Thursday night the first step was taken for four local teams as they looked to make their way to the state tournament. Meadowdale, Shorecrest, Glacier Peak and Lynnwood all won their first round games, and advanced to the semifinals of the girls 3A District 1 tournament.

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The Glacier Peak girls take on Ferndale in the first round of the 3A girls district 1 tournament

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SEATTLE -- 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):

BOYS

CLASS 4A

School Record Points Last Week

1. Davis (7) 17-2 79 1

2. Bellarmine Prep (1) 17-2 72 2

3. Central Valley 16-3 60 4

4. Skyline 18-4 59 3

5. Olympia 16-3 42 8

6. Union 14-5 39 6

7. Garfield 16-5 37 5

8. Curtis 16-5 18 10

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After watching Jackson’s 63-50 win over Monroe Wednesday night, I don’t see anyone beating Jackson in this tournament. The Timberwolves absolutely had their way with Monroe offensively and didn’t even seem to exert themselves.

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Live updates from tonight's Monroe-Jackson boys basketball game

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A number of Wesco players have been chosen to play in the the 3A/4A East-West All-Star Football Game this summer. The rosters will not become final until all players respond by late March.

The game will be played Saturday, June 30 at Everett Memorial Stadium at 1 p.m. Players will report on Monday, June 25, and spend the week practicing.

Here's a list of the Wesco players selected:

QB Jake Nelson, Lake Stevens

WR/DB Andrew Dodd, Jackson

RB/DB Jordan Moore, Monroe

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Aaron Lommers' live updates from tonight's Vikings-Panthers boys hoops game

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With Stanwood's win over Snohomish and Arlington's win over Monroe last night, the boys basketball standings got a little more confusing. Tonight Lake Stevens (10-4, 13-7) takes on Snohomish (10-4, 14-5) and Stanwood (10-4, 12-7) battles Arlington (7-7, 10-9) in the final game of the season. Monroe (8-7, 11-9) has played its last game of the season.

Here's the scenarios:

Snohomish def. Lake Stevens; Stanwood def. Arlington

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David Krueger live blogs from tonight's Arlington-Monroe boys basketball game

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The newest Associated Press Washington high school boys and girls basketball polls are out and there's some movement among local teams.

On the boys side, Snohomish fell three spots to No. 7 after losing to Edmonds-Woodway and Marysville Pilchuck and Jackson moved into the others receiving votes category in 4A. Mountlake Terrace, meanwhile, moved up a slot to No. 2 behind Rainier Beach.

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Arlington quarterback Blake McPherson signed a commitment to play football for the U.S. Military Academy on Wednesday night, according to an email The Herald received from his brother Brad McPherson.

McPherson's commitment gives Snohomish County three high school athletes receiving Division-I scholarships this year. The fleet-footed quarterback threw for 2,355 yards and 27 touchdowns and rushed for 301 yards and six scores.

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Follow Herald writer David Krueger as he live blogs tonight's Wesco North matchup between Arlington and Snohomish

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National Letter of Intent signing day for football, soccer, cross country and track and field is Wednesday. Below is a list of local players intending to sign National Letters of Intent. If we've missed any, please email the name and school the athlete is intending to sign with to aswaney@heraldnet.com :

FOOTBALL

RB KeiVarae Russell, Mariner | Signed with Notre Dame

TE Dustin Stanton, Lakewood | Signed with Oregon State

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Live blog of the Jackson-Lake Stevens basketball game.

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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 records in some divisions, and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

BOYS

Class 4A

Team (first-place votes) Rec. Points Last week

1. Bellarmine Prep (9) 12-1 90 1

2. Davis 12-2 80 2

3. Skyline 12-3 72 3

4. Snohomish 12-2 56 5

5. Redmond 12-2 47 T6

6. Union 11-4 45 4

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Follow the action in tonight's Stanwood-Monroe boys basketball game as two of the better teams from the Wesco North square off

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The one question on everybody's mind during the girls basketball game during Lake Stevens and Stanwood Wednesday night was pretty simple: which team's better?

That's a fantastic question. Stanwood head coach Dennis Kloke what do you think?

“These two teams are evenly matched,” he said after Stanwood defeated Lake Stevens 60-56.

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Two of the top teams in the Wesco North take each other on Wednesday night

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Former Jackson running back Taylor Cox will soon be playing for the guy who used to coach Tom Brady.

Taylor Cox, a 2009 graduate of Jackson, recently made a verbal commitment to play football for Charlie Weis at Kansas University next season. Cox has played the past two seasons at College of the Siskiyous.

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Here's the most recent rankings from Dave Gilbertson's Washington Wrestling Report. The Wesco North is well represented with Lake Stevens, Snohomish and Arlington in the top 20, with Stanwood (8-2) surprisingly not in the rankings. Everett is 16th in the Wesco 3A rankings.

Individual wrestlers ranked No. 1 include: Edmonds-Woodway's Noah Cuzzetto (106), Lake Stevens' Shaquille Reed (220), Everett's Connor Boyce (170), and on the girls side Stanwood's Laura Charboneau (265).

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Snow and severe weather have canceled all high school sporting events scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and even a few events for Saturday. In all 106 games, meets and matches have been canceled so far. Below is a list of events canceled and makeup dates if available:

SATURDAY

Boys basketball

Archbishop Murphy at Cedarcrest ***Rescheduled for Saturday, Jan. 28

Girls basketball

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The first Associated Press Washington high school boys and girls basketball polls came out this week and some local teams are represented well, including the 4A girls poll that has Lake Stevens, Stanwood and Jackson all in the top six.

On the boys side, Snohomish (eighth), Mountlake Terrace (fourth) and King's (sixth) are all in the top 10.

Here's a look at the polls:

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Follow the action of Marysville Pilchuck takes on Edmonds-Woodway in a girls basketball game

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The latest Tacoma News Tribune basketball polls were released on Monday and there is still a strong Wesco presence as we pass the midway point of the season.

On the girls side, Lake Stevens (12-0) still holds down a top-3 spot in 4A, with Wesco foe Stanwood (11-1) not far behind at No. 5. Jackson (10-2), the only Wesco South team in the 4A rankings, is No. 6.

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Using his speed and elusive moves, Edmonds-Woodway junior running back Desmond Young had a great season in helping the Warriors win the Wesco South and advance to the state playoffs. Young rushed for 1,417 yards and scored 19 touchdowns on the ground. Here's his highlight video:



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Mariner's KeiVarae Russell made the most of his looks in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Saturday morning, catching one of the two passes thrown his way for ten yards as his West team won 24-12 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

Russell's catch helped set up the first touchdown for the West that put the squad up early.

The second pass thrown to Russell was a desperation heave on third-and-long as the West quarterback tried to avoid a sack.

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Shorecrest Scots and Glacier Peak Grizzlies girls hoops team do battle and we live blog the action

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On Saturday Mariner running back KeiVarae Russell will be closing out his high school football career by playing in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, one of the premier events in the nation for high school players.

The game, which takes place in the Alamodome in San Antonio, will be televised nationally on NBC at 10 a.m. Saturday.

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