Tuesday, Sep. 15, 2009

AP polls return

The AP football rankings return this week, and first things first.

That means time for myself and my prep sports compadres to vote. As I have the past couple years, I will post my ballot here for everyone to dissect.

4A

1, Skyline. 2, Bothell. 3, Gonzaga Prep. 4, Auburn. 5, Eastlake. 6, Ferris. 7, Jackson. 8, Curtis. 9, Wenatchee. 10, Olympia.

Comment Skyline is one of the best teams this state has produced in a while -- comparable to a couple of the great Bellevue teams earlier this decade, including the one that ended De La Salle's national-record win streak. G-Prep upset Ferris and thus is the top eastside team on my ballot. Couldn't really justify more than one CBBN team, and Wenatchee so far has looked the best of the bunch.

3A

1, Bellevue. 2, Union. 3, Lakes. 4, Liberty (Issaquah). 5, Mount Spokane. 6, O'Dea. 7, Glacier Peak. 8, Ferndale. 9, Camas. 10, Olympic.

Comment Sorry, but couldn't knock Bellevue down for taking on one of Texas' best down in the Lone Star State.

2A

1, Ellensburg. 2, Prosser. 3, Archbishop Murphy. 4, Lynden. 5, Burlington-Edison. 6, Interlake. 7, Sequim. 8, W.F. West. 9, Selah. 10, West Valley (Spokane).

Comment Ellensburg and Prosser meet Oct. 9 at Fiker. Is that the day Prosser's long CWAC win streak ends?

1A

1, Connell. 2, Montesano. 3, Royal. 4, Orting. 5, Vashon Island. 6, Cascade Christian. 7, Cashmere. 8, Cascade (Leavenworth). 9, River View. 10, Zillah.

Comment Connell's win at defending state champion Cashmere impressed me. But this looks to be a deep classification. State playoffs should be interesting.

2B

1, Napavine. 2, Colfax. 3, Asotin. 4, La Salle. 5, Adna. 6, Naselle. 7, South Bend. 8, Tacoma Baptist. 9, DeSales. 10, Waitsburg-Prescott.

It's not just football that has rankings going on.

Here are this week's Washington State Volleyball Coaches Association rankings:

4A

1. Mead

2. Graham-Kapowsin

3. Kamiakin

4. Kentwood

5. Curtis

6. Auburn-Riverside

7. Monroe

8. Olympia

9. Eisenhower

10. Jackson

3A

1. Eastside Catholic

2. Bishop Blanchet

3. Mount Spokane

4. Shadle Park

5. Lakes

6. Meadowdale

7. East Valley (Spokane)

8. Seattle Prep

9. Shorecrest

10. Mount Si

2A

1. Lynden

2. Burlington-Edison

3. Black Hills

4. Selah

5. Tumwater

6. West Valley (Spokane)

7. Centralia

8. Fife

9. R.A. Long

10. Mark Morris

1A

1. King's

2. Castle Rock

3. Lynden Christian

4. River View

5. Chelan

6. Cedar Park Christian

7. Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls)

8. Onalaska

9. Cascade (Leavenworth)

10. Zillah

2B

1. LaConner

2. Colfax

3. Tekoa-Oakesdale

4. Riverside Christian

5. Toutle Lake

6. Northwest Christian (Colbert)

7. Lind-Ritzville

8. Mossyrock

9. Bear Creek

10. Pomeroy

1B

1. LaCrosse-Washtucna

2. St. John-Endicott

3. Klickitat

4. Wilson Creek

5. Colton

6. Wilbur-Creston

7. Moses Lake Christian

8. Crescent

9. Lake Quinault

10. North Sound Christian

And finally, here are the state cross country rankings done by the Washington State Cross Country Coaches Association.

Til next time ...