Washington D.C. Top 10 Girls High School Basketball Rankings - Jan. 6, 2025

Emerging from the holidays, the girls high school basketball Top 10 shows no movement
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There’s no change at the top of the first High School on SI District of Columbia girls basketball Top 10 poll of the new year.

Saint John’s College remains No. 1 followed by Sidwell Friends School and Georgetown Visitation Prep. .Calvin Coolidge and Maret School round out the Top 5. 

The second 5 features Jackson-Reed, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Digital Pioneers Academy, Benjamin Banneker and Georgetown Day School. 

Here’s this week’s High School on SI District of Columbia girls basketball Top 10:

1. SAINT JOHN’S COLLEGE 

Previous rank: No. 1

Record: 10-3

The Cadets lost to Saint John Vianey (N.J.) after winning the Junior Orange Bowl Classic title in Florida.

2. SIDWELL FRIENDS SCHOOL

Previous rank: No. 2

Record: 5-2

The Quakers placed third at the Tampa Bay Christmas Invitational in Florida.

3. GEORGETOWN VISITATION PREP

Previous rank: No. 3

Record: 7-3

The Cubs lost to Manchester (Va.) and Bishop Denis J. O’Connell (Va.) at the Panther Hoopla tourney at Saint Paul VI Catholic (Va.).

4. CALVIN COOLIDGE

Previous rank: No. 4

Record: 9-4

The Colts went 2-1 at the Battle In The Bull tourney in North Carolina.

5. MARET SCHOOL 

Previous rank: No. 5

Record: 2-4

The Frogs return to action Tuesday against Potomac School (Va.).

6. JACKSON-REED 

Previous rank: No. 6

Record: 7-3

The Tigers defeated Imhotep Charter (Pa.), 73-71.

7. PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR

Previous rank: No. 7

Record: 7-0

The Crimson Tide return to action at Anacostia Monday.

8. DIGITAL PIONEERS ACADEMY 

Previous rank: No. 8

Record: 3-8

The Pythons went 0-3 at the She Got Game Classic in Atlanta.

9. BENJAMIN BANNEKER

Previous rank: No. 9

Record: 6-3

The Bulldogs lost both their games at the Title IX Holiday Invitational at Archbishop Carroll. 

10. GEORGETOWN DAY SCHOOL 

Previous rank: No. 10

Record: 2-7

The Hoppers return to action Tuesday at Georgetown Visitation Prep. 


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DEREK TONEY

Derek Toney is an award winning sports journalist with nearly four decades of content creation, editing and management experience in the DMV area. He has served as a reporter with the Baltimore Sun, Capital Journal, PG Gazette, Digital Sports and the Baltimore Banner, among others. He also spent 12 years as a Senior Content Editor with Varsity Sports Network. He has been writing for High School on SI since 2023