Marysville Getchell’s Bubba Palacol looks for an open teammate to pass to during a game against Shorecrest on Dec. 16, 2022 in Maryville. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Marysville Getchell’s Bubba Palacol looks for an open teammate to pass to during a game against Shorecrest on Dec. 16, 2022 in Maryville. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Associated Press high school basketball polls for Dec. 21

Marysville Getchell cracks the 3A boys top 10 in the newest high school boys and girls basketball rankings.

How a state panel of sports writers rates Washington high school basketball teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2022, by WIAA Class, with won-lost record, total points, and previous ranking (first-place votes in parentheses):

BOYS

Class 4A

School Record Points Last Week

1. Curtis (6) 6-1…60…2

2. Mount Si 5-1…48…1

3. Federal Way 6-0…44…T6

4. Gonzaga Prep 5-0…41…3

t5. Olympia 5-1…34…T4

t5. Skyline 6-1…34…NR

7. Woodinville 7-2…25…T4

8. Kentridge 4-2…12…10

9. Richland 3-2…11…NR

10. Jackson 3-1…8…T6

Others receiving votes: Skyview 6. West Valley (Yakima) 2. Davis 2. Battle Ground 2. Camas 1.

Class 3A

School Record Points Last Week

1. Garfield (5) 8-0…59…2

2. O’Dea (1) 5-0…54…1

3. Mt. Spokane 6-1…44…T3

4. Auburn 5-1…41…T3

5. Eastside Catholic 5-1…32…T8

6. Bellevue 7-1…28…5

7. Rainier Beach 3-2…23…6

8. Gig Harbor 4-1…15…T8

9. University 6-0…10…NR

10. Marysville-Getchell 5-1…7…NR

Others receiving votes: Stanwood 4. Mountain View 4. Lincoln-Seattle 3. Timberline 3. Arlington 2. Kennewick 1.

Class 2A

School Record Points Last Week

1. Lynden (6) 4-0…60…5

2. Sehome 7-0…59…2

3. Tumwater 6-3…48…3

4. Pullman (1) 5-0…45…1

5. Anacortes 6-0…33…10

6. R.A. Long 4-2…27…9

7. North Kitsap 5-2…26…8

8. Prosser 4-1…24…NR

t9. Grandview 8-1…18….4

t9. Mark Morris 6-1…18…NR

Others receiving votes: Port Angeles 12. Ellensburg 6. Renton 4. W. F. West 2. Foss 2. Selah 1.

Class 1A

School Record Points Last Week

1. Lynden Christian (7) 7-0…70…1

2. Annie Wright 6-0…63…2

3. Zillah 4-1…50…T6

4. King’s 5-3…39…T6

5. Seattle Academy 4-1…38…3

6. Freeman 6-1…33…T4

7. Blaine 5-1…32…NR

8. Toppenish 4-2…15…10

9. Chelan 4-2…13…T6

10. Omak 5-2…8…NR

Others receiving votes: Overlake School 5. Sultan 5. Seton Catholic 5. Quincy 3. Life Christian Academy 3. King’s Way Christian School 2. Tenino 1.

Class 2B

School Record Points Last Week

1. Columbia (Burbank) (2) 6-0…51…1

t2. Brewster 6-2…44…3

t2. Morton-White Pass (3) 7-1…44…4

4. Davenport 5-0…39…NR

5. Adna (1) 7-0…33…2

6. Napavine 4-0…31…NR

7. Colfax 6-1…24…T9

8. Lake Roosevelt 4-1…23…8

9. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 4-2…18…NR

10. Cle Elum/Roslyn 7-1…11…7

Others receiving votes: Auburn Adventist Academy 6. Wahkiakum 5. Ilwaco 1.

Class 1B

School Record Points Last Week

1. Cusick (5) 5-0…59…3

2. Willapa Valley (1) 5-0…51…4

3. Sunnyside Christian 4-1…35…7

4. DeSales 6-1…34…5

5. Oakville 7-1…31…2

t6. Mossyrock 4-0…28…8

t6. Lummi 3-2…28…9

8. Wellpinit 4-0…17…NR

9. Moses Lake Christian Academy 6-1…16…1

10. Tulalip Heritage 7-0…15…6

Others receiving votes: Orcas Island 8. Oakesdale 5. Almira/Coulee-Hartline 2. Riverside Christian 1.

