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SBLive's 1A boys basketball coaches poll: Lynden Christian, Annie Wright, Zillah all receive first-place votes (Feb. 7)

Top 10 remains the same, but Lynden Christian earns another first-place vote from coaches

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. Lynden Christian received the most first-place votes with five while No. 2 Annie Wright received two and No. 3 Zillah received one.

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. 7):

CLASS 1A COACHES POLL

1. Lynden Christian 76 (5)

Record: 19-2

2. Annie Wright 71 (2)

Record: 21-1

3. Zillah 69 (1)

Record: 19-1

4. Freeman 54

Record: 18-2

5. King's 49

Record: 14-5

6. Toppenish 33

Record: 16-4

7. Blaine 27

Record: 13-6

8. Overlake 18

Record: 14-6

9. Seattle Academy 16

Record: 11-8

10. Vashon Island 9

Record: 15-4

Others receiving votes: Quincy, King's Way Christian, Sultan, Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls), Omak

Voting 1A coaches: Tony Callero (Chelan), David Bigelow (Overlake), Cody Shackett (Cascade Christian), Matt Leslie (The Northwest School), Zac Townsend (Seattle Academy), Jeremy Ecklund (La Center), Chad Hand (Deer Park), Mario Mengarelli (Zillah)