Thrilling video games in Kentucky, Minnesota and Ohio prompted motion within the newest version of the FAB 50 Nationwide Staff Rankings powered by Ballislife.com. There are two newcomers this week, together with Kentucky Candy 16 champ Lyon County and Jackson-Reed (Washington, D.C.), whose sturdy resume cannot be ignored. Indiana’s state champions might be topped on March 30.
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By Ronnie Flores
The Candy 16 area is ready for March Insanity and there’s nonetheless some highschool insanity occurring across the nation. In actual fact, proper earlier than the Candy 16 area was set on Sunday night, the Ohio Excessive College Athletic Affiliation (OHSAA) wrapped up its state event with the state’s prime ranked-club, St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio), capturing the Division I state crown with a hard-fought 66-56 win over Centerville (Ohio) earlier than 5,189 at College of Dayton Enviornment.
4 gamers scored in double figures for coach Cam Joyce’s crew, led by 6-foot senior guard Jack Zapolnick with 14 factors and 7 assists and 6-foot-1 senior guard Matt Ellis with 12 factors. Michael Lamirand, a 6-foot-4 senior ahead, nailed all three of his 3-point makes an attempt and completed with 11 factors because the Wildcats made 7-of-15 3-pointers.
St. Ignatius gained its first OHSAA state crown since 2001, when the Wildcats completed No. 40 within the FAB 50 that season after successful their first state D1 title with a 25-2 mark. This yr’s group solely suffered one in-state loss, with its different losses to St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.) and FAB 50 No. 25 Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.). With St. Joseph’s Prep having a loss to No. 40 Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.), it solely is sensible the Wildcats transfer up three spots to No. 41 on this week’s up to date FAB 50 Nationwide Staff Rankings powered by Ballislife.com.
St. Ignatius nipped Hayes (Delaware, Ohio) within the semifinals, 54-53, whereas Centerville defeated bubble membership Whitmer (Toledo, Ohio), 58-39. Six-foot-10 junior ahead Damon Friery (16 factors) and 6-foot-1 junior guard Quinn Woidke led the way in which for balanced St. Ignatius within the win over Hayes. The semifinal sport got here right down to Woidke’s operating lay-up with 10 seconds remaining and a defensive stand following his clutch shot that turned out to be the game-winning factors.
In Kentucky, The celebrated Kentucky Excessive College Athletics Affiliation (KHSAA) Candy 16 was captured by Lyon County (Eddyville, Ky.) with a 67-58 Saturday night victory over Harlan County (Rosspoint, Ky.) earlier than 13,568 at historic Rupp Enviornment. It was unimaginable state championship sport and all the things that’s proper about highschool basketball. Kentucky nonetheless employs the one-class system, so the occasion is already electrical and highly-anticipated. The very fact each finalists have been small colleges made this yr’s Candy 16 much more memorable.
In response to the 2010 census, Eddyville has a inhabitants of two,554 and Harlan 1,745. Lyon County, which has a pupil physique of 277, can now be referred to as state champions for the primary time after taking a 18-10 lead after one interval and ending the sport with a 22-13 benefit within the last interval. The Lyons’ greatest participant isn’t just an All-American headed to UK and Kentucky’s all-time main scorer, he is now a state people hero after main his group to a state title. Travis Perry, the state’s Mr. Basketball, hit 5-of-9 3-pointers en path to 27 factors to go together with 5 property and two steals.
Jack Riddick netted 15 factors and Brady Shoulders had 15 factors and 7 rebounds for the Lyons, who not solely beat state champions from Alabama (Buckhorn) and South Carolina (bubble membership Lexington), but additionally earlier FAB 50 No. 25 Nice Crossing (Georgetown, Ky.) within the semifinals, 58-49, earlier on Saturday afternoon behind Perry (24 factors), Shoulders (13 factors) and Reddick (11 factors). That Lyon County trio have been teammates since second grade and erased a number of the sting of shedding on the Candy 16 the earlier two seasons after capturing its regional. Perry scored 5,481 factors in his highschool profession taking part in for his father, Ryan, and broke the hallowed state scoring document of the late “King” Kelly Coleman of Wayland within the course of.
