UPDATED FAB 50: No. 1 Again!

In any case the outcomes are tabulated following MLK weekend showcases throughout the nation, Columbus (Miami, Fla.) is again within the pole place within the newest FAB 50 Nationwide Workforce Rankings powered by Ballislife.com after two large victories on the Hoophall Basic in Massachusetts. Examine the place earlier No. 1 Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) fell after back-to-back losses and why different groups that took losses fell exhausting or stayed in vary. There are 5 newcomers this week led by No. 42 (NR) Highland (Warrenton, Va.).

By Ronnie Flores

As is often the case after the three-day weekend celebrating civil rights titan Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, there may be loads of change to the particular version of the FAB 50 Nationwide Workforce Rankings powered by Ballislife.com. After pouring by means of all the outcomes by means of Monday’s MLK showcase video games, it is a clear 1-2-3 pecking order on the prime.

Columbus (Miami, Fla.) used two large wins on the Military Nationwide Guard Hoophall Basic introduced by Spalding in Springfield, Mass., to springboard again to No. 1 within the FAB 50 following two losses by earlier top-ranked Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.), one on the Flyin’ To The Hoop in Dayton, Ohio and the opposite two nights later at Hoophall. For Columbus, it’s now again at No. 1 after dropping out of the highest spot for 2 weeks following back-to-back losses on the Made Hoops Jordan Model Basic proper earlier than New 12 months’s.

Prolific Prep does personal a victory over Columbus within the Explorers’ first recreation, however fell to then No. 39 AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.), 66-64, on a buzzer beating put again shot by the Dragons’ Miikka Muurinen. On Monday afternoon in Massachusetts, his 4-point play within the closing minute helped AZ Compass Prep defeat defending FAB 50 champ after which No. 6 Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.), 45-41, to propel the Dragons up 34 spots this week to No. 5 regardless of a 63-57 loss to No. 21 Lengthy Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.) on Sunday. We do penalize AZ Compass Prep for the loss (it’s nonetheless ranked behind the Brewster Academy group it beat), however should get main rankings credit score for knocking off earlier No. 1 and No. 6.

What a group has achieved not too long ago is the theme on this week’s particular MLK rankings as lots of the FAB 50 ranked groups have beat up on one another, significantly the groups that belong to the EYBL Scholastic League. Taking part in a tricky schedule is an efficient factor, and the circumstances by which these high-powered groups carry out just isn’t the identical as a standard large league recreation or playoff recreation that occurs at 7 pm native group in a well-known setting. Journey and circumstance are considered, however what continues to be an important issue by far is the outcomes on the court docket.

In that gentle, it is simple to pencil in Columbus at No. 1 after it took down No. 32 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.), 76-53, on Saturday and dispatched No. 9 Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.), 75-65, on Monday in two contests that had been by no means unsure. Mr. Basketball USA candidate and Duke-bound Cam Boozer continued his dominant season with 25 factors, 15 rebounds and 6 assists vs. Notre Dame and was the difference-maker in a matchup with fellow Mr. Basketball USA candidate Koa Peat of Perry, who had 4 fouls within the first half. Boozer was as soon as once more named recreation MVP with 31 factors, 13 rebounds and three assists.

Had Perry upset Columbus, No. 2 Harvard-Westlake would have been No. 1 for the reason that Wolverines personal a 57-54 win over Perry at Hoophall West in Arizona earlier this month. After defeating Perry, Harvard-Westlake downed No. 3 Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.), 66-63, in Arizona. With Gonzaga simply taking down earlier No. 3 Roosevelt (Eastvale, Calif.) at Hoophall on Monday, 73-55, Harvard-Westlake is now the No. 1 group within the Cal-Hello Sports activities State High 25 and it makes the highest of the FAB 50 pecking order fairly straightforward since Gonzaga misplaced to Columbus in three overtimes and misplaced to the Wolverines.

Columbus’ high-powered schedule continues after already having overwhelmed 14 present or beforehand ranked FAB 50 golf equipment. Columbus faces No. 6 Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) on Jan. 24 and No. 17 Hyperlink Academy (Branson, Mo.) on Jan. 31. The Explorers have overwhelmed Montverde Academy by two factors and can look to avenge one in every of its three losses in opposition to Hyperlink Academy. The comparative scores of ranked groups when it confronted the top-ranked Explorers additionally helped us decide the pecking order for a lot of groups on this week’s FAB 50. It is also time to start out rewarding groups which might be nonetheless unbeaten, and naturally, lots of the nation’s finest have suffered a number of losses as a result of they play one another all around the nation. Such is the character of elite, excessive main highschool basketball.

Harvard-Westlake takes on Notre Dame in Mission League play on Jan. 24, then has a league recreation with the Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) membership that simply knocked off earlier No. 13 Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) at Hoophall. Grayson does fall behind the No. 27 Owasso (Owasso, Okla.) membership it beat to be penalized for shedding to the unranked Trailblazers, however should stay in entrance of No. 34 Mix Academy (Lincolnton, N.C.) and No. 37 Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) as a result of earlier victories over these golf equipment.

No. 40 John Marshall (Richmond, Va.) is one other group that falls after an premature loss that should stay ranked due to a earlier victory. For the Justices, it was a 53-37 victory over Highland (Warrenton, Va.), the best ranked newcomer amongst 5 golf equipment at No. 42. The Hawks, led by All-American candidate Nate Ament, deserve rankings credit score for his or her victory over then No. 1 Prolific Prep.

