Blackhawk put a bow on the 2013-14 girls’ basketball season, winning the PIAA-AAA title over Archbishop Wood.
Blackhawk and Archbishop Wood spent the entire season at or very near the tippy-top of PennLive’s state rankings since early December.
Blackhawk opened the season at No. 3 and Archbishop Wood was right behind the Cougars at No. 4 in our preseason rankings; and they’ll end the season as 1-2, with Blackhawk taking top honors after winning state gold.
Chassidy Omogrosso helps Blackhawk beat Archbishop Wood for PIAA-AAA state gold (with PHOTOS)
Blackhawk makes defensive stand in the third quarter for state-championship victory (with VIDEO)
Here is the final PennLive Class AAA top 10 plus honorable mention selections for the 2013-14 season, with overall final records plus home district in parenthesis …
1. Blackhawk (7) 28-2 — previously: 2
2. Archbishop Wood (12) 26-4 — previously: 1
3. Palmyra (3) 25-5 — previously: 4
4. Holy Redeemer (2) 23-6 — previously: 3
5. Scranton Prep (2) 26-2 — previously: 5
6. Hickory (10) 27-1 — previously: 6
7. West Perry (3) 23-6 — previously: 7
8. Elizabeth Forward (7) 22-5 — previously: 8
9. Bethlehem Catholic (11) 25-4 — previously: 9
10. Villa Maria (10) 22-4 — previously: 10
HONORABLE MENTION
Abington Heights (2) 17-11; Allentown Central Catholic (11) 23-5; Berks Catholic (3) 19-8; Bonner-Prendergast (12) 19-7; Bradford (9) 21-3; Danville (4) 21-4; Fleetwood (3) 24-6; Freire Charter (12) 13-13; Greater Johnstown (6) 11-15; Greencastle-Antrim (3) 22-3; Hopewell (7) 18-4; Huntingdon (6) 19-6; Lancaster Catholic (3) 25-4; Mastery Charter North (12) 15-10; Merion Mercy (1) 16-13; Mercyhurst Prep (10) 19-7; Mifflinburg (4) 20-6; Mount Pleasant (7) 16-10; North Pocono (2) 18-5; North Schuylkill (11) 20-4; Northwestern Lehigh (11) 24-2; Pope John Paul II (1) 18-6; Radnor (1) 14-13; South Park (7) 22-6; Susquehannock (3) 23-6; Trinity (7) 17-8; Villa Maria-Malvern (1) 16-12; West Mifflin (7) 18-7.