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DISTRICT 3 RATINGS

February 3, 2008

By Middle Atlantic Sports News/LLHoops.com

1. Reading (23-0) (AAAA)

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2. Susquehanna Township (22-1) (AAA)

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3. Lancaster (19-4) (AAAA)

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4. Steelton-Highspire (17-5) (AAA)

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5. Central Dauphin East (20-3) (AAAA)

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6. West York (18-5) (AAA)

The Bulldogs end their regular season by thumping Hanover 78-28 as Dan Havestock (18pts) and Jordan Cable (14pts) combined for 32pts. In the first round of the YAIAA Tournament, West York defeated Eastern York 82-68. Haverstock led with 35pts, Ben Cable had 12pts, Jordan Cable had 11pts and Brandon Parker had 10pts.

7. Red Land (18-5) (AAAA)

The Patriots pulled back into a second-place tie with Mechanicsburg in the MPC Keystone Division with a 68-50 win over Lower Dauphin. Jermaine Marshall and Nick Liddell each scored 17pts and Kendall Hinze added 14pts. Fell behind Susquehanna Township 25-12 at the half and rallied in the second half, but fell short, 48-47. Marshall led with 22pts.

8. Delone Catholic (21-2) (AA)

Finished regular season with a 71-38 victory over Fairfield. Chris Hartmann scored 22pts, Adam Naymick had 16pts and Cody Smith had 10pts. In the YAIAA quarterfinals, the Squires advanced with a 50-32 victory over New Oxford. Hartmann led the Squires with 20pts, Naymick contributed 15pts.

9. Columbia (22-2) (AA)

Lost their 20-game winning streak and gets forced into a playoff for LL Section 4 with Lancaster Catholic when they are beaten by the Crusaders, 73-65 Adam Pittman paced the Tide with 24pts and Mike Seibert scored 11pts. Got their tie for the Section 4 title with a 75-37 drubbing of Annville-Cleona. Pittman had 6 treys and scored 26pts, Ben Guiles had 15pts and Seibert added 14pts. Won their Section playoff with Lancaster Catholic with a 78-60 victory. The Tide raced to a 24-11 lead early, but Catholic who had won seven section titles in a row, made a game of it, but fell short in the end to Columbia’s speed. Seibert finished with 26pts, Pittman had 16pts and Yahya McIntyre added 10pts.

10. Cedar Cliff (15-9) (AAAA)

The Colts started the week by pounding Lower Dauphin 71-26. D. J. Rowe scored 21pts to lead. Then got their second win of the season over Harrisburg with a 55-51 victory. Rowe led with 20pts and Travis Mettler added 18pts. In their third game of the week they defeated Carlisle 69-59. Rowe led with 19pts, Mettler had 15pts, Miller had 13pts and Aaron Caulfield had 12pts.

11. Harrisburg (12-10) (AAAA)

The Cougars lost for the second time this year to Cedar Clff 55-51 after leading 30-25 at the half. Quincy Roberts led with 15pts in the loss. Alphonso Washington had 12pts and Sheldon Wilson added 10pts. @ The Battle By The Bay in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the Cougars lost to highly nationally ranked Newark St. Benedict’s, NJ 71-54. Roberts, Wilson and Washington all scored 12pts for Harrisburg.

12. Hempfield (17-6) (AAAA)

The Black Knights defeated Manheim Township 49-31. Matt Donato led with 12pts and Marc Kreider added 10pts. Hempfield clinched a spot in the L-L playoffs when they belted Penn Manor 74-43. Eddie Gailor scored a game-high 17pts to lead.

13. York Catholic (18-6) (AA)

The Irish finished their regular season with a 71-67 win over Eastern York. Jacob Iati ended his fine home career with 29pts on Senior Night. Opened YAIAA Tournament with a somewhat surprising 70-60 double-overtime win over York High. Iati upped his career point total to 2,340 points with a game-high 26pts.

14. York (17-7) (AAAA)

The Bearcats take a big drop in the ratings as they have just lost one too many games to York County teams they should have beaten. In regular season final they scored 38-points in the second half and defeated York South Western 60-41 with Malik Generett leading with 19pts, while Mike Kinard scored 12pts and Jevaughn Murphy had 10pts. Then in the YAIAA quarterfinals, they fell behind York Catholic by 18-points in the second quarter, came back to tie and send the game to double-overtime but then fell apart again and lost 70-60. Malachi Leonard led in the loss with 15pts, Chemin Lambert had 13pts and Dashawn Davis scored 10pts.

15. Mechanicsburg (16-7) (AAAA)

The Wildcats overcame a 31-20 halftime deficit and defeated Trinity 67-66 in double-overtime. Jake Zeigler led with 31pts, Chris White added a double-double with 16pts and 10rebs and Greg Bretz added 10pts. Then stepped up and played MPC Commonwealth power Central Dauphin East and lost to the Panthers 53-44. Zeigler scored 20pts to lead. Then defeated Palmyra 59-43. Zeigler had 15pts and Bretz scored 11pts.

16. Trinity (14-8) (AA)

The Shamrocks could not hold on to a 31-20 halftime lead over Mechanicsburg and lost to the Wildcats 67-66 in double-overtime. The loss knocked Trinity out of the race for second place in MPC Keystone Division. Eric Kindler led with 23pts, Eric Pochak had 15pts and Matt Donahue scored 12pts. Ended regular season with a 62-49 win over Hershey. Kindler led with 17pts and R. J. Dill added 10pts..

17. Greencastle-Antrim (20-3) (AAA)

The Blue Devils bounced back from their loss to Chambersburg and belted Milton Hershey 61-37. Dameatric Scott led with 22pts, 7rebs. Jordan Gembe added 16pts. Lost their last regular season game to Boiling Springs 66-65 despite 35pts from Scott.

18. Chambersburg (12-9) (AAAA)

Armond Perez led with 26pts and DeVonte Merritt added 15pts to lead the Trojans to a 54-42 win over Harrisburg Bishop McDevitt. Then defeated James Buchanan 70-58. Perez again led with 22pts, Ryan Borzager had 18pts and Merritt added 10pts.

19. Red Lion (19-5) (AAAA)

The Lions finished their regular season with a 69-42 win over Central York. Spencer McCreary and Josh Lauver combined for 31pts to lead Red Lion. Matt Bray chipped in with 10pts. Lost to York Suburban 43-42 in first round of YAIAA Tournament.

20. Scotland (15-3) (A)

Class A power finally moves into top 20. Their only losses have come to Philadelphia Prep Charter and to Greencastle-Antrim twice. They will probably win the District 3 title and advance far in states. Their top players are: 6-6 Jr Byron Johnson, 6-0 Sr Khalid Gresham, 5-8 Sr Debronis Warren, 6-0 Jr Justin Pernell, 6-2 Sr Taj Cousin, 6-2 Sr Will Harmon, 5-11 Sr Christian Debrest and 6-3 Sr Kenny Stone.

DROPPED OUT: Eastern York (16-8) (AAA)

The Golden Knights ended their regular season by taking York Catholic to overtime before losing to the Irish, 71-67. Austin Tillotson led with 22pts. Lost 82-68 to West York in the first round of the YAIAA Tournament. Andrew Nicholas had 29pts to lead Eastern.