That is the week many ranked groups have been trying ahead to the FAB 50 Nationwide Staff Rankings powered by Ballislife.com. Groups a part of the EYBL Scholastic League or those who gained state titles, hope for a bid to Chipotle Nationals, set for April 3-5, in Indianapolis. Earlier No. 3 Brennan (San Antonio, Texas) and No. 4 Allen (Texas) dropping within the UIL Class 6A, D1 playoffs, in addition to Hyperlink Academy (Branson, Mo.) profitable the primary ever EYBL Scholastic Event in South Carolina, shakes up this week’s rankings. There are 4 newcomers, led by newly-crowned UIL champ Duncanville (Texas) at No. 26.
By Ronnie Flores
This week’s rankings are as a lot about who fell in massive video games as who gained, as Texas’ College Interscholastic League (UIL) playoffs and the inaugural EYBL Scholastic Event held in North Augusta, S.C., over the weekend shook up the nation’s longest working consecutive weekly ballot.
When the mud settled, Duncanville (Texas), emerged because the UIL Class 6A D1 state champs with an exciting 54-52 win over Bellaire (Texas), as TCU commit Kayden “Bug” Edwards led the Panthers with 23 factors and 6 rebounds. Duncanville, which gained the 2022 FAB 50 Nationwide Title on the court docket however later had its UIL state title stripped, has now gained six UIL state titles. Duncanville was additionally the UIL’s greatest and highest-ranked group between 2019 and 2023.
Duncanville bested earlier No. 4 Allen (Texas) within the semifinals, 77-74, whereas Bellaire upset state No. 1 after which FAB 50 No. 3 Brennan (San Antonio), 65-57. Each Allen and Brennan had too profitable of seasons to fully drop out of the rankings, however took an enormous hit, particularly Allen because it had no key out-out-state win to evaluate its resume by.
The outcomes additionally drive us to herald Bellaire to the fold at No. 29 regardless of its 11 losses due to its victory over Brennan (which No. 31 Bishop O’Connell of Virginia misplaced to) and by taking Duncanville right down to the final possession. Duncanville is of course this week’s highest rated of 4 newcomers at No. 26.
With these two groups dropping, clearly beforehand ranked groups moved up.
EYBL Scholastic Tourney Causes Change To High 10
The group that moved up probably the most all the way in which to No. 2 is Hyperlink Academy (Branson, Mo.), which captured the EYBL Scholastic Event title by beating 4 FAB 50 ranked golf equipment, together with No. 3 Lengthy Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.) in saturday’s Championship sport, 74-71. Amazingly, the Lions wanted to win a play-in sport vs. No. AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.), 46-39, then went on to defeat No. 8 Wasatch Academy (Mt. Nice, Utah) within the quarterfinals, 59-51, and No. 21 Dawn Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.) within the semifinals, in extra time, 54-45.
Massive man Chris Cenac Jr., certain for Houston, was named EYBLS Tourney MVP after netting 22 factors on 9-of-11 taking pictures from the sphere with six rebounds and 6 blocks. Guard Trent Perry added 16 factors whereas Jerry Easter 15 factors within the title sport win. Easter, a guard certain for USC, had 15 factors and Alabama-bound Davion Hannah 13 within the essential OT win over Dawn Christian Academy.
For this week, the outcomes of the EYBLS tourney have been extra essential than a few of the earlier wins, or the common season league standings, for groups that participated within the occasion . The league is balanced with many talent-laden groups and credit score have to be given to first-year coach Chad Myers and his group at Hyperlink Academy for profitable the match to earn an automated bid to Chipotle Excessive College Nationals, the annual end-of-season tourney in Indiana, April 3-5.
However, profitable this tourney and coming again to win Chipotle Nationals will not be a straightforward job for Hyperlink by many means, and the general physique of labor of every group will likely be mirrored within the remaining rankings for 2024-25.
We additionally contemplated shifting up No. 5 Roosevelt (Eastvale, Calif.) to No. 2, however that call was made harder after Brennan misplaced in Texas. One of many Mustangs’ losses is to Brennan and the opposite is to No. 18 Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.), one of many many golf equipment longing for an at-large berth to Chipotle Nationals. Gonzaga, for now, should stay behind the Harvard-Westlake membership Roosevelt beat within the CIF SoCal Open regional semifinals and misplaced to in a head-to-head matchup in Arizona in January.
