Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.) climbs to No. 1 in the latest MaxPreps Top 25 high school girls basketball rankings on the strength of its second straight Nike Tournament of Champions title.
"We want to move the needle forward on our improvement because we want
to
win the last game," Archbishop Mitty head coach Sue Phillips told MaxPreps. "That's the
game that matters most to us."
Mitty has reached the Open Division title game in each of the past three seasons, falling to Etiwanda twice and
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) in 2022. The Monarchs' last state championship came in 2015 when they won the Division II crown.
Ontario Christian, which starts two freshman and super sophomore
Kaleena Smith, has played a national schedule thus far and has a chance to earn one back against Mitty as the teams will meet Jan. 4 at the SI20 Showcase in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Nike Tournament of Champions MVP McKenna Woliczko helped Archbishop Mitty climb to No. 1 in this week's MaxPreps Top 25. (Photo: Darin Sicurello)
Record: 8-0 |
Last week: 2
Back-to-back Nike Tournament of Champions MVP
McKenna Woliczko averaged 25.0 points over four games in Arizona. She put up 19 points against George Rogers Clark (Winchester, Ky.), 38 against No. 23 Clackamas, 18 in a semifinal win over No. 9 Mater Dei and 25 in the championship game.
Tiera McCarthy and
Emma Cook joined Woliczko on the all-tournament team.
2. Ontario Christian (Ontario, Calif.)
Record: 14-1 | Last week: 1
Record: 4-0 | Last week: 4
Mia Pauldo had 26 points and six steals in a 58-55 win over St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.) on Sunday.
Record: 3-0 | Last week: 5
Addy Nyemchek led the Caseys to a 50-37 win over South Shore (Brooklyn, N.Y.) on Sunday at the She Got Game Classic Shore Games.
Record: 13-0 | Last week: 6
Record: 10-1 | Last week: 3
The Lions have been hit with injuries and fell 55-52 on Friday to Langston Hughes (Fairburn) in the final of the Cherokee Invitational.
Danielle Osho scored 23 in the loss.
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 6
Autumn Fleary scored her 1,000th points in a 58-35 win Thursday over Potomac School (McLean, Va.).
Record: 11-0 | Last week: 10
Harmonie Ware dropped 23 in a 77-39 win over Bartlett on Thursday.
Record: 12-2 | Last week: 11
Addison Deal and
Kaeli Wynn earned Nike TOC all-tournament honors as the Monarchs bounced back from their semifinal loss to Mitty to beat rankings newcomer Bullis 72-57 in the third-place game.
Record: 6-1 | Last week: 7
Zhen Craft earned all-tournament honors for the Mustangs, who went 3-1 at Nike TOC and took fifth place.
Record: 8-1 | Last week: 12
Amirah Anderson led the Cardinals with 19 points in a 59-47 win over Cannon (Concord, N.C.) in the final of the Beach Ball Classic on Monday.
Record: 9-0 | Last week: 13
The Trailblazers handled Democracy Prep Agassi Campus (Las Vegas, Nev.) 75-47 to win the Tarkanian Classic title.
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 14
Micah Ojo scored 22 and
Amani Olds added 17 as the Cavaliers routed First Colonial (Virginia Beach) 97-9 on Friday.
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 15
Freshman
Kelli Kalb dropped 25 points in a 63-38 win over Divine Bourrage and Davenport North (Davenport).
Record: 4-0 | Last week: 16
The Red Knights picked up their 134th straight win, beating Nerinx Hall (Webster Groves) 86-37 in the opening round of the Viz Christmas Tournament.
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 18
Record: 21-0 | Last week: 19
After a week off, the Tigers return to the court Thursday against Lake Creek (Montgomery).
Record: 20-1 | Last week: 20
Record: 13-0 | Last week: 22
Record: 12-0 | Last week: 23
The Lions picked up a 62-43 win over Stevenson (Lincolnshire) on Saturday.
Record: 6-2 | Last week: 21
Record: 4-4 | Last week: NR
All-tournament pick
Ivanna Manyacka showed out in a pair of losses to No. 2 Ontario Christian and No. 9 Mater Dei.
Record: 3-2 | Last week: 17
USC commit
Jazzy Davidson was sensational in a loss to No. 1 Mitty, scoring 35 in the overtime defeat. She was named to the all-tournament team
Record: 6-4 | Last week: 9
The Cavaliers went 1-3 at Nike TOC but were without MaxPreps All-American
Dee Alexander all weekend.
Record: 12-0 | Last week: NR
Led by MVP
Emilee Skinner, the Riverhawks won the Joe Smith Division at the Nike TOC. Skinner dropped 37 in a 58-47 championship game win over Osbourn Park (Manassas, Va.).
ON THE BUBBLE: Duncanville (Texas), 11-4;
Etiwanda (Calif.), 4-4;
Langston Hughes (Fairburn, Ga.), 10-1;
Providence Academy (Plymouth, Minn.), 9-0;
Monterey (Lubbock, Texas), 9-3;
St. John's (Washington, D.C.), 10-0;
Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.), 7-1;
Holy Innocents Episcopal (Atlanta, Ga.), 8-2;
Conway (Ark.), 12-2;
Putnam City North (Oklahoma City, Okla.), 10-1
