De'Jounte Murray and Rainier Beach had a dominant run at the Les Schwab Invitational in Oregon after Christmas.
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Beach rockets up the rankings after a dominant showing at the Les Schwab Invitational in Oregon. The Vikings put up 91.7 points per game in four wins at the event, including a 95-67 win over Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) in the final. The two-time defending Washington 3A champs also knocked off then-No. 21 Whitney Young (Chicago) 89-82 in the semis.
7. (6) Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.), 7-1There are a big couple of weeks ahead for the Buffaloes with upcoming showdowns against No. 19 Prime Prep and Huntington St. Joseph Prep (W.Va.).
8. (7) Curie (Chicago), 10-0The Condors survived a pair of nail-biters to win the Pontiac Holiday Classic, beating Aurora West at the buzzer in the semifinals and Simeon (Chicago) 62-59 in the championship game.
9. (8) Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.), 11-0The next 20 days will be challenging for OSNA as Huntington St. Joseph Prep (W.Va.), Carlisle (Martinsville, Va.), Pope John XXIII (Sparta, N.J.) and No. 18 La Lumiere all dot the schedule.
10. (10) Germantown (Wis.), 11-0High school basketball's longest winning streak now stands at 67 games. Upcoming games against unbeaten Homestead and Brookfield Central will put Germantown to the test.
