A lot of the nation is now completed for 2022-23, as many state champions had been topped among the many groups within the new FAB 50 Nationwide Staff Rankings powered by Ballislife.com. New topped state champs embody No. 28 De Pere (Wis.) and No. 35 Richmond Heights (Richmond Heights, Ohio). There are two newcomers this week, together with newly-crowned Ohio D1 state champ Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio) and Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.), one in all 18 groups nonetheless seeking to shut robust!
We now know who’s going to play in end-of-the season occasions and just below 20 p.c of the groups on this week’s FAB 50 Nationwide Staff Rankings powered by Ballislife.com are nonetheless going and seeking to shut robust.
Among the many state champs who wrapped up their season this weekend embody Ohio Excessive Faculty Athletic Affiliation (OHSAA) Division 4 champ Richmond Heights (Ohio), which completed unbeaten and because the state’s high ranked group with a 70-26 stomping of Convoy Crestview (Convoy, Ohio) on Sunday afternoon. The Spartans led 31-22 on the half, however fully blew open the sport with a large third quarter run, as this system gained its second consecutive state crown to maneuver up six spots on this week’s rankings. Dorian Jones, one of many higher sophomores (2025) within the Midwest, went bonkers from 3-point vary and practically outscored Convoy Crestview by himself, making 7-of-10 3-pointers and ending with 25 factors.
One of many two newcomers is OHSAA D1 champ Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), which took down defending D1 champ Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio) on Sunday night, 53-47, on the College of Dayton. Senior Logan Vowles led the way in which offensively for Hoban with 17 factors, whereas senior Will Scott Jr. (13 factors) and freshman Sam Greer (12 factors) additionally hit double figures. In a sport the place factors had been at a premium, Vowles made 5 of the sport’s 10 3-pointers. Offensive rebounds had been additionally a key to the sport and Vowles and Greer got here up with a mixed 9, because the Knights grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to Choose Central’s 11, despite the fact that the defending champions held the rebounding benefit by one (32-31).
Choose Central was seeking to end FAB 50 ranked for the second consecutive season, however had a tough go offensively, making solely 3-of-16 3-point makes an attempt and 4-of-7 free throws. Ohio Mr. Basketball Devin Royal scored a team-high 15 factors, however made solely 5-of-15 shot makes an attempt.
Up three spots this week is No. 37 Warren Central (Bowling Inexperienced, Ky.), which solely misplaced one sport all season and captured the coveted UK HealthCare Candy 16 title with a 64-60 victory over defending Kentucky Excessive Faculty Athletics Affiliation (KHSAA) Candy 16 champ George Rogers Clark (Winchester, Ky.) at Rupp Enviornment. Within the single elimination, winner-take-all format, Warren Central regarded to erase among the painful recollections of final 12 months’s ultimate, when George Rogers Clark defeated the Dragons, 43-42, as a missed free throw late was a key issue within the end result.
This time round, junior Kade Unseld hit two clutch free throws with 8.1 seconds remaining to seal with win for coach Will Unseld, his father. Unseld, who had a 26-point effort on the Candy 16, was one in all three Warren Central gamers to complete the championship sport with 17 factors. The others had been Damarion Walkup and Omari Glover, each seniors. The Dragons’ solely different state crown got here in 2004, when it gained their final 21 video games after seven common season losses to completed No. 35 within the FAB 50 that season.
The 2 highest ranked groups seeking to win state titles this week are unbeaten and No. 5 Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) and No. 11 Imhotep Constitution (Philadelphia, Pa.). Ben Davis will play bubble membership Kokomo (Ind.) on March 25 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for the Indiana Excessive Faculty Athletic Affiliation (IHSAA) Class 4A state crown. Kokomo knocked off earlier No. 22 Penn (Wishawaka, Ind.), 58-57, within the state semifinals. Imhotep Constitution, in the meantime, is gunning for its second consecutive Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Affiliation (PIAA) Class 5A state crown. It should play Archbishop Ryan (Philadelphia, Pa.), the membership that knocked off earlier No. 41 Radnor (Radnor, Pa.) within the state quarterfinals, within the semifinal on March 20. The state championship sport is about for March 24.
Groups marked with an asterisk by their won-loss file are nonetheless enjoying, together with the six state champions that can take part within the second annual State Champions Invitational set for April 6-8 at McDonough Enviornment at Georgetown College in Washington, D.C.
No. 41 Curtis (College Place, Wash.) performs No. 20 Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.), with the winner of that sport assembly No. 33 Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) in a single semifinal contest. No. 14 Sidwell Mates (DC) is already slated within the different semifinal and can tackle the winner of No. 45 Nook Canyon (Draper, Utah) and bubble membership Yazoo Metropolis (Yazoo Metropolis, Miss.). The SCI championship sport is about for 12 pm ET on April 8.
