The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has released the first set of rankings for the upcoming season.The Washington Demons are ranked in the first poll of the season. Washington enters play this year ranked #9 in the state coming off of their 18-6 season a year ago. The Demons were eliminated by Davenport Assumption in the regional final round of last year’s postseason. In class 1A the #1 team in the state is North Mahaska, who was a state tournament team a year ago and is a member of the South Iowa Cedar League with Keota and Sigourney. In class 2A the top team is OA-BCIG, the defending state champions. The #1 team is class 3A are the Williamsburg Raiders and in class 4A the #1 team is Washington’s opponent from the Mid-Prairie jamboree last Friday night Iowa City West.