By Staff
The Buchanan varsity basketball team received some early recognition from those who determine team rankings throughou the state of Michigan.
The Bucks, 4-0 on the year, debuted at No. 10 in Class C in the first statewide poll released by the Associated Press today.
Buchanan hosts Marcellus tonight in a non-conference game.
Sophomore Jordan Lee and junior Gordon Bryant are the Bucks' leading scorers at 11.3 and 11 points per game, respectively. Buchanan is 2-0 in Lakeland Conference play.
Other area teams included in the first statewide poll include Battle Creek Central (Honorable mention Class A), Marshall (No. 3 Class B), Lakeshore (Honorable mention Class B), Three Rivers (Honorable mentino Class B), Kalamazoo Christian (No. 3 Class C) and Michigan Lutheran (Honorable mention Class D).
Here is the complete Associated Press poll for high school boys basketball.
CLASS A
1. Detroit Denby (6-0) 75
2. Detroit Redford (7-0) 65
3. Lansing Everett (5-1) 60
4. Saginaw Arthur Hill (4-0) 57
5. Grand Ledge (4-1) 48
6. Romulus (4-0) 37
7. Detroit Central (5-0) 35
8. Okemos (4-0) 29
9. Rockford (3-1) 25
10. Clarkston (4-1) 24
Honorable mention: Pontiac Northern (4-2) 23, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills (5-1) 22, Davison (5-0) 20, Detroit Murray-Wright (5-1) 19, Detroit Mackenzie (3-0) 16, Detroit Martin Luther King (5-1) 11, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern (3-1) 7, Grand Rapids Creston (4-2) 6, Grand Blanc (4-0) 5, East Kentwood (4-1) 4, Battle Creek Central (4-2) 4, Petoskey (4-0) 4, Holt (3-1) 3, Lansing Sexton (3-1) 1, Muskegon (4-2) 1.
CLASS B
1. Detroit Renaissance (5-0) 75
2. Detroit Country Day (5-0) 67
3. Marshall (5-0) 64
4. Muskegon Heights (5-0) 58
5. Wyoming Park (4-0) 56
6. Bridgeport (5-0) 45
7. Holland Christian (4-1) 37
8. Cedar Springs (4-0) 32
9. Ypsilanti Willow Run (4-1) 31
10. Detroit Crockett (4-1) 27
Honorable Mention: Stockbridge (4-0) 22, Grandville Calvin Christian (3-1) 19, Grand Rapids South Christian (3-1) 17, Tawas Area (3-0) 13, Clinton Township Clintondale (3-0) 8, Riverview (3-1) 5, Flat Rock (4-0) 4, Stevensville Lakeshore (4-1) 3, Three Rivers (5-1) 3, DeWitt (3-1) 2, Beaverton (3-0) 2, Saginaw Swan Valley (3-1) 1, Spring Lake (5-1) 1.
CLASS C
1. Detroit DePorres (4-1) 75
2. Saginaw Buena Vista (4-2) 68
3. Kalamazoo Christian (5-1) 59
4. Flint Beecher (2-4) 52
5. Flint Hamady (3-0) 51
6. Saginaw Valley Lutheran (4-0) 45
7. Charlevoix (3-0) 41
8. Detroit Community (5-2) 36
9. Hanover-Horton (4-0) 35
10. Buchanan (4-0) 33
Honorable mention: Iron Mountain (4-0) 29, Reese (4-0) 29, Norway (4-0) 15, Shelby (5-1) 13, Ithaca (3-0) 7, Kent City (5-0) 5, St. Louis (4-0) 3, Napoleon (3-0) 2, Dundee (4-0) 1, Dansville (3-0) 1.
CLASS D
1. McBain Northern Michigan Christian (5-0) 74
2. Fowler (4-0) 63
3. Adrian Lenawee Christ. (4-0) 62
4. Detroit Rogers (2-3) 61
5. Crystal Falls Forest Park (5-0) 56
6. Bark River-Harris (5-0) 52
7. Wyoming Tri-unity (3-2) 49
8. Bellaire (5-0) 35
9. Allen Park Inter-City Baptist (3-1) 31
10. Warren Zoe Christian (5-0) 17
Honorable mention: Boyne Falls (3-1) 14, Buckley (4-1) 14, Harbor Springs Harbor Light (3-1) 13, Alanson-Littefield (3-1) 11, Ewen Trout Creek (1-0) 11, Mason County Eastern (2-1) 10, Powers North Central (3-1) 10, St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran (3-0) 10, Ellsworth (3-1) 6, Watersmeet (4-0) 1.