CHARLESTON — The last Associated Press West Virginia prep basketball poll of the year had a familiar name atop the Class AA list: The Bluefield Beavers (19-3) were a unanimous No. 1. The Beavers’ three losses have all been to Class AAA teams. The only school that has beaten them twice, Princeton (17-4), was one point short of reaching the top 10 in Monday’s final poll. Wyoming East rose from seventh to fifth in Class AA.
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The Associated Press high school boys basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and total points:
Team Record Pts Prv
Class AAA
1. Martinsburg (9) 20-2 99 1
2. Woodrow Wilson 18-4 87 2
3. South Charleston (1) 20-2 82 3
4. Washington 18-4 70 4
5. Parkersburg South 18-4 54 T6
6. George Washington 18-4 48 8
7. Hedgesville 15-5 42 5
8. Greenbrier East 19-3 34 T6
9. Huntington 15-6 13 9
10. Hurricane 17-5 7 NR
Others receiving votes: Princeton 6, Preston 4, Morgantown 4.
Class AA
1. Bluefield (10) 19-3 100 1
2. Fairmont Senior 16-6 87 2
3. Robert C. Byrd 16-6 80 3
4. Westside 16-6 68 5
5. Wyoming East 15-7 52 7
6. Poca 16-6 46 4
7. Tolsia 14-8 43 6
8. Webster County 17-3 33 8
9. Bridgeport 16-6 26 9
10. Ritchie County 17-5 14 10
Other receiving vote: Roane County 1.
Class A
1. Tug Valley (9) 19-3 90 1
2. Charleston Catholic 19-3 75 3
3. Tucker County 17-3 70 2
(tie) Magnolia 18-4 70 4
5. Parkersburg Catholic 19-3 51 5
6. Greater Beckley Christian 17-4 47 6
7. St. Marys 17-4 35 7
8. Buffalo 19-3 27 8
9. Clay-Battelle 15-7 14 10
10. Valley Fayette 15-7 7 9
Others receiving votes: Bishop Donahue 3, Trinity 2, Tygarts Valley 1, Greenbrier West 1.
