The biggest shake-up in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school basketball rankings came in North Carolina where five-star Duke signee
Isaiah Evans erupted for a season-high 48 points to lead
North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) to a 79-63 victory over then-No. 4
Myers Park (Charlotte) in the state quarterfinals. Evans' scoring performance included 21 straight points in the third quarter.
No. 1
Columbus (Miami) was taken to the wire in the state title game of Florida's highest classification as the Explorers escaped with an overtime win against No. 9
Oak Ridge (Orlando). Five-star junior
Cameron Boozer spun through the lane for a dunk with five seconds remaining in regulation to force the extra period.
Record: 27-4 | Last week: 1
Captured third consecutive Class 7A title with a 72-67 overtime victory against No. 9 Oak Ridge paced by 24 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and three blocked shots from
Cameron Boozer.
Record: 33-2 | Last week: 2
VISAA Division I state champions and Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Tournament champions. Expected to receive Chipotle Nationals invitation.
Record: 40-0 | Last week: 3
Claimed their first state championship with a 53-41 victory over No. 11 Stony Point guided by 18 points and six rebounds from junior
D.J. Hall. The Panthers became the first team to run the table in the state's highest classification since Duncanville did it in 2006-07.
Record: 29-3 | Last week: 5
Capped a run to the Non-Public A state title with a 56-29 victory over Paul VI (Haddonfield) led by 26 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks from five-star Rutgers signee
Dylan Harper.
Record: 33-3 | Last week: 6
Finished off a run to back-to-back CIF Open Division state titles with a 50-45 victory over previous No. 14 Salesian College Preparatory. Four-star USC signee
Trent Perry made numerous clutch plays down the stretch and finished with 17 points in the win.
Record: 30-2 | Last week: 11
Completed their quest for the program's first state championship with a 51-41 triumph over No. 12 McEachern in the Class AAAAAAA state title game. Top 30 Georgia commit
Jacob Wilkins led the way with 14 points and 12 rebounds in the win.
Record: 28-0 | Last week: 8
Five-star Duke signee
Kon Knueppel
tallied 25 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds in an 80-59 win against
Racine Park in the Division 2 state quarterfinals. The Vikings face Nicolet (Glendale) in the semifinals on Friday.
Record: 29-2 | Last week: 9
Cruised to their first state championship since 1977 with a 73-29 blowout of Immaculate Conception (Montclair). Senior
Gioacchino Panzini tallied 16 points, nine rebounds and five blocks, top 40 sophomore
Jayden Hodge contributed 15 points and eight rebounds and four-star Villanova signee
Matthew Hodge chipped in 14 points, 13 rebounds and five assists.
Record: 27-4 | Last week: 10
Following an 85-74 victory over previous No. 19 Winter Haven in the Class 7A state semifinals, the Pioneers fell just shy of an upset bid in the title game as they lost to No. 1 Columbus in overtime of a contest that they led by two points in the closing seconds of regulation.
Record: 25-4 | Last week: 19
Concluded their run to the CHSAA title with a 66-51 victory over Nazareth led by 18 points, six rebounds and three assists from top 25 Kentucky signee
Boogie Fland.
Record: 38-2 | Last week: 7
Fell to No. 3 Plano East 53-41 in the Class 6A state title game after knocking off Beaumont United 54-46 in the semifinals. Despite the loss, four-star Villanova signee
Josiah Moseley finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds against Plano East.
Record: 26-6 | Last week: 12
Remain at No. 12 in the rankings despite falling to No. 6 Grayson in the Class AAAAAAA state title game. All six of the Indians' losses came against teams ranked No. 6 or higher.
Record: 27-3 | Last week: NR
Five-star Duke signee
Isaiah Evans exploded for a season-high 48 points to guide the Vikings to a 79-63 victory over previous No. 4 Myers Park in the Class 4A state quarterfinals.
Record: 33-1 | Last week: 17
Face one of their biggest tests of the season tonight in the 11th Regional final when they battle top 100 nationally-ranked Lexington Catholic.
Record: 31-0
| Last week: 15
Face fellow unbeaten Hickory in the Class 3A state semifinals tonight. The Vikings look to push the nation's longest winning streak to 65 games and capture their second consecutive state title this weekend.
Record: 28-3 | Last week: 16
Repeated as Class AAAAA state champions with a 62-51 victory over Eagle's Landing (McDonough) led by 21 points and nine rebounds from three-star USF signee
C.J. Brown. The Longhorns closed out the season with 27 consecutive victories.
Record: 29-2
| Last week: 20
Class AAAA state champions. Competing in The Throne.
Record: 27-3
| Last week: 4
Suffered a disappointing season-ending setback to No. 13 North Mecklenburg 79-63 in the Class 4A state quarterfinals.
Record: 26-1 | Last week: 25
Advance to the Class 4A state quarterfinals with a 66-52 victory against Kokomo in the New Castle Regional semifinal guided by a team-high 18 points from senior
Taden Metzger.
Record: 31-4
| Last week: 13
Fell to No. 5 Harvard-Westlake 63-59 in the CIF Open Division Southern Section Regional title game despite receiving 24 points and seven rebounds from top 15 junior
Brayden Burries.
Record: 25-3 | Last week: 23
Completed their run to a third consecutive Class 2 state championship with an 89-32 thrashing of Virginia High (Bristol) in the title game. Senior guard
Ashaun Moore was the catalyst in the win with a game-high 18 points in 19 minutes of action.
Record: 27-4 | Last week: 24
Season complete. DCSAA Class AA champions.
Record: 30-2
| Last week: NR
A state semifinal victory came with plenty of controversy after the referees incorrectly waved off a basket that should have won the game for Manasquan. But Camden left no doubt en route to the program's 15th state championship as they routed Arts 69-50 in the Group 2 title game.
Record: 28-6 | Last week: NR
Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Tournament runner-up and DCSAA Class AA semifinalist. Competing in The Throne.
Record: 31-4 | Last week: NR
Look to complete their run to the program's second state championship and first since 2000-01 this week beginning with a matchup against Brentwood tomorrow in the Division I Class 4A state quarterfinals.