Within the championship sport, Harlan County was led by Maddox Huff with 22 factors whereas Trent Noah, a South Carolina commit, had 17 factors and 9 rebounds.
With the 4 wins on the Candy 16, together with two on Saturday, Lyon County breaks into the FAB 50 at No. 47. Nice Crossing, which did not lose to a different Kentucky group and fell within the common season in time beyond regulation to Washington Catholic Athletic Convention (WCAC) member Bishop O’Connell of Virginia (which beat two FAB 50 ranked groups), stays in at No. 50 this week.
The very best ranked newcomer this week is definitely No. 44 Jackson-Reed (Washington, D.C.), which performed its last sport on March 1. Whereas contemplating many groups for this week’s second newcomer together with Lyon County, the resume of the Tigers stored developing. Jackson-Reed owns an time beyond regulation victory over No. 29 Bullis (Potomac, Md.) and owns wins over South Shore (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Wasatch Academy (Mt. Nice, Utah).
We strongly thought of Chicago Public League champ Curie (Chicago, Unwell.), however that membership has a loss to South Shore. Imhotep Constitution, who captured the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Affiliation (PIAA) Class 6A state title on Friday, did not misplaced any video games in state and in addition has a loss to South Shore. With Independence (Thompson’s Station, Tenn.), one other group from the Southeast Area we thought of for entry additionally shedding to South Shore, it was clear Jackson-Reed from the East Area was the logical alternative.
The one state nonetheless taking part in is Indiana due to the NCAA Males’s Basketball Match first two rounds being performed on the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. On March 30, No. 10 Fishers (Fishers, Ind.) will face Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.).
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Up to date FAB 50 Nationwide Staff Rankings
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(14th ballot of 2023-24 common season; By means of video games performed on Sunday, March 24; *Signifies forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Signifies forfeits and defaults not included; ***Signifies season not full.)
| No. | Prev. | Excessive College (Metropolis) | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) | 29-0*** |
| 2 | 2 | Columbus (Miami, Fla.) | 27–4*** |
| 3 | 3 | Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.) | 33-2*** |
| 4 | 4 | Lengthy Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.) | 21-4**** |
| 5 | 5 | Plano East (Plano, Texas) | 40-0 |
| 6 | 6 | Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) | 33-5*** |
| 7 | 7 | Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.) | 33-3 |
| 8 | 8 | Central Cabarrus (Harmony, N.C.) | 33-0 |
| 9 | 9 | Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, Wis.) | 30-0 |
| 10 | 10 | Fishers (Fishers, Ind.) | 28-1*** |
| 11 | 11 | Hyperlink Academy (Branson, Mo.) | 25-6*** |
| 12 | 12 | AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.) | 27-5*** |
| 13 | 13 | Stony Level (Spherical Rock, Texas) | 38-2 |
| 14 | 14 | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) | 18-8*** |
| 15 | 15 | St. Rose (Belmar, N.J.) | 29-2 |
| 16 | 16 | Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.) | 26-4 |
| 17 | 17 | Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) | 29-3 |
| 18 | 18 | St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.) | 27-1 |
| 19 | 19 | Ridge View (Columbia, S.C.) | 27-2 |
| 20 | 20 | Roosevelt (Eastvale, Calif.) | 31-4 |
| 21 | 21 | Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.) | 24-6 |
| 22 | 22 | Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) | 30-2 |
| 23 | 23 | McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.) | 26-6 |
| 24 | 24 | North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, N.C.) | 30-3 |
| 25 | 26 | Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.) | 27-4 |
| 26 | 27 | Myers Park (Charlotte, N.C.) | 27-4 |
| 27 | 28 | John Marshall (Richmond, Va.) | 25-3 |
| 28 | 29 | Bullis (Potomac, Md.) | 27-3 |
| 29 | 30 | Sidwell Pals (Washington, D.C.) | 27-4 |
| 30 | 31 | Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) | 28-6 |
| 31 | 32 | St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) | 28-7 |
| 32 | 33 | Salesian (Richmond, Calif.) | 31-2 |
| 33 | 34 | La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.) | 23-5 |
| 34 | 35 | Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) | 27-7 |
| 35 | 37 | Patrick College (Elizabeth, N.J.) | 28-4 |
| 36 | 38 | Camden (Camden, N.J.) | 30-2 |
| 37 | 39 | Kell (Marietta, Ga.) | 28-3 |
| 38 | 40 | Homewood Flossmor (Flossmor, Unwell.) | 33-4 |
| 39 | 41 | Reidsville (Reidsville, N.C.) | 29-0 |
| 40 | 42 | Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.) | 26-3 |
| 41 | 44 | St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) | 26-3 |
| 42 | 43 | Millennium (Goodyear, Ariz.) | 25-5 |
| 43 | 45 | Winter Haven (Winter Haven, Fla.) | 27-2 |
| 44 | NR | Jackson-Reed (Washington, D.C.) | 33-3 |
| 45 | 50 | Bellevue West (Bellevue, Neb.) | 27-1 |
| 46 | 46 | Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) | 29-6 |
| 47 | 47 | Lyon County (Eddyville, Ky.) | 36-3 |
| 48 | 48 | Beaumont United (Beaumont, Texas) | 34-4 |
| 49 | 49 | Northwest (Shawnee Mission, Kan.) | 25-0 |
| 50 | 25 | Nice Crossing (Georgetown, Ky.) | 36-2 |
Dropped Out: Earlier No. 36 Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.), No. 47 Newport (Newport, Ky.).
