Boys hoops media poll

Click below to see the first boys basketball media poll of the year.

 

State media poll
First-place votes in parentheses

5A
1. Highland (1) 29
2. Vallivue (4) 26
3. Lewiston (2) 19
4. Madison 17
5. Eagle (1) 16
Others receiving votes: Coeur d’Alene 12, Timberline (1) 6, Lake City 
5, Borah 3, Centennial 1, Post Falls 1.

4A
1. Skyview (5) 34
2. Bonneville (2) 26
3. Burley (2) 21
4. Pocatello 19
5. Moscow 14
Others receiving votes: Jerome 7, Century 6, Blackfoot 4, Emmett 2, 
Blackfoot 2.

3A
1. Fruitland (4) 36
2. Kimberly (4) 35
3. Shelley (1) 20
4. Snake River 18
5. Buhl 17
Others receiving votes: Weiser 4, Orofino 2, Wendell 1, Marsh Valley 1, 
Bonners Ferry 1.

2A
1. Firth (9) 45
2. West Side 30
3. Soda Springs 15
4. New Plymouth 14
5. Nampa Christian 9
Others receiving votes: West Jefferson 8, Aberdeen 5, Grangeville 3, 
Glenns Ferry 3.

1A Division I
1. Troy (6) 39
2. Hagerman (2) 26
3. Genesee (1) 20
4. Lapwai 15
5. Wallace 8
Others receiving votes: Cascade 6, Sho-Ban 6, Oakley 5, Prairie 4, 
Horseshoe Bend 2, Council 2, Rimrock 1, Raft River 1.

1A Division II
1. Carey (3) 36
2. Richfield (3) 26
3. Garden Valley (2) 25
4. Mackay (1) 12
5. Kootenai 10
Others receiving votes: Murtaugh 7, Clark County 5, Clark Fork 5, 
Dietrich 4, Salmon River 4, North Gem 1.

Voters
Mark Nelke, Coeur d’Alene Press
Greg Lee, Spokesman-Review
Mark Jones, Standard Journal
Ryan Collingwood, Morning News
Jesse Zentz, Idaho Statesman
Dan Thompson, Idaho State Journal
David Bashore, Times News
Will Love, Idaho Press-Tribune
Paul Kingsbury, Idahosports.com

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4 Responses to “Boys hoops media poll”

  1. Frank Sykes Says:
    November 27, 2008 at 12:07 pm | Reply

    I find it interesting that word on the street (message boards) is pretty much discounting Bonneville and Burley this year yet the sports writers have them 2nd and 3rd. Who’s right?

  2. rcollingwood Says:
    November 27, 2008 at 12:34 pm | Reply

    Well, Frank, there isn’t a LOT of legitimacy with the early polls.

    Writers tend to stick with tradition until things start to transpire. We have a grip on things for the most part, but some journalists aren’t going to know everything another region’s journalist knows.

    For example, the girls poll – now that the season is five games deep – is just now starting to shape up and it’s been out for three weeks.

    Keep in mind these polls are all for entertainment and are hardly ever accurate early in the season.

  3. tiger man Says:
    November 30, 2008 at 3:11 pm | Reply

    Yeah, look at Soda Springs @ #3. This is just a carry-over from last year. Soda will be lucky to win one district game this year.

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