Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for week of Jan. 7, 2019
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Monday, January 7, 2019 | 3:51 PM
The first edition of the TribLive High School Sports Network’s PIAA boys basketball rankings for 2019 has added a WPIAL team, bumping from five to six District 7 squads.
Joining Mars, Quaker Valley, Lincoln Park, Sewickley Academy and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart among the state elite is undefeated Moon in Class 5A.
Four No. 1 teams remained atop the rankings while two changes at the top took place as York William Penn passed Mastery Charter North in Class 5A, and Lincoln Park took over the top spot in Class 3A from Camp Hill Trinity.
Here is the PIAA Top Five in each of the six classifications for the week of Jan. 7.
Class 6A
Team, record, previous
1. Roman Catholic, 8-3, 1
2. Kennedy Catholic, 5-3, 2
3. LaSalle College, 12-0, 3
4. Norristown, 10-1, 5
5. Abington, 8-1, NR
Out: Emmaus
Class 5A
1. York William Penn, 8-0, 2
2. Mastery Charter North, 7-1, 1
3. Mars, 9-1, 4
4. Archbishop Wood, 8-2, 3
5. Moon, 10-0, NR
Out: Sun Valley
Class 4A
1. Imhotep Charter, 7-2, 1
2. Quaker Valley, 9-0, 5
3. Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast, 9-1, 4
4. Bethlehem Catholic, 8-2, NR
5. Scranton Prep, 8-1, NR
Out: Berks Catholic, Nanticoke
Class 3A
1. Lincoln Park, 8-1, 2
2. Loyalsock Township, 8-1, 3
3. Neumann-Goretti, 7-2, 4
4. Wyncote Bishop McDevitt, 10-1, 5
5. Camp Hill Trinity, 7-2, 1
Out: None
Class 2A
1. Constitution, 6-6, 1
2. Sewickley Academy, 5-3, 2
3. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 9-1, 3
4. Moravian Academy, 9-0, 4
5. Math, Civics & Sciences, 9-3, 5
Out: None
Class A
1. Our Lady of Lourdes Regional, 9-3, 1
2. Sankofa Freedom, 7-5, 2
3. Elk County Catholic, 9-0, NR
4. Shanksville Stonycreek, 9-1, 4
5. Lancaster Country Day, 7-1, 5
Out: Halifax
Tags: Lincoln Park, Mars, Moon, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Quaker Valley, Sewickley Academy
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