Roschon Prince is averaging more than 20 points and seven rebounds per game for No. 23 Long Beach Poly.
Photo by Nick Koza
Head coach Peter Pullen's bunch is averaging 87.3 points per game over its last nine outings.
22. (NR) Pershing (Detroit) (9-0)The Doughboys – averaging more than 80 points per game this season – won a huge showdown Friday night with previously unbeaten Sexton (Lansing), 81-80, behind 26 points apiece from
Sherron Dorsey-Walker and
Martez Walker.
23. (NR) Long Beach Poly (Calif.) (13-1)After an early December loss to Loyola (Los Angeles), the Jackrabbits have reeled off 10 wins in a row – including a 64-58 win over then-No. 19 Rainier Beach (Seattle) at the King Holiday Hoopfest on Monday.
24. (NR) Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, Fla.) (17-2)The Tigers' only losses came against No. 13 Bishop Gorman (by two points) and Academy Top 10 entry Montverde Academy.
25. (11) Sexton (Lansing, Mich.) (7-1)A one-point loss to a hot and undefeated Pershing team shouldn't diminish Sexton's spectacular early-season run, which included wins over state title contenders Romulus and Kalamazoo Central.
Dropped out: No. 15 last week
Parkview (Little Rock, Ark.); No. 17
Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.); No. 19
Rainier Beach (Seattle)
