Each week during the high school basketball season select coaches from the six Nebraska classes rate the teams in their class. Here are the ratings for February 12, 2023.
Class A (Record), Previous Ranking
1. Bellevue West (22-0), 1
2. Millard North (18-2), 4
3. Gretna (16-3), 2
4. Creighton Prep (17-6), 3
5. Lincoln East (16-4), 5
6. Omaha Westside (14-6), 6
7. Lincoln Southwest (13-7), RV
8. Elkhorn South (13-6), 8
9. Lincoln North Star (15-6), 10
10. Kearney (15-6), NR
Notes: Shakeup in the top five as Millard North moves to No. 2 after buzzer beating wins against Gretna and Papillion-La Vista South. Kearney enters the ratings for the first time this season after wins at Lincoln Southeast and Columbus. Games to watch: Lincoln North Star at Lincoln East (Tuesday), Millard North at Lincoln Southwest (Tuesday), Kearney at Lincoln Southwest (Thursday), Millard North at Bellevue West (Friday), Gretna at Lincoln Southwest (Saturday), Bellevue West at Omaha Westside (Saturday). Receiving Votes: Lincoln Southeast (12-9), 7; Lincoln Northeast (13-8), NR.
Class B (Record), Previous Ranking
1. Skutt Catholic (18-2), 1
2. Platteview (18-4), 4
3. Crete (17-4), 3
4. Bennington (13-7), 2
5. York (14-5), 5
6. Omaha Roncalli Catholic (14-6), 6
7. Elkhorn (13-7), 7
8. Scottsbluff (14-8), 9
9. Norris (12-9), RV
10. Beatrice (11-7), 8
Notes: Platteview moves back to No. 2 after losses from Crete and Bennington combined with two Trojan wins. Norris returns to the ratings after a 1-1 week. Games to watch: Waverly at Beatrice (Monday), York at Waverly (Tuesday), Mount Michael at Bennington (Thursday), Skutt at C-1 No. 10 Aurora (Thursday), Crete at Platteview (Friday), Elkhorn at Roncalli (Friday). Receiving Votes: Norris (11-8), RV; South Sioux City (9-9), 10, McCook (12-6), RV.
Class C-1 (Record), Previous Ranking
- Wahoo (20-1), 1
- Ogallala (22-0), 2
- Ashland-Greenwood (21-1), 3
- Pierce (19-3), 4
- Omaha Concordia (16-3), 5
- Central City (20-3), 6
- Wayne (17-6), 8
- Lincoln Lutheran (16-6), 9
- Auburn (16-6), 7
- Aurora (15-7), NR
Notes: Lincoln Lutheran jumps ahead of Auburn after the Warriors win over the Bulldogs. Aurora’s win over Class B No. 3 Crete vaults the Huskies into the ratings. Games to watch: Bishop Neumann at Ashland-Greenwood (Tuesday), Omaha Concordia at Class B Mount Michael (Tuesday), Auburn at Lincoln Lutheran (Friday), DC West at Omaha Concordia (Tuesday), Wahoo at Malcolm (Friday), Wayne at Pierce (Friday) . Receiving Votes: Sidney (17-5), 10.
Class C-2 (Record), Previous Ranking
1. Amherst (19-1), 3
2. Freeman (22-1), 2
3. Doniphan-Trumbull (21-1), 1
4. Tri County (20-3), 5
5. Cedar Catholic (18-4), 4
6. Elkhorn Valley (20-2), 8
7. Norfolk Catholic (15-6), 6
8. Wakefield (18-4), 7
9. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (16-7), NR
10. Elmwood-Murdock (15-7), NR
Notes: Amherst moves to back to No. 1 after Doniphan-Trumbull’s first loss. Elmwood-Murdock and Laurel-Concord-Coleridge re-enter the Games to watch: Cedar Catholic at Norfolk Catholic (Friday), Lutheran High Northeast at D-1 No. 2 Howells-Dodge (Friday). Receiving Votes: Lutheran High Northeast (15-5), 10, Cross County (18-4), NR, Summerland (17-4), NR.
Class D-1 (Record), Previous Ranking
- North Platte St. Patrick’s (19-2), 1
- Howells-Dodge (18-4), 2
- Maywood-Hayes Center (22-1), 1
- Dundy County Stratton (18-4), 5
- Bancroft-Rosalie (17-6), 6
- Johnson-Brock (18-4), 4
- Mead (15-7), 9
- Elm Creek (17-4), 7
- South Loup (17-3), 8
- Ansley-Litchfield (15-5), 10
Notes: North Platte St. Patrick’s takes the No. 1 spot from Maywood-Hayes Center after the MHC loss to Bertrand. Johnson-Brock vaults from No. 9 to No. 4 after wins over D-2 Falls City Sacred Heart and C-2 Tri County, both rated in their classes to win the Pioneer Conference title. Games to watch: Mead at Johnson-Brock (Friday), St. Pat’s at D-2 No. 10 Paxton (Friday). Receiving Votes: Leyton (19-2), RV, McCool Junction (15-6), RV, Kenesaw (16-5), NR.
Class D-2 (Record), Previous Ranking
1. Parkview Christian (20-3), 1
2. Shelton (18-1), 2
3. Osceola (20-2), 3
4. Wynot (18-4), 4
5. Falls City Sacred Heart (14-8), 5
6. Mullen (15-4), 6
7. Santee (13-3), 7
8. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (16-5), 9
9. Potter-Dix (17-3), 8
10. Paxton (14-4), RV
Notes: Mullen and Santee trade places after a Santee loss to C-2 Elkhorn Valley in the Niobrara Conference title game. Games to watch: D-1 No. 9 South Loup at SEM (Friday), C-2 No. 9 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge at Wynot (Friday). Receiving Votes: Humphrey St. Francis (15-6), NR; Nebraska Lutheran (15-6), RV.
