The Manchester girls basketball team continues to plow through the Cascades Conference, and the rest of the state is starting to take notice.

The Flying Dutch came in at No. 8 in Class C in the latest Associated Press Michigan prep girls basketball poll, released Tuesday.

After finishing one spot outside of the top ten in the first poll last week, Manchester makes its debut this week after beating Grass Lake and East Jackson by a combined 79 points to move to 9-1 on the season.

Manchester was the lone area program to receive top ten billing, but Arbor Prep received 15 votes in Class C. Last week, Huron, Lincoln and Chelsea all received votes, and despite only Lincoln losing a game since then, none received votes this week.

In the first boys poll, Ypsilanti received 12 votes in Class A, coming in four spots outside the top ten. No other Washtenaw County boys basketball program received votes.

(Scroll to bottom of page for complete AP polls.)

SEC standings

Believe it or not, the SEC girls basketball schedule will be nearly halfway done by week’s end, and the league races are starting to shape up.

The SEC girls play a full league slate Tuesday night, highlighted by Ypsilanti trying to get out of a 1-2 skid against Chelsea, 3-0 in the league. Lincoln and Tecumseh, both 2-1 in league play, will also face off.

In the SEC Red, Huron travels to take on Temperance Bedford, the only unbeaten SEC Red team.

Tuesday’s games mark the fourth in the 12-game league slate, with the fifth games coming Friday.

SEC Girls Standings

SEC RED		Lg.		Overall			SEC WHITE		Lg.		Overall
Bedford		3-0		8-2			Dexter		3-0		9-1
Pioneer		2-1		6-2			Chelsea		3-0		5-3
Huron		2-1		4-4			Lincoln		2-1		8-2
Monroe		0-2		3-5			Tecumseh		2-1		3-4
Skyline		0-3		3-5			Ypsilanti		1-2		5-2V
Saline		0-3		4-5			Adrian		0-3		1-6

SEC Boys Standings

SEC RED		Lg.		Overall			SEC WHITE		Lg.		Overall
Pioneer		2-0		6-2			Ypsilanti		2-0		5-1
Bedford		2-0		6-0			Tecumseh		1-1		5-4
Huron		2-0		4-2			Lincoln		1-1		4-5
Skyline		0-1		2-4			Chelsea		1-1		2-6
Saline		0-2		5-3			Dexter		0-1		2-5
Monroe		0-2		0-5			Adrian		0-2		2-6

Tuesday Basketball Schedule

Boys Basketball
Calvary Christian at Greenhills, 5:30 p.m.
Riverview at Milan, 7 p.m.
Sand Creek at Manchester, 7 p.m.
Vandercook Lake at Whitmore Lake, 7 p.m.
Washtenaw Christian at HAACH, 7 p.m.
Willow Run at Harper Woods, 6:30 p.m.
Ypsilanti at Skyline, 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball
Adrian at Dexter, 7 p.m.
Arbor Prep at Belleville, 7 p.m.
Calvary Christian at Greenhills, 7 p.m.
Chelsea at Ypsilanti, 7 p.m.
Huron at Temperance Bedford, 7 p.m.
Harper Woods at Willow Run, 5:30 p.m.
Lincoln at Tecumseh, 7 p.m.
Saline at Pioneer, 7 p.m.
Skyline at Monroe, 7 p.m.
Washtenaw Christian at HAACH, 5:30 p.m.
Whitmore Lake at Grass Lake, 7 p.m.

Associated Press girls basketball rankings

Records in parentheses. Totals are based on 15 points for a first-place vote, 14 for second,etc.

CLASS A
School Total Points
1. Detroit King (3) (9-0) 73
2. Grosse Pointe South (1) (8-1) 68
3. Grand Haven (1) (9-0) 67
4. Westland John Glenn (9-1) 57
5. East Lansing (7-1) 55
6. Macomb Dakota (8-1) 48
7. Southfield Lathrup (9-1) 44
8. Midland Dow (11-0) 43
9. St. Joseph (9-1) 31
10. Clarkston (8-1) 28

Others receiving votes: Brownstown Woodhaven 20, Waterford Kettering 19, Grand Ledge 14, Bloomfield Hills Marian 13, DeWitt 8, Novi 7, Hartland 3, Inkster 2.

CLASS B
School Total Points
1. Goodrich (4) (9-1) 74
2. Freeland (8-0) 69
3. Grand Rapids South Christian (1) (9-0) 67
4. Flat Rock (9-0) 59
5. Detroit Country Day (8-2) 51
T6. Eaton Rapids (9-2) 46
T6. Hamilton (8-1) 46
8. Portland (8-2) 24
9. Ludington (9-1) 22 10. Midland Bullock Creek (7-2) 20

Others receiving votes: Haslett 16, Clare 16, Dearborn Divine Child 14, Grand Rapids Catholic Central 14, Big Rapids 10, Williamston 9, Battle Creek Harper Creek 8, Cadillac 7, Shepherd 6, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 5, Armada 5, Kalkaska 5, Ferndale 3, Olivet 3, Millington 1.

