The Villa Maria girls along with four other District 10 teams are in the top 10 in the state according to the latest Harrisburg Patriot-News high school basketball rankings. Also, five D-10 teams are in the honorable mention category.
The Victors (9-2) are No. 1 in the state in Class AA girls, while Girard (8-2) is No. 6. Villa defeated Girard 43-24 on Dec. 11 at Penn State Behrend's Junker Center. The two teams will play at least one more time on Jan. 15, with meetings in the D-10 and PIAA playoffs possible.
In Class AAA girls, Mercyhurst Prep (7-3) was upset by a sharp-shooting Franklin team on Saturday, but is pegged as the No. 5 team in the state. Laker-rival General McLane (9-0) is No. 10. Mercyhurst and McLane will finally play on Jan. 19 at McLane with a second meeting at Mercyhurst on Feb. 5.
McDowell (10-1) rounds up the girls teams with an appearance in the honorable mention category in Class AAAA.
In the boys rankings, Kennedy Catholic (8-1) is No. 2 behind defending PIAA champion Serra Catholic. The Golden Eagles take on unbeaten Reynolds on Tuesday.
Hickory (9-1) and Girard (7-2) are in the honorable mention for Class AAA, while McDowell (8-2) is in the same category in Class AAAA. Mercyhurst Prep (8-1) is also honorable mention in Class AA.
For the complete state rankings, click below.
-- Tom Reisenweber
Boys
Class AAAA
Rank School Record
1. Penn Wood (1) 9-0
2. Pennsbury (1) 6-2
3. Roman Catholic (12) 4-5
4. Conestoga (1) 11-0
5. Chester* (1) 6-1
6. Plymouth-Whitemarsh (1) 8-2
7. Norristown (1) 7-2
8. York (3) 12-0
9. John Bartram (12) 9-0
10. Harrisburg (3) 9-1
Honorable mention: Central Dauphin East (3) 8-2; Coatesville (1) 9-2; McDowell (10) 8-2; Parkland (11) 9-1; Reading (3) 10-2; St. Joseph's Prep (12) 7-2; Upper St. Clair (7) 10-1; Williamsport (4) 8-2.
Class AAA
Rank School Record
1. Neumann-Goretti (12) 5-1
2. Chartiers Valley (7) 9-0
3. Susquehanna Twp. (3) 7-2
4. Eastern York (3) 10-0
5. York Suburban (3) 11-0
6. Abington Heights (2) 8-1
7. Archbishop Carroll (12) 10-0
8. Thomas Jefferson (7) 6-1
9. Archbishop Wood (12) 9-1
10. Shamokin (4) 9-0
Honorable mention: Crestwood (2) 8-1; Girard (10) 7-2; Hampton (7) 8-2; Hickory (10) 9-1; Indiana (7) 7-3; Phoenixville (1) 9-3; Steel-High* (3) 4-4; Uniontown (7) 9-2.
Class AA
Rank School Record
1. Imhotep (12) 9-1
2. Holy Cross (2) 8-0
3. Strawberry Mansion (12) 6-2
4. Prep Charter (12) 5-2
5. Beaver Falls (7) 8-2
6. Hughesville (4) 8-1
7. Jeannette* (7) 8-3
8. Communications Tech (12) 6-2
9. North Catholic (7) 8-0
10. Notre Dame-Green Pond (11) 9-1
Honorable mention: Delone (3) 7-2; GAR Memorial (2) 7-2; Greensburg Central Catholic (7) 8-3; Holy Name (3) 9-3; Loyalsock (4) 8-1; Mercyhurst Prep (10) 8-1; Quaker Valley (7) 8-2; Southern Columbia (4) 5-3.
Class A
Rank School Record
1. Serra Catholic* (7) 9-1
2. Kennedy Catholic (10) 8-1
3. Girard College (1) 5-2
4. Math, Civics & Science (12) 8-1
5. Paul Robeson (12) 7-1
6. DuBois C.C. (9) 7-1
7. Scotland (3) 5-1
8. Sewickley Academy (7) 6-4
9. Camp Hill (3) 8-2
10. Our Lady Sacred Heart (7) 7-2
Honorable mention: Bishop Carroll (6) 9-1; Greenwood (3) 9-1; High Point Baptist (3) 7-1; Marian Catholic (11) 8-2; Millville (4) 8-0; Northern Bedford (5) 9-1; Reading Central Catholic (3) 6-4; Williams Valley (11) 8-1.
*-PIAA champion. Number in parentheses is PIAA district.
Girls
Class AAAA
Rank School Record
1. Cardinal O'Hara (12) 9-0
2. Central Dauphin* (3) 10-0
3. Mt. Lebanon (7) 10-0
4. Downingtown East (1) 9-1
5. Butler (7) 9-1
6. Liberty (11) 7-1
7. Bethel Park (7) 11-0
8. Hazleton (2) 10-0
9. Altoona (6) 9-1
10. Archbishop Ryan (12) 9-1
Honorable mention: Central (12) 7-0, Central Dauphin East (3) 8-2, Cheltenham (1) 7-1, Council Rock North (1) 9-1, Downingtown West (1) 7-3, Liberty (11) 7-1, Lower Merion (1) 6-1, McDowell (10) 11-1, Upper Darby (1) 11-1.
Class AAA
Rank School Record
1. Archbishop Carroll (12) 8-1
2. Archbishop Wood (12) 5-3
3. Villa Maria Academy (1) 5-2
4. Mount St. Joseph* (1) 10-0
5. Mercyhurst Prep (10) 7-3
6. West Mifflin (7) 8-3
7. Allentown C.C. (11) 8-1
8. Holy Redeemer (2) 7-2
9. Trinity (3) 7-3
10. General McLane (10) 9-0
Honorable mention: Bangor (11) 10-0, Hopewell (7) 8-1, Indiana (7) 11-1, Nazareth Academy (1) 9-0, New Castle (7) 8-1, Northeastern (3) 11-0, South Park (7) 9-2, Springfield-Delco (1) 12-0, St. Marys (9) 10-0.
Class AA
Rank School Record
1. Villa Maria (10) 9-2
2. York Catholic* (3) 7-2
3. Southern Huntingdon (6) 10-0
4. Sto-Rox (7) 12-0
5. Beaver (7) 11-0
6. Girard (10) 8-2
7. Lancaster Mennonite (3) 8-2
8. Avonworth (7) 7-1
9. Ford City (7) 10-1
10. Pine Grove (11) 10-1
Honorable mention: Bishop McCort (6) 5-2, Christopher Dock (1) 6-1, Delone Catholic (3) 8-1, East Allegheny (7) 9-0, Freire Charter (12) 9-2, North Star (5) 8-1, Seton-LaSalle (7) Windber (5) 8-1.
Class A
Rank School Record
1. Bishop Guilfoyle (6) 8-0
2. Northern Cambria (6) 8-1
3. Nativity BVM (11) 9-1
4. Tri-Valley (11) 9-1
5. West Forest (9) 8-0
6. Ferndale (6) 9-1
7. Lebanon Catholic (3) 7-4
8. Fort Cherry (7) 9-1
9. East Juniata (4) 8-1
10. Conemaugh Valley (6) 9-1
Honorable mention: Elk County Catholic (9) 7-1, Homer Center (6) 7-1, Old Forge (2) 6-1, Saltsburg (6) 6-1, Southern Fulton (5) 8-1.
*-PIAA champion. Number in parentheses is PIAA district.