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USA TODAY High School Top 25

High School Analysis provided by Jim Halley and courtesy of USA Today

February 3, 2009 Analysis

 

The preseason high school girls' basketball Super 25 rankings with last year's record in parentheses.

 

 

1

Ben Davis, Indianapolis

(22-0)
 

Previous: 1. Results: A game at Franklin Central (Indianapolis) was postponed. Won 72-57 at Carmel as Alex Bentley scored 23. Bentley scored 14 in a 54-51 win at previously unbeaten Terre Haute South (Terre Haute). Next: Today vs. Brebeuf Jesuit (Indianapolis), Feb. 10, playoffs vs. Manual (Indianapolis).

 
2.

Mater Dei, Santa Ana, Calif.

(23-0)
 

Previous: 2. Results: Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 28 points in 65-37 win against Rosary (Fullerton). Defeated JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano) 65-24 as Kathryn Haugen scored 14 points. Next: Played Tuesday vs. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita), Friday vs. Cajon (San Bernardino).

 
3

Kentwood, Covington, Wash.

(17-0)
 

Previous: 3. Results: Defeated Jefferson (Federal Way) 61-46 as Kylie Huerta scored 13 points. Lindsey Moore scored 14 points in a 46-21 win against Kentridge (Kent). Defeated Auburn 68-42. Next: Played Tuesday vs. Tahoma (Covington), today vs. Kentridge, Friday at Kentlake (Kent).

 
4

Cardinal O'Hara, Springfield, Pa.

(19-1)
 

Previous: 4. Results: Defeated Bishop McDevitt (Wyncotte) 63-31 as Alicia Manning scored 16 points. Alysha Womack scored 19 points in a 61-38 win at Archbishop Prendergast (Drexel Hill). Next: Played Tuesday vs. Archbishop Ryan (Philadelphia), Friday vs. Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia).

 
5

Washington, South Bend, Ind.

(21-0)
 

Previous: 6. Result: Skylar Diggins scored 31 points in a 75-38 victory against Benton Harbor, Mich. Next: Playoffs, Feb. 13 vs. Penn (Mishawaka) or Adams (South Bend).

 
6

Dulles, Sugar Land, Texas

(29-2)
 

Previous: 7. Results: Trayvia Hart, Amber Arceneaux-Francis and Sylvana Okde scored 15 points each in a 65-20 win against Clements (Houston). Defeated Kempner (Sugar Land) 74-36. Next: Played Tuesday vs. Elkins (Missouri City), Saturday vs. Travis (Richmond).

 
7 Murry Bergtraum, New York ( (19-0)
 

Previous: 8. Result: Idle. Next: Friday vs. Kennedy (Bronx), Feb. 11 at Manhattan Center.

 
8

St. Michael Academy, New York

(18-2)
 

Previous: 9. Result: Jennifer O'Neal scored 19 points in a 63-42 win against St. Vincent Ferrer. Next: Thursday vs. Notre Dame Academy (New York).

 
9 Whitney Young, Chicago (23-1)
 

Previous: 10. Result: Defeated Hyde Park (Chicago) 74-26 in the Windy City Tournament as Mariah King scored 13 points. Next: Today vs. Uplift Community (Chicago).

 
10

Riverdale Baptist School, Upper Marlboro, Md.

(16-2)
 

Previous: 11. Result: Idle. Next: Saturday vs. Battlefield (Haymarket, Va.).

 
11 Bolingbrook, Ill. (15-4)
 

Previous:13. Result: Ariel Massengale scored 25 points in a 60-56 win against then-No. 5 Heritage Christian (Indianapolis). Won64-46 at Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort) as Morgan Tuck scored 22 points. Tuck had 18 points and nine rebounds in a 65-38 win at Joliet Central (Joliet). Next: Thursday vs. Stagg (Palos Hills).

 
12 Fayetteville, Ark. (20-0)
 

Previous: 12. Results: Kourtni Williams had 15 points and seven rebounds in a 72-57 win at McDonald County (Anderson, Mo.). A game at Bentonville was postponed. Next: Played Tuesday vs. Southside (Fort Smith), Friday at Northside (Fort Smith), Feb. 10 vs. Springdale.

 
13 Westbury Christian, Houston (36-1)
 

Previous:  14. Results: Won56-37 at Concordia Lutheran (Tomball) as Waltia Rolle had 17 points. Rolle had 18 points in an 81-20 victory at Awty International (Houston). Next: Thursday, playoffs, TBD.

