LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Lake Creek picked up its 30th win of the season to remain undefeated and atop the 2023 USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 for the 21st straight week.
The defending Texas 5A state champion (30-0) Lions generated plenty of offense behind senior pitcher Ava Brown, outscoring Magnolia and Brenham by a combined score of 19-1 in their two triumphs. Florida commit Brown is now 68-0 for his stellar career. Lake Creek has won 71 straight games and 109 of its last 111 contests over the past three seasons.
Roncalli (5-1-1) finished second despite suffering its first loss — 7-5 at Avon last Saturday — after winning its remaining four games easily, including a 19-1 win over Brebeuf Jesuit Prep on Wednesday.
The next five teams each moved up one spot after Benton (12-3) fell from the No. 3 spot after two straight losses. California’s Los Alamitos (17-2), Saint Francis (15-1) and Moorpark (13-0) are three of those schools at third, fifth and seventh, respectively, while Mississippi’s Neshoba Central (19-2) is the new No. 4 and undefeated Washington’s Jackson (11-0) is now sixth.
Elsewhere, Ohio State’s Anthony Wayne (7-0) continued his roll and moved up three spots to No. 16 this week. The Generals have outscored opponents 96-0 this season and have scored double figures in the run column in all seven games.
Donovan Catholic (7-0) and Immaculate Heart Academy (4-0) of New Jersey flipped the order and also moved up in the rankings to No. 21 and No. 22 this week.
State rankings presented by 2023 NFCA High School Management Committee are used to compile the USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25. Teams are selected based on performance, roster quality, strength of schedule and active NFCA membership.
USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 Poll – April 13, 2023
1. Lake Creek (Texas)
Record: 30-0 | PR: 1
2. Roncalli (Indiana)
Record: 5-1-1 | PR: 2
3. Los Alamitos (California)
Record: 17-2 | PR: 4
4. Neshoba Central (Miss.)
Record: 19-2 | PR: 5
5. Saint Francis (California)
Record: 15-1 | PR: 6
6. Jackson (Washington)
Record: 11-0 | PR: 7
7. Moorpark (California)
Record: 13-0 | PR: 8
8. Willow Canyon (Arizona)
Record: 20-0-1 | PR: 10
9. Bentonville (Arkansas)
Record: 13-1 | PR: 11
10. Watkins Memorial (Ohio)
Record: 11-0 | PR: 12
11. St. Amant (La.)
Record: 28-2 | PR: 9
12. Benton (Ark.)
Record: 12-3 | PR: 3
13. Rockridge (Illinois)
Record: 10-1 | PR: 13
14. Norco (California)
Record: 18-2 | PR: 14
15. Mount Vernon (Mo.)
Record: 17-1 | PR: 15
16. Anthony Wayne (Ohio)
Record: 7-0 | PR: 19
17. Coral Springs Charter (Florida)
Record: 14-0-2 | PR: 16
18. Salpointe Catholic (Arizona)
Record: 26-1 | PR: 17
19. West Stanley (North Carolina)
Record: 16-1 | PR: 18
20. Special Fork (Utah)
Record: 7-1 | PR: 20
21. Donovan Catholic (NJ)
Record: 7-0 | PR: 25
22. Immaculate Heart Academy (New Jersey)
Record: 4-0 | PR: 24
23. Queen Creek (Arizona)
Record: 21-1-1 | PR: 21
24. Bend (Ore.)
Record: 8-2 | PR: 22
23. Bingham (Utah)
Record: 5-2 | PR: 23
Dropped out: None.
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