Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.) debuts at No. 2 in the National Top 10 high school basketball rankings after previously holding the top spot in the MaxPreps Top 25 prior to making a transition due to developing circumstances around the program and state championships in New York.
As a member of the EYBL Scholastic conference and a program
competing for the Federation state title in New York, Long Island
Lutheran was in a unique spot – a gray area, if you will – in the high
school basketball landscape.
With the Federation state tournament in the Empire State being canceled, that gray area became more black and white.
Based
on our criteria established to separate independent/academy programs
and traditional high schools in the national rankings, Long Island
Lutheran aligns more closely with National Top 10 programs given its
place in EYBL Scholastic and lack of in-state postseason play.
Record: 10-0 | Last week: 1
Notched five wins over ranked opponents since the last update, defeating MaxPreps Top 25 No. 6 Columbus 89-61, No. 4 Link Academy 71-59 and No. 8 IMG Academy 86-69. Their next game comes against Cannon (Concord, N.C.) on Monday at the City of Palms Classic.
Record: 3-0 | Last week: NR (Transitioned from MaxPreps Top 25)
The Crusaders are 2-0 in EYBL Scholastic action with victories over Oak Hill Academy 84-57 and Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.) 69-59.
Record: 12-1 | Last week: 3
Secured a signature victory over No. 4 Link Academy 77-76 at the Derek Smith Invitational led by 28 points, eight rebounds and five assists from top-ranked junior
A.J. Dybantsa. The Crew compete in the Tarkanian Classic this week.
Record: 8-2 | Last week: 2
Drop two spots after suffering back-to-back setbacks against No. 1 Montverde Academy 77-76 and No. 3 Prolific Prep 71-59. A trip to the City of Palms Classic looms next week with a first-round showdown against MaxPreps Top 25 No. 16 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, N.C.).
Record: 5-2 | Last week: 7
Own a pair of wins over ranked opponents, defeating MaxPreps Top 25 No. 6 Columbus 75-74 and knocking off No. 7 AZ Compass Prep 71-63. Top 50 Ohio State signee
John Mobley Jr. leads the way averaging 15.7 points, 4.3 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game through seven games.
Record: 9-3 | Last week: 8
The Dragons have played a rugged early-season schedule and own a 1-3 record against National Top 10 opponents. AZ Compass defeated No. 8 IMG Academy 69-52 but suffered setbacks against No. 1 Montverde Academy, No. 4 Link Academy and No. 5 Wasatch Academy.
Record: 12-1 | Last week: 10
Following
a 15-loss season with a 1-11 record in conference play, the
perennial powerhouse appears to be back on track after
picking up a significant win over previous No. 4 La Lumiere 79-75 in
overtime paced by a career-high 41 points from four-star junior
Kaden Magwood.
Record: 3-3 | Last week: 5
A
tough weekend saw the Ascenders drop back-to-back contests against No. 7
AZ Compass Prep 69-52 and MaxPreps Top 25 No. 13 Bullis (Potomac, Md.)
63-58. Despite the loss, top 10 junior Darius Acuff scored a game-high
31 points against Bullis.
Record: 7-1
| Last week: 4
Drop four spots after suffering an overtime setback to No. 6 Oak Hill Academy at the Marshall County Hoopfest. Although the Lakers have started the season off relatively well, the meat of their schedule remains in front of them.
Record: 10-1 | Last week: 9
Opened conference play by splitting their first two meetings, defeating Sunrise Christian Academy 63-57 before losing to No. 9 IMG Academy 67-63 the following night. Three-star Stanford signee
Elijah Crawford led the way with a game-high 16 points, six rebounds and five assists in the win over Sunrise Christian.
