Three Texas teams in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school girls basketball rankings win state titles

Aaliyah Chavez and No. 20 Monterey among the newly-crowned champions in the Lone Star State.

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Mar 4, 2025, 12:00pm
The high school girls basketball season came to an end in Texas over the weekend as three teams in the MaxPreps Top 25 rankings hoisted trophies in their respective classifications.

No. 15 Boswell (Fort Worth) won the Class 6A Division II title, No. 20 Monterey (Lubbock) grabbed the Class 5A Division II title and No. 24 Lincoln (Dallas) was the Class 4A Division II champion.

Aaliyah Chavez, the top-ranked player in the Class of 2025, led Monterey to its first state title since 1981, scoring 19 in the championship game. She finished her career with 4,796 points, which is good for 14th on the national career scoring list. She is set to announce her college commitment on March 25.

Boswell won its first state title by negating a cold-shooting first half — going 1 of 15 from 3-point range — with stifling defense in the opening half of a 51-42 win over Fort Bend Hightower (Missouri City). The Pioneers found their stroke after intermission with Sydney Durrah scoring 17, MVP Seleste Massey adding 16 and Miami commit Camille Williams tallying 12 points and 10 rebounds in her final game.

It was a fourth banner for Lincoln but first since 2008, ending a 16-year championship drought for Dallas ISD schools. The Tigers led wire-to-wire in the 60-32 victory over Cuero. Ar'jayla Elder led the way with 19 points while Grace Spencer and freshman Lanae Dallas each poured in 12.

Sidwell Friends (Washington, D.C.) earned a measure of revenge in winning the DCSAA Class AA title Sunday. The Quakers got 27 points from game MVP Jordyn Jackson as they bested St. John's (Washington, D.C.) 72-44. Last year, the Cadets beat Sidwell for the title.

Quakers head coach Tamika Dudley announced Tuesday she is leaving the school to become director of girls basketball operations at The St. James, a Northern Virginia multi-purpose athletic facility that hosts the annual She Got Game Classic. Additionally, she will be the varsity coach of the St. James Performance Academy, the educational arm of the facility which plans elementary, middle school and high school programs next season.

No. 22 Langston Hughes (Fairburn) is the lone team to enter the rankings ahead of its Georgia Class AAAAAA final battle with No. 21 River Ridge (Woodstock) on Friday. The other Peach State final of note happens Wednesday as No. 3 Hebron Christian (Dacula) looks to win its third straight state title with a matchup with Stanford-bound McDonald's All American Hailee Swain and  24-5 Holy Innocents Episcopal (Atlanta).

The gauntlet of winning a California Open Division title begins this week with six MaxPreps Top 25 teams in the field. No. 1 Ontario Christian (Ontario), fresh off its 65-63 win over No. 6 Etiwanda in the section final, earns the SoCal regional top seed. The Knights meet the winner of No. 10 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) and Mission Hills (San Marcos) on Saturday.

In Northern California, No. 7 Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) is looking for its fifth straight Open Division final berth as the top seed. The Monarchs are on a collision course with No. 19 Clovis West (Fresno), the No. 2 seed in NorCal.
Sophomore Finley Parker has helped No. 21 River Ridge to the Georgia Class AAAAA final, where the Knights will battle No. 22 Langston Hughes on Friday in a MaxPreps Top 25 showdown. (PHOTO: Cecil Copeland)
Sophomore Finley Parker has helped No. 21 River Ridge to the Georgia Class AAAAA final, where the Knights will battle No. 22 Langston Hughes on Friday in a MaxPreps Top 25 showdown. (PHOTO: Cecil Copeland)
MaxPreps Top 25 girls basketball rankings

1. Ontario Christian (Ontario, Calif.)
Record: 29-1 | Last week: 1
Freshman Tati Griffin led the Knights with 29 points in the section final win over Etiwanda.

2. Morris Catholic (Denville, N.J.)
Record: 25-0 | Last week: 2
Jacqueline Edelman and Mya Pauldo each had 22 in a 101-22 win Monday over Paramus Catholic (Paramus) in the quarterfinals of the North Jersey Non-Public A bracket.

3. Hebron Christian (Dacula, Ga.)
Record: 29-1 | Last week: 3
Ja’kerra Butler had 23 points and 10 rebounds in a 74-32 semifinal win over Galloway (Atlanta). Mia James had 17 and 10, Danielle Osho added 15 and 11 while Alanna Beckham chipped in 10 points.

4. Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.)
Record: 26-1 | Last week: 4
The Mustangs are the top seed in the Maryland private school tournament, opening against St. Mary's Ryken (Leonardtown) on Tuesday.

5. Bradley Central (Cleveland, Tenn.)
Record: 30-1 | Last week: 5
The Bears have 2,398 wins in program history, the most victories in the state for either a boys or girls program.

6. Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.)
Record: 25-3 | Last week: 8
Ze'Ni Patterson led the Monarchs with 17 points and Tiera McCarthy added 16 in a 59-51 Central Coast Section Open Division final win over Pinewood (Los Altos Hills).

7. Etiwanda (Calif.)
Record: 25-5 | Last week: 6
Aliyahna Morris had 20 and Arynn Finley added 20 in the loss to Ontario Christian. A 3-pointer from Chasity Rice looked to be the dagger late in the game, but the shot rattled the rim before bouncing out.

8. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Record: 28-3 | Last week: 7
Wednesday's playoff matchup with Bishop Montgomery is a rematch of a Dec. 28 game Mater Dei won 83-49.

9. Sidwell Friends (Washington, D.C.)
Record: 27-3 | Last week: 10
Princeton commit Ava Yoon and Autumn Fleary each scored 16 in the DCSAA title game victory.

10. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Record: 27-2 | Last week: 9
The Trailblazers own an 84-46 win over Mission Hills (San Marcos) in January. The two teams meet again Wednesday in the state playoffs.

11. Clackamas (Ore.)
Record: 26-2 | Last week: 11
The first round of the Class 6A postseason starts with North Medford (Medford) on Tuesday.

12. Princess Anne (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Record: 25-0 | Last week: 12
King's Fork (Suffolk) is the first-round opponent in the VHSL Class 5 postseason.

13. Johnston (Iowa)
Record: 23-0 | Last week: 13
Ari Phillips had 15 points and seven rebounds in a 73-45 win Monday over Iowa City in the opening round of the Class 5A playoffs.
 
14. Ridgeline (Millville, Utah)
Record: 28-0 | Last week: 14
Season complete. Class 4A state champion.

15. Boswell (Fort Worth, Texas)
Record: 39-2 | Last week: 15
Season complete. Class 6A Division II state champion.

16. Paul VI (Haddonfield, N.J.)
Record: 24-0 | Last week: 16
Kiyanna Blacks-Stewart had 24 points in a 67-42 win Monday over Our Lady of Mercy (Newfield) in the South Jersey Non-Public A quarterfinals. Up next is St. John-Vianney (Holmdel).

17. Providence Academy (Plymouth, Minn.)
Record: 27-0 | Last week: 17
Maddyn Greenway opened the playoffs with a 33-point night in a 101-25 win over Holy Family Catholic (Victoria). The Lions take on Maranatha Christian (Brooklyn Park) on Tuesday in the Class 2A Section 5 semifinals.

18. Putnam City North (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
Record: 25-1 | Last week: 18
A 94-55 win over Deer Creek on Saturday in the Region 3 title game sets up an Area 1 championship matchup against Mustang on Thursday.

19. Clovis West (Fresno, Calif.)
Record: 32-0 | Last week: 19
Sydney Swillis and Riley Walls combined for 22 points as the Golden Eagles needed overtime to beat Clovis 53-44 in the Central Section Division 1 final.

20. Monterey (Lubbock, Texas)
Record: 37-5 | Last week: 20
Season complete. Class 5A Division II state champion.

21. River Ridge (Woodstock, Ga.)
Record: 30-1 | Last week: 22
Sophomore Finley Parker had 22 points and Kayla Cleaveland added 20 as five players hit double figures in a 91-64 win over Milton on Friday in the Class AAAAA semifinals. Up next is No. 22 Langston Hughes.

22. Langston Hughes (Fairburn, Ga.)
Record: 29-2 | Last week: NR
Cornelia Ellington averages a team-best 13.2 points per game for the Panthers while Georgia commit Jocelyn Faison chips in 12.7 points per night.

23. Bishop Ireton (Alexandria, Va.)
Record: 26-6 | Last week: 21
Season complete. VISAA Division I state champion.

24. Lincoln (Dallas, Texas)
Record: 39-2 | Last week: 24
Season complete. Class 4A Division II state champion.

25. Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis, Mo.)
Record: 23-2 | Last week: 25
The Red Knights ended the regular season with an 87-14 win over Notre Dame (St. Louis) and begin the quest for an eighth straight Missouri state title.

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