21. (23) Carlisle (Martinsville, Va.), 9-2Jason Niblett's team will play at Floyd County (Floyd, Va.) next week before opening at the Chick-fil-A Classic against an Archbishop Carroll (Radnor, Pa.) program with a couple of impressive early wins.
22. (24) Denver East (Colo.), 5-0Before heading to the City of Palms Classic, the Angels get a rematch with Eaglecrest (Centennial) on Monday. Denver East lost to Eaglecrest in last season's 5A state championship game.
23. (NR) Callaway (Jackson, Miss.), 9-0National Junior of the Year candidate
Malik Newman is averaging 29.9 points per game and the Chargers are winning by an average margin of over 21 points per game.
24. (NR) Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.), 8-1Several unbeaten teams around the country were in contention to break into the rankings, but none have as many quality wins at Miller Grove. The latest came Saturday as the Wolverines got a late bucket from super sophomore
Alterique Gilbert to knock off a talented St. Francis (Alpharetta) squad.
25. (NR) Simeon (Chicago), 4-0Three of Simeon's four wins came against teams from
Tennessee in a bit of a scheduling oddity. Remaining in the rankings will require a win over a hot Bowman Academy (Gary, Ind.) squad on Dec. 21.
Dropped out: No. 16 last week
Apple Valley (Minn.), No. 18
North Little Rock (Ark.), No. 25
Mentor (Ohio)On the bubble: Arsenal Technical (Indianapolis),
Bowman Academy (Gary, Ind.),
Lincoln (Brooklyn, N.Y.),
Loyola (Los Angeles),
Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia),
Olympic (Charlotte, N.C.),
Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.),
Rainier Beach (Seattle),
Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.),
Whitney Young (Chicago)
