ESCANABA — It’s a tight voting race in the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association high school basketball poll, with only the smallest movement in the recently released poll.

In Division 1-3 boys, Kingsford (7-2 after Monday’s loss against Menominee) secured enough votes — after a 76-16 win against North Dickinson Thursday — to tie Escanaba (6-3) for second. Menominee (10-1 after Monday’s win) retained the top spot.

Jeffers (7-1) supplanted Westwood (6-2) — who fell to fifth, moving up one spot to fourth.

Rudyard (8-0) broke a second-place tie with North Central (9-1) — who was in third this week — to move into a first-place tie with Ewen-Trout Creek (7-0).

Munising (9-1) and Wakefield-Marenisco (6-1) rounded out the poll.

On the girls’ side, Calumet (9-0) still reigned supreme over Division 1-3, followed by Houghton (11-1), Sault Ste. Marie (8-3) and St. Ignace (8-2), none of whom moved.

Hancock (9-2) and Negaunee (10-4) entered the poll tied for fifth.

The top three spots in Division 4 remained the same — Baraga (10-1), Carney-Nadeau (8-1) and Pickford (6-1).

Finishing off the girls’ poll was a three-way tie for fourth between Ewen-Trout Creek (6-3), Rudyard (3-3) and North Dickinson (7-3).

Boys

Division 1-3

Record Pts Last

1. Menominee (4) 9-1 20 1

2. Escanaba 6-3 14 2

2. Kingsford 7-1 14 3

4. Jeffers 7-1 5 5

5. Westwood 6-2 4 4

Others receiving votes: Negaunee (7-3) 2, Marquette (2-3) 1.

Division 4

Record Pts Last

1. Ewen-Trout Creek (2) 7-0 18 1

1. Rudyard (2) 8-0 18 T2

3. North Central 9-1 12 T2

4. Munising 9-1 7 4

5. Wakefield-Marenisco 6-1 4 T5

Others receiving votes: Norway (6-3) 1.

Girls Division 1-3

Record Pts Last

1. Calumet (4) 9-0 20 1

2. Houghton 11-1 14 2

3. Sault Ste. Marie 8-3 13 3

4. St. Ignace 8-2 9 4

5. Hancock 9-2 2 –

5. Negaunee 10-4 2 –

Division 4

Record Pts Last

1. Baraga (3) 10-1 19 1

2. Carney-Nadeau (1) 8-1 17 2

3. Pickford 6-1 11 3

4. Ewen-Trout Creek 6-3 4 –

4. Rudyard 3-3 4 4

4. North Dickinson 7-3 4 5

Others receiving votes: Munising (7-1) 1.