Trib 10: Top teams stand their ground but other changes abound in power rankings

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | 6:58 PM


The girls powered along with February basketball in sight while the boys scuffled a bit, leading to a shuffling of the power ranking decks near the bottom of the Trib 10 this past week.

All of the girls teams from a week ago enjoyed a perfect week with one big exception.

In the midst of a three-game slide, Upper St. Clair dropped from the girls power rankings while Neshannock, coming off a big section win over Aliquippa, joins the Trib 10.

The top seven teams from last week’s boys Trib 10 continued to pile up victories and remain in their same spots; however, all three bottom teams lost and two of them, Avonworth and Greensburg Central Catholic, fell out.

That opened the door for New Castle to rejoin after a week on the sidelines and two-time defending district champion Deer Lakes to debut.

There were no changes up top as Montour boys and South Fayette girls remain at No. 1 in the power rankings this week.

Here are the latest Trib 10 basketball power rankings with overall record and last week’s ranking. These rankings have zero classification boundaries.

Boys Trib 10

1. Montour Spartans, (16-1), (1)

2. Upper St. Clair Panthers, (18-1), (2)

3. Baldwin Highlanders, (17-1), (3)

4. Aliquippa Quips, (13-3), (4)

5. Neighborhood Academy Bulldogs, (18-1), (5)

6. Uniontown Red Raiders, (16-3), (6)

7. South Allegheny Gladiators, (14-2), (7)

8. New Castle Red Hurricanes, (14-3), (NR)

9. Deer Lakes Lancers, (16-3), (NR)

10. Chartiers Valley Colts, (16-3), (8)

Out: Avonworth Antelopes, Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions

Girls Trib 10

1. South Fayette Lions, (17-1), (1)

2. Peters Township Indians, (15-2), (2)

3. Shady Side Academy Bulldogs, (18-0), (3)

4. Blackhawk Cougars, (16-2), (4)

5. Penn-Trafford Warriors, (18-0), (5)

6. Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions, (13-3), (7)

7. North Catholic Trojans, (15-2), (8)

8. Thomas Jefferson Jaguars, (16-2), (9)

9. Union Scotties, (18-0), (10)

10. Neshannock Lancers, (16-2), (NR)

Out: Upper St. Clair Panthers

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