SBLive's 1A Washington boys basketball coaches poll: Quincy, Seattle Academy tie for No. 5 (2/6/2024)

Quincy and Seattle Academy tie for No. 5, Tenino and Cascade Christian move back into top-10 tying for 10th spot

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 14 teams in the latest poll. Zillah and Lynden Christian each received four first-place votes this week, but the Leopards take the top honors.

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 (Feb. 6):

CLASS 1A COACHES POLL

1. Zillah 76 (4)

Record: 20-0

2. Lynden Christian 75 (4)

Record: 18-2

3. Annie Wright 65

Record: 17-2

4. Freeman 52

Record: 18-2

T-5. Quincy and Seattle Academy 35

Record: 14-6 and 13-6

7. Wapato 31

Record: 15-5

8. Royal 15

Record: 17-4

9. King's 13

Record: 12-7

T-10. Tenino and Cascade Christian 6

Record: 13-5 and 18-4

Others receiving votes: Wahluke, Chelan, Riverside.

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), Matt Leslie (The Northwest School), Cody Shackett (Cascade Christian).