Which Whatcom County basketball teams were highly ranked in the season’s first poll?
Two Whatcom County basketball teams – the Lynden Christian girls and Lummi boys – were the top-ranked teams in their classifications when The Associated Press released its first Washington state high school basketball poll of the season Wednesday.
The Lyncs (11-1) debuted as No. 1 in the Class 1A girls poll , though they didn’t receive the most first-place votes from a statewide panel of sportswriters and editors. LC received three first-place votes, while No. 2 Cashmere (12-0) received six and No. 3 Okanogan (12-1) got one.
The Blackhawks (7-0), meanwhile, were a unanimous No. 1 pick in the Class 1B poll.
LC wasn’t the only Whatcom County team to appear in the 1A poll. Mount Baker (10-1) checked in at No. 9, while Nooksack Valley received two points and Meridian got one.
Lynden (9-3) tied with Prosser (10-2) for the fifth spot in the Class 2A girls poll. Atop the rankings was White River (11-1), whose only loss was to Lynden Christian. Burlington Edison (6-4) also appeared in the 2A girls poll at No. 7.
The Northwest Conference’s Anacortes (9-2) claimed the top spot in the 2A boys poll, claiming three first-place nods in a very split vote. Bellingham (11-1) also appeared in the poll at No. 7, while Lynden (6-4) just missed with 12 points.
Squalicum (10-2) also just missed making the top 10 in the 3A boys poll with six points. Not surprisingly, national No. 1 Nathan Hale (11-0) was a unanimous top choice in the classification.
In the 1A boys poll, Lynden Christian (10-2) came in at No. 4. Zillah (9-0) was No. 1, Freeman (10-1) No. 2 and King’s (11-2) No. 3. Mount Baker (10-2) was sixth.
Federal Way and Kittitas were the top-ranked boys teams in Classes 4A and 2B, while Central Valley (4A), Blanchet (3A), Liberty-Spangle (2B) and Colton (1B) were No. 1 on the girls side.
Associated Press Washington state high school basketball poll
SEATTLE – How a state panel of sports writers rates Washington high school basketball teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2017, by WIAA classification, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):
Class 4A boys
School | Record | Points |
1. Federal Way (10) | 12-0 | 100 |
2. Gonzaga Prep | 11-1 | 84 |
3. Union | 9-2 | 70 |
4. Davis | 10-2 | 61 |
5. Ferris | 9-3 | 56 |
6. Kentwood | 11-2 | 55 |
7. Curtis | 10-1 | 32 |
8. Glacier Peak | 11-1 | 30 |
9. Central Valley | 9-3 | 24 |
10. Bothell | 10-2 | 19 |
Others receiving votes: Emerald Ridge 4, Kentridge 4, Richland 3, Skyview 3, Lewis and Clark 2, Auburn 2, Skyline 1.
Class 3A boys
School | Record | Points |
1. Nathan Hale (10) | 11-0 | 100 |
2. Garfield | 11-2 | 89 |
3. Lincoln | 11-0 | 68 |
(tie) Rainier Beach | 6-2 | 68 |
5. Shadle Park | 10-1 | 59 |
6. West Seattle | 8-4 | 38 |
7. Stanwood | 11-1 | 37 |
8. Cleveland | 8-3 | 18 |
9. Bellevue | 9-2 | 15 |
10. Shorecrest | 11-1 | 10 |
(tie) Seattle Prep | 10-2 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Wilson 8, Woodrow 8, Squalicum 6, Timberline 5, Capital 4, Prairie 4, Kelso 3, O’Dea 3, Shorewood 2, Kamiakin 2, Eastside Catholic 1.
Class 2A boys
School | Record | Points |
1. Anacortes (3) | 9-2 | 87 |
2. Clarkston (2) | 10-2 | 83 |
(tie) Mark Morris (1) | 8-3 | 83 |
4. Foss (4) | 8-4 | 74 |
5. Selah (1) | 10-2 | 70 |
6. River Ridge | 9-4 | 42 |
7. Bellingham | 11-1 | 36 |
8. North Kitsap | 11-2 | 32 |
(tie) Pullman | 9-3 | 32 |
10. Tumwater | 8-4 | 19 |
Others receiving votes: Lynden 12, Kingston 11, Liberty (Renton) 6, Wapato 6, Olympic 6, East Valley (Spokane) 3, Prosser 2, W. F. West 1.
Class 1A boys
School | Record | Points |
1. Zillah (4) | 9-0 | 92 |
2. Freeman (2) | 10-1 | 85 |
3. King’s (4) | 11-2 | 79 |
4. Lynden Christian | 10-2 | 75 |
5. Medical Lake | 9-2 | 59 |
6. Mount Baker | 10-2 | 36 |
7. Chelan | 8-3 | 33 |
8. Northwest School | 7-1 | 30 |
9. LaCenter | 7-2 | 29 |
10. Bear Creek School | 7-1 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Granger 6, Seattle Academy 5, Seattle Christian 4, Warden 3, River View 2, Newport 2, Forks 1, Overlake School 1.
Class 2B boys
School | Record | Points |
1. Kittitas (2) | 9-0 | 78 |
(tie) Life Christian Academy (3) | 13-1 | 78 |
3. Napavine (1) | 10-0 | 75 |
4. NW Christian (Colbert) (2) | 6-1 | 60 |
5. Brewster | 11-1 | 55 |
6. Adna | 8-3 | 40 |
7. Ilwaco | 12-1 | 32 |
8. Toutle Lake | 9-2 | 22 |
9. DeSales | 7-2 | 13 |
10. St. George’s | 6-5 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Manson 6, White Swan 4, Orcas Island 4, Auburn Adventist Academy 3, Toledo 3, Chief Leschi 3, Kalama 1.
