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The Arkansas high school boys basketball state rankings for Jan. 3, 2022

george "clay" mitchell, fort smith times record
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Following is the Overall Top 10 high school boys 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 Jan. 1. 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 (14) 11-3 149 1

2. Jonesboro (1) 9-3 121 2

3. LR Parkview 9-2 82 3

4. Bentonville West 9-1 80 5

5. Farmington 15-1 77 4

(tie) Magnolia 9-0 77 7

7. Bentonville 9-3 57 9

8. Springdale Har-Ber 10-2 47 6

9. Magnolia 10-2 35 10

10. LR Central 7-5 27 8

Others receiving: Conway 14, Marion 14, Arkadelphia 10, Blytheville 9, Springdale 5, Morrilton 5, Northside 4, Lavaca 4, Nettleton 3, Wonderview 3, County Line 2.

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CLASS 6A

School Record Points Prv

1. North Little Rock (15) 11-3 75 1

2. Bentonville West 9-1 51 2

3. Springdale Har-Ber 10-2 33 3

4. Bentonville 9-3 28 5

5. LR Central 7-5 20 4

Others receiving: Conway 9, Fayetteville 3, Northside 3, Springdale 3

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CLASS 5A

School Record Points Prv

1. Jonesboro (12) 9-3 69 1

2. LR Parkview (2) 9-2 58 2

3. Maumelle (1) 10-2 42 3

4. Nettleton 12-3 23 4

5. Marion 8-2 18 -

Others receiving: LR Christian 6, West Memphis 5, Sylvan Hills 2, Sheridan 1, Lake Hamilton 1.

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CLASS 4A

School Record Points Prv

1. Farmington (8) 15-1 68 1

2. Magnolia (6) 9-0 58 2

3. Blytheville (1) 9-3 44 4

4. Arkadelphia 11-1 33 3

5. Fountain Lake 14-1 11 –

Others receiving: Morrilton 6, Forrest City 2, Stuttgart 2, Subiaco 1.

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CLASS 3A

School Record Points Prv

1. Dumas (13) 12-1 69 1

2. Walnut Ridge (1) 9-1 47 2

4. Osceola 7-2 37 4

3. Mayflower 11-4 31 3

5. Bergman (1) 19-4 22 5

Others receiving: Booneville 4, Drew Central 3, Pangburn 3, Ashdown 3, Cave City 2, Paris 2, Rivercrest 1, Waldron 1.

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CLASS 2A

School Record Points Prv

1. Lavaca (12) 18-1 71 1

2. Eureka Springs (2) 16-3 37 2

5. Dierks 11-0 36 5

3. Sloan-Hendrix 15-4 32 3

4. Buffalo Island Central 16-5 30 4

Others receiving: Acorn 8, Rector 8, McCrory 2, Melbourne 1.

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CLASS 1A

School Record Points Prv

1. Wonderview (13) 22-1 70 1

2. County Line (1) 21-3 46 2

4. Marked Tree 12-1 36 4

3. West Side Greers Ferry 18-5 33 3

5. The New School (1) 22-2 32 5

Others receiving: Bradley 6, Dermott 1, Ozark Catholic 1.

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This article originally appeared on Fort Smith Times Record: The second statewide rankings for Arkansas high school boys basketball