District 3 Power Rankings Update – February 12, 2024

This is a brief look at where each of the LebCo teams rank in the Power Rankings.  There may sometimes be a lag in some of the Power Rankings, but this will give you an idea where the basketball teams currently stand going with only a couple of regular season games remaining ahead of the official District 3 announcements following the February 14th cut-off.

Below the rankings for each team is an ordered list of the rankings of each LebCo team in Girls Basketball and Boys Basketball. That ranking is based on the District 3 Power Rank rating assigned to each team.

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     Annville-Cleona Dutchmen 

Girls Basketball:  13-9 / 10th – 3A  / Last Week: 9th / Top 6 qualify / 0 games remaining

Boys Basketball:  10-12 / 6th – 3A /Last Week: 6th / Top 6 qualify / 0 games remaining

Wrestling (B):      9-11 / 19th – 2A / Last Week: 16th /Top 12 qualified (Complete)

      Cedar Crest Falcons 

Girls Basketball:   13-9 / 12th – 6A / Last Week: 12th /  Top 12 qualify / 0 games remaining

Boys Basketball:   16-5 / 7th – 6A / Last Week: 8th / Top 12 qualify / 0 games remaining / Section 1 Champions – Will host Octorara on Monday night in the LL Quarterfinals

Wrestling (B):   0-7 / 53rd – 3A / Last Week: 54th /Top 16 qualified

 ELCO Raiders  

Girls Basketball:   10-12 / 13th – 4A /Last Week: 12th / Top 10 qualify / 0 games remaining

Boys Basketball:   13-9 / 10th – 4A / Last Week: 13th /Top 10 qualify / 0 games remaining

Wrestling (B):       12-3 / 13th – 3A /Last Week: 13th / Top 16 qualified / District 3 Qualifier – eliminated

   Lebanon Cedars

Girls Basketball:   20-2 / 1st – 6A / Last Week: 1st / Top 12 qualify / 0 games remaining / Section 1 Champions – Will play Tuesday night against Columbia in the LL Semifinals (Overall Record now 21-2)

Boys Basketball:   0-21  / 26th – 6A / Last Week: 26th / Top 12 qualify / 1 game remaining

Wrestling (B):       0-11 / 56th – 3A / Last Week: 57th / Top 16 qualify

New Covenant Flames

Girls Basketball:   12-7  / 8th – 1A / Last Week: 7th / Top 10 qualify / 0 games remaining – Will play Monday against Linville Hill in the CCAC Playoffs

Boys Basketball:   13-9  / 11th – 1A / Last Week: 9th / Top 10 qualify / 0 games remaining

Northern Lebanon Vikings

Girls Basketball:   18-4 / 3rd –   4A / Last Week: 3rd / Top 10 qualify / 0 games remaining (Overall Record now 18-5)

Boys Basketball:   6-16 / 19th – 4A /Last Week: 19th / Top 10 qualify / 0 games remaining

Wrestling (B):      12-0 / 3rd – 2A / Last Week: 1st / Top 12 qualified / District 3 Qualifier – Finished 4th

Our Lady of the Cross

Girls Basketball:   9-7 / 10th –   1A / Last Week: 11th / Top 10 qualify / 2 games remaining

Boys Basketball:   0-8 / 22nd – 1A /Last Week: 22nd / Top 10 qualify / 1 game remaining

 Palmyra Cougars

Girls Basketball:   15-7  / 7th – 5A / Last Week: 7th / Top 14 qualify / 0 games remaining

Boys Basketball:   5-16  / 23rd – 5A / Last Week: 23rd / Top 14 qualify / 0 games remaining

Wrestling (B):       9-8 / 24th – 3A / Last Week: 20th / Top 16 qualified

Girls Basketball LebCo Power Rankings

There were not any major shake-ups in the list this week. Lebanon defeated Northern Lebanon in the LL League Quarterfinals, but postseason games are not factored into District 3 Power Rankings. Our Lady of the Cross is the only team with regular season games remaining as they push for a playoff spot in their inagural season.

Boys Basketball LebCo Power Rankings

The big stories this past week were Annville-Cleona and ELCO playing themselves into District 3 qualfying (unofficially). Palmyra picked up another win, which moved them up a spot on the LebCo rankings. Lebanon has one game remaining, as they play Monday night against Shippensburg. Cedar Crest and New Covenant will both be in League Playoff action on Monday, but the postseason will not affect the Power Rankings.

1) Cedar Crest (Last Week – #1)

2) ELCO (Last Week – #2)

3) Palmyra (Last Week – #4)

4) New Covenant (Last Week – #3)

5) Annville-Cleona (Last Week – #5)

6) Northern Lebanon (Last Week – #6)

7) Lebanon (Last Week – #7)

8) Our Lady of the Cross (Last week – #8)

* Ranked using the official District 3 Rating

For full Power Rankings, go to piaad3.org