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GIRLS

CLASS 4A

School Record Points Last Week

1. Camas (4) 7-1…58…T2

2. Woodinville 6-1…52…1

3. Emerald Ridge (1) 5-0…48…T2

4. Davis (1) 6-0…44…6

5. Sumner 9-1…28…NR

6. Tahoma 5-1…26…4

7. Union 6-0…16…7

8. Richland 2-1…12…NR

9. Eastlake 4-2…11…NR

10. Kamiakin 4-1…10…10

Others receiving votes: Glacier Peak 7. Skyview 6. Central Valley 4. Kentridge 2. Bothell 2. Olympia 2. Kentwood 1. Kamiak 1.

CLASS 3A

School Record Points Last Week

1. Garfield (6) 5-0…60…T2

2. Lake Washington 7-1…53…1

3. Arlington 5-1…37…4

4. Lakeside (Seattle) 5-1…31…5

t5. Stanwood 7-1…29…8

t5. Bonney Lake 7-1…29…T2

t5. Lincoln (Tacoma) 6-0…29…T9

8. Mead 4-2…18…7

9. Lincoln-Seattle 4-3…13…NR

10. North Thurston 7-1…9…NR

Others receiving votes: Peninsula 8. Eastside Catholic 6. Roosevelt 3. Everett 2. Mt. Spokane 2. Lynnwood 1.

CLASS 2A

School Record Points Last Week

1. Ellensburg (6) 7-0…69…4

2. Lynden (1) 6-0…61…T5

3. W. F. West 7-0…57…1

4. Prosser 4-0…43…9

5. Tumwater 7-1…39…2

6. White River 5-1…32…NR

t7. Burlington-Edison 3-1…26…7

t7. Clarkston 4-1…26…3

9. Othello 4-2…7…8

t10. Grandview 4-4…6…NR

t10. Sehome 5-1…6…T5

Others receiving votes: Enumclaw 5. Sammamish 4. Sequim 4.

CLASS 1A

School Record Points Last Week

1. Nooksack Valley (5) 7-0…68…T3

2. Lynden Christian (2) 7-0…65…T3

3. Wapato 7-0…51…8

4. Montesano 4-1…49…2

5. Cashmere 6-1…45…1

6. Freeman 6-1…32…9

7. King’s 7-1…24…NR

8. Deer Park 4-1…18…5

9. Toppenish 4-2…15…6

10. Zillah 1-0…14…NR

Others receiving votes: Annie Wright 4.

CLASS 2B

School Record Points Last Week

1. Colfax (4) 8-0…57…2

2. Okanogan (2) 4-0…47…5

3. Adna 7-1…46…T6

4. Warden 3-2…38…T6

5. LaConner 7-2…30…1

6. Rainier 7-1…28…T6

7. Brewster 6-0…23

8. Napavine 5-2…16…9

9. Chief Leschi 5-1…14…10

10. Tri-Cities Prep 6-1…10

Others receiving votes: Auburn Adventist Academy 8. Tonasket 7. Ilwaco 3. Liberty (Spangle) 2. Mabton 1.

CLASS 1B

School Record Points Last Week

1. Mount Vernon Christian (4) 5-1…57…2

2. Colton (2) 5-0…52…1

3. Oakesdale 6-1…38…5

t4. Mossyrock 4-1…36…T3

t4. Neah Bay 3-1…36…6

6. Moses Lake Christian Academy 5-1…35…8

7. Inchelium 5-1…15…10

8. Pateros 8-0…13…T3

9. Willapa Valley 6-2…12…7

t10. Naselle 4-4…10…NR

t10. Sunnyside Christian 3-2 10 NR

Others receiving votes: Pe Ell 6. Lummi 5. Soap Lake 2. Liberty Christian 2. Odessa 1.

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