The game between Archbishop Mitty and Ontario Christian is the third meeting in less than 13 months. Mitty beat the Knights for the 2024 Nike Tournament of Champions title but the table was turned a few weeks later in a game that saw
McKenna Woliczko suffer a season-ending ACL injury.
The Knights are fueled by the No. 1-rated player in the Class of 2027
Kaleena Smith and
Tatianna Griffin, who is the reigning MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year and the top-rated sophomore. Smith is among the national leaders in scoring at 32.9 points per game while freshman
Chloe Jenkins (16.5 points per game) and
Dani Robinson (16.6) add to the firepower.
St. John-Vianney (Holmdel, N.J.) is the biggest climber in this week's rankings. The Lancers jump 11 spots to No. 8 after a 53-51 win over No. 9
St. John's (Washington, D.C.). Next up is an in-state challenge Tuesday from No. 13
Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank, N.J.).

Michigan commit Devin Cosgriff could be a key for No. 3 Archbishop Mitty in its MaxPreps Game of the Week battle against No. 1 Ontario Christian on Saturday. The MaxPreps Top 25 showdown will be streamed free on MaxPreps.com and its YouTube page. (PHOTO: Darin Sicurello)
MaxPreps Top 25 girls basketball rankings
1. Ontario Christian (Ontario, Calif.)
Record: 18-0 | Last week: 1
Freshman
Chloe Jenkins is averaging a double-double (16.5 points, 12.8 rebounds per game).
2. Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.)
Record: 8-2 | Last week: 2
Junior
Qandace Samuels dropped a career-high 42 points on Dec. 30 in a 75-49 win over Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney). She was 11 of 19 from the field and 6 of 8 from 3-point territory.
3. Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.)
Record: 10-1 | Last week: 3
Host Valley Christian (San Jose) on Tuesday before a Friday contest with Fairmont Prep (Anaheim) on Friday at the Kay Yow Showcase.
4. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Record: 13-1 |
Last week: 7
One of the last remaining seniors to sign,
Jerzy Robinson committed to South Carolina last week.
The Gaels are back in action Wednesday against Desert Pines (Las Vegas) before a showdown with Centennial (Las Vegas) on Saturday.
6. Etiwanda (Calif.)
Record: 13-2 |
Last week: 12
Picked up a pair of MaxPreps Top 25 wins at the John Wall Holiday Invitational, beating No. 13 St. Frances Academy 82-54 and No. 10 Bullis 70-57.
8. St. John-Vianney (Holmdel, N.J.)
Record: 6-0 |
Last week: 17
Stella Lockhart had 22 points, including the game-winner with 10 seconds left, in a 53-51 win over No. 9 St. John's on Sunday.
Florida State commit
Morgan Stewart had 16 points in the loss to No. 8 St. John-Vianney.
10. Bullis (Potomac, Md.)
Record: 9-4 |
Last week: 4
All four losses came against nationally-ranked teams.
12. Johnston (Iowa)
Record: 10-0 |
Last week: 9
Notre Dame commit
Jenica Lewis led the Dragons with 34 points, including 6 of 9 shooting from 3-point land, in an 82-72 win over Valley (West Des Moines).
16. Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis, Mo.)
Record: 7-2 |
Last week: 15
The Red Knights were idle last week and return to the court Tuesday at St. Dominic (O'Fallon).
Senior post
Tamia King scored 23 points in a 70-46 win over Austin on Friday.
19. Belleville (Belleville, Mich.)
Record: 5-0 |
Last week: 19
After opening 2026 with a 76-33 win over Mumford (Detroit), the Tigers take on Franklin (Livonia) on Tuesday on the NFHS Network.
Idle last week, the Crusaders are back in action Saturday against No. 2 Bishop McNamara.
21. Hoover (Ala.)
Record: 18-1 |
Last week: 21
Mizzou commit
Khloe Ford leads the Buccaneers with 13.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per night.
Natalie Kussow dropped 41 points, including 10 3-pointers, in a 94-83 win over once-ranked Plymouth Academy (Plymouth, Minn.) last week.
Juniors
Nahilah Bell (14 points) and
Kyzarriah Fox (10 points) led the way for the Thunderbirds in a 63-35 win over Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) on Friday.
24. Pleasant Grove (Utah)
Record: 14-0 |
Last week: 25
The Vikings outscored Raymond (Alberta, Canada) 33-18 in the second half en route to a 50-43 win on the strength of a game-high 23 points from
Tabi Clark.
The Cardinals return to the rankings and face a big test Friday against No. 2 Bishop McNamara.
On the bubble: Bradley Central (Cleveland, Tenn.), 12-0;
Putnam City North (Oklahoma City, Okla.), 13-1;
Clovis West (Fresno, Calif.), 17-1;
Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.), 6-2;
Riverdale Ridge (Thornton, Colo.), 5-2;
Miami Country Day (Miami, Fla.), 14-1;
JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), 15-2;
Sage Hill (Newport Beach, Calif.), 14-4;
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 11-4;
Benet Academy (Lisle, Ill.), 12-1