 
14 Heritage Christian, Indianapolis (18-1)
 

Previous: 5. Results: Defeated Northfield 69-44 behind Emily Anderson's 13 points. Lost 60-56 to then-No. 13 Bolingbrook, Ill., ending a 25-game winning streak. A game vs. Carmel was postponed. Next: Thursday vs. Anderson, Saturday vs. Penn (Mishawaka).

 
15 Long Beach Poly, Long Beach (20-2)
 

Previous:15. Results: Ta'Nitra Byrd scored 12 points in a 74-36 win against Lakewood. Won 55-37 at Wilson (Long Beach). Defeated Millikan (Long Beach) 61-45. Next: Today at Jordan (Long Beach), Friday at Cabrillo (Long Beach), Feb. 10 vs. Compton.

 
16 St. Mary's, Stockton, Calif. (17-3)
 

Previous: 16. Results: Allie Moreno had 13 points in a 71-30 victory at Edison (Stockton). Chelsea Gray scored 35 points in an 83-62 win against Modesto Christian (Modesto). Next: Played Tuesday vs. McNair (Stockton), Thursday vs. Linden, Monday vs. Clovis West (Fresno), Feb. 10 at Tokay (Lodi).

 
17 Oak Ridge, Tenn. (21-2)
 

Previous: 17. Results: Armeka Booker had 11 points, six rebounds and six blocked shots in an 85-45 win against Campbell County (Jacksboro). Won 68-22 at Central (Knoxville). Next: Played Tuesday at Hardin Valley (Knoxville), Monday vs. Maryville, Feb. 10 vs. Halls.

 
18

Fayette County, Fayetteville, Ga.

(22-0)
 

Previous: 18. Results: Anma Onyeuku had 21 points and 12 rebounds in a 44-21 win against McIntosh (Peachtree City). Onyeuku had 20 points and six rebounds in a 55-33 win at Northgate (Newnan). Next: Played Tuesday at Whitewater (Fayetteville), Friday vs. Mays (Atlanta).

 
19. Hopkins, Minne-tonka, Minn. (19-1)
 

Previous: 19. Results: Brianna Williams had 19 points in a 57-46 win against Roseville. Defeated Minnetonka 66-43 as Kara Elofson had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Next: Played Tuesday at Robbinsdale Armstrong (Plymouth), Saturday vs. Forrest Lake.

 
20

Butler, Charlotte

(19-1)
 

Previous: 20. Results: Won 57-14 at Providence (Charlotte) behind Quay Barrino's 16 points. Clair Watkins had 16 points and eight rebounds in a 69-27 win against Myers Park (Charlotte). Next: Played Tuesday at East Mecklenburg (Charlotte), Friday vs. South Mecklenburg (Charlotte), Feb. 10 vs. Weddington (Matthews).

 
21 University, Newark (11-3)
 

Previous: 21. Results: Laurin Mincy scored 18 points in a 56-14 win against Mountain Lakes. Won 75-38 at Boonton as Latifah Johnson scored 19 points. Next: Played Tuesday at Kinnelon, Thursday vs. Whippany Park (Whippany), Saturday in Essex County Tournament vs. Caldwell (West Caldwell), Feb. 10 vs. Verona.

 
22

Mount Notre Dame, Cincinnati

(14-1)
 

Previous: 22. Result: Idle. Next: Played Tuesday at Mercy (Cincinnati), Thursday vs. McAuley, Saturday at Ursuline, Feb. 10 vs.St. Ursula.

 
23

Wichita Heights, Wichita

(11-1)
 

Previous: 23. Result: Idle. Next: Played Tuesday vs. Wichita East (Wichita), Friday at Kapaun Mount Carmel.

 
24

Nimitz, Houston

(28-1)
 

Previous: 24. Result: Brittany Griner scored 29 points in a 63-22 win against Atascocita (Humble). Won 58-34 at Eisenhower (Houston) as Griner scored 29 points. Next: Played Tuesday vs. Kingwood, Friday at MacArthur (Houston), Feb. 10 vs. Humble.

 
25

Coffman, Dublin, Ohio

(18-0)
 

Previous: 25. Result: Andrea Baylin scored 19 points in an 89-35 win against Worthington. Baylin scored 10 points in a 68-21 win at Westland (Galloway). Next: Played Tuesday vs. Hilliard Darby.

 

Dropped out:  None

About the ranking: USA TODAY'S Super 25 girls basketball rankings were compiled by Jim Halley. Among the criteria considered are a school's strength of schedule, the quality of its wins and players.

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