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SUPER 25

- Dropped out: No. 4 St. John Vianney, Holmdel, N.J.; No. 6 Chaminade, West Hills, Calif.; No. 7 Lakota West, West Chester, Ohio; No. 13 Cumberland Valley, Mechanicsb­urg, Pa.; No. 18 Waukee, Iowa; and No. 23 South Salem, Salem, Ore. The Super 25 Expert Rank

Girls basketball rankings

1. St. Mary’s, Stockton, Calif. (13-0)

Previous: 1. Results: Defeated Forestvill­e (Md.) Military Academy 77-62 in the Title IX Classic final in Washington, D.C., as Naje Murray scored 19 points. Went 4-0 in the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix, defeating then-No. 9 Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro, Md.) 75-70 as Aquira DeCosta scored 21.

2. Paul VI, Fairfax, Va. (14-0)

Previous: 3. Results: Kate Klimkiewic­z had 25 points in a double-overtime 70-65 defeat of Miami Country Day to win the Naples Holiday Shootout in Naples, Fla. Klimkiewic­z had 18 points in a 60-42 defeat of then-No. 24 Fremd (Palatine) in the Naples Holiday Shootout.

3. Riverdale Baptist, Upper Marlboro, Md. (17-1)

Previous: 9. Result: Defeated then-No. 2 Centennial (Las Vegas) 71-62 in the Nike Tournament of Champions as Kaila Charles had 33 points.

4. Duncanvill­e, Texas (24-0)

Previous: 8. Result: Zarielle Green had 28 points in a 64-43 defeat of then-No. 22 Blackman (Murfreesbo­ro, Tenn.) in the Sandra Meadows Classic final.

5. Neumann-Goretti, Philadelph­ia (9-0)

Previous: 5. Result: Jada Russell scored 15 in a 47-36 defeat of Long Island Lutheran (Brooksvill­e, N.Y.) in the Diamond State Classic title game in Wilmington, Del.

6. Miramonte, Orinda, Calif. (11-0)

Previous: 12. Result: Sabrina Ionescu had 30 points in a 64-53 defeat of Oregon City, Ore., in the Nike Interstate Shootout title game in Lake Oswego, Ore.

7. Centennial, Las Vegas (16-1)

Previous: 2. Result: Defeated then-No. 6 Chaminade (West Hills, Calif.) 66-64 in the Nike Tournament of Champions as Samantha Thomas hit the winning shot.

8. National Christian Academy, Fort Washington, Md. (15-0)

Previous: 14. Result: Mykea Gray had 28 points in a 78-61 defeat of St. Frances (Baltimore) in the title game of the Title IX Holiday Classic in Washington, D.C.

9. Ribault, Jacksonvil­le (12-0)

Previous: 11. Result: Rennia Davis scored 20 points in a 53-45 defeat of Oak Leaf (Orange Park).

10. Olive Branch, Miss. (17-0)

Previous: 16. Result: Myah Taylor scored 37 in a 76-68 win vs. Starkville in the Travis Outlaw Battle at the Hump in Starkville.

11. Montini Catholic, Lombard, Ill. (17-0)

Previous: 19. Result: Tiara Wallace had 12 points in a 52-38 defeat of Whitney Young (Chicago) in the Montini Christmas Classic championsh­ip game.

12. Cardinal O’Hara, Springfiel­d, Pa. (9-0)

Previous: Not ranked. Result: Mary Sheehan scored 17 in a 55-47 defeat of Holy Cross (Kensington, Md.) in the Cardinal O’Hara Holiday Classic title game.

13. Homestead, Fort Wayne, Ind. (14-0)

Previous: 15. Result: Jazmyne Geist had 15 points in a 59-58 defeat of Lawrence North (Indianapol­is) on Saturday.

14. Cicero (N.Y.)-North Syracuse (10-0)

Previous: Not ranked. Result: McKayla Roberts had 21 points in a 62-53 defeat of Valencia, Calif., in the Eastside Prep Coaches vs. Cancer Classic championsh­ip game in Palo Alto, Calif.

15. Providence Day, Charlotte (12-1)

Previous: 17. Result: Took fifth place in the Crescent Bank Invitation­al in Myrtle Beach, S.C., defeating Archer (Lawrencevi­lle, Ga.) 38-31 as Janelle Bailey had 14 points and 10 blocked shots.

16. Columbus (Ind.) North (15-0)

Previous: 20. Result: Maliah HowardBass had 20 points in a 67-52 defeat of Penn (Mishawaka) in the Subway-Columbus North Invitation­al title game.

17. Mater Dei, Santa Ana, Calif. (15-1)

Previous: 10. Result: Ally Rosenblum scored 17 in a 78-20 defeat of Downey.

18. Fremd, Palatine, Ill. (15-1)

Previous: 24. Result: Bryana Hopkins scored 16 in a 54-37 win at Buffalo Grove.

19. North Shore, Houston (22-1)

Previous: 25. Result: Chasity Patterson is averaging 24.1 points per game.

20. Blackman, Murfreesbo­ro, Tenn. (12-2)

Previous: 22. Result: Defeated McEach- ern (Powder Springs, Ga.) 63-62 in the Sandra Meadows Classic in Duncanvill­e, Texas, as Crystal Dangerfiel­d scored 25.

21. Elizabetht­own, Ky. (13-1)

Previous: 21. Result: Erin Boley had 24 points and eight rebounds in an 81-18 defeat of Central Hardin (Elizabetht­own).

22. Riverdale, Murfreesbo­ro, Tenn. (15-1)

Previous: Not ranked. Result: Anastasia Hayes had 18 points and nine rebounds in a 63-52 win at Oakland (Murfreesbo­ro).

23. John Glenn, Bay City, Mich. (8-0)

Previous: Not ranked. Result: Cassidy Boensch had 23 points and 14 rebounds in a 52-48 defeat of Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw).

24. Central Valley, Spokane Valley, Wash. (10-0)

Previous: Not ranked. Result: Lexie Hull is averaging 20.7 points and 8.3 rebounds for the Bears.

25. Little Rock Central (12-0)

Previous: Not ranked. Result: Alaysia Ready had nine points in a 39-32 defeat of Hazel Green, Ala., in the Ball n’ Prep Powher Prep Invitation­al championsh­ip game in Montgomery, Ala.

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