The Arkansas high school girls basketball state rankings for Jan. 3, 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. 1. The ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points, and previous rankings:
Overall
School Record Points Prv
1. Conway (11) 14-1 146 1
2. FS Northside (4) 13-0 134 2
3. North Little Rock 12-2 114 3
4. Farmington 16-1 107 4
5. Melbourne 13-0 82 6
6. Bergman 21-0 44 8
7. LR Central 9-3 32 9
8. Vilonia 8-2 29 -
9. Greenwood 9-4 28 5
10. Har-Ber 8-4 26 7
(tie) West Memphis 9-3 26 -
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes: Nettleton 15, Bentonville West 13, Southside Batesville 7, Bryant 7, LR Christian 4, Nashville 3, Marmaduke 2, Lake Hamilton 2, Benton 1.
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CLASS 6A
School Record Points Prv
1. Conway (11) 14-1 71 1
2. FS Northside (4) 13-0 62 2
3. North Little Rock 12-2 47 3
4. LR Central 9-3 20 5
5. Har-Ber 8-4 16 4
Others receiving votes: Bryant 5, Bentonville West 4.
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CLASS 5A
School Record Points Prv
1. Vilonia (4) 6-2 50 4
2. Greenwood (4) 9-4 42 1
3. West Memphis (4) 9-3 35 -
4. Nettleton (1) 12-4 31 2
5. Lake Hamilton (1) 11-2 25 3
Others receiving votes: LR Christian 10, Benton (1) 10, Siloam Springs (1) 8, Greene County Tech 3, Jonesboro 2, Alma 2, Jacksonville 2.
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CLASS 4A
School Record Points Prv
1. Farmington (15) 16-1 75 1
2. Southside Batesville 14-1 51 3
3. Nashville 13-2 49 2
4. Morrilton 11-3 21 -
5. Star City 9-4 14 4
(tie) Lonoke 10-2 14 5
Others receiving votes: Valley View 3.
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CLASS 3A
School Record Points Prv
1. Bergman (15) 21-0 75 1
2. Lamar 13-1 50 2
3. Booneville 14-0 43 3
5. Manila 12-0 19 5
4. Clinton 13-2 16 -
Others receiving votes: Valley Springs 11, Centerpoint 6, Harding Academy 2.
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CLASS 2A
School Record Points Prv
1. Melbourne (14) 13-0 74 1
2. Marmaduke (1) 18-1 58 2
3. Salem 9-2 44 3
4. Quitman 13-1 32 4
5. Mountainburg 12-1 8 5
Others receiving votes: Bigelow 3, Gurdon 2, Rector 2, Cedar Ridge 1, Tuckerman 1.
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CLASS 1A
School Record Points Prv
1. Norfork (11) 18-4 67 1
2. Mount Vernon-Enola (4) 18-2 57 2
3. Wonderview 17-4 39 3
4. Mammoth Spring 16-6 34 4
5. Kirby (1) 16-6 23 5
Others receiving votes: Dermott 5.
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This article originally appeared on Fort Smith Times Record: The second statewide rankings for Arkansas high school girls basketball