SBLive Florida Girls Basketball Rankings: Lake Highland Prep takes over No. 1 spot

Previous No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas lost to DME Academy over the weekend, opening the door for Lake Highland Prep.

Lake Highland Prep takes over the top spot in the latest SBLive Florida high school girls basketball rankings.

Previous No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas lost to DME Academy over the weekend, opening the door for Lake Highland Prep.

SBLive's rankings are compiled by Ross Van De Griek and are released weekly during the 2021-22 season.

SBLIVE FLORIDA GIRLS BASKETBALL RANKINGS

1. Lake Highland Prep (15-3)

Previous Rank: 7

Last Week: Defeated Spruce Creek 61-47

This Week: vs West Orange (Thu.), at Colonial (Fri.)

The Highlanders are ranked No. 1 in the SBLive Florida girls’ basketball rankings for the first time this season.

1. Wekiva (16-1)

Previous Rank: 2

Last Week: Defeated Mainland 64-47

This Week: vs Oak Ridge (Wed.), at Florida State University High (Fri.), at Leon (Tallahassee) (Sat.)

The Mustangs remain No. 2 in the SBLive Florida girls’ basketball rankings, despite coming into this week riding a short two-game winning streak. 

1. Montverde Academy (13-3)

Previous Rank: 3

Last Week: Defeated Pickerington Central (OH) 54-50

This Week: at Carrollwood Day (Fri.) (Play4Kay Shootout), vs Cardinal Mooney (Sat.) (Play4Kay Shootout at Carrollwood Day)

The Lady Eagles remain No. 3 in this week’s SBLive Florida girls’ basketball rankings, following a 1-0 week.

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (15-2)

Previous Rank: 1

Last Week: Defeated Coral Springs 60-36, Defeated Miami High 61-40, Lost to DME Academy 77-75

This Week: at Dillard (Tues.), at American Heritage Plantation (Wed.), vs Miami Christian (Fri.)

The Lady Raiders drop three spots down to No. 4, following a nail-biting loss to DME Academy over the weekend. They’ll begin a stretch of three games in four days tonight, as they travel across town to Dillard High School.

1. American Heritage (Plantation) (17-3)

Previous Rank: 3

Last Week: Defeated Schoolhouse Prep 65-60, Lost to DME Academy 73-68, Defeated Oak Ridge 38-30

This Week: vs St. Thomas Aquinas (Wed.)

The Lady Patriots round out the Top 5, in our weekly SBLive Florida girls’ basketball rankings. The Patriots will get ready for a Top 5 showdown, as they’ll host No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas on Wednesday night in Plantation. 

1. Sarasota Riverview (14-0)

Previous Rank: 6

Last Week: Defeated Sumner 62-24

This Week: vs Newsome (Tues.)

The Lady Rams remain No. 6 in this week’s rankings, despite being the lone unbeaten team in our Top 15. The Lady Rams will be back in action tonight, as they host Newsome in a District 7A-10 contest.

1. Seminole Ridge (9-1)

Previous Rank: 4

Last Week: Defeated Palm Beach Gardens 48-38, Lost to Miami Christian 55-42

This Week: vs Palm Beach Central (Tues.), at Palm Beach Lakes (Thu.)

The Lady Hawks drop three spots from No. 4 to No. 7 in this week’s SBLive Florida girls’ basketball rankings after sustaining their first loss of the season last week.

The Lady Hawks are back in action tonight, as they’ll host Palm Beach Central.

1. Dr. Phillips (16-5)

Previous Rank: 9

Last Week: Defeated Oak Ridge 54-23

This Week: vs Lake Mary (Wed.), at Horizon (Thu.)

The Lady Panthers just keep moving on up in the rankings each week. They come into the week riding a 10-game winning streak that dates to December 11 against American Heritage Plantation.

1. Colonial (16-5)

Previous Rank: Not Ranked

Last Week: Defeated Orlando Jones 59-22, Defeated Lake Nona 61-15

This Week: vs Carrollwood Day (Tues.), vs Lake Highland Prep (Fri.)

The Lady Grenadiers are back in the SBLive girls’ basketball rankings for the first time since Mid-December. They come into play this week on a four-game winning streak and will host Carrollwood Day tonight.

1.  Florida State University High (Tallahassee) (11-3)

Previous Rank: 10

Last Week: Defeated Tallahassee Leon 60-35, Defeated Rickards 56-49

This Week: at Lincoln (Tallahassee) (Thu.), vs Wekiva (Fri.)

Rounding out the SBLive Florida Top 10 is the Florida State University High Lady Seminoles, who come into this week on a modest two-game winning streak.

1.  Dillard (15-4)

Previous Rank: 8

Last Week: Defeated Cardinal Gibbons 42-39, Lost to Mater Lakes Academy 43-35, Defeated Flanagan 42-24

This Week: vs St. Thomas Aquinas (Tues.), vs Blanche Ely (Fri.)

The Lady Panthers drop three spots in this week’s rankings from No. 8 to No. 11, following a tough eight-point loss to Mater Lakes Academy last Friday night.

1.  Westminster Academy (16-5)

Previous Rank: 12

Last Week: Defeated SLAM Academy (Miami) 58-50, Defeated Carrollton School of Sacred Heart 61-38, Defeated Palmer Trinity 65-38

This Week: vs Miami Christian (Tues.), vs Oakleaf (Sat.) (Bishop Snyder Showcase)

Despite the 6-game winning streak, the Lady Lions remain ranked No. 12 in our SBLive Florida girls’ basketball rankings.

1.  Blanche Ely (13-7)

Previous Rank: Not Ranked

Last Week: Defeated Boyd Anderson 63-17, Defeated Miami Country Day 45-41

This Week: vs Cardinal Gibbons (Tues.), at Dillard (Fri.)

You may ask why is Blanche Ely ranked with 7 losses? Well, the Lady Tigers have played a national schedule which includes Centennial (Nevada), New Hope Academy (Maryland), Montverde Academy and St. Thomas Aquinas. 

The Lady Tigers are back in action tonight, as they’ll host Cardinal Gibbons in their final home game of the regular season.

1.  Cardinal Mooney (13-3)

Previous Rank: Not Ranked

Last Week: Defeated Venice 69-57, Defeated Seffner Christian 60-56

This Week: Defeated Booker (Sarasota) 57-51 (Mon.), vs DME Academy (Fri.) (Play4Kay Shootout at Carrollwood Day), vs Montverde Academy (Sat.) (Play4Kay Shootout at Carrollwood Day)

The Lady Cougars are back in the SBLive Florida girls’ basketball rankings for the first time in 2022. They’ll return to action on Friday afternoon where they’ll take on DME Academy in the first day of the 3rd Annual Play4Kay Shootout.

1.  Gulf Coast (16-3)

Previous Rank: 13

Last Week: Defeated Naples 82-39, Defeated Seacrest Country Day 71-31

This Week: at Golden Gate (Tues.), vs Barron Collier (Thu.), vs DME Academy (Sat.) (Play4Kay Shootout at Carrollwood Day School)

Fresh off career win No. 250, Gulf Coast head coach Mark Woodruff has a big week ahead for his Lady Sharks, as it begins tonight as they travel to Golden Gate High School to kick-off a three-game week.

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On The Bubble: Apopka, Bishop Kenny, Bishop Moore, Bloomingdale, Cardinal Gibbons, Carrollwood Day, Charlotte (Punta Gorda), Cocoa, Fort Walton Beach, Mater Lakes Academy, Nease, Palm Bay, Seffner Christian, Spruce Creek, Wildwood