Four ranked teams head to Arizona for one of sport's premiere showcases.
Video: Norco softball highlights
The nation's No. 2 team takes its game to Arizona this weekend.
The 25th Annual Dave Kops Tournament of Champions will feature some of the top high school teams and talent from March 5-7 in Bullhead, Ariz. The city located roughly 90 miles outside Las Vegas will host teams from California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.
Second-ranked
Norco (Calif.) will be back to defend its title after beating fellow Southern California power
Los Alamitos (Calif.) 7-0 in the finals.
The Griffins enter this week’s MaxPreps Top 25 national high school softball rankings after starting the season 4-0. Los Alamitos and Norco are both in action Thursday.
O'Connor (Phoenix) and
Chino Hills (Calif.) are the other two ranked teams in action at the Dave Kops tournament, with a chance the two could meet as early as Thursday. Whoever wins this tournament is a guaranteed lock to be in next week’s rankings.
Florida softball has a strong presence in the rankings so far. The Sunshine State is represented by five teams, including newcomer
Oakleaf (Orange Park, Fla.). The Jacksonville-area school is off to a perfect start to begin the season.
Forney (Texas) made the biggest leap this week as the Jackrabbits are off to an 11-0 start, which includes a 1-0 over nationally ranked
Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu, Texas).
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MaxPreps Top 25 national high school softball rankings
Nicole May strikes out 15 in 5-0 season-opening win for Foothill.
Had its lowest run output Tuesday, scoring 10.
Bounced back after a loss to win the Lion Country Classic tournament.
The Huskies are batting over .400 as a team and are off to a flawless start.
9. (7) Winter Springs (Fla.), 6-0Tested last week as they beat Oxbridge Academy 4-3 in 9 innings.
10. (7) Williamsville East (East Amherst, N.Y.), 0-0Season begins in late March.
11. (9) Coral Springs Charter (Coral Springs, Fla.), 3-0Coach Montimurro has his club perfect early after beating Cypress Bay on Tuesday.
12. (9) Hartsville (S.C.), 0-0Season begins March 12.
13. (11) Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas), 0-0Season begins March 13.
14. (12) Hoover (Clendenin, W. Va.), 0-0Season begins March 18.
15. (15) Donovan Catholic (Toms River, N.J.), 0-0Season begins March 14.
16. (16) Male (Louisville, Ky.) 0-0Season begins in late March.
17. (17) Huntley (Ill.), 0-0Season begins March 19.
18. (18) New Palestine (Ind.), 0-0Season begins in late March.
19. (19) Escanaba (Mich.), 0-0Season begins in April.
20. (20) Garfield (Seattle), 0-0Season begins March 18.
21. (22) Lawrence Free State (Lawrence, Kan.), 0-0Season begins in late March.
22. (23) Masuk (Monroe, Conn.), 0-0Season begins in late March.
23. (24) Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley, Ariz.), 3-0The Bears have outscored its opponents 56-0 to start the year.
Joins this week's rankings after being a bubble team last week.
The Griffins head to Arizona with a perfect mark.
Dropped out: Great Oak (Temecula, Calif.), Pinnacle (Phoenix)
On the bubbleContinues to show why they should be back in the Top 25 after bouncing back to win seven-straight.
The defending San Diego Section Open Division champs are a team to keep an eye on.
The Wildcats have outscores opponents 139-13.
The Saints have one of the best players in all of the country in
Tiare Jennings. The Oklahoma commit is batting .710.
Nine of Alvin's 14 wins have been shutouts. Senior pitcher
Jodie Aguirre is mowing people down.
