The playoffs are heating up and there are some key video games within the subsequent two weeks that would shake up the FAB 50 Nationwide Workforce Rankings powered by Ballislife.com. No. 1 Paul VI of Virginia may see its season prolonged if its closes robust and there are 4 new groups within the trade’s longest-running weekly nationwide rankings for the second consecutive week. This week’s newcomers is led by No. 41 Simeon (Chicago, Unwell.), which returns after capturing the Chicago Public League title.
FAB 50 ranked and high quality groups often win massive in early spherical playoff video games, so there isn’t a lot motion on the prime of the newest FAB 50 Nationwide Workforce Rankings powered by Ballislife.com.
The one group within the Prime 25 to lose final week was earlier No. 6 Columbus (Miami, Fla.). The Explorers fell to unranked Palmetto (Fla.) in additional time within the Class 7A, District 16 title recreation, 66-64. It was Columbus’ first lack of the season to a group from South Florida. Due to the standard wins on its resume and by defeating Palmetto by a mixed 67 factors in handing that group two of its 4 losses, Columbus solely drops three spots on this week’s rankings. The Explorers fall to No. 9 proper in entrance of the Camden (N.J.) group it beat in early January.
This week’s highest rated newcomer is one other group that went into additional time final week. In truth, No. 41 Simeon (Chicago, Unwell.) performed 5 overtimes in two video games over a interval of 48 hours to seize the 2023 Chicago Public League (CPL) crown in coach Robert Smith’s closing season. Simeon additionally avenged two of its common season losses to maneuver again up in entrance of the Benet Academy (Lisle, Unwell.). Benet Academy, which solely loss is to Simeon, strikes up 5 spots to No. 43 this week.
Simeon outlasted Curie (Chicago, Unwell.) within the semifinals, 64-60, in an unbelievable four-overtime affair. Unsigned senior guard Jalen Griffith had 21 factors for Simeon within the gut-check win. With no shot clock in play, every group solely scored two factors within the third further interval. Curie had a number of alternatives to win, however the Wolverines’ Miles Rubin got here up with a clutch block and Simeon senior level guard Kaiden Area nailed two free throws to seal the semifinal victory.
In Saturday’s championship recreation at UIC Credit score Union 1 Enviornment, it should of felt like no sweat to play an additional interval towards Kenwood Academy (Chicago, Unwell.), the opposite group that beat the Wolverines earlier within the season. Simeon dominated the additional interval, rolling to a 72-64 victory to present Smith his eighth CPL title.
Simeon, which was led by Wes Rubin with 21 factors together with his brother Miles chipping in 15 vs. Kenwood Academy, will now look to seize a seventh IHSA state crown underneath Smith’s management in Class 3A.
Senior Dai Dai Ames, sure for Kansas St., led Kenwood Academy with 22 factors and scored his group’s solely factors in additional time on two free throws.
A newcomer that has a giant recreation arising on Tuesday is No. 44 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.), a participant within the CIF Southern Part open division playoffs. In a format with two swimming pools of 4 groups every, Notre Dame defeated earlier No. 34 Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.), 71-63, within the quantity 4 vs. quantity 5 seed pool recreation. Notre Dame was the one victor in one of many 4 CIFSS open pool video games the place the decrease, visiting seed recorded the victory, as its protection performed beautifully within the second and third quarter whereas the offense nailed 13-of-21 3-pointers. Notre Dame’s “massive three” guards all made an impression with Gonzaga-bound Dusty Stromer scoring 20 factors, Duke-bound Caleb Foster hitting for 18 factors and Houston-bound Mercy Miller, a junior, netting 17 factors.
The Knights can actually make some FAB 50 noise on Tuesday after they hit the highway to tackle primary seed and FAB 50 No. 6 Centennial (Corona, Calif.) of their second pool play recreation. If Notre Dame can win its second consecutive highway pool play recreation, it could seize Pool “A” and its Mission League rematch with Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) on Friday (the third pool recreation) wouldn’t have any bearing aside from SoCal regional placement.
