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The sport’s school roots go back to the 1800s. After all, James Naismith developed basketball to get kids to exercise. Soon after, the idea of a high school basketball state championship came up. As early as 1908, Illinois already had a state championship. Indiana had its first high school basketball championship in 1911, and Wisconsin was among the first states to have them (1916).
Now, the sport is part of the American high school culture. According to data from the 2021-22 school year collected by the National Federation of State High School Associations, more than half a million boys play on their high school basketball team.
This number means more than 18,000 teams are playing in all 50 states. They play games in high school gyms on dark winter nights.
But when teams don’t play each other, how do you tell which ones are the best? Since sports are based on data, there are many ways to rate and rank basketball teams.
Stacker used MaxPreps to rank boys’ high school basketball in Oregon. MaxPreps’ rankings take into account a team’s record of wins and losses, the quality of its wins, and the difficulty of its schedule. Read on to find out which Oregon schools are the best for boys’ basketball.
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Class 1A
1. Crane: 30-2 (12-0 in 1A High Desert), 16.9 rating, 2 straight wins
2. Nixyaawii Community (Pendleton): 22-4 (9-0 in 1A Old Oregon), 12.4 rating
3. Mannahouse Christian Academy (Eugene): 23-4 (0-0 in 1A Mountain West), 11.9 rating, 2 straight wins
4. North Douglas (Drain): 24-6 (12-1 in 1A Skyline), 11.6 rating
5. Open Door Christian Academy (Troutdale): 21-4 (14-0 in 1A Valley 10), 10.8 rating, 2 straight losses
Class 2A
1. Salem Academy (Salem): 22-6 (12-2 in 2A Tri-River), 14.8 rating, 4 straight wins
2. Kennedy (Mt. Angel): 25-6 (13-4 in 2A Tri-River), 14.0 rating
3. Western Christian (Salem): 22-8 (10-4 in 2A Tri-River), 12.6 rating
4. East Linn Christian Academy (Lebanon): 23-7 (15-3 in 2A Valley Coast), 9.6 rating, 2 straight losses
5. Gold Beach: 22-6 (16-2 in 2A Valley Coast), 8.5 rating, 2 straight losses
Class 3A
1. De La Salle North Catholic (Portland): 24-4 (13-0 in 3A Lewis & Clark), 20.8 rating, 2 straight losses
2. Westside Christian (Lake Oswego): 26-5 (12-3 in 3A Lewis & Clark), 19.0 rating
3. Cascade Christian (Medford): 24-5 (14-1 in 3A Far West), 16.6 rating, 6 straight wins
4. Dayton: 22-3 (10-0 in 3A PacWest), 15.5 rating, 2 straight losses
5. Creswell: 20-5 (10-1 in 3A Mountain Valley), 13.6 rating, 2 straight wins
Class 4A
1. Cascade (Turner): 23-3 (9-0 in 4A Oregon West), 24.4 rating, 9 straight wins
2. Philomath: 22-4 (8-2 in 4A Oregon West), 23.3 rating
3. Junction City: 26-3 (8-0 in 4A Sky Em), 22.8 rating
4. Baker (Baker City): 21-6 (6-0 in 4A Greater Oregon), 15.1 rating, 2 straight losses
5. Henley (Klamath Falls): 16-8 (7-0 in 4A Skyline), 12.3 rating, 2 straight losses
Class 5A
1. Summit (Bend): 21-6 (12-2 in 5A Intermountain), 21.3 rating
2. Wilsonville: 25-5 (13-3 in 5A Northwest Oregon), 19.1 rating, 6 straight wins
3. Churchill (Eugene): 23-4 (11-2 in 5A Midwestern), 17.5 rating
4. Mountain View (Bend): 22-10 (8-6 in 5A Intermountain), 16.5 rating, 2 straight losses
5. Redmond: 20-9 (9-6 in 5A Intermountain), 15.4 rating, 2 straight losses
Class 6A
1. West Linn: 30-2 (9-0 in 6A Three Rivers), 35.1 rating
2. Tualatin: 25-6 (8-1 in 6A Three Rivers), 27.6 rating, 6 straight wins
3. Lincoln (Portland): 26-5 (15-1 in 6A Portland), 26.6 rating
4. Barlow (Gresham): 24-6 (12-0 in 6A Mt. Hood), 25.6 rating, 2 straight losses
5. Gresham: 24-5 (10-2 in 6A Mt. Hood), 24.7 rating, 2 straight wins
6. Beaverton: 20-9 (8-3 in 6A Metro), 23.3 rating
7. Mountainside (Beaverton): 18-9 (8-3 in 6A Metro), 21.2 rating, 2 straight losses
8. South Medford (Medford): 18-5 (12-0 in 6A Southwest), 19.3 rating
9. Central Catholic (Portland): 15-13 (8-5 in 6A Mt. Hood), 19.0 rating, 2 straight losses
10. Cleveland (Portland): 18-10 (12-4 in 6A Portland), 17.9 rating
11. West Salem (Salem): 18-9 (11-1 in 6A Central Valley), 17.5 rating, 6 straight wins
12. Tigard: 15-11 (5-4 in 6A Three Rivers), 17.2 rating
13. Southridge (Beaverton): 18-7 (7-4 in 6A Metro), 16.8 rating
14. Jesuit (Portland): 16-11 (9-3 in 6A Metro), 16.7 rating
15. Clackamas: 18-8 (6-7 in 6A Mt. Hood), 16.0 rating
16. Sherwood: 19-8 (10-0 in 6A Pacific), 15.9 rating
17. Grant (Portland): 15-11 (10-4 in 6A Portland), 13.7 rating
18. Benson Tech (Portland): 15-11 (10-5 in 6A Portland), 13.4 rating
19. Lake Oswego: 9-15 (3-6 in 6A Three Rivers), 13.1 rating
20. Roseburg: 16-9 (6-6 in 6A Southwest), 12.5 rating, 2 straight losses
Source- Oregon News
