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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
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3 Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Philadelphia Recently
PHILADELPHIA — Three Pennsylvania Lottery tickets sold in Philadelphia recently have been named winners in separate contests, according to officials.
In the Saturday drawing for the Treasure Hunt game, five tickets won.
One of the tickets that matched all five numbers drawn, 2-6-10-25-26, was sold at 7-Eleven, 3301 Tyson Ave. in Philadelphia. The other was sold at Omgn Inc., 2100 East Allegheny Ave., also in Philadelphia.
Those ticket and three others split the jackpot prize of $139,917.50 to win $27,983.50.
The other winning tickets were sold in Bucks, Butler, and Lebanon counties.
More than 45,800 other Treasure Hunt tickets won prizes in the drawing. Players should check every ticket, every time.
Additionally, a West Philadelphia Wawa sold a winning lottery ticket.
Lottery officials Monday announced the winning Raffle ticket numbers drawn for the third, four $50,000 prizes in the 4s Galore Drawings as part of the New Year’s Millionaire Raffle.
The Wawa at 3744 Spruce St. sold a ticket between Dec. 3 and Dec. 16 that was selected in the drawing.
Other winning tickets were sold in Cumberland, Bradford, and Westmoreland counties.
The Raffle features four bonus drawings held every other week, each awarding four $50,000 prizes, leading up to the Millionaire Raffle drawing on Jan. 4, 2025.
To learn if your ticket won a $50,000 4s Galore Drawings prize, scan it using the ticket checker on the PA Lottery Official App or at a lottery retailer.
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HS FOOTBALL: LFC and WVC players selected as finalists for Pennsylvania Player of Year Award; Call receives invites to showcase games
Several athletes from the Lackawanna Football Conference and District 2 are among the 55 finalists for the Pennsylvania Player of the Year award selected by the Maxwell Football Club.
Abington Heights wide receiver Shawn Theodore, Honesdale running back Mason Avery, Riverside tight end Richie Kostoff, Scranton Prep quarterback Louis Paris and Wyoming Area running back Lidge Kellum were listed among the 55 players who are Mini Max Award winners according to a release Monday night by the Maxwell Football account on X.
The Mini Max Awards are a prestigious honor for high school football players across the Tri-State Region that includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. This year is the first year District 2 players were included among the nominees.
Awards are presented at the annual Mini Max Dinner in Philadelphia on Feb. 2 at the Drexelbrook Convention Center in Drexel Hill. The award recognizes outstanding athletic achievement and sportsmanship in high school football.
In addition to the Mini Max Awards, the Maxwell Football Club also chooses the Player of the Year for Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The event culminates with the Jim Henry Award, which goes to one of the three State Players of the Year.
Call receives invites
Valley View freshman lineman Brody Call received invites to three postseason games.
Call, a 6-0, 230-pound standout for the Cougars, is invited to the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Dec. 26-29, the All-American Bowl on Jan. 17-20 in Miami, Florida, and the Polynesian Bowl Combine and Showcase in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 21-22.
Call started every game for the Cougars and helped lead the team to the District 2 Class 4A championship and an 11-2 record.
Cesare ceremony
The 33rd Fiore Cesare Award and Scholarship ceremony is Friday at 2 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel in Scranton.
Mid Valley running back and defensive back Jakob Lesher, Delaware Valley quarterback and punter Logan Olsommer, Scranton Prep quarterback Louis Paris, Riverside quarterback Chase Taddonio and Western Wayne running back and defensive back Josh Vinton are the five finalists named by the Roy Davis Scranton Chapter of PIAA Football Officials.
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