State 4-A Basketball Ranking: Celtics are 4th

On Sunday, January 24th, the Missouri State High School Regular Season 4-A rankings compiled by sportswriters and sportscasters was announced. _____ O'Hara with a 14-3 record was in 4th place with Borgia 15-0, Sikeston 14-1, and Kearney 13-1 ranked ahead of them. _____ The Celtics' three losses were by a total of just six points. _____ Center, the only other West Central Conference ranked school with an 11-5 record, was 10th; however the Yellowjackets lost a 71-70 game to Warrensburg after the rankings were published. _____ Teams that were between O'Hara and Center (in order) were Soldan 13-4, Notre Dame Cape Girardeau 13-4, Clayton 13-5, MIDC 13-3, and Moberly 10-5.