Brenisha Payne and Pflugerville have experienced a couple of close calls, but they remain undefeated at No. 21.
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Close games are sometimes decided by luck, and Pflugerville had two of them — a one-point win over Stony Point (Round Rock) and a four-pointer over Ellison (Killeen). Another good program, Wagner (San Antonio), is on tap Saturday.
22. (5) Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.) 4-1Still missing senior guard Lindsey Spann, the Falcons couldn't hang onto a late lead against league rival St. John's — but the D.C. area is so good, once-beaten Good Counsel stays in the Xcellent 25.
23. (23) McDonogh (Owings Mills, Md.) 3-1A win over previous No. 24 Archbishop Wood keeps McDonogh in the rankings — but unbeaten Archbishop Spalding (Severn) is next.
24. (NR) North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.) 6-0The Bulldogs move into the rankings as Georgia's best — at least until they play Norcross in a game postponed because of football playoffs.
25. (25) Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.) 4-0Things might be a little tougher this year: Last year, the Royals dominated Lakeville North in a postseason win; Tuesday they won just 59-51.
Dropped out: No. 8 Norcross (Ga.), No. 24 Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.)
