No. 5 DME Academy upsets No. 6 IMG Academy 47-44 in thrilling finish Tuesday night.
DME Academy's moves to No. 5 gives it a legitimate shot to become the first Sunshine Independent Athletic Association program to earn a GEICO Nationals invitation.
Record: 22-0 | Last week: 1
Picked up a pair of wins at the Duel in the Desert, knocking off No. 7 Dream City Christian 87-83, led by 24 points from Tennessee signee
Cameron Carr and 22 points from Baylor signee
Ja'Kobe Walter before defeating Bella Vista Prep (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 68-62 paced by 14 points, five assists and four rebounds from Walter.
Record: 19-2 | Last week: 2
Secured wins over Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale) 85-53, Owyhee (Meridan, Idaho) 76-40 and St. Rita (Chicago) 90-70 to win the Montverde Academy Invitational Tournament. The Eagles have three contests against ranked opponents this week at the Metro Classic, facing No. 9 La Lumiere on Thursday, No. 1 Link Academy on Friday and MaxPreps Top 25 No. 19 Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.) on Saturday.
Record: 22-1 | Last week: 3
Had the week off after splitting a pair of games at the the Crush in the Valley. The Crew had one player named to the McDonald's All American game last week as Auburn signee
Aden Holloway earned an invite to the contest.
Record: 13-5 | Last week: 4
A big weekend awaits the Buffaloes as they take on No. 5 IMG Academy on Thursday and Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah) on Friday at the NIBC at IMG Academy. The perennial national powerhouse is fifth in the NIBC standings at 5-3.
Record: 22-4 | Last week: 8
Notched a signature victory over No. 7 IMG Academy 47-44 on a game-winning basket at the buzzer from UCF commit
Petras Padegimas. The unlikely final play saw DME Academy inbound the ball from under their own basket with 0.9 seconds remaining before throwing the pass to the opposite 3-point line for the last second basket.
Record: 14-5 | Last week: 5
The Ascenders look to bounce back from a tough loss against No. 5 DME Academy at the NIBC at IMG Academy this weekend, facing No. 4 Sunrise Christian Academy on Thursday, Legacy Early College (Greenville, S.C.) on Friday and Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah) on Saturday.
Record: 17-4 | Last week: 6
North Carolina signee
Zayden High
had a big week for the Dragons, scoring a team-high 18 points in an
87-49 victory over SFBA Trinity Prep (Las Vegas) and going off for 26
points and 14 rebounds in a 93-42 win over Albuquerque Prep
(Albuquerque, N.M.).
Record: 23-4 | Last week: 7
Split a pair of contests at the Duel in the Desert, losing 87-83 to No. 1 Link Academy despite 25 points and six rebounds from Memphis commit
David Tubek. They beat Albuquerque Prep (Albuquerque, N.M.) 91-71 led by 23 points, eight rebounds and four assists from Tubek.
Record: 12-6 | Last week: 9
Have a pair of NIBC contests this weekend at the Metro Classic, facing off against No. 2 Montverde Academy on Thursday and Bishop Walsh (Cumberland, Md.) on Friday. Senior Wisconsin signee
Gus Yalden is averaging 16.3 points, leading the NIBC in conference play.
Record: 16-3 | Last week: 10
Despite struggling against quality competition this season, the Gray Bees remain in the final spot in the National Top 10 as teams below them competing for the final spot continue to suffer losses as the season progresses.
