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The Bay Port girls basketball team will host De Pere in a Fox River Classic Conference showdown this week.

Power rankings (week of Dec. 8-13)

1. Green Bay Notre Dame (3-2)

The Tritons dominated Kewaunee and Green Bay Preble, winning both games by at least 36 points.

Last week’s ranking: 1.

2. Bay Port (6-2)

Riding a five-game winning streak and coming off a 3-0 week with double-digit wins over Kaukauna, Ashwaubenon and Fond du Lac.

A big home game against De Pere looms Dec. 19.

Last week’s ranking: 5.

3. Kewaunee (2-2)

The Storm wasn’t competitive in its loss to Notre Dame after trailing by 27 points at halftime. But it was a good test for a D4 team against a Tritons squad competing in D1 for the second straight year.

Kewaunee rebounded with a 10-point win at Oconto.

Last week’s ranking: 3.

4. De Pere (3-2)

The Redbirds lost two straight after starting the season 3-0, but setbacks to Notre Dame and Kimberly are nothing to be ashamed about.

De Pere’s game against the Papermakers, ranked No. 5 in the state in D1 to start the week, was decided in the final seconds when Kimberly’s Emily Urban hit two free throws to lead her team to a 43-42 win.

Last week’s ranking: 4.

Shawano's Leah Nordin had 19 points, 10 rebounds and 7 steals against Green Bay Preble and 24 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 7 steals against Green Bay East last week.

5. Shawano (5-2)

The Hawks lost to Preble before rebounding with a win at Green Bay East.

Last week’s ranking: 2.

6. Denmark (7-0)

The Vikings’ momentum was briefly stopped after a game against Clintonville was postponed. They followed with a 23-point win over Oconto Falls and a 41-point victory over Coleman.

Last week’s ranking: 6.

7. Crivitz (5-0)

The Wolverines entered the week a half-game ahead of Lena for the top spot in the Marinette & Oconto Conference.

Last week’s ranking: 7.

8. Green Bay Preble (3-3)

The Hornets beat one of the top D2 teams in the state in Shawano by 15 points, but their 67-31 loss three days later to Notre Dame shows there still is work to be done in FRCC play.

Last week’s ranking: 9.

9. Lena (6-0)

The defending M&O champion is beating teams by an average of 38.5 points, with the closest wins coming by 13.

Last week’s ranking: NR.

10. West De Pere (2-2)

The record doesn’t look flashy for a team that earned a trip to the state tournament last season, but the Phantoms’ two losses entering the week came against two quality D1 teams in Appleton North and Hortonville.

Last week’s ranking: NR.

Players of the week

Kiya Brand, Crivitz

The junior had 22 points and 4 steals in a win over Marinette St. Thomas and 28 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 steals against Coleman.

Brand scored the 1,000th point of her career in the win over the Cougars.

Brianna Bray, Luxemburg-Casco

The senior had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 8 steals in a 68-32 win over Waupaca after scoring 11 points in a victory over Ashwaubenon.

Sienna Cain, Sevastopol

The senior forward-center had double-doubles in losses to Two Rivers and Algoma.

Cain had 23 points and 11 rebounds against the Purple Raiders and 13 points and 13 rebounds against the Wolves.

Ava Cumicek, Green Bay Notre Dame

The freshman guard had 12 points, 7 assists and 3 rebounds against Kewaunee and 10 points and 3 assists against Preble.

Melia Lemorande, Bay Port

Another big week for the senior standout.

She had 24 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists against Kaukauna, 25 points against Ashwaubenon and 22 points and 11 rebounds against Fond du Lac.

Lemorande shot a combined 64.5% in the three wins (20-for-31).

Brooklynn Lucassen, Green Bay Preble

The junior had a huge game against Shawano, scoring a career-high 34 points and shooting 11-for-15 overall and 6-for-9 from 3-point range.

After averaging 10.1 points as a sophomore, Lucassen is averaging 15 this season.

Leah Nordin, Shawano

The University of Wisconsin recruit had 19 points, 10 rebounds and 7 steals against Preble and 24 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 7 steals against Green Bay East.

Nordin entered the week leading the Hawks in scoring (26.1 ppg), rebounding (11.7 rpg) and steals (4.3 spg).

Natalie Schlueter, Oconto

The senior forward-center had 27 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks against Marinette and 20 points, 9 rebounds and 2 steals against Kewaunee.

She leads the Packerland with 18.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.

Ella Thomson, Lena

The freshman center has enjoyed a huge start to her prep career, which continued last week in wins over Coleman and Gillett.

She had 11 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks against the Cougars and 17 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks against the Tigers.

Thomson ranks fifth in the Marinette & Oconto Conference in scoring (11.5 ppg), third in rebounds (10.3 rpg) and third in assists (2.5 apg).

Elizabeth Wade, Marinette

Had 23 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists against Oconto. The junior guard added 21 points, 9 rebounds and 5 steals against Little Chute.

Wade is third in the North Eastern Conference with 16.4 points per game, third with 3.6 assists and second with 6.4 steals.

Molly Walder, West De Pere

Another season, another Walder sibling doing big things for the Phantoms.

The younger sister of former star Faith Walder helped lead West De Pere to a 2-0 week. The junior scored 20 points and added 2 steals against Sheboygan North and had 14 points and 6 steals against Pulaski.

Ella Verbeten, Wrightstown

Led the Tigers to their first win of the season, finishing with 20 points and 10 rebounds against Chilton. The senior then led Wrightstown to its second win with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 blocks against Clintonville.