OSAAtoday - Boys basketball coaches polls: Feb. 19

Feb. 19 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 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 (8) [1] 18-4 217

2. Jefferson (7) [2] 19-5 215

3. Central Catholic [4] 18-5 175

3. South Salem [5] 18-4 175

5. Grant [6] 17-6 173

6. Jesuit [3] 17-6 167

7. Oregon City [9] 16-6 122

8. Barlow [7] 17-6 121

9. Tigard [8] 14-8 110

10. Sherwood [nr] 19-5 87

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: South Eugene (75)

Notes: Lake Oswego opened a two-game lead atop the Three Rivers League by beating Oregon City 52-42 and Tigard 61-46. … Beaverton won at Jesuit 42-40 to avenge an 18-point, home-court loss to the Crusaders. … South Salem finishes the regular season Friday at McNary, the only team to beat the Saxons in the Mountain Valley Conference.

1. Churchill (7) [1] 18-4 97

2. Wilsonville (3) [2] 20-2 89

3. Silverton [3] 21-2 81

4. Willamette [5] 17-4 66

5. Thurston [4] 16-5 54

6. Crater [6] 15-7 50

7. Parkrose [7] 16-4 41

8. La Salle Prep [8] 14-8 20

9. Pendleton [9] 14-5 12

9. Springfield [nr] 11-9 12

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: Silverton has won nine in a row since an overtime loss at Corvallis. … Springfield’s Zach Brown scored 26 points, including a jump-hook with five seconds left, in a 59-58 home win over Crater. … Willamette visits Churchill on Tuesday and plays host to Crater on Friday in key Midwestern League games.

1. Seaside (9) [1] 21-3 117

2. Banks (2) [2] 23-3 108

3. Stayton (1) [3] 18-3 98

4. Marshfield [4] 19-5 72

5. Woodburn [5] 19-4 70

6. Henley [6] 15-7 45

7. Marist Catholic [nr] 16-7 42

8. Valley Catholic [7] 17-9 40

9. Baker [10] 16-5 23

10. North Marion [nr] 14-9 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: Gladstone (15)

Notes: Blake Gobel scored 21 points as Banks won at home over Seaside 54-53 in overtime Thursday to force a co-title in the Cowapa League. The Seagulls came back two days later to defeat Banks 51-42 in a first-place tiebreaker at Tillamook, getting 12 points from Ryan Hague. … Marist Catholic pulled into a first-place tie with Marshfield in the Sky-Em League with a 50-22 home win as Max Whittaker scored 19 points. The teams meet again Tuesday at Siuslaw to determine the league top seed to state. … North Marion beat Gladstone 51-49 to take over first place in the Tri-Valley Conference.

1. De La Salle North Catholic (11) [1] 21-4 110

2. Dayton [3] 21-5 96

3. Santiam Christian [2] 22-3 86

4. Pleasant Hill [4] 20-5 81

5. Horizon Christian, Tualatin [5] 17-9 56

6. Nyssa [7] 17-8 49

7. Sutherlin [6] 20-5 31

8. Amity [8] 16-8 24

9. Clatskanie [nr] 14-7 20

10. Umatilla [10] 19-7 15

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: Creswell (11)

Notes: Dayton beat Amity 53-43 for the PacWest Conference’s No. 1 seed. … Catlin Gabel topped Horizon Christian 57-49 in the Lewis & Clark League playoffs. … Far West champion Sutherlin fell to third-place St. Mary’s 47-40 in the league playoffs. … Omar Jaquez made four three-pointers and scored 20 points as Nyssa edged Umatilla 63-57 for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Oregon League. … Salem Academy bounced back from a 63-51 loss to Amity in the PacWest playoffs to defeat Blanchet Catholic 64-58 for a state berth.

1. Columbia Christian (13) [1] 25-2 139

2. Western Christian (1) [2] 25-1 135

3. Toledo [3] 24-1 112

4. Oakland [4] 24-2 92

5. Knappa [5] 19-8 78

6. Kennedy [5] 19-7 70

7. Santiam [8] 21-7 63

8. Sheridan [7] 18-7 36

9. Coquille [9] 17-8 21

10. Illinois Valley [10] 15-10 9

10. Lost River [nr] 17-8 9

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 took care of Knappa 67-44 for the top seed in the Northwest League. … Western Christian grabbed the No. 1 seed in the Tri-River Conference by defeating Santiam 80-35. … Colton Brownson had 20 points, nine rebounds and five assists as Oakland held off Central Inn 52-48 to take the top seed in the Central Valley Conference. … Santiam beat Kennedy 50-44 in the Tri-River playoffs.

1. Nixyaawii (5) [1] 24-2 73

2. Sherman (1) [2] 22-3 67

3. Triad (1) [3] 20-2 61

4. Damascus Christian (1) [4] 24-2 59

5. Horizon Christian, Hood River [6] 18-6 46

6. Trinity Lutheran [5] 20-5 44

7. Prairie City [8] 24-2 33

8. North Lake [9] 19-4 21

9. Days Creek [7] 20-5 19

10. Riddle [10] 22-4 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: None

Notes: Nixyaawii broke open a one-point game with a 13-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat Joseph 54-42 to claim the No. 1 seed in the Old Oregon League. … Horizon Christian ended Sherman’s 15-game winning streak by defeating the Huskies 45-35 for the top seed in the Big Sky League. … Matt Eidler scored 30 points in Trinity Lutheran’s 48-40 win over North Lake, earning the No. 2 seed in the Mountain Valley League. The Saints avenged a 40-37 loss to North Lake four days earlier.