After a vacation match season that led to probably the most unstable modifications in years, this week is a little more calm however there’s nonetheless motion and 5 newcomers to the brand new FAB 50 Nationwide Group Rankings powered by Ballislife.com. Paul VI of Virginia stays No. 1 and six-time FAB 50 champ Montverde Academy of Florida is as much as No. 2. Newcomers are led by No. 43 Christ the King (Center Village, N.Y.).
By Ronnie Flores
After a majority of the nation’s high groups traveled to vacation occasions in late December to check their wares in opposition to high competitors, those self same golf equipment returned house and stayed native to start league, convention and/or district play. Predictably, they gained most of these video games and there isn’t as a lot volatility on this week’s FAB 50 Nationwide Group Rankings powered by Ballislife.com.
That might change in subsequent week’s particular FAB 50 MLK version as a plethora of ranked groups take part in showcase occasions centered round Martin Luther King Jr. vacation weekend, notably the Spalding Hoophall Basic in Springfield, Mass., and the Bass Professional Event of Champions in Springfield, Mo. No. 13 Dawn Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.) is definitely doing the “Springfield Double”, taking part in No. 2 Montverde Academy on MLK Monday (3 pm ET, ESPNU) after touring from Missouri on Sunday. The Buffaloes will look to seize the Bass Professional TOC title over the likes of No. 3 Hyperlink Academy (Branson, Mo.), No. 40 Staley (Kansas Metropolis, Mo.) and No. 43 Christ the King (Center Village, N.Y.).
Hyperlink Academy has an ideal alternative on this yr’s TOC to propel itself into critical FAB 50 title rivalry after advancing to the championship recreation of GEICO Nationals final season. Unbeaten Staley additionally has a fantastic alternative to show its rankings price on a nationwide scale, opening the distinguished match with battle-tested bubble membership Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.). As for Christ the King, the Royals’ two losses to Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.) and Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) are usually not wanting dangerous in any respect. Paul VI, in fact, is the No. 1 staff within the FAB 50 and the Trailblazers took down earlier No. 13 Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.), 66-55, in entrance of roughly 2,500 followers on the Chosen 1’s Invitational in Southern California. Senior sharp-shooter Ashton Hardaway, the son of former NBA participant and present Memphis coach Penny Hardaway who will play for his father in faculty, nailed 4 3-pointers and had 18 factors to guide the comeback win, whereas uncommitted senior guard Bronny James additionally performed properly with 22 factors. With its huge Saturday win over Wheeler, Sierra Canyon is as much as No. 32 on this week’s rankings. Sierra Canyon will make the trek to the Hoophall Basic to tackle No. 9 Columbus (Miami, Fla.) on MLK Monday (1 pm ET, ESPN).
Whereas many of the nation was at house this previous week, earlier No. 2 Camden (N.J.) made the trek right down to Miami to tackle battle-tested Columbus in what was its first main take a look at of the season. Camden couldn’t overcome a gradual offensive begin and couldn’t decelerate sophomore ahead and Mr. Basketball USA candidate Cam Boozer down the stretch, as he completed with 22 factors and 16 rebounds within the 75-66 victory. The loss drops Camden eight spots to No. 10, whereas Columbus strikes up two spots No. 9. The Explorers have three general losses and have now completed sufficient to hop in entrance of No. 15 Imhotep Constitution (Philadelphia, Pa.). Columbus’ different two losses are to No. 4 Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas) and to No. 6 John Marshall (Richmond, Va.).
Camden, who bounced again from the loss with a 83-68 win over No. 26 Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) on the Iverson Basic in New Jersey, has two huge video games on the Hoophall Basic. The Panthers will tackle No. 16 Centennial (Corona, Calif.) on Jan. 14 (6 pm ET, ESPN) and tackle No. 38 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) on MLK Monday (11 am ET, ESPN).
The three groups proper in entrance of Columbus within the rankings are all unbeaten with powerful video games arising in both a match or convention play. We’re on the level within the season the place we should start to reward unbeaten golf equipment, as No. 11 Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) and No. 12 West Linn (West Linn, Ore.) additionally get good bumps up within the rankings. There at the moment are 15 unbeaten golf equipment within the FAB 50, together with the three newcomers who occupy spots No. 48-50 within the nations’ longest operating weekly nationwide highschool basketball rankings.
As is customary after MLK weekend in a convention we began almost 20 years in the past and has been adopted by different nationwide pollsters, subsequent week’s FAB 50 will likely be pushed again a day to account for all of the Monday MLK outcomes.
Can Hyperlink Academy stay unbeaten, or will Dawn Christian Academy efficiently pull off the “Springfield Double”? What number of unbeaten golf equipment will stay after this upcoming particular weekend for highschool basketball?
