PIAA rankings by Mike Bullock: Updated Dec. 31
Written by: Dell Jackson on December 31, 2018
By Michael Bullock
The Daily Item
SUNBURY DAILY ITEM STATE BASKETBALL RANKINGS
(through games of Dec. 30)
(records are from 2018-19 season/OW-others to watch/NR- not ranked)
CLASS 6A
No. School Rec Prev
- Roman Catholic (12) 7-3 1
- Kennedy Catholic (10) 5-2 2
- Abington (1) 7-1 3
- La Salle College (12) 10-0 4
- Norristown (1) 8-1 5
- Lower Merion (1) 8-1 6
- Allderdice (8) 7-2 7
- Emmaus (11) 8-1 8
- Upper St. Clair (7) 10-0 OW
- Coatesville (1) 6-1 10
Checked in: No. 9 Upper St. Clair.
Checked out: No. 9 Plymouth Whitemarsh.
Others to watch: Butler (7) 7-2; Cedar Crest (3) 9-1; Central Bucks East (1) 7-1; Central Bucks South (1) 7-2; Central Dauphin (3) 7-1; Central York (3) 5-3; Cheltenham (1) 6-3; Chester (1) 4-4; Cumberland Valley (3) 7-1; Easton (11) 6-3; Garnet Valley (1) 7-1; Harrisburg (3) 5-2; Hempfield (3) 7-2; Latrobe (7) 8-2; Manheim Twp. (3) 6-3; McDowell (10) 6-3; Methacton (1) 6-4; Mount Lebanon (7) 8-2; Nazareth (11) 6-3; North Penn (1) 6-3; Pennridge (1) 8-2; Perkiomen Valley (1) 6-3; Peters Twp (7) 7-2; Pine-Richland (7) 7-2; Plymouth Whitemarsh (1) 5-3; Pocono Mountain East (11) 8-1; Reading (3) 4-5; Wilson (3) 8-0.
CLASS 5A
No. School Rec Prev
- York (3) 7-0 1
- Mastery Charter North (12) 7-0 2
- Archbishop Wood (12) 7-2 3
- Mars (7) 7-1 5
- Moon (7) 9-0 6
- Abington Heights (2) 5-2 7
- West Chester East (1) 7-1 OW
- Sun Valley (1) 8-2 4
- Lampeter-Strasburg (3) 8-1 OW
- Lower Dauphin (3) 7-1 10
Checked in: No. 8 West Chester East and No. 9 Lampeter-Strasburg.
Checked out: No. 8 Penn Hills and No. 9 Franklin Regional.
Others to watch: Archbishop Ryan (12) 6-4; Bangor (11) 7-1; Bayard Rustin (1) 4-3; Blue Mountain (11) 9-0; Cardinal O’Hara (12) 6-4; Crestwood (2) 6-2; Franklin Regional (7) 7-2; Johnstown (6) 5-0; Martin Luther King (12) 4-2; Meadville (10) 9-0; Milton Hershey (3) 3-2; Muhlenberg (3) 7-1; New Oxford (3) 6-3; Northeastern (3) 7-2; Northern York (3) 7-1; Penn Hills (7) 6-2; Penn Wood (1) 4-2; Penncrest (1) 7-2; Phoenixville (1) 5-3; Pottsgrove (1) 7-3; Pottsville (11) 6-2; Unionville (1) 6-2; West York (3) 8-0; Woodland Hills (7) 7-1.
CLASS 4A
No. School Rec Prev
- Imhotep Charter (12) 7-2 1
- Bonner-Prendergast (12) 8-0 2
- Bethlehem Catholic (11) 6-2 4
- Quaker Valley (7) 8-0 5
- Scranton Prep (2) 7-1 6
- Berks Catholic (3) 5-1 3
- New Castle (7) 7-1 7
- Huntingdon (6) 8-0 8
- Nanticoke (2) 7-0 9
- Danville (4) 6-2 10
Checked in: No one.
Checked out: No one.
