Nine WPIAL boys basketball teams ranked among state’s best

By: HSSN Staff
Wednesday, December 27, 2017 | 6:51 PM

Pine-Richland and Penn Hills in Class 6A, as well as Mars (5A), Quaker Valley and New Castle (4A), Lincoln Park (3A), Sewickley Academy and OLSH (2A) and Vincentian (A) are among top-10 teams in the City of Basketball Love state boys basketball rankings for the week of Dec. 25, 2017.

CLASS 6A

No.SchoolRecPvs

1. Plymouth-Whitemarsh (1)6-01

2. Abington (1)4-12

3. Hazleton (2)3-03

4. Roman Catholic (12)2-24

5. State College (6)6-07

6. St. Joseph's Prep (12)6-15

7. La Salle College (12)5-18

8. Cheltenham (1) 5-29

9. Pine-Richland (7) 5-110

10. Penn Hills (7)9-0OW

Checked in: No. 10 Penn Hills.

Checked out: No. 6 Lower Merion.

Others to watch: Abraham Lincoln (12, 4-2); Allderdice (8, 3-1); Butler (7, 6-1); Canon-McMillan (7, 4-1); Carlisle (3, 4-3); Cedar Crest (3, 6-2); Central Bucks West (1, 4-1); Central York (3, 3-2); Chambersburg (3, 5-2); Coatesville (1, 4-3); Conestoga (1, 4-2); Downingtown East (1, 4-1); Erie (10, 2-2); Father Judge (12, 6-0); Harrisburg (3, 5-1); Hempfield (3, 7-0); Latrobe (7, 5-2); Manheim Twp. (3, 6-1); McDowell (10, 6-1); Mt. Lebanon (7, 6-0); Neshaminy (1, 5-0); Penn Hills (7, 9-0); Pocono Mountain West (11, 3-1); Reading (3, 5-1); Woodland Hills (7, 6-0).

CLASS 5A

No.SchoolRecPvs

1. Archbishop Wood (12)3-21

2. Bonner-Prendergast (12)7-12

3. Archbishop Carroll (12)4-33

4. Mars (7)5-24

5. Martin Luther King (12)3-35

6. Abington Heights (2)6-16

7. Northeastern (3)7-07

8. Bishop Shanahan (1)5-18

9. Allentown C.C. (11)7-09

10. Milton Hershey (3)7-010

Checked in: No one.

Checked out: No one.

Others to watch: Bangor (11, 5-1); Blue Mountain (11, 6-0); Cathedral Prep (10, 4-1); Cardinal O'Hara (12, 2-2); Chester (1, 1-3); Dallas (2, 5-0); Dover (3, 5-1); Franklin Regional (7, 6-0); Greencastle-Antrim (3, 5-1); Hershey (3, 6-0); Hollidaysburg (6, 3-1); Lampeter-Strasburg (3, 5-1); Lower Dauphin (3, 4-1); Mastery Charter North (12, 5-0); Meadville (10, 6-0); Moon (7, 5-0); New Oxford (3, 5-1); Penncrest (1, 5-0); Pottsville (11, 4-1); Springfield-Delco (1, 3-2); Wissahickon (1, 3-1); York (3, 5-2).

CLASS 4A

No.SchoolRecPvs

1. Imhotep Charter (12)6-0 1

2. Bethlehem Catholic (11)4-12

3. Quaker Valley (7)5-0 3

4. Berks Catholic (3)4-14

5. New Castle (7)5-2 5

6. Lower Moreland (1)6-18

7. Lancaster Catholic (3) 6-1OW

8. Huntingdon (6)5-0OW

9. Grove City (10)5-010

10. Scranton Prep (2)2-37

Checked in: No. 7 Lancaster Catholic and No. 8 Huntingdon.

Checked out: No. 6 Middletown and No. 9 Tyrone.

