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Doug Pacey joined The News Tribune in 2007 after covering prep sports at The Bellingham Herald for five years. He graduated from Issaquah High School in 1998 and earned a journalism degree from the University of Kansas in 2002. E-mail Doug.


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Covering high school sports in Tacoma, Pierce County and the South Sound.
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 04:29:52 pm

Some interesting rankings here in the Associated Press poll...

SEATTLE — How a state panel of sports writers rates Washington high school boys basketball teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2009, by WIAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

CLASS 4A
School Record Points Last week
1. Garfield (7) 9-2 86 1
2. Kentwood (2) 10-3 81 3
3. Federal Way 12-2 72 2
4. Eisenhower 14-0 573 6
5. Gonzaga Prep 12-1 55 7
6. Decatur 12-2 54 4
7. Puyallup 10-2 30 5
8. Curtis 13-3 24 NR
T8. Auburn 11-2 24 NR
10. Kentridge 9-5 4 8
Others receiving votes: Inglemoor 3. Central Kitsap 2. Mount Tahoma 1.

CLASS 3A
School Record Points Last week
1. Franklin (8) 12-0 98 1
2. Rainier Beach (2) 7-2 89 2
3. Bellevue 13-1 81 3
4. Shadle Park 11-1 66 4
5. Renton 9-1 56 5
6. Columbia River 10-2 47 6
7. Enumclaw 12-1 40 8
8. Mt. Rainier 10-1 29 9
9. West Valley (Yakima) 11-2 20 10
10. Clover Park 10-3 13 7
Others receiving votes: Foster 3. Seattle Prep 3. Lakes 3. North Kitsap 2.

CLASS 2A
School Record Points Last week
1. Squalicum (10) 9-1 118 1
2. Mark Morris (2) 9-2 108 2
3. Burlington-Edison 7-3 76 5
4. North Mason 10-2 70 6
5. River Ridge 9-3 69 3
6. Hoquiam 8-2 66 T9
7. West Valley (Spokane) 7-3 51 4
8. Wapato 8-2 44 8
9. Pullman 7-3 26 NR
10. Centralia 6-3 15 7
Others receiving votes: Archbishop Murphy 6. Quincy 4. Ephrata 3. Othello 1. Clarkston 1. Eatonville 1. Toppenish 1.

CLASS 1A
School Record Points Last week
1. Vashon Island (10) 12-1 108 1
2. Port Townsend 12-1 96 2
3. Winlock (1) 10-1 89 4
4. Freeman 13-1 69 5
5. Cascade Christian 11-2 51 6
6. Chelan 10-2 43 9
7. Brewster 11-2 41 3
8. King’s 11-3 30 8
9. Meridian 10-2 21 NR
10. Connell 12-1 16 NR
Others receiving votes: Onalaska 15. Cashmere 10. Kalama 6. Mabton 5. Naches Valley 3. Stevenson 1. Castle Rock 1.

CLASS 2B
School Record Points Last week
1. Northwest Christian (Colbert) (5) 13-0 59 1
2. White Swan (1) 12-1 55 2
3. Garfield-Palouse 11-1 40 T4
4. Riverside Christian 7-2 37 3
5. Bear Creek School 12-1 31 T4
6. Liberty Christian 10-2 23 8
7. Selkirk 10-1 17 7
8. Life Christian Academy 7-5 12 9
T9. Oroville 9-3 8
T9. Seattle Lutheran 10-4 8 10
Others receiving votes: Toutle Lake 6. Mossyrock 6. Napavine 5. Asotin 5. Quilcene 4. North Beach 2. South Bend 2. St. George 2. Tekoa-Oakesdale 2. Adna 2. Naselle 1. Lyle 1. Mary Walker 1. Waitsburg 1.

CLASS 1B
School Record Points Last week
T1. Almira Coulee-Hartline 9-4 44 2
T1. Wellpinit (2) 10-1 44 3
3. Cusick (1) 10-4 42 1
4. Moses Lake Christian Academy (1) 4-2 38 4
5. Oakville (2) 11-0 28
Others receiving votes: Klickitat 17. Lummi 15. Neah Bay 9. Northwest Yeshiva 9. Rosalia 8. Tri-Cities Prep 8. Bickleton 6. Curlew 6. Tulalip Heritage 6.

