PIAA Rankings by Mike Bullock
Written by: Dell Jackson on January 21, 2019
By Michael Bullock
The Daily Item
SUNBURY DAILY ITEM STATE BASKETBALL RANKINGS
(through games of Jan. 20)
(records are from 2018-19 season/OW-others to watch/NR- not ranked)
CLASS 6A
No. School Rec Prev
- Roman Catholic (12) 11-4 1
- Kennedy Catholic (10) 11-3 2
- Abington (1) 14-1 3
- La Salle College (12) 15-0 4
- Coatesville (1) 13-1 8
- Pine-Richland (7) 12-2 OW
- Lower Merion (1) 14-2 10
- Allderdice (8) 12-3 6
- Mount Lebanon (7) 13-2 OW
- Norristown (1) 14-3 5
Checked in: No. 6 Pine-Richland and No. 9 Mount Lebanon.
Checked out: No. 7 Upper St. Clair and No. 9 Wilson.
Others to watch: Bethlehem Freedom (11) 12-2; Butler (7) 11-3; Cedar Crest (3) 15-2; Central Bucks East (1) 9-5; Central Bucks South (1) 12-3; Central Dauphin (3) 11-4; Central York (3) 12-5; Chambersburg (3) 12-4; Cheltenham (1) 10-5; Chester (1) 11-4; Cumberland Valley (3) 12-3; Emmaus (11) 13-3; Garnet Valley (1) 12-3; Harrisburg (3) 10-4; Hazleton (2) 9-4; Latrobe (7) 12-2; Manheim Twp. (3) 10-6; McDowell (10) 8-5; Methacton (1) 13-5; Nazareth (11) 11-4; Parkland (11) 11-4; Pennridge (1) 13-2; Perkiomen Valley (1) 13-4; Peters Twp (7) 10-4; Plymouth Whitemarsh (1) 9-5; Reading (3) 11-5; St. Joseph’s Prep (12) 10-4; Upper St. Clair (7) 15-1; Warwick (3) 11-5; Wilson (3) 13-2.
CLASS 5A
No. School Rec Prev
- Archbishop Wood (12) 11-4 1
- Mars (7) 14-1 2
- Moon (7) 14-0 3
- Mastery Charter North (12) 12-1 4
- Pottsville (11) 13-2 6
- Abington Heights (2) 12-2 7
- Lampeter-Strasburg (3) 15-1 8
- Lower Dauphin (3) 12-2 9
- York (3) 13-2 5
- Crestwood (2) 13-2 OW
Checked in: No. 10 Crestwood.
Checked out: No. 10 Woodland Hills.
Others to watch: Academy Park (1) 10-4; Archbishop Ryan (12) 10-4; Bangor (11) 11-5; Bayard Rustin (1) 11-5; Blue Mountain (11) 14-1; Chartiers Valley (7) 10-3; Elizabethtown (3) 10-7; Franklin Regional (7) 12-4; Johnstown (6) 14-0; Meadville (10) 12-3; Milton Hershey (3) 7-4; Muhlenberg (3) 11-4; New Oxford (3) 13-3; Northeastern (3) 12-5; Northern York (3) 14-1; Penn Hills (7) 12-3; Penn Wood (1) 9-5; Penncrest (1) 11-5; Shaler (7) 11-4; Sun Valley (1) 11-6; Unionville (1) 10-5; West Chester East (1) 14-2; West York (3) 13-2; Woodland Hills (7) 11-3.
CLASS 4A
No. School Rec Prev
- Bonner-Prendergast (12) 12-1 1
- Imhotep Charter (12) 11-4 2
- Bethlehem Catholic (11) 12-2 3
- Berks Catholic (3) 12-2 5
- Huntingdon (6) 14-0 6
- Scranton Prep (2) 12-2 4
- Hickory (10) 13-1 OW
- Danville (4) 12-2 9
- Bishop McDevitt (3) 13-2 8
- Quaker Valley (7) 10-2 7
Checked in: No. 7 Hickory.
Checked out: No. 10 New Castle.
