High school girls basketball rankings: Seven MaxPreps Top 25 teams ready to hit the floor at Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona

Annual desert clash features No. 1 Ontario Christian, No. 2 Archbishop Mitty, No. 7 Bishop McNamara, No. 9 Purcell Marian, No. 11 Mater Dei, No. 15 Clackamas, No. 21 Grandview.

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Dec 17, 2024, 12:00pm
One of the biggest tournaments of the high school girls basketball season tips off Wednesday in Arizona as seven teams in the MaxPreps Top 25 hit the desert for the Nike Tournament of Champions.

Top-ranked Ontario Christian (Ontario, Calif.) and No. 2 Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.) are on opposite sides of the Vincent Cannizzaro Division bracket and would make for an epic California showdown Saturday for the title. The two are sure to meet Dec. 4 in Northern California but could the Nike TOC final be the first act in what could be a three-act play should they also meet for the Open Division state title?

The Knights and Monarchs are certainly not locks for the championship game as the field is loaded with ranked teams and star power.

No. 7 Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.) looks different than the Maddy McDaniel-led Mustangs of a year ago but head coach Ron James' bunch is deep and talented. Zhen Craft, Vanessa Harris, Qandace Samuels and sophomore point guard NyAir McCoy have momentum after dispatching a loaded IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) team 47-24 at the She Got Game Classic over the weekend.

Another star stepping on the Nike TOC stage is USC commit Jazzy Davidson of No. 17 Clackamas (Ore.). The Cavaliers opened their season last week with a nail-biting 66-65 overtime win over Willamette (Eugene).
Ar'jayla Elder and No. 19 Lincoln (Dallas, Texas) are off to a 21-0 start this season with 11 of those wins coming by 20 points or more. (Photo: Robbie Rakestraw)
Ar'jayla Elder and No. 19 Lincoln (Dallas, Texas) are off to a 21-0 start this season with 11 of those wins coming by 20 points or more. (Photo: Robbie Rakestraw)
MaxPreps Top 25 girls basketball rankings

Record: 11-0 | Last week: 1
Big three of Kaleena Smith, Tatianna Griffin and Sydney Douglas are averaging 56.6 points per game.

Record: 4-0 | Last week: 2
The Monarchs were off last week in advance of the Nike Tournament of Champions.

Record: 8-0 | Last week: 3
Ja’kerra Butler notched her 1,000 career rebounds as the Lions earned wins last week over Langston Hughes (Fairburn) and Thomson

Record: 1-0 | Last week: 4
Opened their quest for a third straight Non-Public B title with a 37-33 win over University (Newark).

Record: 0-0 | Last week: 5
Open the season Wednesday against St. Joseph-by-the-Sea (Staten Island, N.Y.).

Record: 12-0 | Last week: 6
Jaylah Lampley dropped 23 in a 51-27 win over Warren Central (Indianapolis) on Saturday.

Record: 3-0 | Last week: 7
The Mustangs own quality wins over Bullis (Potomac, Md.), Central Pointe Christian Academy (Kissimmee, Fla.) and IMG Academy.

Record: 6-0 | Last week: 10
Reeled off four wins last week, beating Georgetown Day 76-42, Palm Bay 55-50, Archbishop Carroll 61-48 and previously-ranked Whitney Young 59-51.

Record: 5-1 | Last week: 11
Cincinnati commit Dee Alexander is averaging 19.0 points as the Cavaliers open Nike TOC against Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.)

Record: 8-0 | Last week: 12
The Bearettes haven't given up more than 35 points this season while averaging more than 71 points per contest.

Record: 9-1 | Last week: 15
Iowa commit Addison Deal led the way with 20 in a 69-49 win over Sage Hill (Newport Beach). Kaeli Wynn added 13 and Amaya Williams scored 11.

Record: 5-1 | Last week: 17
North Carolina commit Nyla Brooks is pacing the Cardinals with 19.8 points per game, including 24 in a 66-44 win over Crestwood Prep (Ontario, Canada).

Record: 6-0 | Last week: 13
Five-star junior Jerzy Robinson had a monster game in a 66-43 win over Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) pouring in 31 points and 19 rebounds.

Record: 5-0 | Last week: 16
The Cavaliers are giving up just over 20 points per game early in the season.

Record: 5-0 | Last week: 18
Amani Jenkins dropped 20 points with 13 rebounds and Jaliyah Kinnetz and Daya Phillips each added 13 in a 59-42 win over Northwest (Waukee) on Saturday.

Record: 3-0 | Last week: 19
Six wins shy of the national record for consecutive wins, the Red Knights are off until Dec. 21.

Record: 1-0 | Last week: 20
Jazzy Davidson scored 29 and Dylan Mogel added 20 in the 66-65 season-opening overtime victory over Willamette (Eugene).

Record: 5-0 | Last week: 22
Giselle Janowski (19.0 points per game) leads four players averaging double figures for the Pirates.

Record: 21-0 | Last week: 24
Freshman Lanae Dallas scored 16 while Grace Spencer had 11 and Ar'jayla Elder added 10 in a 68-9 win over Carter (Dallas) on Friday.

Record: 18-1 | Last week: 25
Camille Williams is averaging 17.3 points per game while Haleigh Jackson is adding 16.1 points for the Pioneers.

Record: 4-0 | Last week: NR
The Wolves got 26 points and 13 rebounds from UCLA commit Sienna Betts in a 62-53 monster in-state showdown victory over Riverdale Ridge (Thornton)

Record: 12-0 | Last week: NR
Senior Maya Makalusky is averaging 23.1 points per night for the Royals.

Record: 11-0 | Last week: NR
Stanford commit Nora Ezike has powered the Lions in the early going.

24. Norman (Okla.)
Record: 8-0 | Last week: NR
Kansas commit Keeley Parks is off to a hot start for the Tigers, averaging 25.0 points per night. She dropped 40 in a season-opening 71-44 win over Moore.

25. St. John-Vianney (Holmdel, N.J.)
Record: 2-0 | Last week: NR
Madison Kocis had 19 in a season-opening win over Grandview Prep (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Stella Lockhart had 16 in a victory over Cardinal O'Hara (Springfield, Pa.) at the She Got Game Classic.

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