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DISTRICT 3 RATINGS

January 13, 2008

By Middle Atlantic Sports News/LLHoops.com

1. Reading (16-0) (AAAA)

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2. Central Dauphin East (14-1) (AAAA)

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3. Susquehanna Township (13-1) (AAA)

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4. York (12-5) (AAAA)

The Bearcats put 10-players in the scoring column and defeated Kennard-Dale 76-64. Mlachi Leonard had 18pts to lead, Ryan Matthews had 14pts, Malik Generett had 12pts and Jevaughn Leonard had 11pts. Defeated York Eastern 46-45 after leading 34-20 at the half. Jumped out to a quick 9-3 lead but could not hold on and lost to Reading 79-56 @ The Harrisburg Hoop Group Hoop Fest. Generett led with 12pts, 13rebs, and Mike Kinard and Naijia McGhee both scored 10pts.

5. Lancaster (13-4) (AAAA)

The Red Tornado crushed Manheim Township 72-49 as Lamar Patterson had 24pts and Jerren Harris scored 17pts. Then took a 30-10 second quarter lead and coasted to a 73-61 win over Cocalico. Patterson led with 24pts, three treys, 9rebs, 2 dunks, while Harris had 13pts. Won their third game of the week with a 76-55 win over Garden Spot despite leading only by four points at the half. Patterson with 20pts and Harris with 19pts led the way again.

6. Steelton-Highspire (9-2) (AAA)

Leading only 52-51 early in the fourth quarter, the Rollers closed the game on an 18-4 run for a 70-55 win over Chambersburg. Josh Proctor led with 25pts and Lance Chisholm added 19pts. Rollers continue to win the close games with a 70-66 win over Central Dauphin. Chisholm led with 18pts. Win their third game of the week, 61-44 over Reading Central Catholic. Chisholm led with 19pts, Jeff Davis chipped in with 15pts. and Proctor scored 13pts.

7. West York (11-3) (AAA)

The Bulldogs built a 17-point halftime lead and coasted to a 71-55 victory over Central York. Jordan Cable led with 19pts, Ben Cable scored 15pts and Andrew Zmolek added 12pts. Then defeated Dallastown 63-50 led by Jordan Cable with 20pts, Dan Haverstock with 13pts and Zmolek with 12pts.

8. Red Land (13-3) (AAAA)

The Patriots won the battle of the West Shore with a 59-50 win at Cedar Cliff. It was their second victory over the Colts this year. Nick Liddell led with 17pts and Jermaine Marshall scored 11pts. Then jumped to a 27-14 halftime lead and defeated Gettysburg 58-47. Marshall led with 20pts and Nick Liddell added 11pts. @ The Harrisburg Hoop Group Hoop Fest on Saturday, Red Land won their third game of the week with a 71-62 win over Harrisburg Bishop McDevitt. Marshall 12rebs, 6 assists. 7blks) and Nick Liddell with 17pts apiece and Max Liddell with 11pts led the Patriots.

9. Harrisburg (8-6) (AAAA)

The Cougars snapped a three-game losing streak with a 56-46 win over Harrisburg Bishop McDevitt. Quincy Roberts led with 17pts. Got a huge win when they overcame a 10-point second quarter deficit and held off Lower Merion down the stretch for a 54-53 win in the Harrisburg Hoop Group Hoop Fest. Roberts and Alphonso Washington (4 treys) led the Cougars with 14pts and Sheldon Wilson, in his first start, scored 11pts.

10. Columbia (16-1) (AA)

The Tide raced to a 58-36 win over Annville-Cleona. Adam Pittman led the Crimson Tide with 19pts and Ben Guiles finished with 13pts. Columbia won its 14th consecutive game, and 13th by double-digits win a 72-58 win over Lebanon. Four players scored in double-figures, led by Adam Pittman with 19pts, 4 treys, Mike Seibert with 18pts, Ryan Hess with 14pts and Yahya McIntyre with 10pts. The Crimson Tide got a game-high 27pts from Pittman and 12pts from Derrick Smith in a 63-51 win over Manheim Central.

