Beulah new Class B boys No. 1; Ryan remains atop Class B girls poll

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Beulah is the new No. 1-ranked team in Class B boys basketball following its wins over previous No. 1 North Star and No. 8 Four Winds-Minnewaukan last Thursday and Friday, respectively.

The Miners (7-0) are followed in the rankings by North Star (6-1) at No. 2 and Dickinson Trinity at No. 3. Trinity goes into its Christmas break undefeated at 7-0. Fargo Oak Grove (5-1) and Des Lacs-Burlington (5-0) round out the top five.

Beulah received all but one of the 12 first-place votes in the poll voted on by members of the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. North Star received the other first-place vote.

One of the two teams has been ranked atop the poll since Dec. 27, 2010. North Star won the 2011 Class B title and lost to Beulah in the 2012 championship game.

In the Class B girls poll, Minot Ryan held on to the top spot, receiving 10 of 12 first-place votes. The Lions are 3-0.

Kindred and Napoleon, which received two first-place votes, are tied at No. 2. Grafton and Hillsboro-Central Valley round out the top five.

Grant County moved up two spots to No. 6 while Dickinson Trinity (2-1 after a 69-24 loss to Ryan) and Beach (2-2) received votes.

Class B Boys Record Points Last Week

1. Beulah (11) 7-0 118 2

2. North Star (1) 6-1 104 1

3. Dickinson Trinity 7-0 81 4

4. Fargo Oak Grove 5-1 71 5

5. Des Lacs-Burlington 5-0 58 6-TIE

6. Rugby 7-1 50 9

7. Carrington 6-0 46 8

8. Tie: Cavalier 5-1 36 3

Four Winds-Minnewaukan 6-2 36 6-TIE

10. Central Cass 7-0 24 NR

Others receiving votes: Trenton (5-0), Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky (4-0), Minot Our Redeemer's (7-0).

Class B Girls Record Points Last Week

1. Minot Bishop Ryan (10) 3-0 118 1

2. Tie: Kindred 3-0 94 3

Napoleon (2) 2-0 94 2

4. Grafton 3-0 72 6

5. Hillsboro-Central Valley 3-0 70 7

6. Grant County 5-0 63 8

7. Shiloh Christian 3-1 32 4

8. Lakota-Adams-Edmore 3-1 28 5

9. Thompson 3-1 26 NR

10. New Town 2-1 18 9

Others receiving votes: Velva (3-0), Benson County (5-0), Maple

Valley (2-1), Dickinson Trinity (2-1), Beach (2-2), Linton-HMB (3-

1), Larimore (3-0).

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