Holiday tournaments and showcases produced high-level matchups that illuminated national high school girls' basketball talent and team trajectories. Bishop McNamara (Md.) won the Nike Tournament of Champions, beating Long Island Lutheran (N.Y.) 61-58 and avenging an earlier loss. Princess Anne (Va.), led by 2027 ESPN SCNext 60 No. 7 Micah Ojo, dominated the John Wall Classic and defeated Bullis (Md.) 70-57 in the final. Saint John Vianney and Red Bank Catholic joined the SCNext Top 25 in January, while Westlake (Texas) entered unbeaten. Ontario Christian (Calif.) has posted dominant wins and faces a tougher January slate. Archbishop Mitty received a boost with Iowa signee McKenna Woliczko's 19-point, 13-rebound season debut after ACL rehab.
"The holiday tournaments and showcases delivered fantastic matchups and major insight into the landscape of high school basketball across the country. Bishop McNamara (Md.) in particular left a huge impression, winning the Nike Tournament of Champions by defeating Long Island Lutheran (N.Y.) 61-58, avenging an early season loss. Princess Anne (Va.), led by 2027 ESPN SCNext 60 No. 7 Micah Ojo, ran away from the competition at the John Wall Classic, beating 2027 No. 2 Ivanna Wilson-Manyacka's Bullis (Md.) squad in the championship game 70-57."
"Ontario Christian (Calif.) continues to dominate the field, led by 2027 No. 1 Kaleena Smith and 2028 No. 1 Tatianna Griffin. The Lady Knights' smallest margin of victory this season has been 22 points. However, their schedule toughens up in the middle of January, with contests against No. 4 Archbishop Mitty (Calif.) on Jan. 10, No. 2 Bishop McNamara (Md.) on Jan. 16, No. 22 St. John Vianney (N.J.) on Jan. 17 and No. 3 Long Island Lutheran (N.Y.) on Jan. 19."
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