William Penn falls back into honorable mention

An interesting twist in this week's state boys' basketball rankings in that William Penn dropped from the No. 10 spot without losing. However, it's important to note other schools can get higher votes because of what might be considered big wins.

STATE BOYS’ RANKINGS
CLASS AAAA Rec Pvs
1. Chester* (1) 14-3 1
2. Lower Merion (1) 16-2 2
3. Harrisburg (3) 18-1 3
4. McCaskey (3) 17-2 4
5. New Castle (7) 17-0 5
6. St. Joseph’s Prep (12) 15-3 6
7. Cathedral Prep (10) 15-2 7
8. Williamsport (4) 14-2 8
9. North Allegheny (7) 15-1 9
10. Martin Luther King (12) 18-1 NR
Honorable mention: Abington (1) 13-4, Bethel Park (7) 14-2, Council Rock North (1) 13-5, Gateway (7) 11-3, Great Valley (1) 16-0, Hampton (7) 14-3, Hatboro-Horsham (1) 13-3, La Salle College (12) 13-4, Liberty (11) 11-5, Norristown (1) 15-3, Parkland (11) 14-4, Penn Wood (1) 11-6, Pennsbury (1) 12-4, Pocono Mountain West (11) 14-2, Ridley (1) 15-2, Roman Catholic (12) 13-5, Seneca Valley (7) 14-4, State College (6) 12-4, Upper St. Clair (7) 13-3, William Penn (3) 16-2.

CLASS AAA Rec Pvs
1. Neumann-Goretti* (12) 13-4 2
2. Imhotep Charter# (12) 16-4 1
3. Allentown C.C. (11) 15-2 3
4. Archbishop Carroll (12) 13-4 5
5. Beaver Area (7) 15-1 6
6. Chartiers Valley (7) 16-1 7
7. Susquehanna Twp (3) 18-1 8
8. Abington Heights (2) 14-2 9
9. Mars (7) 13-3 4
10. Berks Catholic (3) 15-3 10
Honorable mention: Archbishop Wood (12) 10-6, Bishop McDevitt (3) 11-6, Danville (4) 12-2, Donegal (3) 19-0, General McLane (10) 11-4, Gettysburg (3) 15-5, Girard (10) 11-4, Glen Mills (1) 11-6, Greencastle-Antrim (3) 14-3, Hickory (10) 12-3, Holy Ghost Prep (1) 12-4, Montour (7) 13-4, Palmyra (3) 14-5, Philly Electrical (12) 10-10, Pottsville (11) 13-4, Steel-High (3) 15-2, Thomas Jefferson (7) 12-5, Uniontown (7) 13-2, West Mifflin (7) 12-3, Wilson Area (11) 17-1.

CLASS AA Rec Pvs

1. Beaver Falls (7) 15-3 2

2. Greensburg C.C. (7) 16-1 3

3. Jeannette (7) 14-2 4

4. Meyers (2) 14-2 1

5. Holy Cross (2) 12-3 5

6. Trinity (3) 13-3 6

7. Communications Tech (12) 12-4 7

8. West Middlesex (10) 13-3 8

9. Loyalsock (4) 12-2 9

10. Lewisburg (4) 13-1 10

Honorable mention: Bald Eagle Area (6) 14-1, Bellwood-Antis (6) 14-1, Constitution (12) 11-8, Dunmore (2) 9-5, Freire Charter (12) 13-7, Lakeview (10) 14-2, Mercyhurst Prep (10) 10-5, Mid Valley (2) 13-2, Penn Cambria (6) 12-3, Quaker Valley (7) 12-4, Riverside (2) 10-5, Serra Catholic (7) 12-3, Seton-La Salle (7) 15-2, Sto-Rox (7) 9-7, Wellsboro (4) 16-1.

CLASS A Rec Pvs
1. Math, Civics & Sciences (12) 19-0 1
2. Vaux (12) 13-6 2
3. Lincoln Park (7) 11-5 3
4. Church Farm (1) 11-5 4
5. Johnsonburg (9) 15-1 5
6. Bishop Carroll (6) 13-2 6
7. Vincentian (7) 15-1 7
8. Ridgway (9) 13-3 8
9. St. John Neumann (4) 15-0 9
10. Bishop Guilfoyle (6) 12-2 10
Honorable mention: A-C Valley (9) 14-2, Clairton (7) 8-5, Clarion (9) 13-4, Delco Christian (1) 12-5, Greenwood (3) 16-2, Kennedy Catholic (10) 11-4, Lebanon Catholic (3) 13-6, Lourdes Regional (4) 13-4, Mahanoy Area (11) 14-3, Marian Catholic (11) 14-5, New Hope Academy (3) 15-2, North Catholic (7) 11-4, North Clarion (9) 16-1, OLSH (7) 14-3, Pius X (11) 12-2, Shade (5) 14-1, Shanksville-Stonycreek (5) 13-2, Shenandoah Valley (11) 13-5, Smethport (9) 14-1, Sullivan County (4) 16-1, Union (7) 13-2, Wilkinsburg (7) 8-7.

*- defending PIAA champion. #- 2012 PIAA champ in Class AA, but bumped up. $-2012 PIAA champ in Class A, but bumped up. Number in parentheses is PIAA district.