The Section 7 Team Camp is a staple on the NCAA's June Scholastic Live Period calendar and sets the bar for how June live period events should be executed. When it comes to setting the bar for individual play, Cameron Boozer of Columbus (Miami, Fla.) set the bar extremely high in 2023 when he put on a virtuoso performance in leading his team to a major division title at the event and further cementing his status as one of the most productive high school players to come down the pike in recent memory.

The 2024 edition of the must stop June event for college coaches, national scouts and high school teams in the West Region was a more wide open affair without a dominant top five type player leading a prohibitive favorite. With 160 teams from 12 states and well over 500 prospects who could garner some NCAA or NAIA interest at State Farm Stadium for the event put on by the Arizona Basketball Coaches Association, somebody was bound to step up and lead his team and help his recruiting stock in the process.

The player who foot the bill in those areas was 6-foot-7 2025 (rising senior) Kingston Tosi of Millennium (Goodyear, Ariz.), who turned in a spectacular performance in leading the Tigers to a 69-58 victory over Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco, Calif.) in the title game of the Legacy Foundation Bracket. Tosi, who helped the Tigers reach the 2024 Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) open division title game, netted 31 points on 12-of-15 shooting from the field against a talented Riordan team. The talented scoring wing who excels with a variety of mid-range shots in Millennium's offense, had 19 points at halftime as the Tigers held a 42-31 lead.

Riordan cut its deficit to six points (56-50) when Tosi went to the bench with foul trouble, but Millennium quickly re-gained its form when he re-entered the game. Riordan, which defeated Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.) in its semifinal contest, 69-57, and defeated Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.), 68-52, earlier in its Saturday quarterfinal game, started hunting jump shots down the stretch to get back in the game and they didn't fall, as Millennium maintained their lead.

Jasir Rencher, a 6-foot-6 2025 wing with a mature game who helped his stock immensely at this event, led three Riordan players in double figures with 16 points. Riordan finished the game 1-of-15 from 3-point range, while Millennium went through its offense and got its main players good looks from the field.

"We work on our offense alot and work to get each other open," said Tosi, who averaged 26.8 ppg and was credited with 12 blocks in four Section 7 games. Not only did Tosi average 26.8 ppg, he might have been the most efficient offensive player in the event in terms of taking quality shots.

"With shooters like Cam (Holmes) and Quincy (Everson), it opens up looks for me and with the guys giving me confidence, it feels like no one can guard me. We'll see if my phone blows up (with schools calling me.)"

Tosi definitely will see an uptick in his recruitment after his Section 7 performance and for his teammate Cameron Holmes, the 6-foot-6 2026 (rising junior) who was an underclass All-American for a 25-6 club in 2023-24, this event solidified his status as one of the best 2026 wing prospects in the national junior class. He finished the title game with 22 points, including 2-of-3 3-pointers, and shined in high profile matchups earlier in the event.

Holmes finished with 28 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a 75-65 quarterfinal victory over Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) and its highly-regarded 2026 wing Brannon Martinsen. In the semifinals, the Tigers downed Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.), a program that won major Section 7 division titles in both 2019 and 2022, 83-57, as Tosi made 7-of-12 field goals and 8-of-10 free throws en route to 23 points. Holmes and 6-foot-1 2025 Quincy Everson, finished with 18 and 15 points, respectively. Tosi got Millennium's successful weekend off on the right foot on Friday when he made 15-of-21 shots from the field in a 38-point performance, as the Tigers downed St. Joseph (Santa Maria, Calif.), 84-79, in their first round matchup. Holmes finished with 18 points, eight rebounds, four assists, four blocks and four steals in his showdown with probable 2025 McDonald's All-American Tounde Yessoufou

With its 4-0 mark, Millennium became the first AIA club to capture a Section 7 championship in one of the two major divisions. Before this year, those divisions have been dominated by Bishop Gorman and Southern Section powers from the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF).

Millennium being the first AIA program to be in the Section 7 spotlight is a fact Holmes did not sell short.

"Oh my God, to go 4-0 it means alot," said Holmes. "It means alot to have Section 7 here in this stadium, with all the college coaches and everything that is going on."

Millennium was not the only school to break through and earn a major Section 7 title. Owyhee (Meridian, Idaho) used terrific teamwork and outside shooting to capture the Legacy Foundation Bracket with a 83-64 victory over Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.). The visitors from Florida were the same program that lost to Columbus (Miami, Fla.) in the 2024 FHSAA Class 7A state title game and were impressive in making it to Sunday's title game versus a school that has only been open for four years.

The talent-laden Oak Ridge club carried only seven players, but impressed in its 75-71 semifinal victory over Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.), the defending CIF open champs and a team that lost to Columbus in the 2023 Section 7 top division title game. Perhaps the Pioneers were a bit weary playing their fourth game in three days with a limited bench, but Owyhee being a veteran, cohesive and talent-laden cub in its own right was probably the biggest factor in the outcome.

The Legacy Foundation title tilt went back-and-fourth early and the team from Southwest Idaho that has been around a shorter period of time that Section 7 itself took a 38-33 halftime lead. Eventually, its crisp passing that led to open 3-pointers and bullish shots around the paint from 6-foot-7 2025 power forward Jackson Rasmussen led to Owyhee taking control of the game in the second half.

Owyhee took a 44-33 lead on a conventional 3-point play by the Idaho-bound Rasmussen and never looked back from there. Rasmussen, who covers ground with the ball, has good defensive instincts and broad shoulders and can finish over both of them, had more than one conventional 3-point play and Owyhee was able to get to the spots around the key that is usually the prime real estate for success. Rasmussen finished with 24 points, six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals for the Storm.

While Rasmussen already has made a verbal commit to Idaho and is a terrific pick-up for the Vandals, Owyhee coach Andy Herrington is a bit perplexed (to put it mildly) 6-foot-3 2025 combo guard Boden Howell is not receiving more college interest. Herrington coins Howell a legitimate D1 basketball player and based on his performance in Arizona we whole-heartedly agree. He reports an offer from Portland, but his recruitment should pick up tremendously after Section 7 weekend.

