Stanwood’s Cole Williams dribbles past a defender on his way to the net against Cascade on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at Cascade High School in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Associated Press high school boys and girls basketball rankings

A look at the top-10 boys and girls teams in each classification, as voted by state media members.

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

BOYS

4A

1. Mount Si (3) 4-0 48

2. Curtis (2) 4-0 41

3. Gonzaga Prep 4-0 34

4. Olympia 3-0 28

(tie) Woodinville 6-0 28

6. Jackson 3-1 21

(tie) Federal Way 3-0 21

8. Tahoma 4-1 14

9. Union 3-2 13

10. Kentridge 3-1 8

Others receiving votes: Richland 6. Chiawana 3. Davis 3. Skyview 2. Newport (Bellevue) 2. Bellarmine Prep 1. Camas 1. Kamiakin 1.

3A

1. O’Dea 5-0 38

2. Garfield (3) 4-0 35

3. Auburn 5-1 34

(tie) Mt. Spokane (1) 3-0 34

5. Bellevue 4-0 21

6. Rainier Beach 2-1 18

(tie) Stanwood 4-1 18

8. Hermiston 3-2 12

(tie) Eastside Catholic 3-1 12

(tie) Gig Harbor 3-1 12

Others receiving votes: Mount Tahoma 10. Timberline 9. University 8. Mountain View 4. Arlington 4. Seattle Prep 3. Mountlake Terrace 2. Silas 1.

2A

1. Pullman (2) 4-0 36

2. Sehome 5-0 32

3. Tumwater 3-0 24

4. Grandview 7-0 22

5. Lynden (2) 2-0 20

6. Port Angeles 5-0 16

7. Renton 3-0 15

8. North Kitsap 2-2 11

9. R.A. Long 2-1 10

10. Anacortes 4-0 9

Others receiving votes: Mark Morris 8. West Valley (Spokane) 6. Woodland 4. Ellensburg 3. Prosser 3. W.F. West 1.

1A

1. Lynden Christian (4) 5-0 40

2. Annie Wright 4-0 33

3. Seattle Academy 5-0 21

4. Tenino 3-0 16

(tie) Freeman 3-1 16

6. King’s 3-2 15

(tie) Chelan 4-1 15

(tie) Zillah 2-1 15

9. Seton Catholic 3-1 13

10. Toppenish 2-2 10

Others receiving votes: Sultan 8. Blaine 7. Elma 4. Quincy 4. Overlake School 2. King’s Way Christian School 1.

2B

1. Columbia (Burbank) (1) 5-0 43

2. Adna (2) 5-0 42

3. Brewster (1) 3-0 41

4. Morton-White Pass 5-0 36

5. Wahkiakum 3-1 21

6. Rainier 2-2 16

7. Cle Elum/Roslyn 5-1 15

8. Lake Roosevelt 3-1 13

9. Colfax 3-1 12

(tie) Ilwaco 4-1 12

Others receiving votes: Liberty (Spangle) 10. Toutle Lake 4. Tonasket 3. Napavine 2. Tri-Cities Prep 2. Davenport 2. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 1.

1B

1. Moses Lake Christian Academy (1) 5-0 40

2. Oakville 6-1 32

3. Cusick (3) 3-0 30

4. Willapa Valley 3-0 29

5. DeSales 4-1 23

6. Tulalip Heritage 3-1 21

7. Sunnyside Christian 2-1 17

8. Mossyrock (1) 4-0 14

9. Lummi 2-1 13

10. Almira/Coulee-Hartline 2-3 11

Others receiving votes: Pomeroy 6. Oakesdale 6. Quilcene 5. Crescent 5. Naselle 4. Northwest Yeshiva 4. Wellpinit 4. Tacoma Baptist 3. Orcas Island 3. Tekoa-Oakesdale 2. Tekoa-Rosalia 2. Riverside Christian 2. Curlew 1.

