LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For the fifth week operating, and second consecutive week to start out the season, unbeaten Buford is the No. 1 crew within the NFCA Summer season/Fall Excessive Faculty High 25 Coaches Ballot.
The (8-0) Wolves, who defeated Mountain View, 4-3, final Thursday, return to motion later at the moment in opposition to Central Gwinnett. Buford went 32-1 and claimed its eleventh Georgia Excessive Faculty Affiliation championship — and first of their present classification — final season.
Gretna (7-0), the final crew earlier than Buford to carry the highest spot, heads into this weekend’s NFCA Kaiti Williams Memorial Leadoff Basic title protection because the No. 2 crew. The Dragons gained two locations this week following triumphs over perennial Missouri energy Blue Springs South and crosstown rival Gretna East.
The shuffling of the highest 5 continued with Oklahoma’s Caddo (13-0) transferring up from fifth to 3rd, and Colorado colleges Columbine (8-0) and Holy Household (7-0) slipping from second and third, respectively, to fourth and fifth. Newcomers Seward (7-0) and Horizon (7-0) spherical out an unbeaten first seven that could be a mixed 57-0 to this point this season.
The opposite newcomer on this week’s ballot is Colorado’s Riverside Ridge (5-1), which is coming off a 2-0 loss to unbeaten No. 11 Eaton on Tuesday.
Elsewhere, No. 8 East Paulding (12-1) improved its place by eight locations this week after 4 wins, whereas two losses dropped Owasso (19-2-1) from sixth to sixteenth.
State rankings submitted by the 2023 NFCA Excessive Faculty Steering Committee are used to compile the NFCA Summer season/Fall Excessive Faculty High 25 Coaches Ballot. Groups are chosen primarily based on efficiency, roster high quality, power of schedule, and energetic NFCA membership. 5 states — Colorado, Georgia, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Missouri — play a fall fastpitch schedule, whereas Iowa lately accomplished its summer season season.
NFCA Summer season/Fall Excessive Faculty High 25 Coaches Ballot – Week 2
1. Buford (Ga.)
Report: 8-0 | PR: 1
2. Gretna (Neb.)
Report: 7-0 | PR: 4
3. Caddo (Okla.)
Report: 13-0 | PR: 5
4. Columbine (Colo.)
Report: 8-0 | PR: 2
5. Holy Household (Colo.)
Report: 7-0 | PR: 3
6. Seward (Neb.)
Report: 7-0 | PR: NR
7. Horizon (Colo.)
Report: 7-0 | PR: NR
8. East Paulding (Ga.)
Report: 12-1 | PR: 16
9. Turner (Okla.)
Report: 17-1 | PR: 11
10. Erie (Colo.)
Report: 6-1 | PR: 9
11. Eaton (Colo.)
Report: 6-0 | PR: 10
12. Lincoln Southwest (Neb.)
Report: 5-0 | PR: 17
13. Riverside Ridge (Colo.)
Report: 5-1 | PR: NR
14. Houston County (Ga.)
Report: 10-2 | PR: 14
15. Pope (Ga.)
Report: 11-2 | PR: 18
16. Owasso (Okla.)
Report: 19-2-1 | PR: 6
17. Lincoln East (Neb.)
Report: 7-2 | PR: 13
18. Damaged Arrow (Okla.)
Report: 12-2 | PR: 12
19. Millard West (Neb.)
Report: 4-2 | PR: 15
20. Moore (Okla.)
Report: 14-2 | PR: 20
21. Lone Grove (Okla.)
Report: 15-5 | PR: 19
22. North Linn (Iowa)
Report: 39-6 | PR: 21
23. Ankeny Centennial (Iowa
Report: 36-5 | PR: 22
24. Regina Catholic (Iowa)
Report: 30-8 | | PR: 23
25. Williamsburg (Iowa)
Report: 36-9 | PR: 24
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