Howell, whose confidence permeates in all his movements on the floor and excels on corner 3-pointers and pull-ups, finished with 21 points, including 3-of-7 from 3-point range, and chipped in three assists versus Oak Ridge. Owyhee also got a big game from Logan Haustveit, a 5-foot-10 2026 guard who also excels on the gridiron. Haustveit, a terrific southpaw shooter, netted 18 points, including 4-of-9 3-pointers.

As a team, Owyhee made 11-of-27 from 3-point range, while Oak Ridge only connected on 2-of-11. This was Owyhee's fourth trip to Section 7 and to get the opportunity to win a championship in a top division was meaningful for its players and program. Incredibly, Owyhee traveled to Arizona for the first time for the event before the school even opened in the fall of 2021.

"We play terrific team defense," Howell said. "We definitely came here to let people know Owyhee can play some basketball and to prove we can play with anybody."

Oak Ridge was led by Providence-bound 6-foot-5 win Jamier Jones with 19 points. Speaking of Grid-Hoopers, C.J. Ingram, a 6-foot-5 2025 specimen who plays quarterback and will likely play another skill position at any college of his choice, might be the nation's best. He showed at the recent Pangos All-American Camp and at Section 7 he could be a major contributor at a P5 school in hoops if he chose to. He was the most explosive athlete around the rim at this event, even hurdling an opponent for a dunk in its 60-55 quarterfinal win over Damien (La Verne, Calif.). Ingram, who led Hawthorne (Fla.) to state titles in both sports as a junior, finished with 13 points and eight rebounds for Oak Ridge.

Ingram had 12 points, five rebound and three steals versus Damien, while contributing 13 points, six rebounds and three assists in the semifinal win over Harvard-Westlake. Jones and 6-foot 2025 guard Jalen Reece, the son of Oak Ridge head coach Steve Reece, each scored 18 points against Harvard-Westlake.

Owyhee defeated Salesian (Richmond, Calif.), 58-48, in its semifinal contest as Howell led the way with 26 points. That result set up a third place game in the Legacy Foundation bracket that was a rematch of the 2024 CIF open division state title game in California. Some of the cast of characters were different, but it was still a meaningful "rematch". Havard-Westlake had a 57-51 lead late, but Salesian's Isaiah Davis, a 5-foot-10 2026 point guard, hit a clutch 3-pointer to tie the game with 10 seconds remaining. Harvard-Westlake's Dominique Bentho, a 6-foot-8 2026 forward known for his work around the basket, then banked in a 14-footer from straightaway just before the buzzer sounded to give the Wolverines a 61-59 victory.

In other Section 7 title games, St. Piux-St. Matthias (Downey, Calif.) defeated Mojave (North Las Vegas, Nev.), 83-74, in the Coco 5 Bracket. In the AZ Family Bracket, St. Anthony (Long Beach, Calif.) downed Clovis North (Clovis, Calif.), 53-51, as 6-foot 2026 guard Jayshawn Kibble nailed a 16-footer from the right wing right before time expired. In the Willeng Construction Bracket, Rolling Hills Prep (San Pedro, Calif.) defeated Campbell Hall (North Hollywood, Calif.), 67-50. In the Mayo Clinic Bracket, Crespi (Encino, Calif.) defeated Canyon (Anaheim, Calif.), 65-56.

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

The post Section 7: Millennium, Owyhee Make History appeared first on www.ebooksnet.com.

RELATED: A Columbus Coronation At Section 7

Jase Butler, Branson (Ross, Calif.) CG 6-4 2024
As one college coach said, Butler has "changed his life" in the past week and the offers are starting to roll in since the conclusion of the Section 7 Team Camp at State Farm Arena in Arizona. Butler's offensive approach makes college coaches sleep a bit better at night because he doesn't do anything out of his element, takes what is there and does the little things that affect winning. Butler has broad shoulders and knows how to use contact with defenders to gain an advantage, is also unselfish and a quality passer. We've known about Butler's exploits for some time, but also wanted to shout out his teammate, Semetri Carr, a 2025 point guard. Our evaluations of Carr put him much too low in the Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 rankings for the Class of 2025 prospects in California, but he'll be ranked accordingly in the next shuffle. He was terrific as well over the June Scholastic events of the past two weekends.

Jalin Holland, Los Lunas (N.M.) SG 6-4 2025
Section 7 is a perfect environment for a team like Los Lunas and a player like Holland who is not near a populated city or in a region known as a hoops hot bed. In a pretty equal playing field as the one Section 7 offers, it doesn't matter, as the creme rises to the top and Holland definitely is a talent. He ended Section 7 with a reported 32.5 ppg average and now has offers from seven schools, including Missouri, Washington St., and TCU. Holland (whose father is a NCAA ref) has a terrific frame to absorb contact and sees the court a step ahead of most of his defenders. He is good in ball screen situations, can change direction well (which is a very underrated skill), and shoots it well on the move. He'll be a hot commodity during the July evaluation period.

Jasir Rencher, Riordan (San Francisco, Calif.) SF 6-5 2025
The Crusaders have an abundance of talented prospects and were a team college coaches were eager to see after the team did not participate in California Live '23. Rencher was one whom did not disappoint, as he was scoring and rebounding at a high clip and playing well both off and on the ball as he improves his ball-handling. Rencher has high-major shot making ability and a nice pull-up jumper that he utilized well over the weekend. Rencher has a background as a multi-sport athlete and has a frame that stands out, especially since he can square up so well on his jumper. Some high majors are showing interest and he reports an offer from Minnesota.

Gavin Ripp, Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.) PF 6-7 2024
Winning certainly puts the spotlight on players and few took advantage as much at Section 7 as this do-it-all forward was able to. Ripp does a little bit of everything, and no particular facet of his game is a glaring weakness. He can handle it enough to use in a point forward situation and does a good job of converting around the basket while making plays for others. Ripp also had good touch on a variety of shots and is critical to the success of his Mitty team. He not only led Mitty to the NFHS Arizona Sports Commission division title, he also led his Monarchs team to a title in the Chevy Silverado Division at Cali Live in Southern California the weekend prior. His parents were terrific volleyball athletes and with his excellent 4.5 GPA, he'll be a perfect addition to a school with a high academic profile.