On Tuesday Roosevelt will tackle No. 10 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) within the CIF SoCal Open Championship sport within the Inland Empire after that San Fernando Valley membership defeated No. 15 St. Joseph (Santa Maria, Calif.) in its regional semifinal contest. For now, No. 16 Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco, Calif.) is in entrance of Harvard-Westlake within the FAB 50 and Cal-Hello Sports activities State rankings, however that is probably not the case subsequent week if the Crusdaers do not win the NorCal open remaining vs. bubble membership De La Salle (Harmony, Calif.) and Saturday’s CIF Open Ultimate on the Golden One Heart in Sacramento.
Historic Wins For Cam Boozer, Koa Peat
The sphere for Chipotle Nationals will likely be unveiled this Wednesday or Thursday, and the seemingly No. 1 seed must be FAB 50 No. 1 Columbus. The Explorers wrapped up a possible No. 1 seed by defeating bubble membership Windermere (Fla.) within the FHSAA Class 7A state title sport, 68-36. Cameron Boozer, the 2023 Mr. Basketball USA headed for Duke, led the way in which with 20 factors whereas twin brother Cayden Boozer added 12 factors and 6 assists.
Cam Boozer, within the working for Mr. Basketball USA for the third consecutive season, has now led Columbus to 4 consecutive states titles as he places the ending touches on one of the crucial honor-filled highschool careers in historical past. Him and his teammates would really like nothing greater than to prime it off with a FAB 50 Nationwide title.
When followers in Arizona suppose “4-Peat”, Koa Peat will now and endlessly come to thoughts after the star ahead wrapped up a superb profession in main FAB 50 No. 20 Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.) to a fourth consecutive Arizona Interscholastic Affiliation (AIA) state title within the AIA’s highest classification.
Peat, whose highschool profession rivals 1996 Mr. Basketball USA Mike Bibby of Shadow Mountain for the perfect in Arizona historical past, performed his remaining two video games for Perry with a damaged hand. Peat gutted it out and made an affect along with his presence, scoring 20 factors within the 66-44 title sport win over Sunnyslope (Phoenix). Underrated De’Andre Harrison additionally had 20 factors for a group which simply downed Sandra Day O’Connor (Phoenix) within the semifinals. The Pumas misplaced solely to Harvard-Westlake and Columbus this yr.
Some gifted groups will be part of Columbus and Hyperlink Academy in Indianapolis for Chipotle Nationals in April. Till all the outcomes are tallied, nonetheless, groups whose seasons are actually full, famous by an asterisk (***), could have the chance to maneuver up or down within the FAB 50 primarily based on the championship-level video games nonetheless to be accomplished across the nation.
These video games embody The Grind Session World Championships, a 16-team bracket fashion occasion that tip-off this weekend at Highland (Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah). The groups that advance to the semifinals will play March 22-23 at Haskell Indian Nations (Topeka, Kan.).
The sphere consists of defending champion and FAB 50 No 9 Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.), No. 25 Utah Prep (Hurricane, Utah), No. 42 Winston-Salem Christian (Winston-Salem, N.C.), No. 43 Patrick College (Hackettstown, N.J.) and No. 44. Dream Metropolis Christian (Glendale, Ariz.). Prolific Prep opens play with Patrick College, one of many 4 newcomers this week to the FAB 50.
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(twelfth ballot of 2024-25 common season; By video games performed on Sunday, March 9; *Signifies forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Signifies forfeits and defaults not included; ***Signifies season full)
No. Prev. Excessive College (Metropolis)Document
11Columbus (Miami, Fla.)27-3
217Link Academy (Branson, Mo.)20-8
37Long Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.)21-6
42Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.)27-4
55Roosevelt (Eastvale, Calif.)33-2
610CIA Bella Vista (Phoenix, Ariz.)21-5
79Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)19-7
86Wasatch Academy (Mt. Nice, Utah)24-5**
911Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.)30-5
1014Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.)28-7
1118John Marshall (Richmond, Va.)24-2
1212Calvary Christian Academy (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)22-1
1320Highland (Warrenton, Va.)36-5
1421Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.)27-6
1515St. Joseph (Santa Maria, Calif.)31-2***
1635Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco, Calif.)28-1
1716Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.)31-3***
1822Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) 29-5
1919Fishers (Fishers, Ind.)27-0
2023Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.) 27-2***
2127Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.)16-7
228IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)21-7
2313AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.)15-7
2425Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) 29-3***
2528Utah Prep (Hurricane, Utah)20-11
26NRDuncanville (Duncanville, Texas)27-7***
2730Kenwood (Chicago, In poor health.)31-1
2824Hoover (Hoover, Ala.)35-0***
29NRBellaire (Bellaire, Texas)26-11***
303Brennan (San Antonio, Texas)33-3***
3130Bishop O’Connell (Arlington, Va.)23-10***
3242Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.)25-4
33NRBullis (Potomac, Md.)23-7***
3435Sidwell Associates (Washington, D.C.)24-6***
3532Owasso (Owasso, Okla.)24-4
3633Oak Park (Kansas Metropolis, Mo.)27-1
3739Webb (Knoxville, Tenn.)34-2***
3836Christ College (Arden, N.C.) 28-3
394Allen (Allen, Texas)34-2***
4037Reidsville (Reidsville, N.C.)29-0
4147DME Academy (Daytona Seaside, Fla.)22-11
4248Winston-Salem Christian (Winston-Salem, N.C.)34-6
43NRPatrick College (Hackettstown, N.J.)29-7
4426Dream Metropolis Christian (Glendale, Ariz.)22-8
4545Cretin-Derham Corridor (St. Paul, Minn.)26-1
4644Our Girl of Mt. Carmel (Baltimore, Md.)34-4***
4740St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)26-7***
4844St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)30-2***
4946Vashon (St. Louis, Mo.)23-2
5050Thomas Jefferson (Brooklyn, N.Y.)29-1
Dropped Out: Earlier No. 38 Mix Academy (Lincolnton, N.C.), No. 39 Lake Ridge (Mansfield, Texas), No. 41 DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.), No. 49 Lake Norman (Mooresville, N.C.).
