6. (1) Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas) (19-2)The Marauders relinquish the No. 1 high school ranking for the first time this season after an upset loss to Richland (North Richland Hills) in the quarterfinals of the Whataburger Tournament. Marcus bounced back with wins over Berkner (Richardson) and then-No. 18 DeSoto to take fourth place.
7. (8) Loyola (Los Angeles) (11-0)
The Cubs already have three tournament titles under their belt this season after capturing the Father George National Jesuit Classic in Maryland after Christmas. Loyola beat host Georgetown Prep in the final 66-53.
Loyola has captured three tournament titles this season.
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The Clippers ran their win streak to 34 games over the holidays, beating Big Apple powerhouse Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.) at the Villa Classic on New Year's Day, 65-53. Chester actually went undefeated during the 2011 calendar year with its last loss coming Dec. 30, 2010.
9. (10) Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) (9-0)Gonzaga cruised to the tournament title at the Piggly Wiggly Roundball Classic in South Carolina, winning all three games by 20 points or more. Juniors
Nate Britt and
Kris Jenkins earned co-MVP honors. A big game with Whitney Young is on the schedule this weekend as part of the Cancer Research Classic in West Virginia.
10. (14) Neumann & Goretti (Philadelphia) (7-1)
Since losing to No. 9 Gonzaga on Dec. 11, the Saints might be the hottest team in the country. Neumann & Goretti blasted aforementioned Christ the King 73-41 to win the Stop DWI Classic in Binghamton, N.Y., on Friday night. A suddenly huge matchup with No. 3 DeMatha is also part of the Cancer Research Classic.
