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High School  | Rankings | 4/16/2019

National HS Top 50: April 16

Photo: Corbin Carroll (Lakeside HS Baseball)

National High School Top 50: April 9
 
The PG HS Top 50 rolls on as it was mostly chalk regarding the Top 10 this week as only Lake Travis (Texas) dropped a game, only their second of the season, and dropped to No. 10 in the country as a result. Orange Lutheran (Calif.) handled business as the No. 1 team with their sweep of the previous No. 40 team JSerra (Calif.) while the rest of the top 5 all won out. Some notable wins included No. 5 Calvary Christian Academy's (Fla.) victory over American Heritage (Fla.) and No. 2 IMG Academy's (Fla.) victory over Doral Academy (Fla.) – both losers were previously ranked this year. 

Some notable risers include Cypress (Calif.), a team that moves up to No. 11 as they've taken care of business since dropping two games at the Boras Classic South. Blanchard (Okla.) and Benedectine (Va.) remain undefeated as they land at Nos. 12 and 15, respectively, and DeSoto Central (Miss.) continues to move up as their only two losses occurred during the PG HS Showdown. 

There are numerous new schools to the rankings this week and they are led by No. 36 Mountain View (Ariz.), a team that has rattled off 15 straight victories. Other newcomers include No. 38 Biloxi (Miss.), No. 39 Rio Rancho (N.M.), No. 43 Lakeside (Wash.), No. 46 Nova (Fla.) and No. 50 Gross Pointe North (Mich.). No. 42 Hurricane (W.Va.) returns to the rankings after their appearance earlier in the year. 

Teams in the Midwest and Northeast are getting close to their halfway points while some Southeastern schools are finishing up their seasons. With eight teams turned over this week, there's sure to be more and more movement as the regular seasons finish off and the state playoffs begin later in the month in some areas. 



 RankPrevHSCitySt
11Orange LutheranOrangeCA
22IMG AcademyBradentonFL
33Colleyville HeritageColleyvilleTX
44ArgyleArgyleTX
55Calvary Christian AcademyFort LauderdaleFL
67DelbartonMorristownNJ
78Cypress RanchCypressTX
89New HanoverWilmingtonNC
910Harvard-WestlakeLos AngelesCA
106Lake TravisAustinTX
1113CypressCypressCA
1219BlanchardBlanchardOK
1317GeorgetownGeorgetownTX
1415ParkviewLilburnGA
1520BenedictineRichmondVA
1621DeSoto CentralSouthavenMS
1716St. LaurenceBurbankIL
1812Alfred M. BarbeLake CharlesLA
1922Tampa JesuitTampaFL
2026FarragutKnoxvilleTN
2133Winder-BarrowWinderGA
new 22 Calvary ChristianClearwaterFL
2334Sam HoustonLake CharlesLA
new 24 Westminster ChristianMiamiFL
2527Notre DameSherman OaksCA
2630The BollesJacksonvilleFL
2711Blessed Trinity CathRoswellGA
2829Valley Christian SchoolsSan JoseCA
2931Marjory Stoneman DouglasParklandFL
3035HamiltonChandlerAZ
3138Aliso NiguelAliso ViejoCA
3239BryantBryantAR
3341St. Rita Of CasciaChicagoIL
3443JW MitchellTrinityFL
new 35 Calvert Hall CollegeBaltimoreMD
new 36 Mountain ViewMesaAZ
3749AndreanMerrillvilleIN
new 38 BiloxiBiloxiMS
new 39 Rio RanchoRio RanchoNM
4028OwassoOwassoOK
4125St. Thomas AquinasFort LauderdaleFL
new 42 HurricaneHurricaneWV
new 43 LakesideSeattleWA
4445Mountain ViewMeridianID
4546StillwaterStillwaterMN
new 46 NovaDavieFL
new 47 ProsperProsperTX
new 48 Bob JonesMadisonAL
4918Malvern PreparatoryMalvernPA
new 50 Grosse Pointe NorthGrosse Pointe WoodsMI

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Jheremy Brown
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AJ Denny
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