Just a couple of minor tweaks in this week’s PennLive Class AAA girls’ basketball state rankings.
One team — Mid-Penn Colonial champ Greencastle-Antrim — dropped out of the top 10, and WPIAL-AAA semifinalist and reigning state champ South Park has made a return trip to the top 10.
Yes, No. 1 Archbishop Wood suffered a loss in the last week, but it was to undefeated Class AA No. 1 Neumann-Goretti in the Philadelphia Catholic League championship.
So yes, once again, Wood occupies the top spot, as the Vikings prep for Mastery Charter in the District 12-AAA title game on Saturday.
FYI: Wood’s three losses — Twice to Goretti and to Highland Ranch, Colo., by 2 points in a tournament in Phoenix back on Dec. 21. So yeah, the Vikings are legit.
Scranton Prep, a District 2-AAA semifinalist, and Blackhawk, a WPIAL-AAA semifinalist, remained locked in at 2-3.
Other moves:
Bethlehem Catholic — which was No. 1 for a good chunk of the season — Villa Maria (Erie) and unbeaten Hickory all moved up a few spots after Bonner-Prendergast fell in the Philly Catholic League semifinals.
Prendie fell to Goretti, so we kept the Pandas — who will play for third place in District 12 vs. Freire Charter on Saturday — inside the top 10.
Lancaster Catholic, a District 3-AAA semifinalist, and Northwestern Lehigh, a District 11-AAA semifinalist, also remained inside the top 10.
Here is the Class AAA top 10 and honorable mention picks, with records through Tuesday’s games and home district in parenthesis …
1. Archbishop Wood (12) 20-3 — previously: 1
2. Scranton Prep (2) 22-1 — previously: 2
3. Blackhawk (7) 21-2 — previously: 3
4. Bethlehem Catholic (11) 22-3 — previously: 5
5. Villa Maria (10) 20-2 — previously: 6
6. Hickory (10) 23-0 — previously: 7
7. Bonner-Prendergast (12) 18-6 — previously: 4
8. Lancaster Catholic (3) 24-2 — previously: 8
9. Northwestern Lehigh (11) 24-1 — previously: 10
10. South Park (7) 20-4 — previously: HM
HONORABLE MENTION
Allentown Central Catholic (11) 22-3; Berks Catholic (3) 19-6; Bradford (9) 20-2; Danville (4) 21-2; Elizabeth Forward (7) 20-3; Fleetwood (3) 23-3; Greencastle-Antrim (3) 22-3; Holy Redeemer (2) 19-4; Mercyhurst Prep (10) 18-5; Palmyra (3) 21-4; Pope John Paul II (1) 18-5; Slippery Rock (7) 17-4; Susquehannock (3) 22-4; West Mifflin (7) 18-5; West Perry (3) 19-5.