No. 16
St. John's (Washington, D.C.) needed overtime but the Cadets grabbed their second resume-building win in a week with a 42-39 victory over previous No. 4
Sidwell Friends (Washington, D.C.) in the DCSAA AA title game on Sunday.
The win bumps St. John's nine spots in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school girls basketball rankings. Against Sidwell Friends,
Kyndal Walker had 18 points and
Morgan Stewart completed an and-one late in the game that helped St. John's grab the district title.
Sidwell Friends fell to No. 18.
The final four in California's Open Division bracket features No. 1
Archbishop Mitty (San Jose), No. 3
Etiwanda, No. 4
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) and 31-2
Clovis West (Fresno), which is on the bubble this week.
Etiwanda beat Sierra Canyon 65-44 last week and the two programs will reprise their Southern Section clash Tuesday. This is the third straight season they have met for the Southern California regional title with Sierra Canyon winning the state title in 2022 and Etiwanda grabbing the crown last season.
Top-ranked Archbishop Mitty was back to full-strength Saturday in its 82-71 win over Folsom. UConn commit
Morgan Cheli and Lehigh commit
Belle Bramer didn't start, but played measured minutes as sophomore
McKenna Woliczko led Mitty with 28 points and nine boards in the victory.
Two Georgia teams in the MaxPreps Top 25, No. 6
Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) and No. 10
Hebron Christian (Dacula, Ga.), are fighting for Peach State titles this week.
Grayson, looking for its first state title, has won four playoff games by an average of 35 points and take on
North Paulding (Dallas, Ga.) on Saturday in the AAAAAAA final.
In AAA, Hebron Christian routed Monroe 97-42 in the semifinals as
Mia James led five players in double figures with 24 points and 10 assists. Hebron plays
Wesleyan (Norcross, Ga.) on Friday for the championship.
One year after being banned from the postseason in Texas due to rules infractions, No. 11
Duncanville returned with a vengeance. The Pantherettes needed overtime to get past
Summer Creek (Houston) 39-31 in the semifinals and then put an exclamation on their 12th state title with a 59-41 victory over
South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie).
Senior
Mariah Clayton earned MVP honors for Duncanville after scoring 15 of her 19 points in the second half of the Class 6A state championship game in the title game.
Sophomore McKenna Woliczko has been a major reason No. 1 Archbishop Mitty is on the cusp of reaching its third straight CIF Open Division title game. With UConn commit Morgan Cheli out for the past month, Woliczko has stepped up, averaging more than 26 points over the past nine contests. (Photo: Greg Jungferman)
Record: 29-0 |
Last week: 1
The Monarchs are looking for their third straight trip to the CIF Open Division final. Head coach Sue Phillips seeks her first Open title after winning six championships in other divisions.
2. Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.)
Record: 21-1 |
Last week: 2
With the regular season complete an no state tournament, the Crusaders are waiting on an invite to Chipotle Nationals.
3. Etiwanda (Calif.)
Record: 30-3 |
Last week: 3
The Eagles are looking for back-to-back CIF Open Division titles.
4. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Record: 31-2 |
Last week: 5
Head coach Alicia Komaki is 5-0 in state championship games.
5. Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
Record: 31-0 |
Last week: 6
Closing in on a perfect season, the Rams are led by
Danielle Carnegie,
Erin Rodgers and
Zoie Lofton.
6. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Record: 23-3 |
Last week: 7
Likely headed to Chipotle Nationals.
7. Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.)
Record: 25-5 |
Last week: 8
Advanced to Wednesday's semifinals in the Maryland Private School tournament with a 94-43 win Monday over Rosedale Christian.
Princess-Alexandria Moody had 21 points and
Zhen Craft added 18
8. Morris Catholic (Denville, N.J.)
Record: 28-1 |
Last week: 10
Pulled away late in a 53-47 win Monday over Immaculate Conception to grab their second straight North Jersey Non-Public B title.
9. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)
Record: 21-4 |
Last week: 10
Likely headed to Chipotle Nationals.
10. Hebron Christian (Dacula, Ga.)
Record: 29-2 |
Last week: 10
Danielle Osho,
Ja’kerra Butler,
Camryn Register and
Aubrey Beckham all scored in double figures in the Lions' semifinal win.
11. Duncanville (Texas)
Record: 35-4 |
Last week: 15
The program's 12 state championships are third-most in state history behind Nazareth (25) and Canyon (20).
12. Johnston (Iowa)
Record: 29-0 |
Last week: 13
The Dragons captured the Class 5A state title as
Jenica Lewis led the way with 20 points and
Aili Tanke added 15. Both were named to the Iowa Girls Coaches Association Class 5A All-State team along with
Amani Jenkins.
13. Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis, Mo.)
Record: 27-0 |
Last week: 14
The win streak is at 127 after the Red Knights won the Class 6 District 3 title with a 71-33 victory over St. Joseph's Academy (St. Louis).
14. Lake Highland Prep (Orlando, Fla.)
Record: 25-5 |
Last week: 16
Jada Eads led the Highlanders with 24 points while
Lexi Blue scored 14 and
Ari Woodard added 10 in a 58-47 win over Bishop Kenny in the Class 4A state championship game.
15. Purcell Marian (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Record: 24-1 |
Last week: 17
Dee Alexander paced the Cavaliers with 20 in a 74-23 district title win over Thurgood Marshall (Dayton). Up next in the Division II postseason is 20-5 Bloom-Carroll (Carroll) on Tuesday.
16. St. John's (Washington, D.C.)
Record: 26-5 |
Last week: 25
The Cadets won a third straight Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title.
17. Lawrence Central (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Record: 30-1 |
Last week: 19
Season complete. Class 4A state champions.
18. Sidwell Friends (Washington, D.C.)
Record: 25-6 |
Last week: 4
The Quakers could be tapped to play in the Chipotle Nationals.
19. Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.)
Record: 38-0 |
Last week: 20
Tied the state record for most victories in a season after beating previously-ranked Nazareth Academy 44-40 for the Class 4A title.
20. Mansfield Timberview (Arlington, Texas)
Record: 40-2 |
Last week: 12
Ran into a buzzsaw named
Jacy Abii as the Wolves fell 60-51 to Liberty (Frisco) in 5A title game.
Chrishawn Coleman and
Emilee Jones were selected to the all-tournament team.
21. Thomas Dale (Chester, Va.)
Record: 24-1 |
Last week: 21
A 58-55 win over Osbourn Park (Manassas) put the Knights in the Division 6 final Saturday against Manchester, the team that beat Thomas Dale 53-43 two weeks ago.
22. DeSoto (Texas)
Record: 27-6 |
Last week: 22
Season complete.
23. Bradley Central (Cleveland, Tenn.)
Record: 31-1 |
Last week: 23
The Bears take on Clarksville on Wednesday in the Class 4A quarterfinals.
24. Burroughs (St. Louis, Mo.)
Record: 23-3 |
Last week: 24
Held on for a 51-43 win over Cardinal Ritter to grab the Class 5 District 2 title.
25. Putnam City West (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
Record: 24-1 |
Last week: NR
On a collision course with Edmond North in the 6A postseason. A win over the Huskies earlier in the season puts PCW here for now.
On the bubble: Pewaukee (Wis.), 27-1;
Edmond North (Edmond, Okla.), 24-1;
Clovis West (Fresno, Calif.), 31-2;
Clackamas (Ore.), 22-3;
Mason (Ohio), 24-2
