Highlanders Remain 6th in AP Poll; 16th in MaxPreps Poll

The Webster County Highlander boys' basketball team remain ranked sixth in Class AA according to the poll released by the Associated Press today. Last week, the Highlanders were tied for sixth with Roane County.  

Here are the top 10 Class AA teams ranked by the Associated Press writers, and each team's respective win-loss record:

1. Bluefield, 7-1  
2. Poca, 9-1   
3. Scott, 8-2
4. Wyoming East, 7-2
5. Robert C. Byrd, 8-2
6. Webster County, 7-1
7. Tolsia, 6-5 
8. Fairmont Senior, 7-3
9. Roane County, 10-2
10. Westside, 6-4    

Others receiving votes in the AP poll: Liberty Raleigh, Bridgeport, North Marion, Chapmanville, Summers County, Ritchie County, Nicholas County. Webster has played or will play only two teams currently on this list (Roane County and Liberty Raleigh).

According to the MaxPreps.com poll, Webster remains at 16th. Here are the top 16 Class AA teams ranked by MaxPreps:

1 Bluefield, 7-1
2 Poca, 10-1
3 Robert C. Byrd, 8-2
4 Wyoming East, 7-2
5 Scott, 8-2
6 Fairmont, 7-3
7 Summers County, 6-4
8 Bridgeport, 5-4
9 Tolsia, 6-5
10 Liberty Raleigh, 6-2
11 Mingo Central, 5-4
12 Nicholas County, 6-3
13 Chapmanville Regional, 6-4
14 Herbert Hoover, 6-3
15 WestSide, 6-5
16 Webster County, 7-1

Through their first 8 games of the season, the Highlanders are averaging 71.875 points per game on offense, and have held their opponents to an average of 56.125 points per game, for an average margin of victory of about 15.5 points per game. Not surprisingly, senior Brett Morris leads the Highlanders in scoring, averaging 22.5 points per game.