Thrilling video games in Kentucky, Minnesota and Ohio brought on motion within the newest version of the FAB 50 Nationwide Group Rankings powered by Ballislife.com. There are two newcomers this week, together with Kentucky Candy 16 champ Lyon County and Jackson-Reed (Washington, D.C.), whose robust resume cannot be ignored. Indiana’s state champions shall be topped on March 30.
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By Ronnie Flores
The Candy 16 subject is about for March Insanity and there’s nonetheless some highschool insanity taking place across the nation. In actual fact, proper earlier than the Candy 16 subject was set on Sunday night, the Ohio Excessive College Athletic Affiliation (OHSAA) wrapped up its state event with the state’s prime ranked-club, St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio), capturing the Division I state crown with a hard-fought 66-56 win over Centerville (Ohio) earlier than 5,189 at College of Dayton Area.
4 gamers scored in double figures for coach Cam Joyce’s crew, led by 6-foot senior guard Jack Zapolnick with 14 factors and 7 assists and 6-foot-1 senior guard Matt Ellis with 12 factors. Michael Lamirand, a 6-foot-4 senior ahead, nailed all three of his 3-point makes an attempt and completed with 11 factors because the Wildcats made 7-of-15 3-pointers.
St. Ignatius gained its first OHSAA state crown since 2001, when the Wildcats completed No. 40 within the FAB 50 that season after successful their first state D1 title with a 25-2 mark. This yr’s crew solely suffered one in-state loss, with its different losses to St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.) and FAB 50 No. 25 Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.). With St. Joseph’s Prep having a loss to No. 40 Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.), it solely is sensible the Wildcats transfer up three spots to No. 41 on this week’s up to date FAB 50 Nationwide Group Rankings powered by Ballislife.com.
St. Ignatius nipped Hayes (Delaware, Ohio) within the semifinals, 54-53, whereas Centerville defeated bubble membership Whitmer (Toledo, Ohio), 58-39. Six-foot-10 junior ahead Damon Friery (16 factors) and 6-foot-1 junior guard Quinn Woidke led the best way for balanced St. Ignatius within the win over Hayes. The semifinal recreation got here all the way down to Woidke’s operating lay-up with 10 seconds remaining and a defensive stand following his clutch shot that turned out to be the game-winning factors.
In Kentucky, The celebrated Kentucky Excessive College Athletics Affiliation (KHSAA) Candy 16 was captured by Lyon County (Eddyville, Ky.) with a 67-58 Saturday night victory over Harlan County (Rosspoint, Ky.) earlier than 13,568 at historic Rupp Area. It was unbelievable state championship recreation and the whole lot that’s proper about highschool basketball. Kentucky nonetheless employs the one-class system, so the occasion is already electrical and highly-anticipated. The very fact each finalists have been small colleges made this yr’s Candy 16 much more memorable.
In line with the 2010 census, Eddyville has a inhabitants of two,554 and Harlan 1,745. Lyon County, which has a scholar physique of 277, can now be referred to as state champions for the primary time after taking a 18-10 lead after one interval and ending the sport with a 22-13 benefit within the closing interval. The Lyons’ finest participant isn’t just an All-American headed to UK and Kentucky’s all-time main scorer, he is now a state people hero after main his crew to a state title. Travis Perry, the state’s Mr. Basketball, hit 5-of-9 3-pointers en path to 27 factors to associate with 5 property and two steals.
Jack Riddick netted 15 factors and Brady Shoulders had 15 factors and 7 rebounds for the Lyons, who not solely beat state champions from Alabama (Buckhorn) and South Carolina (bubble membership Lexington), but additionally earlier FAB 50 No. 25 Nice Crossing (Georgetown, Ky.) within the semifinals, 58-49, earlier on Saturday afternoon behind Perry (24 factors), Shoulders (13 factors) and Reddick (11 factors). That Lyon County trio have been teammates since second grade and erased a number of the sting of shedding on the Candy 16 the earlier two seasons after capturing its regional. Perry scored 5,481 factors in his highschool profession taking part in for his father, Ryan, and broke the hallowed state scoring document of the late “King” Kelly Coleman of Wayland within the course of.
Within the championship recreation, Harlan County was led by Maddox Huff with 22 factors whereas Trent Noah, a South Carolina commit, had 17 factors and 9 rebounds.
With the 4 wins on the Candy 16, together with two on Saturday, Lyon County breaks into the FAB 50 at No. 47. Nice Crossing, which did not lose to a different Kentucky crew and fell within the common season in additional time to Washington Catholic Athletic Convention (WCAC) member Bishop O’Connell of Virginia (which beat two FAB 50 ranked groups), stays in at No. 50 this week.
The very best ranked newcomer this week is definitely No. 44 Jackson-Reed (Washington, D.C.), which performed its closing recreation on March 1. Whereas contemplating many groups for this week’s second newcomer together with Lyon County, the resume of the Tigers saved arising. Jackson-Reed owns an additional time victory over No. 29 Bullis (Potomac, Md.) and owns wins over South Shore (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Wasatch Academy (Mt. Nice, Utah).
We strongly thought-about Chicago Public League champ Curie (Chicago, Ailing.), however that membership has a loss to South Shore. Imhotep Constitution, who captured the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Affiliation (PIAA) Class 6A state title on Friday, did not misplaced any video games in state and likewise has a loss to South Shore. With Independence (Thompson’s Station, Tenn.), one other crew from the Southeast Area we thought-about for entry additionally shedding to South Shore, it was clear Jackson-Reed from the East Area was the logical alternative.
