No. 9 Hamilton Southeastern, No. 10 Lawrence Central begin quest for Indiana Class 4A title this week.
The two teams have already met once back in December with Hamilton Southeastern prevailing 52-50 on a backdoor cut off an inbound pass in the final seconds as
Addison Van Hoesen found
Kayla Brinley.
Expect a sequel worthy of the original should the two meet again.
No. 22
Putnam City North (Oklahoma City, Okla.) meets in-state foe
Norman on Tuesday for the third time this season. The two split the previous meetings with Norman winning the Dec. 14 game 65-62 and Putnam City North returning the favor 57-49 three days later.
Indiana commit Maya Makalusky leads No. 9 Hamilton Southeastern into the Indiana Class 4A playoffs starting Tuesday. The Royals and No. 10 Lawrence Central appear to be on a MaxPreps Top 25 collision course in the Hoosier State's highest classification. (FILE PHOTO: Julie Brown)
Record: 25-1 |
Last week: 1
Kaleena Smith had 26 points while
Sydney Douglas added 12 points and 18 rebounds in a 77-50 win over Lynwood.
2. Morris Catholic (Denville, N.J.)
Record: 15-0 |
Last week: 2
McDonald's All American
Mia Pauldo is averaging 17.7 points per game for the Crusaders.
3. Hebron Christian (Dacula, Ga.)
Record: 19-1 |
Last week: 3
Ja’kerra Butler broke the school record for career scoring, pumping in her 1,748th point in a 79-26 win over Hart County (Hartwell).
4. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Record: 23-2 |
Last week: 4
Iowa commit
Addie Deal had 21 points and nine steals while
Lani Stores added 17 points in a 56-36 win over Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita).
5. Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.)
Record: 16-1 |
Last week: 5
The Mustangs won their sixth game over a team ranked in the MaxPreps Top with their 62-54 victory over No. 13 Bishop Ireton last week.
6. Bradley Central (Cleveland, Tenn.)
Record: 20-1 |
Last week: 6
Four regular season games remain for the Bears, who extended their home win streak to 28 last week with a 47-30 victory over Clarksville Christian (Clarksville)
7. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Record: 21-1 |
Last week: 7
Junior
Jerzy Robinson went for 33 in a 72-38 win over Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) and backed it up with a 29-point effort in a 68-38 victory over Chaminade (West Hills).
8. Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.)
Record: 14-3 |
Last week: 8
Sophomore
Ze'Ni Patterson led four players in double figures with 15 in a 78-32 win over Valley Christian (San Jose) on Thursday.
9. Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.)
Record: 21-0 | Last week: 9
Indiana commit
Maya Makalusky is averaging a team-best 22.2 points per game.
Record: 21-1 |
Last week: 10
11. Etiwanda (Calif.)
Record: 19-4 |
Last week: 12
Cal commit
Aliyahna Morris had 29 points and LSU commit
Grace Knox added 28 points and 10 rebounds in a 109-71 win over Rancho Christian (Temecula).
12. Sidwell Friends (Washington, D.C.)
Record: 17-2 |
Last week: 13
The Quakers have big games against Bullis (Potomac, Md.) and Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.) remaining in the regular season before starting postseason.
13. Princess Anne (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Record: 16-0 |
Last week: 14
Alauna Olds and
Jizelle James each had 14 points as the Cavaliers beat Landstown (Virginia Beach) 86-30 on Friday.
14. Johnston (Iowa)
Record: 16-0 |
Last week: 15
Amani Jenkins had 29 points in 69-33 win over Valley (West Des Moines).
15. Conway (Ark.)
Record: 24-1 |
Last week: 16
The Wampus Cats went through the first round of conference play unbeaten with a 69-42 win over Bryant and a 61-23 victory over Jonesboro last week.
16. Clackamas (Ore.)
Record: 15-2 |
Last week: 17
Record: 21-2 | Last week: 25
The Cadets climb nine spots after a 47-43 WCAC win over No. 18 Bishop Ireton.
18. Bishop Ireton (Alexandria, Va.)
Record: 18-5 |
Last week: 12
Theresa Hagans had 18 and
Nyla Brooks added 17 in a 62-54 loss to No. 5 Bishop McNamara on Wednesday.
Record: 22-0 |
Last week: 18
In addition to 26 from
Emilee Skinner, the Riverhawks received 17 from
Abby Munford and 12 from
Ava Hess in a 72-30 win on Satuday over West Field (Taylor).
20. Lyons (LaGrange, Ill.)
Record: 26-1 |
Last week: 19
Nora Ezike had 33 points in a 63-41 senior night win over Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale).
21. Providence Academy (Plymouth, Minn.)
Record: 20-0 |
Last week: 20
Maddyn Greenwayy had 35 points in a 101-19 win Monday over St. Croix Prep (Stillwater).
22. Putnam City North (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
Record: 18-1 |
Last week: 21
Brandie Harrod led four players in double figures with 20 in a 96-11 win over Capitol Hill (Oklahoma City).
23. Clovis West (Fresno, Calif.)
Record: 26-0 |
Last week: 22
After a 78-53 win over Central (Fresno), the Golden Eagles had a 91-30 runaway win over Clovis East (Clovis) on Saturday.
24. River Ridge (Woodstock, Ga.)
Record: 23-1 |
Last week: 23
Sophomore
Finley Parker had 15,
Sophia Pearl added 14 and
Makayla Roberson chipped in 10 in a 59-33 win over Pope (Marietta).
25. Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis, Mo.)
Record: 17-2 | Last week: 25
Indiana commit
Nevaeh Caffey topped 1,000 career points as the Red Knights rebounded from a loss to Sacred Heart (Louisville, Ky.) with a 71-31 win over St. Joseph's Academy (St. Louis) and a 60-48 victory over Alton.
ON THE BUBBLE: Lincoln (Dallas, Texas), 32-2;
Boswell (Fort Worth, Texas), 32-2;
Sacred Heart (Louisville, Ky.), 18-2;
Judson (Converse, Texas), 32-1;
Norman (Okla.), 15-1;
Winter Haven (Fla.), 20-2;
Kenwood (Chicago, Ill.), 25-2;
Paul VI (Haddonfield, N.J.), 16-0;
Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank, N.J.), 19-4;
Cypress Springs (Cypress, Texas), 26-3