Jaden Steppe, Tualatin (Ore.) PF 6-7 2024
This powerfully built front court player is listed as a power forward, but his game is so much more than what a traditional player at that position does. He's a mismatch problem as a face-up four man who can step away from the basket and keep defenses honest with his perimeter shooting. Steppe can also push it off the glass and make good decisions, as well as score it in a variety of ways. In addition to his skill level, Steppe has good feel and hands and was credited with a monster performance against Campbell Hall (North Hollywood, Calif.), finishing with a reported 40 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. No wonder schools such as Montana State, UC Santa Barbara and Weber State have now offered.

More Stock-Risers
Aside from players already committed who played well at the event, the five previously mentioned above or in our event recap article, below is a list of players we evaluated at State Farm Arena who played better since our last eval and/or improved their recruiting stock with colleges of various levels (listed alphabetically by class).

2024s
Anthony Batson, Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 6-3 SG
Donovan Beard, Dobson (Mesa, Ariz.) 6-0 PG
Jai Anthony Bearden, Sunnyslope (Phoenix, Ariz.) 6-6 PF
Kaia Berridge, Riordan (San Francisco, Calif.) 6-3 PG
Samuel Chaverin, Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) 6-3 SG
Tiger Cuff, American Fork (Utah), 6-4 PG
Makhan Diouf, Bella Vista Prep (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 6-11 2024
Dutch Dowdell, Olympus (Holladay, Utah) 6-4 CG
Tony Duckett, Carlsbad (Calif.) 6-3 SG
Cole Epperson, Jesuit (Carmichael, Calif.) 6-7 PF
Winters Grady, Tualatin (Ore.) PF 6-7
Trevor Henning, Mount Si (Snoqualmie, Wash.) 6-3 CG
Jaxon Johnson, Alta (Sandy, Utah) 6-7 SF
Brody Kozlowski, Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah) 6-7 SF
Kyle Lemke, Dixie (St. George, Utah) 6-8 PF
Austin Maurer, Cascade Christian (Medford, Ore.) 6-10 PF
Brycen Mackenzie, Santa Fe Christian (Solana Beach, Calif.) 6-2 PG
Darrell Morris, West Ranch (Valencia, Calif.) 5-10 PG
R.J. Nance, Centennial (Las Vegas, Nev.) 6-2 PG
Ring Nyeri, Liberty (Peoria, Ariz.) 6-8 PF
Devin Ringer, Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.) 6-4 SG
Luke Shaw, Valley Christian (Chandler, Ariz.) 6-2 CG
Braeden Speed, Brophy Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.) 6-3 CG
Gavin Sykes, Capital Christian (Sacramento, Calif.) 6-4 SG
Jordan Tillery, Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.) 6-6 SF
Tyler Thompson, Vanden (Travis AFB, Calif.) 6-4 WF
Sammie Yeanay, AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.) 6-8 PF

2025s
Brandon Benjamin, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 6-5 SF
Semetri Carr, Branson (Ross, Calif.) 6-0 PG
Benny Fragela, Columbus (Miami, Fla.) 6-3 SG
Jake Hall, Carlsbad (Calif.) 6-3 SG
Nick Jefferson, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) 6-1 CG
Doug Langford, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy (Downey, Calif.) 6-8 PF
Anthony Moore III, Lincoln (Stockton, Calif.) 6-5 SF
Mazi Mosley, Heritage Christian (Northridge, Calif.) 6-4 PG
Bryce Quinet, Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 6-2 PG
C.J. Shaw, Mojave (Las Vegas, Nev.) 6-3 SG
Dillan Shaw, Heritage Christian (Northridge, Calif.) 6-5 SF
Michael Simcoe, Sandra Day O'Connor (Phoenix, Ariz.) 6-8 SF
Jalen Stokes, Dublin (Calif.) 6-4 SF
Kingston Tosi, Millennium (Phoenix, Ariz.) 6-6 PF
Jaylen Valdez, Capital Christian (Sacramento, Calif.) 6-0 PG
Owen Verna, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 6-3 SG

2026s
Christian Collins, St. Bernard (Playa del Rey, Calif.) 6-7 PF
Andrew Hillman, Riordan (San Francisco, Calif.) 6-3 SG
Chris Holland, Poly (Riverside, Calif.) 6-3 SG
Kaden House, Desert Mountain (Phoenix, Ariz.) 6-3 CG
Ty Ingram, San Ysidro (Calif.) 6-3 SG
Myles Jones, Modesto Christian (Calif.) 6-2 CG
Brayden Kyman, Santa Margarita (Rancho SM, Calif.) 6-5 SF
Mason Magee, Basha (Chandler, Ariz.) 6-0 PG
Julius Price, St. Joseph (Santa Maria, Calif.) 6-2 PG
Daylen Sharper, Brophy Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.) 6-4 PG
Cristian Simmons, Sunnyslope (Phoenix, Ariz.) 6-7 PF
Joe Sterling, Crespi (Encino, Calif.) 6-4 SG

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

The post Section 7: Five Stock-Risers appeared first on www.ebooksnet.com.

MORE: Section 7 Stock-Risers

The Fiesta Bowl Section 7 Team Camp presented by Legacy Foundation has quickly become a must stop in the West Region for national scouts, college coaches and high school teams. Held during the first of two weekends of the NCAA's June Scholastic Live Period, this year's event had a different feel than last year's successful event.

In 2021, Section 7 was the first time colleges coaches got to evaluate prospects live since the outbreak of COVID-19 in March 2020, so there was a buzz surrounding the live evaluation setting and the return of the event after a one-year hiatus. This year, the buzz surrounded the continued expansion of the Arizona Basketball Coaches Association-ran event at State Farm Arena in Glendale, home of the NFL's Arizona Cardinals. This year, the event featured 224 teams from 13 states and well over 500 prospects who could garner some NCAA or NAIA interest.

Despite the growing national flavor, it was the two teams that meet in last season's California Interscholastic Federation?(CIF) Southern Section title game that advanced to the Fiesta Bowl division title game on June 19 after winning three games over the event's first two days. The two teams were Centennial (Corona, Calif.) and Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.) and behind a clutch performance from Duke-bound guard Jared McCain and senior-to-be (2023) strongman Aaron McBride, Centennial captured the Section 7 title for the second consecutive year.