CLASS C
School Total Points
1. Reese (4) (9-0) 74
2. Niles Brandywine (1) (9-0) 68
3. Saginaw Nouvel (8-1) 57
4. Adrian Madison (10-0) 51
T5. Concord (9-1) 47
T5. Saginaw Valley Lutheran (9-1) 47
7. Kent City (8-1) 31
8. Manchester (9-1) 30
9. Houghton (8-1) 29
T10. Leroy Pine River (7-1) 21
T10. Flint Hamady (8-1) 21

Others receiving votes: Watervliet 19, Traverse City St. Francis 16, Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory 15, L'Anse 15, Johannesburg-Lewiston 12, Blissfield 12, Shelby 11, Gobles 9, Burton Bendle 4, Calumet 4, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett 3, Marlette 2, McBain 1, Unionville-Sebewaing 1.

CLASS D
School Total Points
1. St. Ignace LaSalle (5) (9-0) 75
2. Crystal Falls Forest Park (10-0) 69
3. Lansing Christian (9-0) 65
4. Eben Junction Superior Central (10-0) 58
5. Athens (9-0) 55
6. Portland St. Patrick (8-1) 49
7. Mendon (10-0) 45
8. Waterford Our Lady (6-2) 44
9. Posen (10-0) 34
10. DeTour (7-0) 26

Others receiving votes: Battle Creek St. Philip Catholic Central 13, Powers North Central 13, Bark River-Harris 11, Marine City Cardinal Mooney 7, Fruitport Calvary Christian 6, Ontonagon 5, Brimley 5, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 4, Manistee Catholic Central 3, Ewen-Trout Creek 3, Birmingham Roeper 2, Gaylord St. Mary 2, Hillsdale Academy 2, Muskegon Catholic Central 2, Pickford 2.

Associated Press boys basketball rankings

CLASS A
School Total Points
1. Detroit Pershing (5) (9-0) 75
2. Romulus (7-1) 70
3. Saginaw Arthur Hill (9-0) 65
4. East Kentwood (8-0) 59
5. Detroit U-D Jesuit (7-2) 50
6. Detroit Cass Tech (7-1) 41
7. Detroit Southeastern (8-2) 38
8. Holt (9-1) 33
9. Saginaw (8-1) 31
10. Macomb L'Anse Creuse North (5-1) 28

Others receiving votes: Zeeland East 27, Grand Blanc 25, Temperance Bedford 23, Ypsilanti 12, Rochester Adams 6, Lansing Waverly 5, Warren De La Salle 4, Okemos 2, Grand Rapids Christian 2, DeWitt 1, Fenton 1, Portage Central 1, Westland John Glenn 1.

CLASS B
School Total Points
1. Detroit Country Day (4) (8-1) 70
2. Wyoming Godwin Heights (1) (7-0) 66
3. Harper Woods Chandler Park Academy (6-2) 54
4. Stevensville Lakeshore (7-0) 48
5. Lansing Sexton (4-2) 42
6. Dowagiac Union (7-1) 37
7. Jackson Lumen Christi (6-0) 36
8. Dearborn Heights Robichaud (4-2) 31
9. Otsego (6-1) 23
10. Detroit Frederick Douglass (3-3) 17

Others receiving votes: Hudsonville Unity Christian 16, Frankenmuth 14, Big Rapids 13, Lansing Catholic 12, Wayland 12, Portland 10, Yale 9, Edwardsburg 9, Corunna 8, Algonac 8, Detroit Community 8, Dundee 7, Shepherd 7, Cadillac 6, Spring Lake 5, Newaygo 5, Muskegon Oakridge 5, Napoleon 4, Bridgeport 4, Ludington 3, Trenton 3, Cheboygan 2, Comstock Park 2, Gladstone 2, Detroit Osborn 1, South Haven 1.

CLASS C
School Total Points
1. Flint Beecher (5) (9-0) 75
2. Grandville Calvin Christian (7-1) 56
3. Traverse City St. Francis (9-0) 52
4. Detroit Consortium (4-2) 44
5. New Haven (6-0) 42
6. Melvindale Academy for Business And Tech (6-0) 39
7. Detroit Loyola (6-2) 37
8. Leroy Pine River (7-0) 33
9. Mount Clemens (5-1) 25
10. Negaunee (7-1) 20

Others receiving votes: Ithaca 19, Harbor Beach 18, Beaverton 17, Flint Hamady 16, Muskegon Heights Muskegon Hghts Public Sch Academy System 14, Adrian Madison 14, Iron Mountain 14, Sanford-Meridian 14, Pontiac Academy for Excellence 12, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 9, Decatur 9, Pewamo-Westphalia 6, Maple City Glen Lake 5, Reese 4, Unionville-Sebewaing 3, Montague 2, McBain 1.

CLASS D
School Total Points
1. Wyoming Tri unity Christian (3) (7-1) 70
2. Allen Park Inter-City Baptist (5-0) 66
3. Climax-Scotts (1) (8-0) 59
4. Carney-Nadeau (1) (7-0) 57
5. Cedarville (8-1) 54
6. Southfield Christian (2-3) 41
7. Frankfort-Elberta (6-0) 39
8. Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart (7-1) 37
9. Bellaire (5-0) 32
10. Lake Linden-Hubbell (7-0) 26

Others receiving votes: Middleton Fulton 25, Mio Au Sable 24, Mendon 16, Brimley 10, Pellston 9, Canton Plymouth Christian Academy 7, Baldwin 6, Beal City 6, Pittsford 4, Rock Mid Peninsula 4, Powers North Central 3, Saginaw Buena Vista 3, Adrian Lenawee Christian 2.

Kyle Austin covers sports for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kyleaustin@annarbor.com or 734-623-2535. Follow him on Twitter @KAustin_AA.