Nation’s elite groups wish to seize league and convention titles and earn favorable playoff seedings because the playoffs close to. For one ranked staff, nevertheless, the wins and losses are put in perspective after a scare wherein one in every of its prime gamers collapsed on the court docket throughout a Sunday sport involving one other FAB 50 ranked foe. There are 4 newcomers to this week’s FAB 50 Nationwide Crew Rankings powered by Ballislife.com, led by No. 41 Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) and No. 44 Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.).
By Ronnie Flores
This system at Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) has been ranked within the last FAB 50 Nationwide Crew Rankings powered by Ballislife.com every season since 2016-17, however that streak is now in jeopardy after the Gaels fell to defending NIAA Class 5A champion Liberty (Henderson, Nev.), 78-55, final Tuesday. The Gaels are one in every of 4 groups to fall out of this week’s FAB 50 and that was cemented after Liberty traveled to California to play within the marquee sport of the Nike Extravaganza at Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) and misplaced to No. 7 Centennial (Corona, Calif.), 90-64.
Liberty handed California No. 2 and FAB 50 No. 13 Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.) its solely lack of the season within the title sport of The Traditional at Damien in November. That widespread opponent end result ought to make Centennial the highest staff within the upcoming CIF Southern Part Open Division playoffs, offered the Huskies shut out the common season undefeated in Massive VIII League play.
Talking of Mater Dei, the Monarchs’ 65-57 loss to St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) means this system’s state report 34-year league successful streak (in line with Cal-Hello Sports activities) will come to an finish this season. The Monarchs additionally received’t be chosen for the eight-team CIFSS open playoffs, the primary time this system received’t be chosen since its introduction in 2013-14. St. John Bosco is main the Trinity League by two video games and now has defeated Mater Dei 5 consecutive occasions at house.
One other staff that fell from the FAB 50 this week that has a protracted streak in jeopardy is earlier No. 37 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.). The Trailblazers have appeared within the final FAB 50 each season since 2014-15, however fell out after falling to bubble membership Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.), 66-62, earlier than 7,500 at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion on Friday. Sierra Canyon will take part within the Mission League match this week with top-seeded Harvard-Westlake and No. 2 seed Notre Dame, the latter being the staff Sierra Canyon would meet in Wednesday’s semifinal offered it beats Monday’s Crepsi-Chaminade winner on Tuesday. Making the duty tough will probably be accidents to elite 2024 guard Isaiah Elohim and 2023 McDonald’s All-American Bronny James. Elohim is not going to play this week and the earliest James would think about taking part in can be if Sierra Canyon superior to Friday’s championship sport.
A giant end result this week’s was Roselle Catholic’s 68-60 victory over Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), one of many groups that handed Centennial one in every of its three out-of-state losses on the John Wall Vacation Invitational. When the McDonald’s All-American teams were announced last Tuesday, Roselle Catholic’s Simeon Wilcher, who’s headed to North Carolina, was thought-about one of many reliable snubs together with Oregon-bound Jackson Shelstad of FAB 50 No. 25 West Linn (West Linn, Ore.) and Notre Dame’s Caleb Foster, a gifted guard headed to Duke. Wilcher made a loud assertion vs. Don Bosco, scoring 11 consecutive factors together with his staff trialing 58-55 with 2:46 remaining within the sport to guide the comeback win. Wilcher completed with 20 factors.
The Lions defeated Bergen Catholic (Bergen N.J.), 78-67, on Friday, however the festive temper after the 2 large wins went bitter throughout a sport versus FAB 50 No. 12 Lengthy Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.) on Sunday afternoon in Lengthy Island, N.Y. Within the second quarter with LuHi main Roselle Catholic, 21-10, Roselle Catholic 6-foot-7 junior ahead Tarik Watson collapsed on the court docket. In line with nationwide scout Andrew Slater, 911 was instantly known as, the groups have been escorted to their locker rooms and the crowded gymnasium went silent.
