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Jan. 22 Statewide Boys Basketball Coaches Polls

OSAAtoday presents its weekly statewide Boys Basketball Coaches Polls in all classifications. Thanks to all the coaches who took the time and had the expertise to contribute their opinions to this endeavor.

Please email johnt@osaa.org if you are a boys varsity head basketball coach who did not vote this time but would like to going forward.

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.

Boys Basketball

6A (Compiled by BG Gould and Doug Fiala)

1. Lake Oswego (13) [1] 12-3 221

2. Jefferson (1) [2] 11-5 201

3. South Salem [5] 11-3 181

4. Grant [3] 10-5 169

5. Central Catholic [6] 10-5 159

6. Jesuit (1) [3] 11-5 143

7. Barlow [7] 10-5 140

8. Tigard [8] 10-5 107

9. Oregon City [nr] 11-4 91

9. South Eugene [9] 12-3 91

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 (78); West Linn (65); Sherwood (60)

Notes: Lake Oswego beat Grant 78-65 on Monday in the MLK Holiday Invitational, getting 20 points and 12 rebounds from Josh Angle. In the preceding game, Jefferson defeated Rainier Beach of Seattle 65-59 as Marcus Tsohonis scored 22 points. … Jesuit fell at Sunset 89-84 in three overtimes. The Apollos’ Colby King scored 21 of his 27 points after halftime. … Jaden Nielsen-Skinner had 32 points, six assists, five rebounds and five steals as South Salem took sole possession of first place in the Mountain Valley Conference with an 83-65 win over West Salem. … Lake Oswego visits Tigard on Tuesday.

5A

1. Churchill (5) [2] 12-3 95

2. Wilsonville (5) [1] 13-2 89

3. Crater [5] 11-4 69

4. Silverton [3] 13-2 68

5. Thurston [3] 12-3 65

6. Parkrose [7] 13-1 56

7. Willamette [6] 10-4 32

8. South Albany [8] 12-2 20

9. La Salle Prep [9] 8-7 15

10. Putnam [nr] 7-4 10

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 (8), Springfield (7), Corvallis (6)

Notes: Wilsonville set school records for points in a quarter (41) and half (68) in rolling past Scappoose 103-54. Jack Roche had 20 points, 15 assists and four steals for the Wildcats. … Churchill improved to 7-0 in the Midwestern League with easy wins over Willamette and Springfield. The Lancers go to Crater on Tuesday. … Silverton rebounded from an overtime loss to Corvallis by beating North Salem 77-44.

4A

1. Seaside (7) [1] 14-2 123

1. Banks (6) [2] 17-1 123

3. Marshfield [3] 13-4 94

4. Stayton [4] 12-3 88

5. Woodburn [5] 13-3 73

6. Valley Catholic [6] 12-5 46

7. Henley [10] 10-6 44

8. Baker [8] 14-3 33

9. North Marion [7] 8-8 25

10. Gladstone [nr] 11-5 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: Marist Catholic (15); Philomath (12)

Notes: Seaside trailed by five points in the third quarter before pulling out a 55-49 win at Valley Catholic in a rematch of the last two 4A finals. … Banks, which has won 17 in a row since an opening loss to 5A Pendleton, plays host to Valley Catholic on Tuesday. … 5A North Bend won at Marshfield 46-38 on Saturday behind Jayden Frank’s 18 points. … Stayton stands alone in first place in the Oregon West Conference after beating Woodburn 68-51, led by Kaleb Anundi’s 26 points.

3A

1. Santiam Christian (6) [1] 17-1 94

2. De La Salle North Catholic (3) [2] 13-4 91

3. Dayton (1) [3] 15-4 85

4. Pleasant Hill [8] 12-5 47

5. Horizon Christian, Tualatin [7] 11-7 40

5. Umatilla [9] 15-3 40

7. Amity [5] 11-5 36

8. Sutherlin [6] 15-4 29

9. Clatskanie [nr] 9-6 21

10. Burns [4] 12-6 13

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: Clatskanie (13)

Notes: Zach Baugher scored 14 points to lead Santiam Christian past Sutherlin 43-31 on Monday in the MLK Showcase at Corban University. … De La Salle North Catholic rolled over Horizon Christian 63-42 in a Lewis & Clark League game. … Dayton dominated Amity 85-61 in a PacWest Conference game. The Pirates also handed 2A Toledo its first loss, getting 19 points from Lukas Findley in a 61-50 win Monday at Corban University. … Burns lost at Irrigon 56-45 and Riverside 51-36.

2A

1. Columbia Christian (12) [1] 17-2 120

2. Western Christian [2] 17-1 107

3. Toledo (1) [3] 16-1 97

4. Oakland [4] 17-1 82

5. Kennedy [5] 12-6 61

6. Knappa [6] 13-5 61

7. Sheridan [7] 14-3 51

8. Santiam [8] 13-4 34

9. Coquille [9] 11-7 19

10. Butte Falls / Crater Lake Charter [nr] 13-1 17 

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: None

Notes: Columbia Christian won 82-42 win over Gaston on Monday … Western Christian built a 16-point halftime lead and held off Kennedy 69-51. … Toledo suffered its first loss, falling to 3A Dayton 61-50 on Monday. …. Oakland has won nine in a row since a three-point home loss to Kennedy. … Kennedy plays host to Santiam on Tuesday.

1A

1. Triad (7) [1] 15-0 96

2. Prairie City (1) [2] 15-0 84

3. Damascus Christian [5] 16-1 68

4. Sherman [4] 14-2 64

5. Nixyaawii (2) [4] 16-1 61

6. Trinity Lutheran [7] 14-3 41

7. Horizon Christian, Hood River [6] 11-4 35

8. North Lake [9] 12-3 33

9. Riddle [8] 15-1 18

10. Days Creek [nr] 11-5 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: Hosanna Christian (6); North Douglas (5); Life Christian (5)

Notes: Triad stayed unbeaten with two narrow wins, beating North Lake 41-40 at home on Friday and winning 59-53 in double overtime at Paisley (6-8) on Saturday. The TimberWolves trailed North Lake by seven points in the fourth quarter but pulled it out on a three-pointer by Gabe Smith with five seconds left. Against Paisley, Micah Young and Ethan Moritz each had 16 points. … Deven Barkley scored 34 points as Nixyaawii scored a season high in a 106-34 win over Elgin. … Powder Valley beat Horizon Christian 36-33 in a nonleague game Monday at Echo.