PREPS INSIDER

This week's Associated Press boys basketball rankings

Kyle Neddenriep
Southport High School sophomore Paul Scruggs (1) soars toward the basket during the second half of action. The boy's championship game of the 2014 City Securities Hall of Fame Classic was held at New Castle Fieldhouse, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014. Southport defeated Brownsburg 66-49.

The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school boys basketball teams, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through games of Tuesday, rating points and previous rankings:

Class 4A

W-L Pts Prv

1. Southport (13) 22-2 332 3

2. Ev. Reitz (2) 23-1 283 1

3. Carmel (1) 20-2 269 2

4. Homestead 22-2 224 4

5. New Albany (1) 20-2 192 5

6. Bloomington South 18-2 175 7

7. North Central 16-5 123 8

8. Carroll (Allen) 21-3 120 6

9. E. Chicago 18-3 80 9

(tie)Richmond 21-3 80 10

10. Lawrence North 17-5 51 NR

Others receiving votes: Warsaw 41. Ft. Wayne Snider 31. Ben Davis 18. McCutcheon 8. Valparaiso 7. Brownsburg 6.

Class 3A

W-L Pts Prv

1. Mishawaka Marian (17) 19-0 340 1

2. Silver Creek 20-2 302 2

3. Greensburg 18-3 233 3

4. Brownstown 17-3 229 5

5. NorthWood 19-2 198 7

6. Leo 21-2 156 4

7. Danville 19-4 120 6

8. Tri-West 18-4 117 8

9. Hamilton Hts. 17-7 68 NR

10. Gary Roosevelt 14-5 65 9

Others receiving votes: Jasper 50. Guerin Catholic 46. Corydon 31. S. Bend St. Joseph's 21. Columbia City 20. Evansville Memorial 19. Vincennes 13. Griffith 12.

Class 2A

W-L Pts Prv

1. Park Tudor (17) 19-2 340 1

2. Howe 18-3 276 2

3. Scecina 18-5 230 4

4. Frankton 21-2 222 3

5. Northeastern 20-3 202 5

6. Crispus Attucks 16-5 197 6

7. Triton Central 20-3 139 8

8. Lapel 17-6 130 7

9. Tipton 16-4 112 10

10. Churubusco 21-3 102 9

Others receiving votes: Ev. Mater Dei 41. Winamac 30. Cloverdale 7. LaVille 6. Linton-Stockton 6.

Class A

W-L Pts Prv

1. Covington (11) 22-1 318 1

2. Barr-Reeve (5) 20-2 294 3

3. Liberty Christian 20-3 266 4

4. Orleans 18-3 225 2

5. Michigan City Marquette (1) 18-6 218 5

6. Christian Academy 19-4 174 6

7. Ft. Wayne Blackhawk 18-6 170 7

8. Rock Creek Academy 18-5 113 9

9. Clay City 19-4 108 8

10. Lafayette Catholic 12-9 71 10

Others receiving votes: Triton 29. Morgan Twp. 26. Trinity Lutheran 21. Tri-Central 7.