Brian Rosener is the keeper of the Semoball Cup which is presented to the school with the most successful season. It is based on a formula that takes into account the combined winning percentage of all sports teams plus bonus points for advancement in postseason play for both teams and individuals. The bonus points are divided by the number of teams a school fields. Rosener has been the sports editor for the Daily American Republic in Poplar Bluff, Mo. since December 2001. He was born and raised in St. Louis, where he attended Lindbergh High School and Webster University. He is married to Jennifer, a Poplar Bluff native, has a son Jack and a dog named Satchel who stands in for his @semoballBrian photo.

SEMO POLL * How would you vote?

Posted Wednesday, January 24, 2007, at 10:48 AM

Here is the ballot for this week's SEMO Poll that I sent to area media members Monday. Based on this, how would you vote, ranking teams 1-15. Note that the teams are in order of last week's poll with records as of Sunday. Polls are due at noon today and I add up the votes to come up with the poll, which will be posted later today.

1. Malden (16-0) beat Portageville 48-43, Hayti 75-34; ranked fifth in Class 3; won Bootheel title for regular season; won Bloomfield tourney.

2. Charleston (14-3) beat St. Louis Metro 80-38; ranked second in Class 3; losses to top-ranked Webster Groves, Bell City and Sikeston.

3. Bell City (12-4) beat Bloomfield 85-51, Woodland 75-34; have won eight straight; ranked fourth in Class 1; ranked fourth in Class 1; two early-season losses to Scott Central (won two meetings since), lost to Advance (won rematch), lost to Memphis Central in opener.

4. Doniphan (13-2) beat Kennett 87-53, Doniphan 75-25; ranked 10th in Class 3; have lost to Malden (rematch is Saturday) and Jackson (in Nov.).

5. Notre Dame (15-3) beat Saxony Lutheran 75-43; ranked fifth in Class 4; losses to Charleston (twice, rematch postponed) and Jackson (ND won two),

6. Jackson (13-6) beat Jackson 54-48; Dexter 47-25; Poplar Bluff 70-59; losses to Notre Dame (twice), Bell City (84-76 for second at Southeast Missourian tourney), Jennings (57-49), Sikeston (86-73).

7. North County (14-2) beat Ste. Gen 70-42; beat Valley Caledonia 97-60; losses to Okawaville, Ill. 55-49, DeSoto 62-33.

8. Sikeston (9-6) lost at Scott City 68-61; other losses include Notre Dame (86-75), Charleston (79-72), Blytheville, Ark. and two at a tough tournament in Dyersburg, Tenn.

9. Clarkton (13-1) beat Hayti 68-60, North Pemiscot 85-5; ranked fifth in Class 1; only loss to Malden.

10. Portageville (11-3) lost at Malden 48-43; other losses to Scott Central and South Pemiscot (won rematch).

11. Scott Central (13-4) beat Scott City 92-53 for Scott-Miss title; also beat East Prairie 92-78; ranked eight in Class 1; losses to Bell City (twice), Charleston and Malden.

12. Puxico (12-3) beat Bernie 76-69; Dexter 70-52; losses to Malden, Advance and Bell City.

13. Advance (7-6) lost to South Iron 64-61; other losses to Jackson, Scott City, Bell City (split) and Malden.

14. Saxony Lutheran (13-3) lost to Notre Dame 74-43; beat Ste. Gen 48-47; other losses to Marissa, Ill. and Scott Central.

15. South Iron (13-3) beat Advance 64-61; Meadow Heights 81-42; lost at Fredericktown 68-49.

Neelyville (10-5) lost at Twin Rivers 78-56 and at Bernie 93-56

West County (13-3) beat Valle 53-41; Arcadia Valley 70-48

Farmington (11-5) beat Fredericktown 68-52, Chester, Ill, 74-46.

Thayer (11-4) no scores reported.

Scott City (11-6) lost to Scott Central 92-53; beat Oran 69-55; beat Delta 67-24

Bernie (9-4) lost to Puxico 76-69; beat Gideon 79-51; Neelyville 93-56.

Fredericktown (10-7) lost Farmington 68-52, beat South Iron 68-49 and Ste. Gen 82-65.

Others to consider:

Cooter (10-6, 5-1 in Tri-County); Campbell (10-4, 4-1 in Tri-County); Liberty-Mt. View (10-6); Eminence (10-5, 2-0 Big Springs); Ellington (11-2, 2-1 Black River); East Prairie (11-5, 1-1 Scott-Miss).

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Jackson has beat Doniphan, Notre Dame, and Sikeston.

-- Posted by Run & Jump 16 on Wed, Jan 24, 2007, at 5:02 PM
Scott Central has only lost to Bell City once.

-- Posted by xylemsith on Wed, Jan 24, 2007, at 7:32 PM
Malden may be undefeated, but they have not played the caliber of teams that Charleston, Scott County Central, and Bell City have played. The 5 point victory Malden had over #10 Portageville was not decided until the final seconds. It will be an interesting post-season.

-- Posted by Hugh M Bean on Thu, Jan 25, 2007, at 10:12 AM
i agree. i'm just curious to how many teams in the top 10 they have beat. also jackson may have beaten doniphan, notre dame, and sikeston; but they have also been beaten by sikeston by more than 10, and they have lost to notre dame twice.

-- Posted by El Burro on Fri, Jan 26, 2007, at 1:24 PM
Malden may be undefeated, but they will get a taste of reality when they have to face Doniphan and Charleston in district play. The 3A class has a lot of tough teams. It would not be suprising to see the next state champ come from that group.

But, with that being said, I notice that southeast Missouri teams have a hard time beating teams from neighboring states. Is that an indication of the "true quality" of high school basketball in Missouri? Perhaps southeast Missouri teams are "over-rated".

-- Posted by nolongerlivingthere on Sat, Jan 27, 2007, at 3:47 PM

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