Boys basketball coaches polls:
by OSAAtoday Staff
6A (compiled by B.G. Gould)
1. Barlow (11) [1] 4-0 218
2. Jefferson (1) [2] 3-1 204
3. Grant (3) [3] 1-0 174
4. South Salem [7] 5-0 165
5. Lake Oswego [4] 4-1 163
6. West Linn [6] 1-1 140
7. Jesuit [5] 2-2 128
8. Southridge [9] 5-1 116
9. Central Catholic [8] 2-3 108
10. Tualatin [nr] 4-2 65
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Monday evening.
Others receiving significant votes:
Sunset (60), Sherwood (58), Roseburg (45), Forest Grove (39)
Notes: Barlow won its own tournament by defeating Beaverton 77-65 and Tualatin 74-56. The Bruins play at Lake Oswego on Tuesday … Reigning champion Grant opened its season Friday with an 87-60 win over Cleveland. … Lake Oswego beat Jesuit 53-51 behind 21 points from sophomore point guard Wayne McKinney, but in their next game, the Lakers fell to Central Catholic 60-55 in overtime.
5A
1. Thurston (8) [2] 6-0 131
2. Churchill (1) [4] 5-0 115
3. Wilsonville (3) [1] 4-0 107
4. Silverton (2) [3] 6-0 100
5. Crater [5] 4-2 83
6. Willamette [6] 4-1 48
7. Springfield [6] 4-2 44
7. South Albany [8] 5-0 44
9. La Salle Prep [10] 4-1 38
10. Parkrose [nr] 3-1 21
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Monday evening.
Others receiving significant votes: Pendleton (17)
Notes: Thurston defeated Crater 50-44 as Isaac Lange scored all 18 of his points in the second half and the Colts held Comets star Nate Bittle to 10 points. … Churchill rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit to beat 6A Sheldon 71-65, getting 19 points from Kaelen O’Neil. … Thurston plays at Churchill on Tuesday.
4A
1. Banks (8) [2] 6-1 124
2. Marshfield (4) [1] 4-1 111
3. Stayton (1) [4] 6-1 109
4. Seaside [3] 3-2 84
5. Woodburn [5] 5-0 75
6. Philomath [9] 4-2 43
7. Gladstone [7] 2-3 37
8. Sweet Home [nr] 8-1 32
9. Valley Catholic [5] 4-2 26
10. North Marion [nr] 3-2 23
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Monday evening.
Others receiving significant votes: Sisters (13), Newport (10)
Notes: Banks trailed Gladstone by six points in the fourth quarter but pulled out a 62-60 win in overtime as Jacob Slifka and Dakota Bunn scored 24 and 21 points, respectively. … Marshfield lost to 5A La Salle Prep 51-41 in the final of the Les Schwab South Coast Holiday Tournament. … Stayton defeated Seaside 56-49 on Saturday as 6-foot-8 senior post Kaleb Anundi scored 31 points
3A
1. Santiam Christian (6) [1] 5-0 78
2. De La Salle North Catholic (2) [2] 3-1 72
3. Dayton [3] 3-2 54
4. Horizon Christian, Tualatin [4] 5-2 42
5. Amity [7] 7-1 41
6. Creswell [6] 6-3 37
7. Pleasant Hill [5] 6-2 27
7. Sutherlin [8] 8-2 27
9. Catlin Gabel [9] 4-3 17
10. Brookings-Harbor [nr] 5-3 7
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Monday evening.
Others receiving significant votes: Portland Adventist Acad. (6), Burns (6)
Notes: Santiam Christian has won all of its games by at least 30 points. … Reigning champion De La Salle North Catholic will play Eastside Catholic (Wash.) in the opener of the Les Schwab Invitational The Eight on Thursday. …. Dayton lost to 4A Seaside 70-32. … Horizon Christian coach Dave Brown reached 800 career wins with a 58-28 victory over Westside Christian on Dec. 8.
2A
1. Western Christian (3) [2] 6-0 138
2. Columbia Christian (11) [1] 7-0 136
3. Toledo [3] 5-0 120
4. Oakland [7] 6-0 91
5. Sheridan [4] 9-0 72
5. Kennedy [6] 5-3 72
7. Santiam [5] 5-1 51
8. Monroe [8] 5-2 33
9. Knappa [9] 3-3 26
10. Jefferson [10] 3-2 22
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Monday evening.
Others receiving significant votes: Butte Falls / Crater Lake Charter Acad. (21), Coquille (16)
Notes: Western Christian eclipsed the century mark for the second time this season with a 102-41 win over Delphian. The Pioneers are averaging 92.7 points per game. … Columbia Christian improved to 4-0 against 3A teams, beating Catlin Gabel 57-48. … Toledo will meet Sheridan in the Jefferson Winter Invitational on Saturday.
1A
1. Prairie City (6) [1] 6-0 115
2. Nixyaawii (4) [4] 7-1 91
3. Triad (1) [6] 6-0 72
4. Damascus Christian (1) [3] 8-1 68
4. Sherman [2] 5-1 68
6. North Lake (1) [10] 7-0 58
7. Riddle [7] 7-0 50
8. Crosshill Christian [8] 7-0 39
9. Horizon Christian, Hood River [5] 4-3 31
10. Trinity Lutheran [nr] 4-2 29
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Monday evening.
Others receiving significant votes: Joseph (17), St. Paul (15), Hosanna Christian (10)
Notes: Prairie City defeated Horizon Christian 62-51 on Friday. The Panthers will have a 13-day layoff before playing in the Les Schwab Shootout in Pendleton on Dec. 28. … Nixyaawii beat Condon / Wheeler 85-49 as Moses Moses and Mick Schimmel scored 23 and 21 points, respectively.