Centennial, which lost two starters off its 33-1 CIF state title-winning team that finished No. 5 in the final 2021-22 FAB 50 Team Rankings, held a 25-24 halftime lead. Harvard-Westlake, which finished No. 43 in last season's FAB 50, gave a valiant effort against the Huskies even though its field goal attempts weren't dropping at their normal rate. Eventually, the shot-making of McCain, a 6-foot-2 senior-to-be, and the play-making of Bride, a barrel-chested 6-foot-6 forward, was the difference in the game.

McCain, last year's Cal-Hi Sports State Junior of the Year, knocked down a 3-pointer to give Centennial a 47-40 lead with 4:45 remaining in the game. The Wolverines made one last push on a conventional 3-point play by guard Robert Hinton with 3:30 to go that cut Harvard-Westlake's deficit to 49-46, but Centennial took control thereafter. A lay-up by McCain gave Centennial a double digit lead, as it went on to score the final eight points of the game to finish 4-0 in bracket play with a 59-49 victory.

McCain finished with 22 points, four rebounds and five assists, while McBride finished with 14 points and six rebounds. Even more than his numbers, McBride's physical impact loomed large on this game and Centennial's previous three victories, which included a 73-46 semifinal victory over Coronado (Henderson, Nev.). McBride's physicality on the offensive and defensive boards, his winning plays and approach to the game make him an invaluable cog to Centennial and appealing to college recruiters, not to mention his 4.0 GPA.

"We keep trying to be perfect every game," said McBride, our unofficial MVP of the Fiesta Bowl Division. "Of course, we're not going to play perfect, but trying to be perfect every game keeps us focused. Our goal is to work together as a team, because it's harder to try to win the game by yourself."

McBride's two college favorites are UC-Irvine and LMU.

Devin Williams, a 6-foot-10 rising senior (2023) and Centennial's third returning starter, finished with 11 points, seven rebounds and three blocks vs. Harvard-Westlake. Williams' final five college choices are reportedly Arizona, Texas Tech, UCLA, UNLV and USC. Centennial's two other starters, 5-foot-11 2023 B.J. Taylor and 6-foot-4 2024 Eric Freeny also played well throughout Section 7 for a team that should suffer little, if any drop-off, from back-to-back seasons where it finished as California's No. 1 ranked team.

"Winning never gets old, and we like the fact our guys expect to win, but we don't take it for granted," Centennial coach Josh Giles said. "With Harvard-Westlake, we've played them so many times in recent seasons, it's like playing a league team. We know what each other is about and with the talent on the floor, it was like a college game."

Hinton, a 6-foot-4 rising junior who had a terrific performance at the recent Pangos All-American Camp and continues to see his recruiting stock rise, had 11 points and seven rebounds for Harvard-Westlake. Fellow 2024 Trent Perry, a 6-foot-4 guard, was the Wolverines' leading scorer with 14 points. Brady Dunlap, a 6-foot-7 rising senior and one of the best shooters in the entire event, added 10 points even though he missed his first nine field goal attempts and finished 3-of-15 from the field while valiantly playing through injury.

Kudos should be given to Dunlap's title game performance because he gutted it out, while some other highly-regarded players chose the load management route despite the presence of a college coaching herd. Dunlap had a huge second day of the three-day event, hitting a 15-foot fall-away jumper from behind the backboard on the right baseline at the buzzer to give the Wolverines a 68-66 quarterfinal victory over Mountain Pointe (Phoenix, Ariz.). Later in the evening, Dunlap knocked down the game-clinching pull up jumper from 12 feet out with 26 seconds remaining, as his team won its semifinal contest 55-52 over Columbus (Miami, Ohio).

Columbus led by 12 points at halftime and by seven points late in the contest before the Wolverines scored the last 10 points of the game. In Harvard-Westlake's first round contest, Hinton scored with 2.4 seconds remaining on a driving baseline layup to give the Wolverines a 62-60 victory over Durango (Las Vegas, Nev.) in what was easily the best first-round game of the entire event. Both teams, plus Columbus, could conceivably begin the 2022-23 season in the FAB 50 rankings.

On club that is sure to be pre-season FAB 50 ranked this winter is Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.). The Gaels captured the tourney title in the top division in the inaugural Section 7 Team Camp in 2019 at Brophy Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.) and lost to Centennial in last year's title game, 84-64. With the expansion of the tournament and the increased number of quality teams (perhaps 30-40 played at the regionally-ranked level), Bishop Gorman competed in the Mayo Clinic Division. So even though the Gaels didn't get a chance to extract a measure of revenge on Centennial, they continued their success during the scholastic live period and exposed the players on their current roster to a throng of watchful college coaches, who came away impressed.

Gorman captured the Mayo Clinic Division courtesy of a 60-56 come-from-behind victory over talented Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.), a team that defeated Liberty (Henderson, Nev.) in the semifinals, 81-73. Liberty's 2021-22 team ended Gorman's string of nine consecutive Nevada state titles (2012-2020) after the 2020-21 season was canceled.

Trialing by eight points (38-30) to Notre Dame with 11 and a half minutes remaining in the game must of felt like no sweat to this Gaels team. After all, Bishop Gorman trialed by double-digits in in its 67-53 semifinal victory against St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), by 25 in its 67-66 quarterfinal victory over Olympus (Holladay, Utah) and by double digits early to Clovis North (Clovis, Calif.) in its 66-61 first round victory.

John "Juni" Mobley Jr. decided to take things into his own hands against Notre Dame and after he rattled off some buckets and a big 3-pointer with 8:32 remaining, Bishop Gorman led 43-42. Notre Dame made one last push and cut its deficit to two points (58-56) on a field goal by 6-foot-3 2024 guard Mercy Miller, but Mobley's two made free throws with 14.8 seconds remaining iced the 60-56 championship game victory.

Mobley, a 6-foot 2024 guard and one of the best catch-and-shoot players in the country regardless of class, finished with 26 points in the title game victory. His title game heroics would not have been possible if it wasn't for the play of 6-foot-2 2024 guard Ryder Elisaldez, an unflappable cog for the Gaels who plays with an edge and has a never-say-die attitude. Elisaldez keyed the huge comeback win over Olympus and hit the game-winning shot, a running right-hand, one-hander from the left side, at the buzzer. He finished with 21 points

"Ryder was good all week; he doesn't get the credit he deserves," veteran Bishop Gorman coach Grant Rice said.