Others to watch: Ambridge (7, 6-2); Bishop McDevitt (3, 3-2); Central Martinsburg (6, 4-2); Conwell-Egan (12, 2-1); Danville (4, 4-0); Forest Hills (6, 4-2); Franklin (10, 5-0); Hickory (10, 4-1); Indiana (7, 5-0); Johnstown (6, 3-1); Kennard-Dale (3, 5-1); Middletown (3, 2-2); Montoursville (4, 3-1); Nanticoke (2, 5-1); Northern Lebanon (3, 6-1); Overbrook (12, 4-3); Sharon (10, 5-2); Susquehanna Twp. (3, 3-3); Tyrone (6, 4-2); Universal Audenried (12, 5-1).

CLASS 3A

No.SchoolRecPvs

1. Neumann-Goretti (12)4-11

2. Valley Forge (1)4-12

3. West Catholic (12)4-23

4. Fairview (10)6-04

5. Lincoln Park (7)3-38

6. Greenville (10)4-17

7. Richland (6)6-16

8. Holy Redeemer (2)4-19

9. Trinity (3)5-110

10. Central Cambria (6) 4-25

Checked in: No one.

Checked out: No one.

Others to watch: Aliquippa (7, 6-0); Bellwood-Antis (6, 4-1); Catasauqua (11, 4-2); Everett (5, 4-1); Hughesville (4, 2-4); Lancaster Mennonite (3, 5-2); Loyalsock (4, 6-0); Mount Carmel (4, 7-0); Notre Dame-Green Pond (11, 6-2); Seton-La Salle (7, 4-1); Steel-High (3, 3-2); Troy (4, 5-0); Washington (7, 4-1); Wellsboro (4, 6-1); Westinghouse (8, 4-1); Wyoming Seminary (2, 5-2); York Catholic (3, 3-2).

CLASS 2A

No.SchoolRecPvs

1.Constitution (12)3-2 1

2. Math, Civics & Sciences (12)3-32

3. Sewickley Academy (7)6-13

4. Church Farm (1)1-14

5. Our Lady Sacred Heart (7)6-15

6. Bishop McCort (6)5-09

7. Ridgway (9)5-07

8. Bishop Guilfoyle (6)3-210

9. Coudersport (9)3-18

10. Holy Cross (2)3-36

Checked in: No one.

Checked out: No one.

Others to watch: Berlin Brothersvalley (5, 5-2); Cambridge Springs (10, 5-2); Clarion-Limestone (9, 5-1); Delco Christian (1, 5-1); Dock Mennonite (1, 4-1); Halifax (3, 5-0); Homer-Center (6, 4-1); Jeannette (7, 3-1); Keystone (9, 5-2); Muncy (4, 5-0); Paul Robeson (12, 7-2); Purchase Line (6, 4-2); Rocky Grove (10, 6-1); Serra Catholic (7, 5-1); United (6, 4-1).

CLASS A

No.SchoolRecPvs

1. Kennedy Catholic (10)5-11

2. Girard College (1)5-32

3. Faith Christian (1)5-14

4. Sankofa Freedom (12)6-2 3

5. Shade (5)6-05

6. Lourdes Regional (4)4-28

7. Millville (4)6-0 7

8. Elk County Catholic (9)4-09

9. Vincentian (7)3-210

10. Sullivan County (4)3-16

Checked in: No one.

Checked out: No one.

Others to watch: Bishop Carroll (6, 4-2); Blacklick Valley (6, 6-1); Cornell (7, 6-1); High Point (3, 7-0); Johnsonburg (9, 4-2); Lancaster Country Day (3, 4-0); Monessen (7, 2-3); North Clarion (9, 5-1); Phil-Mont Christian (1, 5-2); Plumstead Christian (1, 3-1); Shanksville-Stonycreek (5, 6-2); Southern Fulton (5, 3-1); St. John Neumann (4, 2-2); St. Joseph's Catholic (6, 4-2); Turkeyfoot Valley (5, 5-1); Union Area (7, 4-2); York Country Day (3, 2-1).

Tags: Lincoln Park, Mars, New Castle, Penn Hills, Pine-Richland, Quaker Valley, Sewickley Academy, Vincentian Academy