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YAIAA girls' basketball power rankings, Jan. 12


Not much movement among this group. In fact, all five of the teams that made last week's rankings went undefeated the past week. Of course, that won't be the case this time; not with York Catholic and Delone Catholic meeting in McSherrystown on Friday night.

In any event, check out our Top Five after jump. Last week's rankings here.

1. Red Lion (1) -- How's this for dominance: Of the Lions' 10 wins this season, eight have been by 24 points or more. Red Lion has won its last four games by an average of 30.3 points since a loss to Allentown Central Catholic, and this week cracked the Patriot-News Class AAAA state rankings. While forwards Erica Maciejewski (16.1 ppg) and Jen Horvatinovic (11.9) lead the team in scoring, the Lions are also tied for third in the YAIAA in 3-pointers made (38). So this team does have some balance.

The Lions will get a test this weekend, when they head to Philadelphia to play Archbishop Wood in the Play by Play Classic.

2. Delone Catholic (2) -- The Squirettes may have been left behind their rivals York Catholic in the Class AA state rankings this week, but I'm giving them a slight edge in this poll. Sierra Moore is the biggest reason, but the supporting cast around her may be as good as it's been the last four seasons. "It’s not just Sierra," York Catholic coach Kevin Bankos said. "There’s four of five kids on that team that can play basketball." Bankos went on to call Delone "the team to beat, by far," an assertion his team will try to test Friday when they visit McSherrystown for the rivals' first meeting of the season.

3. York Catholic (3) -- Not only have the Irish transitioned well from the loss of all-time leading scorer Kady Schrann, they've done so against a pretty decent schedule. Wins against Trinity, Eastern York and Lancaster Mennonite all bode well moving forward. There haven't been any standout stars per se, but there is a nice mix of size, skill and experience. Friday night's game will be a good barometer. "We're going to figure out where we are compared to them," Bankos said of Delone.

4. Eastern York (4) -- The Golden Knights (10-3) don't shoot the ball from outside much -- they've made 10 3-pointers all season. Then again, they don't exactly have to. Not with forwards Morgan DeRemer and Liz Myers continuing to produce steady numbers. Myers scored 21 last Friday in a convincing victory over an underrated Susquehannock team. Abby Brate has picked up the scoring lately as well, helping Eastern push its win streak to seven games.

5. Dover (5) -- The Eagles (10-1) picked up a big Division II victory last Friday, when they surged to a 42-26 victory over Spring Grove. They followed that up with a win over Northeastern on Tuesday, a game in which standout sophomore Alayah Hall dropped 20 of her team's 47 points.  Dover remains unbeaten in the division, and has a two-game lead in the loss column over an improving West York team. Defense is the key for this group.

In the hunt (alphabetical order) -- Bermudian Springs (7-5), Kennard-Dale (7-4), Susquehannock (8-4), West York (8-4)