Buddy Hield and No. 9 Sunrise Christian Academy tore through the field at the Tri-State Conference tournament in Oklahoma last weekend.
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Academy Top 10 Basketball Rankings presented by the Army National Guard1. (No. 1 last week) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) (43-0)The Warriors have won 58 of their last 59 games dating back to February of 2011. OHA can wrap up an undefeated regular season Tuesday against Body of Christ Christian Academy (Raleigh, N.C.).
2. (2) Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) (29-1) *The Pilots' regular season schedule is complete after wins over Impact Academy (Las Vegas) and La Jolla Prep (Calif.).
3. (3) St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.) (28-1)The Gray Bees cruised past Blair Academy (Blairstown) 81-57 in the final of the state prep tournament last week.
4. (4) Huntington Prep (W.Va.) (27-2) *The Express swept a pair of games over the weekend at the North-South Classic in Washington, D.C., fighting back from a 16-point deficit to beat No. 10 Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.) on Friday.
5. (5) La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.) (25-2)The regular season came to a close for the Lakers on Saturday with an 82-44 win over North Chicago (Ill.).
6. (7) Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.) (20-2)The big news at Montrose Christian last week was a
late withdrawal from the North South-Classic in Washington, D.C.
7. (8) Montverde Academy (Fla.) (21-3)Regular season complete.
8. (9) Ravenscroft (Raleigh, N.C.) (31-3)The Ravens captured the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association Class 3A title with a 64-52 win over Greensboro Day on Saturday. Ravenscroft ended the season on a 15-game win streak.
9. (10) Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.) (23-4)The Buffaloes smoked the field at the Tri-State Conference tournament in Bartlesville, Okla., over the weekend, going 3-0 and winning by an average margin of 35 points per game.
10. (NR) Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.) (21-3)The Pioneers let a huge potential win slip away over the weekend at the North-South Classic against No. 4 Huntington Prep. OSNA bounced back the next day to knock off Christian Faith Center (Creedmoor, N.C.).