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Bullock's PIAA Rankings: Dec. 27, 2017

12/27/2017, 7:00am EST
By Michael Bullock

Naheem McLeod (above) and P-W retain their spot atop the 6A rankings. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)

Michael Bullock (@thebullp_n)
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While we brought you our six preseason packages in those anxious days immediately preceding the start of the 2017-18 campaign, here’s a look at our second all-inclusive set of rankings for each and every classification.

So, enjoy, squawk and even ponder. There’s plenty more results to come.

Appearing below are all six of our top 10s, with PIAA district and this season’s record displayed in parentheses. Only those schools competing for PIAA state championships are eligible for ranking purposes.

CITY OF BASKETBALL LOVE STATE BASKETBALL RANKINGS

(records through games of Dec. 26/OW-others to watch/NR-not ranked)

CLASS 6A

With Ish Horn bucketing 20 points in a 55-43 victory, No. 1 Plymouth-Whitemarsh closed out a perfect 3-0 week Saturday by downing Class 5A No. 1 Archbishop Wood at Philly’s Jefferson University. Naheem McLeod and Ahmin Williams added 11 points apiece for the Colonials, who played without Ahmad Williams. One night earlier, P-W survived its closest scrape thus far by edging Wissahickon 67-66 behind 17 points from McLeod and 15 more from Ahmin Williams. Jim Donofrio’s club began the week by putting four players in double figures in a 77-29 victory over Upper Moreland. McLeod, the 7-2, 230-pound junior, led the way with 20.

No.  School                                               Rec    Pvs
1.     Plymouth-Whitemarsh (1)              6-0        1
2.     Abington (1)                                    4-1       2                           
3.     Hazleton (2)                                    3-0        3
4.     Roman Catholic (12)                      2-2       4
5.     State College (6)                             6-0       7
6.     St. Joseph’s Prep (12)                     6-1        5                             
7.     La Salle College (12)                      5-1        8
8.     Cheltenham (1)                               5-2        9
9.     Pine-Richland (7)                           5-1      10
10.   Penn Hills (7)                                 9-0     OW  

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).

Bullish matchups of the week: No. 6 St. Joseph Prep and No. 8 Cheltenham will collide as part of the Nelson Classic Friday at Thomas Jefferson University. … No. 1 Plymouth-Whitemarsh, after taking on Class 5A No. 2 Bonner-Prendergast Friday at Jefferson, will meet Class 3A No. 1 Neumann-Goretti on Sunday at Chestnut Hill.

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CLASS 5A

Getting a combined 34 points from Dat Lambert and Jay Vaughan, Allentown Central Catholic last Tuesday motored past East Penn Conference playmate Northampton 66-36. Lambert and Vaughan split eight treys in the one-sided victory. Three days later, ACC improved to 7-0 with a 53-41 win over Emmaus. Nick Filchner tossed in 20 points — four treys — for the Vikings. … Isaiah Wong totaled 56 points and Tariq Ingraham checked in with 54 as No. 2 Bonner-Prendergast spent last week downed Miami (Fla.) Christian (63-55), Penn Charter (75-55) and Pope John XXIII (80-62).

No.  School                                             Rec     Pvs
1.     Archbishop Wood (12)                3-2         1
2.     Bonner-Prendergast (12)             7-1         2
3.     Archbishop Carroll (12)              4-3         3
4.     Mars (7)                                       5-2         4
5.     Martin Luther King (12)              3-3         5
6.     Abington Heights (2)                    6-1         6
7.     Northeastern (3)                            7-0         7
8.     Bishop Shanahan (1)                     5-1          8
9.     Allentown C.C. (11)                      7-0          9
10.   Milton Hershey (3)                       7-0       10

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).

Bullish matchups of the week: No. 3 Archbishop Carroll continues its brutal non-league grind later this week, taking on Class 6A No. 2 Abington on Friday at Philly’s Jefferson University and Delaware hammer Salesianum one day later. … No. 2 Bonner-Prendergast will be involved in the Jefferson University showcase on Friday, playing Class 6A No. 1 Plymouth-Whitemarsh. … No. 6 Abington Heights will tip off the week on Wednesday in Reading against perennial District 3 power Harrisburg.

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CLASS 4A

No. 9 Grove City climbed one spot after spending last week claiming three victories in four days. Logan Lutz scored 26 points last Wednesday as the Eagles downed Conneaut Area 62-51, while Marcos Cintron pocketed 17 two nights later in a 69-29 triumph over Slippery Rock. Cintron matched that effort on the following night, dropping in 17 more points in a 73-63 conquest of Youngstown (Ohio) East.

No.  School                                                    Rec     Pvs
1.     Imhotep Charter (12)                          6-0         1
2.     Bethlehem Catholic (11)                     4-1         2
3.     Quaker Valley (7)                                5-0         3
4.     Berks Catholic (3)                               4-1         4
5.     New Castle (7)                                    5-2          5
6.     Lower Moreland (1)                            6-1          8
7.     Lancaster Catholic (3)                         6-1      OW
8.     Huntingdon (6)                                    5-0      OW
9.     Grove City (10)                                   5-0        10
10.   Scranton Prep (2)                                2-3          7

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).

