District 3 Power Rankings Update – February 3, 2025

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 each local Basketball stands as the regular season gets close to the ned.

With the conclusion of Districts in Boys Wrestling, we’d like to congratulate the ELCO Raiders and Northern Lebanon Vikings on their 3rd place finishes within their respective classifications. ELCO will begin their PIAA State Championship journey on Tuesday night.

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:  12-7 / 4th – 3A  / Last Week: 4th / Top 6 qualify / 3 games remaining

Boys Basketball:  11-8 / 12th – 4A / Last Week: 12th / Top 8 qualify / 3 games remaining

Wrestling (B):      12-5 / 10th – 2A / Last Week: 9th / District 3 Qualifier

      Cedar Crest Falcons 

Girls Basketball:   11-9 / 13th – 6A / Last Week: 14th / Top 16 qualify / 2 games remaining

Boys Basketball:   13-6 / 12th – 6A / Last Week: 8th / Top 16 qualify / 2 games remaining

Wrestling (B):   0-11 / 62nd – 3A / Last Week: 61st / Team season complete

 ELCO Raiders  

Girls Basketball:   11-9 / 11th – 5A / Last Week: 11th / Top 14 qualify / 2 games remaining

Boys Basketball:   6-13 / 25th – 5A / Last Week: 25th / Top 16 qualify / 3 games remaining

Wrestling (B):       11-1 / 6th – 3A / Last Week: 7th / District 3 Qualifier – 3rd place AAA / PIAA State Qualifier / Both the Boys & Girls were crowned as LL Section 3 Champions 

• • On Tuesday, February 4th, ELCO will face Sun Valley at Freedom High School. The winner will face Bethlehem Catholic.

   Lebanon Cedars

Girls Basketball:   17-3 / 3rd – 6A / Last Week: 4th / Top 16 qualify / 2 games remaining – LL Section 1 Champions

Boys Basketball:   7-13  / 24th – 6A /  Last Week: 23rd / Top 16 qualify / 2 games remaining

Wrestling (B):       1-11 / 60th – 3A / Last Week: 62nd / Team season complete

New Covenant Flames

Girls Basketball:   15-2  / 3rd – 1A / Last Week: 3rd / Top 10 qualify / 1 game remaining

Boys Basketball:   11-8 / 11th – 1A /  Last Week: 10th / Top 10 qualify / 3 games remaining

Northern Lebanon Vikings

Girls Basketball:   18-3 / 2nd –   4A / Last Week: 2nd / Top 10 qualify / 1 game remaining

Boys Basketball:   5-15-1 / 17th – 4A / Last Week: 15th / Top 8 qualify / 1 game remaining

Wrestling (B):      16-2 / 5th – 2A / Last Week: 3rd / District 3 Qualifier – 3rd place AA

Our Lady of the Cross

Girls Basketball:   9-5 / 9th –   1A /  Last Week: 8th / Top 10 qualify / 6 games remaining

 Palmyra Cougars

Girls Basketball:   8-10  / 13th – 5A / Last Week: 13th / Top 14 qualify / 3 games remaining

Boys Basketball:   7-12  / 18th – 5A / Last Week: 18th / Top 16 qualify / 3 games remaining

Wrestling (B):       11-5* / 16th – 3A / Last Week: 15th / District 3 Qualifier 

Girls Basketball LebCo Power Rankings

Below is how the LebCo teams stack up when comparing their Power Ranking. These numbers can vary drastically based on strength of schedule.

As the regular season comes to a close, all eight LebCo teams have an opportunity to qualify for Districts. Several of those teams are on pace to secure high seeds, with Lebanon, Northern Lebanon, and New Covenant leading the pack.

There was not much movement last week with the exception being Palmyra after the Lady Cougars picked up wins over Hempfield and Red Land to improve their chances at making the postseason.

On another note, two LebCo stars reached 1,000 points last week with Lebanon’s Liliana Harrison and Our Lady of the Cross’s Riley Hatzfeld continuing to show their scoring prowess. Congrats to these two young ladies!

Boys Basketball LebCo Power Rankings

Below is how the LebCo teams stack up when comparing their Power Ranking. These numbers can vary drastically based on strength of schedule.

Cedar Crest remains safely in the District 3 Playoff conversation. Palmyra, Annville-Cleona, and New Covenant will enter their final games with hopes of extending their seasons.

With Lebanon’s win over Hempfield, they moved up to #3 in the LebCo rankings.

1)  Cedar Crest (#1 last week)

2)  Palmyra (#2 last week)

3)  Lebanon (#4 last week)

4)  Annville-Cleona (#3 last week)

5)  ELCO (#5 last week)

6)  New Covenant (#6 last week)

7)  Northern Lebanon (#7 last week)

* Ranked using the official District 3 Rating

For full Power Rankings, go to piaad3.org