BISMARCK (AP) A pair of parochial schools will start 2018 as the best teams in Class B Basketball, as voted on by members of the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

Both the Bismarck Shiloh Christian girls and Minot Bishop Ryan boys are also in the premier spot for the first time this season. First place votes are in parenthesis, followed by the team’s record, and the number of total votes received.

Girls

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Bismarck Shiloh Christian (12) 8-0 165
2. Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier (5) 9-0 156
3. Langdon-Edmore-Munich 8-1 133
4. Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 7-2 103
5. LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 8-1 86
6. Carrington 7-2 74
7. Thompson 6-2 68
8. Trenton 6-0 47
9. Rugby 7-2 35
10. Des Lacs-Burlington 7-1 27

Others receiving votes: Grafton (7-3), Bowman County (5-1), Velva (6-2), Four Winds-Minnewaukan (7-3), Kidder County (7-3), Kindred (6-3), Killdeer (5-2), Grant County (6-2).

Boys

1. Minot Bishop Ryan (4) 5-0 157
2. Stanley (12) 5-0 152
3. St. John 7-0 123
4. Hillsboro-Central Valley (1) 5-0 122
5. Thompson 5-1 95
6. Grafton 6-0 81
7. Bismarck Shiloh Christian 4-1 68 9
8. Fargo Oak Grove 4-1 45 5
9. Minot Our Redeemer’s 5-0 36 NR
10. Maple Valley 5-0 15

Others receiving votes: Wyndmere-Lidgerwood (4-0), New Town (4-0), Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (5-0), Richland (5-0), Solen (6-0), Carrington (3-2), Dickinson Trinity (4-3), Bottineau (5-1), Beulah (3-3), Des Lacs-Burlington (3-3).