Elijah Brown is averaging 23.8 points per game for No. 8 Mater Dei, which is headed to the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas this week.
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The Saints crushed Reading and Conwell-Egan Catholic (Fairless Hills) over the weekend by a combined 76 points. The Les Schwab Invitational in Oregon will be Neumann-Goretti's next big test after Christmas.
7. (10) St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.), 1-0Bob Hurley's bunch extended the nation's longest win streak Sunday to 66 games with a 64-28 win over Neptune. The Friars have a pair of tune-ups this week before heading to the Shooting Touch Shootout in Boston after Christmas.
8. (11) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 5-0The Monarchs will be involved in the inaugural Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas beginning Dec. 19. The field also includes contenders Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.) and Sheldon (Sacramento, Calif.).
9. (16) DeSoto (Texas), 14-1Behind 23 points from Duke-bound guard
Matt Jones, the Eagles controlled the action in the second half of an ESPN-televised affair against then-No. 1 Simeon (Chicago) on Thursday. DeSoto's big holiday test comes after Christmas at the HighSchoolOT.com Holiday Classic in Raleigh, N.C.
10. (13) Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.), 4-1A sixth Top 10 team headed to Fort Myers, the Panthers have already demonstrated they are capable taking down giants with a win over storied Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) last weekend, ending the Warriors' 56-game win streak. The defending WCAC champ opens COP play against Douglas Brooks and Lake Wales (Fla.) on Wednesday.
