Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings for March 16, 2022

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022 | 11:08 PM


Eleven girls basketball teams saw two dreams come to an end this past week.

First, their goal of winning a PIAA basketball championship, and second, finishing the season in the coveted Top 5 of the Trib HSSN state rankings.

While every class saw at least two teams ousted with the exception of one each form 6A and Class A, the top ranked teams from a week ago did a nice job of winning twice and remaining on top.

Plymouth-Whitemarsh in 6A, Villa Maria Academy in 4A, North Catholic in 3A, Southern Columbia in 2A and Kennedy Catholic in A all remain at the head of the class heading into the state semifinals Friday and Saturday.

Chartiers Valley is back at No. 1 in 5A after beating last week’s top team, Hollidaysburg, in the second round.

Here is the latest PIAA Top 5 in each of the six classifications for 2021-22.

Class 6A

Team, record, district, previous

1. Plymouth Whitemarsh (29-0) (1) (1)

2. Mt. Lebanon (26-1) (7) (2)

3. Central Dauphin (23-4) (3) (4)

4. Cedar Cliff (28-1) (3) (NR)

5. Easton (27-3) (11) (3)

Out: Archbishop Carroll (12)

Class 5A

1. Chartiers Valley (27-2) (7) (3)

2. Cardinal O’Hara (22-5) (12) (4)

3. Mechanicsburg (24-5) (3) (NR)

4. McKeesport (23-5) (7) (NR)

5. Hollidaysburg (24-2) (6) (1)

Out: South Fayette (7), Abington Heights (2)

Class 4A

1. Villa Maria Academy (24-2) (10) (1)

2. Jim Thorpe (28-1) (11) (NR)

3. Archbishop Wood (23-5) (12) (NR)

4. Lansdale Catholic (18-7) (12) (NR)

5. Dunmore (25-2) (2) (2)

Out: Blackhawk (7), Delone Catholic (3), Bedford (6)

Class 3A

1. North Catholic (22-5) (7) (1)

2. Neumann-Goretti (15-9) (12) (4)

3. Imhotep Charter (16-9) (12) (NR)

4. Freedom (21-5) (7) (NR)

5. Forest Hills (21-8) (6) (2)

Out: Bloomsburg (4), Taylor Riverside (2)

Class 2A

1. Southern Columbia (28-1) (4) (1)

2. Neshannock (27-2) (7) (2)

3. Mount Carmel (23-5) (4) (NR)

4. Bellwood-Antis (24-6) (6) (NR)

5. Homer-Center (25-5) (6) (4)

Out: Columbia (3), Bishop McCort (6)

Class A

1. Kennedy Catholic (24-2) (10) (1)

2. Northumberland Christian (22-3) (4) (2)

3. Portage (24-5) (6) (5)

4. Williamsburg (24-6) (6) (NR)

5. Christian School of York (26-3) (3) (4)

Out: Elk County Catholic (9)

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