Following a wild and dramatic Eastern Pennsylvania Conference final on Thursday night, Easton edged Bethlehem Catholic to emerge as the conference champion.
The Red Rovers take over the top spot of the girls basketball rankings.
Lehighton also proved to be the best team in the Colonial League and moved up the latest Top 12.
Scroll down for the complete girls basketball rankings.
Girls basketball rankings
1. Easton
Record: 22-3.
Last week’s ranking: 2.
Recent results: 35-34 W vs. Bethlehem Catholic, 55-50 W vs. Parkland, 54-40 W vs. Liberty, 43-35 L vs. Bethlehem Catholic, 46-33 W vs. Spring-Ford.
Record: 21-4.
Last week’s ranking: 1.
Recent results: 35-34 L vs. Easton, 63-55 W vs. Emmaus, 65-13 W vs. Pocono Mountain West, 56-53 L at Imhotep Charter, 43-35 W at Easton.
3. Parkland
Record: 17-5.
Last week’s ranking: 3.
Recent results: 55-50 L vs. Easton, 43-42 W vs. Nazareth, 68-39 W vs. Dieruff, 58-51 W vs. Emmaus, 63-28 W at Allentown Central Catholic.
4. Emmaus
Record: 18-6.
Last week’s ranking: 4.
Recent results: 63-55 L vs. Bethlehem Catholic, 74-36 W vs. Allentown Central Catholic, 61-14 W vs. Whitehall, 58-51 L at Parkland, 72-63 W at Dieruff.
5. Lehighton
Record: 23-2.
Last week’s ranking: 7.
Recent results: 44-26 W vs. Notre Dame, 52-49 W vs. Northwestern Lehigh, 55-48 W vs. Wilson, 51-27 W vs. Jim Thorpe, 45-25 W vs. Pottsville.
6. Nazareth
Record: 15-8.
Last week’s ranking: 5.
Recent results: 43-42 L at Parkland, 63-21 W vs. Liberty, 53-48 L vs. Easton, 63-26 W at Northampton, 40-36 L vs. Bethlehem Catholic.
Record: 20-5.
Last week’s ranking: 8.
Recent results: 44-26 L vs. Lehighton, 44-38 W vs. Catasauqua, 64-33 W vs. Southern Lehigh, 36-30 W at Wilson, 46-37 W vs. Southern Lehigh.
Record: 20-4.
Last week’s ranking: 6.
Recent results: 52-49 L vs. Lehighton, 49-38 W vs. Saucon Valley, 50-23 W vs. Freedom, 52-24 W at Jim Thorpe, 41-38 W vs. Palmerton.
9. Catasauqua
Record: 18-6.
Last week’s ranking: 10.
Recent results: 44-38 L vs. Notre Dame-Green Pond, 52-37 W vs. Palmerton, 52-38 W at Southern Lehigh, 50-41 L vs. Tamaqua, 70-28 W at Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg.
10. Palmerton
Record: 16-7.
Last week’s ranking: 9.
Recent results: 52-37 L at Catasauqua, 49-36 W at Northern Lehigh, 40-24 W vs. Northampton, 41-38 L at Northwestern Lehigh, 51-24 W vs. Jim Thorpe.
11. Wilson
Record: 16-7
Last week’s ranking: 11.
Recent results: 55-48 L at Lehighton, 36-30 L vs. Notre Dame-Green Pond, 62-25 W at Pocono Mountain East, 37-35 W vs. Freedom, 36-31 W at Pen Argyl.
12. Saucon Valley
Record: 12-11.
Last week’s ranking: 12.
Recent results: 49-38 L at Northwestern Lehigh, 30-13 W at Palisades, 38-35 W vs. Kutztown, 38-27 W at Southern Lehigh, 62-43 L at Catasauqua.