UPDATED FAB 50: Plenty of Shake-Up!

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The Prime 10 stays the identical within the newest version of the FAB 50 Nationwide Workforce Rankings powered by Ballislife.com, however there’s tons of shake-up and 4 new groups. Main the cost among the many new groups is No. 33 Bishop O’Connell (Arlington, Va.).

By Ronnie Flores

In was a lightweight week for golf equipment on the prime of the FAB 50 Nationwide Workforce Rankings powered by Ballislife.com after a heavy MLK weekend. Notably for golf equipment within the highly effective Nationwide Interscholastic Basketball Convention (NIBC) there wasn’t a lot motion and no motion.

It’s simple to level to the NIBC’s dominance (5 of the FAB 50 Prime 10), however the actuality is 2 of the highest 5 groups within the nation are public faculties: No. 2 Duncanville (Texas) and Centennial (Corona, Calif.). Duncanville remained unbeaten in district play, whereas Centennial had a busy week with 4 video games in 4 days, together with two on Saturday with one going down on the State Preview Basic in Ontario, Calif., towards bubble membership Crean Lutheran (Irvine, Calif.). Not solely did Centennial need to play within the morning and once more at night time towards California’s No. 6 ranked workforce, it did so with out 6-foot-9 2022 ahead Devin Williams, who was out nursing a sprained ankle.

Even with New Mexico-bound level guard Donovan Dent choosing up three fouls within the first quarter, Centennial nonetheless dominated the tempo of the sport and defeated Crean Lutheran, 72-57. Jared McCain, a 2023 level guard, managed tempo and completed with 23 factors, whereas 2023 ahead Aaron McBride stepped up in Williams’ absence with 19 factors. On Monday night, Centennial had one other robust highway check towards state No. 4 and bubble membership Poly (Riverside, Calif.). The Huskies received in much more dominant vogue, downing Poly 62-37 (in a end result that shall be mirrored in subsequent week’s rankings) as Dent had 20 factors with McCain including 19.

Centennial’s current outcomes ought to end in home-court benefit for the CIF Southern Part open division playoffs and solidifies the very fact the Huskies and No. 10 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) are far and away the CIF’s greatest two golf equipment. Whereas Centennial had a heavy week, Sierra Canyon had a lightweight one though it does have some large video games arising.

Sierra Canyon is scheduled to tackle FAB 50 No. 15 Camden (N.J.) on January 29 on the Showdown in Allentown (Pennsylvania). Since October, Sierra Canyon has had on its faculty web site schedule a February 5 sport with FAB 50 No. 29 Simeon (Chicago) on the United Heart in Chicago. That proposed matchup was to be a part of an occasion produced by New York Metropolis-based Gold Degree Sports activities & Leisure.

Final weekend there was rumblings at When Sides Collide at Benet Academy (Lisle, Sick.) that the Sierra Canyon-Simeon conflict was not going to happen. On Sunday, Ballislife.com realized Sierra Canyon was going to play undefeated after which No. 15 Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn, Sick.), which simply dispatched then No. 41 Whitney Younger (Chicago, Sick.), 74-59, in a sport not as shut as the ultimate rating indicated. Additionally on the When Sides Collide occasion, then No. 35 Glenbrook South (Glenview, Sick.) beat then No. 29 Simeon (Chicago), 57-54.

It was introduced on Monday by Skokie, Sick.-based Paragon Advertising Group No. 10 Sierra Canyon will face Glenbard West, which moved as much as No. 12 after its large win over Whitney Younger, on Saturday at Wintrust Enviornment in downtown Chicago. Additionally on the slate is Glenbrook South, which moved as much as No. 23 after defeating Simeon with its solely loss to Glenbard West, towards bubble membership Curie (Chicago). Each video games shall be streamed reside on ESPN+.

Simeon will nonetheless play in a showcase occasion produced by Gold Degree Sports activities & Leisure, as it should tackle regionally-ranked Coronado (Henderson, Nev.) at 7:30 pm CT as a part of the Donda Homecoming at Credit score Union 1 Enviornment on the campus of the College of Illinois-Chicago. Additionally on the slate are No. 42 Kenwood Academy (Chicago) taking up Hillcrest (Nation Membership Hills, Sick.) at 6 pm CT and Donda Academy (Simi Valley, Calif.) taking up Chicago Prep at 9 pm CT. These video games shall be televised by NBC Chicago and streamed on Peacock.

Final week Bishop McNamara (Forrestville, Md.) was the best ranked newcomer at No. 22 and this week its one other membership from the Washington Catholic Athletic Convention (WCAC) that’s the highest ranked of 4 newcomers. It’s Bishop O’Connell (Arlington, Va.), which presently sits in second place within the WCAC behind nonetheless unbeaten Bishop McNamara after recording victories over then No. 24 Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.) and No. 12 (12) Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) final week. Coach Joe Wootten’s membership defeated Paul VI, 64-61, and downed Gonzaga 85-83, in extra time, on Sunday after shedding to Bishop McNamara on Friday, 62-55.

