Polk girls faced state’s toughest schedule among 1A teams

Published 2:50 pm Monday, February 19, 2018

Polk County played the toughest schedule in the state this season among 1A girls basketball teams, according to MaxPreps computer ratings released Saturday.

The Wolverines (1-21) finished the season with a MaxPreps strength of schedule rating of 7.5086. Avery was second with a rating of 6.0582.

Polk County had the 42nd toughest schedule among the 398 teams in the state, per MaxPreps.

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The Wolverines faced nine teams this season that qualified for postseason play, as well as 14-10 Avery, which was the only other Western Highlands Conference team not to earn a playoff berth. Seventeen of Polk’s 22 games came against playoff qualifiers.

The Polk County boys had the 10th toughest schedule in the state among 1A squads with a rating of 1.6956.

– Submitted by PolkSports.com