March Madness kicked into high gear last week as six nationally-ranked teams saw their seasons fall short of the ultimate goal of winning a state championship.
Record: 33-2 | Last week: 1
WCAC regular season and tournament champions, VISAA Division 1 state champions. Chipotle Nationals eligible.
Record: 22-1 | Last week: 2
Took down NSU University (Fort Lauderdale) 79-58 in the Class 3A state semifinals led by 33 points, six assists and five steals from four-star junior
Cayden Daughtry. The Eagles look to complete back-to-back state title runs tomorrow.
Record: 28-1 | Last week: 3
Knocked off Santa Margarita 72-60 in the Open Division state quarterfinals behind 23 points from five-star senior
Brandon McCoy and 19 from North Carolina signee
Maximo Adams. The Trailblazers face No. 19 Harvard-Westlake in the semifinals.
Record: 27-2 | Last week: 4
Blasted through their two state tournament contests, shellacking Monroe City 77-18 before dismantling Dixon 106-56. Junior
Sekou Cisse led the charge with 23 points and 14 rebounds in the quarterfinal victory over Dixon.
Record: 28-2 | Last week: 5
Captured the Open Division state championship with a 60-51 victory over St. Mary's (Phoenix) paced by 16 points and 17 rebounds from Colorado signee
Rider Portela. The Vikings finished as Open Division state runner-up in two of the past three seasons before breaking through.
Record: 25-4 | Last week: 7
Claimed its fourth consecutive Class AA city championship with a 72-59 victory over Cardinal Hayes (Bronx) paced by 21 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four rebounds from top 20 USC signee
Adonis Ratliff.
Record: 32-4 | Last week: 9
Advance to the Class 4A state tournament where they face Brentwood in a quarterfinal matchup March 20.
Record: 26-0 | Last week: 10
Blew past their first two state tournament oppositions, routing Kenosha Tremper (Kenosha) 94-24 in the first round before stifling Oak Creek 74-18 in round two. The Vikings battle Hamilton (Milwaukee) on Thursday with a trip to the Division 1 state quarterfinals on the line.
Record: 35-1 | Last week: 12
Dispatched Rockford Academy (Rockford) in the Class 4A state quarterfinals to set up an anticipated semifinal showdown with No. 16 DePaul College Prep on Friday.
Record: 36-2 | Last week: 11
NCISAA Class 3A state champions. Chipotle Nationals eligible.
Record: 26-6 | Last week: 13
Pulled out a gritty 56-52 triumph over McEachern (Powder Springs) in the Class 7A state semifinals led by 22 points from Connecticut signee
Colben Landrew. Wheeler looks to claim its 11th state championship against Pebblebrook (Mableton) on Saturday.
Record: 29-1 | Last week: 15
Left little doubt in their run to the program's 11th state crown since 1988, winning all three state tournament games by 17 or more. The Vikings knocked off Lincoln (Tacoma) 75-53 in the Class 3A title game behind a game-high 20 points from freshman phenom
J.J. Crawford. Top-ranked senior
Tyran Stokes piled up a triple-double in a quarterfinal win over O'Dea.
Record: 33-3 | Last week: 17
Advance to the state semifinals for the first time since the program's last state championship in 2008 with a 72-55 win against Allen paced by 18 points from junior guard
Isaak Hayes and 17 from senior forward
Trey Hall.
Record: 23-1 | Last week: 14
Move on to the third round of the Division 1 state tournament with a 55-34 triumph over Fairmont (Kettering) behind 17 points, six assists, three steals and three blocked shots from top 100 junior
Josh Tyson.
Record: 32-2 | Last week: 20
Used a 22-0 first-quarter run to push ahead by a comfortable margin and never look back in an 87-59 win over West Mesquite in the Conference 5A Division 1 state quarterfinals. The Coyotes match up with Birdville (North Richland Hills) in the semifinals tonight.
Record: 32-3 | Last week: 19
Brown signee
Rykan Woo scored a game-high 17 points to guide the Rams to a 57-45 win over Hersey in the Class 4A state quarterfinals. DePaul College Prep takes on No. 9 Benet Academy in the semifinals.
Record: 24-4 | Last week: 6
Remain in the national rankings despite suffering a heartbreaking loss to St. Mary's (Phoenix) 66-64 in the state semifinals after a buzzer-beating 3-pointer.
Adan Diggs contributed a game-high 33 points in the loss.
Record: 35-2 | Last week: 22
Powered past Grand Prairie 82-57 in the Conference 6A Division 2 state quarterfinals led by 29 points from senior guard
Joshua Weems. The Lobos face Cypress Springs (Cypress) tonight in the semifinals.
Record: 27-6 | Last week: NR
After
falling behind 19-3 early in the contest, the Wolverines responded to
knock off St. Joseph (Santa Maria) 56-52 in the Open Division state
quarterfinals. Harvard-Westlake faces No. 3 Sierra Canyon for the third
time this season tonight with a trip to the title game on the line.
Record: 26-4 | Last week: 24
Defending Class 6A state champions look to repeat this week beginning with a state semifinal showdown against Sickles (Tampa) on Thursday.
Record: 24-6 | Last week: 25
The Explorers aim to become the first team in Florida history to
capture five straight titles in the state's highest classification, starting with a state semifinal contest against Lake Mary on Friday.
Record: 36-1 | Last week: NR
Knocked off Maryville 53-50 to advance to the Class 4A state tournament. The Bulldogs face Beech (Hendersonville) in their state quarterfinal matchup on March 20.
Record: 22-1 | Last week: NR
Captured the sectional championship with a 57-52 win over Lake Central (St. John) to advance to the regional title game vs. Chesterton in the regional title game.
Record: 28-0 | Last week: NR
Capped a perfect season by winning the program's first state championship since 1979 with a 63-49 victory over Gonzaga Prep (Spokane) in the Class 4A title game led by 24 points from Eastern Washington signee
Lance Horntvedt.
Record: 28-1 | Last week: NR
Following a run to the Open Division state championship game last season, the Crusaders look to make a return trip with a showdown against Salesian (Richmond) tonight in the state semifinals.
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