11. Carlisle (11-5) (AAAA)

Carlisle got a big Mid-Penn Commonwealth win with a 72-64 win over Chambersburg. Corey Henneghan led with 26pts and Pat Wilson had 14pts and Anthony Coleman and Jeremy Henninger scored 12pts apiece. Then Coleman (25pts) scored the winning basket with a few seconds left in a 62-61 win over Harrisburg Bishop McDevitt. Upset on Saturday, by Waynesboro 52-49 in overtime despite 13pts from Wilson.

12. Cedar Cliff (9-6) (AAAA)

D. J. Rowe scored 17pts as the Colts lost to Red Land 59-50. Lost their second game in a row when they were upset by Cumberland Valley 57-54. Rowe led again with 19pts. Then lost their third game of the week, when CD East came from behind for a 69-58 victory. Travis Mettler led in defeat with 16pts.

13. Mechanicsburg (12-4) (AAAA)

Jake Zeigler led the Wildcats with 16pts as they escaped Lower Dauphin with a 50-46 win. Lost to Susquehanna Township and gave up first place in the Keystone Division, 64-51. Greg Betz led with 17pts and Zeigler tacked on 13pts.

14. Delone Catholic (14-1) (AA)

6-6 Chris Hartmann scored 16pts as the Squires knocked off Eastern York 49-39 for their 13th consecutive win since a loss to Trinity. Got their second big win of the week when they defeated York Catholic 64-52. Hartmann scored 21 of his game-high 31pts in the first half when the Squires were building a 47-23 lead. Cody Smith added 10pts.

15. York Catholic (12-5) (AA)

Jacob Iati hit for 21pts and Travis Marks had 14pts in a 76-30 romp over Farifield. Trailed Delone Catholic by as many as 24pts before losing to the Squires 64-52. Bounced back from the loss with a 49-38 victory over Trinity. Iati led with 22pts and John Full added 11pts.

16. Trinity (9-5) (AA)

The Shamrocks bounced Middletown 68-36 as Eric Kindler scored 14pts. Kindler then had 19pts but it was not enough in a 49-38 loss to York Catholic.

17. Red Lion (14-3) (AAAA)

The Lions pounded Littlestown 81-45 led by Spencer McCreary with 20pts. Ben Wine added 14pts. Then defeated New Oxford 49-30 as McCreary led with 12pts.

18. Greencastle-Antrim (15-1) (AAA)

The Blue Devils blasted East Pennsboro 69-47 as Dameatric Scott led with 28pts. Jordan Statler added 11pts. Then they capitalized on a 15-1 fourth-quarter run to erase a 2-point deficit for a 56-48 win over Shippensburg. Scott scored 18 of his team-high 24pts in the second half. Then Gembe (21pts) and Scott (20pts) combined for 41pts in a 55-49 victory over James Buchanan. GA overcame a three-point deficit to start the fourth quarter to gain the victory.

19. Eastern York (11-5) (AAA)

The Golden Knights lost their third game in two week when they fell to Delone Catholic 49-39. Eric Chronister led with 12pts and Andrew Nicholas had 10pts. Lost to York High 46-45.

20. Hempfield (11-5) (AAAA)

The Black Knights move back into the ratings after three wins this week. They got 17pts from Jordan Stewart and defeated Penn Manor 42-31. Then jumped to a 19-4 lead after the first quarter and defeated Conestoga Valley 56-31. Eddie Gailer led the way with 11pts. Then Gailer pumped in 19pts, Marc Kreider had 12pts and Stewart 10pts in a 53-29 romp over Elizabethtown.

DROPPED OUT: Cedar Crest (13-2) After losing to Warwick 50-48.

Chambersburg 7-7) (AAAA) After losing to Carlisle 72-64. Steelton-Highspire 70-55 and Cumberland Valley 56-53.