Junior point guard Kasey Hill and head coach Kevin Boyle hold the hardware after Montverde Academy's win over Orlando Christian Prep in the Montverde Academy Invitational final Saturday night.
Photo by Lonnie Webb
1. (No. 1 last week) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) (32-0)The Warriors are in for a tough week with games against Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville) and unbeaten West Oaks (Orlando) of Florida, plus a showdown with No. 8 Christ School on Saturday.
2. (2) Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) (21-1) *The Pilots have already cleared the major hurdles on their schedule. Findlay Prep has never lost a home game and plays six of its final seven contests at Henderson International.
3. (4) Huntington Prep (W.Va.) (18-1) *The Express finally received a serious test Sunday night from St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) at the Dunk 4 Diabetes Shootout before prevailing 60-55.
Xavier Rathan-Mayes and
Andrew Wiggins combined for 43 points.
4. (5) St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.) (20-1)The Gray Bees were taken to the wire by Blair Academy (Blairstown) on Saturday at the Newark National Invitational, holding on for a 66-64 win behind 20 points from
Melvin Johnson. Johnson – a Miami (Fla.) signee – was back at it a day later in an 83-59 win over Constitution (Philadelphia) with 27 points.
5. (6) La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.) (18-2)Thanks to its win over Findlay Prep in December, the Lakers slide past weekend losers Montrose Christian. La Lumiere has a couple of interesting games against Michigan teams Romulus and Consortium College Prep (Detroit) lined up in February.
6. (3) Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.) (14-2)The Mustangs were stunned by Coolidge (Washington, D.C.) last week, marking their first loss to a Maryland-D.C. team in two years.
7. (7) High Point Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.) (23-1)After a big win over 21-2 Greensboro Day, the Cougars were handed their first loss of the season by Wesleyan Christian Academy – a team that features Florida State signee Montay Brandon and super sophomore Theo Pinson.
8. (8) Christ School (Arden, N.C.) (23-2)The Greenies are rolling just in time for their showdown with No. 1 Oak Hill Academy, winning their last four outings by an average of 36 points per game.
9. (9) Montverde Academy (Fla.) (19-3)The Eagles won their own Montverde Academy Invitational over the weekend, beating Orlando Christian Prep – for the second time this season – in the final. Head coach Kevin Boyle has led his team to a 10-1 record in tournament play.
10. (NR) Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.) (14-1)OSNA claims wins over teams from a half-dozen states and Puerto Rico this season. The lone blemish came against Memphis East at Penny Hardaway's Hoopfest in Memphis two weeks ago.
* Record includes forfeit victory