Elisaldez, who performed admirably at Pangos All-American Camp and gets by more defenders than he's ever slowed down by, carries a 3.9 GPA and is receiving interest from LMU, Pepperdine, USC and has made an unofficial visit to Oregon St. Expect his recruiting to pick up as the July live period approaches.

Elisaldez recorded seven points in the title game win over Notre Dame. Keenan Bay, a 6-foot-7 2023 forward, added 11 points. Chris Nwuli, a 6-foot-7 forward and one of the country's best 2025 prospects, added 10 points and 10 rebounds for Bishop Gorman and picked up a scholarship from UCLA in the process.

As for Mobley, he was not satisfied with his performance at the recent Pangos Camp and was a noticeable omission from one of the camp's two all-star games. Mobley has an insatiable hunger to put in gym work when Gorman or his Vegas Elite travel ball club is not playing games and he made no excuses (nor worried much) about his Pangos snub. His focus was going forward and performing well at Section 7.

"It (Pangos) taught me I have to work harder and I came here with the mindset to show by ability and what I can do", Mobley said. "When we got down (against Notre Dame), my teammates gave me the ball, they trust me. I am satisfied with how I played here, but I can always get better."

Miller, the son of rap mogul Master P and committed to Houston, finished with 12 points for Notre Dame. Gonzaga-bound 6-foot-7 forward Dusty Stromer and 6-foot-3 2023 point guard Caleb Foster, who is set to join McCain at Duke, each scored 17 points for Notre Dame.

Aside from Centennial and Notre Dame, kudos goes out to the 14 Section 7 divisional champions. The wins and losses aren't paramount to Section 7 Team Camp, but winning basketball always puts players in favorable positions with college coaches.

College coaches were mild or lukewarm about hitting the grassroots recruiting trial hard during the 2022 NCAA Spring Live Period. With the robust NCAA transfer portal, visits from players in the portal kept a nice chunk of coaches on college campuses, as the more experienced collegiate player currently is in greater demand that a high school player. Because of this relatively new phenomenon, the value of the NCAA June Scholastic Live Period has has increased in importance across the board and Section 7 foots the bill.

Section 7 Stock-Risers

Aside from players already committed who played well at the event such as McCain and Foster, those previously mentioned above, or the no-brainers such as 6-foot-8 2025 Cameron Boozer, last year's national freshman of the year from Columbus (Miami, Fla.) who is already one of the best players in the country regardless of class, below is a list of players we evaluated at State Farm Arena who played better since or last eval and/or improved their recruiting stock with colleges of various levels (listed alphabetically by class).

2023s
Marzouq Abdur-Razaaq, Overland (Aurora, Col.) 6-7 SF
Eric Brown, Mitty (San Jose, Calif.) 6-6 PF
Blake Buchanan, Lake City (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 6-10 PF
Darius Carr, St. Bernard's (Playa Del Rey, Calif.) 6-4 CG
Jameson Caruso, Beverly Hills (Calif.) 6-0 PG
Devin Curtis, Heritage Christian (Northridge, Calif.) 6-10 C
B.J. Davis, Modesto Christian (Modesto, Calif.) 6-1 PG
Jalen Glenn, Inderkum (Sacramento, Calif.) 6-4 SG
Cohen J. Gonzalez, Mesquite (Gilbert, Ariz.) 5-8 PG
Jermaine Haliburton, Inderkum (Sacramento, Calif.) 6-1 PG
Miles Heide, Mount Si (Snoqualmie, Wash.), 6-9 C
A.J. Johnson, Taft (Woodland Hills, Calif.) 6-5 PG
Isaiah Kai, Campo Verde (Gilbert, Ariz.) 6-2 PG
Cedric Lath, Balboa School (San Diego, Calif.) 6-10 C
Arman Madi, Brophy Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.) 6-6 SF
Jacob McFarland, Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley, Calif.) 6-11 C
Rickey Mitchell, Smoky Hill (Aurora, Col.) 6-2 PG
Kevin Patton, Mountain Pointe (Phoenix, Ariz.) 6-8 SF
Egan Shields, Cascade Christian (Medford, Ore.) 6-10 C
Parker Strauss, Pacifica Christian (Newport Beach, Calif.) 6-4 CG
Tru Washington, Mountain Pointe (Phoenix, Ariz.) 6-4 CG
Kodey Weary, Coronado (Henderson, Nev.) 6-6 PF

2024s
Connor Amundsen, Clovis North (Clovis, Calif.) 5-9 PG
Tobias Aisen, Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) 6-5 WG
Donovan Beard, Dobson (Mesa, Ariz.) 6-0 PG
Taj DeGourville, Durango (Las Vegas, Nev.) 6-4 WF
Dutch Dowdell, Olympus (Holladay, Utah) 6-4 CG
Jaden Goodall, Canyon (Anaheim, Calif.) 6-4 WF
DreVon Johnson, Modesto Christian (Modesto, Calif.) 6-7 PF
Brody Kozlowski, Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah) 6-7 SF
Austin Maurer, Cascade Christian (Medford, Ore.) 6-10 PF
Darrell Morris, Crean Lutheran (Irvine, Calif.) 5-9 PG
Styles Phipps, St. Mary's (Phoenix, Ariz.) 6-2 PG
Aaron Powell, Campbell Hall (North Hollywood, Calif.) 6-1 PG
Tyrone Riley, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy (Downey, Calif.) 6-4 SG
Lawrence "LoLo" Rudolph, St. Augustine (Sam Diego, Calif.) 6-1 PG
Luke Shaw, Valley Christian (Chandler, Ariz.) 6-2 CG
Tyler Thompson, Vanden (Travis AFB, Calif.) 6-4 WF

2025s
Alec Blair, De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) 6-5 CG
Cayden Boozer, Columbus (Miami, Fla.) 6-3 PG
Brayden Burries, Poly (Riverside, Calif.) 6-5 SG
Aaron Glass, Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.) 6-2 CG
Gavin Hightower, Windward (Los Angeles, Calif.) 6-0 CG
Nick Jefferson, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) 6-1 CG
Doug Langford, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy (Downey, Calif.) 6-7 PF
Mazi Mosley, Heritage Christian (Northridge, Calif.) 6-3 PG
Bryce Quinet, Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 6-2 PG
Jasir Rencher, Riordan (San Francisco, Calif.) 6-5 SF
C.J. Shaw, Mojave (Las Vegas, Nev.) 6-3 SG
Tae Simmons, Heritage Christian (Northridge, Calif.) 6-6 PF
D.J. Stickman, Clovis West (Fresno, Calif.) 6-1 CG
Christian Taylor, St. Bernard's (Playa Del Rey, Calif.) 6-5 WG
Dallas Washington, Santa Margarita (Rancho SM, Calif.) 6-7 WF

2026s
Ty Ingram, San Ysidro (Calif.) 6-3 SG
Brayden Kyman, Santa Margarita (Rancho SM, Calif.) 6-5 SF
Mason Magee, Basha (Chandler, Ariz.) 5-10 PG

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

The post Section 7: Gorman, Centennial Triumph Again appeared first on www.ebooksnet.com.

