Despite a loss to No. 7
Columbus (Miami, Fla.) at the City of Palms Classic, Paul VI owns quality wins over No. 18
Lake Highlands (Dallas, Texas), No. 25
Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore, Md.),
Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.),
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.),
Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.),
Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.),
DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) and
Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.).
No. 20
Kenwood (Chicago) and No. 22
Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) enter the rankings for the first time this season, replacing previous No. 24 Roselle Catholic and No. 25
Myers Park (Charlotte, N.C.) after losses.
New No. 1 Paul VI knocked off Roselle Catholic on Sunday at the Spalding Hoophall Classic. The Panthers have won eight in a row since a setback against No. 7 Columbus at the City of Palms Classic. (Photo: Lonnie Webb)
Record: 15-1 | Last week: 2
After victories over DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) 76-61 and previous No. 24 Roselle Catholic 72-59, the Panthers move to the No. 1 spot. Maryland signee
Deshawn Harris-Smith continued his stellar play this season with 23 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and four steals in the win over Roselle Catholic at the Spalding Hoophall Classic.
Record: 14-0 | Last week: 1
Notched a pair of wins over the weekend, defeating Jackson-Reed (Washington, D.C.) 87-75 and Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) 66-53. Under-the-radar senior
Jason Rivera continued his stellar senior season with 32 points, eight rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocks in the win over Jackson-Reed.
Record: 19-1 | Last week: 3
Notched a pair of lopsided wins last week, defeating Mansfield 101-43 and Skyline (Dallas) 86-46. Four-star Arizona signee
K.J. Lewis eclipsed 2,000 points and 700 rebounds for his career.
Record: 10-2 | Last week: 7
Moved to 5-2 in NIBC play after defeating Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 64-56 paced by 18 points, six rebounds and three steals on 7 of 7 from the field for senior
Amdy Ndiaye at the Spalding Hoophall Classic.
Record: 16-1 | Last week: 4
Despite slipping against Kenwood (Chicago) in a 46-43 upset early in the week, the Wolverines bounced back with a 52-39 victory over Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.) at the Spalding Hoophall Classic led by 17 points and eight rebounds from from Loyola Chicago signee
Miles Rubin.
Record: 12-2 | Last week: 9
Escaped with a 62-59 victory over Cardinal Hayes (Bronx, N.Y.) at the Spalding Hoophall Classic behind 25 points, 12 rebounds, six steals and four assists from five-star Kentucky signee
Justin Edwards.
Record: 16-3 | Last week: 10
Cameron Boozer helped the Explorers notch a pair of wins over Golden State opponents at the Spalding Hoophall Classic. Boozer put up 33 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in a 74-67 victory over San Ysidro (San Diego), then followed with 18 points, 13 rebounds and four assists in a comeback win over then-No. 20 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth).
Record: 11-1 | Last week: 12
Baylor commit
Robert Wright III finished with 17 points, six assists, five rebounds and four steals in a 55-45 victory over Vashon (St. Louis, Mo.) at the Spalding Hoophall Classic. The Saints return to Philadelphia Catholic League play this week with a matchup against Archbishop Wood (Warminster) on Wednesday.
Record: 17-3 | Last week: 14
Notched a signature win over No. 11 Camden 66-62 at the Spalding Hoophall Classic behind 27 points and six rebounds from Duke signee
Jared McCain.
Record: 20-1 | Last week: 15
Following lopsided victories over Crespi (Encino) 63-43 and Loyola (Los Angeles) 62-43, the Wolverines have a big week ahead with contests against Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) and No. 24 Sierra Canyon.
Record: 16-1 | Last week: 5
Suffered
their first loss of the season at the MLK Classic in a stunner against Woodside (Newport News, Va.) 82-73. The Eagles were playing without leading scorer sophomore
Nykolas Lewis in the loss.
Record: 10-2 | Last week: 11
Split a pair of games at the Spalding Hoophall Classic, falling to No. 9 Centennial 66-62 before blowing out Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) 90-54 behind six players in the double figures led by 18 from
Billy Richmond.
Record: 12-1 | Last week: 13
Notched a victory over Bergen Catholic (Oradell) 72-50 led by five-star junior
Dylan Harper, who finished with 25 points, five rebounds and five assists. Harper was named to the MaxPreps National Player of the Year watch list last week.
Record: 18-0
| Last week: 16
Captured
their first Marion County Tournament title since 1995, defeating Southport
(Indianapolis) 67-52 and taking down Lawrence North (Indianapolis)
62-40. Sophomore
Mark Zackery scored a team-high 17 points in the championship game.
Record: 13-1
| Last week: 6
In one of the more shocking results of the holiday weekend, the Lions fell to De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) 63-53 for their first loss of the season. Wins over No. 3 Duncanville and No. 24 Sierra Canyon keep them in the middle of the pack.
Record: 15-1 | Last week: 8
Fell victim the upset bug in a 72-64 loss to Good Counsel (Olney, Md.). The Cadets look to bounce back against DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) tonight.
Record: 22-1 | Last week: 17
The Wildcats have bounced back with eight consecutive wins after a surprising loss to Rancho Christian (Temecula) in late December, including blowout wins over Castaic 85-45, Canyon (Canyon Country) 76-45 and Grant (Van Nuys) 68-31 last week.
Record: 19-3 | Last week: 18
Notched a pair of blowout wins against lesser competition last week, defeating Nimitz (Irving) 83-34 and Irving 105-24. Top-ranked junior
Tre Johnson was named to the MaxPreps National Player of the Year watch list last week, averaging 22.2 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists on the season.
Record: 21-1 | Last week: 21
Record: 15-2
| Last week: NR
Make the leap from unranked to No. 20 after pulling off a massive upset over No. 5 Simeon last week, beating the Wolverines for the first time in school history.
Record: 13-1 | Last week: 22
Move to 5-0 in Philadelphia Catholic League play after wins over Archbishop Ryan (Philadelphia) 57-48 and Conwell-Egan Catholic (Fairless Hills) 79-31. The Cahillites lone loss came against Jackson-Reed (Washington, D.C.) back on Dec. 10.
Record: 16-0 | Last week: NR
Ascend into the national rankings after victories over Palm Beach Gardens 60-26 and Park Vista (Lake Worth) 83-54 last week. The Panthers have five players who average double-figures:
Mason Brown (14.9 points per game),
Blake Wilson (12.3),
Amari Nealy (10.8),
Frenelson Atluis (10.6) and
Kyle McNeal (10.0).
Record: 14-0
| Last week: 23
Remain unbeaten after a pair of lopsided victories over Millard West (Omaha) 70-42 and Millard South (Omaha) 65-44 led by 20 points from Creighton signee
Josiah Dotzler.
Record: 17-4
| Last week: 20
Blew a 10-point fourth quarter lead to No. 7 Columbus at the Spalding Hoophall Classic, falling 47-46 in the highly-anticipated showdown despite 16 points from five-star junior
Isaiah Elohim.
Record: 18-3
| Last week: 19
Drop six spots after falling to Goretti (Hagerstown, Md.) 54-52 early in the week before responding with a 54-48 victory over North Laurel (London, Ky.) at the Spalding Hoophall Classic paced by 19 points, five assists and four rebounds from junior
Tyonne Farrell.