Class 1B boys
School | Record | Points |
1. Lummi (8) | 7-0 | 80 |
2. Sunnyside Christian | 8-1 | 64 |
3. Taholah | 9-1 | 54 |
4. Yakama Tribal | 7-3 | 47 |
5. Pomeroy | 5-0 | 45 |
6. Almira Coulee-Hartline | 11-2 | 33 |
7. Muckleshoot Tribal School | 5-2 | 28 |
8. Cedar Park Christian (MLT) | 10-3 | 20 |
9. Neah Bay | 6-3 | 18 |
10. Prescott | 6-3 | 13 |
Others receiving votes: Puget Sound Adventist 12, Wellpinit 8, Colton 7, Waitsburg-Prescott 4, Garfield-Palouse 3, Selkirk 2, Tacoma Baptist 2.
Class 4A girls
School | Record | Points |
1. Central Valley (9) | 11-0 | 95 |
2. Kentlake | 12-1 | 81 |
3. Sunnyside (1) | 10-0 | 77 |
4. Bothell | 10-1 | 70 |
5. Kentridge | 13-1 | 52 |
6. Bellarmine Prep | 10-1 | 47 |
7. Moses Lake | 8-2 | 39 |
8. Glacier Peak | 10-1 | 33 |
9. Auburn Riverside | 10-3 | 15 |
10. Lake Stevens | 9-2 | 12 |
Others receiving votes: Eastlake 9, Todd Beamer 9, Woodinville 9, Rogers (Puyallup) 2.
Class 3A girls
School | Record | Points |
1. Blanchet (10) | 13-0 | 100 |
2. Stanwood | 12-0 | 77 |
3. Kamiakin | 10-1 | 70 |
4. Mt. Spokane | 10-1 | 53 |
(tie) Prairie | 8-2 | 53 |
6. Lincoln | 9-2 | 49 |
7. Seattle Prep | 10-1 | 41 |
8. Snohomish | 7-3 | 32 |
9. Rainier Beach | 10-2 | 21 |
10. Gig Harbor | 8-3 | 18 |
Others receiving votes: Shorewood 8, Garfield 8, Mercer Island 6, Edmonds-Woodway 6, Bellevue 4, Peninsula 2, West Seattle 1, Bethel 1.
Class 2A girls
School | Record | Points |
1. White River (8) | 11-1 | 106 |
2. Black Hills (1) | 9-1 | 98 |
3. W. F. West (1) | 8-1 | 77 |
4. Wapato (1) | 10-0 | 71 |
5. Prosser | 10-2 | 54 |
(tie) Lynden | 9-3 | 54 |
7. Burlington-Edison | 6-4 | 38 |
8. Archbishop Murphy | 9-3 | 25 |
(tie) Olympic | 10-3 | 25 |
10. Washougal | 6-3 | 14 |
Others receiving votes: East Valley (Spokane) 11, North Kitsap 10, River Ridge 9, Eatonville 6, Franklin Pierce 2, Hockinson 2, Cheney 1, Mark Morris 1, Tumwater 1.
Class 1A girls
School | Record | Points |
1. Lynden Christian (3) | 11-1 | 91 |
2. Cashmere (6) | 12-0 | 89 |
3. Okanogan (1) | 12-1 | 81 |
4. Montesano | 11-2 | 62 |
5. Columbia (Burbank) | 10-0 | 53 |
6. LaCenter | 11-0 | 52 |
7. Granger | 11-1 | 43 |
8. Zillah | 7-1 | 28 |
9. Mount Baker | 10-1 | 21 |
10. Bellevue Christian | 8-4 | 13 |
Others receiving votes: Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) 7, Omak 4, Seattle Academy 2, Nooksack Valley 2, Meridian 1, Seton Catholic 1.
Class 2B girls
School | Record | Points |
1. Liberty (Spangle) (4) | 12-0 | 83 |
2. Dayton (2) | 9-0 | 72 |
(tie) Ilwaco (2) | 10-1 | 72 |
4. St. George’s | 9-2 | 51 |
5. Adna | 11-1 | 50 |
6. Wahkiakum (1) | 11-0 | 49 |
7. Davenport | 10-1 | 38 |
8. Kalama | 8-2 | 27 |
9. Brewster | 8-2 | 16 |
10. Life Christian Academy | 6-1 | 14 |
Others receiving votes: Raymond 10, Colfax 8, Mabton 5.
Class 1B girls
School | Record | Points |
1. Colton (5) | 10-1 | 67 |
2. Republic (1) | 12-1 | 59 |
3. Selkirk (1) | 11-2 | 42 |
(tie) Pomeroy | 6-1 | 42 |
5. Almira Coulee-Hartline | 10-3 | 30 |
(tie) Clallam Bay | 7-3 | 30 |
7. Sunnyside Christian | 8-2 | 29 |
8. Cedar Park Christian (MLT) | 11-1 | 22 |
9. Neah Bay | 7-2 | 16 |
10. Quilcene | 7-3 | 13 |
(tie) Tacoma Baptist | 13-0 | 13 |
Others receiving votes: Pateros 8, Tulalip Heritage 5, Entiat 4, Evergreen Lutheran 3, Tekoa-Oakesdale 2.
This story was originally published January 11, 2017 at 4:41 PM with the headline "Which Whatcom County basketball teams were highly ranked in the season’s first poll?."