Academy Top 10 basketball rankings

Kevin Boyle's first season at Montverde Academy (Fla.) is shaping up to be a major success.

As expected, the former St. Patrick coach has attracted several talented prospects to the Orlando-area school and already has a major tournament title under his belt, winning the Kingdom of the Sun Tournament after Christmas.

But Saturday will go down as a forgettable moment in Montverde Academy's building process under Boyle. The Eagles suffered a shocking 60-52 loss to Hagerty (Oviedo) at the Showdown in O-Town.

Hagerty is a Top 50 team in Florida according to the Freeman Rankings and entered the contest with a very respectable mark of 9-3, but six-loss DeLand beat the Huskies by 19 in early December. Hagerty isn't the type of school expected to upset a national academy power.

"They're better than us, but we were better than them for two hours in a cracker box on a Saturday night," Hagerty coach Josh Kohn told the Orlando Sentinel. "That's high school basketball at its best."

Montverde falls from No. 6 to No. 8 in this week's Academy Top 10 presented by the Army National Guard. Read on for a complete look at this week's rankings.

Academy Top 10 National Basketball Rankings presented by the Army National Guard

1. (No. 1 last week) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) (25-0)
The Warriors did not play last week. City of Palms Classic champion Prestonwood Christian (Plano, Texas) will attempt to put a blemish on Oak Hill's record Saturday at the Spalding Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass.

2. (2) Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) (16-1) *
Brandon Ashley had perhaps his best game as a Pilot with 17 points, 16 rebounds and five blocks as Findlay Prep blasted Stoneridge Prep (Simi Valley, Calif.) 93-45 Friday night. The Pilots will be in a showdown with top-ranked high school team Simeon (Chicago) on Monday at the Spalding Hoophall Classic.

3. (3) Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.) (10-1)
The Mustangs received 21 points from Michael Carrera and 20 more from Virginia-bound Justin Anderson in a 77-64 win over Kecoughtan (Hampton, Va.) at the 7 Cities Roundball Classic.

4. (4) Huntington Prep (Huntington, W.Va.) (10-1) *
The Express did not play last week. Games against Chicago powers Simeon and Whitney Young have been canceled this year.

5. (5) Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville, Fla.) (9-0)
The Apaches also played at the 7 Cities Roundball Classic, beating Phoebus (Hampton, Va.) 89-68 behind a team-high 17 points from senior guard Ian Baker. ACD heads to Alaska for a tournament this weekend.

6. (7) St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.) (11-1)
The Gray Bees exploded offensively last week, putting up 101 points in a win over Math Civics & Sciences (Philadelphia) and 98 against Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.). Miami-bound senior Melvin Johnson averaged 28 points per game in the victories. St. Benedict's recent fireworks should make things interesting when high-scoring Aquille Carr and Patterson (Baltimore) come calling this weekend at the Dan Finn Classic.

7. (8) La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.) (14-2)
The Lakers – who handed No. 2 Findlay Prep its only loss of the season – beat Farragut Academy (Chicago) 65-51 at the Bob Hambric Shootout in Calumet City, Ill. Indiana-bound Hanner Perea and Purdue signee Raphael Davis tallied 18 points apiece against Farragut, the alma mater of Kevin Garnett.

8. (6) Montverde Academy (Fla.) (13-2)
The Eagles will have a chance to put their disappointing loss behind them against Hialeah Gardens at the Wally Keller Classic this weekend. Montverde trips to Memphis two weeks from now to take on local powers Ridgeway and White Station.

9. (9) Christ School (Arden, N.C.) (15-2)
The Greenies did not play last week.

10. (10) Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.) (12-4)
The Buffaloes did not play last week.

* Record includes forfeit victory