We’re within the residence stretch of the season with many state champions topped over the weekend and Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania nonetheless on the docket. No. 9 Prolific Prep captures the Grind Session World Championships and is searching for its first championship at Chipotle Nationals, set for April 3-5, in Indianapolis. The lone newcomer hails from the Midwest Area.
By Ronnie Flores
One Newcomer This Week
Cretin-Derham Corridor (St. Paul, Minn.) was trying to seize the Minnesota State Excessive College League (MSHSL) Class 4A and end as one of many Midwest Area’s high golf equipment, however Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.) had different plans. The Trojans simply took down the highest seed after which No. 36 group within the FAB 50 with a dominant 80-55 victory over the Raiders to knock that membership out of the rankings.
Wayzata’s Nolen Anderson, a junior, scored 24 factors and Christian Wiggins, additionally a junior, added 21 factors for a group that shot effectively from the perimeter and out-executed its nationally-ranked foe. For Cretin-Derham Corridor, which misplaced its solely common season recreation when 6-foot-11 Tommy Ahneman didn’t play, simply couldn’t benefit from its Notre Dame recruit’s measurement benefit. He was crowded defensively and completed with 15 factors. When the sport was within the steadiness, Ahneman and highly-regarded sophomore Ty Schlagel mixed for 3 factors within the first half.
Wayzata has now gained the Class 4A state crown three of the previous 5 seasons and the massive win causes one other group from the Midwest Area to maneuver into the rankings.
State Championship Rundown
* In Indiana, the IHSAA Class 4A state last is ready for March 29 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the place unbeaten Fishers will tackle Jeffersonville (Ind.). For the Tigers, it moved up into the Prime 10 this week and can safe that spot within the Prime 10 with a 44-game profitable streak ought to it take down Jeffersonville. Fishers took down Riley (South Bend, Ind.) within the Class 4A semi-state semifinals, 82-45, behind 21 factors from senior guard Justin Kirby. Within the 73-48 semi-state championship recreation, Fishers took down Crown Level (Ind.), 73-48, behind 18 factors from Jason Gardner Jr. and 16 factors from Kirby.
*In Kentucky, the UK Healthcare Candy 16 will happen March 26-29 at historic Rupp Enviornment. FAB 49 No. St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.), which continues to be unbeaten towards Bluegrass State foes, is opening at 1:30 pm CT vs. 26-6 Jeffersontown (Ky.) in its Thursday quarterfinal contest. St. Xavier’s stiffest competitors might come from Nice Crossing (Georgetown, Ky.), which was beforehand FAB 50 ranked and has misplaced solely as soon as in-state. That was by a 72-58 rating to St. Xavier. The 2 groups might meet within the state last, however there have been loads of upsets in latest seasons on the Candy 16.
* In Missouri, No. 31 Oak Park (Kansas Metropolis, Mo.) capped a 31-1 season by capturing the Missouri Excessive College State Athletic Affiliation (MSHSAA) Class 6 state title with a 68-60 win over Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.). The Northmen captured their first state title ever behind clutch capturing from Corbin Allen and the scoring of Zeek Brown. Oak Park trailed early however within the fourth interval Allen (who completed with 9 factors and 7 rebounds) hit two huge 3-pointers to set the tone for the closing of a historic season that always obtained higher after this system bottomed out at 4-21 ten years in the past. Brown completed with a team-high 18 factors for a membership that solely misplaced one recreation, to North Crowley (Ft. Price, Texas), in its second recreation of the season.
In Class 4, No. 46 Vashon (St. Louis, Mo.) continued its dominant state run with a 81-45 victory over Benton (St. Joseph, Mo.). Trey Williams, headed to Missouri State, and Jimmy McKinney III, led a group that gained its 4 state playoff video games by a mean of 37 ppg. For Vashon, it was this system’s sixteenth total state title and its sixth straight courting again to 2019. It might very effectively be seven consecutive, however the 2020 MSHSAA playoffs weren’t accomplished due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
That is the primary state title underneath first 12 months coach Jimmy McKinney II, the son of the group’s highly-regarded sophomore. McKinney II additionally was a standout on Vashon’s 2002 state title-winning group. Vashon’s solely two losses had been to Oak Park and to No. 46 DePaul School Prep (Chicago, In poor health.).
*In New York, FAB 50 No. 30 Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.) held on to defeat No. 44 Thomas Jefferson (Brooklyn, N.Y.), 69-67, within the CHSAA vs. PSAL Problem on Sunday afternoon. The New York State Catholic Excessive College Athletic Affiliation (CHSAA) “AA” champs had been main all through earlier than Jefferson, the Public College Athletic League (PSAL) champions, made a late push. Stepinac was in a position to hit its free throws down the stretch to win the defacto New York State Championship recreation performed at LIU in Brooklyn.
