Since LaGrange lost their opening game of the season 4-3 in eight-innings to Mansfield (Texas), the Leopards have won 33 straight. After 5-2 and 8-1 wins over Splendora, LaGrange will now face Hargrave (Huffman, Texas) in the next round of the playoffs. The date and time for that game have yet to be confirmed.
No. 2 Eagle (Idaho) completed regular season play and will face Boise (Idaho) for the district championship this evening.
No. 3 Deer Park (Texas) defeated Fort Bend Travis (Richmond, Texas) 11-3 and will now face pre-season USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 No. 1 Pearland (Texas) for the state championship. Deer Park defeated Pearland 8-0 when the two teams met on Feb. 27.
The USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 will be released every Thursday through June 9.
State rankings submitted by NFCA member coaches are used to help compile the USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25. Records for this week’s poll include all games played through May 9.
Rank | Team | Record | Last Week Rank |
1 | LaGrange (Texas) | 33-1 | 1 |
2 | Eagle (Idaho) | 23-0 | 2 |
3 | Deer Park (Texas) | 34-2 | 3 |
4 | Bald Knob (Ark.) | 32-0 | 4 |
5 | Bishop Carroll (Wichita, Kan.) | 17-0 | 6 |
6 | West Orange (Winter Garden, Fla.) | 30-1 | 7 |
7 | Cape Fear (Fayetteville, N.C.) | 23-0 | 9 |
8 | Union County (Union, S.C.) | 24-0 | 10 |
9 | McCracken County (Paducah, Ky.) | 25-1 | 11 |
10 | Sherwood (Sandy Spring, Md.) | 16-0 | 12 |
11 | Los Alamitos (Calif.) | 20-2 | 13 |
12 | Grand Terrace (Calif.) | 22-1 | 17 |
13 | American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) | 25-2 | 15 |
14 | Robinson (Texas) | 32-0-1 | 18 |
15 | Orange Lutheran (Calif.) | 25-3 | 21 |
16 | Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.) | 25-0-1 | 22 |
17 | Plano West (Plano, Texas) | 28-3 | NR |
18 | Crown Point (Ind.) | 17-1 | 5 |
19 | Alexandria (La.) | 30-4 | 19 |
20 | Curry (Jasper, Ala.) | 40-2 | NR |
21 | Tahoma (Kent, Wash.) | 20-0 | 23 |
22 | Coral Springs Charter (Fla.) | 26-3 | NR |
23 | North Davidson (Lexington, NC) | 22-2 | NR |
24 | Incarnate Word (San Antonio, Texas) | 30-8 | NR |
25 | Atlee (Mechanicsville, Va.) | 15-1 | 25 |
Dropped Out: Cibola (Yuma, Ariz.), Eastlake (El Paso, Texas), Forbush (East Bend, N.C.), Reed (Sparks, Nev.), Mission Viejo (Calif.)