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High School  | Rankings | 6/21/2018

Final 2018 High School Top 50

Photo: Argyle High School (Argyle HS Athletics)
 



National High School Top 50: May 22
 | Preseason National High School Top 50

The Perfect Game High School Top 50 has come to a close with this final edition of the 2018 rankings. For the final time this season, there is a new No. 1  team as Argyle (Texas) wrapped up their undefeated season that culminated in a state championship. Former No. 1 Calvary Christian (Fla.) had been in the top three since the preseason and was No. 1 for seven straight weeks before falling in the state championship game to No. 5 Calvary Christian Academy (Fla.). It is still worth noting that Calvary Christian had won 60 straight games going into the state championship. 

Parkview (Ga.) comes in at No. 2 following their state championship in the highest classification in the state of Georgia, dispatching No. 40 Mill Creek in a two-game sweep. The Panthers were a very talented squad as PG had eyes on their team during the PG High School Showdown earlier this spring. Faith Academy (Ala.) comes in at No. 3, while Riverdale Baptist (Md.) and the aforementioned Calvary Christian Academy round out the top five. John Curtis Christian (La.) comes in at No. 6 following their state championship, and also impressed at the NHSI, while Vianney (Mo.), St. Xavier (Ky.), Valley Christian Schools (Calif.) and New Hanover (N.C.) complete the top ten teams in the country. 

Orange Lutheran (Calif.) comes in at No. 11 as the highest-ranked team without having won a state championship. The Lancers had one of the tougher schedules in the country as they played in the NHSI and Boras Classic South in addition to regularly playing teams in the loaded Southern California Trinity League. Southlake Carroll (Texas) is the highest ranked new entry to the Top 50 as they come in at No. 13 on the heels of a state championship in 6A, the highest classification in the state of Texas.

Congratulations are in order to the following teams in the PG High School Top 50 who completed their seasons on top to secure state championships:

• Argyle (Texas)
• Parkview (Ga.)
• Faith Academy (Ala.)
• Calvary Christian Academy (Fla.)
• John Curtis Christian (La.)
• Vianney (Mo.)
• St. Xavier (Ky.)
• Valley Christian Schools (Calif.)
• New Hanover (N.C.)
• St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.)
• Southlake Carroll (Texas)
• Bishop England (S.C.)
• Wesleyan Christian (N.C.)
• Mountain Vista (Colo.)
• Har-Ber (Ark.)
• La Cueva (N.M.)
• St. Augustine (N.J.)
• Torrey Pines (Calif.)
• Hattiesburg (Miss.)
• Westview (Ore.)
• Loganville (Ga.)
• Fishers (Ind.)
• Auburn (Ala.)
• Desoto Central (Miss.)
• Palo Verde (Nev.)
• Olentangy Liberty (Ohio)
• Blue Valley (Kan.)
• Canterbury (Fla.)
• Greenwood (Ark.)
• De La Salle (Calif.)
• Farragut (Tenn.)
• Dixie (Utah)
• Grosse Pointe South (Mich.)

The following thirteen schools were all named to the initial Preseason Top 50 High School teams and also finished the year in the final Top 50: Parkview (Ga.), Calvary Christian (Fla.), American Heritage (Fla.), Reagan (Texas), Hattiesburg (Miss.), Orange Lutheran (Calif.), The Bolles (Fla.), Riverdale Baptist (Md.), Calvary Christian Academy (Fla.), New Hanover (N.C.), Loganville (Ga.), Farragut (Tenn.) and La Cueva (N.M.)

The high school season certainly endured a tumultuous ride with a number of teams rising and falling throughout, and on Friday, June 22 Perfect Game will release the state-by-state High School Players of the Year so be sure to stay tuned as we wrap up another exciting year in high school baseball.



 RankPrevHSCitySt
12ArgyleArgyleTX
25ParkviewLilburnGA
33Faith AcademyMobileAL
44Riverdale BaptistUpper MarlboroMD
56John Curtis ChristianRiver RidgeLA
618Calvary Christian AcademyFort LauderdaleFL
78St. John VianneyKirkwoodMO
89St. XavierLouisvilleKY
915Valley Christian SchoolsSan JoseCA
1013New HanoverWilmingtonNC
117Orange LutheranOrangeCA
1220St. Thomas AquinasFort LauderdaleFL
new 13 Southlake CarrollSouthlakeTX
1427Bishop EnglandCharlestonSC
151Calvary ChristianClearwaterFL
1626Wesleyan Christian AcademyHigh PointNC
new 17 Mountain VistaHighlands RanchCO
1824Har-BerSpringdaleAR
1919La CuevaAlbuquerqueNM
2037St. Augustine PreparatoryRichlandNJ
new 21 Torrey PinesSan DiegoCA
2211American HeritagePlantationFL
2328HattiesburgHattiesburgMS
2440WestviewPortlandOR
2531LoganvilleLoganvilleGA
new 26 FishersFishersIN
new 27 AuburnAuburnAL
2832DeSoto CentralSouthavenMS
2914ReaganSan AntonioTX
3036Palo VerdeLas VegasNV
new 31 Olentangy LibertyPowellOH
new 32 Blue ValleyStilwellKS
new 33 CanterburyFort MyersFL
new 34 GreenwoodGreenwoodAR
new 35 De La SalleConcordCA
3635FarragutKnoxvilleTN
3717La MiradaLa MiradaCA
3823George W. JenkinsLakelandFL
3910Huntington BeachHuntington BeachCA
4022Mill CreekHoschtonGA
4134The BollesJacksonvilleFL
4212CleburneCleburneTX
4342Blessed Trinity CathRoswellGA
4443Harvard-WestlakeLos AngelesCA
4546MaranathaPasadenaCA
4647DixieSaint GeorgeUT
4741GodleyGodleyTX
4816O'FallonO FallonIL
new 49 Grosse Pointe SouthGrosse PointeMI
5048Lake TravisAustinTX

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