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Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls basketball rankings for Jan. 23, 2024 | Trib HSSN
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Wednesday, January 24, 2024 | 12:22 AM
As the mercury continues to slide up, taking most of the state out of sub-freezing cold, the top girls basketball teams in the PIAA are also heating up on the hardwood with only two teams falling out of the rankings in the latest Trib HSSN weekly top 5.
Archbishop Carroll was bumped from the top 5 in Class 6A, replaced by undefeated Peters Township.
North Schuylkill dropped out in Class 4A, leaving a spot open for a Scranton Prep team that that picked up a big win last week over 5A-ranked Scranton.
There were no changes at the top of the rankings with Conestoga in 6A, Oakland Catholic in 5A, Lansdale Catholic in 4A, Lancaster Catholic in 3A, Kennedy Catholic in 2A and Union in A all at the top of the hill in their class.
Here is the latest top 5 in each of the six classifications. Teams are listed with overall record, district and last week’s ranking.
Class 6A
1. Conestoga (16-0) (1) (1)
2. Dallastown (17-0) (3) (3)
3. Cardinal O’Hara (12-2) (12) (2)
4. Upper Dublin (14-1) (1) (4)
5. Peters Township (17-0) (7) (NR)
Out: Archbishop Carroll (12)
Class 5A
1. Oakland Catholic (17-0) (7) (1)
2. Cathedral Prep (10-2) (10) (2)
3. Archbishop Wood (11-5) (12) (3)
4. Lincoln Park (16-0) (7) (5)
5. Scranton (13-1) (2) (4)
Out: None
Class 4A
1. Lansdale Catholic (13-1) (12) (1)
2. DeLone Catholic (14-0) (3) (2)
3. Blackhawk (13-2) (7) (2) (3)
4. North Catholic (10-4) (7) (3) (4)
5. Scranton Prep (10-4) (2) (NR)
Out: North Schuylkill (11)
Class 3A
1. Lancaster Catholic (13-1) (3) (1)
2. Avonworth (13-1) (7) (2)
3. Mercyhurst Prep (12-2) (10) (3)
4. Westmont-Hilltop (13-1) (6) (4)
5. Palmerton (15-1) (11) (5)
Out: None
Class 2A
1. Kennedy Catholic (8-3) (10) (1)
2. Bishop McCort (14-0) (6) (2)
3. Marian Catholic (16-1) (11) (3)
4. Greensburg Central Catholic (12-4) (7) (4)
5. Portage (15-1) (6) (5)
Out: None
Class A
1. Union (12-5) (7) (1)
2. Bishop Guilfoyle (15-1) (6) (4)
3. Elk County Catholic (11-1) (9) (5)
4. Berlin-Brothersvalley (11-4) (5) (3)
5. Meadowbrook Christian School (14-0) (4) (5)
Out: None
Pennsylvania
Funeral arrangements set for Pa. state trooper shot and killed in Chester County
The funeral arrangements for Corporal Timothy O’Connor, who was shot and killed in Chester County on Sunday, have been announced.
The viewing for O’Connor will be Tuesday, March 17, from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church located at 338 Manor Avenue in Downingtown, Pa., according to the Parkesburg Police Department.
The funeral will be held at the same location on Wednesday, March 18, at 11 a.m., police said.
O’Connor was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Honey Brook on Sunday night. The suspect, Jesse Nathan Elks, took his own life after shooting O’Connor.
O’Connor was a 15-year veteran of the Pennsylvania State Police who leaves behind a wife, Casey, and a 6-year-old daughter, according to police.
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Fire crews try moving burning barge to shallow water in Delaware Bay
Crews battle blaze on salvage barge in Delaware bay
Crews battled a blaze on a salvage barge in the Delaware Bay Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported. 3/10/26
Delaware, Pennsylvania, and federal agencies have been responding to a barge fire in the Delaware Bay.
The barge, which is carrying salvage metal, is being moved to shallow water so it can be secured, allowing on-scene responders to extinguish the fire and complete salvage operations, according to a March 10 statement from the Delaware Emergency Management Agency.
No injuries have been reported as of 1:15 p.m.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is on scene to perform air monitoring, the statement said.
Responding agencies include the Wilmington Fire Department, Good Will, Leipsic Volunteer, Bowers and South Bowers fire companies. Also there are Delaware State Police, DNREC, New Castle County Office of Emergency Management, Kent County Department of Public Safety, the Delaware Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay.
The Philadelphia Fire Department was enroute.
This is a developing story. Check back with delawareonline.com for more information.
Send tips or story ideas to Esteban Parra at (302) 324-2299 or eparra@delawareonline.com.
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