Winter weather heavily impacted high school basketball schedules across the country and wiped out a few big matchups but a top 10 showdown in Arizona shook up the order at the top.
Sunnyslope (Phoenix) bumps up one spot to No. 3 in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 following a comeback win over No. 8
Millennium (Goodyear). The Vikings, who are 5-1 against top 50 teams, are the favorite to capture the Open Division state title with five games remaining in regular season play.
Record: 19-2 | Last week: 1
Challenging week awaits the Panthers as they face Bishop O'Connell (Arlington) tonight before a showdown with Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson) on Saturday.
Record: 17-1 | Last week: 2
Closed out regular season action with an 86-52 blowout of Somerset Academy Key (Deerfield Beach). The Eagles own a 3-1 record against MaxPreps Top 25 opponents, splitting a pair of meetings with top-ranked Paul VI and knocking off No. 5 Principia along with No. 16 Wheeler.
Record: 19-1 | Last week: 4
Junior
Darius Wabbington led the way with 20 points and 14 rebounds in the win over No. 8 Millennium.
Record: 20-1 | Last week: 3
Notched a quality win over Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) 55-47 in the MaxPreps Game of the Week led by 20 points and three steals from top 10 senior
Brandon McCoy.
Record: 15-2 | Last week: 5
Anticipated contest against Kankakee was canceled due to the winter storm. The Panthers return to the court Saturday for a showdown with Mount Vernon (Ill.).
Record: 13-4 | Last week: 8
Although top 20 USC signee
Adonis Ratliff remains on a minutes restriction due to an ankle injury, the Crusaders are approaching full strength for the stretch run. Top 30 Michigan State signee
Jasiah Jervis led the way with 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a 72-62 triumph over St. Raymond (Bronx).
Record: 27-0 | Last week: 7
The Spartans look to become the third team go unbeaten and win the state title in the highest classification of Texas in the past 20 seasons.
Record: 17-3 | Last week: 6
Despite building 12-point advantage at the end of the first quarter, the Tigers were unable to knock off No. 3 Sunnyslope in a road showdown. Top 10 sophomore
Adan Diggs had a team-high 19 points in the loss.
Record: 19-4 | Last week: 9
The Panthers battle Houston (Germantown) on Friday in an anticipated rematch. The first game saw sophomore guard
Braylon Williams play the hero with a game-tying shot at the buzzer to send things to overtime before Bartlett escaped with a 78-76 victory.
Record: 15-0 | Last week: 10
Blew past Pius XI Catholic (Milwaukee) 70-29 behind a balanced scoring effort as Northern Iowa signee
Zavier Zens scored 15 points, junior
Kager Knueppel chipped in 14 and sophomore
Kinston Knueppel tallied 13.
Record: 22-2 | Last week: 11
Traveled approximately two miles to secure a 78-73 victory over cross-town rival Knoxville Catholic (Knoxville). The Spartans host McCallie (Chattanooga) tonight.
Record: 23-3 | Last week: 12
Made quick work of Foothill (Santa Ana) 79-38 at the Nike Extravaganza powered by 22 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and five steals from junior
Chris Sanders.
Record: 28-2 | Last week: 13
Head coach Freddy Johnson looks for career win No. 1,250 when the Bengals face High Point Christian Academy (High Point) tonight.
Record: 14-0 | Last week: 14
Bowling Green signee
Kelvin Torbert Jr. and unsigned senior
Dequarius Stewart each chipped in a team-high 21 points apiece in a 72-36 shellacking of Grand Ledge in their lone game last week.
Record: 23-1 | Last week: 15
Eastern Illinois commit
Jayden Wright led the way with a team-high 21 points in a 67-60 victory over Warren Township (Gurnee). The Redwings have now won 20 straight since a 69-65 loss to St. Ignatius College Prep (Chicago) on Nov. 30.
Record: 16-5 | Last week: 16
Rebounded from a rough week at the Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions with a 77-68 victory over North Cobb (Kennesaw). The Wildcats have won 28 straight games against in-state opponents.
Record: 16-1 | Last week: 17
Senior guard
Lincoln Holcombe tripled his senior average with a game-high 23 points in a 81-53 victory over Maple Mountain (Spanish Fork). A showdown with top 100 opponent Layton Christian Academy (Layton) looms tonight.
Record: 16-0 | Last week: 18
After trailing 48-46 entering the fourth quarter, the Tigers won the final period 19-2 to knock off Avon 65-50. Senior forward
Kai McGrew finished with a team-high 24 points in the win.
Record: 17-1 | Last week: 19
Top-ranked senior
Tyran Stokes recently eclipsed 2,000 points for his career. The Vikings are averaging 95 points per contest over their last three games to up their scoring average 88.2 points per outing on the season.
Record: 15-1 | Last week: 20
The Firebirds held Mason to just three points in the fourth quarter of a 38-26 win, their 13th double-digit win of the season.
Record: 21-0 | Last week: 21
Notched a 64-50 road victory over Lanier (Sugar Hill) in a game the Red Elephants led by just four points after three quarters.
Record: 13-0 | Last week: 23
Dismantled quality in-state opponent Chesterton 84-62 sparked by a game-high 33 points from three-star Illinois-Chicago signee
Dikembe Shaw.
Record: 23-3 | Last week: 22
The Panthers have outscored in-state opponents by 33 points per contest over their last six games since returning from a runner-up finish at the Beach Ball Classic prior to the New Year.
Record: 23-1 | Last week: 24
Claimed the Palm League championship with a 56-52 victory over Saint Andrew's (Boca Raton). The Eagles appear to be the biggest contender to knock off No. 2 Calvary Christian Academy in Class 3A.
Record: 17-4 | Last week: NR
Break into the national rankings for the first time this season, riding a seven-game win streak since a loss to top-ranked Paul VI on Jan. 3. A big week awaits the Cadets as they take on Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) tonight before facing top 50 opponents DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) on Friday and St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.) on Saturday.
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