Each week during the high school basketball season select coaches from the six Nebraska classes rate the teams in their class. Here are the ratings for December 18, 2022.

Class A (Record), Previous Ranking

1. Bellevue West (5-0), 1
2. Gretna (6-0), 2
3. Millard North (6-0), 3
4. Lincoln Southwest (4-1), 5
5. Omaha Westside (5-1), 6
6. Lincoln East (5-1), 4
7. Lincoln High (5-1), NR
8. Lincoln Southeast (3-3), 7
9. Papillion-La Vista South (4-2), 9
10. Lincoln North Star (3-2), 10

Notes: Lincoln High moves into the top-10 for the first time this season after a hot start that includes a win over No. 6 Lincoln East. Speaking of Lincoln, all six LPS school are either rated or receiving votes. Games to watch: Metro Tourney (12/21-12/31); Bellevue West vs Park Hill, Missouri at Hy-Vee Arena, Kansas City, KS (Tuesday). Omaha Westside vs Owasso, OK at Hy-Vee Arena, Kansas City, KS (Tuesday).  Receiving Votes: Creighton Prep (3-3), 8; Lincoln Northeast (4-2), NR; Kearney (6-1), NR; Omaha Central (6-1), RV.

Class B (Record), Previous Ranking

1. Skutt Catholic (4-0), 1
2. Platteview (5-0), 2
3. Scottsbluff (6-1), 4
4. Crete (6-0), 5
5. Omaha Roncalli Catholic (4-1), 3
6. Bennington (3-2), 9
7. York (3-1), 7
8. Norris (4-2), 10
9. Elkhorn Mount Michael (4-1), 8
10. Omaha Gross Catholic (3-2), RV

Notes: Scottsbluff and Crete move ahead of Roncalli after the Pride lost in overtime on the road at C-2 No. 2 Cedar Catholic. Games to watch: Scottsbluff at Ogallala (Tuesday), Crete at Waverly (Tuesday), Lincoln Lutheran at Mount Michael (Tuesday), York at Adams Central (Tuesday), Bennington at Omaha Concordia (Thursday). Receiving Votes: Seward (4-2), NR; Beatrice (3-2), 5; Elkhorn (3-3), 6.

Class C-1 (Record)

1. Wahoo (3-0), 1
2. Ashland-Greenwood (4-0), 2
3. Ogallala (7-0), 3
4. Pierce (5-0), 7
5. Auburn (3-2), 6
6. Omaha Concordia (4-1), 8
7. Malcolm (3-3), 4
8. Central City (4-1), 5
9. Wayne (6-1), NR
10. Lincoln Lutheran (5-1), NR

Notes: The top three remain unbeaten and unchanged. Pierce moves to No. 4 after Auburn and Central City losses. Wayne re-enters the ratings and Lincoln Lutheran makes their first appearance of the season. Games to watch: Ashland-Greenwood at Wahoo (Tuesday), Aurora at Norris (Thursday), Lutheran High Northeast at Pierce (Tuesday), Wahoo at Yutan (Thursday).  Receiving Votes: Adams Central (5-1), 10; Sidney (4-1), RV.

Class C-2 (Record), Previous Ranking

1. Freeman (6-0), 1
2. Cedar Catholic (4-0), 3
3. Amherst (6-0), 2
4. Norfolk Catholic (2-2), 4
5. Doniphan-Trumbull (7-0), 7
6. Gordon-Rushville (3-1), 5
7. Cross County (6-0), 8
8. Palmyra (4-3), RV
9. Lutheran High Northeast (5-1), NR
10. Elmwood-Murdock (3-2), 9

Notes: Doniphan-Trumbull moves from No. 7 to No. 5 after a win over C-1 Central City. Palmyra re-enters the ratings after receiving votes last week. Lutheran High Northeast enters for the first time this season. Games to watch: Gothenburg at Amherst (Tuesday), Falls City Sacred Heart at Elmwood-Murdock (Thursday), Norfolk Catholic at Winnebago (Tuesday). Receiving Votes: Hastings St. Cecilia (4-3), NR; Tri County (5-1), 6.

Class D-1 (Record), Previous Ranking

1. Mead (6-0), 5
2. Maywood-Hayes Center (6-0), 3
3. Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family (4-1), 2
4. Howells-Dodge (5-3), 4
5. North Platte St. Patrick’s (6-1), 1
6. Dundy County Stratton (3-1), 6
7. Elm Creek (6-0), 8
8. Ainsworth (2-1), 7
9. Bancroft-Rosalie (4-3), 10
10. Elgin Public/Pope John (4-1), 9

Notes: Mead is the third No. 1 this season after previous No. 1 fell to C-1 No. 3 Ogallala last week. Games to watch: D-2 Creighton at Elgin Public/Pope John (Monday), Elm Creek at North Platte St. Patrick’s (Tuesday). Receiving Votes: Johnson-Brock (4-1), NR

Class D-2 (Record), Previous Ranking

1. Parkview Christian (4-0), 1
2. Falls City Sacred Heart (3-0), 3
3. Wynot (4-0), 4
4. Osceola (5-1), 2
5. Mullen (3-0), 5
6. Shelton (4-1), 7
7. St. Mary’s (4-0), 6
8. Paxton (5-0), 8
9. Creighton (4-1), 9
10. Hyannis (3-1), 10

Notes: Osceola drops to No. 4 after a 55-43 loss to C-2 St. Cecilia. Shelton jumps St. Mary’s after a 2-0 week, one of those wins vs C-2 Grand Island Central Catholic.  Games to watch: Unbeaten (4-0) C-2 Summerland at St. Mary’s (Monday), Osceola at Nebraska Lutheran (Tuesday), Tri County at Falls City Sacred Heart (Tuesday). Receiving Votes: Humphrey St. Francis (5-0), RV; Stuart (4-1), RV.