Fearless Friday Community Class 3A Boys Basketball Preseason Poll

[#EagleStrong]

Class 3A Preseason Top 25

1. Episcopal Collegiate Wildcats
2. Cedar Ridge Timberwolves
3. Jessieville Lions
4. Charleston Tigers
5. Marshall Bobcats
6. Harding Academy Wildcats
7. Valley Springs Tigers
8. Two Rivers Gators
9. Paris Eagles
10. Drew Central Pirates
11. Manila Lions
12. Centerpoint Knights
13. Flippin Bobcats
14. Osceola Seminoles
15. West Fork Tigers
16. Cossatot River Eagles
17. McGehee Owls
18. Atkins Red Devils
19. Marianna Lee Trojans
20. Smackover Buckaroos
21. Fordyce Redbugs
22. Rivercrest Colts
23. Corning Bobcats
24. Greenland Pirates
25. Haskell-Harmony Grove Cardinals




3A-1 West Conference
1. West Fork Tigers
2. Greenland Pirates
3. Lavaca Golden Arrows
4. Cedarville Pirates
5. Mansfield Tigers
6. Haas Hall Mastiffs
7. Elkins Elks

3A-1 East Conference
1. Marshall Bobcats
2. Valley Springs Tigers
3. Flippin Bobcats
4. Bergman Panthers
5. Yellville-Summit Panthers
6. Cotter Warriors
7. Mountain View Yellowjackets
8. Melbourne Bearkatz
9. Green Forest Tigers

3A-2 Conference
1. Cedar Ridge Timberwolves
2. Harding Academy Wildcats
3. Marianna Lee Trojans
4. Bald Knob Bulldogs
5. Rose Bud Ramblers
6. Barton Bears

3A-3 Conference
1. Manila Lions
2. Osceola Seminoles
3. Rivercrest Colts
4. Corning Bobcats
5. Hoxie Mustangs
6. Piggott Mohawks

3A-4 Conference
1. Charleston Tigers
2. Two Rivers Gators
3. Paris Eagles
4. Atkins Red Devils
5. Lamar Warriors
6. Booneville Bearcats
7. Danville Little Johns

3A-5 Conference
1. Episcopal Collegiate Wildats
2. Jessieville Lions
3. Haskell-Harmony Grove Cardinals
4. Mayflower Eagles
5. Perryville Mustangs
6. Bismarck Lions
7. Glen Rose Beavers

3A-7 Conference
1. Centerpoint Knights
2. Cossatot River Eagles
3. Prescott Curley Wolves
4. Genoa Central Dragons
5. Fouke Panthers
6. Horatio Lions

3A-8 Conference
1. Drew Central Pirates
2. Smackover Buckaroos
3. McGehee Owls
4. Fordyce Redbugs
5. Camden-Harmony Grove Hornets
6. Lake Village-Lakeside Beavers

[Head Lion]

Appreciate the work you put into this ES.

[WhatsUrRingSize]

Is Flippin gonna be good ?             Boys and Girls ?

[Basketballfan13]

Is Flippin gonna be good ?             Boys and Girls ?

If you are refering to them playing bay at the norfork classic, I really don't think it will be that good of a game. Flippin has a really good player back but lost most of everything else from last years team. They will work hard and be scrappy but shouldn't be too close. On the girls side it'll probably end up being around a 30-40pt game. Flippin has to fill a lot of holes from last years team, coach Hughes does a great job with them but they will probably need a while for people to learn their new roles and find scorers.

[WhatsUrRingSize]

Is Flippin gonna be good ?             Boys and Girls ?

If you are refering to them playing bay at the norfork classic, I really don't think it will be that good of a game. Flippin has a really good player back but lost most of everything else from last years team. They will work hard and be scrappy but shouldn't be too close. On the girls side it'll probably end up being around a 30-40pt game. Flippin has to fill a lot of holes from last years team, coach Hughes does a great job with them but they will probably need a while for people to learn their new roles and find scorers.