Others to watch: Allentown Central Catholic (11) 5-3; Ambridge (7) 6-4; Bishop McDevitt (3) 7-1; Central Martinsburg (6) 7-1; Fleetwood (3) 7-1; Hickory (10) 7-0; Highlands (7) 5-2; Lancaster Catholic (3) 5-4; Littlestown (3) 9-0; Lower Moreland (1) 7-1; Ringgold (7) 8-1; Shamokin (4) 6-2; Tamaqua (11) 7-2; Valley View (2) 6-3; Western Wayne (2) 7-2.
CLASS 3A
No. School Rec Prev
- Neumann-Goretti (12) 6-2 1
- Bishop McDevitt (12) 9-0 2
- Loyalsock (4) 7-0 3
- Lincoln Park (7) 7-1 5
- Trinity (3) 7-1 4
- Sharon (10) 8-1 7
- Notre Dame-Green Pond (11) 6-3 6
- Wyoming Seminary (2) 6-1 9
- Aliquippa (7) 4-3 8
- Seton-La Salle (7) 7-1 OW
Checked in: No. 10 Seton-La Salle.
Checked out: No. 10 North Catholic.
Others to watch: Brandywine Heights (3) 8-1; Camp Hill (3) 6-1; Central Columbia (4) 7-1; Everett (5) 5-2; Fairview (10) 5-1; Holy Redeemer (2) 5-1; Lakeland (2) 6-2; Ligonier Valley (6) 9-1; Mercyhurst Prep (10) 7-3; Mid Valley (2) 6-1; Mount Carmel (4) 8-1; Neshannock (7) 7-2; North Catholic (7) 5-3; Panther Valley (11) 8-1; Richland (6) 5-2; Southern Columbia (4) 6-1; Washington (7) 3-3; Wellsboro (4) 6-2.
CLASS 2A
No. School Rec Prev
- Constitution (12) 6-5 1
- Our Lady Sacred Heart (7) 8-0 2
- Math, Civics & Sciences (12) 7-3 3
- Sewickley Academy (7) 4-2 4
- Moravian Academy (11) 7-0 5
- Executive Education (11) 8-1 OW
- Bishop Guilfoyle (6) 7-1 7
- Serra Catholic (7) 6-2 9
- West Middlesex (10) 5-2 6
- Dock Mennonite (1) 5-3 10
Checked in: No. 6 Executive Education.
Checked out: No. 8 Holy Cross.
Others to watch: Antietam (3) 7-0; Bishop McCort (6) 5-3; Church Farm (1) 5-1; Conemaugh Twp (5) 6-3; Coudersport (9) 5-0; Delco Christian (1) 4-3; Farrell (10) 5-2; Holy Cross (2) 4-4; Jeannette (7) 6-3; Millville (4) 5-1; North Star (5) 8-1; Old Forge (2) 5-3; Northwest (2) 4-2; Purchase Line (6) 8-2; Ridgway (9) 8-1; Steelton-Highspire (3) 2-5; Susquehanna Community (2) 5-3.
CLASS 1A
No. School Rec Prev
- Sankofa Freedom (12) 6-5 1
- Lourdes Regional (4) 9-2 2
- Shanksville-Stonycreek (5) 8-1 3
- Shade (5) 7-2 4
- Elk County Catholic (9) 7-0 8
- Union Area (7) 8-1 6
- Vincentian (7) 3-5 7
- Bishop Carroll (6) 5-2 9
- Halifax (3) 6-2 5
- Cameron County (9) 6-1 OW
Checked in: No. 10 Cameron County.
Checked out: No. 10 St. John Neumann.
Others to watch: Berlin Brothersvalley (5) 5-1; Blacklick Valley (6) 5-2; Clarion-Limestone (9) 6-3; Cornell (7) 8-2; Faith Christian (1) 5-4; Greenwood (3) 5-3; Juniata Valley (6) 4-3; Lancaster Country Day (3) 6-2; MMI Prep (2) 4-3; Monessen (7) 3-4; Nazareth Prep (7) 5-1; North Clarion (9) 8-0; North Penn-Liberty (4) 6-1; Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg (11) 6-2; Phil-Mont Christian (1) 6-3; Plumstead Christian (1) 5-2; Southern Fulton (5) 3-2; St. John Neumann (4) 4-2; St. Joseph’s Catholic (6) 5-4.
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