This Weeks Boys Basketball State Rankings 1/22/07

[THE CHOPS]

BOYS BASKETBALL STATE RANKINGS........................
Monday, January 22, 2007


CLASS (AAAA) Rec Pvs

1. Schenley (8) 14-2 1

2. Harrisburg (3) 14-0 2

3. Chester (1) 13-2 3

4. Pennsbury (1) 13-3 4

5. Plymouth-Whitemarsh (1) 16-2 5

6. Frankford (12) 15-2 6

7. Hazleton (2) 16-0 7

8. Easton (11) 17-0 8

9. Upper Darby (1) 15-2 9

10. Simon Gratz (12) 14-4 NR

Teams to watch: Bethel Park (7) 16-2; Cathedral Prep (10) 13-3; Central Bucks West (1) 14-3; Emmaus (11) 15-2; Lower Merion* (1) 12-5; Pittsburgh Central Catholic (7) 13-4; Ridley (1) 14-4; Souderton (1) 13-4.



CLASS (AAA) Rec Pvs

1. General McLane (10) 12-3 1

2. West York (3) 14-3 2

3. Franklin L.C. (12) 12-4 4

4. Greensburg-Salem (7) 16-1 5

5. Comm. Tech (12) 10-5 3

6. Highlands (7) 17-0 6

7. Hampton (7) 17-1 7

8. Springfield Delco (1) 15-3 8

9. Susquehanna Twp. (3) 14-3 9

10. Grove City (10) 13-3 NR

Teams to watch: Ambridge (7) 13-6; Blue Mountain (11) 16-0; Chartiers Valley (7) 12-3; Engineering and Science (12) 13-5; Great Valley (1) 17-0; Honesdale (2) 15-2; Scranton Prep (2) 12-3; York Suburban (3) 16-1.



CLASS (AA) Rec Pvs

1. Aliquippa (7) 16-2 2

2. Prep Charter* (12) 10-3 1

3. Bishop Hoban (2) 17-0 3

4. Imhotep (12) 11-5 4

5. Jeannette (7) 10-3 5

6. York Catholic (3) 14-4 6

7. Mahanoy Area (11) 17-0 7

8. North East (10) 15-2 8

9. Westmont Hilltop (6) 17-0 9

10. Strawberry Mansion (12) 12-4 NR

Teams to watch: Carlynton (7) 14-3; Farrell (10) 12-2; Lower Moreland (1) 12-2; Mountain View (2) 12-3; Northern Lehigh (11) 17-1; Trinity (3) 11-5; WB-GAR Memorial (2) 14-3; Wyoming Seminary (2) 14-1.



CLASS (A) Rec Pvs

1. Elk County Catholic* (9) 15-0 1

2. Reading C.C. (3) 14-3 2

3. Serra Catholic (7) 14-2 5

4. Greenwood (3) 17-0 4

5. Old Forge (2) 15-0 7

6. Delco Christian (1) 12-5 3

7. Kennedy Catholic (10) 9-5 6

8. Notre Dame-ES (11) 15-2 9

9. Bishop Guilfoyle (6) 13-2 10

10. Clairton (7) 8-2 8

Teams to watch: Bishop O'Reilly (2) 11-6; Bristol (1) 12-2; California (7) 15-2; DuBois Central Catholic (9) 16-1; Elkland (4) 15-1; Harmony (6) 16-0; Holy Name (3) 14-3; Marian Catholic (11) 13-3.

*- PIAA champion. Number in parentheses is PIAA district.

THE CHOPS...

[GoldenBoy11]

Okay, maybe I'm biased towards teams in this area, but i kinda have a problem with some of these rankings. Undefeated 17-0 Westmont is ranked 9th in AA, behind a team with five losses, a team with four losses, and two teams with three losses each. Some of these teams may have lost games in big natl tourneys or something, but i still want to know if records mean anything these days. And 17-1 Central Cambria isn't even an honorable mentione team in AAA? But yet the teams ranked 1-3 each have three or more losses. And the 5th ranked has five losses? Whats up with that. I mean i guess these rankings dont really mean anything, being that the only way to know whos the best is to play it out on the court. But I wish the biased writers from pittsburg, philly, harrisburg, or wherevere theyre from would open their eyes to some quality teams in D6. Maybe its just wishful thinking.

[THE CHOPS]

Goldenboy11,

I couldn't agree with you more. Like I've said, many~ many times in the past. These so-called sports writers have never even heard of some of the more talented schools in D#5/6. The only way you'll ever get any credits from these Yea~ who's, is to plain beat them until you run out of tams to beat. A lot of these teams are known year in & year out for their upper level of play, so it makes the job easier but (not fair) to grade/ rank them :roll:

Just to be more fair, there are many teams out there just as equal in claiming a good team & they too, get the Rodney Dangerfield treatment.

It's nice to be notarized for your teams sport. & they should be...

I guess I'll have to steal a line from Al Davis: Just Win~ Baby~ Win :!:

The Chops... 8)