Thank you

[HorseFeathers]

Class 3A Preseason Top 25

1. Episcopal Collegiate Wildcats
2. Cedar Ridge Timberwolves
3. Jessieville Lions
4. Charleston Tigers
5. Marshall Bobcats
6. Harding Academy Wildcats
7. Valley Springs Tigers
8. Two Rivers Gators
9. Paris Eagles
10. Drew Central Pirates
11. Manila Lions
12. Centerpoint Knights
13. Flippin Bobcats
14. Osceola Seminoles
15. West Fork Tigers
16. Cossatot River Eagles
17. McGehee Owls
18. Atkins Red Devils
19. Marianna Lee Trojans
20. Smackover Buckaroos
21. Fordyce Redbugs
22. Rivercrest Colts
23. Corning Bobcats
24. Greenland Pirates
25. Haskell-Harmony Grove Cardinals

I know very little about 3A ball...but it's quite impressive that you managed to assemble a top 25, that has been posted for 12 hours, and no complaints or criticisms have been made...

[Longfellow]

Class 3A Preseason Top 25

1. Episcopal Collegiate Wildcats
2. Cedar Ridge Timberwolves
3. Jessieville Lions
4. Charleston Tigers
5. Marshall Bobcats
6. Harding Academy Wildcats
7. Valley Springs Tigers
8. Two Rivers Gators
9. Paris Eagles
10. Drew Central Pirates
11. Manila Lions
12. Centerpoint Knights
13. Flippin Bobcats
14. Osceola Seminoles
15. West Fork Tigers
16. Cossatot River Eagles
17. McGehee Owls
18. Atkins Red Devils
19. Marianna Lee Trojans
20. Smackover Buckaroos
21. Fordyce Redbugs
22. Rivercrest Colts
23. Corning Bobcats
24. Greenland Pirates
25. Haskell-Harmony Grove Cardinals

I know very little about 3A ball...but it's quite impressive that you managed to assemble a top 25, that has been posted for 12 hours, and no complaints or criticisms have been made...

That is pretty impressive. I do think Harding is a ranked a bit high though

[Head Lion]

Just for fun, looking ahead to state tourney matchup. This year should be 1-4 & 2-3. In first round matchup from those Regions. Think I am correct on that one. Be a tough matchup for 3, with ECS & CR being in Region 2. Long ways away, but feel like without a totally dominant ECS, should be fun.

[TheOfficial]

So will Greenland and Valley girls be on the same side of the bracket?  If so, that's a shame.

[Head Lion]

No they would not be.

[tanman6334]

I geuss Lamar is expected to have a total collapse after  losing all of the seniors from last year.

[Longfellow]

Yeah they lost way too much to be a competitive team in their conference

[#EagleStrong]

Pretty much a consensus pick at No. 5 in the 3A-4 Conference. They did pick up the youngest Lee brother, Zederic, from Clarksville to go along with Blake Kern, but they look like they're going to struggle in a tough conference.

[#EagleStrong]

Updated the thread to include the results of the conference polls as well.

[strongandsteady]

Surprised a Prescott team that finished in the Final Four didn't make this list

[#EagleStrong]

Relatively easy road to that final four, and lost their three best players. People tend to be skeptical of the south region teams also. That conference seems like it will be pretty down though, so they could make some waves potentially, but I think Centerpoint will dominate that district.

[NEark tigers]

Just for fun, looking ahead to state tourney matchup. This year should be 1-4 & 2-3. In first round matchup from those Regions. Think I am correct on that one. Be a tough matchup for 3, with ECS & CR being in Region 2. Long ways away, but feel like without a totally dominant ECS, should be fun.

Now HL, how much cash will EC$ pony up to get out of this one.....

[cdelaney]

Just for fun, looking ahead to state tourney matchup. This year should be 1-4 & 2-3. In first round matchup from those Regions. Think I am correct on that one. Be a tough matchup for 3, with ECS & CR being in Region 2. Long ways away, but feel like without a totally dominant ECS, should be fun.

Now HL, how much cash will EC$ pony up to get out of this one.....

Get out of what?

[HawgBall06]

3A-7 conference standings IMO: 

Centerpoint should win the conference again as they have the best talent. 
Prescott 2nd with their size inside. 
Cossatot River lost a ton of talent, but I think they are still good enough for 3rd. 
Foulke is my pick for 4th and they could take 3rd or fall to 5th, they are somewhat a question mark on how they play. 
Horatio & Genoa Central will battle for 5th IMO, but 1 of them might surprise me and steal the 4th slot.