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Up to date FAB 50 Nationwide Group RankingsPowered by Ballislife.com
(4th ballot of 2022-23 common season; By means of video games performed on Sunday, Jan. 8; *Signifies forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Signifies forfeits and defaults not included)
No.Prev.Excessive College (Metropolis)Document
11Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.)12-1
23Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)11-2
36Link Academy (Branson, Mo.)15-0
410Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas)17-1
54AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.)12-3
67John Marshall (Richmond, Va.)11-0
78St. John’s (Washington, D.C.)15-0
89Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)14-0
911Columbus (Miami, Fla.)13-3
102Camden (Camden, N.J.)8-1
1118Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.)14-0
1219West Linn (West Linn, Ore.)12-0
1312Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.)10-3
1428Simeon (Chicago, In poor health.)14-0
155Imhotep Constitution (Philadelphia, Pa.)10-2
1614Centennial (Corona, Calif.)14-3
1715Lake Highlands (Dallas, Texas)17-3
1817Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, Pa.)9-1
1916Mt. St. Joseph (Baltimore, Md.)13-2
2025Long Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.)9-2
2130Beaumont United (Beaumont, Texas)19-1
2221Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.)18-1
2326Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.)3-3
2422Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.)8-2
2524Centerville (Centerville, Ohio)11-1
2620Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)9-1
2727IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)8-4
2829Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.)18-1
2923Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.)16-1
3032West Ranch (Valencia, Calif.)18-1
3131DME Academy (Daytona Seaside, Fla.)12-4**
3238Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)15-3
3313Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.)8-5
3434Huntington Prep (Huntington, W. Va.) 11-5
3539Central Cabarrus (Harmony, N.C.)15-0
3637The Rock (Gainesville, Fla.)20-5
3741Christ College (Arden, N.C.)19-1
3840Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)8-4
3947Olympic (Charlotte, N.C.)16-0
4045Staley (Kansas Metropolis, Mo.)9-0
4150Garfield (Seattle, Wash.)7-0
4243La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.)8-4
43NRChrist the King (Center Village, N.Y.)8-2
4444Oak Cliff Religion Household (Dallas, Texas)16-2**
4548Park Heart (Brooklyn Park, Minn.)6-0
46NRWinter Haven (Winter Haven, Fla.)13-2
4749Lake Metropolis (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho)10-0
48NRCarter (Dallas, Texas)18-2
49NRBellevue West (Bellevue, Neb.)12-0
50NRCass Tech (Detroit, Mich.)9-0
Dropped Out: Earlier No. 33 Kell (Marietta, Ga.), No. 35 Liberty (Henderson, Nev.), No. 36 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), No. 42 Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), No. 46 Briarcrest Christian (Eads, Tenn.).
Bubble Groups: Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.) 7-4; Baldwin (Baldwin, N.Y.) 9-0; Benet Academy (Lisle, In poor health.) 18-1; Bentonville West (Centerton, Ark.) 15-1; Briarcrest Christian (Eads, Tenn.) 20-1; Damaged Arrow (Damaged Arrow, Okla.) 8-0; Brooklyn Collegiate (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 9-1; Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 8-1; Brownsburg (Brownsburg, Ind.) 13-1; Bullis (Potomac, Md.) 13-1; Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) 5-7; Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.) 9-0; Chambers (Charlotte, N.C.) 11-4; Coronado (Henderson, Nev.) 7-6; Nook Canyon (Draper, Utah) 11-2; Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.) 15-2; Dougherty Valley (San Ramon, Calif.) 15-1; Durango (Las Vegas, Nev.) 7-3; Eagle’s Touchdown (McDonough, Ga.) 16-0; Edmond North (Edmond, Okla.) 10-2; Ellison (Killeen, Texas) 21-3; Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) 9-3; Hayfield (Alexandria, Va.) 8-1; Jackson-Reed (Washington, D.C.) 15-3; Joliet West (Joliet, In poor health.) 14-4; Jonesboro (Jonesboro, Ark.) 14-2; Kell (Marietta, Ga.) 14-2; Kenwood Academy (Chicago, In poor health.) 13-2; Kimball (Kimball, Texas) 16-2; Lancaster (Lancaster, S.C.) 14-1; Liberty (Henderson, Nev.) 8-6; MacArthur (Decatur, In poor health.) 15-1; Madison Prep (Baton Rouge, La.) 15-0; Modesto Christian (Modesto, Calif.) 11-4; Muskegon (Muskegon, Mich.) 5-0; Myers Park (Charlotte, N.C.) 11-3; Norcross (Norcross, Ga.) 13-2; North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, N.C.) 14-1; Northern Nash (Rocky Mount, N.C.) 14-0; Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 13-9; Oak Park (Kansas Metropolis, Mo.) 11-1; O’Dea (Seattle, Wash.) 9-3; Olympia (Orlando, Fla.)14-1; Penn (Wishawaka, Ind.) 8-1; Pinson Valley (Pinson, Ala.) 16-0; Putnam Metropolis North (Oklahoma Metropolis, Okla.) 11-0; Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.) 11-1; Sacred Coronary heart Griffin (Springfield, In poor health.) 14-0; Sidwell Pals (Washington, D.C.) 12-3; St. Augustine (San Diego, Calif.) 14-3; St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.) 4-2; Totino-Grace (Fridley, Minn.) 4-2; UOD Jesuit (Detroit, Mich.) 7-1; Volcano Vista (Albuquerque, N.M.) 15-0; Wasatch Academy (Mt. Nice, Utah) 8-6; Whitney Younger (Chicago, In poor health.) 13-4.
Observe: 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.
Ronnie Flores is the nationwide Grassroots editor of Ballislife.com. He will be reached at [email protected]. Don’t neglect to comply with him on Twitter: @RonMFlores
