(Photo: Will Uberti of Elk County Catholic (left) and Gabby Schmader of North Clarion (right) have helped their teams to No. 1 rankings in the Jan. 20 D9Sports.com District 9 Basketball Rankings Powered by the Allegheny Grille of Foxburg)
Both teams received 30 voting points to gain the unanimous selection as the top teams. North Clarion is now 13-0 on the season with ECC checking in at 14-0.
Closing out the top five (a full top 10 can be seen below) on the girls’ side were Punxsutawney (10-3) moving up one spot, St. Marys (12-2) dropping a spot to No. 3, Brookville (8-5) checking in at No. 4 and Redbank Valley (13-2) at No. 5.
Rounding out the top five (a full top 10 can be seen below) on the boys’ side were Coudersport (11-2) remaining at No. 2, DuBois (11-3) staying at No. 3 and Keystone (12-1) and Johnsonburg (9-5) checking in tied at No. 4.
JAN. 20 D9SPORTS.COM DISTRICT 9 BOYS’ BASKETBALL RANKINGS POWERED BY ALLEGHENY GRILLE OF FOXBURG
Rank, Team, Record, (Votes), Last Week
1. Elk County Catholic, 14-0 (30), 1
2. Coudersport, 11-2 (25), 2
3. DuBois, 11-2 (25), 3
4(t). Keystone, 12-1 (18), 4
4(t). Johnsonburg, 9-5 (18), T-5
6. Clarion-Limestone, 12-2 (13), 7
7. Brookville, 7-6 (11), T-5
8. Ridgway, 8-5 (10), 8
9. Clearfield, 8-4 (8), 10
10(t). Bradford, 8-5 (3), 9
10(t). Karns City, 10-4 (3), NR
Others receiving votes: None
JAN. 20 D9SPORTS.COM DISTRICT 9 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL RANKINGS POWERED BY ALLEGHENY GRILLE OF FOXBURG
Rank, Team, Record, (Votes), Last Week
1. North Clarion, 13-0 (30), 1
2. Punxsutawney 10-3 (27), 3
3. St. Marys 12-2 (22), 2
4. Brookville, 8-5 (21), 4
5. Redbank Valley, 13-2 (19), 5
6(t). Coudersport, 10-3 (13), 6
6(t). Keystone, 9-5 (13), 7
8. Brockway, 8-5 (11), 8
9. Port Allegany, 11-2 (6), 9
10. Cranberry, 9-4 (2), NR
Others receiving votes: DuBois, 8-5 (1)