Thursday Surprises

Besides the Winlock Toledo game a couple of other surprise wins (or losses) struck me hard this morning.

Castle Rock 61 Kalama 40

Castle Rock not only took out Kalama, they took them out by 21 on their home court. Kalama's leader Point Guard Brandon Walker, Robby Sanders and Matt Pollock all got into foul trouble in the 2nd quarter. The Rockets took a big lead in the 2nd quarter and extended it in the 4th. The Rockets have solid players in the starting line-up and are probably second to none in depth.

Black Hills 61 Hoquiam 56

After taking out Centralia a couple of weeks ago, Black Hills took down another highly ranked team in the form of Hoquiam. In the process of defeating the Grizzlies 61-56, they were able to hold streaky Joey Wayman to just 13 points.

Other Interesting Games Tonight

Centralia at Hoquiam Evergreen 2A Boys)

Ranked Hoquiam and near ranked Centralia will play tonight in the Grizzlies home gym. There may not be a hotter player in Washington State High School Basketball than Hoquiam Senior Joey Wayman. In recent days, he poured in 44 against Tumwater but has had solid enough play to be nominated to the McDonald’s All-American Basketball Game. In addition, Hoquiam Junior Daniel Adams has been playing well enough to give the Grizzles and excellent chance in all of their games.

Mark Morris at Kelso

2A powerhouse Mark Morris will play a non-league match with cross-river 4A rival Kelso. While the Highlanders have had a tough time in their league that includes highly ranked Columbia River and Mountain View, Mark Morris has suffered two losses to 4A Mountain View and an Australian travel team.

The Latest News Tribune Rankings

Now I am not real big on rankings where you can't personally see the teams in some form, but the season it is getting to the point where there might be some legitimacy using some comparisons. The Tacoma News Tribune is out with its latest rankings and District IV is well represented, especially at the 2A level.

3A

Columbia River is the lone representative of District IV at the 3A level ranked 5th. This level is dominated by District 2 with Rainier Beach, Franklin and Bellevue retaining the top three spots.

2A

Mark Morris with its two losses is ranked 2nd while River Ridge is 4th. Still unbeaten Centralia (When I saw Centralia I was not impressed and don’t believe they have played a difficult enough schedule to warrant this ranking) is close behind in 6th and will have a headline game against River Ridge on Friday. Hoquiam lost to Yelm this week dropped all the way to 9th. Be sure to give your thought s one of this weeks polls!

1 A

Winlock didn’t even play a game last week but moved up two slots to 4th . District 3 dominates the rankings at this levels with Vashon Island ranked #1 ahead of Port Townsend in 2nd.

We will give updates when the rest of the rankings are made public.