SBLive's 1A boys basketball coaches poll: Zillah jumps over Annie Wright for No. 2 spot (Feb. 15)

Leopards two first-place votes enough to move past Annie Wright at No. 2

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 13 teams in the latest poll. Lynden Christian received the most first-place votes with seven while Zillah moves up to No. 2 this week after receiving two first-place votes.

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. 15):

CLASS 1A COACHES POLL

1. Lynden Christian 97 (7)

Record: 21-2

2. Zillah 87 (2)

Record: 21-1

3. Annie Wright 85 (1)

Record: 22-1

4. Freeman 66

Record: 19-2

5. King's 62

Record: 16-5

6. Toppenish 44

Record: 18-4

7. Overlake 26

Record: 16-6

8. Omak 24

Record: 15-5

9. Seattle Academy 21

Record: 12-9

10. Blaine 17

Record: 15-7

Others receiving votes: Vashon Island, Seattle Christian, Quincy

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), Ron Kirkpatrick (Cedar Park Christian), Tyler Mendezona (Bear Creek)