Final USA Today Super 25 Poll - Lexington Catholic High School

USA TODAY SUPER 25FINAL 2004-05 RANKINGSMarch 30, 2005Coast to coast: Nine schools — Christ the King, Piedmont, Chaminade-Julienne, ThunderRidge, Murry Bergtraum, Collins Hill, Dulles, LexingtonCatholic and Mount Notre Dame — appeared in each of this season's rankings,including preseason.Player of the week: Forward Anaris Sickles totaled 50 points and 34rebounds in four games, earning MVP honors, as No. 6 Lexington Catholic wonthe Kentucky State Sweet Sixteen Tournament. Sickles scored 16 points andthe go-ahead basket with less than a minute left in a 59-54 title-game victoryagainst Clinton County (Albany). This season Sickles, a junior, averaged 10.7points and 7.1 rebounds and shot 50.2% from the field.Long distance: Super 25 guard Erika Arriaran of Norco (Calif.) won thePowerade Jam Fest three-point shootout Monday at the McDonald's All-American Game in South Bend, Ind. Arriaran, who has signed with Texas,topped Abby Waner of ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) and TiffanieShives of Lansing (Mich.) Christian.Retiring: Fred Corona, who has a 503-159 record in 25 years, is retiring fromcoaching and teaching at Mendham (N.J.). Corona's 1997-98 team went 32-0and won the State Tournament of Champions.Free throws: Senior guard-forward Lindsay Schrader of Bartlett was votedIllinois' Miss Basketball. Schrader, who averaged 22.1 points and 10.6rebounds, has signed with Notre Dame. Candace Parker, USA TODAY's twotimeplayer of the year, won the previous three Miss Basketball awards inIllinois. No. 4 Piedmont (Calif.) beat Brentwood (Los Angeles) 82-44 for itssecond consecutive Division IV state crown. The 38-point margin of victory wasthe largest in state final history.1. Christ the King, Queens, N.Y. (27-0)Previous: 1. Result: Won New York State Federation Class AA championship,beating then-No. 7 Murry Bergtraum (Manhattan) 66-59. Completed firstundefeated season since 1998 and won first federation title since 2000.2. Ankeny, Iowa (27-0)Previous: 2. Result: Won Class 4A state championship, its fourth

consecutive. Became first team with four titles in row since state tournamentwas sanctioned in 1926.3. Riverdale Baptist, Upper Marlboro, Md. (30-1)Previous: 3. Result: Won four in-season tournaments in three different statesand District of Columbia.4. Piedmont, Calif. (33-2)Previous: 4. Result: Won Division IV state championship, beating Brentwood(Los Angeles) 82-44 in final. The Paris twins, Ashley (2,617 points, 1,538rebounds) and Courtney (3,484 points, 2,408 rebounds), combined for 6,101points and 3,946 rebounds in four seasons.5. Collins Hill, Suwanee, Ga. (31-1)Previous: 5. Result: Won Class 5A state championship. Has won two of lastthree 5A titles.6. Lexington (Ky.) Catholic (36-1)Previous: 6. Results: Won state championship, beating Clinton County(Albany) 59-54 in final; beat South Laurel (London) 70-53 in semifinals, ScottCounty (Georgetown) 83-71 in quarterfinals and Rockcastle County (MountVernon) 73-64. Won third single-class state title in seven years.7. ThunderRidge, Highlands Ranch, Colo. (26-2)Previous: 8. Result: Won Class 5A state championship. Super 25 guard AbbyWaner totaled 2,670 career points and two Colorado Miss Basketball awards.8. Richwoods, Peoria, Ill. (38-0)Previous: 9. Result: Won Class AA state title. Sophomore guard BianncaWard was named first-team All-State.9. Mount Juliet, Tenn. (37-1)Previous: 10. Result: Won Class AAA state championship, its first since 1983.Senior Alysha Clark, Tennessee's Class AAA Miss Basketball, averaged 24 pointsand 12.5 rebounds and scored 1,970 career points.10. Chaminade-Julienne, Dayton, Ohio (25-2)Previous: 11. Result: Won Division I state championship. Beat No. 13 MountNotre Dame (Cincinnati) for first Division I crown and third overall state title.11. Detroit Country Day, Beverly Hills, Mich. (26-1)

Previous: 12. Result: Won Class B state championship.12. Murry Bergtraum, Manhattan, N.Y. (27-3)Previous: 7. Results: Lost to No. 1 Christ the King (Queens) 66-59 in StateFederation Class AA championship; beat Nottingham (Syracuse) 57-38 insemifinals.13. Mount Notre Dame, Cincinnati (25-3)Previous: 13. Result: Lost in Division I state final.14. St. John's, Washington, D.C. (28-3)Previous: 14. Result: Won Bishop Walsh Tournament and WashingtonCatholic Athletic Conference regular-season title.15. Good Counsel, Wheaton, Md. (28-4)Previous: 15. Result: Won Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and CityGame championship.16. Ursuline Academy, Wilmington, Del. (25-1)Previous: 16. Result: Won state tournament.17. Oakland Catholic, Pittsburgh (31-2)Previous: 19. Results: Won PIAA Class AAAA state championship, beatingCheltenham 55-37 in final and Altoona 45-41 in semifinals.18. Poly, Long Beach (28-4)Previous: 17. Result: Won CIF-Southern Section, Division I-A championship.19. Cardinal O'Hara, Springfield, Pa. (26-2)Previous: 18. Result: Won Philadelphia Catholic League championship.20. Dillard, Fort Lauderdale (30-1)Previous: 20. Result: Won Class 5A state championship.21. Whitney Young, Chicago (28-2)Previous: 21. Result: Finished third in Class AA state tournament.22. Southridge, Beaverton, Ore. (29-0)Previous: 22. Result: Won Class 4A state championship.

23. Dulles, Sugar Land, Texas (34-2)Previous: 23. Result: Won District 20-5A championship.24. Centennial, Las Vegas (32-2)Previous: 24. Result: Won Class 4A state championship.25. Canyon, Texas (32-3)Previous: 25. Result: Won Class 3A state championship.Dropped out: None.