Posted by Doug Pacey @ 04:26:46 pm

SEATTLE — How a state panel of sports writers rates Washington girls high school basketball teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2009, by WIAA divisions, with win-loss record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

CLASS 4A
School Record Points Last Week
1. Lewis and Clark (5) 13-0 87 1
2. Kentwood (3) 14-0 84 2
3. Pasco 13-0 72 3
4. Snohomish 10-2 53 6
5. Moses Lake 10-3 49 4
6. Edmonds-Woodway 11-1 36 9
7. Auburn Riverside 10-5 33 5
8. Mead 10-2 30 8
9. Bellarmine Prep 11-3 26 7
10. Federal Way 10-4 9
Others receiving votes: Walla Walla 6. Heritage 3. Issaquah 2. Central Valley 2. Olympia 2. Roosevelt 1.

CLASS 3A
School Record Points Last week
1. Kennedy (7) 10-0 88 1
2. Prairie (2) 11-2 82 2
3. White River 12-0 67 3
4. Shadle Park 10-2 64 4
5. Bainbridge 8-1 45 T5
6. Meadowdale 9-3 42 7
7. Yakima West Valley 8-5 35 8
8. Holy Names 10-2 32 T5
9. Franklin 8-2 12
10. Mercer Island 9-4 9
Others receiving votes: Bellevue 6. Hanford 4. Lakeside (Seattle) 4. Yelm 3. Mt. Rainier 1.

CLASS 2A
School Record Points Last week
1. Prosser (10) 10-0 109 1
2. Black Hills (1) 9-1 92 3
3. Archbishop Murphy 10-0 80 4
4. Yakima East Valley 9-1 69 5
5. Lynden 9-2 66 2
6. Burlington-Edison 9-1 46 6
7. Elma 7-2 42 8
8. Hockinson 10-1 32
9. West Valley (Spokane) 9-1 24 7
10. Tumwater 8-3 10
Others receiving votes: Othello 10. Kingston 8. Pullman 6. Interlake 5. Ellensburg 4. Clarkston 1.

CLASS 1A
School Record Points Last week
1. Lynden Christian (1) 9-2 88 1
2. Seattle Christian (7) 13-0 86 2
3. Freeman (1) 14-0 84 3
4. Connell 12-1 64 4
5. Zillah 11-2 57 6
6. Granger 10-3 40 8
7. Nooksack Valley 9-3 27 7
8. Forks 8-2 24
9. Mabton 10-2 19
10. Vashon Island 9-1 17 T10
Others receiving votes: Seattle Academy 10. Toledo 8. Chelan 7. Bellevue Christian 7. Cascade (Leavenworth) 4. LaCenter 3. Onalaska 1.

CLASS 2B
School Record Points Last week
1. Napavine (2) 12-0 35 5
T2. White Swan 9-5 32 4
T2. Garfield-Palouse (1) 10-2 32 2
T2. Liberty Bell (1) 11-1 32 6
T5. Colfax 9-2 29 3
T5. LaSalle 9-4 29 1
T7. Mary Walker (1) 11-1 21 8
T7. Mossyrock 9-1 21 7
T9. Reardan 8-5 10
T9. White Pass 3-3 10
Others receiving votes: Lind-Ritzville 9. Dayton 9. Northwest Christian (Colbert) 3. King’s West 2. Raymond 1.

CLASS 1B
School Record Points Last week
1. Colton (4) 11-0 58 T1
2. St. John-Endicott (1) 8-1 43 T1
3. Almira Coulee-Hartline 11-1 38 4
4. Sunnyside Christian (1) 8-2 35 3
5. Columbia (Hunters) 12-1 26
Others receiving votes: Northwest Yeshiva 21. Lummi 7. Cusick 6. Taholah 6.