SHIPPENVILLE, Pa. – For the second straight week, North Clarion is the No. 1 team in the Allegheny Grille of Foxburg D9Sports.com Girls’ Basketball Power Ratings released Jan. 15.
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The She-Wolves are a perfect 11-0 on the season and are joined in the Top 5 by the only other unbeaten District 9 team, Otto-Eldred (8-0), who is up one spot from No. 3 to No. 2. Kane (8-1), whose only loss is to North Clarion, is in at No. 3 with Coudersport (8-2) at No. 4 and Punxsutawney (6-5) at No. 5.
Clarion (4-6) joins the ratings this week at No. 15 while St. Marys drops out.
Power ratings are different from rankings in that a power rating the rating is based on a combination of current events and overall body of work, which means while previous performances and results are taken into consideration they are not the end all be all of how a team is performing in a particular week whereas a ranking is based on a team’s entire body of work. Because the rankings/power ratings are not used to determine playoff positions or seeings in District 9, we have decided to go to a power rating system to better reflect how a team is currently performing.
| ALLEGHENY GRILLE OF FOXBURG/D9SPORTS.COM GIRLS’ POWER RANKINGS | ||||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | VOTES | LAST WK |
| 1 | North Clarion | 11-0 | 45 | 1 |
| 2 | Otto-Eldred | 8-0 | 40 | 3 |
| 3 | Kane | 8-1 | 39 | 2 |
| 4 | Coudersport | 8-2 | 37 | 4 |
| 5 | Punxsutawney | 6-5 | 34 | 5 |
| 6 | Karns City | 6-4 | 29 | 7 |
| 7 | A-C Valley | 9-3 | 25 | 6 |
| 8 | Moniteau | 5-5 | 23 | 8 |
| 8 | Cranberry | 7-2 | 23 | 10 |
| 10 | DuBois | 8-3 | 20 | 11 |
| 11 | Keystone | 4-8 | 13 | 9 |
| 12 | Northern Potter | 6-2 | 11 | 13-T |
| 13 | Brookville | 7-3 | 9 | 13-T |
| 14 | ECC | 7-4 | 8 | 12 |
| 15 | Clarion | 4-6 | 2 | NR |
