No. 21 Blackman has some of the toughest competition in the country in its own backyard.
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The only two losses are to No. 2 Riverdale, but for the Blaze to get another shot at Riverdale, they have to get past Oakland, a team that was ranked most of the year, and was within eight points of Blackman on Feb. 1.
22. (22) Central Catholic (Portland, Ore.) 19-3Oregon starts its postseason later than most, so Central Catholic has two more ho-hum games before things get serious.
23. (23) Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis) 24-0Incarnate Word will have had 10 days off when it tips off against Cor Jesu next week, but it's unlikely the layoff will derail the Red Knights' express.
24. (15) Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.) 26-2The one-point overtime loss to St. John's was understandable, but getting blown out by Good Counsel was a surprise. Redemption could be at hand Friday with a visit to No. 14 St. John's.
25. (20) St. Mary's (Stockton, Calif.) 25-2Won-loss records don't really mean that much. McNair had three losses and lost to St. Mary's 95-57; No. 13 Bishop O'Dowd had three losses and beat the Rams 80-59.
Dropped out: No. 6 Shabazz
