LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Lake Creek remained undefeated and atop the 2023 USA TODAY Sports activities/NFCA Excessive Faculty Tremendous 25 for a 18th straight week.
The defending Texas state 5A champion (24-0) Lions rolled previous Magnolia, 12-2 on Tuesday, to increase their profitable streak to 65. Lake Creek has now received 103 of 105 video games during the last three seasons. The one losses over that stretch have been pair of defeats (one in further innings) to eventual state champ Barbers Hill within the best-of-three regional finals in Might 2021.
No. 2 Roncalli (Ind.) inched nearer to opening its season, however nonetheless has to attend till April 4 for its debut in opposition to Columbus North. Slightly below the Royals, Benton (6-1) and North Augusta (5-1) swapped the third and fourth positions this week, with California’s unbeaten Norco (11-0) and Los Alamitos (7-2) — which has solely misplaced to Norco — making a giant transfer into the rankings at No. 5 and 6, respectively.
The debut of perennial powers Norco and Los Alamitos slides down Neshoba Central (6-2) two spots to seventh, whereas Moorpark (9-0), St. Amant (21-1) and Willow Canyon (13-0-2) spherical out the adjusted prime 10.
Brazoswood (18-5) and Santa Margarita (9-3-1) each misplaced once more this week to fall out of the ballot.
State rankings submitted by the 2023 NFCA Excessive Faculty Steering Committee are used to compile the USA TODAY Sports activities/NFCA Excessive Faculty Tremendous 25. Groups are chosen primarily based on efficiency, roster high quality, power of schedule, and energetic NFCA membership.
USA TODAY Sports activities/NFCA Excessive Faculty Tremendous 25 Ballot – March 23, 2023
1. Lake Creek (Texas)
File: 24-0 | PR: 1
2. Roncalli (Ind.)
File: 0-0 | PR: 2
3. Benton (Ark.)
File: 6-1 | PR: 4
4. North Augusta (S.C.)
File: 5-1 | PR: 3
5. Norco (Calif.)
File: 11-0 | PR: NR
6. Los Alamitos (Calif.)
File: 7-2 | PR: NR
7. Neshoba Central (Miss.)
File: 6-2 | PR: 5
8. Moorpark (Calif.)
File: 9-0 | PR: 7
9. St. Amant (La.)
File: 21-1 | PR: 8
10. Willow Canyon (Ariz.)
File: 13-0-2 | PR: 9
11. Bentonville (Ark.)
File: 8-1 | PR: 10
12. Watkins Memorial (Ohio)
File: 1-0 | PR: 11
13. Basha (Ariz.)
File: 9-1 | PR: 12
14. Salpointe Catholic (Ariz.)
File: 15-1 | PR: 13
15. West Johnston (N.C.)
File: 8-0 | PR: 14
16. Anthony Wayne (Ohio)
File: 0-0 | PR: 15
17. Spanish Fork (Utah)
File: 5-1 | PR: 19
18. Queen Creek (Ariz.)
File: 9-1-1 | PR: 20
19. Bend (Ore.)
File: 3-2 | PR: 16
20. Redmond (Wash.)
File: 3-1 | PR: 17
21. Bingham (Utah)
File: 3-2 | PR: 18
22. Lakewood Ranch (Fla.)
File: 8-3 | PR: 21
23. Immaculate Coronary heart Academy (N.J.)
File: 0-0 | PR: 23
24. Donovan Catholic (N.J.)
File: 0-0 | PR: 24
25. Marist (Sick.)
File: 1-0 | PR: 25
Dropped out: Brazoswood (Texas) and Santa Margarita (Calif.).
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