Bishop O’Connell’s resume is a swoon for Liberty (Nev.), which strikes up 18 spots this week to No. 31. Liberty defeated O’Connell, 78-62, on the Tarkanian Basic in December and is coming off an enormous 77-55 win over Coronado final week. Liberty will face No. 13 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) on Thursday.

New No. 32 Oak Cliff Religion Household (Dallas, Texas) would like to see Liberty take down Gorman or play them actual shut. Coach Brandon Thomas’ membership misplaced to Liberty within the Tarkanian Basic semifinals and one week later noticed a double-digit lead evaporate in the fourth quarter towards Bishop Gorman within the Torrey Pines Vacation Basic title sport. Oak Cliff Religion Household handed new No. 47 Campolindo (Moraga, Calif.) its solely loss to date within the first spherical of the Vacation Basic.

Dropped Out: Earlier No. 41 Whitney Younger (Chicago, Sick.), No. 43 Lake Highland Prep (Orlando, Fla.), No. 45 Phrase of God (Raleigh, N.C.), No. 47 Vashon (St. Louis, Mo.).

Bubble Groups: Archbishop Spalding (Severn, Md.) 14-3; Auburn (Auburn, Wash.) 14-1; Beaumont United (Beaumont, Texas) 23-3; Beecher (Flint, Mich.) 8-1; Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park, Kan.) 10-1; Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, Okla.) 13-1; Brophy Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.) 16-2; Carmel Christian (Matthews, N.C.) 17-3; Catholic Central (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 10-1; Central Pointe Christian (Kissimmee, Fla.) 19-5; Chambers (Charlotte. N.C.) 13-5; Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.) 10-4; Chesterton (Chesterton, Ind.) 14-0; Christian Brothers (Memphis, Tenn.) 20-0; Christian Brother’s (St. Louis, Mo.) 11-5; Crean Lutheran (Irvine, Calif.) 17-2; Curie (Chicago, Sick.) 19-2; Damien (La Verne, Calif.) 20-2; Davis (Kaysville, Utah) 16-0; Del Metropolis (Cel Metropolis, Okla.) 12-3; DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) 9-4; Etiwanda (Etiwanda, Calif.) 16-4; Fairmont (Kettering, Ohio) 14-1; Hayfield (Alexandria, Va.) 14-0; John Marshall (Richmond, Va.) 10-3; King (Detroit, Mich.) 9-1; Las Cruces (Las Cruces, N.M.) 19-0; Lawrence Free State (Lawrence, Kan.) 8-0; Magnolia (Magnolia, Ark.) 14-0; Mansfield Timberview (Arlington, Texas) 24-3; Memorial (Tulsa, Okla.) 16-1; Mountain Pointe (Phoenix, Ariz.) 11-1; Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, N.Y.) 9-0; North Hills (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 14-0; Omaha Westside (Omaha, Neb.) 15-1; Pebblebrook (Mableton, Ga.) 17-2; Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.) 17-4; Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio) 14-1; Poly (Riverside, Calif.) 21-1; Rainier Seaside (Seattle, Wash.) 10-1; Studying (Studying, Pa.) 15-2; Richmond (Rockingham, N.C.) 15-0; Sidwell Associates (Washington, D.C.) 13-1; South Shore (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 15-2**; South St. Paul (South St. Paul, Minn.) 14-0; Sunnyslope (Pheonix, Ariz.) 18-2; Staley (Kansas Metropolis, Mo.) 15-2; St. Francis Prep (Contemporary Meadows, N.Y.) 10-1; St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey Metropolis, N.J.) 8-1; St. Thomas Aquinas (Edison, N.J.) 14-0; St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, Ohio) 10-3; The Burlington College (Burlington, N.C.) 20-3; Varina (Richmond, Va.) 13-0; Vashon (St. Louis, Mo.) 15-2; Wasatch Academy (Mt. Nice, Utah) 10-8; Westlake (Austin, Texas) 27-1; Whitney Younger (Chicago, Sick.) 14-7**; Williamston (Williamston, Mich.) 10-0; Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, Wis.) 13-1.

Be aware: The FAB 50 powered by Ballislife.com is a continuation of the Nationwide Sports activities Information Service rankings that started in 1952. These have been the primary nationwide highschool rankings and the late Artwork Johlfs of Minnesota compiled them. They have been compiled for a few years by the late Barry Sollenberger of Phoenix, who merged them into the FAB 50 22 years in the past.

Ronnie Flores is the nationwide Grassroots editor of Ballislife.com. He may be reached at ronnie@ballislife.com. Don’t overlook to observe him on Twitter: @RonMFlores