Mountain Home and several area programs continue to gain statewide recognition in the latest Arkansas Sports Media Girls’ High School Basketball Poll released for the week ending Feb. 7.
Mountain Home checks in at No. 4 in Class 5A with an 18-6 record, remaining firmly among the top teams in its classification. The Lady Bombers also received votes in the Overall Top 10, narrowly missing inclusion there.
In Class 3A, the area is well represented near the top. Mountain View sits atop the Class 3A rankings at No. 1 with a 25-3 record, while Bergman and Melbourne are also ranked. Bergman moved up to No. 4 at 27-8, and Melbourne follows at No. 5 with a 25-4 mark, highlighting the strength of the 3A-2 Conference.
Other local programs are receiving notice as well. Norfork and Viola both picked up votes in Class 1A, showing continued competitiveness late in the season.
The Arkansas Sports Media Poll is voted on weekly by sportswriters and broadcasters from across the state and includes an Overall Top 10 along with rankings for Classes 6A through 1A.
Arkansas Sports Media Girls’ High School Basketball Poll
Following is the Arkansas Sports Media Girls’ High School Basketball Poll, including the Overall Top 10, the top five in Classes 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending Feb. 7. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last week’s poll:
OVERALL
Record Pts Prv
1. Farmington (5) 20-2 83 1
2. North Little Rock (4) 22-3 80 2
3. Springdale Har-Ber 21-4 72 3
4. FS Northside 22-3 60 4
5. Vilonia 21-2 55 5
6. Greene Co. Tech 22-1 36 7
7. Earle 22-2 26 6
8. Bryant 17-6 25 –
9. Nashville 23-3 24 9
10. Bentonville West 19-5 13 8
Others receiving votes: Mountain Home 9, Pulaski Academy 6, Greenland 5, Mountain View 1.
CLASS 6A
Record Pts Prv
1. North Little Rock (7) 22-3 42 1
2. Springdale Har-Ber (2) 21-4 36 2
3. FS Northside 22-3 30 3
4. Bryant 17-6 16 5
5. Bentonville West 19-5 11 4
Others receiving votes: None.
CLASS 5A
Record Pts Prv
1. Farmington (9) 20-2 45 1
2. Vilonia 21-2 34 2
3. Greene Co. Tech 22-1 29 3
4. Mountain Home 18-6 15 4
5. Lake Hamilton 22-1 11 5
Others receiving votes: Nettleton 1.
CLASS 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. Nashville (7) 23-3 43 1
2. Pulaski Academy (2) 20-4 37 2
3. Forrest City 22-2 26 3
4. Joe T. Robinson 16-3 18 4
5. Heber Springs 21-4 11 5
Others receiving votes: None.
CLASS 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Mountain View (6) 25-3 41 1
2. Greenland (3) 25-3 36 2
3. Dover 22-0 27 3
4. Bergman 27-8 17 5
5. Melbourne 25-4 10 4
Others receiving votes: Episcopal 4.
CLASS 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. Poyen (8) 23-0 42 1
2. Riverside (1) 30-2 32 2
3. Sloan-Hendrix 26-2 25 3
4. Quitman 26-2 17 4
5. Barton 23-1 15 5
Others receiving votes: Dierks 4.
CLASS 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Earle (9) 22-2 45 1
2. WS Greers Ferry 27-5 35 2
3. Taylor 20-6 23 3
4(tie) Marked Tree 19-7 12 4
4(tie) County Line 23-4 12 5
Others receiving votes: Norfork 3, Viola 3, Lafayette County 2.
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