Kennedy jumped from ninth to fourth in the Associated Press boys basketball rankings Tuesday (Dec. 21), just in time to host seventh-ranked Washington tonight.

The Cougars (5-0) and Warriors (4-1) tangle at Kennedy at 7:30.

Linn-Mar (6-0) continues to lead the rankings, garnering nine of 10 first-place votes. Sioux City East (5-0) received the other first-place vote and is No. 2 in the poll.

 Jefferson (5-1) fell from No. 3 to No. 5 after losing to Washington last week, but managed to land two spots ahead of the Warriors.

Class 4A Top 10

1. Linn-Mar (6-0), 2. Sioux City East (5-0), 3. Ankeny (6-0), 4. Kennedy (5-0), 5. Jefferson (5-1), 6. Cedar Falls (4-1), 7. Washington (4-1), 8. (tie) Waukee (6-1) and Johnston (4-1), 10. Des Moines Hoover (5-1).

Class 3A Top 10

1. Solon (6-0), 2. Sioux City Heelan (4-1), 3. Carroll (6-0), 4. Davenport Assumption (4-1), 5. Norwalk (4-0), 6. Waverly-Shell Rock (5-0), 7. Dallas Center-Grimes (5-0), 8. Pella (3-1), 9. Harlan (5-1), 10. Mount Pleasant (6-2).