The Mt. Pleasant Panther girls and boys basketball teams share center stage once again tonight as they play host to West Liberty in a girl-boy basketball double header beginning at 6 p.m. in Panther Gym. KILJ-FM 105.5 and kilj.com will carry
both games live.
The M.P. girls are coming off a 3 point win over Oskaloosa Tuesday night and have improved their record to 5-3. West Liberty is 5-6 and had lost three games in a row until Tuesday nights win over Wilton 46-32.
The MPHS boys rolled to a 59-18 win over Oskaloosa, West Liberty lost 68-67 in overtime to Wilton. M.P. is 5-2 and have won 4 games in a row. West Liberty is 5-3 and has lost three games in a row.
Central College inched up one spot to No. 14 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III poll.
The Dutch, 7-1, were No. 15 in the last ranking two weeks ago and opened the season at No. 29. It’s Central’s highest ranking since 1991-92, when the Dutch were No. 5. Central posted four wins at the Gulf Coast Duals in Fort Myers, Fla., last Sunday.
Defending champion Wartburg College (6-0) remains at No. 1. Iowa Conference rival Coe College (5-3) slipped four spots to No. 8 while Luther College (1-3) climbed one notch to No. 15 and the University of Dubuque (7-2) jumped two spots to No. 16. Loras College (2-6) dropped out after a No. 28-rating in the previous poll.
In the individual rankings, senior Ryan Davis (Shreveport, La., Northwood HS) cracked the 149-pound lineup at No. 9. He posted four wins, including three victories by major decision, at the Gulf Coast Duals and improved to 13-3. Earlier this month he broke a 36-year-old school record with the fastest pin in a dual meet, scoring a 21-second fall against Knox College (Ill.).
Central has a break for the holidays and returns to the mat Jan. 10 for a 7 p.m. dual against Loras College at Dubuque.
