5A Power Rankings 1/8/2020
#1 Millennium 6-1 Millennium once again comes in at the #1 spot. I’ve said it a million times before but i’ll say it again. I do not think that Millennium will drop from the #1 spot throughout the rest of…
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Continue Reading#1 Millennium 6-1
Millennium once again comes in at the #1 spot. I’ve said it a million times before but i’ll say it again. I do not think that Millennium will drop from the #1 spot throughout the rest of the season. They have cleaned up on everybody they’ve seen in state, with their only loss coming against Sierra Canyon.
Key Wins: Sunnyslope, South Mountain, Oak Cliff
#2 Ironwood 8-1
I originally had Sunrise Mountain in this spot due to the fact that Sunrise Mountain had beaten Ironwood prior in the season. However, once Sunrise Mountain just dropped a game to Desert Mountain and Ironwood is on a hot streak right now, I decided to bump Ironwood up one spot.
Key Wins: Cactus Shadows, Apollo, Sunnyslope, McClintock, Ironwood Ridge
#3 Sunrise Mountain 8-1
As mentioned before, I dropped Sunrise Mountain after their loss to Desert Mountain. I felt like they should have beaten them pretty easily and that loss worries me. That mixed in with the fact that Ironwood is getting better and better, I decided to place Sunrise Mountain at #3.
Key Wins: McClintock, Ironwood
#4 Gilbert 5-1
Gilbert comes in at #4, while Gilbert has played some really tough teams, they haven’t really played anyone super tough in their regular season schedule aka the one that counts for AIA seeding. However, Gilbert plays Millennium tomorrow, so we could possibly see a shake up in this 5A State Championship rematch.
Key Wins: McClintock, Ironwood Ridge, Sunnyslope, Chandler
#5 Cactus Shadows 7-0
Cactus Shadows comes in at #5 as they are one of the remaining undefeated teams in the conference this deep into the season. In my opinion, I think the remainder of their regular season schedule is a little on the weaker side, so they could remain undefeated throughout the season, who knows!
Key Wins: Centennial, Peoria, Deer Valley