Medford Moves Up in Class 2A State Rankings

The Minnesota Basketball News latest high school girls basketball rankings have undefeated Medford at #16 in the Class 2A poll.  Up three spots from their debut following victories this week over Hayfield and Maple River in the Gopher Conference.  The Tigers also defeated a good Tri-City United team out of the Minnesota River Conference.  Rankings were released Friday.

The Big 9 has three teams ranked in the top 14 in Class 3A.  The Hiawatha Valley League has three teams in Class 2A and one in Class 1A.  The Class 1A #8 Goodhue Wildcats defeated #2 ranked Mountain Iron-Buhl 53-43 at a showcase event at Kasson-Mantorville High School Saturday.  Senior post Lexie Lodermeier scored 23 points and had 15 rebounds to dominate the paint.  Teammate Joslyn Carlson also had a double-double with 13 points and 11 boards.  Arianna Thomforde was in double figures with 12 points.

In Class 4A there are now 7 teams from the South Suburban Conference ranked in the top 20 in the state.

The complete Minnesota Basketball News Top 20 rankings are here:

Class 1A

1. Minnesota
2. Mountain Iron-Buhl
3. Menahga
4. Grand Meadow
5. Pelican Rapids
6. Ada-Borup
7. Heritage Christian
8. Goodhue
9. Lac qui Parle Valley
10. Hills-Beaver Creek
11. Parkers Prairie
12. Stephen-Argyle
13. Cromwell-Wright
14. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
15. BOLD
16. SW Minnesota Christian
17. Park Christian
18. Cherry
19. Wabasso
20. Red Lake

Class 2A

1. Sauk Centre
2. Roseau
3. Eden Valley-Watkins
4. Holy Family Catholic
5. Minnehaha Academy
6. Hawley
7. Rochester Lourdes
8. Rush City
9. Minneapolis North
10. Stewartville
11. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial
12. Annandale
13. Lake City
14. Foley
15. Norwood-Young America
16. Medford
17. Esko
18. New London-Spicer
19. Royalton
20. Maranatha Christian

Class 3A

1. Alexandria
2. Hill-Murray
3. Academy of Holy Angels
4. St. Paul Como Park
5. Red Wing
6. Waseca
7. Waconia
8. Willmar
9. Simley
10. Benilde-St. Margaret's
11. Mankato West
12. New Ulm
13. Becker
14. Austin
15. Robbindsale Cooper
16. DeLaSalle
17. Grand Rapids
18. Hibbing
19. Princeton
20. Fergus Falls

Class 4A

1. Hopkins
2. Wayzata
3. Stillwater
4. Farmington
5. Eastview
6. St. Michael-Albertville
7. Roseville Area
8. Eden Prairie
9. Park Center
10. Forest Lake
11. Centennial
12. Apple Valley
13. Lakeville North
14. Elk River
15. Maple Grove
16. Robbinsdale Armstrong
17. Chaska
18. Shakopee
19. Prior Lake
20. Burnsville