By Ronnie Flores

RELATED:    | | The Future Of Big-Time HS Basketball | FAB 50 Rankings Criteria | How To Make A HS Version Of March Madness  | Final Southwest Region Top 20 | Final Midwest Region Top 20 | Final Southeast Region Top 20 | Final East Region Top 20

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) concluded its season last Friday when Seattle Prep (Seattle, Wash.) battled O’Dea (Seattle, Wash.) for the Metro League crown.

Braeden Smith of Seattle Prep won the game in unbelievable fashion by intercepting an O'Dea inbounds pass underneath his own basket with two seconds left and converting an acrobatic lay-up at the buzzer to give the Panthers a dramatic 62-61 victory. Smith, a junior, finished with a game-high 24 points.

Even though it was mid-June, it was still dramatic and emotional as any championship game would be. There was no statewide playoffs, so it's not easy to determine if any WIAA team deserves to crack the FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by www.ebooksnet.com. We still have at least another week to make a determination and a few more to decide if teams from the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) can crack the nation's longest running weekly rankings. According to The Oregonian, Portland Interscholastic League assistant athletic director Jeff Peeler is organizing an end-of-season tournament scheduled for June 21-25.

As wild as Smith's game-winner was, it was hard to top what happened down in San Diego, Calif. the following night, when FAB 50 No. 37 Torrey Pines put its unbeaten record on the line vs. Cathedral Catholic for the California Interscholastic Federation CIF San Diego Section open title. It was a dog-fight that came down to the wire. Torrey Pines was able to keep its magical season alive when senior Nick Herrmann scored on a deep range, catch-and-shoot 3-pointer at the buzzer off an out-of-bounds play to give the Falcons a 63-60 victory.

Hermann, who finished with 30 points, battled cancer two years ago just at around the same time his mother did. The social media visuals of him embracing his mother after the game will probably be one of the defining moments of the 2020-21 season.

With the win, Torrey Pines moves to 29-0 and is the No. 1 seed in the SoCal open regional playoffs, which conclude on June 19. NorCal is not having a regional tournament as all but one section in the northern region did not conduct playoffs at the section level. The Falcons were able to nab the top seed because previous No. 46 Centennial (Corona, Calif.) toppled previous No. 10 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) in the CIF Southern Section open division title game on Friday night. With Centennial's 80-72 victory, Sierra Canyon's 21-game post-season winning streak was snapped.

All throughout the CIFSS open division playoffs, Sierra Canyon has been living on the edge and relying on the unique talents of UCLA-bound Amari Bailey to pull out victories. That was the case in two pool play wins, but in the championship game Centennial was just too disciplined and hit too many big shots to let that happen despite 34 points from Bailey. Sophomore Kylan Boswell was the difference maker finishing with 24 points, including six big 3-pointers, which at least two stopped Sierra Canyon mini-runs. Junior Donovan Dent added 19 points (three 3-pointers) while sophomore forward Devin Williams had a crucial block and a big dunk down the stretch, finishing with eight points, eight rebounds and six blocks. As a team, Centennial blocked 12 shots.

Centennial obviously is now in front of Sierra Canyon in the rankings, with the Huskies jumping up 17 spots in this weeks' FAB 50 to No. 29, while Sierra Canyon is down to No. 32. We couldn't drop the Trailblazers any further because of their overall success and because they still have a chance to win their fourth consecutive CIF SoCal open regional crown despite losing at the section level.

They are the No. 2 seed in the SoCal open regional because Centennial opted out in order to participate in Section 7, a NCAA-sanctioned scholastic live period event held June 18-20 at State Farm Arena in Glendale, Ariz., as reported by Ballislife in the previous set of FAB 50 rankings. Coach Josh Giles and his staff felt it is more advantageous for his program to attend Section 7 than it would for his team to chase the SoCal open regional crown. After all, his team is all underclass and CIF players have not been seen live by college coaches for over 16 months.

The Centennial-Sierra Canyon result was a swoon for Torrey Pines and San Diego basketball because the Falcons own a head-to-head victory over Centennial. So if Torrey Pines and Sierra Canyon were to meet in the SoCal open final, it would be at Torrey Pines' home gym because the CIF is not using large facilities or neutral courts for this year's regional. Torrey Pines has a bye in the first round and will host a regional semifinal on June 17.

Torrey Pines moved up 14 spots in the FAB 50 to No. 23 and could become the first San Diego County team to finish ranked No. 1 in the state of California since World War II. According to Cal-Hi Sports, San Diego Hoover finished 16-1 and ranked No. 1 in the state for 1945. Since the advent of the CIF State tournament in 1982, no San Diego Section team has won the major division title or finished No. 1. From a FAB 50 perspective, the team Torrey Pines has in its sights is the 2002-03 Horizon (San Diego, Calif.) team led by future NBA forward Jared Dudley. Horizon won its second of back-to-back CIF Div. IV state titles, finished 32-1 and No. 15 in the FAB 50. Its only loss came against eventual D1 state champ and FAB 50 No. 4 Westchester (Los Angeles), which was led by Elite All-American Trevor Ariza

How high can Torrey Pines climb in the final FAB 50? What will happen if Torrey Pines loses in the regional semifinals or Sierra Canyon knocks them out in Saturday's regional final?

Centennial could still finish as California's No. 1 ranked team, despite not playing in the regional, if Torrey Pines loses on Thursday. It's highly unlikely Sierra Canyon will be able to hop Centennial in next weeks’ rankings unless it completely blows out Torrey Pines by a wide margin in Saturday’s regional final. We'll have to consider it but Centennial does own the important head-to-head victory, which is always a strong FAB 50 rankings criteria.