Notre Dame took No. 11 Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.) into double additional time in one of many two video games versus its Mission League foe throughout the common season. In Pool “B” ought to the Wolverines and No. 19 West Ranch (Valencia, Calif.) win pool play video games at house on Tuesday, the 2 ranked golf equipment would meet Friday in a defacto semifinal recreation to find out the winner of Pool “B”. That recreation could be at Harvard-Westlake, because the Wolverines are the quantity two seed and West Ranch the quantity three. The CIFSS open championship recreation is ready for February 25 on the Honda Heart in Orange County.
No. 1 Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.) performs for the Virginia Impartial Faculties Athletic Affiliation (VISAA) state title. The VISAA playoffs should not sanctioned by the Nationwide Federation of State Excessive College Associations (NFHS). To ensure that groups to qualify for the end-of-season State Champions Invitational, it should seize a NFHS-sanctioned state championship in its respective state. This opens the door for the Panthers to compete at GEICO Nationals, which is slated for March 30 – April 1 and has been a event for prime impartial packages for the reason that 2008-09 season and Nationwide Interscholastic Basketball Convention (NIBC) golf equipment since its inception in 2020-21.
Paul VI is in consideration for a GEICO Nationals berth and coach Glen Farello instructed Ballislife his group would settle for an invite to the occasion if it was chosen to take part.
Paul VI is the No. 1 group within the FAB 50, however the group prone to earn the No. 1 seed is No. 2 Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.). The Eagles, GEICO Nationals event champions the previous two seasons, closed out their common season with a 62-52 victory over No. 20 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) to complete 11-1 in NIBC play in 2022-23. MVA defeated IMG Academy twice throughout the common season and solely misplaced to No. 21 AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.) in convention play.
Montverde Academy solely scored 5 factors within the first quarter and trialed 23-18 at halftime, however executed and made the additional passes down the stretch. At one level, IMG Academy led by as many as 12 factors. Junior ahead Derik Queen had one other robust recreation for a MVA membership that gained its closing 11 NIBC video games with its non-NIBC loss to No. 27 Mt. St. Joseph (Baltimore, Md.), a group No. 1 Paul VI defeated.
Whereas Montverde Academy and IMG Academy are already executed with the common season (per FHSAA guidelines which each packages comply with so as to be eligible to play these full member packages), Paul VI nonetheless has loads of video games to go within the Washington Catholic Athletic Convention (WCAC), which is the strongest parochial highschool convention within the nation. From the outcomes thus far this season, Paul VI could be a nice addition to GEICO Nationals.
In keeping with occasion organizers with Skokie, Unwell.-based Paragon Advertising and marketing, new state associations sanctioned by the NFHS are going to permit their state championship groups the chance to play within the State Champions Invitational if chosen.
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Up to date FAB 50 Nationwide Workforce RankingsPowered by Ballislife.com
(ninth ballot of 2022-23 common season; By way of video games performed on Sunday, Feb. 12; *Signifies forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Signifies forfeits and defaults not included)
No.Prev.Excessive College (Metropolis)File
11Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.)24-1
22Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)23-2
33John Marshall (Richmond, Va.)21-0
44Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas)27-1
55Link Academy (Branson, Mo.)23-1
67Centennial (Corona, Calif.)26-3
78Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.)24-0
89Lake Highlands (Dallas, Texas)26-3
96Columbus (Miami, Fla.)21-4
1010Camden (Camden, N.J.)22-2
1111Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.)29-1
1212Long Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.)15-2
1313Imhotep Constitution (Philadelphia, Pa.)20-3
1414St. John’s (Washington, D.C.)23-2
1515Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.)16-6
1616Central Cabarrus (Harmony, N.C.)24-0
