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MaxPreps Top 25 national high school boys basketball rankings

February 9, 2015 by MaxPreps, AZPreps365


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MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Basketball Rankings presented by the Army National Guard

1. (No. 1 last week) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 38-0 *
The Warriors swept a pair of nationally ranked teams over the weekend at the Nike Extravaganza in Southern California. Oak Hill held off No. 9 Sierra Canyon 64-60 on Friday night then controlled things from start to finish Saturday in a 63-52 win over No. 19 Bishop O'Dowd.

2. (2) Montverde Academy (Fla.), 26-1
Next up for the Eagles is a trip to New Jersey for the Metro Classic and meetings with No. 24 Roselle Catholic and St. Benedict's Prep (Newark).

3. (5) St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, Ohio), 17-0
Chalk another big one up for the Fighting Irish, as they crossed the border Saturday and got a 75-68 victory over North Central of Indianapolis, which was No. 3 statewide in Jeff Sagarin's Indiana high school basketball ratings.

4. (7) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 24-1
The Stags remained unbeaten in Washington Catholic Athletic Conference play Sunday, beating Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.) 70-64 behind 19 points from Markelle Fultz.

5. (8) Cape Henry Collegiate (Virginia Beach, Va.), 23-2
Since losing to No. 1 Oak Hill Academy on Jan. 24, the Dolphins are 6-0 with an average win margin of 26.8 points per game.

* Record includes forfeit victory
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6. (10) Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.), 23-2
Jaylen Brown put up 29 points and grabbed 20 boards in Wheeler's regular season finale Friday night – a 69-64 win over Pope (Marietta). The Wildcats open regional tournament play Feb. 13.

7. (4) Fairfax (Los Angeles), 25-1
Only two teams have beat Mater Dei (Santa Ana) on its home floor since 2006. Fairfax fell short in a bid to become the third Saturday at the Nike Extravaganza. Are the Lions coming back down to Earth, or was this a forgivable loss on the road in a tough environment?

8. (12) Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.), 27-4
Following a 59-54 win over Davidson Day over the weekend, the Trojans close out the regular season Friday against Calvary Baptist.

9. (6) Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.), 19-3
Top-ranked Oak Hill Academy has tagged losses on eight teams that have appeared in the Xcellent 25 this season. Sierra Canyon joined the club as the ninth Friday night. Given their impressive list of quality wins, it's tough to drop the Trailblazers too far.

10. (11) Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland), 13-2
The Vikings topped the 100-point mark for the fourth time this season Friday against Kennedy (Warren), running away with a 104-62 victory. VASJ is averaging 90.5 points per game against opponents from Ohio this season.
Photo by Del Mecum

Thomas Bryant is one of four double figures scorers for No. 15 Huntington St. Joseph Prep.

11. (13) Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, Fla.), 23-0
The Tigers meet Lake Worth Thursday in the regional quarterfinal round of the Florida 7A state tournament.

12. (14) Garfield (Seattle), 20-0
Brandon Roy's high school will head to the playoffs with a perfect record after dispatching Ballard (Seattle) 79-46. It marked just the fifth time this season the Bulldogs have been held under 80 points.

13. (15) Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.), 25-1
Sophomore guard Alex Barcello scored 50 points in a win over Perry (Gilbert) last week. The Aztecs enter the postseason aiming for their fourth state title in a row and eighth since 1980.

14. (16) Jonesboro (Ga.), 24-1
The Cardinals are riding a 23-game win streak heading into regional tournament play this week.

15. (18) Huntington St. Joseph Prep (W.Va.), 26-2
First-year head coach Arkell Bruce has his Fighting Irish hitting their stride down the stretch. Prep has won its last four outings by 30 points or more.
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Soso Jamabo was a hot name in football recruiting circles last week. The five-star running back prospect wasn't distracted on the court, scoring 14 points and grabbing six boards in this contest – a 68-56 win over Hebron.

16. (19) Plano West (Texas), 24-2
West wraps up the regular season this week with games against Flower Mound and Plano East.

17. (20) Atascocita (Humble, Texas), 28-1
Going back to last season, the Eagles have won 44 of their last 46 games.

18. (3) Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 20-2
Canyon Springs (North Las Vegas) became the first public school team from Nevada to beat Findlay Prep, which happened last week.

19. (17) Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.), 17-4
Three of O'Dowd's four losses this season have come to the top two teams in the rankings.

20. (21) Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.), 19-2
While Stevenson's out-of-state results have been underwhelming this season, the Patriots continue to roll against in-state competition. Jalen Brunson and company have won 30 regular season games in a row against teams from Illinois.
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Super junior Jayson Tatum of No. 25 Chaminade scored 42 points in an 80-66 win over East St. Louis on Saturday night.

21. (22) Mustang (Okla.), 18-0
The Broncos are four wins away from an unbeaten regular season after dominating Stillwater (96-79) and Yukon (84-53) last week.

22. (24) Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 27-1
Palm Bay (Melbourne) visits the Chiefs on Thursday in the opening round of Florida's 5A state playoffs.

23. (25) Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.), 24-1
Head coach Doug Mitchell's squad has a tough final week of the regular season with games against Cantwell-Sacred Heart (Montebello) and Serra (Gardena).

24. (NR) Roselle Catholic (N.J.), 18-2
Aside from an ugly two-game skid in mid-January, the Lions have looked the part of the Top 10 team they were pegged as in the preseason. Since losing to No. 4 DeMatha on Jan. 17, Roselle Catholic is 9-0 with all of those coming by 15 points or more.

25. (NR) Chaminade (St. Louis), 16-3
St. Rita (Chicago) has an argument here, considering it beat Chaminade 77-75 on Jan. 11. But the Red Devils have a better overall resume with wins over No. 20 Stevenson and Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.). They also took No. 4 DeMatha to the wire in 55-54 loss on the road.

Last five out (listed alphabetically): Callaway (Jackson, Miss.), La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.), Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.), St. Rita (Chicago)

Dropped out: No. 9 Greensboro Day (N.C.); No. 23 Roman Catholic (Philadelphia)