Central Catholic ranked fifth in 3A in first state boys basketball poll

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER You might know that the Central Catholic football team is among the final four in the state, playing Archbishop Wood tonight at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium. The Vikings boys basketball team, meanwhile, which features a few guys who are still playing football tonight, have been ranked No. 5 in the first Harrisburg Patriot-News state poll. Wood, by the way, is ranked No. 10 in the first hoops poll. Here are the first set of rankings, courtesy of Michael Bullock: THE PATRIOT-NEWS' BOYS' BASKETBALL RANKINGS CLASS AAAA 1. Chester* (1) 32-0 1 2. Lower Merion (1) 29-4 2 3. St. Joseph’s Prep (12) 21-6 9 4. Cathedral Prep (10) 21-6 5 5. Harrisburg (3) 21-7 8 6. McCaskey (3) 22-8 NR 7. Williamsport (4) 18-9 NR 8. New Castle (7) 27-1 NR 9. Abington (1) 20-8 NR 10. Roman Catholic (12) 17-10 4 Honorable mention: Coatesville (1) 25-7, Easton (11) 22-8, Gateway (7) 21-7, Hampton (7) 25-5, Liberty (11) 14-9, Norristown (1) 20-9, Penn Wood (1) 16-9, State College (6) 18-5. CLASS AAA 1. Neumann-Goretti* (12) 28-3 1 2. Imhotep Charter# (12) 22-8 NR 3. Archbishop Carroll (12) 20-8 6 4. Chartiers Valley (7) 20-3 NR 5. Allentown C.C. (11) 16-10 NR 6. Abington Heights (2) 24-6 9 7. Mars (7) 18-8 NR 8. Hickory (10) 16-10 NR 9. Berks Catholic (3) 28-3 10 10. Archbishop Wood (12) 14-9 NR Honorable mention: Beaver (7) 19-8, Donegal (3) 20-4, General McLane (10) 26-1, Keystone Oaks (7) 20-3, Meadville (10) 16-7, Montour (7) 24-5, Philadelphia Electrical (12) 16-11, Susquehanna Twp (3) 9-15. CLASS AA 1. Holy Cross (2) 25-6 3 2. Trinity (3) 23-5 NR 3. Meyers (2) 24-3 6 4. Communications Tech (12) 20-10 4 5. West Middlesex (10) 22-5 NR 6. Beaver Falls (7) 28-3 2 7. Mercyhurst Prep (10) 24-3 10 8. Sto-Rox (7) 23-4 8 9. Bishop McCort (6) 17-8 NR 10. Loyalsock (4) 22-4 NR Honorable mention: Delone Catholic (3) 18-9, Jeannette (7) 17-9, Lakeview (10) 19-7, Lewisburg (4) 18-6, Notre Dame-Green Pond (11) 16-9, Quaker Valley (7) 24-5, Seton-La Salle (7) 15-9. CLASS A 1. Math, Civics & Sciences (12) 19-10 3 2. Lincoln Park (7) 26-5 2 3. Vaux (12) 15-11 NR 4. Monessen (7) 25-4 NR 5. Church Farm (1) 22-6 6 6. North Catholic (7) 18-7 NR 7. Johnsonburg (9) 23-6 7 8. Kennedy Catholic (10) 16-10 NR 9. Shade (5) 22-5 NR 10. Sullivan County (4) 22-4 NR Honorable mention: Bishop Carroll (6) 14-13, Clairton (7) 13-7, Clarion (9) 17-6, Elk County Catholic (9) 16-12, Girard College (1) 22-2, Greenwood (3) 22-3, Union (7) 12-10, Union-Rimersburg (9) 20-3. *defending PIAA champion #2012 PIAA Class AA champion