No. 19 Duncanville beat No. 20 DeSoto in the final of the McDonald's Texas Invitational in November.
Photo by Jim Redman
The Huskies survived an upset bid by San Leandro last Monday, prevailing 77-72. Next up is No. 12 Archbishop Mitty on Saturday.
17. (22) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), 0-0Season opener: Dec. 3 vs. Banning at El Rancho Tournament
18. (NR) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 1-0Six teams from one state feels like an awful lot, but for now all of the Golden State entrants are deserving. Senior guard
Elijah Brown led the Monarchs with 28 points in a 65-55 win over St. Joseph (Westchester, Ill.) at the Chicago Elite Classic.
19. (NR) Duncanville (Texas), 12-1The Panthers were stunned by Mansfield Timberview (Arlington) on Saturday, but boast an impressive resume with notable wins over No. 20 DeSoto, North Crowley (Fort Worth) and Prestonwood Christian (Plano). Under first-year coach Danny Henderson, who is coming off back-to-back 5A titles at Marcus (Flower Mound), Duncanville is allowing just 43.6 points per game.
20. (19) DeSoto (Texas), 10-1The Eagles captured the title at the Arlington Classic over the weekend, thumping highly regarded South Grand Prairie in the final, 60-37. DeSoto's only loss came in the final of the McDonald's Texas Invitational to No. 19 Duncanville.
