Week 11 WisSports.net Girls Basketball Coaches Poll

Top-ranked Kettle Moraine moved to 18-1 after defeating D1 No. 7 Arrowhead, 56-52, on Thursday to remain unbeaten in the Classic Eight. Neenah moved up to No. 2 in the WSN Coaches Poll. The Rockets (20-1) host No. 3 Hortonville (18-2) on Friday in a top-five showdown that has FVA title implications on the line. Rounding out the top five are Brookfield East (19-2) and Verona (17-2).

Top-ranked Notre Dame (19-1) extended its winning streak to 19 games when they overcame a 16-point halftime deficit to defeat D1 No. 3 Hortonville, 74-66, in overtime on Saturday. No. 2 Pewaukee has won its last 18 games; the Pirates’ most recent win was against Wisconsin Lutheran, 76-47. Pewaukee has two games this week, including a matchup at D2 No. 10 New Berlin West on Thursday. Third-ranked Union Grove is riding an 18-game winning streak; the Broncos have a non-conference game against D4 No. 2 The Prairie School on Saturday. Waukesha West, ranked No. 4, will look to stay in the hunt for the Classic Eight title when they host D1 No. 7 Arrowhead on Tuesday. 

Freedom (19-1) continues to be in the top spot of the Division 3 WSN Coaches Poll. The Irish defeated No. 10 Brillion, 44-34, on Saturday to push their winning streak to 13 games. Freedom can clinch at least a share of the North Eastern title with a win over Fox Valley Lutheran on Tuesday. Lake Mills (17-2), Edgerton (17-2), Dominican (17-2), and Prairie du Chien (16-4) round out the top five, which was the same as last week. Prairie du Chien can secure at least a share of the SWC title with a victory over Platteville on Tuesday. Sixth-ranked Milwaukee Academy of Science (16-2) hosts D1 No. 4 Brookfield East on Wednesday. 

Top-ranked Aquinas (19-1) is riding an 18-game winning streak. The Blugolds have two Mississippi Valley contests this week, including traveling to Onalaska on Thursday. The Prairie School jumps two spots to No. 2 this week. The rest of the top five includes Westfield (21-1), New Glarus (20-0), and Neillsville (20-0). Joining the top 10 for the first time this is is Winnebago Lutheran which knocked off Laconia, 58-54, to move into atop the Flyway Standings. 

The top three of the D5 WSN Coaches Poll are the same as last week. Top-ranked Blair-Taylor (21-0) topped No. 7 Royall, 66-58, on Saturday at JustAgame Fieldhouse in Wisconsin Dells. Fellow unbeaten teams Prairie Farm (20-0) and Albany (21-0) are in second and third, respectively, in the rankings. Rounding out the top five are Sevastopol (18-1) and Athens (19-2). Athens is coming off a 59-54 win over Assumption, which dropped to sixth in the rankings. Joining the top 10 for the first time this season is Alma Center Lincoln (17-1) which has won its last 12 games. 

Notable games to watch this week

Tuesday
D1 #7 Arrowhead at D2 #4 Waukesha West 
D3 #1 Freedom at Fox Valley Lutheran 
D1 #8 Homestead at Hartford
D2 #10 New Berlin West at Wisconsin Lutheran 
Kettle Moraine Lutheran at D3 #8 Waupun 
Platteville at D3 #5 Prairie du Chien 
D4 #2 The Prairie School at Martin Luther 
D3 #10 West Salem at Westby
D5 #6 Assumption at Auburndale
D5 #5 Athens at Phillips
Oakfield at D5 #9 Lourdes Academy 
Oregon at Edgewood
Whitnall at Shorewood
Elk Mound at Colfax
Mishicot at Sheboygan Lutheran
Shullsburg at River Ridge

Wednesday
D1 #4 Brookfield East at D3 #6 Milwaukee Academy of Science 

Thursday
D2 #2 Pewaukee at D2 #10 New Berlin West 
D2 #7 Pius XI Catholic at New Berlin Eisenhower 
Menasha at New London
Solon Springs at Hurley 

Friday
D1 #3 Hortonville at D1 #2 Neenah
D3 #8 Waupun at Kewaskum 
Mineral Point at D4 #7 Cuba City 
D5 #5 Athens at Auburndale 
D5 #1 Blair-Taylor at Cochrane-Fountain City 
D5 #8 McDonell Central at Cadott 
New Auburn at D5 #2 Prairie Farm 
Watertown at D2 #5 Beaver Dam 
Marshfield at Stevens Point
Waunakee at DeForest
Altoona at Somerset 
River Ridge at Belmont 
Kickapoo at Wauzeka-Steuben

Saturday 
Wabeno/Laona at D4 #5 Neillsville at JAG – 11:10 AM
University School at Lake Country Lutheran – 2:00 PM
D4 #2 The Prairie School at D2 #3 Union Grove – 3:30 PM
D1 #6 Germantown at D1 #7 Arrowhead – 5:00 PM