Bubble Groups: Arrowhead (Heartland, Wis.) 27-3; Bartlett (Bartlett, Tenn.) 32-5; Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) 24-5; Brennan (San Antonio, Texas) 31-5; Centerville (Centerville, Ohio) 20-9; Central Catholic (Portland, Ore.) 28-3; Christian (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 26-3; Mix Academy (Lincolnton, N.C.) 23-3; Curie (Chicago, Unwell.) 31-3; Dale (Dale, Okla.) 30-2; De Paul Prep (Chicago, Unwell.) 35-2; De Pere (De Pere, Wis.) 26-2; Edmond North (Edmond, Okla.) 24-4; Fort Bend Clements (Sugar Land, Texas) 32-1; Hayes (Delaware, Ohio) 27-2; Hickory (Hickory, N.C.) 31-1; Hoover (Hoover, Ala.) 30-3; Imhotep Constitution (Philadelphia, Pa.) 29-3; Independence (Thompson’s Station, Tenn.) 32-6; Kennedy (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 25-1; Kokomo (Kokomo, Ind.) 25-4; Lehi (Lehi, Utah) 24-4; Lexington (Lexington, S.C.) 28-2; Lexington Catholic (Lexington, Ky.) 32-3; Liberty Magnet (Baton Rouge, La.) 33-4; Lincoln (Warren, Mich.) 24-4; Lincoln Park (Midland, Pa.) 27-3; Marquette College (Milwaukee, Wis.) 26-4; Millard North (Omaha, Neb.) 23-3; Minnetonka (Minnetonka, Minn.) 25-6; Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) 26-2; Mt. St. Joseph (Baltimore, Md.) 36-5; Noblesville (Noblesville, Ind.) 22-3; Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) 31-4; Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 21-6; Owasso (Owasso, Okla.) 26-4; Pewaukee (Pewaukee, Wis.) 25-5; Raymond (Raymond, Miss.) 31-4; Seven Lakes (Katy, Texas) 35-4**; Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) 26-4; St. Anne’s-Bellfield (Charlottesville, Va.) 26-4; St. Joseph (Santa Maria, Calif.) 31-4; St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey Metropolis, N.J.) 26-3; Totino-Grace (Fridley, Minn.) 27-5; Valley (West Des Moines, Iowa) 21-5; Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Col.) 26-2; Vashon (St. Louis, Mo.) 26-6; Volcano Vista (Albuquerque, N.M.) 30-1; Lincoln (Warren, Mich.) 24-4; Wasatch Academy (Mt. Nice, Utah) 15-7; Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.) 29-2; Westfield (Westfield, Ind.) 19-3; Whitmer (Toledo, Ohio) 25-3; Woodside (Newport Information, Va.) 27-1.
Be aware: 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 24 years in the past.
Ronnie Flores is the nationwide Grassroots editor of Ballislife.com. He may be reached at ronnie@ballislife.com. Do not forget to observe him on Twitter: @RonMFlores
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