Week 12 Girls Basketball Rankings: PCA takes over top spot

As crazy as it sounds, the 12th week of the high school basketball season has arrived. It also means we’re one step closer to postseason play.

Last week’s slate of games also brought about a few changes in this week’s area rankings.

Large Class teams include 4A, 3A, and Division II-AA. Small Class teams include 4A, 3A, and Division II-AA.

Here’s a look at the top 20 teams in our area entering the fifth week of the season.

Large Class

1. Clarksville (18-0): It was business as usual for the Lady Wildcats as they beat Kirkwood by 20 and Springfield by 14. Malon Smith averaged 25 points between the wins.

2. Blackman (17-2): The Lady Blaze only played once last week and crushed Siegel 73-22.

3. Page (20-4): Another week, another set of wins for the Lady Patriots. They beat Centennial 64-13 and Summit 59-43.

4. Lipscomb Academy (20-3): There’s a solidified top team at the top of the DII-AA Middle Region and it’s the Lady Mustangs. They took that spot by beating Ensworth 38-27 and JPII 49-34.

5. Lebanon (16-6): Putting the loss to Cookeville behind them, the Devilettes rebounded by beating LaVergne 60-25 and Wilson Central 79-35.

The rest of the top 10

6. Nolensville (20-2)

7. Brentwood (17-4)

8. Father Ryan (17-3)

9. CPA (16-5)

10. Rossview (17-5)

Small Class

1. Providence Christian (17-3): Just one more win separates the Lady Lions from a perfect regular season district record. Last week they beat USN 62-25 and MTCS 53-20.

2. East Nashville (18-1): After beating Whites Creek by 44, the Lady Eagles 18-game win streak came to an end. They went on the road and lost to Goodpasture 58-55.

3. Ezell-Harding (20-3): It was a good week for the Lady Eagles as they beat Friendship Christian 53-36, DCA 60-36 and Davidson Academy 63-34.

4. Nashville Christian (18-4): Make it four wins in a row by 13 or more points as the Lady Eagles beat Davidson Academy 43-30.

5. Goodpasture (16-5): After beating Clarksville Academy by 15 earlier in the week, the Lady Cougars had arguably the biggest win of the week ending East Nashville’s unbeaten streak.