Watson reportedly misplaced consciousness momentarily, however regained it and was capable of elevate his arm and gave the group a “thumbs-up” as he was eliminated on a stretcher. It was a scary and surreal second, as LuHi coach John Buck led the group in prayer earlier than the sport was canceled
“He’s doing okay,” Roselle Catholic coach Dave Boff informed Ballislife.com on Monday. “We’re ready for outcomes of checks, however he’s doing effectively and the docs have had excellent news for us to this point.”
Ballisife needs Tarik Watson a speedy restoration from the scary incident.
So far as on-the-court, Roselle Catholic is now as much as No. 21, one spot in entrance of Don Bosco Prep. The sport with LuHi is a “no contest” so far as the FAB 50 goes. Roselle’s three losses are to No. 5 Duncanville (Texas), No. 11 Dawn Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.) and to Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.), which is one other membership that fell out of the rankings this week after taking back-to-back losses in WCAC play, together with a 70-57 setback to FAB 50 No. 1 Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.). The Panthers additionally defeated No. 15 St. John’s (Washington, D.C.), 69-60, to stay unbeaten in WCAC play.
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Up to date FAB 50 Nationwide Crew Rankings
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(seventh ballot of 2022-23 common season; Via video games performed on Sunday, Jan. 29; *Signifies forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Signifies forfeits and defaults not included)
| No. | Prev. | Excessive Faculty (Metropolis) | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.) | 20–1 |
| 2 | 2 | Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) | 19-2 |
| 3 | 3 | Hyperlink Academy (Branson, Mo.) | 22-0 |
| 4 | 4 | John Marshall (Richmond, Va.) | 19-0 |
| 5 | 5 | Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas) | 23-1 |
| 6 | 6 | Columbus (Miami, Fla.) | 19-3 |
| 7 | 7 | Centennial (Corona, Calif.) | 23-3 |
| 8 | 8 | Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) | 22-0 |
| 9 | 9 | Lake Highlands (Dallas, Texas) | 22-3 |
| 10 | 10 | Camden (Camden, N.J.) | 17-2 |
| 11 | 11 | Dawn Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.) | 13-5 |
| 12 | 13 | Lengthy Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.) | 12-2 |
| 13 | 15 | Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.) | 26-1 |
| 14 | 14 | Imhotep Constitution (Philadelphia, Pa.) | 16-3 |
| 15 | 12 | St. John’s (Washington, D.C.) | 18-2 |
| 16 | 16 | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) | 14-4 |
| 17 | 17 | AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.) | 16-4 |
| 18 | 18 | Beaumont United (Beaumont, Texas) | 25-1 |
| 19 | 21 | Central Cabarrus (Harmony, N.C.) | 20-0 |
| 20 | 22 | Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.) | 23-1 |
| 21 | 25 | Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.) | 10-4 |
| 22 | 20 | Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) | 18-2 |
| 23 | 23 | Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.) | 22-1 |
| 24 | 24 | West Ranch (Valencia, Calif.) | 25-1 |
| 25 | 26 | West Linn (West Linn, Ore.) | 17-1 |
| 26 | 27 | DME Academy (Daytona Seashore, Fla.) | 20-4** |
| 27 | 28 | Garfield (Seattle, Wash.) | 13-0 |
| 28 | 29 | Park Middle (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) | 14-0 |
| 29 | 32 | Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, Pa.) | 14-2 |
| 30 | 33 | Mt. St. Jospeh (Baltimore, Md.) | 24-3 |
| 31 | 34 | Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.) | 16-1 |
| 32 | 36 | St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) | 15-0 |
| 33 | 35 | Carter (Dallas, Texas) | 23-2 |
| 34 | 42 | Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.) | 15-0 |
| 35 | 38 | Bellevue West (Bellevue, Neb.) | 16-0 |
| 36 | 39 | Pinson Valley (Pinson, Ala.) | 23-0 |
| 37 | 46 | Carmel Christian (Matthews, N.C.) | 24-3 |
| 38 | 47 | Bullis (Potomac, Md.) | 20-1 |
| 39 | 48 | Olympia (Orlando, Fla.) | 22-1 |
| 40 | 43 | Oak Cliff Religion Household (Dallas, Texas) | 20-3** |
| 41 | NR | Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) | 13-1 |
| 42 | 30 | Simeon (Chicago, Ailing.) | 21-2 |
| 43 | 44 | Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) | 13-6 |
| 44 | NR | Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.) | 12-6 |
| 45 | 40 | Christ the King (Center Village, N.Y.) | 15-4 |
| 46 | 45 | Lake Metropolis (Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho) | 15-0 |
| 47 | 49 | Damaged Arrow (Damaged Arrow, Okla.) | 16-0 |
| 48 | 50 | Scotlandville (Baton Rouge, La.) | 23-2 |
| 49 | NR | North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, N.C.) | 19-1 |
| 50 | NR | Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.) | 20-2 |
Dropped Out: Earlier No. 19 Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.), No. 31 Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.), No. 37 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.), No. 41 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.).