The one state nonetheless taking part in is Indiana due to the NCAA Males’s Basketball Event first two rounds being performed on the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. On March 30, No. 10 Fishers (Fishers, Ind.) will face Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.).
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(14th ballot of 2023-24 common season; Via video games performed on Sunday, March 24; *Signifies forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Signifies forfeits and defaults not included; ***Signifies season not full.)
No. Prev. Excessive College (Metropolis)Report
11Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)29-0***
22Columbus (Miami, Fla.)27–4***
33Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.)33-2***
44Long Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.)21-4****
55Plano East (Plano, Texas)40-0
66Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.)31-5***
77Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.)33-3
88Central Cabarrus (Harmony, N.C.)33-0
99Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, Wis.)30-0
1010Fishers (Fishers, Ind.)28-1***
1111Link Academy (Branson, Mo.)25-6***
1212AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.)27-5***
1313Stony Level (Spherical Rock, Texas)38-2
1414IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)18-8***
1515St. Rose (Belmar, N.J.)29-2
1616Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.)26-4
1717Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)29-3
1818St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.)27-1
1919Ridge View (Columbia, S.C.)27-2
2020Roosevelt (Eastvale, Calif.)31-4
2121Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.)24-6
2222Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)30-2
2323McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.)26-6
2424North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, N.C.)30-3
2526Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.)27-4
2627Myers Park (Charlotte, N.C.)27-4
2728John Marshall (Richmond, Va.)25-3
2829Bullis (Potomac, Md.)27-3
2930Sidwell Mates (Washington, D.C.) 27-4
3031Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)28-6
3132St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)28-7
3233Salesian (Richmond, Calif.)31-2
3334La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.)23-5
3435Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.)27-7
3537Patrick College (Elizabeth, N.J.)28-4
3638Camden (Camden, N.J.)30-2
3739Kell (Marietta, Ga.)28-3
3840Homewood Flossmor (Flossmor, Ailing.)33-4
3941Reidsville (Reidsville, N.C.)29-0
4042Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.)26-3
4144St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio)26-3
4243Millennium (Goodyear, Ariz.)25-5
4345Winter Haven (Winter Haven, Fla.)27-2
44NRJackson-Reed (Washington, D.C.)33-3
4550Bellevue West (Bellevue, Neb.) 27-1
4646Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)29-6
4747Lyon County (Eddyville, Ky.)36-3
4848Beaumont United (Beaumont, Texas)34-4
4949Northwest (Shawnee Mission, Kan.)25-0
5025Great Crossing (Georgetown, Ky.)36-2
Dropped Out: Earlier No. 36 Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.), No. 47 Newport (Newport, Ky.).
Bubble Groups: Arrowhead (Heartland, Wis.) 27-3; Bartlett (Bartlett, Tenn.) 32-5; Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) 24-5; Brennan (San Antonio, Texas) 31-5; Centerville (Centerville, Ohio) 20-9; Central Catholic (Portland, Ore.) 28-3; Christian (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 26-3; Mix Academy (Lincolnton, N.C.) 23-3; Curie (Chicago, Ailing.) 31-3; Dale (Dale, Okla.) 30-2; De Paul Prep (Chicago, Ailing.) 35-2; De Pere (De Pere, Wis.) 26-2; Edmond North (Edmond, Okla.) 24-4; Fort Bend Clements (Sugar Land, Texas) 32-1; Hayes (Delaware, Ohio) 27-2; Hickory (Hickory, N.C.) 31-1; Hoover (Hoover, Ala.) 30-3; Imhotep Constitution (Philadelphia, Pa.) 29-3; Independence (Thompson’s Station, Tenn.) 32-6; Kennedy (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 25-1; Kokomo (Kokomo, Ind.) 25-4; Lehi (Lehi, Utah) 24-4; Lexington (Lexington, S.C.) 28-2; Lexington Catholic (Lexington, Ky.) 32-3; Liberty Magnet (Baton Rouge, La.) 33-4; Lincoln (Warren, Mich.) 24-4; Lincoln Park (Midland, Pa.) 27-3; Marquette College (Milwaukee, Wis.) 26-4; Millard North (Omaha, Neb.) 23-3; Minnetonka (Minnetonka, Minn.) 25-6; Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) 26-2; Mt. St. Joseph (Baltimore, Md.) 36-5; Noblesville (Noblesville, Ind.) 22-3; Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) 31-4; Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 21-6; Owasso (Owasso, Okla.) 26-4; Pewaukee (Pewaukee, Wis.) 25-5; Raymond (Raymond, Miss.) 31-4; Seven Lakes (Katy, Texas) 35-4**; Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) 26-4; St. Anne’s-Bellfield (Charlottesville, Va.) 26-4; St. Joseph (Santa Maria, Calif.) 31-4; St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey Metropolis, N.J.) 26-3; Totino-Grace (Fridley, Minn.) 27-5; Valley (West Des Moines, Iowa) 21-5; Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Col.) 26-2; Vashon (St. Louis, Mo.) 26-6; Volcano Vista (Albuquerque, N.M.) 30-1; Lincoln (Warren, Mich.) 24-4; Wasatch Academy (Mt. Nice, Utah) 15-7; Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.) 29-2; Westfield (Westfield, Ind.) 19-3; Whitmer (Toledo, Ohio) 25-3; Woodside (Newport Information, Va.) 27-1.
Word:Â 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 24 years in the past.
Ronnie Flores is the nationwide Grassroots editor of Ballislife.com. He could be reached at ronnie@ballislife.com. Do not forget to observe him on Twitter: @RonMFlores
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