Kate Koval, Kayleigh Heckel power top-ranked Crusaders to opening wins while Jaloni Cambridge has No. 2 Montverde Academy off to 5-0 start.
The stars have been out early in this high school girls basketball season.
Star power has shined early this season for many MaxPreps Top 25 teams. Kayleigh Heckel of No. 1 Long Island Lutheran has helped the Crusaders to a pair of runaway victories to start the season. (Photo: Darin Sicurello)
Record: 2-0 |
Last time: 1
Kate Koval had 21 points and 12 boards as the Crusaders beat Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.) 93-25 in an Art Turner Memorial contest.
2.Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)
Record: 5-0 |
Last time: 3
Jaloni Cambridge and
Vivian Iwuchukwu have led the Eagles to a hot start, including a 62-55 win over Lake Highlands Prep (Orlando).
3. Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.)
Record: 1-0 |
Last week: 4
McKenna Woliczko opened her sophomore season with a 33 and 10 effort in a 95-63 win over St. Joseph's (Santa Maria). UConn commit
Morgan Cheli added 22 points, 11 assists and five steals.
4. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Record: 6-0 |
Last week: 6
The Ascenders beat Link Academy (Branson, Mo.) 58-39 and Northside (Fort Smith, Ark.) 70-46 at the She Got Game Dallas event.
5. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Record: 6-0 |
Last week: 7
Beat South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie, Texas) and DeSoto (Texas) in a swing through the Lone Star State and then added a 68-55 win over reigning Arizona Open Division champion Desert Vista (Phoenix) as
Izela Arenas dropped 23 points with 13 rebounds.
6. Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.)
Record: 1-0 |
Last week: 8
The Mustangs opened with a 15-point win over Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro) and take on Penn Charter (Philadelphia) on Tuesday at Super Games.
7. Sacred Heart (Louisville, Ky.)
Record: 2-0 |
Last week: 10
8. Etiwanda (Calif.)
Record: 6-1 |
Last week: 2
Kennedy Smith earned MVP honors at the La Jolla Country Day Sweet 16 Invitational as the Eagles handled the hosts 65-58. The loss was to No. 14 Duncanville in double OT.
9. Sidwell Friends (Washington, D.C.)
Record: 1-1 |
Last week: 5
Zania Socka had 18 in a season-opening win over McDonogh (Owing Mills, Md.) before falling 52-49 to Westtown (West Chester, Pa.) at the Art Turner Memorial.
10. DME Academy (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
Record: 9-0 | Last week: 12
DME has limited six of nine opponents to 40 points or less.
11. Morris Catholic (Denville, N.J.)
Record: 0-0 | Last week: 11
The Crusaders begin play Dec. 14.
12. Hebron Christian Academy (Dacula, Ga.)
Record: 6-0 |
Last week: 6-0
13. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Record: 4-0 |
Last week: 15
Addison Deal had 20 points, seven assists and seven rebounds while
Amaya Williams added 16 points in a 75-29 win over North Torrance as the Monarchs have won all four contests easily.
14. Duncanville (Texas)
Record: 10-1 | Last week: 17
The Pantherettes own a 78-75 win over No. 8 Etiwanda but fell 63-53 to Summer Creek (Houston) in early November.
15. Mansfield Timberview (Arlington, Texas)
Record: 14-1 |
Last week: NR
Wins over then-No. 13 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) and No. 16 Clark (San Antonio) helped propel the Wolves into the rankings.
16. Clark (San Antonio)
Record: 14-1 | Last week: NR
The Cougars beat Mansfield Timberview on Nov 10 only to fall in a rematch eight days later.
17. Lake Highland Prep (Orlando, Fla.)
Record: 5-1 |
Last week: 20
Bri Rivera had 15 points while
Lexi Blue and
Camila Depool each added 12 in a 15-point win over St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale). The lone loss is to No. 2 Montverde Academy.
18. Dr. Phillips (Orlando, Fla.)
Record: 4-1 |
Last week: 18
The lone blemish is a 55-49 overtime loss to No. 10 DME Academy.
19. Hazel Green (Ala.)
Record: 9-0 | Last week: 21
The six-time defending state champions have won five of nine games by 20 points or more.
20. St. John's (Washington, D.C.)
Record: 2-0 |
Last week: 22
Tatum Greene shined at the Art Turner Memorial as the Cadets beat Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.) 59-52 and Friends' Central (Wynnewood, Pa.) 70-45.
21. Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis)
Record: 2-0 |
Last week: 23
The Red Knights bumped their win streak to 102 with a pair of victories to start the season.
22. Johnston (Iowa)
Record: 3-0 | Last week: 24
Aili Tanke is hot to start the season, averaging 18.7 per night for the Dragons.
23. Putnam City West (Oklahoma City)
Record: 3-0 |
Last week: 25
The Patriots beat last season's 6A semifinalist Norman 63-42 in their second contest of the year.
24. Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio)
Record: 3-0 |
Last week: NR
Enter the rankings after a 53-52 win over formerly-ranked Purcell Marian.
25. Bradley Central (Cleveland, Tenn.)
Record: 6-0 |
Last week: NR
Kimora Fields dropped 41 in a 71-70 overtime win over McMinn Central (Englewood).
On the bubble: Grayson (Loganville, Ga.), 5-0;
Rutgers Prep (Somerset, N.J.), 0-0;
Bolingbrook (Ill.), 6-0;
Clackamas (Ore.), 0-0;
Bethany (Okla.), 0-0
