After previously holding the No. 1 ranking for a week in January, Ontario Christian is back on top and could earn a rematch with No. 2
Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.) in the California Open Division final Saturday should the two advance from regional play Tuesday.
Ontario Christian downed Mitty 96-87 in double overtime in an epic edition of the MaxPreps Game of the Week in January.
Next up for the top-ranked Knights is No. 12
Sage Hill (Newport Beach) on Tuesday after the Lightning upset No. 5 Sierra Canyon 57-54 on Saturday. In Northern California, Mitty looks for a fifth Open Division berth in a row with a fourth-straight NorCal final matchup against No. 25
Clovis West (Fresno).
In New Jersey, No. 6
Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank) jumped three spots in this week's rankings after beating No. 14
St. John-Vianney (Holmdel) 54-39 on Monday in the South Jersey Non-Public A final. The Caseys stormed back from a slow start with a 20-0 run in the second period to take the game and win the season series between rivals 3-1.
Kaleena Smith leads No. 1 Ontario Christian into the Southern California regional final Tuesday against No. 12 Sage Hill. The top-rated Knights beat the Lightning 86-54 late last month. (PHOTO: John Luciano)
Record: 32-2 |
Last week: 4
Kaleena Smith led the Knights with 23 points while
Tatianna Griffin added 18 in the 80-66 Southern California regional semifinal win over Etiwanda. Freshman
Chloe Jenkins added 16 and senior
Dani Robinson chipped in 13.
2. Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.)
Record: 27-2 |
Last week: 3
Iowa commit
McKenna Woliczko was 8 of 12 from the field with 22 points and 13 rebounds as the Monarchs beat San Ramon Valley (Danville) 74-46 on Saturday.
3. Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.)
Record: 29-3 |
Last week: 1
Jaylah King had 18 points,
Nyair McCoy added 15 and
Qandace Samuels scored 14 in a season-ending 62-50 loss to Bullis.
4. Princess Anne (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Record: 27-0 |
Last week: 6
A
70-game win streak is on the line Thursday as the Cavaliers look to win
their third straight state title against Menchville
(Newport News).
Record: 30-3 |
Last week: 2
South Carolina commit
Jerzy Robinson had 26 points in the season-ending loss to No. 12 Sage Hill.
Record: 30-2 |
Last week: 9
Addy Nyemchek led the Caseys to the win over St. John-Vianney with 22 points and five rebounds.
Record: 30-4 |
Last week: 5
Arynn Finley and
Chasity Rice combined for 45 points in the 80-66 loss to Ontario Christian.
8. Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis, Mo.)
Record: 26-2 |
Last week: 7
The quest for nine straight titles begins Friday as the Red Knights open the Class 5 state playoffs against Troy-Buchanan (Troy).
9. Tualatin (Ore.)
Record: 25-1 |
Last week: 8
Kendall Dawkins had 15 points and 12 rebounds in a 64-19 win over Lake Oswego in the Class 6A state playoffs.
11. Johnston (Iowa)
Record: 27-0 |
Last week: 11
Notre
Dame commit
Jenica Lewis led the Dragons to their third straight Class
5A state title with 22 points and seven rebounds. She ends her Johnston
career 103-2.
12. Sage Hill (Newport Beach, Calif.)
Record: 27-5 |
Last week: 16
Texas
commit
Amalia Holguin had 26 points as the Lightning struck down Sierra Canyon
57-54 in the Southern California regional semifinals.
13. Hoover (Ala.)
Record: 35-1 |
Last week: 13
Missouri commit
Khloe Ford earned Class 7A tournament MVP honors as the Buccaneers won their sixth straight state title beating Bob Jones (Madison) 61-43.
Taylor Sofilkanich scored 12 points and grabbed 12 boards in the loss to Red Bank Catholic.
15. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Record: 23-3 |
Last week: 14
Season complete. Class 5A state champion.
16. Pleasant Grove (Utah)
Record: 26-0 |
Last week: 15
Season complete. Class 5A state champion.
17. Miami Country Day (Miami, Fla.)
Record: 28-2 |
Last week: 17
Kamie Ellis and
Jalynn Belton each scored 11 as the Spartans won their 11th state title — and fourth in a row — with a 49-44 victory over Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy (Pensacola).
18. Putnam City North (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
Record: 27-1 |
Last week: 18
The Panthers are three wins away from a repeat Class 6A title with Edmond North (Edmond) on the docket for Wednesday.
19. Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.)
Record: 25-2 |
Last week: 20
Blaine is the opening-round opponent Wednesday in the Class AAAA state postseason.
20. Wauwatosa East (Wauwatosa, Wis.)
Record: 28-0 |
Last week: 22
The Red Raiders tangle with Notre Dame Academy (Green Bay) on Friday in a Division 1 state semifinal matchup.
21. Bradley Central (Cleveland, Tenn.)
Record: 32-0 |
Last week: 23
Clemson commit
Kimora Fields broke the school record of 3,111 points as she dropped 42 in an 80-54 substate win over Mt. Juliet on Saturday.
Record: 24-1 | Last week: NR
Junior
Sydney Savoury scored 18 of her 22 points after half as the Tigers got revenge on Howell 58-44 in a Division 1 regional semifinal. Howell snapped Belleville's 35-game win streak two weeks prior.
Record: 37-4 |
Last week: 24
Jamyla Anderson scored 14 and grabbed 10 rebounds while
Kinley Lewis added 14 points as the Raiders won their second straight Conference 5A Division 1 title with a 45-34 victory over Glenn (Leander). Ryan outrebounded the Grizzlies 40-29.
24. Hebron Christian (Dacula, Ga.)
Record: 29-1 |
Last week: 25
Senior
Nariah Nelson passed the 1,500-point mark for her career in a 71-62 semifinal win over St. Francis (Alpharetta). Hebron Christian takes on Holy Innocents Episcopal (Atlanta) in a rematch of last year's Private School final won by Holy Innocents.
Record: 30-3 | Last week: NR
Ramie Chatman dropped 40 in a regional semifinal win over St. Mary's (Stockton) as the Golden Eagles advance to tangle with No. 2 Archbishop Mitty for the fifth straight season in the NorCal regional final.
On the bubble: Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.), 29-0;
Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, Ill.), 35-3;
Summer Creek (Houston, Texas), 34-4;
Oostburg (Wis.), 28-0;
Staley (Kansas City, Mo.), 27-2;
Fairmont (Kettering, Ohio), 26-0;
Arrowhead (Hartland, Wis.), 26-2;
Centennial (Corona, Calif.), 22-5;
Providence Academy (Plymouth, Minn.), 25-4;
South Fayette (McDonald, Pa.), 26-1