Bullish matchups of the week: No. 4 Berks Catholic will tip off its week at home on Wednesday, meeting Class A No. 2 Girard College in a Play-By-Play Classic showcase. … No. 1 Imhotep Charter will spend the week in Myrtle Beach, S.C., competing in the highly regarded Beach Ball Classic. The Panthers will open on Wednesday night against perennial hammer Bishop Gorman of Las Vegas.

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CLASS 3A

Dominant up front, Trinity parlayed the efforts of 6-6 junior Kalen Veres and 6-10 senior Sean Good into convincing victories over Mid-Penn Capital playmates East Pennsboro (58-33) and Camp Hill (81-48). While Veres posted a double-double against East Penn (13 points/14 rebounds), Good came mighty close (10 points/9 rebounds. Good, who will play next season at Lafayette, scored 18 points in the win over Camp Hill as the Shamrocks ran their winning streak to four games.

No.  School                                                   Rec    Pvs
1.     Neumann-Goretti (12)                       4-1        1
2.     Valley Forge (1)                                 4-1        2
3.     West Catholic (12)                             4-2        3
4.     Fairview (10)                                     6-0        4
5.     Lincoln Park (7)                                3-3        8
6.     Greenville (10)                                  4-1        7

7.     Richland (6)                                       6-1        6
8.     Holy Redeemer (2)                            4-1        9
9.     Trinity (3)                                          5-1      10
10.   Central Cambria (6)                          4-2        5

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).

Bullish matchups of the week: No. 4 Fairview will put its unbeaten mark on the line Thursday at Geneva College, where the Tigers will encounter Class 4A No. 3 Quaker Valley. … No. 1 Neumann-Goretti will spend the end of the week playing three games at the Hoodie’s House Invitational in Charlotte, N.C. First up for the Saints is a Wednesday scrap with Asheville (N.C.) Christian.

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CLASS 2A

No. 1 Constitution rallied for a 72-71 victory last Wednesday at Archbishop Carroll as Damon Wall and Jahmir Marable-Williams each netted 19 points. Wall was 11-for-11 from the foul line for the Generals, who trailed 58-49 heading into the fourth quarter. Keshaun Hammonds tacked on 16 points for Constitution, connecting four times from beyond the arc. … Continuing to flourish as December plays out, Bishop McCort picked up a double-double from 6-4 senior Matt Petrosky (21 points/15 rebounds) as the Crushers handled previously unbeaten Central Cambria 59-43 last Wednesday at home. Luke Conahan added 20 points in the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference success. …

No.  School                                                    Rec    Pvs
1.     Constitution (12)                                   3-2         1
2.     Math, Civics & Sciences (12)               3-3         2
3.     Sewickley Academy (7)                        6-1         3
4.     Church Farm (1)                                    1-1         4
5.     Our Lady Sacred Heart (7)                    6-1         5
6.     Bishop McCort (6)                                5-0         9
7.     Ridgway (9)                                           5-0         7
8.     Bishop Guilfoyle (6)                              3-2       10
9.     Coudersport (9)                                     3-1         8
10.   Holy Cross (2)                                       3-3         6

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).

Bullish matchups of the week: No. 1 Constitution will have its proverbial hands full, as Rob Moore’s Generals will journey to Pennsylvania’s western boundary to meet up with Erie on Thursday and No. 1 Kennedy Catholic one day later. … No. 8 Bishop Guilfoyle will have its second encounter with Blair County foe Hollidaysburg on Tuesday night at the Altoona Fieldhouse. Guilfoyle fell to the Golden Tigers 69-65 on Dec. 16 in the finals of Hollidaysburg’s regular-season tournament.

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CLASS 1A

Returning all-state selection Brady Fyfe cracked the 1,000-point barrier late last week, banking 35 points as Shade wheeled past Conemaugh Valley 106-91 in a high-scoring WestPAC Conference scrap. The 6-3 junior also yanked down 10 rebounds, as he pocketed his third double-double of the week. Fyfe opened the week by going for 17 and 10 in a 98-65 crunching of Conemaugh Twp., then racked up 21 points and 16 boards in a 67-57 victory over Ferndale. … Lourdes Regional junior Thomas Schultz wrapped up a sparkling week by netting 16 points in the Red Raiders’ 53-39 triumph at Nativity. The 6-5 junior, who is averaging just under 24 points per game, earlier in the week banked 32 in a win at Sullivan County (77-62) and 28 as Lourdes downed visiting Tri-Valley (60-52). Schultz, a Vanderbilt baseball commit, went into the Nativity win shooting better than 60 percent from the floor.

No.  School                                                   Rec    Pvs
1.     Kennedy Catholic (10)                       5-1        1
2.     Girard College (1)                              5-3        2
3.     Faith Christian (1)                               5-1        4
4.     Sankofa Freedom (12)                         6-2        3
5.     Shade (5)                                              6-0        5
6.     Lourdes Regional (4)                           4-2        8
7.     Millville (4)                                          6-0        7
8.     Elk County Catholic (9)                      4-0        9
9.     Vincentian (7)                                      3-2      10
10.   Sullivan County (4)                             3-1        6

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).

Bullish matchups of the week: Intriguing matchup Wednesday night in Northumberland County, where unbeaten No. 7 Millville will visit unbeaten Mount Carmel. Hmmmm. … No. 4 Sankofa Freedom will be making the journey to the western edge of Pennsylvania on Thursday, meeting No. 1 Kennedy Catholic.


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