The Arkansas high school boys basketball state rankings for Jan. 18, 2022

George "Clay" Mitchell, Fort Smith Times Record
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Following is the Overall Top 10 high school boys basketball poll 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 Jan. 15. The ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points, and last week's rankings:

Overall

School Record Points Prv

1. North Little Rock (13) 13-3 157 1

2. Jonesboro (3) 12-3 134 2

3. Magnolia 12-0 105 3

4. LR Parkview 11-3 95 4

5. Farmington 19-1 90 5

6. Maumelle 12-2 66 7

7. Bentonville 12-3 53 8

8. Conway 12-3 39 9

9. Springdale Har-Ber 13-3 36 6

(tie) Bentonville West 11-4 36 -

Others receiving votes: Marion 27, Fayetteville 13, Blytheville 12, Bryant 11, Springdale 5, Lake Hamilton 1.

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CLASS 6A

School Record Points Prv

1. North Little Rock (16) 13-3 80 1

2. Bentonville 12-4 48 3

3. Conway 10-3 33 4

4. Springdale Har-Ber 13-3 30 2

5. Bentonville West 11-4 28 5

Others receiving votes: Fayetteville 14, Bryant 5, Springdale 1, LR Central 1.

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CLASS 5A

School Record Points Prv

1. Jonesboro (14) 12-3 76 1

2. LR Parkview 11-3 60 2

3. Maumelle (2) 12-2 49 3

5. Marion 13-4 36 4

4. Lake Hamilton 12-3 10 -

Others receiving votes: Nettleton 7, Russellville 1, LR Christian 1.

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CLASS 4A

School Record Points Prv

1. Farmington (7) 17-1 71 1

2. Magnolia (9) 12-0 68 2

3. Blytheville 16-3 49 3

4. Arkadelphia 14-1 27 4

5. Fountain Lake 16-1 22 5

Others receiving votes: Forrest City 1, Morrilton 1, Dardanelle 1.

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CLASS 3A

School Record Points Prv

1. Dumas (15) 14-1 76 1

2. Walnut Ridge 11-1 60 2

3. Mayflower (1) 13-4 43 3

4. Osceola 10-3 33 4

5. Central Arkansas Christian 10-2 7 5

Others receiving votes: Bergman 6, Booneville 3, Waldron 3, Rose Bud 3, Cave City 1, Drew Central 1, Manila 1, Valley Springs 1.

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CLASS 2A

School Record Points Prv

1. Lavaca (14) 20-1 78 1

2. Dierks (2) 14-0 54 2

3. Eureka Springs 18-3 35 3

4. Sloan-Hendrix 16-4 34 4

5. Buffalo Island Central 18-5 29 5

Others receiving votes: Rector 8, Acorn 2.

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CLASS 1A

School Record Points Prv

1. Wonderview (14) 24-1 78 1

2. County Line (1) 24-3 53 2

4. Marked Tree (1) 14-1 44 3

3. West Side Greers Ferry 20-5 37 4

5. The New School 23-3 16 5

Others receiving votes: Bradley 9, Ozark Catholic 2, Calico Rock 1.

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This article originally appeared on Fort Smith Times Record: Arkansas high school boys basketball state rankings for Jan. 18, 2022