Danny Carbuccia had a terrific recreation for the Crusaders with 15 factors and 7 assists. Hassan Koureissi made eight free throws within the fourth interval and went 9-of-9 for the sport for Stepinac, which handed Jefferson its first in-state loss. The 6-foot-5 junior scored a team-high 15 factors and 7 rebounds. Junior Dylan Perry added 14 factors and sophomore Josh Rivera 11 factors for Stepinac.
Jefferson was damage by the foul hassle of Jah’da Swann, who ultimately fouled out. He completed with 12 factors. The PSAL champs, who dropped one spot within the FAB 50 this week, had been led by Connor Sprattley with 17 factors, whereas Malachi Wilson added 16.
* In Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Affiliation (WIAA) D1 title was gained by Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, Wis.), which strikes again into the FAB 50 to take the spot of earlier No. 36 Cretin-Derham Corridor (St. Paul, Minn.), which was blown out in its title recreation by Wayzata. Wisconsin Lutheran gained two shut video games on the Kohl Heart to say the D1 state title and enter the FAB 50 at No. 50 after being beforehand ranked.
The Vikings defeated Oshkosh North, 58-57, within the semifinals and Marshfield within the championship recreation, 57-55. Stability and high quality capturing was the secret for Wisconsin Lutheran. Within the shut semifinal victory, Kager Knueppel led the best way by pulling down 3-of-5 3-pointers and scoring a team-high 13 factors to associate with three blocked photographs. Alex Greene added 11 factors. Within the title recreation, Wisconsin Lutheran trialed at halftime simply because it did within the semifinals, however as an alternative of the deficit being 10 it was solely two and the Vikings had been as soon as once more in a position to shut out. Knueppel, the youthful brother of Duke’s Kon Knueppel, made 5-of-6 discipline targets and completed with 10 factors whereas, Greene nailed 2-of-3 3-pointers and completed with 11 factors.
Final season with Kon Knueppel main the best way, the Vikings went 30-0 and completed No. 10 within the last 2023-24 FAB 50. This season Wisconsin Lutheran misplaced two video games, one to Breck (Golden Valley, Minn.) in additional time and to West Allis Central (Wis.). The Vikings avenged the loss to West Allis Central, 72-53, within the state quarterfinals.
WIAA D3 state champ Milwaukee Academy of Science (Milwaukee, Wis.) was additionally thought-about for the FAB 50. That membership completed 21-1 whereas capturing its first WIAA state title and misplaced solely to De Pere (Wis.) in additional time. Wisconsin Lutheran beat De Pere, 72-59, on the Vikings Traditional.
Prolific Prep Wins Grind Session World Championship
FAB 50 No. 9 Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) captured the The Grind Session World Championships for the third consecutive 12 months with a 77-50 victory over Ft. Erie (Ontario, Canada) on Sunday afternoon. That Canadian membership upset earlier No. 22 Utah Prep (Hurricane, Utah) within the semifinals, 64-61. Ft. Erie upset No. 2 seed and former FAB 50 ranked Dream Metropolis Christian (Glendale, Ariz.) within the quarterfinals.
Prolific Prep will compete at Chipotle Nationals, set for April 2-5, at Hamilton Southeastern Excessive College (Fishers, Ind.). The ten-team discipline was introduced on March 13.
