LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Lake Creek won three more playoff games to remain the No. 1 team in the USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 for a ninth-straight week.
The (36-0) Lions defeated Waller twice late last week, then shut out Friendswood, 8-0, on Wednesday in the first game of their best-of-three Texas Class 5A regional semifinal series.
Meanwhile, there was plenty of movement below them following Oaks Christian’s 4-0 loss to Los Alamitos on Saturday in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 semis.
Undefeated squads Roncalli (24-0), Benton (31-0) and Anthony Wayne (27-0), plus one-loss Riverton (21-1) comprise the rest of the revised first five. Lakewood Ranch (27-2) and Clovis North (21-2) are next, followed by No. 8 Neshoba Central (31-3) — which beat East Central, 13-4, on Wednesday to capture a ninth-straight Mississippi state 5A title — and Donovan Catholic (23-0).
Patterson Mill (19-0) replaced fellow Maryland school Damascus in the 15th spot this week, while Minnesota’s Rosemount (17-2) at No. 20 and Missouri’s Diamond (27-3) at No. 24 round out the Super 25 newcomers.
State rankings submitted by the 2022 NFCA High School Steering Committee are used to compile the USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25. Teams are chosen based on performance, roster quality, strength of schedule, and active NFCA membership.
USA TODAY Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 Poll – May 19, 2022
|
Rank |
Team |
2022 Record |
Previous |
|
1 |
Lake Creek (Texas) |
36-0 |
1 |
|
2 |
Roncalli (Ind.) |
24-0 |
4 |
|
3 |
Benton (Ark.) |
31-0 |
5 |
|
4 |
Anthony Wayne (Ohio) |
27-0 |
6 |
|
5 |
Riverton (Utah) |
21-1 |
7 |
|
6 |
Lakewood Ranch (Fla.) |
27-2 |
3 |
|
7 |
Clovis North (Calif.) |
21-2 |
8 |
|
8 |
Neshoba Central (Miss.) |
31-3 |
9 |
|
9 |
Donovan Catholic (N.J.) |
23-0 |
17 |
|
10 |
Oaks Christian (Calif.) |
31-1 |
2 |
|
11 |
Eastern Alamance (N.C.) |
23-1 |
11 |
|
12 |
North Augusta (S.C.) |
29-2 |
10 |
|
13 |
Lexington (S.C.) |
25-2 |
13 |
|
14 |
Alexander Central (N.C.) |
25-2 |
14 |
|
15 |
Patterson Mill (Md.) |
19-0 |
NR |
|
16 |
Jackson (Wash.) |
20-2 |
12 |
|
17 |
Immaculate Heart Academy (N.J.) |
23-1 |
16 |
|
18 |
Monroe-Woodbury (N.Y.) |
17-0 |
18 |
|
19 |
Concord (N.H.) |
20-0 |
19 |
|
20 |
Rosemount (Minn.) |
17-2 |
NR |
|
21 |
Allen Park (Mich.) |
26-1-1 |
20 |
|
22 |
New Palestine (Ind.) |
20-3-1 |
24 |
|
23 |
John Curtis (La.) |
29-3 |
23 |
|
24 |
Diamond (Mo.) |
27-3 |
NR |
|
25 |
Lakota West (Ohio) |
24-3 |
25 |
Dropped out: Damascus (Md.), Deer Park (Texas) and Marist (Ill.).
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