League title races in the Southeastern Conference and beyond are starting to get interesting.

Pioneer’s Friday night boys basketball loss at Temperance Bedford put the Pioneers a game out of first place in the SEC Red standings, and tied with Huron for second place. On the SEC White side, Ypsilanti holds a one-and-a-half game lead over Dexter.

In the SEC girls standings, Temperance Bedford and Huron continue to stay locked in a tie for first place at 5-1 overall. The two teams meet Friday, with the game’s winner earning the inside track toward the league title with four league games after that. Huron won the season’s first matchup.

The Dexter girls hold a one-game lead over Chelsea in the SEC White. The two rivals face off Feb. 8 at Dexter, after the Dreadnaughts won the first game.

Elsewhere, the Manchester girls have moved to 8-0 and remain alone in first place in the Cascades Conference, while the Milan boys are now 5-0 and, by virtue of their Friday night win over Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central, alone in first place in the Huron League.

The Greenhills boys are also unbeaten in the MIAC Blue, while the Rudolf Steiner boys and girls are both undefeated in the Mid-South.

Boys Standings

SEC RED		Lg.		Overall			SEC WHITE		Lg.		Overall
Bedford		4-0		8-1			Ypsilanti		4-0		8-2
Pioneer		3-1		8-3			Dexter		2-1		5-5
Huron		3-1		5-4			Lincoln		2-2		5-6
Skyline		1-2		4-6			Tecumseh		1-3		4-6
Saline		1-3		7-4			Adrian		1-3		4-7
Monroe		0-4		4-7			Chelsea		1-3		2-8

Girls Standings

SEC RED		Lg.		Overall			SEC WHITE		Lg.		Overall
Bedford		5-1		10-3			Dexter		6-0		12-1
Huron		5-1		7-4			Chelsea		5-1		8-4
Saline		3-3		7-6			Lincoln		4-2		10-3
Pioneer		2-4		7-5			Tecumseh		3-3		4-6
Monroe		1-4		4-8			Ypsilanti		2-4		7-5
Skyline		0-6		5-8			Adrian		0-6		1-10

Manchester up to No. 4 in AP rankings

Both schools went 2-0 on the week, but somehow the Manchester girls managed to catch Concord and move into a tie for fourth place this week, marking their highest spot of the season in the Associated Press girls basketball rankings.

The Dutch, in Class C are one of three girls teams to appear in this week's rankings. Dexter received four votes in Class A, after receiving one last week, while Arbor Prep received 21 votes in Class C, same as last week (although the Gators are now three spots out of the top ten instead of two.

Ypsilanti continues to be the only area boys team to appear in the poll, receiving two votes in Class A.

Associated Press girls basketball rankings

CLASS A
School (First-place votes) (Record) Points
1. Detroit King (3) (13-0) 73
2. Grand Haven (1) (12-0) 68
3. Grosse Pointe South (1) (12-1) 67
4. East Lansing (11-1) 60
5. Westland John Glenn (12-1) 56
6. Midland Dow (14-0) 48
7. Clarkston (11-1) 42
8. Macomb Dakota (11-2) 38
9. Southfield Lathrup (11-2) 24
10. Inkster (9-0) 22
Others receiving votes: Grand Ledge 21, Brownstown Woodhaven 16, Bloomfield Hills Marian 13, Novi 12, Utica Ford 11, Waterford Kettering 11, DeWitt 8, Dexter 4, Walled Lake Western 4, Farmington Hills Harrison 1, Mattawan 1.

CLASS B
School (First-place votes) (Record) Points
1. Goodrich (5) (12-1) 75
2. Flat Rock (13-0) 67
3. Freeland (11-1) 63
4. Detroit Country Day (10-2) 61
5. Eaton Rapids (12-2) 54
6. Hamilton (11-1) 48
6. Ludington (11-1) 48
8. Grand Rapids South Christian (11-1) 38
9. Portland (11-2) 37
10. Midland Bullock Creek (10-2) 22
Others receiving votes: Dearborn Divine Child 20, Clare 16, Haslett 9, Olivet 7, Big Rapids 6, Battle Creek Harper Creek 6, Benton Harbor 6, Flint Powers 4, Wayland 4, Livonia Ladywood 3, Kalkaska 2, Grand Rapids Catholic Central 2, Williamston 1, Shepherd 1.

CLASS C
School (First-place votes) (Record) Points
1. Reese (4) (13-0) 74
2. Niles Brandywine (1) (12-0) 67
3. Saginaw Nouvel (11-1) 60
4. Manchester (12-1) 47
4. Concord (12-1) 47
6. Leroy Pine River (11-1) 40
7. Kent City (12-1) 39
8. Houghton (12-1) 37
9. Saginaw Valley Lutheran (12-2) 33
10. Flint Hamady (12-1) 27
Others receiving votes: Watervliet 26, Traverse City St. Francis 25, Ypsilanti Arbor Preparatory 21, Johannesburg-Lewiston 12, Shelby 11, Burton Bendle 10, Marlette 7, Adrian Madison 4, Carson City-Crystal 3, Gobles 3, Hemlock 3, Pewamo-Westphalia 2, Lincoln-Alcona 1, Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary 1.

CLASS D
School (First-place votes) (Record) Points
1. St. Ignace LaSalle (5) (13-0) 75
2. Crystal Falls Forest Park (13-0) 69
3. Lansing Christian (13-0) 66
4. Eben Junction Superior Central (14-0) 59
5. Portland St. Patrick (12-1) 52
5. Waterford Our Lady (10-2) 52
7. Mendon (12-1) 43
8. Posen (15-0) 42
9. DeTour (10-1) 22
10. Marine City Cardinal Mooney (8-4) 20
Others receiving votes: Gaylord St. Mary 17, Birmingham Roeper 15, Fruitport Calvary Christian 12, Bark River-Harris 10, Manistee Catholic Central 8, Hillsdale Academy 7, Powers North Central 7, Athens 6, Ontonagon 6, Carney-Nadeau 4, St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic 4, Big Rapids Crossroads Charter Academy 2, Pickford 1, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 1.

