New No. 1 team again and records for 2 area stars

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The News4JAX Super 6 girls high school basketball rankings will be published each Tuesday — except during the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas — through the regular season. Records are through Jan. 13

Super 6 girls basketball rankings

Rank, previous, school, record, classification

1. (3) Providence (12-5, Class 2A)

Quality wins: Bartram Trail, Bolles, Creekside, Oakleaf, Hawthorne, Ridgeview, SLAM Academy, Somerset Academy-Canyons, Trinity Catholic, West Port

Notable: The Stallions stacked three quality Ws since our last update and move back to No. 1. They beat Hawthorne (62-31), West Port (53-31) and Creekside (61-33) since our last update. They’ve got Trinity Christian and Williston on Friday and Saturday to round out the week. West Florida commit Janai Jordan hit the 1,000-point milestone and remains one of the top shooters in our area.

2. (2) Bolles (12-5, Class 3A)

Quality wins: Florida Deaf, Gainesville, Haines City, Ribault (twice), Seffner Christian, Somerset Prep, Spruce Creek, Tocoi Creek

Notable: The Bulldogs have recovered from a two-game losing streak with wins over a quality Spruce Creek (85-36) and Global Outreach Charter (76-8) since our last Super 6. Abby Knauff surpassed the 1,500-point milestone since our last update and remains on the short list as the area’s top player.

3. (1) Bishop Kenny (15-3, Class 4A)

Quality wins: Camden County, Godby, Keswick Christian, Marietta (Ga.), Paxon, St. Petersburg, Sparkman (Ga.), Tocoi Creek, Trinity Catholic.

Notable: A 2-1 mark for Kenny since our last Super 6, with wins over Joshua Christian (59-5) and Episcopal (38-16) and a loss to Ridgeview. They’ve got Nease on Tuesday night and Bolles on Thursday. Kathleen Crawley (15.7 ppg) and Abby Baker (8 ppg, 6 rpg) lead Kenny.

4. (4) Potter’s House (12-3, independent)

Quality wins: DME Regional, Haines City, Lake Region, St. Thomas Aquinas

Notable: A quality 43-40 win over San Jose Prep and a 67-37 win over DME Regional since our last update. They’ve got Montverde Academy Gold on Tuesday and a clash against No. 1 Bolles on Saturday. Sara Dagba (12.7 ppg) and Alanna Tatum (12.1 ppg) are leading the Lions.

5. (NR) Ridgeview (10-3, Class 5A)

Quality wins: Bishop Kenny, Eagle’s View, Fletcher, Ponte Vedra

Notable: The Panthers barrel in to the Super 6 on the heels of a win over previous No. 1 Bishop Kenny. The Panthers have local losses (Ribault, Providence and NFEI) but they’ve stacked quality Ws since that loss to Ribault on De.c 19. The Blocton sisters are on a tear. Narissa Blocton is averaging 19.4 ppg and Nacoya Blocton is at 13.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.

6. (5) San Jose Prep (11-7, Class 2A)

Quality wins: Beachside, Lakewood, Lake Region, NFEI, Orange Park, Ribault, Tampa Catholic.

Notable: The Storm dropped a 43-40 game to No. 4 Potter’s House since our last Super 6 but they had wins over quality teams in Orange Park and Beachside. They stay in the rankings ahead of

Dropped out

Jackson (11-5, Class 3A).

Others

Atlantic Coast (7-4, Class 7A); Baker County (11-1, Class 4A); Bartram Trail (9-4, Class 6A); Beachside (7-7, Class 5A); Bishop Snyder (13-4, Class 2A); Bradford (8-2, Class 3A); Creekside (11-4, Class 7A); Flagler Palm Coast (11-3, Class 7A); Fletcher (13-5, Class 6A); Florida Deaf (9-3, Class 1A); Fort White (9-4, Rural); Fletcher (11-4, Class 6A); Impact Christian (10-7, Class 1A); Jackson (11-5, Class 3A); Menendez (9-7, Class 4A); North Florida Educational (10-10, Class 1A); Oakleaf (10-9, Class 6A); Orange Park (11-8, Class 5A); Paxon (10-6, Class 4A); Ponte Vedra (7-6, Class 5A); Ribault (12-8, Class 4A); San Jose Prep (11-7 Tocoi Creek (11-6, Class 6A).