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Jan. 6 Statewide Girls Basketball Coaches Polls

OSAAtoday presents its Jan. 6 statewide Girls Basketball Coaches Polls for the 2019-2020 season in all classifications. Thanks to all the coaches who took the time and had the expertise to contribute their opinions to this endeavor.

Look for the polls every Monday during the winter season.

Please note: these polls are for generating interest and discussion only and have no impact on the OSAA’s RPI and Colley ratings that form the basis of the OSAA’s rankings for playoff purposes.

Girls Basketball

6A (compiled by Glen Lee)

1. Beaverton (12) [1] 6-4 138

2. South Medford (2) [1] 10-3 124

3. West Linn [3] 5-4 104

4. Mountainside [4] 6-5 89

5. Southridge [6] 6-3 73

6. Sheldon [5] 9-2 66

7. Benson [7] 5-1 59

8. Liberty [8] 7-3 31

9. Oregon City [9] 8-1 28

10. Canby [10] 6-2 21

First-place votes in parentheses              

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of this morning

Others receiving significant votes: South Salem (13), Tualatin (10)

Notes: South Medford fell at 5A No. 3 Silverton 44-35 on Friday and won at 5A No. 4 Churchill on Saturday. … Sheldon went on the road to beat two Washington schools, defeating Camas 55-43 on Friday and Skyview 49-45 on Saturday. The Irish play host to Canby on Tuesday and visit Churchill on Friday. … Southridge goes to 5A No. 1 La Salle Prep on Friday.

5A

1. La Salle Prep (7) [1] 8-2 106

2. Wilsonville (4) [2] 8-2 105

3. Silverton (1) [4] 7-2 87

4. Churchill [3] 5-4 67

5. Crater [6] 9-1 55

5. Corvallis [8] 7-2 55

7. Crescent Valley [5] 5-4 38

8. Lebanon [7] 5-3 37

9. West Albany [9] 6-3 22

10. South Albany [nr] 7-2 13

First-place votes in parentheses         

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of this morning

Others receiving significant votes: none

Notes: Host Silverton defeated 6A No. 2 South Medford 44-35 on Friday. … Churchill lost at home to South Medford 62-56 on Saturday. The Lancers play host to 6A No. 6 Sheldon on Friday. … La Salle Prep won at 6A North Medford 76-28. The Falcons are home to face 6A No. 5 Southridge on Friday. … Wilsonville won at home over 6A Liberty 63-45. The Wildcats go to Skyview (Wash.) on Friday.

4A

1. Philomath (8) [1] 10-0 98

2. Astoria (1) [3] 10-2 83

3. Hidden Valley (1) [2] 10-2 80

4. La Grande [5] 9-3 70

5. Baker [4] 11-2 65

6. Madras [9] 6-5 40

7. Molalla [6] 6-5 31

8. Cottage Grove [nr] 7-4 23

9. Stayton [10] 8-3 18

10. Valley Catholic [7] 6-4 13

First-place votes in parentheses         

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of this morning

Others receiving significant votes: Marist Catholic (11), North Marion (10), Henley (8)

Notes: Philomath won at 5A No. 8 Lebanon 61-58 on Tuesday and at Hidden Valley 62-49 on Friday. The Warriors visit Stayton on Friday. … Astoria went 2-1 at a tournament in Anchorage. … La Grande beat reigning 3A champion Clatskanie 51-48 on Friday at Banks. The Tigers defeated Madras 57-48 on Saturday. … In Friday games, Baker plays at La Grande and Astoria goes to Molalla.

3A

1. Clatskanie (12) [1] 12-1 129

2. Sutherlin [3] 11-1 115

3. Burns [2] 10-2 101

4. Brookings-Harbor [5] 9-3 80

5. Oregon Episcopal School [4] 7-2 65

6. Harrisburg [6] 11-2 55

7. Pleasant Hill [8] 8-1 45

8. Santiam Christian [7] 9-3 31

9. Willamina [10] 9-4 30 

10. South Umpqua [9] 9-1 28

First-place votes in parentheses         

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of this morning

Others receiving significant votes: none

Notes: Reigning 3A champion Clatskanie had its 19-game winning streak snapped with a 51-48 loss to 4A No. 4 La Grande on Friday at Banks. The Tigers rebounded to beat Banks 56-32 on Saturday. Clatskanie also defeated Molalla 69-49 on Thursday. … In a tournament at Salem Academy, Burns lost to reigning 1A champion St. Paul 54-49 on Friday and to 2A No. 3 Gervais 43-34 on Saturday. … Sutherlin beat 2A No. 5 Portland Christian 47-30 on Friday and 2A No. 1 Kennedy on Saturday. … Sutherlin is home to play Pleasant Hill on Tuesday. … Oregon Episcopal lost to two 2A schools, falling to Kennedy 50-31 and Portland Christian 50-34.

2A

1. Kennedy (10) [1] 9-3 109

2. Coquille [2] 10-1 90

3. Gervais (1) [3] 10-1 82

4. Faith Bible [4] 9-1 76

5. Portland Christian [5] 9-2 53

6. Enterprise [9] 10-1 51

7. Mannahouse Christian Acad. [6] 9-1 47

8. Central Linn [7] 7-1 42

9. Monroe [nr] 6-4 12

10. Bandon [10] 8-1 11

First-place votes in parentheses         

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of this morning

Others receiving significant votes: Heppner (10), Stanfield (10), Union (10)

1A (compiled by Russ Halverson)

Notes: Kennedy dropped 3A No. 5 Oregon Episcopal 50-31 on Friday and lost to 3A No. 2 Sutherlin 41-30 on Saturday. The Trojans play host to Gervais on Tuesday and meet 1A No. 2 Crane on Saturday. … Coquille handled Colton 56-39. … Gervais lost to 4A North Marion 31-28 on Friday and bounced back to beat 3A No. 3 Burns 43-34 on Saturday. … Faith Bible went 3-1 in a tournament at Chandler, Ariz. Faith Bible meets Mannahouse Christian on Saturday. … Portland Christian lost to Sutherlin 47-31 on Friday and defeated Oregon Episcopal 50-34 on Saturday.

1. St. Paul (13) [1] 12-0 157

2. Crane (3) [2] 9-0 145

3. Perrydale [3] 8-2 129

4. Country Christian [4] 6-2 93

5. Mohawk [7] 8-2 90

6. North Douglas [5] 10-0 81

7. Damascus Christian [8] 8-1 52

8. Elkton [9] 9-2 51

9. Joseph [6] 7-5 36

10. Southwest Christian [10] 10-1 33

First-place votes in parentheses         

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of this morning

Others receiving significant votes: none

Notes: St. Paul went 3-0 at the Crusader Classic New Year's Invitational at Salem Academy to extend its winning streak to 43. The Buckaroos defeated 3A No. 3 Burns 54-49. … In games at Pendleton, Crane beat Joseph 54-30 and Country Christian 65-33, and Country Christian held off Joseph 40-29. … Crane plays 2A No. 1 Kennedy on Saturday. … Perrydale goes to North Douglas on Friday. … Country Christian is home to play Damascus Christian on Tuesday and Elkton on Friday.