After starting the season ranked number one in the state, Oskaloosa High’s boys’ basketball team has dropped out of the Associated Press top ten.  The Indians are three points shy of a place in this week’s Class 3A top ten.  Norwalk from the Little Hawkeye Conference is ranked second in Class 3A and Pella is fifth.

Also in the AP boys’ basketball rankings, Pella Christian is ranked tenth in Class 2A; while in 1A Montezuma holds on to the number two spot.

Monday night (2/4) in high school basketball, Oskaloosa’s girls lost to fourth ranked Grinnell 70-22.  Macy Harris had 28 points to lead Grinnell; Ashley Drost had ten to lead Oskaloosa.  Tonight, Oskaloosa hosts Indianola in a boys’ and girls’ doubleheader.  Our live coverage on KBOE-FM starts at 6, with the girls’ game at 6:15 and the boys’ game around 7:45.

Also in girls’ high school basketball last night: Ottumwa over Mount Pleasant 64-23, Sigourney beat Albia 60-26, Montezuma over HLV 63-15 and Carlisle got by Knoxville 69-64.

Boys’ basketball last night: Norwalk over Pella Christian 59-50, Ankeny Christian over Albia 57-39, Chariton edged EBF 53-49, Davis County over Cardinal-Eldon 61-49, HLV defeated Tri-County 62-40, Lynnville-Sully got by Belle Plaine 47-44, Mount Pleasant beat Ottumwa 47-39, PCM beat Nevada 77-49.

Tonight (2/5) in boys and girls high school basketball doubleheaders: Indianola and Oskaloosa, Pella at Dallas Center-Grimes, Pella Christian at Newton, Norwalk at Grinnell, Ottumwa at Urbandale, Gilbert at PCM and Clarke at Albia.

Girls only tonight: Montezuma at Grundy Center and Knoxville at Fairfield.

Boys only: Sigourney hosts Iowa Mennonite, North Mahaska at Ankeny Christian, Knoxville at EBF and Montezuma at HLV.