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State champions in all 50 states have been crowned and the only games remaining are those involving the eight FAB 50 ranked teams competing at GEICO Nationals in New York, April 4-6. The biggest news of the past week was the crowning of state champions from the largest classifications in Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and New York.
In Ohio, Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) repeated as back-t0-back Division 1 champions with a 52-44 victory over bubble club St. Vincent-St. Mary, as senior forward Alec Pfriem had 19 points and eight rebounds and West Virginia-bound guard Miles McBride had 13 points, six rebounds and three assists to lead the Crusaders to a come-from-behind victory. Moeller won its fifth state crown since 1999 and was able to move up to No. 7 in this week's rankings by virtue of becoming the first unbeaten OHSAA D1 state champ since Zanesville in 1995. Moeller, which defeated St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) 72-52 in the state semifinals behind a double-double from Pfriem, will enter 2019-20 riding a 49-game winning streak.
West Virginia coach Bobby Huggins had to be estatic to see two of his WVU recruits win major state titles on the same day, as McDonald's All-American center Oscar Tshiebwe led Kennedy Catholic (Hermitage, Pa.) to the PIAA Class 6A state championship after defeating Coatesville (Pa.), 75-69, in the semifinals and needing double overtime to knock off Pennridge (Perkasie, Pa.), 64-62, in saturday's title game. Tshiebwe was the difference-maker with 16 points, 21 rebounds, nine steals, and six blocked shots, including one with just over a second remaining in double OT to preserve the victory. Coach Rick Mancino's club moved into the FAB 50 at No. 50, as it only lost one game in-state. That was against Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.), which moved up five spots to No. 33 after capturing the PIAA Class 4A title with a 67-56 win over previous No. 49 Bonner-Prendergast (Drexel Hill, Pa.). Coach Andre Noble's club won its third consecutive state crown.
With forward Donta Scott (Maryland) and guard Dahmir Bishop (Xavier) as anchors, Imhotep has had a dominant presence in the FAB 50 over the past three years. The Panthers were able to move up in the rankings because of their overall success against a difficult schedule and for closing out the season with a victory. Although their regular season did not go as well as anticipated, Imhotep gets rankings credit for wins over GIECO Nationals participants University School (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) and Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), which check in at No. 10 and No. 17, respectively in the FAB 50.
Another state champion moving up this week was IHSAA Class 4A state champ Carmel (Carmel, Ind.), which is up a spot to No. 15 after defeating Metro Conference rival Ben Davis (Indianapolis), 60-55, in the state title game. Pete Suder and John-Michael Mulloy led four Greyhounds players in double figures with 14 and 13 points, respectively. Carmel pulled out the close game to win the program's fourth state crown and only lost one game all season by two points (52-50) to Brownsburg (Brownsburg, Ind.).
God’s timing is perfect. A year ago was the worst experience I had ever had in athletics. Belief, perseverance, and trust brought us back to this moment. I have no amount of words that can truly express my gratitude for these young men. 2019 State Champs! pic.twitter.com/HhAZib2ISk
— John Buck (@CoachJohnBuck) March 24, 2019
Although it wasn't able to move up in the rankings, one of the most satisfying state championships of the season had to be the one No. 28 Long Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.) captured on Saturday. The NYSAIS champ defeated previous No. 43 South Shore (Brooklyn, N.Y.), 77-53 in the New York Federation Class AA semifinals, as junior guard Andre Curbelo led the way with 31 points and five assists. In the Class AA final, the Crusaders easily dispatched bubble club Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.) 51-31, as Curbelo had 23 points. The Federation TOC crown was especially sweet for coach John Buck's club, which lost to Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.) in last year's Class AA TOC semifinal game after being called for a technical foul by the scorer’s table and officials for calling a timeout it believed Long Island Lutheran didn’t have. Coach Buck and his staff unofficially proved it indeed had a timeout left, but the clerical error was not overruled or the game replayed.
Replacing South Shore in this week's FAB 50 is Center Hill (Olive Branch, Miss.), which won the MHSAA Class 5A state crown on March 8 after defeating an Olive Branch (Olive Branch, Miss.) team that spent a majority of the season FAB 50 ranked, 75-73, in the title game. Center Hill and Olive Branch split four games, with the Mustangs' third loss a 63-62 setback to Class 6A state champ and No. 37 Starkville (Starkville, Miss.).
