Record: 19-4 | Last week: 1
Captured their third straight Greater Miami Athletic Conference title with an 81-51 victory over Miami in the championship game. The Explorers were paced by five players in double-figures as
Cameron Boozer,
Cayden Boozer and
Jaxon Richardson each chipped in a team-high 15 points. Top 30 Michigan State signee
Jase Richardson scored 14 and Princeton commit
Malik Abdullahi contributed 10.
Record: 17-2 | Last week: 2
Notched a pair of wins over ranked opponents to remain unbeaten in WCAC play. The Panthers defeated No. 7 Gonzaga 73-58 paced by a team-high 18 points from top 50 Duke signee
Darren Harris and previous No. 12 Bishop O'Connell 68-52 led by 19 points from Harris and 17 points, and nine rebounds from top 15 sophomore
Jordan Smith.
Record: 28-0 | Last week: 3
Escaped with a 62-59 victory over Lewisville led by three-star junior
D.J. Hall and senior guard
Xavier Miller, who each finished with a team-high 15 points. Five games remain in regular season for the Panthers.
Record: 24-1
| Last week: 10
Closed out regular season play with an 81-75 victory over previous No. 5 Notre Dame. The Trailblazers overcame a 17-point fourth quarter deficit to pull out the signature victory led by 19 points, eight assists, four rebounds and four steals from four-star senior
Justin Pippen.
Record: 17-2 | Last week: 4
The Mustangs have won seven consecutive games by double-digits including a pair of lopsided victories last week. Myers Park defeated Berry (Charlotte) 79-35 paced by 26 points and six rebounds from four-star junior
Sadiq White Jr. and blew past A.C. Reynolds (Ashville) 75-30 behind 17 points and five rebounds from White.
Record: 16-3 | Last week: 6
Advanced to the Bergen County Jamboree quarterfinals with a 87-45 victory against Hackensack powered by 15 points from five-star Rutgers commit
Dylan Harper. The Ironmen are the only team from the MaxPreps Top 25 to defeat top-ranked Columbus.
Record: 18-3 | Last week: 7
Suffered their second WCAC loss of the season against No. 2 Paul VI 73-58 despite a strong outing from four-star junior
Christian Gurdak, who finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds. The Eagles face another tough conference test against DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) tonight.
Record: 27-1
| Last week: 11
Pulled out a 56-51 win over Round Rock behind 24 points and six rebounds from senior guard
Junior Goodlet and 16 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks from junior forward
Davaughn Hueitt. The Tigers have five games remaining prior to postseason play.
Record: 24-2
| Last week: 5
Closed out the regular season with back-to-back losses, falling to No. 4 Sierra Canyon 81-75 before losing to Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) 64-53 the following night. The Knights were without their top two contributors in four-star Houston signee
Mercy Miller and junior guard
Angelino Mark in the loss to Gorman.
Record: 16-0 | Last week: 13
Following a 36-point victory over South Milwaukee, the Vikings are now outscoring their opponents by an average of over 22 points per contest. Five-star senior
Kon Knueppel was the biggest McDonald's All-American game snub last week as the Duke signee is averaging 27.2 points, 9.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists per contest.
Record: 19-1 | Last week: 16
Concluded regular season action with a pair of games at the Metro Classic
this weekend, facing Union Catholic (Scotch Plains, N.J.) on Thursday
and National Top 10 No. 1 Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) on
Saturday.
Record: 23-3 | Last week: 15
Secured three consecutive wins by 20 or more points to finish out the regular season last week following back-to-back losses to No. 4 Sierra Canyon and No. 9 Notre Dame.
Record: 14-3
| Last week: 19
A busy week of games is headlined by a showdown against Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.) on Friday. Top 25 Kentucky signee
Boogie Fland was named a McDonald's All-American last week with averages of 18.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.4 steals per game this season.
Record: 21-3 | Last week: 14
Finished
out regular season play with a strong showing at the Montverde Academy
Invitational Tournament, going 2-1 with victories over National Top 10
No. 5 Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) and The Rock (Gainesville,
Fla.). Despite losing to National Top 10 No. 1 Montverde Academy, the
Pioneers remain at No. 14 in the rankings this week.
Record: 19-1 | Last week: 17
The
Blazers have an opportunity to avenge their only loss of the seasonFriday in a showdown at one-loss Westwood (Blythewood). Another loss
this week would likely drop Ridge View out of the MaxPreps Top 25
despite their win against No. 16 Grayson in the Chick-Fil-A Classic
title game.
Record: 19-2 | Last week: 18
Came away with a 76-70 overtime victory over Newton last week behind 23 points from junior forward
Amir Taylor. The Rams have four games remaining in regular season action that culminates with a rematch on the road at Newton on Feb. 8.
Record: 24-2
| Last week: 8
Drop
in the rankings following a 68-62 setback to JSerra Catholic (San Juan
Capistrano), the first loss against an in-state
opponent this season. Mater Dei has another significant Trinity League
showdown tonight against St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.).
Record: 17-5 | Last week: 20
Following convincing victories over Harrison 71-57 and Hillgrove 96-62, the Indians have three games left in regular season action. All five of McEachern's losses have come against opponents ranked higher than them in the MaxPreps Top 25.
Record: 15-5
| Last week: 12
Back-to-back
losses to No. 2 Paul VI 68-62 and St. John's (Washington, D.C.) 60-57
drop the Knights to 4-3 in WCAC action this season. Although the losses are beginning to
pile up, Bishop O'Connell owns key wins over No. 7 Gonzaga, No. 14 Oak
Ridge and No. 23 Great Crossing.
Record: 19-0 | Last week: 21
Extended the longest winning streak in high school basketball to 51 games with an 83-36 triumph against Carson led by 17 points, 12 rebounds and five steals from Lees-McRae commit
Desmond Kent. The Vikings are heavy favorites to capture their second straight Class 3A state title.
Record: 18-3 | Last week: 23
Record: 24-2 | Last week: 24
Slipped past Alexandria City (Alexandria, Va.) 57-55 paced by 13 points
and six rebounds from junior forward
Josiah Massaqoui and beat Cardozo
(Washington, D.C.) 76-59 behind 22 points and eight rebounds from senior
guard
Lucas Sekasi.
Record: 22-1
| Last week: NR
Finished on a 19-3 run to dispatch Lexington Catholic (Lexington) 58-50 powered by 20 points and 19 rebounds from top 30 junior
Malachi Moreno, who is averaging 15.7 points and 13.2 rebounds on the season.
Record: 17-0 | Last week: 25
Remain the team to beat in the Hoosier State this season as they continue to rack up wins. The Wildcats knocked off New Palestine 57-48 powered by 21 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals from three-star junior
Azavier Robinson.
Record: 25-2 | Last week: NR
Re-enter the rankings after finishing the regular season slate with seven straight wins. The Mustangs are the fourth team ranked out of the Golden State and appear to be a lock for a berth in the Southern Section Open Division playoffs.