1717Beaumont United (Beaumont, Texas)29-1
1818Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.)27-1
1919West Ranch (Valencia, Calif.)28-1
2020IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)16-7
2121AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.)18-5
2222West Linn (West Linn, Ore.)21-1
2323Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, Pa.)18-2
2424Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.)15-5
2525Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)23-2
2627Park Heart (Brooklyn Park, Minn.)19-0
2728Mt. St. Jospeh (Baltimore, Md.)31-3
2829Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.)18-0
2930DME Academy (Daytona Seaside, Fla.)24-5**
3031Bellevue West (Bellevue, Neb.)22-0
3135Pinson Valley (Pinson, Ala.)27-0
3237Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.)16-1
3340Penn (Wishawaka, Ind.)19-1
3426Garfield (Seattle, Wash.)19-1
3536Carmel Christian (Matthews, N.C.)26-3
3638Oak Cliff Religion Household (Dallas, Texas)22-3**
3739Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.)19-6
3843De Pere (De Pere, Wis.)21-0
3932Carter (Dallas, Texas)26-3
4044St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)17-1
41NRSimeon (Chicago, Unwell.)26-3
4242Christ the King (Center Village, N.Y.)19-4
4348Benet Academy (Lisle, Unwell.)27-1
44NRNotre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.)21-9
4545Lake Metropolis (Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho) 20-0
4646Broken Arrow (Damaged Arrow, Okla.)19-0
47NRBentonville West (Centerton, Ark.)23-2
4849Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.)24-2
4950Warren Central (Bowling Inexperienced, Ky.)24-1
50NRRadnor (Radnor, Pa.)22-0
Dropped Out: Earlier No. 33 Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.), No. 34 Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.), No. 41 Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.), No. 47 Scotlandville (Baton Rouge, La.).
Bubble Groups: Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.) 16-7; Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) 21-6; Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.) 25-3; Bullis (Potomac, Md.) 23-2; Cardinal Ritter (St. Louis, Mo.) 18-3; Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.) 15-4; Centerville (Centerville, Ohio) 19-3; Chambers (Charlotte, N.C.) 19-5; Nook Canyon (Draper, Utah) 19-2; Curtis (College Place, Wash.) 22-3; Eagle’s Touchdown (McDonough, Ga.) 25-1; Edmond North (Edmond, Okla.) 18-2; Ellison (Killeen, Texas) 31-3; Farmville Central (Farmville, N.C.) 22-1; Federal Method (Federal Method, Wash.) 21-1; Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) 21-5; Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) 19-5; Hayfield (Alexandria, Va.) 21-1; Highland (Warrenton, Va.) 25-2; Horn Lake (Horn Lake, Miss.) 28-1; Jackson-Reed (Washington, D.C.) 24-6**; Joliet West (Joliet, Unwell.) 24-5; Jonesboro (Jonesboro, Ark.) 23-3; Kell (Marietta, Ga.) 21-2; Kennedy (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 19-0; Kenwood Academy (Chicago, Unwell.) 23-6; Kimball (Kimball, Texas) 25-2; Liberty (Henderson, Nev.) 18-8; MacArthur (Decatur, Unwell.) 25-3; McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.) 19-6; Metamora (Metamora, Unwell.) 26-2; Muskegon (Muskegon, Mich.) 15-1; Myers Park (Charlotte, N.C.) 20-4; Newton (Covington, Ga.) 16-9; Nixa (Nixa, Mo.) 21-0; North Farmington (Farmington Hills, Mich.) 15-1; North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, N.C.) 22-2; Northern Nash (Rocky Mount, N.C.) 23-1; Northside (Roanoke, Va.) 22-0; Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 20-13; Oak Park (Kansas Metropolis, Mo.) 21-1; Putnam Metropolis North (Oklahoma Metropolis, Okla.) 20–1; Studying (Studying, Pa.) 21-1; Richmond Heights (Richmond Heights, Ohio) 21-0; Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.) 19-3; Sacred Coronary heart Griffin (Springfield, Unwell.) 26-3; Scotlandville (Baton Rouge, La.) 28-3; Staley (Kansas Metropolis, Mo.) 21-2; Starkville (Starkville, Miss.) 23-4; St. Augustine (San Diego, Calif.) 24-4; UOD Jesuit (Detroit, Mich.) 15-3; Vashon (St. Louis, Mo.) 14-7; Volcano Vista (Albuquerque, N.M.) 22-1; Wasatch Academy (Mt. Nice, Utah) 13-10.
Observe: The FAB 50 powered by Ballislife.com is a continuation of the Nationwide Sports activities Information Service scores 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 23 years in the past.
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