Millbrook assumes the top spot in the N&O girls high school basketball rankings after defeating previously top-ranked Green Hope in the sectional finals.

Green Hope and Millbrook remain Nos. 1 and 2 in the N&O high school girls basketball rankings. River Mill Academy, a 1-A charter school, pushes up to the third spot with Durham Hillside climbing to No. 4.

Green Hope and Millbrook continue to hold the top two spots in the N&O girls basketball rankings, but Graham River Mill and Raleigh Sanderson break into the top dozen.

The top six teams in the N&O girls high school basketball rankings remain unchanged, but the bottom half of the top dozen are shuffled.

Green Hope and Millbrook are firmly entrenched at the top.

The Piedmont Athletic 4-A Conference is so balanced that it is hard to get a read on which team is best.

Durham Riverside, which moves to No. 4 in the Raleigh News & Observer high school girls rankings this week, beat Northern Durham, which is ranked No. 5. Northern has a loss to No. 6 Durham Hillside. Northern beat Hillside last Friday.