Kearney, Truman and Smithville ranked in state girls basketball poll
Only one girls basketball team from the Kansas City area will reach the Missouri Class 5 Final Four at Mizzou Arena. The battle for that lone spot is still a month away, but it's shaping up to be a good one.
Kearney and Truman have solidified themselves as the two teams to beat, and the state's coaches see it the same way.
Kearney,
which remains unbeaten at 14-0
. Kearney defeated Truman 40-35 in a district championship game last March, giving the Patriots their only loss of the season.
Rock Bridge, the defending state champions, holds the No. 1 spot in Class 5. The Bruins, 14-2, suffered a pair of two-point losses in an out-of-state tournament to open the season but haven't lost since.
In Missouri Class 4, Smithville is ranked fourth. The team is seeking its fourth straight trip to the state tournament.
This story was originally published January 31, 2014 at 4:16 PM with the headline "Kearney, Truman and Smithville ranked in state girls basketball poll."