Bubble Groups: Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.) 12-6; Benet Academy (Lisle, Ailing.) 23-1; Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) 16-6; Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.) 13-3; Middle Grove (Greenwood, Ind.) 16-1; Centerville (Centerville, Ohio) 16-2; Central (Little Rock, Ark.) 20-4; Coronado (Henderson, Nev.) 12-8; Nook Canyon (Draper, Utah) 16-2; De Pere (De Pere, Wis.) 17-0; Dwyer (Palm Seashore Gardens, Fla.) 21-0; Eagle’s Touchdown (McDonough, Ga.) 21-1; Edmond North (Edmond, Okla.) 14-2; Ellison (Killeen, Texas) 27-3; Federal Method (Federal Method, Wash.) 18-1; Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) 18-3; Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) 15-5; Hayfield (Alexandria, Va.) 16-1; Jackson-Reed (Washington, D.C.) 22-6; Jonesboro (Jonesboro, Ark.) 20-3; Kell (Marietta, Ga.) 18-2; Kennedy (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 14-0; Kenwood Academy (Chicago, Ailing.) 19-5; Kimball (Kimball, Texas) 22-2; Liberty (Henderson, Nev.) 13-8; MacArthur (Decatur, Ailing.) 22-2; Madison Prep (Baton Rouge, La.) 24-1; Martin (Arlington, Texas) 25-3; McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.) 16-6; Metamora (Metamora, Ailing.) 22-2; Muskegon (Muskegon, Mich.) 12-0; Myers Park (Charlotte, N.C.) 16-4; Newton (Covington, Ga.) 13-7; Norcross (Norcross, Ga.) 19-3; Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) 19-8; North Farmington (Farmington Hills, Mich.) 11-1; Northern Nash (Rocky Mount, N.C.) 20-0; Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 19-11; Oak Park (Kansas Metropolis, Mo.) 19-1; O’Dea (Seattle, Wash.) 15-4; Olympic (Charlotte, N.C.) 19-1; Penn (Wishawaka, Ind.) 16-1; Radnor (Radnor, Pa.) 18-0; Sacred Coronary heart Griffin (Springfield, Ailing.) 22-2; Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) 19-6; Staley (Kansas Metropolis, Mo.) 17-2; St. Augustine (San Diego, Calif.) 20-4; The Rock (Gainesville, Fla.) 23-9; UOD Jesuit (Detroit, Mich.) 12-2; Vashon (St. Louis, Mo.) 11-7; Volcano Vista (Albuquerque, N.M.) 19-1; Wasatch Academy (Mt. Nice, Utah) 10-9.
Word: The FAB 50 powered by Ballislife.com is a continuation of the Nationwide Sports activities Information Service scores 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 23 years in the past.
Ronnie Flores is the nationwide Grassroots editor of Ballislife.com. He might be reached at ronnie@ballislife.com. Don’t neglect to observe him on Twitter: @RonMFlores
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