Others to watch: Allentown Central Catholic (11) 9-6; Ambridge (7) 10-5; Archbishop Carroll (12) 9-7; Central Martinsburg (6) 11-2; Eastern York (3) 13-3; GAR Memorial (2) 9-5; Grove City (10) 9-6; Highlands (7) 9-4; Knoch (7) 11-3; Lancaster Catholic (3) 11-6; Littlestown (3) 16-0; Lower Moreland (1) 12-2; Montoursville (4) 10-2; Nanticoke (2) 11-3; New Castle (7) 11-3; Ringgold (7) 11-3; Shamokin (4) 9-5; Tamaqua (11) 11-4; Titusville (10) 10-3; Tyrone (6) 9-4; Uniontown (7) 10-3; Valley View (2) 10-5; Wilson Area (11) 10-4.
CLASS 3A
No. School Rec Prev
- Neumann-Goretti (12) 9-3 1
- Lincoln Park (7) 12-1 2
- Loyalsock (4) 14-1 4
- Trinity (3) 13-2 5
- Bishop McDevitt (12) 11-4 3
- Wyoming Seminary (2) 13-1 6
- Notre Dame-Green Pond (11) 13-3 7
- Sharon (10) 12-2 8
- Aliquippa (7) 10-4 9
- Seton-La Salle (7) 12-1 10
Checked in: No one.
Checked out: No one.
Others to watch: Brandywine Heights (3) 13-2; Brookville (9) 10-4; Camp Hill (3) 11-3; Central Columbia (4) 10-3; Deer Lakes (7) 10-4; Erie First Christian (10) 10-3; Everett (5) 11-2; Fairview (10) 10-3; Holy Redeemer (2) 11-2; Lakeland (2) 10-4; Ligonier Valley (6) 15-1; Mercyhurst Prep (10) 11-4; Mid Valley (2) 11-2; Mount Carmel (4) 15-1; Neshannock (7) 10-4; North Catholic (7) 11-3; North Penn-Mansfield (4) 10-4; Panther Valley (11) 11-4; Richland (6) 12-3; Sharpsville (10) 9-5; Southern Columbia (4) 9-3; Wellsboro (4) 12-2.
CLASS 2A
No. School Rec Prev
- Constitution (12) 10-7 1
- Math, Civics & Sciences (12) 12-4 2
- Our Lady Sacred Heart (7) 13-1 3
- Sewickley Academy (7) 8-4 4
- Moravian Academy (11) 14-0 5
- Serra Catholic (7) 11-2 6
- Bishop Guilfoyle (6) 13-2 7
- Executive Education (11) 10-3 9
- Dock Mennonite (1) 12-3 10
- Farrell (10) 10-3 OW
Checked in: No. 10 Farrell.
Checked out: No. 8 West Middlesex.
Others to watch: Antietam (3) 13-2; Church Farm (1) 10-3; Cochranton (10) 11-4; Conemaugh Twp (5) 11-3; Coudersport (9) 12-1; Holy Cross (2) 9-5; Keystone (9) 10-3; Millville (4) 11-1; North Star (5) 12-2; Northwest (2) 9-5; Purchase Line (6) 10-5; Ridgway (9) 11-3; South Side Beaver (7) 11-4; Summit Academy (7) 8-3; Union City (10) 10-3; West Branch (6) 10-4; West Middlesex (10) 10-3.
CLASS 1A
No. School Rec Prev
- Sankofa Freedom (12) 9-6 1
- Shanksville-Stonycreek (5) 13-1 2
- Elk County Catholic (9) 14-0 3
- Shade (5) 13-3 4
- Lourdes Regional (4) 13-3 5
- Bishop Carroll (6) 10-3 7
- Cornell (7) 13-2 OW
- Halifax (3) 12-3 8
- Cameron County (9) 10-2 9
- Vincentian (7) 7-6 6
Checked in: No. 7 Cornell.
Checked out: No. 10 Faith Christian.
Others to watch: Berlin Brothersvalley (5) 8-4; Blacklick Valley (6) 8-5; Clarion-Limestone (9) 11-3; Conestoga Christian (3) 12-1; Faith Christian (1) 10-5; Greenwood (3) 9-5; Johnsonburg (9) 8-3; Juniata Valley (6) 9-4; Lancaster Country Day (3) 9-3; Monessen (7) 7-6; Nazareth Prep (7) 9-2; North Clarion (9) 13-0; Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg (11) 8-3; Phil-Mont Christian (1) 9-7; Plumstead Christian (1) 9-5; Southern Fulton (5) 8-4; St. John Neumann (4) 8-3; St. Joseph’s Catholic (6) 13-4; Union Area (7) 12-3.
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