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Up to date FAB 50 Nationwide Workforce RankingsPowered by Ballislife.com

(fifth ballot of 2024-25 common season; By way of video games performed on Monday, January 20; *Signifies forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Signifies forfeits and defaults not included)

No. Prev. Excessive Faculty (Metropolis)Report

12Columbus (Miami, Fla.)14-3

24Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.)20-1

35Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)16-2

48Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.)17-2

539AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.)9-5

69Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)12-3

710CIA Bella Vista (Phoenix, Ariz.)15-2

81Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.)18-5

96Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.)16-2

1016Brennan (San Antonio, Texas)23-2

1117Allen (Allen, Texas)23-1

123Roosevelt (Eastvale, Calif.)23-2

137Utah Prep (Hurricane, Utah)16-5

1420Wasatch Academy (Mt. Nice, Utah)16-4

1533Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.)13-3

1611IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)12-4

1721Link Academy (Branson, Mo.)13-4

1826Hoover (Hoover, Ala.)23-0

1919St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)19-3

2031Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.)10-2

2122Long Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.)12-5

2215St. John’s (Washington, D.C.)13-5

2314DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.)13-3

2423Calvary Christian Academy (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)12-0

2524St. Joseph (Santa Maria, Calif.)19-1

2630Fishers (Fishers, Ind.)14-0

2725Owasso (Owasso, Okla.)12-3

2836Winstom-Salem Christian (Winston-Salem, N.C.)23-4

2927DME Academy (Daytona Seashore, Fla.)14-7

3028Dream Metropolis Christian (Glendale, Ariz.)17-4

3112Christ Faculty (Arden, N.C.)16-1

3229Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.)17-3

3313Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)17-2

3435Combine Academy (Lincolnton, N.C.)20-6

3540Reidsville (Reidsville, N.C.)14-0

3634Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)13-5

3732Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.)16-3

3841Huntsville (Huntsville, Ala.)24-1

3942U of D Jesuit (Detroit, Mich.)12-1**

4018John Marshall (Richmond, Va.)12-1

4144Patrick Faculty (Hackettstown, N.J.)15-3

42NRHighland (Warrenton, Va.)20-5

4347Reynoldsburg (Reynoldsburg, Ohio)13-0

4448DePaul School Prep (Chicago, Sick.)19-1

45NRBlue Ridge (St. George, Va.)19-0

4649Cretin-Derham Corridor (St. Paul, Minn.)13-0

47NRLake Ridge (Mansfield, Texas)26-2

4850Oak Park (Kansas Metropolis, Mo.)11-1

49NRWebb (Knoxville, Md.)21-2

50NRBolingbrook (Bolingbrook, Sick.)20-2

Dropped Out: Earlier No. 37 Bishop O’Connell (Arlington, Va.), No. 38 La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.), No. 43 De La Salle (Harmony, Calif.), No. 45 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.), No. 46 St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.).

Bubble Groups:  Annie Wright (Tacoma, Wash.) 13-1; Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco, Calif.) 13-1; Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.) 13-3; Bishop O’Connell (Arlington, Va.) 14-5; Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 13-1; Bullis (Potomac, Md.) 11-6; Catholic (Baton Rouge, La.) 23-1; Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.) 8-5; Crown Level (Crown Level, Ind.) 11-0; De Pere (De Pere, Wis.) 11-1; DeSmet (St. Louis, Mo.) 14-1; East Lansing (East Lansing, Mich.) 11-1**; Evans (Orlando, Fla.) 16-4; Ft. Bend Marshall (Missouri Metropolis, Texas) 26-2; Larger Johnstown (Johnstown, Pa.) 15-0; Gibbs (St. Petersburg, Fla.) 16-4; Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.) 13-0; Jordan (Fulshear, Texas) 25-2; JSerra (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) 17-5; Kenwood (Chicago, Sick.) 19-1; Lake Norman (Mooresville, N.C.) 16-1; Northwest (Shawnee Mission, Kan.) 7-1; Notre Dame (West Haven, Conn.) 10-2; Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.) 13-7; Olentangy Orange (Lewis Middle, Ohio) 11-2; Orem (Provo, Utah) 13-3; Plainfield (Plainfield, N.J.) 13-1; Quincy (Quincy, Sick.) 18-1; Richland (Richland, Wash.) 13-0; Rockford (Rockford, Mich.) 12-1; Salesian (Richmond, Calif.) 18-1; Santa Margarita (Rancho SM, Calif.) 17-3; Shadow Creek (Pearland, Texas) 23-2; Sidwell Mates (Washington, D.C.) 10-4; St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.) 10-4; St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) 12-3; St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.) 8-5; St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey Metropolis, N.J.) 12-2; Thomas Jefferson (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 19-1; Timpview (Provo, Utah) 12-4; Higher Dublin (Ft. Washington, Pa.) 16-1; Higher St. Claire (Higher St. Claire, Pa.) 14-1; Vashon (St. Louis, Mo.) 12-2; Veterans Memorial (Corpus Christi, Texas) 29-0; Waubonsie Valley (Aurora, Sick.) 21-0; Weatherford (Weatherford, Okla.) 16-1; Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, Wis.) 12-1; Woodside (Newport Information, Va.) 13-0; Woodward Academy (School Park, Ga.) 15-3.

Observe: The FAB 50 powered by Ballislife.com is a continuation of the Nationwide Sports activities Information Service scores that started in 1952. These had been the primary nationwide highschool rankings and the late Artwork Johlfs of Minnesota compiled them. They had 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 may be reached at [email protected]. Do not forget to comply with him on Twitter: @RonMFlores