Up to date FAB 50 Nationwide Crew RankingsPowered by Ballislife.com
(14th ballot of 2024-25 common season; Via video games performed on Sunday, March 23; *Signifies forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Signifies forfeits and defaults not included; ***Signifies season not full)
Boys BB FAB50 032325
No. Prev. Excessive College (Metropolis)File
11Columbus (Miami, Fla.)27-3***
22Link Academy (Branson, Mo.)20-8***
33Long Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.)21-6***
44Roosevelt (Eastvale, Calif.)35-2
55Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.)27-4***
66CIA Bella Vista (Phoenix, Ariz.)21-5***
77Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)19-7***
88Wasatch Academy (Mt. Nice, Utah)24-5**
99Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.)34-5***
1011Fishers (Fishers, Ind.)30-0***
1110Calvary Christian Academy (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)22-1
1212Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.)28-8
1314Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.)27-6
1414Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.)31-3
1515Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) 29-5
1616John Marshall (Richmond, Va.)24-2
1717St. Joseph (Santa Maria, Calif.)31-2
1818Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.) 27-2
1919Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.)16-7
2020IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)21-7***
2123Highland (Warrenton, Va.)39-6
2221AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.)15-7
2324Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.)29-3
2422Utah Prep (Hurricane, Utah) 22-12
2525Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas)27-7
2626Hoover (Hoover, Ala.)35-0
2727Bellaire (Bellaire, Texas)26-11
2828Brennan (San Antonio, Texas)33-3
2929Bishop O’Connell (Arlington, Va.)23-10
3030Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.)26-4
3131Oak Park (Kansas Metropolis, Mo.)31-1
3232Webb (Knoxville, Tenn.)34-2
3333Bullis (Potomac, Md.)23-7
3434Sidwell Pals (Washington, D.C.)24-6
3535DME Academy (Daytona Seaside, Fla.)24-12
3637Allen (Allen, Texas)34-2
3738Our Girl of Mt. Carmel (Baltimore, Md.)34-4
3839St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)30-2
3940North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, N.C.)30-3
4041Chris College (Arden, N.C.)28-3
4144Reidsville (Reidsville, N.C.)31-0
4242Winston-Salem Christian (Winston-Salem, N.C.)35-7
4346DePaul School Prep (Chicago, In poor health.)33-4
4443Thomas Jefferson (Brooklyn, N.Y.)30-2
4545Patrick College (Hackettstown, N.J.)29-7
4647Vashon (St. Louis, Mo.)27-2
4748Olentangy Orange (Lewis Heart, Ohio)26-2
4849East Lansing (East Lansing, Mich.)27-1**
4950St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.)31-2***
50NRWisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, Wis.)28-2
Dropped Out: Earlier No. 36 Cretin-Derham Corridor (St. Paul, Minn.).
Bubble Groups: Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco, Calif.) 29-2; Benet Academy (Lisle, In poor health.) 33-5; Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) 27-5; Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) 24-5; Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 22-3; Chambers (Charlotte, N.C.) 23-9; Mix Academy (Lincolnton, N.C.) 21-7; Cretin-Derham Corridor (St. Paul, Minn.) 29-2; De La Salle (Harmony, Calif.) 28-5; DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) 23-7; Dream Metropolis Christian (Glendale, Ariz.) 23-9; Eaglecrest (Centennial, Col.) 26-2; Father Choose (Philadelphia, Pa.) 23-7***; Ft. Bend Marshall (Missouri Metropolis, Texas) 37-3; Glens Falls (Glens Falls, N.Y.) 27-0; Nice Crossing (Georgetown, Ky.) 31-4***; Gibbs (St. Petersburg, Fla.) 27-5; Gonzaga Prep (Spokane, Wash.) 26-2; Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) 28-3; Guyer (Denton, Texas) 34-7; Huntsville (Huntsville, Ala.) 32-2; Imhotep Constitution (Philadelphia, Pa.) 26-6; Jordan (Fulshear, Texas) 35-4; Kenwood (Chicago, In poor health.) 31-2; Lake Norman (Mooresville, N.C.) 27-1**; Lake Ridge (Mansfield, Texas) 34-2**; Lincoln (Warren, Mich.) 23-4; Mansfield Summit (Arlington, Texas) 33-7; Milwaukee Academy of Science (Milwaukee, Wis.) 21-1; New Hanover (Wilmington, N.C.) 30-3; Notre Dame (West Haven, Conn.) 26-2; Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 17-11; Olympus (Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah) 24-3; Owasso (Owasso, Okla.) 24-5; Quincy (Quincy, In poor health.) 31-4; Principia (St. Louis, Mo.) 31-1; Redondo Union (Redondo Seaside, Calif.) 28-6; Reynoldsburg (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) 26-2; Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.) 25-5***; Salesian (Richmond, Calif.) 27-4; Shadow Creek (Pearland, Texas) 32-3; Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) 27-7; Stranahan (Stranahan, Fla.) 25-7; St. Augustine (New Orleans, La.) 29-4; St. John’s (Washington, D.C.) 21-11; St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) 26-7; St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.) 19-7; St. Michael’s (Austin, Texas) 32-4; Tartan (Oakdale, Minn.) 27-1; Tri-Cities (East Level, Ga.) 26-6; U of D Jesuit (Detroit, Mich.) 22-3**; Wayne Memorial (Wayne, Mich.) 25-4; Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.) 28-4; Weatherford (Weatherford, Okla.) 31-1; Windermere (Windermere, Fla.) 26-6; Woodward Academy (School Park, Ga.) 27-5.
Observe: The FAB 50 powered by Ballislife.com is a continuation of the Nationwide Sports activities Information Service rankings that started in 1952. These had been the primary nationwide highschool rankings and the late Artwork Johlfs of Minnesota compiled them. They had been compiled for a few years by the late Barry Sollenberger of Phoenix, who merged them into the FAB 50 25 years in the past.
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