LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Texas’ Cedar Ridge took over the No. 1 spot in the USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll this week after Neshoba Central lost for the first time in 65 games.
The (25-0) Raiders jump up from the No. 3 spot, as the only unbeaten team in the top three, while Neshoba went to second after being no-hit by Nia Luckett (18 strikeouts) in Tuesday’s 2-0 home loss to Philadelphia. Despite their first defeat since May 2017, the Rockets stayed ahead of California’s Norco (25-1), who had their own win streak snapped at 33 games, with a 4-3 loss to Santiago in eight innings.
Neshoba had been the top team in the rankings for the past 14 weeks.
Four newcomers joined the poll this week: Florida’s Lakewood Ranch (19-0) at No. 13, Oregon’s Tualatin (12-0) at No. 14, Ohio’s Keystone (12-0) at 16th and Arizona’s Pinnacle (18-3) at 24th.
State rankings submitted by NFCA member coaches are used to compile the USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25. Teams are chosen based on performance, roster quality and strength of schedule.
USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 Poll – April 18, 2019
|
Rank |
Team |
2019 Record |
Previous |
|
1 |
Cedar Ridge (Texas) |
25-0 |
3 |
|
2 |
Neshoba Central (Miss.) |
25-1 |
1 |
|
3 |
Norco (Calif.) |
25-1 |
2 |
|
4 |
Shawnee Heights (Kan.) |
9-0 |
5 |
|
5 |
New Palestine (Ind.) |
7-0 |
8 |
|
6 |
Louisville Male (Ky.) |
15-0 |
9 |
|
7 |
Foothill (Pleasanton, Calif.) |
17-0 |
11 |
|
8 |
Winter Springs (Fla.) |
21-0 |
12 |
|
9 |
James Madison (Va.) |
9-1 |
4 |
|
10 |
Angleton (Texas) |
27-1 |
6 |
|
11 |
Estero (Fla.) |
20-2 |
7 |
|
12 |
Barbers Hill (Texas) |
29-1 |
10 |
|
13 |
Lakewood Ranch (Fla.) |
19-0 |
NR |
|
14 |
Tualatin (Ore.) |
12-0 |
NR |
|
15 |
Apopka (Fla.) |
17-1 |
15 |
|
16 |
Keystone (Ohio) |
12-0 |
NR |
|
17 |
Fairhope (Ala.) |
29-3 |
16 |
|
18 |
Marist (Ill.) |
12-2 |
17 |
|
19 |
Forney (Texas) |
17-2 |
18 |
|
20 |
Keller (Texas) |
25-3-1 |
19 |
|
21 |
Immaculate Heart Acad. (N.J.) |
7-0 |
20 |
|
22 |
Donovan Catholic (N.J.) |
6-1 |
22 |
|
23 |
Center Grove (Ind.) |
8-2 |
21 |
|
24 |
Pinnacle (Ariz.) |
18-3 |
NR |
|
25 |
Los Alamitos (Calif.) |
16-7 |
24 |
Dropped out: Estero (Fla.), South Granville (N.C.), Spain Park (Ala.) and Wachusett Regional (Mass.).
