SBLive's 1A Washington boys basketball coaches poll: Zillah takes over top spot for first time this season (1/22/2024)

Rest of poll mostly unchanged, but Cascade Christian moves into top 10 after receiving votes much of the year

High school basketball in the state of Washington has returned once more. With that, so has the SBLive weekly coaches poll for Class 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A.

In Class 1A, votes were cast for 15 teams in the latest poll. Zillah overtook Lynden Christian at No. 1, marking the first time the Lyncs have been out of the top spot this season.

Each poll is comprised of voting coaches from programs across the state in the corresponding classification. Points are awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. Number of first place votes are indicated in parentheses. The poll is organized by SBLive analyst Dan Dickau.

Here is the 1A boys basketball coaches poll reflecting opinions of coaches around the state (Jan. 22):

CLASS 1A COACHES POLL

1. Zillah 86 (4)

Record: 14-0

2. Lynden Christian 85 (5)

Record: 14-1

3. Annie Wright 72

Record: 12-2

4. Freeman 64

Record: 14-2

5. Quincy 48

Record: 12-5

6. Wapato 41

Record: 12-3

7. King's 26

Record: 9-5

8. Cascade Christian 15

Record: 15-3

T-9. Seattle Academy and Chelan 14

Record: 9-5 and 12-4

Others receiving votes: Royal, Tenino, Riverside, Wahluke, Nooksack Valley.

Voting 1A coaches: Joe Stack (King's), Shawn Skogstad (Bellevue Christian), Tony Callero (Chelan), Ron Kirkpatrick (Cedar Park Christian), Jordan Dutton (Riverside), Tyler Mendezona (Bear Creek), Shane Stacy (Meridian), Cody Shackett (Cascade Christian), Matt Leslie (The Northwest School).