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Bucs fall out of AP Basketball Poll despite not playing last week

CHARLESTON – The Associated Press high school boys’ basketball poll for the week of Feb. 19. Despite not playing last week as their only game last week (Woodrow Wilson) by the weather on Saturday, the Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers fell out of the poll after being 13th last week. Interesting to note that the 14-5 Bucs did not receive a vote while Riverside, at 5-16, picked up two votes this week. First place votes in parentheses.

CLASS AAAA

Team                                       Record           Points

  1. Spring Mills (10)             20-0                   100
  2. Morgantown                    19-1                     90
  3. Martinsburg                     15-4                     78
  4. Huntington                      15-6                     68
  5. George Washington        13-6                     62
  6. Bridgeport                        16-4                     46
  7. Wheeling Park                 13-6                     39
  8. Jefferson                           13-7                     32
  9. Hedgesville                       13-6                     11
  10. South Charleston            13-7                     11

Other receiving votes: Woodrow Wilson 6; Spring Valley 4; Riverside 2; University 1.

CLASS AAA

Team                                        Record            Points

  1. Fairmont Senior (5)       19-1                      93
  2. East Fairmont (4)           15-5                      91
  3. Shady Spring (1)             16-4                      86
  4. Nitro                                 19-2                       70
  5. Liberty-Harrison            15-5                      57
  6. Lewis County                  12-9                      47
  7. Logan                                11-9                      33
  8. Herbert Hoover              10-9                      32
  9. Midland Trail                 16-4                      28
  10. Sissonville                       11-10                      7

Others receiving votes: Lincoln 3; Robert C. Byrd 2; North Marion 1.

CLASS AA

Team                                        Record              Points

  1. Bluefield (6)                     13-5                       94
  2. Williamstown (4)            19-2                      87
  3. Charleston Catholic        17-3                      86
  4. Wheeling Central            14-4                      72
  5. Chapmanville                  16-6                      60
  6. Ravenswood                    15-4                       49
  7. Wyoming East                 14-6                       41
  8. Westside                          15-5                        27
  9. Petersburg                       15-4                       17
  10. Frankfort                          13-6                       9

Others receiving votes: Poca 5; Trinity 2; Summers County 1.

CLASS A

Team                                        Record              Points

  1. Tucker County (10)         16-3                     100
  2. Tug Valley                        16-5                       87
  3. East Hardy                       15-1                       77
  4. Webster County              17-4                      68
  5. James Monroe                15-4                      66
  6. Clay-Battelle                    16-5                      49
  7. Cameron                          15-5                       29
  8. Wahama                          16-6                       27
  9. Greater Beckley Christ.  12-8                     23
  10. St. Joseph                        13-7                       9

Others receiving votes: Doddridge County 8; Pendleton County 3; River View 3; Tolsia 1.

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