The newcomers this week is rounded out by Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.), which checks in at No. 49 after capturing the Class 4A state crown in Minnesota courtesy of its 55-40 victory over Lakeville North (Lakeville, Minn.), a team that downed previous No. 45 Park Center (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) in the state semifinals. Kerwin Walton and 17 points and Zeke Nnaji had 14 points and 12 rebounds for Hopkins, which captured its second state crown in four years and its eighth since the 2001-2002 season.
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(Sixteenth poll of 2018-19 regular season; Through games played on Sunday, March 24; *Indicates forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Indicates forfeits and defaults not included; ***Indicates scrimmages and foundation games not included; ****Indicates season not complete)
No. | Prev. | High School (City) | Record |
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1 | 1 | La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.) | 28-0**** |
2 | 2 | McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.) | 32-0 |
3 | 3 | Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) | 21-2**** |
4 | 4 | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) | 28-1**** |
5 | 5 | Ranney School (Tinton Falls, N.J.) | 31-3 |
6 | 6 | Mountain Brook (Mountain Brook, Ala.) | 31-3 |
7 | 8 | Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) | 29-0 |
8 | 7 | Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) | 32-3 |
9 | 9 | Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.) | 23-5**** |
10 | 10 | University School (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) | 27-4**** |
11 | 11 | Shadow Mountain (Phoenix, Ariz.) | 26-3 |
12 | 12 | DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) | 33-5 |
13 | 13 | Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah) | 26-3**** |
14 | 14 | South Central (Winterville, N.C.) | 30-1 |
15 | 16 | Carmel (Carmel, Ind.) | 26-1 |
16 | 15 | Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.) | 28-4 |
17 | 17 | Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) | 32-4**** |
18 | 18 | Belleville West (Belleville, Ill.) | 34-4 |
19 | 19 | Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas) | 32-7 |
20 | 20 | Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.) | 27-9 |
21 | 21 | Nicolet (Glendale, Wis.) | 27-1 |
22 | 22 | Guyer (Denton, Texas) | 32-5 |
23 | 23 | St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.) | 37-7 |
24 | 24 | Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) | 28-9 |
25 | 25 | Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) | 28-4**** |
26 | 26 | Gonzaga Prep (Spokane, Wash.) | 25-2 |
27 | 27 | Vashon (St. Louis, Mo.) | 25-5 |
28 | 28 | Long Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.) | 25-2 |
29 | 29 | Southwest Guilford (High Point, N.C.) | 32-0 |
30 | 30 | Federal Way (Federal Way, Wash.) | 26-3 |
31 | 31 | Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tenn.) | 34-4 |
32 | 32 | Legacy Early College (Greenville, S.C.) | 34-5 |
33 | 38 | Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.) | 27-6 |
34 | 33 | Gill St. Bernard's (Gladstone, N.J.) | 26-5 |
35 | 34 | Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) | 29-5 |
36 | 35 | Mansfield Timberview (Arlington, Texas) | 38-2 |
37 | 36 | Starkville (Starkville, Miss.) | 30-1 |
38 | 39 | Salesian (Richmond, Calif.) | 31-1 |
39 | 40 | Rancho Christian (Temecula, Calif.) | 25-6** |
40 | 41 | Haverford School (Haverford, Pa.) | 28-0 |
41 | 42 | Meadowcreek (Norcross, Ga.) | 26-6 |
42 | 37 | Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.) | 26-5 |
43 | NR | Center Hill (Olive Branch, Miss.) | 31-3 |
44 | 44 | Curie (Chicago, Ill.) | 34-2 |
45 | 46 | Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, Okla.) | 26-2 |
46 | 47 | Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.) | 28-3 |
47 | 50 | Pinnacle (Phoenix, Ariz.) | 28-3 |
48 | 48 | Scotlandville (Baton Rouge, La.) | 35-2 |
49 | NR | Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.) | 27-4 |
50 | NR | Kennedy Catholic (Hermitage, Pa.) | 27-3 |
Dropped Out: Previous No. 43 South Shore (Brooklyn, N.Y.), No. 45 Park Center (Brooklyn Park, Minn.), No. 49 Bonner-Prendergast (Drexel Hill, Pa.).
