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The Arkansas high school boys basketball state rankings for March 15, 2022

George "Clay" Mitchell, Fort Smith Times Record
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The following are 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 March 12. The ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points, and previous rankings:

OVERALL

School Record Points Prv

1. Jonesboro (9) 28-3 151 2

2. North Little Rock (7) 28-3 150 1

3. Magnolia 29-0 118 3

4. Bentonville 22-9 96 –

5. Fayetteville 21-7 71 6

6. Blytheville 28-7 66 –

7. Marion 25-8 64 –

8. LR Central 18-12 36 –

9. LR Parkview 24-4 20 4

10. Lake Hamilton 24-7 19 –

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Others receiving votes: Farmington 18, Osceola 17, Bryant 13, LR Mills 10, Springdale Har-Ber 9, Springdale 9, Bentonville West 7, Pine Bluff 5, Dumas 1.

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CLASS 6A

School Record Points Prv

1. North Little Rock (16) 28-3 80 1

2. Bentonville 22-9 61 –

3. Fayetteville 21-7 46 2

4. LR Central 18-12 28 –

5. Bryant 15-9 10 4

Others receiving votes: Springdale Har-Ber 6, Springdale 6, Bentonville West 3.

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CLASS 5A

School Record Points Prv

1. Jonesboro (16) 28-3 80 1

2. Marion 25-8 60 5

3. Lake Hamilton 24-7 41 –

4. LR Parkview 24-4 29 2

5. Pine Bluff 21-8 27 4

Others receiving votes: Maumelle 3.

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CLASS 4A

School Record Points Prv

1. Magnolia (16) 29-0 80 1

2. Blytheville 28-7 63 3

3. LR Mills 22-8 42 –

4. Farmington 30-2 31 2

5. Berryville 27-8 23 –

Others receiving votes: Forrest City 2, Robinson 1.

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CLASS 3A

School Record Points Prv

1. Osceola (16) 29-4 80 1

2. Dumas 28-4 64 3

3. Elkins 29-5 40 2

4. McGehee 18-9 35 –

5. Walnut Ridge 24-7 12 –

Others receiving votes: Bergman 3, Mayflower 2, Episcopal Collegiate 2, Manila 1, Central Arkansas Christian 1.

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CLASS 2A

School Record Points Prv

1. Lavaca (16) 35-2 80 1

2. Magnet Cove 28-9 54 –

3. Marianna 21-8 32 –

4. Acorn 29-10 26 –

5. Eureka Springs 35-4 22 3

Others receiving votes: Dierks 13, Junction City 6, Buffalo Island Central 6, Rector 1.

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CLASS 1A

School Record Points Prv

1. Bradley (16) 36-5 80 –

2. County Line 40-5 64 4

3. Calico Rock 28-12 44 –

4. Guy Perkins 23-11 15 –

(tie) Marked Tree 28-2 15 1

Others receiving votes: Wonderview 14, West Side Greers Ferry 4, The New School 2, Brinkley 2.

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This article originally appeared on Fort Smith Times Record: Arkansas high school boys basketball state rankings for March 15, 2022