Two changes in this week’s PennLive girls’ basketball Class AAA state rankings.
District 10 champ Villa Maria and District 11 runner-up Allentown Central Catholic dropped first-round PIAA playoff games, so we had to drop the Victors and the Vikettes to the honorable mention list.
Welcome aboard a pair of District 3 teams: West Perry, which made an appearance in the top 10 earlier this season, and Berks Catholic, which hits the top 10 for the first time this season.
Here is our PennLive Class AAA top 10, plus honorable mention selections, through games of March 7, with home district in parenthesis and overall record …
1. Blackhawk (7) 24-3 — previously: 1
2. Archbishop Wood (12) 23-4 — previously: 2
3. Bethlehem Catholic (11) 27-1 — previously: 3
4. Greencastle-Antrim (3) 25-3 — previously: 5
5. Honesdale (2) 23-4 — previously: 6
6. Mercyhurst Prep (10) 22-4 — previously: 7
7. Scranton Prep (2) 25-2 — previously: 8
8. West York (3) 29-1 — previously: 9
9. Berks Catholic (3) 24-5 — previously: HM
10. West Perry (3) 23-5 — previously: HM
HONORABLE MENTION
Allentown Central Catholic (11) 24-4, Athens (4) 22-6, Beaver Area (7) 20-8, Bonner-Prendergast (12) 15-9, Chartiers Valley (7) 21-5, Conrad Weiser (3) 21-8, Danville (4) 19-4, Elizabeth Forward (7) 19-7, Forest Hills (6) 20-3, Gwynedd Mercy (1) 22-5, Hickory (10) 22-1, Indiana (7) 20-2, Juniata (6) 22-4, Lancaster Catholic (3) 22-6, Lewisburg (4) 15-11, McGuffey (7) 20-8, Merion Mercy (1) 16-10, Mifflinburg (4) 19-4, North Pocono (2) 23-4, Pope John Paul II (1) 19-8, South Fayette (7) 19-8, South Park (7) 15-13, Southern Lehigh (11) 19-4, Villa Maria (10) 20-6.
As we expected, the Class AAA bracket is off to a flying start. Stay tuned.