Bubble Teams: Abington (Abington, Pa.) 28-2; American Fork (American Fork, Utah) 24-3; Atrisco Heritage Academy (Albuquerque, N.M.) 23-7; Bearden (Knoxville, Tenn.) 32-5; Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) 20-8; Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) 27-4; Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.) 24-7; Bonner-Prendergast (Drexel Hill, Pa.) 23-6; Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park, Kan.) 23-2; Bogan (Chicago, Ill.) 30-4; Briarcrest Christian (Eads, Tenn.) 28-2; Buford (Buford, Ga.) 29-2; Carmel Christian (Matthews, N.C.) 31-3; Cedar Falls (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 21-3; Centennial (Corona, Calif.) 27-6; Central Plains (Claflin, Kan.) 28-0; Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.) 20-11; Clark (Las Vegas, Nev.) 25-6; Cox Mill (Concord, N.C.) 28-3; East Catholic (Manchester, Conn.) 27-1; East St. Louis (East St. Louis, Ill.) 29-6**; Evanston (Evanston, Ill.) 32-5; Fairfax (Los Angeles, Calif.) 27-2; Gilbert (Gilbert, Ariz.) 29-1; Grandview (Grandview, Mo.) 29-2; Greensboro Day (Greensboro, N.C.) 30-5; Jefferson (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 23-8; Keenan (Columbia, S.C.) 30-1; Lawrence Central (Indianapolis, Ind.) 22-4; Lewis-Palmer (Monument, Col.) 28-0; Lincoln (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 23-4; Memorial (Tulsa, Okla.) 25-3; Memphis East (Memphis, Tenn.) 26-9; Millbrook (Raleigh, N.C.) 27-2; Minnehaha Academy (Minneapolis, Ky.) 29-2; Morgan Park (Chicago, Ill.) 29-5; Norcross (Norcross, Ga.) 22-9; North Scott (Eldridge, Iowa) 23-2; Olive Branch (Olive Branch, Miss.) 26-8; Omaha South (Omaha, Neb.) 21-6; Park Center (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) 30-2; Patterson (Baltimore, Md.) 25-3; Pleasant Grove (Pleasant Grove, Utah) 24-3; Poly (Baltimore, Md.) 22-4**; River Rouge (River Rouge, Mich.) 23-3; Scott County (Georgetown, Ky.) 35-4; Sheldon (Sacramento, Calif.) 28-7**; South Shore (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 27-5; St. Vincent-St. Mary’s (Akron, Ohio) 24-4; Teays Valley Christian Prep (Scott Depot, W. Va.) 24-5; Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) 30-8; Trinity Catholic (St. Louis, Mo.) 25-4; Unity Christian (Hudsonville, Mich.) 26-2; University of Detroit Jesuit (Detroit, Mich.) 25-3; Wagner (San Antonio, Texas) 33-6; Warren Central (Indianapolis, Ind.) 23-3; Westchester (Los Angeles, Calif.) 24-5.
Note: The FAB 50 powered by www.ebooksnet.com is a continuation of the National Sports News Service ratings that began in 1952. These were the first national high school rankings and the late Art Johlfs of Minnesota compiled them. They were compiled for many years by the late Barry Sollenberger of Phoenix, who merged them into the FAB 50 19 years ago.
Ronnie Flores is the national Grassroots editor of www.ebooksnet.com. He can be reached at [email protected]. Don't forget to follow him on Twitter: @RonMFlores
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All the state titles around the country have been decided and the results around the country proved it's not easy to complete a undefeated state championship season. Three teams went down in flames in their respective state championship game after entering the contest with a high spot in the FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by www.ebooksnet.com and without a loss.
The highest ranked team to lose was previous No. 9 Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), which fell to talented Jackson (Massillion, Ohio), 39-38, in the Ohio Division I state title game before 11,750 fans at Value City Arena. Butler-bound Kyle Young of Jackson (our highest rated Ohio team in the preseason FAB 50 at No. 43) made his first of two free throws with 3.6 seconds left to account for the final points of the game, as Moeller's last-second heave was off the mark. Jackson was this week's highest rated newcomer at No. 33, while Moeller fell out of the top 10 to No. 37 with its lone loss.
