Isaac Hamilton led No. 13 St. John Bosco to a title at the Chick-fil-A Classic in South Carolina.
Photo by Heston Quan
The Spartans have been a little tough to peg in the early going, but that should change when they face No. 4 Whitney Young on Jan. 12 at Penny Hardaway's Hoopfest.
12. (18) West Charlotte (N.C.), 7-0Kennedy Meeks and crew will join teams from Florida, Maryland and Ohio at the Junior Orange Bowl Classic in Miami beginning Thursday.
13. (NR) St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), 8-1Ranked in the preseason, we clearly gave up on the Braves too early following an upset loss to Inglewood. Bosco bounced back by winning the Chick-fil-A Classic in South Carolina with quality victories over Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.), Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) and No. 22 Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, Fla.).
14. (17) Olympic (Charlotte, N.C.), 8-0After the collapse of an event in Florida, the Trojans were a late add for the WNC Holiday Classic in Asheville. Olympic is averaging 86 points per game.
15. (19) Iowa City West (Iowa), 7-0The balanced Trojans have an interesting test ahead on Jan. 12 against undefeated Sun Prairie (Wis.), led by Nebraska signee Nick Fuller.
