After hovering around the No. 1 ranking in the Washington State AP Top 10 Class 2A boys' basketball poll the past few weeks, Squalicum jumped from its previous No. 3 position to claim the top spot in the AP poll this week as rankings were released Wednesday, Feb. 2.
The Storm (15-2, 8-2 GNAC) beat the Lions (14-3, 9-1 NWC), who dropped from their No. 1 ranking to No. 2, 64-60 on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Although Squalicum received just one more point than Lynden in the weekly poll, the Lions received four first-place votes to the Storm's three first-place votes.
Sehome (13-4, 8-2 NWC), which lost to Lynden Christian 68-54 on Friday, Jan. 27, fell out of the top 10 but received nine votes. The only other Class 2A Northwest Conference team earning top 10 consideration was Anacortes (13-3, 9-2 NWC), which received three votes.
Lynden Christian (15-2, 8-2 NWC), which has won 12 of its last 13 games, improved its No. 6 ranking in last week's poll to No. 4 in this week's top 10. There were no Class 3A NWC teams that appeared in the AP Top 10 poll.
Quite a bit of movement existed on the girls' side this week. Both Lynden (12-6, 7-4 NWC), which was ranked No. 6 last week, and Sehome (13-4, 8-2 NWC), which was ranked No. 9 last week, dropped out of the top 10. The Mariners received six votes, while the Lions received four votes. Anacortes, which did not receive any consideration last week, earned three votes this week.
The big mover in Class 2A NWC girls' basketball is Blaine. The Borderites (13-4, 8-2 NWC), who had just one vote last week, moved to the No. 8 spot this week. Burlington-Edison (15-2, 9-1 NWC), which currently sits atop the NWC standings, improved its No. 4 ranking in last week's poll to No. 3 this week. Anacortes (10-7, 7-3 NWC) received three votes this week but did not crack the top 10.
No Class 3A NWC teams received any top 10 consideration, and in Class 1A play Lynden Christian (10-8, 6-5 NWC) received a single vote.
BOYS' BASKETBALL
How a state panel of sports writers rates Washington high school basketball teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2012, by WIAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
CLASS 4A
Last
School Record Points week
1. Davis (8) 15-2 80 2
2. Bellarmine Prep 14-2 69 1
3. Skyline 16-3 61 3
4. Central Valley 13-3 52 7
5. Garfield 12-5 38 8
6. Union 13-4 36 6
7. Snohomish 14-4 29 4
8. Olympia 12-3 28 NR
9. Redmond 13-5 19 5
T10.Curtis 14-5 6 NR
T10. Central Kitsap 9-6 6 NR
Others receiving votes: Gonzaga Prep 5. Jackson 5. Kentwood 4. Roosevelt 1. Kent Meridian 1.
CLASS 3A
Last
School Record Points week
1. Rainier Beach (8) 18-1 80 1
2. Mountlake Terrace 17-0 69 3
3. Kamiakin 17-1 59 2
4. Seattle Prep 17-3 56 4
5. University 13-3 48 5
6. Lincoln 14-3 35 6
7. Franklin 15-3 25 8
8. Columbia River 15-3 24 7
9. Wilson, Woodrow 14-2 23 9
10. Kennewick 15-3 6 NR
Others receiving votes: Lake Washington 3. Foss 3. Mountain View 3. Decatur 2. Lakes 2. Kennedy 2.
CLASS 2A
Last
School Record Points week
1. Squalicum (3) 14-2 68 3
2. Lynden (4) 14-3 67 1
T3. Clover Park 14-4 64 2
T3. Spokane West Valley (1) 16-1 64 5
5. Pullman 15-2 54 4
6. White River 15-4 32 9
7. Sumner 14-3 28 7
8. Toppenish 13-3 13 8
9. Grandview 12-4 10 NR
10. Mark Morris 11-4 9 NR
Others receiving votes: Sehome 9. North Thurston 7. Kingston 5. Port Angeles 4. Anacortes 3. Ellensburg 2. Evergreen (Seattle) 1.
CLASS 1A
Last
School Record Points week
1. Cashmere (7) 15-2 78 1
2. Bellevue Christian 12-3 60 2
3. King's (1) 16-2 56 5
4. Lynden Christian 15-2 54 6
5. Naches Valley 16-2 51 3
6. Zillah 15-2 47 7
7. Granger 15-3 43 4
8. Toledo 16-2 25 9
9. Cascade Christian 12-5 15 T10
10. Okanogan 16-3 10 8
Others receiving votes: Freeman 4. Chewelah (Jenkins) 2. Seattle Christian 1.