GIRLS

4A

1. Woodinville (1) 4-0 41

2. Camas (3) 4-1 38

2. Emerald Ridge 3-0 38

4. Tahoma 5-0 30

5. Skyview (1) 6-0 22

6. Davis 5-0 20

7. Union 3-0 18

8. Bellarmine Prep 3-2 13

9. Central Valley 4-1 12

10. Kamiakin 3-0 11

Others receiving votes: Eastlake 8. Kentridge 5. Sumner 5. Richland 5. Gonzaga Prep 3. Bothell 3. Glacier Peak 2. Olympia 1.

3A

1. Lake Washington (2) 6-0 46

2. Garfield (2) 3-0 29

(tie) Bonney Lake (1) 4-1 29

4. Arlington 3-1 23

5. Lakeside (Seattle) 4-0 20

5. Peninsula 5-0 20

7. Mead 3-2 18

8. Stanwood 5-1 17

9. Todd Beamer 4-0 12

(tie) Tacoma (Lincoln) 3-0 12

Others receiving votes: West Seattle 10. Mt. Spokane 9. Roosevelt 8. Timberline 4. Lynnwood 4. Hazen 3. Snohomish 3. Hermiston 3. Eastside Catholic 2. Everett 2. North Central 1.

2A

1. W. F. West (2) 5-0 35

2. Tumwater 5-0 23

3. Clarkston 4-1 21

4. Ellensburg (2) 4-0 20

5. Sehome 5-0 19

(tie) Lynden 5-0 19

7. Burlington-Edison 2-1 15

8. Othello 4-1 14

9. Prosser 3-0 12

(tie) East Valley (Yakima) 2-4 12

Others receiving votes: Sammamish 7. Lakewood 5. White River 5. Grandview 4. Hudson’s Bay 4. Archbishop Murphy 3. Ridgefield 2.

1A

1. Cashmere (2) 5-1 33

2. Montesano 2-1 21

3. Nooksack Valley (1) 5-0 19

(tie) Lynden Christian (1) 5-0 19

5. Deer Park 3-0 18

6. Toppenish 3-1 17

7. Kiona Benton 3-1 16

8. Wapato 5-0 15

9. Freeman 3-1 13

10. Hoquiam 3-2 10

(tie) Seton Catholic 4-1 10

Others receiving votes: Meridian 6. King’s 6. Colville 6. Medical Lake 3. Zillah 2. King’s Way Christian School 2. Eatonville 2. Connell 1. Annie Wright 1.

2B

1. LaConner (1) 5-1 38

2. Colfax 4-0 30

3. Tonasket (1) 5-0 28

4. Ilwaco 4-0 24

5. Okanogan (2) 1-0 20

6. Rainier 4-1 17

(tie) Adna (1) 5-0 17

(tie) Warden 2-1 17

9. Napavine 3-2 15

10. Chief Leschi 4-0 14

Others receiving votes: Mabton 12. Lake Roosevelt 9. Raymond 8. Tri-Cities Prep 7. Morton-White Pass 5. Asotin 3. Davenport 3. Brewster 2. Kettle Falls 2. Coupeville 1. Cle Elum/Roslyn 1. Liberty (Spangle) 1. St. George’s 1.

1B

1. Colton 2-0 25

2. Mount Vernon Christian (2) 3-1 21

3. Mossyrock 3-1 20

(tie) Pateros (2) 5-0 20

5. Oakesdale 4-1 19

6. Neah Bay 1-1 16

7. Willapa Valley 4-1 14

8. Moses Lake Christian Academy 2-1 13

9. Wellpinit 1-2 12

10. Inchelium 3-1 11

Others receiving votes: Pomeroy 10. Sunnyside Christian 10. Tulalip Heritage 9. Lummi 8. Liberty Christian 6. Odessa-Harrington 2. Naselle 2. Garfield-Palouse 1. Cascade Christian Academy 1.

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