All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Lady Bucs move up to sixth in latest AP Basketball rankings

HUNTINGTON — With just one more week of regular season games to go in West Virginia girls high school basketball, here are the latest rankings according to the Associated Press. The Buckhannon-Upshur Lady Bucs moved up one spot this week landing sixth in Class AAAA.

Class AAAA

1. Huntington 15-1

2. Morgantown 16-3

3. Wheeling Park 16-2

4. Cabell Midland 12-4

5. Parkersburg 16-2

6. Buckhannon-Upshur 17-4

7. Greenbrier East 11-4

8. Capital 11-8

9. Princeton 12-5

10. Jefferson 13-2

Others receiving votes: Parkersburg South 11, Spring Valley 4, Woodrow Wilson 4, Spring Mills 1, St. Albans 1.

Class AAA

1. Fairmont Senior 19-1

2. North Marion 18-2

3. Logan 18-2

4. Wayne 16-4

5. Ripley 15-4

6. Nitro 12-8

7. Robert C. Byrd 12-6

8. East Fairmont 13-6

9. Philip Barbour 9-6

10. PikeView 9-6

Others receiving votes: Winfield 6, Keyser 5.

Class AA

1. Parkersburg Catholic 12-0

2. Wyoming East 11-2

3. St. Marys 15-2

4. Petersburg 14-4

5. Frankfort 13-4

6. Summers County 13-6

7. Ritchie County 10-5

8. Mingo Central 11-6

9. Chapmanville 8-10

10. Charleston Catholic 6-6

Others receiving votes: Trinity 4, Williamstown 3, Ravenswood 1.

Class A

1. Gilmer County 15-1

2. Cameron 14-3

3. Tolsia 12-4

4. Calhoun 12-4

5. Webster County 12-5

6. Tucker County 13-5

7. Doddridge County 15-6

8. Clay-Battelle 6-7

9. Tug Valley 13-5

(tie) Pendleton County 6-8

Others receiving votes: James Monroe 10, St Joseph 5, Union 5, Meadow Bridge 2, River View 1, East Hardy 1

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