Four of our PennLive state-ranked girls’ basketball teams lost on Friday, and a pair of them are District 3 squads.
In Class AAAA, No. 10 Dover lost for the first time this season, dropping a gut-wrencher 42-40 overtime decision to York/Adams rival Red Lion.
The loss snapped Dover’s 40-game regular-season unbeaten streak.
And in Class AAA, No. 7 Palmyra fell to Mechanicsburg 52-41 in a Mid-Penn Keystone clash; the Wildcats snapped a first-place tie with the state-ranked Cougars and took over sole possession of first place in the division.
Palmyra can redeem itself on Saturday when the Cougars travel to Berks County to take on Muhlenberg in a nonleague game.
Meanwhile, a pair of ranked Class A teams tasted defeat on Friday:
No. 4 Bishop Guilfoyle dropped a 60-51 decision to Class AA honorable mention pick Bellwood-Antis.
And No. 6 Clarion dropped its second game in a row, falling to Class AA honorable mention Karns City 54-33.
Karns City improved to 11-0 and is poised to break into the Class AA top 10.
Could be a facelift in Class A next week, too; girls' state basketball rankings appear at PennLive on Wednesday.
Just one of the four top-ranked clubs was in action Friday: Bethlehem Catholic, No. 1 in Class AAA, improved to 13-0 overall compliments of a 48-27 win over Whitehall.
Up next for the top-ranked Golden Hawks: A trip to Lower Merion on Sunday for a showdown against Class AAA No. 2-ranked Archbishop Wood in the Hoops for Hope 1-day shootout.
1 vs. 2. Go ahead and circle that one.
Hoops for Hope will also feature Class AAAA No. 1 Mount St. Joseph against Class AAA No. 4 Bonner-Prendergast on Sunday.
Circle that one, too.
Here’s how our PennLive state-ranked girls’ basketball teams fared on Friday, Jan. 17 (rankings through Jan. 14 with home district in parenthesis; HM = honorable mention) …
CLASS AAAA
1. Mount St. Joseph (1) 13-1 —Idle. Next game: Sunday vs. Class AAA No. 4 Bonner-Prendergast @ Lower Merion Hoops for Hope.
2. Spring-Ford (1) 13-2 —Idle. Next game: Saturday vs. Wilson (West Lawn) in Spring-Ford Shootout.
3. Cumberland Valley (3) 13-2 — Won @ Chambersburg 64-32. Next game: Jan. 21 vs. Central Dauphin East.
4. Central Bucks West (1) 11-3 — Idle. Next game: Saturday vs. Harry S. Truman.
5. North Allegheny (7) 12-1 — Idle. Next game: Jan. 20 @ Oakland Catholic.
6. Bethel Park (7) 11-1 — Idle. Next game: Jan. 20 vs. Canon-McMillan.
7. Upper Dublin (1) 12-1 — Idle. Next game: Saturday @ Council Rock North.
8. North Penn (1) 11-2 — Idle. Next game: Saturday @ Council Rock South.
9. Mt. Lebanon (7) 10-3 — Idle. Next: Saturday vs. Altoona.
10. Dover (3) 13-0 — Lost @ Red Lion 42-40 in OT. Next game: Jan. 21 vs. York Suburban.
CLASS AAA
1. Bethlehem Catholic (11) 12-0 — Won @ Whitehall 48-27. Next game: Sunday vs. No. 2 Archbishop Wood @ Lower Merion Hoops for Hope.
2. Archbishop Wood (12) 9-1 — Won vs. Philadelphia West Catholic 70-16. Next game: Saturday @ Moore Catholic (N.Y.).
3. Blackhawk (7) 13-1 — Idle. Next game: Jan. 21 @ Steel Valley.
4. Bonner-Prendergast (12) 11-2 — Won vs. Little Flower 69-29. Next game: Sunday vs. Class AAAA No. 1 Mount St. Joseph @ Lower Merion Hoops for Hope.
5. Scranton Prep (2) 11-1 — Idle. Next game: Jan. 20 @ Wallenpaupack.
6. Lancaster Catholic (3) 13-1 — Won @ Lampeter-Strasburg 64-56. Next game: Jan. 21 vs. Garden Spot.
7. Palmyra (3) 13-2 — Lost @ Mechanicsburg 52-41. Next game: Saturday @ Muhlenberg.
8. Villa Maria (10) 9-2 — Idle. Next game: Jan. 20 vs. Warren Area.
9. Hickory (10) 13-0 — Idle. Next game: Jan. 20 vs. Grove City.
10. Allentown Central Catholic (11) 13-1 — Won vs. Northampton 56-45. Next game: Jan. 21 @ Nazareth.
CLASS AA
1. Seton-LaSalle (7) 11-3 — Idle. Next game: Jan. 21 @ Brentwood.
2. Neumann-Goretti (12) 13-0 — Idle. Next game: Saturday @ Long Island Lutheran.
3. Burrell (7) 14-0 — Idle. Next game: Jan. 20 vs. Apollo-Ridge.
4. St. Basic Academy (1) 13-1 —Idle. Next game: Saturday vs. Gwynedd-Mercy.
5. Neshannock (7) 15-0 — Idle. Next game: Saturday vs. Wilmington.
6. Bishop Canevin (7) 12-4 — Idle. Next game: Jan. 20 vs. Steel Valley.
7. York Catholic (3) 11-1 — Won @ Kennard-Dale 58-35. Next game: Saturday @ Class AAAA (HM) Dallastown.
8. Mt. Carmel (2) 9-3 — Idle. Next game: Saturday vs. Hughesville.
9. Mohawk (7) 11-2 — Idle. Next game: Jan. 20 @ Beaver Falls.
10. General McLane (10) 11-1 — Idle. Next game: Jan. 20 vs. Northwestern.
CLASS A
1. Vincentian Academy (7) 10-2 — Idle. Next game: Saturday @ Chartiers Valley.
2. Serra Catholic (7) 13-1 — Won vs. Jefferson-Morgan 71-22. Next game: Jan. 21 vs. Belle Vernon.
3. Southern Fulton (5) 10-1 — Idle. Next game: Jan. 20 @ Class AA (HM) Tussey Mountain.
4. Bishop Guilfoyle (6) 9-2 — Lost @ Class AA (HM) Bellwood-Antis 60-51. Next game: Jan. 22 vs. Class AA (HM) Westmont-Hilltop.
5. Port Allegany (9) 11-0 — Idle. Next game: Jan. 20 @ Austin.
6. Clarion (9) 8-4 — Lost @ Class AA (HM) Karns City 54-33. Next game: Jan. 20 vs. Cranberry.
7. Berlin Brothersvalley (5) 12-1 — Idle. Next game: Jan. 22 vs. Blacklick Valley.
8. Marian Catholic (11) 11-1 — Idle. Next game: Sunday @ Notre Dame (Green Pond).
9. Old Forge (2) 10-1 — Idle. Next game: Jan. 20 @ Lakeland.
10. Kennedy Catholic (10) 9-2 — Idle. Next game: Saturday vs. Cardinal Mooney.