Bubble Groups: Aiken (Cincinnati, Ohio) 26-1; Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) 25-5; Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) 24-5***; Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 22-3***; Chambers (Charlotte, N.C.) 23-8; Mix Academy (Lincolnton, N.C.) 21-7***; De La Salle (Harmony, Calif.) 28-4; DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) 23-7***; DePaul Faculty Prep (Chicago, In poor health.) 30-4; De Pere (De Pere, Wis.) 25-1; East Lansing (East Lansing, Mich.) 24-1**; Father Choose (Philadelphia, Pa.) 20-7; Ft. Bend Marshall (Missouri Metropolis, Texas) 37-3***; Glens Falls (Glens Falls, N.Y.) 23-0; Nice Crossing (Georgetown, Ky.) 30-4; Gibbs (St. Petersburg, Fla.) 27-5***; Gonzaga Prep (Spokane, Wash.) 26-2***; Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) 28-3***; Guyer (Denton, Texas) 34-7***; Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.) 26-1; Huntsville (Huntsville, Ala.) 32-2***; Imhotep Constitution (Philadelphia, Pa.) 24-5; Jordan (Fulshear, Texas) 35-4***; Lake Norman (Mooresville, N.C.) 27-1**; Lake Ridge (Mansfield, Texas) 34-2**; Liberty Magnet (Baton Rouge, La.) 28-3; Lincoln (Warren, Mich.) 20-4; Mansfield Summit (Arlington, Texas) 33-7***; Milwaukee Academy of Science (Milwaukee, Wis.) 17-1; North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, N.C.) 28-3; Notre Dame (West Haven, Conn.) 24-2; Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 17-11***; Olentangy Orange (Lewis Heart, Ohio) 24-2; Olympus (Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah) 24-3***; Quincy (Quincy, In poor health.) 31-3; Principia (St. Louis, Mo.) 29-1; Rangeview (Aurora, Col.) 26-0; Redondo Union (Redondo Seaside, Calif.) 28-5; Reynoldsburg (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) 25-1; Wealthy Township (Olympia Fields, In poor health.) 25-8; Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.) 22-5; Salesian (Richmond, Calif.) 27-4***; Shadow Creek (Pearland, Texas) 32-3***; Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) 25-7; Stranahan (Stranahan, Fla.) 25-7***; St. John’s (Washington, D.C.) 21-11***; St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.) 18-6; St. Michael’s (Austin, Texas) 32-4***; St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.) 30-2; Tartan (Oakdale, Minn.) 27-0; Tri-Cities (East Level, Ga.) 26-6***; Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood, Ohio) 24-3; U of D Jesuit (Detroit, Mich.) 22-3**; Higher Dublin (Ft. Washington, Pa.) 28-1; Wayne Memorial (Wayne, Mich.) 23-3; Weatherford (Weatherford, Okla.) 28-1; Windermere (Windermere, Fla.) 26-6***; Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, Wis.) 24-2; Woodward Academy (Faculty Park, Ga.) 27-5***.
Observe: The FAB 50 powered by Ballislife.com is a continuation of the Nationwide Sports activities Information Service rankings that started in 1952. These have been the primary nationwide highschool rankings and the late Artwork Johlfs of Minnesota compiled them. They have been compiled for a few years by the late Barry Sollenberger of Phoenix, who merged them into the FAB 50 25 years in the past.
Ronnie Flores is the nationwide Grassroots editor of Ballislife.com. He could be reached at [email protected]. Do not forget to comply with him on Twitter: @RonMFlores
