Ty'Zanae Reed remembers what it’s like to be an eighth and ninth grader on a varsity team. It can be intimidating at times, but just like Reed, now a senior, did when she was that age, the younger Malverne girls basketball players are proving they belong on the varsity. And they’ve helped Malverne off to one of its best starts in many years.

The Long Island Lutheran girls’ basketball team is undefeated and ranked first in the country. That’s despite losing some key players to injuries. Watch the video player for more on this story.

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association released its first power rankings for the winter season on Friday, posting the lists for high school basketball and hockey. The power rankings include games that were posted by schools into Arbiter by Jan.