Four ranked teams finish season with state championship, including Plano West of Texas and Mustang of Oklahoma.
Steve Smith of top-ranked Oak Hill Academy was named Naismith Boys High School Coach of the Year last week. It was the third time he has received the honor in the last seven years.
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1. (No. 1 last week) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 45-0 *Regular season complete. Expected to be part of the field at Dick's Sporting Goods High School Nationals in early April. An official announcement on that is expected Tuesday or Wednesday.
2. (2) Montverde Academy (Fla.), 28-1Regular season complete. The two-time defending Dick's Nationals champs are expected to be back to attempt a three-peat.
3. (3) St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, Ohio), 25-0The Fighting Irish are through to the round of 16 in Ohio's Division II state tournament following a 72-51 win over Buchtel (Akron) on Saturday.
4. (4) Cape Henry Collegiate (Virginia Beach, Va.), 31-2VISAA Division I state champions. The Dolphins are a candidate to continue their season at Dick's Nationals.
5. (5) Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.), 30-2GHSA Class AAAAAA state champions. The GHSA announced last week that the Wildcats will be permitted to participate at Dick's Nationals.
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6. (6) Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, Fla.), 28-0FHSAA Class 7A state champions. Given the FHSAA's history with Dick's Nationals, hard to see an unbeaten state champ like the Tigers being left out of the field.
7. (7) Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.), 32-1AIA Division I state champions. Season complete.
8. (8) Jonesboro (Ga.), 32-1GHSA Class AAAA state champions. Season complete.
9. (9) Huntington St. Joseph Prep (W.Va.), 30-2Regular season complete. Dick's Nationals candidate.
10. (10) Greensboro Day (N.C.), 33-2NCISAA Class 3A state champions. Dick's Nationals candidate.{PAGEBREAK}
No. 11 Plano West beat Clear Lake of Houston at the buzzer to claim the Texas Class 6A state title over the weekend.
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UIL Class 6A state champions. Season complete.
12. (12) Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 28-2Regular season complete. Dick's Nationals candidate.
13. (13) Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.), 27-5NCISAA Class 3A runner-up.
14. (14) Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.), 25-4The Dragons meet 28-4 Folsom on Tuesday in the CIF Open Division regional semifinals.
15. (15) Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.), 31-1Monster SoCal matchup on deck for Tuesday as Bishop Montgomery meets four-time defending state champion Mater Dei (Santa Ana) in the CIF Open Division regional semifinals.{PAGEBREAK}
Mike Lewis pumped in 25 points during a lopsided win as No. 18 Chaminade advanced in Missouri's Class 5 state tournament over the weekend.
File photo by Mike Braca
OSSAA Class 6A state champions. Season complete.
17. (17) Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 33-1FHSAA Class 5A state champions.
18. (18) Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.), 24-3The Red Devils showed they are more than just super junior
Jayson Tatum on Saturday in a 70-47 Class 5 quarterfinal win over Hazelwood Central. Junior guard
Mike Lewis went for 25 points and senior forward
Tyler Cook put up 13 points and grabbed eight boards as Chaminade advanced to the semifinals.
19. (19) Callaway (Jackson, Miss.), 31-3MHSAA Class 5A state champions. Callaway is ranked in the top five nationally by one media outlet and has expressed its desire to participate in Dick's Nationals. The Chargers are probably a longshot to be included at this point, but don't rule it out.
20. (21) Garfield (Seattle), 27-2WIAA Class 3A state champions. Dick's Nationals candidate.{PAGEBREAK}
No. 23 DeMatha wrapped up its season this weekend with a tournament win at the Alhambra Catholic Invitational.
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Surviving with a 58-57 win over Pennsbury on Saturday, the Cahillites live to see another day against J.P. McCaskey (Lancaster) in the Class AAAA final four.
22. (23) La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.), 23-2Regular season complete. Dick's Nationals candidate.
23. (NR) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 33-4Washington Catholic Athletic Conference regular season, Maryland private schools tournament and Alhambra Catholic Invitational champions. Season complete.
24. (24) Fairfax (Los Angeles), 31-2An impressive 75-53 winner over Orange Lutheran on Friday, the Lions advance to face Etiwanda this week in the CIF Open Division regional semifinals.
25. (25) Hamilton (Memphis, Tenn.), 16-16 *TSSAA Class AAA state champions.
* Record includes 15 forfeit losses
Dropped out: No. 20
St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.)
