espnW 25 Power Rankings: Week 2

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Quick! Look! No time to explain. The action at the Nike Tournament of Champions and other holiday tournaments is happening too fast and too furiously. Don't get too attached to these rankings. And don't stash them away anywhere to read later.

With so many top teams playing other top teams, expect a shake up next week.

-- Dan Olson

espnW 25 Power Rankings: Week 2
RANKSCHOOL/REC (CITY, STATE)TRENDINGCOMMENT
1Paul VI (6-0)
Fairfax, VA
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Last Week: 1		Honesty Scott-Grayson eclipsed the 1,000-point milestone this past week, and Ashley Owusu and Kate Klimkiewicz continued to pour in the points.

2Centennial (6-1)
Las Vegas, NV
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Last Week: 2		Centennial beat a pair of in-state opponents by a combined score of 130-32. Bigger challenges are coming soon -- very soon -- at the Nike Tournament of Champions.

3Duncanville (17-1)
Duncanville, TX
1

Last Week: 4		Duncanville pulled its starters after four minutes in one game this week and still won 91-1. Junior Zarielle Green is up to her usual tricks and 6-foot-4 freshman Hannah Gusters is showing signs of stardom. Duncanville hosts the Sandra Meadows Classic after the holiday.

4Grandview (5-0)
Aurora, CO
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Last Week: --		How's this for a grand entrance? After beating Archbishop Mitty on Monday at the Nike Tournament of Champions, Michaela Onyenwere and Grandview make their debut in the rankings.

5Archbishop Mitty (4-1)
San Jose, CA
2

Last Week: 3		Archbishop Mitty suffered its first loss of the season, falling 54-53 to new No. 4 Grandview in the first round of the Nike Tournament of Champions.

6Riverdale (7-0)
Murfreesboro, TN
1

Last Week: 5		A flight cancellation kept Riverdale from making it to the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix. Nothing else is slowing them down. Tennessee recruit Anastasia Hayes is averaging 20.7 points per game.

7Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (12-0)
Chattanooga, TN
1

Last Week: 6		Undeclared junior Jazmine Massengill had a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds against Stewarts Creek at the She Got Game Classic. Next up is the Title IX Classic in Washington, D.C., after the holiday.

8Clovis West (8-1)
Fresno, CA
1

Last Week: 7		Clovis West got off to a good start at the Nike Tournament of Champions, topping No. 25 St. John's College 75-58 on Monday.

9Montini (11-0)
Lombard, IL
1

Last Week: 8		Nikki Oppenheimer, Kaylee Bambule and Montini Catholic have had an extended break. They return to the court Thursday at Mother McAuley (Chicago).

10Timberview (15-1)
Mansfield, TX
1

Last Week: 9		Aggies signee Chennedy Carter paved the way to two more wins.

11Long Beach Polytechnic (3-1)
Long Beach, CA
1

Last Week: 10		Long Beach Poly topped Rock Creek Christian (Upper Marlboro, Maryland) 77-59 in the opening round of the Nike Tournament of Champions.

12Argyle (16-1)
Argyle, TX
1

Last Week: 11		Senior Vivian Gray had her fifth double-double of the season for the two-time defending state champions.

13Country Day School (11-0)
Miami, FL
1

Last Week: 12		Miami signee Kelsey Marshall opened the Nike Tournament of Champions with a win. Next up is a showdown with Long Beach Poly.

14Norcross (12-0)
Norcross, GA
1

Last Week: 13		Norcross cruised to two easy wins this past week. Next up is a game against No. 17 Monacan at the Crescom Bank Holiday Invitational.

15Homewood-Flossmoor (6-1)
Flossmoor, IL
1

Last Week: 14		Homewood-Flossmoor closes its week against Fenwick (Oak Park, Illinois) on Thursday.

16South Shore (3-1)
Brooklyn, NY
1

Last Week: 17		Seton Hall signee Selena Philoxy had a double-double of 11 points and 14 rebounds in a win over Socastee (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) at the Crescom Bank Holiday Invitational.

17Monacan (5-0)
Richmond, VA
1

Last Week: 18		Connecticut signee Megan Walker had 19 points and eight rebounds in 13 minutes in a win over Prairie View (Henderson, Colorado) at the Crescom Bank Invitational. Next up is No. 14 Norcross.

18Detroit Country Day School (4-0)
Beverly Hills, MI
3

Last Week: 15		Minnesota recruit Destiny Pitts scored 50 points in a win over Whitney Young (Chicago) at the Best of Michigan Holiday Classic in Detroit.

19Central Valley (6-0)
Veradale, WA
1

Last Week: 20		Led by twins Lexie Hull and Lacie Hull, Central Valley has a 34-game winning streak and a 32-point margin of victory.

20National Christian Academy (5-1)
Fort Washington, MD
2

Last Week: 22		Miami recruit Mykea Gray averaged 18 points in wins this past week. Next up is the Title IX Classic in Washington, D.C.

21St. Mary's (6-0)
Stockton, CA
2

Last Week: 23		Sophomore Ariel Johnson had 20 points in a 65-55 win over Cardinal O'Hara (Springfield, Pennsylvania), in the opening round of the Nike Tournament of Champions.

22Canyon (7-0)
Canyon, TX
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Last Week: --		Senior Angel Hayden and junior Heather Davis have Canyon perfect so far.
23St. Francis (7-2)
Alpharetta, GA
7

Last Week: 16		St. Francis fell to Elizabeth Seton (Bladensburg, Maryland) in the first round of the Nike Tournament of Champions.

24Saint Johns College (6-1)
Washington, DC
5

Last Week: 19		St. John's College took a fall in the first round of the Nike Tournament of Champions. That will happen to a lot of teams against No. 8 Clovis West.

25Wenonah (7-1)
Wenonah, AL
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Last Week: 25		Wenonah rebounded from its lone loss of the season with a win over Pleasant Grove.
  • Biggest Jump:
  • 2
National Christian Academy
St. Mary's
  • Biggest Drop:
  • 7
St. Francis
On the bubble:
St. Rose (New Jersey)
Winter Haven (Florida)
Huber Heights Wayne (Ohio)
Detroit Edison Academy (Michigan)
Edwardsville (Illinois)
Dropped out:
North Little Rock (Arkansas)
Blair (New Jersey)
Wenonah (Alabama)