My top 20 after seeing a LOT of teams.

I'll take Dover and bet the farm on it! Sorry, corrected it!

1. Hammon
2. Lomega
3. Lookeba
4. Pittsburg
5. Arnett
6. Varnum
7. Calvin
8. Whitesboro
9. Leedey
10. Turner

[br Lomega will win by 20 tonight on Hammon own floor

This prediction didn't age well at all. Lomega had no answer for West. And Hammon had several other girls step up with big shots. Closer game than the score indicated and this score could easily be flipped in a rematch. Two good teams that both played sloppy at times, but shot the ball well. Lomega gave Hammon to many second chances on offensive rebounds. All in all, a very food game to watch.

Respectfully, I just don’t see this score flipping on a rematch. Lomega came out in a press that Hammon was not prepared for. The game was close until Hammon adjusted, then it was clear that there was an obviously better team on the court (named Hammon).

Call me crazy, that’s okay. Just quote me in March.

I hope Hammon does win it, I have many friends there. It is very hard to practice against a team with a 6'5" girl. Lomega will have something else to show in a rematch as will Hammon I'm sure. The next few weeks will be fun.

It looks like Lomega benefited from the early voting prior to the Saturday night game as they still retain the top spot in this week's rankings. I am assuming that this will be corrected in next week's poll (at least I hope that Hammon gets their due).

2022-23 Class B Basketball (Girls) Week 5
OSSAARankings as of 1/9/2023
Rank School (#1 Rankings) W-L Points
1 LOMEGA (35) 13-1 1749
2 HAMMON (38) 15-1 1702
3 PITTSBURG (16) 10-4 1636
4 WHITESBORO 14-1 1412
5 VARNUM (2) 14-1 1395
6 LOOKEBA-SICKLES 12-3 1311
7 BUFFALO VALLEY 12-3 1223
8 ARNETT (1) 12-2 1205
9 CALVIN 11-4 879
10 TURNER 11-3 820
11 STUART 10-4 760
12 LEEDEY 9-5 675
13 DOVER 12-4 555
14 EARLSBORO 11-6 442
15 MT VIEW-GOTEBO 10-1 407
16 SASAKWA 8-3 370
17 ACHILLE 13-4 342
18 MOYERS 11-4 338
19 CHATTANOOGA 10-4 309
20 SOUTH COFFEYVILLE 11-0 290

Stringtown has a really young group that has played really well lately. They beat Moyers twice and beat a solid Bennington team tonight by 25 points. I’d say they should be thrown in there somewhere around 16-20

What does playing with other classes have ANYTHING to do with being ranked 16-20 in B? All I’m saying is they are better than some teams that are ranked or have been for most of the season. And yes they are extremely young.