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Lucas Morillo has been a major key to Newman's strong start to the season. (Anoke Deitg-Blanchard)
There’s a new No. 1.
The top five teams of the NEPSAC power rankings have stayed true through the early portion of the schedule, but a matchup between two of them necessitated a change this week after Newman took down New Hampton at the Zero Gravity Prep Classic two weekends ago.
With a week of games left before prep teams head out on winter vacation, it’s a good time to update the NEPSAC power rankings before we soon turn the calendar to 2025. The new rankings include a somewhat surprising team entering the Top 10, too.
Let’s dive in.