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High School | Rankings | 4/13/2021

HS Rankings Update: April 13

Tyler Russo

Colton Olinger

Photo: Derek Curiel (Perfect Game)

We’re rolling in pretty much the entire country this week, and with so many regions now having a handful of games under their belt, shakeups in the Top 50 have begun to come in bunches. No. 1 Buford (Ga.) holds steady at the top but has a very big regional series with No. 19 Winder-Barrow (Ga.) this week as Dylan Lesko and company face off against Brady House and a red-hot Bulldogs group. No. 2 IMG Academy (Fla.) holds steady behind them, while Tampa Jesuit (Fla.) and Thousand Oaks (Calif.) move up to No. 3 and No. 4, respectively, with continued success. Making a big jump within the top-10 is Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (Mich.) as they have dominated their competition behind big play from their top prospects and move up to No. 5, while Madison Central (Miss.) sneaks into the top-10 for the first time this spring.

Some shakeups happened throughout the remainder of the Top 25 as well as Orange Lutheran (Calif.) moved up to No. 13 after winning the JSerra Classic, Lakeland Christian (Fla.) moved up a few to No. 17, Doral Academy (Fla.) got going back in the right direction after a win over a top-10 Calvary Christian team and Auburn (Ala.) got back in the win column in a big way after their loss to Hewitt-Trussville last week. Some teams that continued climbing in big ways this week include: No. 26 Malvern Prep (Penn.), No. 33 Friendswood (Texas) and No. 37 Owasso (Okla.).

A handful of new teams once again join the rankings, with five teams making their debuts in the Top 50. Katy (Texas) debuts at No. 34 as they have started their district play hot and look primed for a state title run in Texas. Dana Hills (Calif.) enters at No. 41 as they’ve put together a handful of very good wins early in California, while Danville (Ky.) and Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) bring a pair of Ohio Valley teams to the rankings with both dominating their competition early on. Puyallup (Wash.) is our last new team to enter the Top 50 this week with their hot start in the Northwest, something they have grown accustomed to in recent memory.

While many areas of the country either begin district/region play or wrap up regular seasons with big matchups, be sure to continue to tag @TRussoPG and @ColtPG on Twitter and hashtag all of your highlights with ‘#PGHS’ so that we can talk about some of the country’s top performances each week on the weekly Perfect Game High School Notebook. View the April 7 recording here.

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	Rank	Prev	HS	City	St
	1	1	Buford	Buford	GA
	2	2	IMG Academy	Bradenton	FL
	3	4	Tampa Jesuit	Tampa	FL
	4	5	Thousand Oaks	Thousand Oaks	CA
	5	8	Orchard Lake St. Marys Prep	Orchard Lake	MI
	6	7	Alfred M. Barbe	Lake Charles	LA
	7	3	Calvary Christian Academy	Fort Lauderdale	FL
	8	6	Hamilton	Chandler	AZ
	9	9	Lake Travis	Austin	TX
	10	11	Madison Central	Madison	MS
	11	10	Marjory Stoneman Douglas	Parkland	FL
	12	12	Baylor	Chattanooga	TN
	13	16	Orange Lutheran	Orange	CA
	14	15	Jackson Preparatory	Jackson	MS
	15	17	Reagan	San Antonio	TX
	16	14	Bishop Gorman	Las Vegas	NV
	17	20	Lakeland Christian	Lakeland	FL
	18	18	Don Bosco Prep	Ramsey	NJ
	19	19	Winder-Barrow	Winder	GA
	20	21	Rockwall-Heath	Heath	TX
	21	24	Hewitt-Trussville	Trussville	AL
	22	25	Doral Academy Charter	Doral	FL
	23	26	Auburn	Auburn	AL
	24	23	Calvary Christian	Clearwater	FL
	25	27	Spruce Creek	Port Orange	FL
	26	30	Malvern Preparatory	Malvern	PA
	27	22	Carrollton	Carrollton	GA
	28	29	Prosper	Prosper	TX
	29	28	Phillips Academy	Andover	MA
	30	13	J Serra	San Juan Capistrano	CA
	31	33	Combine Academy	Lincolnton	NC
	32	34	Heritage Hall	Oklahoma City	OK
	33	40	Friendswood	Friendswood	TX
new	34		Katy	Katy	TX
	35	37	Oxford	Oxford	AL
	36	31	Sam Houston	Lake Charles	LA
	37	42	Owasso	Owasso	OK
	38	39	Gregory-Portland	Portland	TX
	39	32	Santa Margarita Catholic	Rancho Santa Margarita	CA
	40	36	Obra D. Tompkins	Katy	TX
new	41		Dana Hills	Dana Point	CA
	42	38	Bergen Catholic	Oradell	NJ
	43	43	The Bolles	Jacksonville	FL
	44	44	Farragut	Knoxville	TN
new	45		Danville	Danville	KY
	46	46	American Fork	American Fork	UT
new	47		Walsh Jesuit	Cuyahoga Falls	OH
	48	49	Blue Valley Southwest	Overland Park	KS
	49	50	Red Mountain	Mesa	AZ
new	50		Puyallup	Puyallup	WA

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High School | Rankings | 11/4/2026

Class of 2027 Rankings Risers

Kyler Peterson

Complete Class of 2027 Rankings With the end of the summer and fall seasons behind us, it was time for a quick refresh of the 2027 class rankings. Below you'll be able to read about some of the biggest risers up the board, led by North Carolina outfielder John Hucko who jumped more than 110 spots to now sit at No. 20 overall. John Hucko, OF, Charlotte, N.C. Previous Rank: 132 | Current Rank: 20 Hucko makes a huge leap into the top-20 players in the class after a dominating showing in Jupiter. It’s as good of a left-handed swing as you’ll come across with pretty easy impact to all parts. He’s a supreme athlete with all the tools to play center long term and is a present plus runner. Hucko is a name that cemented his prospect status in Jupiter and will be a name to follow for next year’s MLB Draft. Elyjah Mason, SS, Lake Forest, Calif. Previous Rank: 71 |...

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Draft | Rankings | 11/6/2026

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Draft | Story | 10/30/2026

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