Despite loss to Canadian program Fort Erie in the Bahamas, Montverde Academy (Florida) moves down just one spot - to No. 2, followed by Ontario Christian (California)

Baldwin has won 12 county titles, six Long Island championships and two state crowns since the 2009-10 academic year. Lutheran finished last season ranked as the No. 1 team in the nation by ESPN after becoming the first girls basketball program to send three players to the McDonald’s All-American Game.

Addy Nyemchek (55) of RBC moves the ball as Pope John’s Addison Platt (4) defends during the second quarter of the NJSIAA Non-Public A girls basketball final, Friday, March 8, 2024, in Piscataway, N.J. Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Heading into 2025, the top three girls teams in Metro Detroit have really started to separate themselves from a deep pool of talented teams. Surprisingly, one of those top three teams isn’t Detroit Edison.

Scenes from a non-league girls basketball game between Baldwin and host Long Island Lutheran on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Monique Echols of Baldwin drives the ball upcourt against Long Island Lutheran during a non-league girls basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, at Long Island Lutheran

The high school winter season is a little more than a month old and one fact is clear: The South Shore is loaded with girls basketball talent. The area was shut out of state titles last season, but there are plenty of contenders across several divisions ready to change that narrative.

The holiday break allowed several Muskegon-area girls basketball teams to either sharpen their skills at practice or gain momentum-changing wins at non-conference tournaments. Now that we’ve entered the 2025 calendar year,

Lexie Zemlo did not let her freshman status stop her from coming up clutch for Randolph in a 34-27 overtime win against Dodgeland on Jan. 6. After a late run from the Trojans sent

Walker is the state's new top-ranked team; Destrehan, Parkview Baptist and E.D. White all claim places in the Top 25.