Final 2019 MaxPreps Top 50 high school softball national rankings

Winners of 92 of 97 games dating back to 2017, balanced Norco squad finishes the season where it started — No. 1.

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Norco ends up on top after starting the season at No. 1.

As Male (Louisville, Ky.), Williamsville East (East Amherst, N.Y.) and Pine Grove (Pa.) were busy running the table on the 2019 season, Norco (Calif.) staked its claim to the national championship.

Male became the second Kentucky team to complete an unbeaten season as it won the state title to finish 39-0.

Williamsville East won New York's Class A championship and Pine Grove finished unbeaten in 28 games in winning the state's Division 3 title.

Yet, none of those accomplishments were able to overcome the depth and breadth of Norco's 31-1 season, a year in which the Cougars opened as the preseason No. ...

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