In Minnesota, Apple Valley (Apple Valley, Minn.) ended Champlin Park's dream of an unbeaten championship season for the second time in three years with a 60-54 victory at Target Center. Tre Jones, the younger brother of Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Tyus Jones, led Apple Valley with 24 points, 18 rebounds and five assists, as the Eagles won their third Class 4A crown in five years.
Apple Valley entered this week's FAB 50 at No. 36, while Champlin Park (which split games with the Eagles this season) fell 23 spots to No. 39. In 2014-15, Champlin Park also entered the MSHSL Class 4A championship game 31-0 and lost to Apple Valley 64-61, as Apple Valley finished No. 40 in the final FAB 50 that season. Tyus Jones led Apple Valley to a state title in 2012-13 during his junior season.
Grand Rapids Christian (Grand Rapids, Mich.) was up to No. 18 in last week's FAB 50, but it came crashing down with a 75-69 loss to No. 35 Clarkston (Clarkston, Mich.) in the Class A state title game at the Breslin Center. Foster Loyer led longtime Clarkston coach Dan Fife to his first state title by scoring 29 points. Clarkston (which began the season No. 33 in the FAB 50) shot up to No. 19 this week, while the Eagles fell to one spot behind Champlin Park at No. 40.
The highest ranked team to win a state title last week was two-loss and No. 7 Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.), which defeated No. 36 Woodcreek (Roseville, Calif.) in the CIF Open Division state title game, 74-67, behind 26 points from Oregon St.-bound Ethan Thompson. The Knights lost to an unranked club to begin the season, but in the post-season defeated No. 12 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) twice, No. 18 Chino Hills (Chino Hills, Calif.) and No. 21 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) in addition to the Timberwolves.
Bishop Montgomery did not lose to a team from Southern California and its only other loss was to No. 5 Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.), one of seven FAB 50 ranked teams and one bubble club still playing this season at Dick's Nationals, set for March 30-April 1 at Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.).
Updated FAB 50 National Team Rankings
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(Fifteenth poll of 2016-17 regular season; Through games played on Sunday, March 25; Previous ranking in parentheses; *Indicates forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Indicates forfeits and defaults not included; ***Indicates season not complete)
No. | Prev. | High School (City) | Record |
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1 | 1 | Nathan Hale (Seattle, Wash.) | 29-0 |
2 | 2 | La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.) | 25-1*** |
3 | 3 | Memphis East (Memphis, Tenn.) | 33-3 |
4 | 4 | Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.) | 31-1* |
5 | 5 | Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) | 24-4*** |
6 | 6 | IMG Academy (Brandenton, Fla.) | 26-1*** |
7 | 7 | Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.) | 31-2 |
8 | 8 | Jonesboro (Jonesboro, Ark.) | 32-0 |
9 | 10 | Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J.) | 29-4 |
10 | 11 | Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) | 32-3*** |
11 | 12 | Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) | 38-4*** |
12 | 13 | Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) | 33-3 |
13 | 14 | Shadow Mountain (Phoenix, Ariz.) | 27-0*** |
14 | 15 | Brentwood Academy (Nashville, Tenn.) | 30-2 |
15 | 17 | Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) | 32-5 |
16 | 20 | Tift County (Tifton, Ga.) | 29-2 |
17 | 21 | Cypress Falls (Houston, Texas) | 35-3 |
18 | 19 | Chino Hills (Chino Hills, Calif.) | 30-3 |
19 | 35 | Clarkston (Clarkston, Mich.) | 27-1 |
20 | 22 | Greensboro Day (Greensboro, N.C.) | 33-3*** |
21 | 38 | Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) | 27-3 |
22 | 24 | Jefferson (Portland, Ore.) | 27-1 |
23 | 23 | Skyline (Dallas, Texas) | 34-2 |
24 | 28 | Webster Groves (Webster Groves, Mo.) | 29-2 |
25 | 25 | Norcross (Norcross, Ga.) | 26-6 |
26 | 26 | Greenforest Christian Academy (Decatur, Ga.) | 27-5 |
27 | 27 | Mae Jemison (Huntsville, Ala.) | 33-4 |