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Up to date FAB 50 Nationwide Staff RankingsPowered by Ballislife.com
(14th ballot of 2022-23 common season; By video games performed on Sunday, March 19; *Signifies forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Signifies forfeits and defaults not included; ***Signifies season not full)
No.Prev.Excessive Faculty (Metropolis)File
11Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)23-2***
22Link Academy (Branson, Mo.)24-1***
33John Marshall (Richmond, Va.)28-0
44Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas)28-1
55Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.)32-0***
66Columbus (Miami, Fla.)26-4
77Lake Highlands (Dallas, Texas)34-3
88Long Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.)21-2***
99Central Cabarrus (Harmony, N.C.)32-0
1010Camden (Camden, N.J.)23-2**
1111Imhotep Constitution (Philadelphia, Pa.)28-3***
1212Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.)33-2
1313Beaumont United (Beaumont, Texas)36-2
1414Sidwell Mates (Washington, D.C.)27-4***
1515St. John’s (Washington, D.C.)32-4
1616Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.)31-3***
1717Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.)21-7***
1818Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.)30-1
1919IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)16-7***
2020Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.)22-5***
2121Centennial (Corona, Calif.)31-4
2223 AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.)21-6***
2324Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.)26-3***
2425Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, Pa.)25-3***
2526Mt. St. Joseph (Baltimore, Md.)38-4
2627Bellevue West (Bellevue, Neb.)29-0
2728De Pere (De Pere, Wis.)29-0
2829Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.)25-1***
2935Richmond Heights (Richmond Heights, Ohio)29-0
3030Tualatin (Tualatin, Ore.)24-5
3131West Linn (West Linn, Ore.)28-2
3232St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)26-7
3333Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.)26-6***
3434Oak Cliff Religion Household (Dallas, Texas)31-3**
3536Kimball (Kimball, Texas)33-2
3637Edmond North (Edmond, Okla.)26-2
3740Warren Central (Bowling Inexperienced, Ky.)36-1
3838Christ Faculty (Arden, N.C.)31-4
3939Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.)29-2
4042Lake Metropolis (Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho) 26-0
4143Curtis (College Place, Wash.)28-3***
4244Jonesboro (Jonesboro, Ark.)30-3
4345Central Pointe Christian (Kissimmee, Fla.)30-11
4446Durango (Las Vegas, Nev.)21-6
4547Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah)24-2**
4648Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.)27-10
4749Moline (Moline, Unwell.)35-3
4850Kell (Marietta, Ga.)28-2
49NRArchbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.)21-9***
50NRArchbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio)26-3
Dropped Out: Earlier No. 22 Penn (Wishawaka, Ind.), No. 41 Radnor (Radnor, Pa.).
Bubble Groups: Andover (Andover, Kan.) 23-2; Benet Academy (Lisle, Unwell.) 35-2; Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park, Kan.) 21-4; Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant, Iowa) 24-0; Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, Tenn.) 29-3; Briarcrest Christian (Eads, Tenn.) 32-3**; Damaged Arrow (Damaged Arrow, Okla.) 27-2; Carmel Christian (Matthews, N.C.) 28-4; Carter (Dallas, Texas) 31-4; Catholic B.R. (Baton Rouge, La.) 28-6; Centerville (Centerville, Ohio) 25-4; Cherokee (Canton, Ga.) 25-7; Christ the King (Center Village, N.Y.) 23-5; East (Denver, Col.) 26-2; DME Academy (Daytona Seashore, Fla.) 26-8**; Dwyer (Palm Seashore Gardens, Fla.) 29-1; Eagle’s Touchdown (McDonough, Ga.) 29-2; Ellison (Killeen, Texas) 38-4; Farmville Central (Farmville, N.C.) 30-1; Garfield (Seattle, Wash.) 25-2; Grand Blanc (Grand Blanc, Mich.) 24-2***; Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) 24-6; Greensboro Day (Greensboro, N.C.) 30-5; Hayfield (Alexandria, Va.) 30-1; Highland (Warrenton, Va.) 30-3; Highland Park (Topeka Kan.) 21-0**; Hoover (Hoover, Ala.) 31-4; Isidore Newman (New Orleans, La.) 32-6; Kapun Mt. Carmel (Wichita, Kan.) 23-2; Kokomo (Kokomo, Ind.) 24-4***; Liberty (Henderson, Nev.) 21-10; McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.) 23-7; Metamora (Metamora, Unwell.) 34-2; Modesto Christian (Modesto, Calif.) 27-7; Muskegon (Muskegon, Mich.) 24-2***; Myers Park (Charlotte, N.C.) 28-4; Norcross (Norcross, Ga.) 26-5; North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, N.C.) 29-3; Northside (Roanoke, Va.) 27-1; Park Heart (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) 26-2***; Penn (Wishawaka, Ind.) 28-2; Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio) 25-6; Reidsville (Reidesville, N.C.) 26-1; Scotlandville (Baton Rouge, La.) 33-4; Simeon (Chicago, Unwell.) 32-4; Staley (Kansas Metropolis, Mo.) 30-2; St. Augustine (San Diego, Calif.) 28-5; St. Maria Goretti (Hagerstown, Md.) 27-7; Vashon (St. Louis, Mo.) 24-7; Valley (West Des Moines, Iowa) 21-5; Volcano Vista (Albuquerque, N.M.) 29-1; Wasatch Academy (Mt. Nice, Utah) 19-10; West Oaks (Orlando, Fla.) 21-9; West Ranch (Valencia, Calif.) 29-3; Yazoo Metropolis (Yazoo Metropolis, Miss.) 30-5***.
Notice: The FAB 50 powered by Ballislife.com is a continuation of the Nationwide Sports activities Information Service rankings 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 23 years in the past.
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