LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Lake Creek capped an excellent season with its first state championship and remained atop america TODAY Sports activities/NFCA Prime College Tremendous 25 for an twelfth week.
The (41-0) Lions beat Rock Hill, 8-2, in remaining Friday’s Texas state 5A semis after which blanked Georgetown, 7-0, on junior Ava Brown’s one-hit shutout in Saturday’s identify sport.
No. 2 Roncalli (32-0) can declare a state crown of its personal when it faces Harrison in Saturday’s Indiana Magnificence 4A championship. The Royals defeated each Pendleton Heights and Shelbyville remaining Saturday to advance within the match.
Unbeaten colleges Rockridge (35-0) and Monroe-Woodbury (24-0) moved as much as the 6th and 7th spots, respectively, following Donovan Catholic’s surprising loss within the New Jersey Event of Champions. Rockridge repeated because the Illinois 2A titlist, changing into the primary crew in state historical past to assemble consecutive best possible seasons. Monroe-Woodbury received its regional sport and performs Lancaster within the New York state Magnificence AA ultimate 4 on Saturday.
Donovan Catholic (30-1), in the meantime, slipped to No. 8 after following up remaining Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Mount St. Dominic for a third-straight state Non-Public A identify with a 6-1 loss to Haddon Heights on Wednesday. The defeat halted the Griffins’ 48-game win streak and stopped them two wins quick of turning into the primary New Jersey squad to complete a season unbeaten since 2014.
In other places, No. 10 Oaks Christian (34-1) received its CIF SoCal Department I ultimate, 6-5, over Roosevelt, 14th-ranked Japanese Alamance (28-2) beat North Buncombe within the best-of-three North Carolina state 3A championship, and No. 18 Lakota West (29-3) beat Springfield, 9-2, to seize its first Ohio state Department I identify.
State scores submitted through the 2022 NFCA Prime College Steerage Committee are used to assemble america TODAY Sports activities/NFCA Prime College Tremendous 25. Groups are selected in response to efficiency, roster high quality, power of agenda, and energetic NFCA club.
USA TODAY Sports activities/NFCA Prime College Tremendous 25 Ballot – June 9, 2022
1. Lake Creek (Texas)
Report: 41-0 | Earlier Rank: 1
2. Roncalli (Ind.)
Report: 32-0 | Earlier Rank: 2
3. Benton (Ark.)
Report: 32-0 | Earlier Rank: 3
4. Riverton (Utah)
Report: 28-1 | Earlier Rank: 4
5. Anthony Wayne (Ohio)
Report: 30-1 | Earlier Rank: 5
6. Rockridge (Sick.)
Report: 33-0 | Earlier Rank: 8
7. Monroe-Woodbury (N.Y.)
Report: 24-0 | Earlier Rank: 9
8. Donovan Catholic (N.J.)
Report: 30-1 | Earlier Rank: 7
9. Lakewood Ranch (Fla.)
Report: 30-2 | Earlier Rank: 6
10. Oaks Christian (Calif.)
Report: 34-1 | Earlier Rank: 10
11. Neshoba Central (Pass over.)
Report: 31-3 | Earlier Rank: 11
12. Clovis North (Calif.)
Report: 21-3 | Earlier Rank: 12
13. North Augusta (S.C.)
Report: 33-2 | Earlier Rank: 13
14. Japanese Alamance (N.C.)
Report: 28-2 | Earlier Rank: 15
15. Brotherly love (N.H.)
Report: 26-1 | Earlier Rank: 18
16. Patterson Mill (Md.)
Report: 21-1 | Earlier Rank: 16
17. Immaculate Center Academy (N.J.)
Report: 27-2 | Earlier Rank: 17
18. Lakota West (Ohio)
Report: 29-3 | Earlier Rank: 25
19. Watkins Memorial (Ohio)
Report: 28-3 | Earlier Rank: 14
20. Alexander Central (N.C.)
Report: 25-3 | Earlier Rank: 19
21. Lexington (S.C.)
Report: 27-4 | Earlier Rank: 21
22. New Palestine (Ind.)
Report: 23-4-1 | Earlier Rank: 22
23. John Curtis (Los angeles.)
Report: 29-3 | Earlier Rank: 23
24. Diamond (Mo.)
Report: 29-3 | Earlier Rank: 24
25. Rosemount (Minn.)
Report: 21-4 | Earlier Rank: 20
Dropped out:
None.
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