Ishmail Wainright and Montrose Christian have caught fire down the stretch, winning nine games in a row.
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1. (No. 1 last week) Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 31-0Nigel Williams-Goss continued to polish his national player of the year resume with a triple-double – 25 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists – Saturday in an 84-68 win over Future College Prep (Harbor City, Calif.).
2. (2) Prime Prep (Dallas), 30-0Few programs have made a debut quite like Prime Prep this season. The Deion Sanders charter school hasn't been taken to the wire all year and is beating opponents by an average margin of 28.3 points per game.
3. (3) St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.), 27-1The Gray Bees weren't messing around in their rematch with Blair Academy (Blairstown) – the only team to beat them this year. St. Benedict's Prep smashed Blair this time around 93-47 to win the state prep championship. Syracuse-bound point guard
Tyler Ennis led the way with 28 points and 12 assists.
4. (4) Montverde Academy (Fla.), 22-2Regular season complete. Expected to earn an invite to the National High School Invitational in April.
5. (5) La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.), 25-3The Lakers wrapped up the regular season with an 88-58 win over Trader's Point Christian Academy (Whitestown). Next up is the Alhambra Catholic Invitational in mid-March.
6. (6) Huntington Prep (W.Va.), 28-3The Express holds steady despite a loss in Florida to new No. 10 The Rock (Gainesville) over the weekend. Huntington Prep star
Andrew Wiggins was named the
Naismith boys national player of the year by the Atlanta Tipoff Club on Monday.
7. (7) Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.), 19-4Stu Vetter's club has caught fire down the stretch, winning nine in a row including a 51-37 victory over St. Maria Goretti (Hagerstown) last Wednesday.
8. (8) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 31-5The Warriors close out the regular season Friday night against Kingdom Prep of Georgia.
9. (10) Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.), 23-5The Trojans beat defending champ Ravenscroft (Raleigh), High Point Christian Academy and Greensboro Day on consecutive nights to take the NCISAA Class 3A state title over the weekend. Freshman
Harry Giles stepped up big in the final, leading WCA with 18 points – including 14 in the second half.
10. (NR) The Rock (Gainesville, Fla.), 31-4After beating No. 6 Huntington Prep on Saturday and Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville) earlier this month, the Lions were impossible to keep out of this week's rankings.
