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SBLive's 2A boys basketball coaches poll: Lynden takes initial No. 1 spot (Nov. 29)

Winners of the last two state tournaments, Lynden receives 6 first place votes to start in same place it ended last year

High school basketball in the state of Washington has returned once more. With that, so has the SBLive weekly coaches poll for Class 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A.

In Class 2A, votes were cast for 16 teams in the latest poll. Two-time defending champion Lynden received all but one first-place vote to take the No. 1 spot.

Each poll is comprised of voting coaches from programs across the state in the corresponding classification. Points are awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. Number of first place votes are indicated in parentheses. The poll is organized by SBLive analyst Dan Dickau.

Here is the 2A boys basketball coaches poll reflecting opinions of coaches around the state (Nov. 29):

CLASS 2A COACHES POLL

1. Lynden 64 (6)

Record: 0-0

2. North Kitsap 62 (1)

Record: 0-0

3. Anacortes 51

Record: 0-0

4. Mark Morris 50

Record: 0-0

5. Prosser 36

Record: 0-0

6. Pullman 33

Record: 0-0

7. Renton 25

Record: 1-0

8. Enumclaw 14

Record: 0-0

9. Grandview 10

Record: 1-0

10. Columbia River 7

Record: 1-0

Others receiving votes: Selah, West Valley of Spokane, Cedarcrest, Port Angeles, Sehome, R.A. Long

Voting 2A coaches: Bill Bakamus (Mark Morris), Jason Buffum (Ridgefield), Kasey Ulin (Port Angeles), Brian Roper (Lynden), Scott Orness (North Kitsap), Josh Wilson (Tumwater), Joe Hardy (Archbishop Murphy)