The Marsh Valley boys have raced to a 4-1 start to the season, and on Tuesday, they were rewarded. In the first boys basketball media poll of the season, the Eagles topped Class 3A, garnering four first-place votes. Currently on a three-game win streak, Marsh Valley hosted Star Valley Tuesday night.
Elsewhere in the poll, Preston checked in at No. 2 in Class 4A — with Pocatello just outside those rankings — and Snake River ranked No. 4 in 3A. Grace also made an appearance in the 1A DI rankings, registering at No. 3, and Rockland came in at No. 4 in the 1A DII poll.
Here is the full poll:
CLASS 5A
Team (1st-place votes) W-L Pts
1. Lake City (6) 6-0 30
2. Owyhee 3-1 19
3. Mountain View 4-0 18
4. Eagle 4-1 14
t-5. Coeur d’Alene 4-1 3
t-5. Madison 5-3 3
Others receiving votes: Lewiston 2, Meridian 1.
CLASS 4A
Team (1st-place votes) W-L Pts
1. Middleton (2) 5-1 19
t-2. Jerome (2) 8-1 18
t-2. Preston (1) 7-1 18
4. Bishop Kelly 5-1 13
5. Hillcrest (1) 5-2 10
Others receiving votes: Pocatello 8, Shelley 4.
CLASS 3A
Team (1st-place votes) W-L Pts
1. Marsh Valley (4) 4-1 23
2. McCall-Donnelly (1) 5-1 22
3. Fruitland (1) 6-1 17
4. Snake River 5-2 14
5. Kimberly 5-2 10
Others receiving votes: Kellogg 2, Homedale 1, Teton 1.
CLASS 2A
Team (1st-place votes) W-L Pts
1. Ambrose (5) 8-0 28
2. Melba (1) 6-1 19
3. St. Maries 5-2 17
4. North Fremont 5-1 14
5. Ririe 7-2 6
Others receiving votes: Firth 2, Wendell 2, West Side 2.
CLASS 1A DIVISION I
Team (1st-place votes) W-L Pts
1. Lapwai (6) 5-0 30
2. Kamiah 5-0 19
3. Grace 6-2 16
4. Victory Charter 4-1 9
5. Prairie 6-1 6
Others receiving votes: Centennial Baptist 4, Liberty Charter 3, Lakeside 1, Troy 1, Genesis Prep 1.
CLASS 1A DIVISION II
Team (1st-place votes) W-L Pts
1. Camas County (4) 7-0 27
2. Dietrich (2) 6-1 24
3. Watersprings 7-0 14
4. Rockland 5-1 11
5. Garden Valley 5-1 8
Others receiving votes: Carey 2, Sho-Ban 2, Council 1, North Gem 1.