CLASS 2B
Last
School Points week
1. Colbert NW Christian(7) 70 1
2. Bear Creek School 63 2
3. Adna 55 3
4. White Swan 48 4
5. Dayton 5 NR
6. LaConner 36 6
7. Toutle Lake 26 7
8. Lake Roosevelt 11 NR
9. Colfax 9 8
T10.Davenport 7 9
T10.Riverside Christian 7 NR
Others receiving votes: Wahkiakum 6. Reardan 5. Concrete 3. Raymond 2.
CLASS 1B
Last
School Points week
1. Colton (5) 66 1
2. Moses Lake Christ. 58 3
3. Valley Christian (2) 56 2
4. Almira Coulee-Hartline 40 4
5. Sunnyside Christian 38 5
Others receiving votes: Tekoa-Oakesdale 9. Cascade Christian Academy 8. Mt. Rainier Lutheran 7.
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
How a state panel of sports writers rates Washington high school basketball teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2012, by WIAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
CLASS 4A
Last
School Record Points week
1. Central Valley (7) 15-1 78 1
2. Mt. Rainier (1) 18-0 73 2
3. Stanwood 16-1 62 5
4. Lake Stevens 16-1 48 3
5. Woodinville 15-2 45 4
T6. Skyview 15-2 39 7
T6. Jackson 15-2 39 6
8. Emerald Ridge 15-1 24 8
9. Auburn Riverside 15-1 20 9
10. Gonzaga Prep 12-4 7 10
Others receiving votes: Chiawana 4. Kentwood 1.
CLASS 3A
Last
School Record Points week
1. Prairie (7) 17-1 79 1
2. Kamiakin (1) 18-0 73 2
3. Cleveland 15-2 63 3
4. Wilson, Woodrow 13-2 53 6
5. Seattle Prep 15-3 36 7
6. Auburn Mountainview 16-4 34 4
7. University 11-4 25 8
8. Franklin 13-3 17 NR
9. Juanita 15-3 16 9
10. Lakes 14-3 14 NR
Others receiving votes: Holy Names 12. Lynnwood 8. Shorecrest 4. Shadle Park 3. Glacier Peak 2. Eastmont 1.
CLASS 2A
Last
School Record Points week
1. Yakima East Valley (8) 16-0 80 1
2. Clarkston 15-1 71 T2
3. Burlington-Edison 15-2 57 4
4. W. F. West 15-1 56 5
5. White River 16-2 54 T2
6. Wapato 15-1 40 7
7. North Thurston 13-4 23 8
8. Blaine 13-4 15 NR
9. Eatonville 12-4 11 NR
10. River Ridge 11-6 9 10
Others receiving votes: Mark Morris 8. Sehome 6. Lynden 4. Anacortes 3. Archbishop Murphy 1. Ephrata 1. Woodland 1.
CLASS 1A
Last
School Record Points week
1. Freeman (8) 20-0 80 1
2. Cashmere 18-0 72 2
3. La Salle 14-2 58 3
4. Castle Rock 15-0 51 T6
5. King's 16-2 49 4
6. Cascade Christian 15-1 39 5
7. Elma 16-2 30 T6
8. Granger 15-3 27 9
9. Okanogan 15-4 11 8
10. Connell 14-3 8 10
Others receiving votes: Cedar Park Christian (Bothell) 6. Goldendale 3. Colville 2. Bellevue Christian 1. Kiona Benton 1. Lynden Christian 1. Onalaska 1.
CLASS 2B
Last
School Points week
1. Reardan (7) 70 1
2. Napavine 62 2
3. Brewster 55 3
4. White Swan 47 4
5. Colbert NW Christian 42 6
6. Adna 37 7
7. Lake Roosevelt 24 5
8. North Beach 15 8
T9. Pe Ell 14 10
T9. Colfax 14 9
Others receiving votes: Waitsburg-Prescott 4. Asotin 1.
CLASS 1B
Last
School Points week
1. Colton (7) 70 1
2. Sunnyside Christian 61 2
3. Columbia (Hunters) 58 3
4. Almira Coulee-Hartline 44 5
5. Rosalia 34 4
Others receiving votes: Neah Bay 13.
