While the Lexington and Gray Collegiate boys remain atop its respective classifications, three Chronicle Country teams crack the S.C. Basketball Coaches Association rankings for the first time.

The Irmo boys are ranked ninth in the Class 4A poll after a 3-1 start. In Class 3A, the undefeated Brookland-Cayce boys and the 4-1 Gilbert girls are sixth and 10^th, respectively.

Both Class 2A second-ranked Gray Collegiate and Class 5A fifth-ranked Lexington remain in their same spots. The Lady Wildcats play host to sixth ranked Sumter at 6:30 p.m. Dec 7 in a rematch of last year’s Class 5A Lower State third-round matchup won by the Lady Gamecocks.

S.C Basketball Coaches Association Poll

Boys

Class 5A

1. Lexington
2. Dorman
3. Goose Creek
4. Byrnes
5. Summerville
6. TL Hanna
7. Conway
8. Sumter
9. Fort Mill
10. Carolina Forest

Class 4A

1. Wilson
2. North Augusta
3. Lancaster
4. Ridge View
5. James Island
6. Greenville
7. Hartsville
8. Catawba Ridge
9. Irmo
10. Westside 

Class 2A

1. Gray Collegiate
2. Keenan
3. Oceanside Collegiate
4. Wade Hampton
5. Andrew Jackson
6. Landrum
7. Mullins
8. Abbeville
9. Woodland
10. Newberry

Girls

Class 5A

1. Woodmont
2. Stall
3. Mauldin
4. Rock Hill
5. Lexington
6. Sumter
7. Spring Valley
8. Stratford
9. Byrnes
10. Summerville

Class 3A

1. Blue Ridge
2. Wren
3. Camden
4. Southside
5. Lower Richland
6. Orangeburg-Wilkinson
7. Marlboro
8. Phillip Simmons 
9. Powdersville
10. Gilbert

Class 2A

1. Keenan
2. Gray Collegiate
3. Blacksburg
4. Fairfield Central
5. Silver Bluff
6. Bishop England
7. Andrew Jackson
8. Kingstree
9. Saluda
10. Barnwell

Monday's scores

Girls Basketball

Swansea  48, North 29

S: Dazejah Lanham scored 12 points and Patience Riley and Iyanna Butler each had 10 points to lead the Lady Tigers to their first win of the season.

The two teams meet against Dec. 12 in North. 

Boys Basketball

Lugoff-Elgin 63, River Bluff 38