SBLive's Washington 3A boys basketball coaches poll: Garfield, O'Dea, Eastside Catholic receive first-place votes (Dec. 4)
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 3A, votes were cast for 18 teams in the latest poll. Garfield received eight votes for first-place this week with No. 2 O'Dea receiving two.
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 3A boys basketball coaches poll reflecting opinions of coaches around the state (Dec. 4):
CLASS 3A COACHES POLL
1. Garfield 97 (8)
Record: 0-0
2. O'Dea 79 (1)
Record: 0-0
3. Mount Spokane 75
Record: 1-0
4. Auburn 70
Record: 1-0
5. Eastside Catholic 68 (1)
Record: 0-0
6. Rainier Beach 55
Record: 1-0
7. Bellevue 29
Record: 0-0
8. Mountlake Terrace 26
Record: 0-0
T-9. Arlington and Timberline 10
Record: 0-1 and 0-1
Others receiving votes: Gig Harbor, Kelso, Lincoln of Tacoma, Cheney, University, Stanwood, Seattle Prep, North Central
Voting 3A coaches: Garrick Phillips (University), Ryan Hansen (Auburn), David Wagenblast (Mount Spokane), Allen Thomas (Timberline), Gavin Cree (Mercer Island), Brett Henry (Evergreen), Bradyn Leyde (Kennewick), Nalin Sood (Mountlake Terrace), Scott Didrickson (Interlake), Luke Jordan (Mead)
