Hoops: State Basketball Rankings
Here are the boys' basketball preseason state rankings, compiled by Mike Bullock of PennLive.com.
Local teams are in bold.
PENNLIVE.COM/PATRIOT-NEWS STATE BASKETBALL RANKINGS
CLASS AAAA
No. School Rec Pvs
1. Roman Catholic (12) 19-7 NR
2. Chester (1) 28-4 2
3. Lower Merion (1) 30-3 1
4. Hampton (7) 22-6 NR
5. New Castle (7) 29-1 4
6. Great Valley (1) 28-4 NR
7. Pennsbury (1) 15-8 NR
8. Harrisburg (3) 28-3 3
9. York (3) 27-4 10
10. Fox Chapel (7) 17-7 NR
Honorable mention: Coatesville (1) 24-8, Gateway (7) 16-7, Hempfield (7) 17-6, Martin Luther King (12) 24-5, McCaskey (3) 26-4, Parkland (11) 22-8, St. Joseph's Prep (12) 24-6.
CLASS AAA
No. School Rec Pvs
1. Archbishop Carroll (12) 23-7 4
2. Neumann-Goretti (12) 23-6 3
3. Imhotep Charter (12) 28-5 1
4. Allentown Central Cath (11) 24-4 10
5. Berks Catholic (3) 26-4 6
6. Chartiers Valley (7) 24-5 9
7. Susquehanna Twp (3) 25-5 NR
8. Bishop McDevitt (3) 19-8 NR
9. Abington Heights (2) 27-3 8
10. Elizabeth Forward (7) 12-11 NR
Honorable mention: Archbishop Wood (12) 14-10, Bethlehem Catholic (11) 13-12, Central Valley (7) 16-7, Girard (10) 21-6, Indiana (7) 17-7, Montour (7) 25-5, Uniontown (7) 17-4.
CLASS AA
No. School Rec Pvs
1. Constitution (12) 18-10 9
2. Beaver Falls (7) 28-3 1
3. Greensburg Central Cath (7) 23-3 10
4. Trinity (3) 21-8 4
5. Loyalsock (4) 26-4 5
6. Seton-La Salle (7) 21-3 NR
7. Lewisburg (4) 23-5 8
8. Jeannette (7) 18-6 NR
9. West Middlesex (10) 25-4 3
10. Quaker Valley (7) 20-6 NR
Honorable mention: Bishop McCort (6) 19-9, Fairview (10) 13-9, Holy Cross (2) 27-6, Mercyhurst Prep (10) 18-9, Neshannock (7) 17-6, Sto-Rox (7) 14-9, Wellsboro (4) 23-3.
CLASS A
No. School Rec Pvs
1. Math, Civics & Sciences (12) 26-3 2
2. Lincoln Park (7) 22-7 5
3. Bishop Carroll (6) 23-6 6
4. Vincentian (7) 26-2 7
5. Pius X (11) 21-4 NR
6. Johnsonburg (9) 30-3 4
7. St. John Neumann (4) 24-3 NR
8. Elk County Catholic (9) 19-7 NR
9 . Lebanon Catholic (3) 18-8 NR
10. New Hope Academy (3) 18-6 NR
Honorable mention: Church Farm (1) 23-7, Cochranton (10) 15-8, Kennedy Catholic (10) 17-7, Mahanoy Area (11) 22-6, Marian Catholic (11) 18-6, Monessen (7) 10-14, North Catholic (7) 16-7, Our Lady of Sacred Heart (7) 19-5, Ridgway (9) 23-6, Shade (5) 26-2.