RELATED:    | | The Future Of Big-Time HS Basketball | FAB 50 Rankings Criteria | How To Make A HS Version Of March Madness |Final Southwest Region Top 20 | Final Midwest Region Top 20 | Final Southeast Region Top 20 |  Final East Region Top 20

Updated FAB 50 National Team Rankings
Powered by www.ebooksnet.com

(26th poll of 2020-21 regular season; Through games played on Sunday, June 13; *Indicates forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Indicates forfeits and defaults not included; ***Does not include results vs. out-of-season opponents; ****Indicates season not complete.)

Dropped Out: None.

Bubble Teams:  Ardrey Kell (Charlotte, N.C.) 10-1; Atascocita (Humble, Texas) 24-3; Blue Ridge (St. George, Va.) 15-0; Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) 17-7; Cardinal Hayes (Bronx, N.Y.) 6-1; Catalina Foothills (Tuscon, Ariz.) 19-1; Catholic Central (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 20-0; Central (Little Rock, Ark.) 23-5; Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.) 22-2; Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Col.) 17-1; Cleveland (Rio Rancho, N.M.) 14-1; Creighton Prep (Omaha, Neb.) 23-3; Davis (Kaysville, Utah) 22-4; Del City (Del City, Okla.) 22-4; DePaul College Prep (Chicago, Ill.) 14-2; Edmond Memorial (Edmond, Okla.) 17-2; Elizabethtown (Elizabethtown, Ky.) 22-3; Etiwanda (Etiwanda, Calif.) 11-2****; Highlands (Ft. Thomas, Ky.) 30-4; Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.) 14-0; John Carroll (Bel Air, Md.) 11-5; Kickapoo (Springfield, Mo.) 28-2; La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.) 10-10; Las Cruces (Las Cruces, N.M.) 14-1; Mentor (Mentor, Ohio) 25-1; O’Dea (Seattle, Wash.) 11-2; Richardson (Richardson, Texas) 25-2; Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.) 12-3; Seattle Prep (Seattle, Wash.) 11-2; South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie, Texas) 21-1; Starkville (Starkville, Miss.) 21-3; Stone Bridge (Ashburn, Va.) 16-1; St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.) 15-1; St. Mary’s (Pheonix, Ariz.) 20-1; Thunderidge (Highlands Ranch, Col.) 13-2; Vashon (St. Louis, Mo.) 15-1**; Waxahachie (Waxahachie, Texas) 20-3; Westlake (Saratoga Springs, Utah) 21-4; Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) 27-5; Whitney Young (Chicago, Ill.) 15-1; Wilson (West Lawn, Pa.) 20-2.

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 21 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

The post UPDATED FAB 50: Centennial Shakes Up Cali! appeared first on www.ebooksnet.com.

By Ronnie Flores

RELATED:    | | The Future Of Big-Time HS Basketball | FAB 50 Rankings Criteria | How To Make A HS Version Of March Madness  | Final Southwest Region Top 20 | Final Midwest Region Top 20 | Final Southeast Region Top 20 | Final East Region Top 20

The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section open division has its championship game set up after three rounds of competitive pool play contests. When all the dust settled, the top two seeds advanced to Friday's title contest.

As expected, top seed Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.), the No. 10 team in the FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by www.ebooksnet.com and still unbeaten, won pool "A" with an unbeaten 3-0 record. The Trailblazers advanced with a 82-76 victory over previous No. 47 Etiwanda (Etiwanda, Calif.) in a pool play game in which Sierra Canyon trailed by a point with just over a minute remaining. That's when UCLA junior commit Amari Bailey went to work, scoring on a conventional 3-point play and another contested basket to seal the win for the two-time defending CIFSS open champions. Bailey finished with 25 points, while junior forward Shy Odom also had a big game with 23 points.

The third pool play game between Sierra Canyon and Etiwanda was a "straight up" contest with the winner advancing to the title game. In pool "B", it was a bit more complicated. In the end, No. 2 seed Centennial (Corona, Calif.) advanced to the title game and jumped back in this week's FAB 50 for Etiwanda at No. 46. Centennial didn't actually find out it had advanced until after its own 84-69 victory over traditional California power Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) in its final pool play game. Even though the Huskies won they still needed some help to advance to the title game. Had Harvard-Westlake (Harvard Westlake, Calif.) defeated Damien (La Verne, Calif.), the Wolverines would have been the team to face Sierra Canyon. Harvard-Westlake defeated Centennial in its first pool play game when sophomore guard Kylan Boswell was out of the lineup.

The Huskies just had too much speed and quickness on the perimeter for Mater Dei, as junior Donovan Dent had 33 points. When Damien defeated Harvard-Westlake, Centennial celebrated post-game in the locker room and hallways. Centennial will need to be hitting on all cylinders to take down a Sierra Canyon team that is an incredible 20-0 against all seven of the other teams that participated in the CIFSS open field when it faced one of those teams, including 2-0 vs. Centennial.

One thing is certain about Friday's section championship game: win or lose Centennial will be done for the 2020-21 season. Coach Josh Giles (who played for current Damien coach Mike LeDuc at Glendora High School in SoCal) confirmed to Ballislife that his team will not participate in the SoCal regional playoffs, which are scheduled to begin June 15 after the CIF Central, Southern, L.A. City, and San Diego Section playoffs conclude this weekend.

Centennial, as are at least 63 other California teams, are scheduled to compete in Section 7, a NCAA-sanctioned scholastic live period event held June 18-20 at State Farm Arena in Glendale, Ariz. The CIF SoCal regional championships will conclude June 19. Dent and Boswell are just two of the many talented underclassmen who haven't been evaluated live by college coaches in well over 15 months. It was just too important an opportunity for Giles to offer the student-athletes in his program.

There is no confirmation any other SoCal team is going to end their season at the section level and drop out of the regional playoffs, but this is where the intersection of high school basketball in the spring and summer travel ball clash. For a majority of schools in Southern California, the school year has ended and seniors have participated in graduation ceremonies. Some schools, such as talented 15-0 Modesto Christian (Modesto, Calif.) had to end its season the day of graduation. Tennessee-bound Jahmai Mashack of Etiwanda is already enrolled in college courses while still competing for the Eagles, which have this week off and are scheduled to compete in the regional playoffs next week.

