The Hometeam Central Mass. boys’ basketball media poll (with record, last week’s ranking, first-place votes and total points tabulated on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis):
TeamRecordLast WeekNo. 1 VotesTotal Points 1. Algonquin 6-1 1 7 97 2. Doherty 8-2 2 3 93 3. Marlboro 7-2 3 — 79 4. St. John's 7-4 4 — 71 5. Wachusett 6-3 5 — 58 6. Westboro 6-1 7 — 48 7. St. Peter-Marian 6-3 6 — 40 8. Maynard 7-0 8 — 28 9. Quabbin 9-0 10 — 18 10. South 5-4 9 — 8Dropped out: None
Others receiving votes (with record, total points): Shepherd Hill (5-4, 4), Worcester Tech (8-0, 3), Groton-Dunstable (5-4, 2), Sutton (5-2, 1).
Poll voters: Ross Edwards, Sentinel & Enterprise; Tom Flanagan, T&G; Craig Holt, T&G; Chris Kyne, T&G; Andy Lacombe, WCTR-TV 3; Dave Nordman, T&G; Carl Setterlund, T&G; Kevin Shea, WCTR-TV 3; Tom Trainque, Gardner News; Jim Wilson, T&G.