Legendary head coach Bob Hurley didn't have much to be anguished about Saturday in a 71-30 win over Holy Spirit. The Friars led 45-2 at one point in the lopsided contest.
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The Vikings’ losses have come against No. 1 Oak Hill Academy, No. 3 St. Vincent-St. Mary and NEPSAC post-graduate program MacDuffie (Granby, Mass.), which is not eligible for Xcellent 25 consideration.
22. (23) Chaminade (St. Louis), 20-3District play for the Red Devils begins Marchs 3 after closing out the regular season with an 84-78 win over St. Louis University.
23. (24) Callaway (Jackson, Miss.), 27-3Seeking their fourth-straight state title, the Chargers open the Class 5A tournament Saturday against the winner of Tuesday’s contest between Neshoba Central and West Point.
24. (NR) St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.), 21-1Every media source used to determine our composite rankings had St. Anthony in the Top 25 last week – except this one. The MaxPreps Freeman Rankings even had the Friars at No. 3. The lack of quality wins is still a bit troubling from a national rankings perspective but it's tough to keep saying no when
everyone else is saying yes.
25. (NR) La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.), 23-2The Lakers – a preseason Top 10 team – closed out the regular season with three wins over the weekend. Included in that sweep was a 61-53 win over Thon Maker and Canadian powerhouse Orangeville Prep.
Dropped out: No. 18
Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.); No. 25
Garfield (Seattle)