Associated Press boys basketball rankings

CLASS A
School (First-place votes) (Record) Points
1. Detroit Pershing (5) (14-0) 75
2. Romulus (9-1) 69
3. Saginaw Arthur Hill (12-0) 66
4. East Kentwood (12-0) 60
5. Detroit U-D Jesuit (10-2) 51
6. Saginaw (13-1) 49
7. Detroit Cass Tech (12-1) 48
8. Detroit Southeastern (11-3) 39
9. Zeeland East (11-1) 31
10. Grand Blanc (11-0) 30
Others receiving votes: Temperance Bedford 21, Holt 13, Macomb L'Anse Creuse North 12, Rochester Adams 11, Lansing Waverly 6, Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse 6, Clarkston 4, Fenton 3, Warren De La Salle 2, Ypsilanti 2, DeWitt 1, Okemos 1.

CLASS B
School (First-place votes) (Record) Points
1. Detroit Country Day (4) (9-2) 65
1. Wyoming Godwin Heights (10-1) 65
3. Dowagiac Union (10-1) 59
4. Stevensville Lakeshore (11-0) 55
5. Harper Woods Chandler Park Academy (9-3) 53
6. Otsego (9-1) 49
7. Dearborn Heights Robichaud (6-2) 39
8. Jackson Lumen Christi (9-1) 38
9. Big Rapids (1) (11-0) 35
10. Detroit Douglass (7-1) 24
Others receiving votes: Frankenmuth 23, Lansing Sexton 19, Hudsonville Unity Christian 14, Comstock Park 13, Warren Fitzgerald 11, Yale 10, Cadillac 10, Lansing Catholic 6, Trenton 3, Spring Lake 3, Flint Southwestern Classical Academy 2, Portland 1, South Haven 1, Corunna 1, Bridgeport 1.

CLASS C
School (First-place votes) (Record) Points
1. Flint Beecher (5) (12-1) 75
2. Grandville Calvin Christian (11-1) 65
3. Traverse City St. Francis (11-0) 60
4. Melvindale Academy for Business And Tech (7-0) 46
5. Detroit Consortium (8-2) 42
6. Detroit Loyola (10-2) 37
7. Negaunee (10-1) 36
8. Harbor Beach (11-0) 34
9. Mount Clemens (9-1) 32
10. Flint Hamady (13-0) 28
Others receiving votes: Leroy Pine River 27, New Haven 23, Pewamo-Westphalia 23, Muskegon Heights Muskegon Hghts Public Sch Academy System 19, Montague 17, Ithaca 10, Pontiac Academy for Excellence 8, Adrian Madison 7, Hanover-Horton 5, Sanford-Meridian 4, Schoolcraft 1, McBain 1.

CLASS D
School (First-place votes) (Record) Points
1. Wyoming Tri-unity Christian (4) (11-1) 74
2. Climax-Scotts (1) (12-0) 71
3. Cedarville (11-1) 62
4. Allen Park Inter-City Baptist (10-2) 56
5. Southfield Christian (8-4) 55
6. Frankfort-Elberta (10-0) 53
7. Bellaire (8-0) 45
8. Mio Au Sable (11-0) 39
9. Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart (11-1) 36
10. Brimley (10-2) 24
Others receiving votes: Middleton Fulton 18, Mendon 14, Carney-Nadeau 13, Munising 9, Canton Plymouth Christian Academy 7, Lake Linden-Hubbell 7, Crystal Falls Forest Park 5, Eau Claire 3, Ewen-Trout Creek 3, DeTour 2, Rock Mid Peninsula 2, Bessemer 2.

Tuesday night basketball schedule

Boys Basketball
Adrian at Chelsea, 7 p.m.
Arbor Prep at Taylor Baptist Park, 7 p.m.
Calvary Christian Academy at Lutheran Westland, 7:30 p.m.
Dexter at Lincoln, 7 p.m.
Father Gabriel Richard at Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 7 p.m.
Grass Lake at Manchester, 7 p.m.
Huron at Monroe, 7 p.m.
Milan at Monroe Jefferson, 7 p.m.
Pioneer at Skyline, 7 p.m.
Temperance Bedford at Saline, 7 p.m.
Westland Huron Valley Lutheran at Greenhills, 7 p.m.
Washtenaw Christian at Rudolf Steiner, 7:30 p.m.
Whitmore Lake at Adrian Lenawee Christian, 7 p.m.
Ypsilanti at Tecumseh, 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball
Chelsea at Adrian, 7 p.m.
Greenhills at Westland Huron Valley Lutheran, 7 p.m.
Lincoln at Dexter, 7 p.m.
Manchester at Whitmore Lake, 7 p.m.
Monroe at Huron, 7 p.m.
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep at Father Gabriel Richard, 7:30 p.m.
Rudolf Steiner at Saline Washtenaw Christian, 6:30 p.m.
Saline at Temperance Bedford, 7 p.m.
Skyline at Pioneer, 7 p.m.
Tecumseh at Ypsilanti, 7 p.m.
Wyandotte Roosevelt at Arbor Prep, 7 p.m.
Willow Run at Hamtramck, 5:30 p.m.

Game of the Week

Next Tuesday's Huron vs. Dexter girls basketball game currently has a slight lead in the AnnArbor.com Game of the Week voting. The poll is open until Saturday at noon and you can vote once per hour until then.

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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.