If Sierra Canyon beats Centennial, it won't affect the rankings much. However, if Centennial hands Sierra Canyon its first loss of the season it will create an interesting scenario for the final two sets of FAB 50 rankings. Centennial will need to be ranked in front of Sierra Canyon for at least a week because of the head-to-head win. But will it have done enough to hop No. 37 Torrey Pines (San Diego, Calif.)?

On Wednesday, the Falcons upped their record to 28-0 with a dominant 84-59 victory over St. Augustine (San Diego, Calif.) in the San Diego Section open semifinals. Torrey Pines, of course, owns a win over Centennial. If Sierra Canyon and Torrey Pines meet in the open regional playoffs and Sierra Canyon were to win, it probably would have done enough to hop back in front of Centennial considering the Falcons beat Centennial. In that scenario, however, we'd have to evaluate how the actual results play out before making a final rankings decision.

Torrey Pines (which faces 17-2 Cathedral Catholic of San Diego on Saturday for the section open crown) is not scheduled to play in the first session of Section 7, but is scheduled to the following weekend (June 25-27) after the CIF high school basketball season will be over.

After the next two weeks, we'll have to make a determination if team(s) in Oregon (OSAA) are good enough to crack the FAB 50. Washington (WIAA) ends its season June 11. If we determine Oregon teams are not, the final FAB 50 rankings will be released the week of June 21. The final West Region Top 20 won't be released to every game in Oregon is completed.

RELATED:    | | The Future Of Big-Time HS Basketball | FAB 50 Rankings Criteria | How To Make A HS Version Of March Madness |Final Southwest Region Top 20 | Final Midwest Region Top 20 | Final Southeast Region Top 20 |  Final East Region Top 20

Updated FAB 50 National Team Rankings
Powered by www.ebooksnet.com

(25th poll of 2020-21 regular season; Through games played on Wednesday, June 9; *Indicates forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Indicates forfeits and defaults not included; ***Does not include results vs. out-of-season opponents; ****Indicates season not complete.)

Dropped Out: Previous No. 47 Etiwanda (Etiwanda, Calif.).

Bubble Teams:  Ardrey Kell (Charlotte, N.C.) 10-1; Atascocita (Humble, Texas) 24-3; Blue Ridge (St. George, Va.) 15-0; Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) 17-7; Cardinal Hayes (Bronx, N.Y.) 6-1; Catalina Foothills (Tuscon, Ariz.) 19-1; Catholic Central (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 20-0; Central (Little Rock, Ark.) 23-5; Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.) 22-2; Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Col.) 17-1; Cleveland (Rio Rancho, N.M.) 14-1; Creighton Prep (Omaha, Neb.) 23-3; Davis (Kaysville, Utah) 22-4; Del City (Del City, Okla.) 22-4; DePaul College Prep (Chicago, Ill.) 14-2; Edmond Memorial (Edmond, Okla.) 17-2; Elizabethtown (Elizabethtown, Ky.) 22-3; Etiwanda (Etiwanda, Calif.) 11-2****; Highlands (Ft. Thomas, Ky.) 30-4; Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.) 14-0; Jefferson (Portland, Ore.) 8-1****; John Carroll (Bel Air, Md.) 11-5; Kickapoo (Springfield, Mo.) 28-2; La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.) 10-10; Las Cruces (Las Cruces, N.M.) 14-1; Mentor (Mentor, Ohio) 25-1; O’Dea (Seattle, Wash.) 11-1****; Richardson (Richardson, Texas) 25-2; Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.) 12-3; Seattle Prep (Seattle, Wash.) 8-2****; South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie, Texas) 21-1; Starkville (Starkville, Miss.) 21-3; Stone Bridge (Ashburn, Va.) 16-1; St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.) 15-1; St. Mary’s (Pheonix, Ariz.) 20-1; Thunderidge (Highlands Ranch, Col.) 13-2; Vashon (St. Louis, Mo.) 15-1**; Waxahachie (Waxahachie, Texas) 20-3; Westlake (Saratoga Springs, Utah) 21-4; Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) 27-5; Whitney Young (Chicago, Ill.) 15-1; Wilson (West Lawn, Pa.) 20-2.

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 21 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

The post NEW FAB 50: Clashing Seasons! appeared first on www.ebooksnet.com.

In episode No. 28 of our ?In The Paint Show," hosts Ronnie Flores and Devin Ugland go in on the NBA's Award Show and its Draft and talk Section 7 Team Camp with two special guests: event divisional champion coaches Grant Rice of Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) and Colin Pfaff of Windward (Los Angeles).

The fellas talk about the over-the-top award show and NBA Draft coverage. Was all the pre-draft hype and intros necessary? Is the awards show necessary or just way too late after the regular season? Ronnie and Devin break down this year's NBA award winners, which have a strong international flavor. What James Harden robbed of MVP? Is the international flavor of this year's award winners an indictment of the American basketball system? Or just a good job of globalization by the NBA?

Dev and Ron break down their winners and losers from the 2019 NBA Draft. Listen to see why Devin thinks New Orleans and Ron thinks Atlanta were the big winners in the draft. Dev also has a surprise No. 2 winner as well!

Ron was at last weekend's Section 7 Team Camp in Phoenix and gives a quick rundown of what happened (complete break down HERE) and offers up the positives and constructive criticism of the West's only live event during the first weekend of the NCAA's new June Scholastic live period. Did college coaches find it productive? Did bracket play give teams the best mileage possible in front of the college coaches?

We break down the tournament with Rice, whose team won the main division title and whose standout players picked up more college offers. Pfaff also comes on the pod to discuss his team's journey through one of the better of the nine 16-team brackets at Section 7 and what it did for his team's confidence and recruiting opportunities.

The fellas go over plenty in this week's pod as it relates to the NBA, college recruiting, grassroots and high school basketball, so make sure to give it a listen!

To learn more about our hosts, Ronnie Flores and Devin Ugland, and to get more information about what "In The Paint" is all about, check out our intro below!

Subscribe to our new Podcast on iTunes here

The post "In The Paint" Podcast GOES IN On Section 7, NBA Draft! appeared first on www.ebooksnet.com.