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Week 7

By Mark Tennis and Doug Huff
Contributing: Paul Muyskens and Garland Cooper

With the top 12 teams from last week?s rankings all chugging along without suffering a loss, the highest ranked newcomer in this week?s rankings is new No. 40 Keystone (LaGrange, Ohio). Head coach Jim Piazza?s team helped its cause by beating previous No. 19 Poland Seminary (Poland, Ohio), 4-3, overcoming a 3-1 deficit with a three-run rally in the sixth inning.

Here are this week?s rankings:

(After games of Saturday, April 23)


Rank School (City, State) Record Prev
1 The Woodlands (The Woodlands, Texas) 32-0 1



2 East Lake (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 25-0 2



3 American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) 23-0 3



4 Canyon del Oro (Tucson, Ariz.) 27-1
4



5 Plano (Plano, Texas)
30-3
5



6 Esperanza (Anaheim, Calif.) 18-1 6



7 Alexander Central (Taylorsville, N.C.) 17-0 7



8 Hudsonville (Hudsonville, Mich.) 4-0 8


9 Coronado (Lubbock, Texas)
32-0 9


10 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria, Ariz.) 22-1
10



11 Bartow (Bartow, Fla.)
24-1
11



12 Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos, Calif.) 19-2-1 12


13 Gulliver Prep (Pinecrest, Fla.) 22-2
14



14 Riverdale (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) 36-2
15



15 Etiwanda (Etiwanda, Calif.) 19-2 16



16 Bellaire (Houston, Texas) 31-4
18


17 Johansen (Modesto, Calif.) 16-0
17



18 Tomball (Tomball, Texas) 26-3
20


19 Bonita Vista (Chula Vista, Calif.) 24-0
21



20 North Davidson (Lexington, N.C.) 16-0 22


21 Lake Norman (Mooresville, N.C.) 19-1 23


22 Sarasota (Sarasota, Fla.) 23-2 24



23 Elk Grove (Elk Grove, Ill.) 12-1 26


24 Edison (Huntington Beach, Calif.) 20-3 27



25 San Benito (Hollister, Calif.) 19-1 25



26 Sparkman (Sparkman, Ala.) 41-2 29



27 East Ridge (Clermont, Fla.) 22-2 34



28 Downers Grove North (Downers Grove, Ill.) 13-0 44


29 Pacifica (Garden Grove, Calif.) 14-2 31



30 Archbiship Mitty (San Jose, Calif.) 17-2 32



31 Bartram Trail (Jacksonville, Fla.) 26-2
35



32 Americas (El Paso, Texas) 27-1-1
37



33 Valencia (Valencia, Calif.) 17-3 13


34 Sheldon (Sacramento, Calif.) 14-3
39


35 Braden River (Bradenton, Fla.) 23-3
30


36 Keller (Keller, Texas) 26-5-1 28


37 St. Charles North (St. Charles, Ill.) 11-1
38



38 Lee-Davis (Mechanicsburg, Va.) 10-0
42


39 Simi Valley (Simi Valley, Calif.) 18-2 43



40 Keystone (LaGrange, Ohio) 15-0 NR



41 Stockdale (Bakersfield, Calif.) 19-3-1
45


42 Northern (Owings, Md.) 10-0 46


43 Maize (Maize, Kan.) 10-0 47



44 Poland Seminary (Poland, Ohio) 9-1 19


45 Stagg (Palos Hills, Ill.) 16-1 33


46 Woodinville (Woodinville, Wash.) 9-0
NR



47 Deer Valley (Phoenix, Ariz.) 23-6 NR


48 Morris Knolls (Rockaway, N.J.) 11-0 NR


49 Alvin (Alvin, Texas) 25-5 NR


50 Deer Park (Deer Park, Texas) 29-4 NR

 

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No love for Lakota East... haha oh well

 

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Success PLUS college committed players equal a chance for national recognition. Lakota has success. Do they have some players who are going on to play next year?

 

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So how exactly DOES a team get recognized by the ESPN/Rise rankings?

 

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So how exactly DOES a team get recognized by the ESPN/Rise rankings?

That's a great question, DeSales is ranked 1 in the state ahead of Keystone but I don't see them in the top 50, and DeSales beat Poland today at the Prebis........what's up with that??

 

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Success PLUS college committed players equal a chance for national recognition. Lakota has success. Do they have some players who are going on to play next year?

Yes, P Sara Pearson is going to D1 Memphis on a Full Ride. and I thought I read that they have a few others playing at the next level. A little love is deserved.

 

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DD gets to face off against #23 (Elk Grove) next week as they are conference rivals, in which DDs team(Fremd HS) knocked off Elk Grove to get to the State Championship game in Ill. last year. Should be a great game next week. Should be fun to see the new rankings. Great to see a couple of Ohio Teams making it too.

Suprised no Federal League teams in poll. Is the Federal League down this year?

 

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That's a great question, DeSales is ranked 1 in the state ahead of Keystone but I don't see them in the top 50, and DeSales beat Poland today at the Prebis........what's up with that??

Both Keystone and DeSales got beat at the Prebis.