The Arkansas high school girls basketball state rankings for Jan. 18, 2022
Following are the Overall Top 10 high school girls 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. 15. The ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points, and previous rankings:
OVERALL
School Record Points Prv
1. Conway (10) 15-1 154 1
2. FS Northside (5) 15-0 145 2
3. Farmington 20-1 118 4
4. North Little Rock 13-2 117 3
5. Melbourne (1) 19-0 98 5
6. Bergman 23-0 60 6
8. Vilonia 11-2 45 7
7. Springdale Har-Ber 11-4 46 8
9. LR Central 13-3 37 9
10. Greenwood 10-4 24 10
Others receiving votes: Benton 7, LR Christian 6, Southside Batesville 5, Bryant 4, Lake Hamilton 2, Lamar 2, Nettleton 2, West Memphis 2, Booneville 1.
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CLASS 6A
School Record Points Prv
1. Conway (11) 15-1 75 1
2. FS Northside (5) 15-0 67 2
3. North Little Rock 13-2 50 3
4. Springdale Har-Ber 10-4 26 4
5. LR Central 13-3 20 4
Others receiving votes: Bentonville 2.
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CLASS 5A
School Record Points Prv
1. Vilonia (12) 11-2 66 1
2. Greenwood (1) 10-4 51 2
3. Marion 13-5 31 5
4. LR Christian (1) 12-2 27 5
5. Lake Hamilton 13-2 26 4
Others receiving votes: Benton (2) 11, Nettleton 10, West Memphis 9, Paragould 6, Jacksonville 2, Siloam Springs 1.
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CLASS 4A
School Record Points Prv
1. Farmington (16) 20-1 75 1
2. Southside Batesville 18-1 58 2
3. Nashville 16-2 53 3
4. Gentry 19-0 19 -
5. Lonoke 13-2 16 5
Others receiving votes: Morrilton 8, Star City 4, Pottsville 1, Valley View 1.
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CLASS 3A
School Record Points Prv
1. Bergman (16) 23-0 80 1
2. Lamar 16-1 56 2
3. Booneville 15-0 47 3
4. Manila 17-1 33 4
5. Centerpoint 14-2 17 5
Others receiving votes: Harding Academy 4, Valley Springs 2, Clinton 1.
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CLASS 2A
School Record Points Prv
1. Melbourne (16) 19-0 80 1
2. Marmaduke 25-2 57 2
3. Quitman 17-1 53 3
4. Salem 11-4 22 4
5. Mountainburg 15-2 15 5
Others receiving votes: Bigelow 8, Rector 3, Acorn 1, Yellville-Summit 1.
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CLASS 1A
School Record Points Prv
1. Norfork (13) 20-4 75 1
2. Mount Vernon-Enola (3) 19-2 62 2
4. Mammoth Spring 18-6 47 3
5. Wonderview 18-6 14 3
4. Kirby 17-6 27 5
(tie) Dermott 19-4 14 -
Others receiving votes: Kingston 1.
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This article originally appeared on Fort Smith Times Record: Arkansas high school girls basketball state rankings for Jan. 18, 2022