National Rankings Rundown

By Kevin Askeland Mar 7, 2008, 2:40pm

St. Anthony's still on top; Mater Dei slides to No. 6.

Compiled By Kevin Askeland
MaxPreps.com

1. St. Anthony (Jersey City, NJ) 29-0
Last week – def. Paterson Catholic 84-71; def. St. Patrick 64-52.
Highlights – Mike Rosario scored 19 points and had a pair of clutch 3-point baskets to lift St. Anthony to the playoff win.
Who’s Next – Trenton Catholic Academy, March 8.

2. Taft (Woodland Hills, CA) 27-3
Last week – def. Fairfax 65-55, def. Chino Hills 78-52; def. El Camino 85-61; lost to King, 83-82.
Highlights – Larry Drew Jr. scored 15 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter to propel Taft to a quarterfinal win over El Camino.
Who’s Next – Season over.

3. Dominguez (Compton, CA) 29-2
Last week – def. Knight 83-59; def. San Diego 97-83; def. Fairfax 80-77.
Highlights – Jordan Hamilton scored 26 points in a win over San Diego while Bryce Cartwright and Myron Green each had 14..
Who’s Next – vs. King, March 8.

4. St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, NJ) 29-1
Season Over

5. Rice (New York) 18-3
Season Over.

6. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) 32-1
Last week – lost to Dominguez, 63-60; def. Centennial 76-39; def. Mission Hills 83-54.
Highlights – The Monarchs advanced with a win over Centennial behind David Wear’s 21 points and 14 rebounds and Travis Wear’s 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Who’s Next – vs. Edison (Fresno), March 8.

7. Lone Peak (Highland, UT) 23-2
Last week – def. Davis 57-55; def. Bingham 67-53.
Highlights – Tyler Haws scored 22 points and Bracken Funk had 14 to help Lone Peak earn back-to-back state titles.
Who’s Next – Season over.

8. Hopkins (Minnetonka, MN) 24-1
Last week – Def. Wayzata, 73-55; lost to Minnetonka, 93-79.
Highlights – Trent Lockett had 21 points, but it wasn’t enough to top Minnetonka, which handed Hopkins its first loss of the season.
Who’s Next – Robbinsdale Armstrong, March 7.

9. Saginaw (MI) 23-1
Last week – def. Carman Ainsworth, 79-67; def. Mt. Pleasant 69-39.
Highlights – Draymond Green had 20 points and Mike Green added 16 to lead Saginaw to the win over Mt. Pleasant.
Who’s Next – Awaits playoff opponent.

10. Iowa City (IA) 25-1
Last week – def. Sioux City North 68-46.
Highlights – Malcolm Moore dropped in 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Little Hawks to the win over Sioux City North.
Who’s Next – Linn-Mar.

11. McClymonds (Oakland, CA) 29-0
Last week – def. Oakland 70-53; def. Lincoln 77-49; def. Newark Memorial 62-42.
Highlights – Damario Sims kept the Warriors unbeaten with 20 points while Damon Powell had 16 in a win over Lincoln.
Who’s Next – Awaits playoff opponent.

12. Gonzaga (Washington DC) 31-1
Last week – def. Roosevelt, 78-44.
Highlights – Ian Hummer had 16 points and 14 rebounds while Cedrick Lindsay added 15 points for Gonzaga, which won its second City Title.
Who’s Next – Alhambra Invitational.

13. Fairfax (Los Angeles, CA) 27-5
Last week – def Perris 78-62; def. Etiwanda 64-54; lost to Dominguez 80-77.
Highlights – Renardo Sidney notched 21 points to lift Fairfax over Etiwanda.
Who’s Next – Season over.

14. Ferris (Spokane, WA) 30-0
Last week – def. Edmonds-Woodway 59-47; def. Bellarmine Prep 75-60; def. Federal Way 66-44.
Highlights – The Saxons got 24 points from Jarred Karstetter to run their win streak to 57 straight games in the win over Bellarmine Prep.
Who’s Next – Season over.

15. Highland Park (Topeka, KS) 21-1
Last week – def. Washington 87-49; def. Shawnee Heights 65-32; def. Seaman 68-56.
Highlights – Ty Modupe posted 19 points, Rico Richardson had 18 and Adrian Herrera scored 17 in the Scots’ win over Seaman.
Who’s Next – Awaits playoff opponent.

16. Burlington (VT) 23-0
Last week – def. Mount Anthony 86-54; def. Rice Memorial 49-33.
Highlights – Tyler Barron had 14 points and Clancy Rugg had 13 to give Burlington the first undefeated season in Vermont since 1983.
Who’s Next – Season over.

17. King (Riverside, CA) 31-2
Last week – def Fremont 82-56; def. Westchester 77-75; def. Taft 83-82.
Highlights – Eric Wise scored 20 points to lift King to the upset win over Westchester.
Who’s Next – Dominguez, March 8.

18. Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, CA) 30-1
Last week – def. Menlo-Atherton 71-46; def. Shasta 71-51; def. Hayward 85-68.
Highlights – Mitty’s win over Shasta saw the return of Drew Gordon from a broken foot. He had 12 points in nine minutes of play.
Who’s Next – Fairfield, March 8.

19. Findlay Prep (Henderson, NV) 18-0
Season Over.



20. Duncanville TX, 36-2
Last week – lost to North Crowley 61-57.
Highlights – Kevin Butler had 28 points for Duncanville, but it wasn’t enough to be North Crowley, which upset the defending state 5A champions.
Who’s Next – Season over.