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I'll have This Week in Girls Hoop for Jan. 3-Jan. 9 posted late Friday night, along with the first edition of GazetteLand Leading Scorers of the year.

Power Rankings (last week)
1. Northampton (1)
2. Minnechaug (2)
3. Palmer (4)
4. Central (5)
5. Ludlow (7)
6. Monument Mountain (9)
7. West Springfield (8)
8. Agawam (NR)
9. East Longmeadow (3)
10. Mahar (NR)

GazetteLand Rankings
1. Northampton (1)
2. Belchertown (3)
3. Amherst Regional (2)
4. Hampshire Regional (4)
5. Smith Academy (6)
6. Frontier Regional (8)
7. Easthampton (5)
8. Holyoke Catholic (9)
9. Hopkins Academy (10)
10. South Hadley (7)
11. Granby (11)
12. Gateway Regional (12)
13. Smith Vocational (13)

Division 1 (record, last week)
1. Northampton (4-0, 1) - Here comes the gauntlet (playing No. 3 Central Friday and No. 2 Minnechaug on Tuesday). Now we find out where the Blue Devils really stand.
2. Minnechaug (3-0, 2) - Big-time matchup with Hamp in Wilbraham on Jan. 6.
3. Central (3-1, 4) - Lone loss was at Newton North in overtime. Next test Friday against Hamp.
4. Ludlow (3-0, 5) - Decent resume so far for the Lions, who head to Holyoke on Tuesday.
5. West Springfield (3-1, 6) - Terriers have won three straight since losing to Ludlow in opener.
6. Agawam (2-2, 10) - Two-point win at East Longmeadow on Tuesday gives the Brownies a boost. Two losses are to Hamp in opener and West Side by six.
7. East Longmeadow (3-1, 3) - Maybe too far down for just one two-point loss, but Nos. 4 through 8 are pretty tight at the moment.
8. Holyoke (3-2, 8) - Have won three straight since opening season with losses to Minnechaug and East Longmeadow.
9. Longmeadow (2-2, 9) - I'll have a lot more faith in the Lancers if they run with West Side on Friday.
10. Amherst Regional (1-3, 7) - Too much talent, especially now that they are getting everyone back, to stay down for long.

Division 2
1. Palmer (5-0, 1) - Starting to feel like the Panthers and then everyone else in D-2. Everyone in Franklin County just growled at me.
2. Monument Mountain (5-0, 3) - No real tests yet for the Spartans, who host Lee Friday. Schedule looks pretty favorable as of right now.
3. Mahar (3-0, 4) - So far, so good for the Senators and the return of Genny Averill.
4. Mohawk (4-0, 5) - If the Warriors end up winning the Franklin North, depth will be the difference.
5. Commerce (4-1, 10) - Had this team way too low last time, but Angie Couyoute and the Raiders have wins over Wahconah and Drury with the lone loss coming at Palmer.
6. Athol (2-1, 6) - Disappointing 12-point loss to Mahar at home, but the rivals will square off again on Jan. 30.
7. Wahconah (2-2, 2) - The two losses to Commerce (at Drury) and at home against Palmer weren't shocking, but that both were by 18 was disappointing.
8. Belchertown (3-1, 7) - Have won three easy games since opening loss to Monument. Challenges appear to be in the distance with the backloaded schedule.
9. Hampshire Regional (1-4, 8) - Still a believer against D-2 teams.
10. Hoosac Valley (3-1, NR) - The Hurricanes will be tested on Wednesday against Commerce.

Division 3
1. Lee (2-1, 1) - What, you were expecting someone else?
2. Sabis (4-2, 3) - Tournament at Rocky Hill wasn't pleasant, but the Bulldogs still deserve to be here.
3. Monson (4-0, 4) - Looking forward to Friday's result against Belchertown.
4. New Leadership (5-1, 2) - 36, 49, 43, 34, 46, 56. You know what they mean.
5. Smith Academy (5-1, 6) - Have won five straight and taken early control of the Franklin South.
6. Ware (3-0, 8) - Too low last time with Justine King still around.
7. Lenox (2-3, 5) - Millionaires have beaten the bad teams and lost to the good teams, but these are slim pickings at the bottom of D-3, folks.
8. Hopkins (1-2, 9) - Losses are to Smith Academy and Mohawk. Tough run coming up with Frontier, Athol and Mahar over the next six days.
9. McCann Tech (1-3, 7) - Three straight losses to Monson, New Leadership and Ware. But have favorable matchups coming against St. Mary and Mount Everett.
10. Putnam (3-1, 10) - Early favorite in the Tri-County.

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