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Week 7 Reporter Newspapers Basketball Poll

January 26th, 2011 at Wed, 26th, 2011 at 11:15 am by Joel Willits

An interesting week, as both Class 4A No.1 Garfield and 3A No.1 Rainier Beach both lost (Beach to Garfield, Garfield to Redmond). However, as the Vikings fell to the No.1 4A team in the state, they’re still at the top spot in 3A. Garfield’s loss to a pretty good Redmond team was underscored by the fact that phenom Tony Wroten Jr. sat out. So both team’s hold on to the top spots for now.

Bellevue climbs back to the No.7 spot and Sammamish, although in the others category, have been playing much better basketball lately, beating Mercer Island last week. Wouldn’t surprise me to see the team jump back into the rankings next week if they can keep things up.

Class 4A boys
1. Garfield (13-3)
2. Kentridge (12-3)
3. Ferris (13-1)
4. Jackson (16-2)
5. Olympia (14-1)
6. Auburn (12-3)
7. Gonzaga Prep (11-3)
8. Davis (14-3)
9. Kentwood (11-4)
10. Rogers (11-3)
Others receiving votes: Curtis (10-5), Puyallup (12-3), Chiawana (12-3)

Class 3A boys
1. Rainier Beach (9-4)
2. O’Dea (14-1)
3. Lincoln (14-1)
4. Lakes (12-2)
5. Seattle Prep (13-2)
6. Wilson (13-2)
7. Bellevue (11-4)
8. Chief Sealth (11-6)
9. Mercer Island (12-4)
10. Kamiakin (12-1)
Others receiving votes: Hudson’s Bay (14-2), Sammamish (11-4), University Prep (11-3), Hazen (12-3), Glacier Peak (14-3)

Class 4A girls
1. Federal Way (13-1)
2. Gonzaga Prep (12-2)
3. Bellarmine Prep (12-3)
4. Auburn Riverside (11-3)
5. Lewis and Clark (11-3)
6. Issaquah (12-4)
7. Eastlake (15-2)
8. Chiawana (12-2)
9. Kentwood (12-3)
10. Edmonds-Woodway (15-3)
Others receiving votes: Woodinville (12-5), Emerald Ridge (13-2), Jackson (10-7)

Class 3A girls
1. Holy Names (15-0)
2. Prairie (17-0)
3. Kennedy Catholic (15-1)
4. Cleveland (13-3)
5. Timberline (15-0)
6. Juanita (14-2)
7. Shadle Park (10-4)
8. Lynnwood (14-3)
9. Lakes (12-4)
10. Liberty (11-5)
Others receiving votes: North Central (7-6), University Prep (7-7), Wilson (11-4)

I'm the sports writer at the Bellevue Reporter newspaper. On this blog you'll find extra bits and pieces to stories I've written, observations on events in our area, and a behind the scenes look at what it takes to bring a story together. I'll field questions here, and maybe even ask a few too. I'm a 2007 graduate of the journalism program at Eastern Washington University. Prior to joining the Reporter, I worked at USA Hockey Magazine and did radio work with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox AAA baseball team. When I'm not busy covering the happenings in Bellevue, I enjoy playing hockey, watching sports and spending time with my family. You can also follow me on Twitter or you can send me an email.

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