28 | 34 | Trinity Episcopal (Richmond, Va.) | 35-1 |
29 | 33 | Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.) | 29-3 |
30 | 30 | The Burlington School (Burlington, N.C.) | 31-0 |
31 | 31 | West Oaks Academy (Orlando, Fla.) | 18-3 |
32 | 32 | Blue Ridge (St. George, Va.) | 30-3 |
33 | NR | Jackson (Massillion, Ohio) | 28-2 |
34 | 45 | Lincoln (Brooklyn, N.Y.) | 30-3* |
35 | 40 | Vashon (St. Louis, Mo.) | 27-3 |
36 | NR | Apple Valley (Apple Valley, Minn.) | 30-2 |
37 | 9 | Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) | 28-1 |
38 | 29 | Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) | 30-2 |
39 | 16 | Champlin Park (Champlin, Minn.) | 31-1 |
40 | 18 | Grand Rapids Christian (Grand Rapids, Mich.) | 27-1 |
41 | 39 | Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.) | 28-5 |
42 | 41 | Linden (Linden, N.J.) | 26-5 |
43 | 42 | McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.) | 29-1 |
44 | 43 | Edmond North (Edmond, Okla.) | 27-2 |
45 | NR | Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) | 24-5 |
46 | 49 | Basha (Chandler, Ariz.) | 30-1 |
47 | 36 | Woodcreek (Roseville, Calif.) | 32-3 |
48 | 44 | Whitney Young (Chicago, Ill.) | 27-6* |
49 | 48 | Meridian (Meridian, Miss.) | 30-2 |
50 | 50 | Rindge & Latin (Cambridge, Mass.) | 24-0 |
Dropped Out: Previous No. 37 Long Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.), No. 46 North Side (Fort Wayne, Ind.), No. 47 Simeon (Chicago, Ill.).
Bubble Teams: Bingham (South Jordan, Utah) 24-3; Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) 22-9; Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission, Kan.) 22-3; Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park, Kan.) 21-3; Bolingbrook (Bolingbrook, Ill.) 30-2; Bowling Green (Bowling Green, Ky.) 36-2; Butler (Matthews, N.C.) 30-1; Clark (Las Vegas, Nev.) 27-5; Cooper (Burlington, Ky.) 34-5; Corona Del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.) 26-4; DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) 25-10; Edwardsville (Edwardsville, Ill.) 30-2; Evanston (Evanston, Ill.) 28-4; Fern Creek (Louisville, Ky.) 35-3; First Love Christian Academy (Washington, Pa.) 24-3; Garfield (Seattle, Wash.) 21-6; Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 31-7; Keller (Keller, Texas) 33-3; Kentwood (Covington, Wash.) 27-3; Klein Forest (Houston, Texas) 34-1; L.C. Bird (Chesterfield, Va.) 27-1; Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) 23-5; Long Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.) 23-4; Mansfield Timberview (Arlington, Texas) 32-7; Morgan Park (Chicago, Ill.) 26-6; Mt. St. Joseph (Baltimore, Md.) 35-4; Muskegon (Muskegon, Mich.) 23-1; Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, Pa.) 24-7; Newton (Covington, Ga.) 28-2; North (Oshkosh, Wis.) 25-1; North Side (Fort Wayne, Ind.) 27-3; Oak Ridge (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) 31-3; Pebblebrook (Mableton, Ga.) 21-8; Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio) 26-3; Rock Creek Christian (Upper Marlboro, Md.) 28-4; Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.) 18-11; Scotlandville (Baton Rouge, La.) 31-4; Sheldon (Sacramento, Calif.) 30-4; Simeon (Chicago, Ill.) 30-4; Southwest Guilford (High Point, N.C.) 28-3; St. Augustine (San Diego, Calif.) 28-5; Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.) 23-7; Union (Tulsa, Okla.) 28-1; Wagner (San Antonio, Texas) 36-3; Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah) 24-4***; Wesley Christian (Allen, Ky.) 33-9; West (Lee's Summit, Mo.) 25-3; Westlake (Atlanta, Ga.) 18-11; Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) 21-9; Wise (Upper Marlboro, Md.) 21-1.
Note: The FAB 50 powered by www.ebooksnet.com is a continuation of the National Sports News Service ratings that began in 1952. These were the first national high school rankings and the late Art Johlfs of Minnesota compiled them. They were compiled for many years by the late Barry Sollenberger of Phoenix, who merged them into the FAB 50 17 years ago.
Ronnie Flores is the national Grassroots editor of www.ebooksnet.com. He can be reached at [email protected]. Don't forget to follow him on Twitter: @RonMFlores
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