Lady Bucs remain sixth this week in latest AP Basketball rankings

Duane Carpenter
February 21, 2022

CHARLESTON (AP) – The Associated Press high school girls basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and total points this week. The Buckhannon-Upshur Lady Bucs remained sixth this week.

Team Record Pts Prv

Class AAAA

1. Huntington (10) 19-1 100

2. Morgantown 17-3 89 2

3. Wheeling Park 18-4 79 3

4. Cabell Midland 18-4 71 4

5. Parkersburg 16-2 60

6. Buckhannon-Upshur 17-5 45 6

7. Greenbrier East 11-4 33 7

8. Capital 12-10 27 8

9. Jefferson 14-2 18 10

10. Princeton 12-5 14 9

Others receiving votes: Spring Valley 6, University 4, Spring Mills 2, Woodrow Wilson 2.

Class AAA

1. Fairmont Senior (9) 20-1 99

2. North Marion 18-2 87 2

3. Logan (1) 19-2 84 3

4. Ripley 17-4 66 5

5. Wayne 16-5 62

6. Nitro 12-8 45 6

7. Robert C. Byrd 13-6 41 7

8. East Fairmont 15-8 26 8

9. Philip Barbour 12-7 24

10. PikeView 10-7 13 10

Others receiving votes: Keyser 2, Winfield 1.

Class AA

1. Parkersburg Catholic (10) 12-0 100

2. Wyoming East 12-3 89 2

3. St. Marys 17-3 79 3

4. Petersburg 17-4 68 4

5. Frankfort 13-4 54

6. Summers County 15-6 52 6

7. Ritchie County 11-5 40 7

8. Mingo Central 12-7 27 8

9. Chapmanville 8-11 16

10. Trinity 16-6 10

Others receiving votes: Ravenswood 6, South Harrison 3, Williamstown 3, Charleston Catholic 3.

Class A

1. Gilmer County (10) 17-1 100

2. Cameron 18-4 89 2

3. Tolsia 14-5 78 3

4. Calhoun 12-5 65 4

5. Webster County 13-5 63

6. Tucker County 14-6 50 6

7. Doddridge County 15-6 40 7

8. Tug Valley 14-5 28 T9

9. Clay-Battelle 8-8 20

10. Pendleton County 15-3 7 T9

Others receiving votes: Union 4, River View 3, Hannan 2, James Monroe 1.

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