FOX 11 Top 11 teams in action at local tournaments

GREEN BAY - The Holiday season runs through this weekend, but there are some basketball tournaments to keep an eye on locally.

Some of the best boys and girls basketball teams will be in action locally. At the Kress Events Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the Shawano Sundrop Shootout takes place Thursday and Friday and among the boys teams there are De Pere, Seymour, Green Bay Southwest and NEW Lutheran.

De Pere is ranked No. 3 in this week’s FOX 11 Top 11 poll, while Seymour is No. 5 and NEW is No. 6. Southwest has been ranked this season. De Pere has an interesting contest Thursday night when it plays undefeated Milwaukee Vincent.

Meanwhile, West De Pere and Ashwaubenon are hosting girls basketball tournaments this week and the Packerland Conference’s best teams will look to win titles. Algoma, ranked No. 7 this week, is at the Ashwaubenon tournament, and No. 8 Kewaunee is at the West De Pere tournament.

Also, De Pere, showed why it remains No. 1 in the FOX 11 Top 11 after beating two ranked teams last week inside of 24 hours. The reigning Division 1 state champion Redbirds beat Manitowoc and Algoma both on the road to run their winning streak to 28 games.

Looking Back at Games of the Week

• Boys: Last week, Neenah held on to beat Kaukauna, 63-60, and what stood out was Neenah’s real good. Center Matt Heldt (6 feet 10 inches) has nice game around the basket and help on the perimeter. The Rockets will be tough to beat in the FVA.
• Girls: Oshkosh West and Appleton North are two contenders in the FVA teams this season, but last week’s game was key in that the loser would fall three games behind Kimberly. West did it its way, playing great defense and holding on till the end for a 30-28 win.

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The following is this week’s FOX 11 Top 11 polls for boys and girls basketball. Each poll saw two teams exit the polls.

Top 11 Boys Teams
1. Little Chute (9-0): Mustangs at Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook Shootout this week. Last week: No. 1.
2. Sheboygan North (9-0): So far, a golden season for the Golden Raiders. Last week: No. 2.
3. De Pere (6-1): Redbirds play Milwaukee Vincent and Appleton East at Kress Center this week. Last week: No. 3.
4. Neenah (8-1): Rockets have established themselves as team to beat in FVA. Last week: No. 4
5. Seymour (8-1): Thunder winning streak at eight games. Last week: No. 5.
6. NEW Lutheran (10-0): Voigt and Zinser leading Blazers to fast start. Last week: No. 7.
7. Pulaski (5-2): Red Raiders haven’t played since Dec. 14. Last week: No. 10.
8. Bay Port (6-2): Pirates won squeaker last week against Wisconsin Rapids. Last week: No. 11.
9. Oshkosh North (8-2): Spartans in the hunt for FVA title. Last week: uinranked.
10. Wrightstown (7-1): Tigers suffer first loss last week to Chilton. Last week: No. 8.
11. Roncalli (8-1): During 5-game winning streak only one opponent has scored more than 39 points. Last week: unranked.

Dropped out: No. 9 Kaukauna (5-3); 0-2 last week; No. 6 Appleton West (7-4); 1-2 last week.

Top 11 Girls Teams
1. De Pere: (8-0): Redbirds on break and well deserved after impressive start to season. Last week: No. 1.
2. New London (6-0): Bulldogs two games away from 50 straight victories. Last week: No. 2
3. Bay Port (7-0): Nooker leads FRCC in rebounds (8.6) and assists (5.2) and is second in the FRCC in scoring (16.1). Last week No. 3
4. Kimberly (8-0): Frankie Wurtz leads FVA at 15.5 ppg. Last week: No. 4.
5. Sheboygan North (6-1): Four opponents have failed to reach 30 points against Golden Raiders. Last week: No. 9.
6. Manitowoc (5-1): Ships lose first-place grip in FRCC after loss to De Pere. Last week: No. 5.
7. Algoma (6-1): Wolves’ two-game winning streak vs. De Pere ends. Last week: No. 7.
8. Kewaunee (5-1): Storm looks to win West De Pere tournament this week. Last week: No. 8.
9. Fox Valley Lutheran (7-1): Foxes only perfect team in conference play in the Eastern Valley. Last week: No. 9
10. Xavier (9-1): Last seven opponents failed to reach 40 points. Last week: No. 10.
11. Oconto Falls (4-1): McKenna Larsen leads Panthers to nice win over Notre Dame. Last week: unranked.

Dropped out: No. 11 Notre Dame (4-3); 0-1 last week. No. 6 Berlin (6-1); 0-1 last week.

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