USA Today/NFCA High School Top 25 Poll 

Valencia continued its reign atop the USA Today/NFCA High School Top 25 Poll, the association announced Wednesday. 

Valencia remains No. 1 in the poll for the seventh straight week as this week’s rankings showed little change from a week ago. 

Valencia leads a group of four California teams in the top 10, with Camarillo staying at No. 2, Kennedy at No. 7 and Sheldon at No. 10. 

Canyon del Oro (Ariz.) remained at No. 3 this week, ahead of fourth-ranked Central Cabarrus (N.C.) and No. 5 Justin Northwest (Texas). 

Everglades (Fla.) remained at No. 6 a week after claiming the 6A title put the team in the rankings. Sunnyside (Ariz.) stayed at No. 8, while Broad Run (Va.) remained ninth. 

Shadle Park (Wash.) fell three places to 14th, allowing Spruce Creek (Fla.) to move up to No. 11 and Buena (Ariz.) and Brentwood (Tenn.) to 12th and 13th, respectively. 

Cinco Ranch (Texas) dropped a game this past week but managed to win its playoff series to stay at No. 15. South Florence (S.C.) and Naples (Fla.) both held firm this week, remaining at Nos. 16 and 17, respectively. 

Bishop O’Connell (Va.) debuted in the rankings this week, coming in at No. 18 after jumping out to a 29-2 start to the season. The Virginia-based school lands just above North Canton Hoover (Ohio), who stayed at No. 19. 

Roseburg (Ore.), Archbishop Mitty (Calif.), Butler (N.C.), Hamilton Southeastern (Ind.) and Lakeland (Mich.) remained at Nos. 20-24, while Vestavia Hills (Ala.) dropped a pair of games to slip seven places into a tie for No. 25 with Glenbard North (Ill.).