The Waltonville Spartans were the big winners of the past week of high school basketball. The Spartans pulled off a 53-37 upset win over the Carterville Lions on Saturday at the Illinois Get Down hosted by Carbondale. That victory sprung the Spartans up from #8 to #6 and knocking on the door of the top five of the John A. Logan College SI Basketball Poll with a big game at #3 Woodlawn this Friday night.
Remaining as the unanimous top team in Southern Illinois, the Centralia Orphans are 9-0 and received all 12 of this week’s first place votes.
They remain at the top thanks to a win over the Mt. Vernon Rams who slide back from #2 to #3, tying with Jefferson County compatriot Woodlawn.
The Carterville Lions had the biggest slide of the week. They dropped from #6 to #10 following their loss to Waltonville.
Here’s a look at the Full Rankings:
| Rank | School (Record) [First Place Votes] | Points | Rank Last Week |
| 1 | Centralia (9-0) [12] | 120 | 1 (-) |
| 2 | Marion (5-0) | 97 | 3 (+1) |
| 3 | Mt. Vernon (4-1) | 82 | 2 (-1) |
| – | Woodlawn (8-0) | 82 | 4 (+1) |
| 5 | Nashville (5-1) | 69 | 5 (-) |
| 6 | Waltonville (9-0) | 61 | 8 (+2) |
| 7 | Pinckneyville (5-2) | 42 | 7 (-) |
| 8 | Goreville (8-0) | 30 | 9 (+1) |
| 9 | Sparta (6-1) | 29 | 10 (+1) |
| 10 | Carterville (6-1) | 27 | 6 (-4) |
Also receiving votes: Murphysboro 9, Benton 8, Gallatin County 3, Carbondale 1
*The John A. Logan SI Basketball Poll is voted on by a trusted group of area coaches and media members each week
