Following is the Overall Top 10 boys high school basketball teams in Arkansas and 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. 22. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and last week’s rankings:
OVERALL
1. North Little Rock (2) 20-4 117 1
2. Magnolia (4) 21-0 116 3
3. Springdale Har-Ber (5) 20-3 107 5
4. West Memphis (2) 22-4 97 4
5. Rogers (1) 20-3 91 2
6. Russellville (1) 22-4 77 6
7. Hot Springs 23-5 55 7
8. FS Northside 18-8 42 10
9. Jacksonville 16-4 39 8
10. LR Mills 22-3 30 NR
Others receiving votes: Conway 15, Fayetteville 11, Valley Springs 9, Bentonville 7, Cabot 6, Blytheville 3, Izard County 2, Greene County Tech 1.
CLASS 6A
1. North Little Rock (5) 20-4 61 1
(tie) Springdale Har-Ber (9) 20-3 61 3
3. Rogers (1) 20-3 52 2
4. FS Northside 18-8 27 5
5. Conway 17-7 17 4
Others receiving votes: Fayetteville 7.
CLASS 5A
1. West Memphis (6) 22-4 63 1
2. Russellville (5) 22-4 56 2
3. Hot Springs (3) 23-5 52 3
4. Jacksonville (1) 16-4 36 4
5. Greene County Tech 20-5 11 NR
Others receiving votes: Maumelle 5, Sylvan Hills 1, Vilonia 1.
CLASS 4A
1. Magnolia (15) 21-0 75 1
2. LR Mills 22-3 60 2
3. Pea Ridge 22-4 37 4
4. Westside 20-5 23 5
5. Blytheville 23-5 20 3
Others receiving votes: Pulaski Academy 8, Malvern 4.
CLASS 3A
1. Valley Springs (12) 32-3 72 1
2. Manila (1) 24-5 41 3
3. Dumas (2) 22-2 40 2
4. Elkins 26-3 31 5
5. Prescott 17-3 30 4
Others receiving votes: Bergman 6, Waldron 3, Osceola 1, Baptist Prep 1.
CLASS 2A
1. Marianna (12) 24-4 71 1
2. Lavaca (3) 28-4 57 3
3. Clarendon 20-5 36 2
4. Bay 25-7 29 4
5. England 23-5 15 NR
Others receiving votes: Earle 7, Dierks 6, Flippin 3, Cutter-Morning Star 1.
CLASS 1A
1. Izard County (15) 33-5 75 1
2. Kirby 33-2 51 2
3. New School 33-1 30 4
4. Bradley 31-5 25 NR
5. Hillcrest 29-4 19 NR
Others receiving votes: Nevada 17, Concord 5, Viola 3.
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