One week after a change at the top of The Times-Tribune boys high school basketball poll, the girls ranking has a new No. 1 team.

North Pocono, undefeated in its first four games, moved up two positions to No. 1. The Lady Trojans beat their opponents by an average of 32.3 points and allow 27 points per game.

Riverside remained the No. 1 team in the boys poll after a 62-48 win over Wilkes-Barre Area.

In the girls ranking, Scranton Prep fell only to No. 2 after suffering its first loss of the season to a talented Villa Maria Academy at the Electric City Shootout at Lackawanna College.

Dunmore fell one spot after a convincing win over Wyoming Valley West, and a loss to West Orange, New Jersey, at the Electric City Shootout on Sunday.

Abington Heights won two games last week, including a 58-57 victory over Plainfield, New Jersey, at the Electric City Shootout. The Lady Comets remained ranked fourth.

Valley View earned nonleague wins over Allentown Central Catholic and Chenango Falls, New York. The Cougars’ only loss is to Dunmore, and they are at No. 5.

Mountain View had a challenging week, losing to Union-Endicott, New York, Dallas and Monsignor McClancy. The Lady Eagles slid one place to No. 6.

Delaware Valley won two games to improve to 4-0. The Lady Warriors debut in this week’s poll at No. 7.

Honesdale moved up a spot to No. 8 after going 2-1 last week. Elk Lake opened its season with a win over Riverside and is ninth, while Scranton, which is 0-4 against teams with a combined record of 16-1, is ranked at No. 10.

In the boys poll, Valley View is up to No. 2, just behind Riverside.

The Cougars (4-0) started the season unranked. They have wins over Holy Cross, a PIAA Class 3A semifinalist, and Old Forge, a PIAA Class 2A quarterfinalist, from last season.

Dunmore continued its impressive start to the season. The third-ranked Bucks thumped Mountain View, 79-39. They average 71 points a game and win by an average of 41.8 points per game.

Abington Heights and Scranton Prep, the two teams expected to challenge for the Lackawanna Division I title, are ranked fourth and fifth this week.

Holy Cross, ranked sixth, had one injured starter return, but lost another starter. CJ Thompson came back to help the Crusaders end the week with a win over St. Augustine’s of Australia at the Bradley Fisher Memorial Tournament. They also had a win over Pittston Area. However, they lost leading scorer Adam Badykra, who suffered an injury that will keep him out of action for an extended period.

Delaware Valley dropped a spot to No. 7 after a loss to undefeated Stroudsburg last Saturday.

Old Forge is at No. 8, followed by Lackawanna Trail at No. 9.

Lakeland makes its first appearance in the poll. The Chiefs are 3-1 after their win over Carbondale Area on Saturday. Their only loss is to undefeated Wyoming Area (5-0) in overtime.

 

Week 2 Times-Tribune Girls Top 10

1. North Pocono (4-0)

2. Scranton Prep (2-1)

3. Dunmore (2-1)

4. Abington Heights (3-1)

5. Valley View (4-1)

6. Mountain View (3-3)

7. Delaware Valley (4-0)

8. Honesdale (4-2)

9. Elk Lake (1-0)

10. Scranton (0-4)

Week 2 Times-Tribune Boys Top 10

1. Riverside (4-0)

2. Valley View (4-0)

3. Dunmore (4-0)

4. Abington Heights (3-2)

5. Scranton Prep (1-2)

6. Holy Cross (3-2)

7. Delaware Valley (3-1)

8. Old Forge (2-2)

9.  Lackawanna Trail (3-1)

10. Lakeland (3-1)