MaxPreps Top 25 national high school softball rankings

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Los Alamitos (Calif.) is back in a familiar place — atop the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National High School Softball Rankings.

The Griffins, who play arguably the toughest schedule of any team in the country, are the defending MaxPreps national champions. They are 9-0 this season and have won 22 in a row over two seasons.

The Orange County powerhouse moved into the stop spot after Canyon (New Braunfels, Texas), last week's No. 1, dropped to No. 5.

Unbeaten Johnson (San Antonio) moved up to second as former No. 3 King (Riverside, Calif.) dropped out of the Top 25 after a pair of defeats.



Rounding out the Top 10 are Foothill (Pleasanton, Calif.), Marist (Chicago), Hurricane (W.Va.), Keller (Texas), Katy (Texas), Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.) and Land ‘O Lakes (Fla.).

1. (Last week 2) Los Alamitos (Calif.), 9-0
The Griffins defeated St. Anthony 7-1 and have outscored their opponents 75-11. Their March 22 showdown with No. 11 Norco was rained out and will be played sometime in April.

2. (4) Johnson (San Antonio), 19-0
The Jaguars defeated Madison (San Antonio), 6-1. It was the first run they've allowed in their last four games. The Jags are hitting .399 as a team.

3. (5) Foothill (Pleasanton, Calif.), 4-0
The Falcons handed Granada (Livermore) its first loss of the season, 9-1.

4. (7) Marist (Chicago), 3-0
The Redhawks are hitting .437, have stolen 14 bases, have yet to make an error and a trio of pitchers have allowed just seven base hits and have recorded 25 strikeouts in 17 innings.

5. (1) Canyon (New Braunfels, Texas), 15-1
The Cougars lost 1-0 to Judson (Converse) as Angela Ramirez out-dueled Oklahoma signee Brooke Vestal. Vestal pitched a one-hitter, but Canyon made two errors.



6. (6) Hurricane (W. Va.), 5-0
The Redskins beat Capital (Charleston) 10-0, Riverside (Belle) 6-1 and Poca  5-0.

7. (8) Keller (Texas), 20-1-1
The Indians have won 12 in a row.

8. (9) Katy (Texas), 23-1
The Tigers beat Tompkins for their 14th-straight win.

9. (10) Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.), 14-1
The Lancers have won 11 in a row.

10. (11) Land O' Lakes (Fla.), 13-0
The Gators are led by Callie Turner, who is 9-0 with a 0.37 ERA and has 112 strikeouts in 57 innings.

11. (15) Norco (Calif.), 10-1
The Cougars beat Mater Dei Catholic (Chula Vista, Calif.), 14-2. Their March 22 showdown with No. 1 Los Alamitos was rained out.



12. (13) East Carter (Grayson, Ky.), 2-0
The Red Raiders have scored 30 runs and Montana Fouts has pitched two no-hitters and 20 strikeouts in two run-rule shortened games.

13. (14) Clovis (Calif.), 11-0
The Cougars have outscored their opponents 86-17.

14. (16) Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.), 18-1
Hitting .430 as a team, the Huskies have won 11 in a row.

15. (17) O'Connor (Phoenix), 18-1-2
The Eagles have won six straight since losing to Villa Park (Calif.).

16. (18) Neshoba Central (Philadelphia, Miss.), 16-0
The Rockets recorded four shutout wins last week. Aspen Wesley has four no-hitters and 105 strikeouts in 48 innings. She has allowed just seven base hits and one earned run in winning eight games.

17. (20) White Knoll (Lexington, S.C.), 12-0
The Timberwolves have shutout their last four opponents.



18. (21) Barrington (Ill.), 4-0
The Phillies won the Barrington Spring Fling, winning 3-0, 18-0 and 4-3.

19. (22) Gardendale (Ala.), 28-1
The Rockets are batting .388 as a team.

20. (NR) Chiles (Tallahassee, Fla.), 12-0
The T-Wolves have 109 strikeouts in 76 innings by three pitchers.

21. (NR) Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), 13-0
In allowing just 13 runs, the Eagles have recorded five shutouts.

22. (NR) Siegel (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), 11-1
Sophomore Sophie Golliver is 10-1 and junior Vanessa Westfall is batting .629 as the Stars have won six in a row including the Warrior Classic.

23. (NR) Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton, Fla.), 11-1
Since losing 4-3 to 9-4 Sarasota, the Mustangs have won 10 straight and one of the wins was over previously-ranked Fort Myers.



24. (NR) Cibola (Yuma, Ariz.), 20-1
The Raiders won 15 in a row before losing to 6-3 Arcadia (Phoenix) and have bounced back with five wins and 70 runs.

25. (25) Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Va.), 7-0
The only thing to slow the Knights is Mother Nature. In their seven wins, the Knights have scored 136 times.

Dropped out: King (Riverside, Calif.), Mount Carmel (New Orleans), Trenton (Fla.), Newsome (Lithia, Fla.), and Sparkman (Ala.).