Video: High School Top 25Myckena Guerrero breaks down this week's rankings.MaxPreps High School Top 25 Boys Basketball Rankings presented by the Army National Guard
1. (No. 1 last week) Nathan Hale (Seattle), 18-0In an ESPNU-televised showdown Friday night, the Raiders rose to the occasion in front of a packed house – including rapper Macklemore – at Garfield (Seattle).
Michael Porter Jr. tallied 35 points and 10 rebounds as Nathan Hale won 69-65.
2. (2) Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.), 19-1On the verge of their fourth 20-win season in a row, the Trailblazers averaged 107.3 points per game in three victories last week.
3. (3) Chino Hills (Calif.), 23-0If the Huskies beat Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) on Saturday at the Nike Extravaganza, their case for No. 1 gets a whole lot more compelling. Chino Hills dominated Utah independent power Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant) 106-80 over the weekend at the Rolling Hills State Preview.
4. (4) Memphis East (Memphis, Tenn.), 20-3In 13 outings against other Memphis schools this season, East is winning by an average margin of 38 points per game.
5. (5) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 23-1The beautiful Meruelo Center at Mater Dei serves as host of the aforementioned Nike Extravaganza, always an important late-season showcase when it comes to the national rankings. In addition to No. 3 Chino Hills and Oak Hill Academy, No. 3 Sierra Canyon, Fairfax (Los Angeles), Long Beach Poly and St. Augustine (San Diego) will take part in the two-day event.
6. (6) McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.), 21-0Georgia began crowning state basketball champions in 1922 but McEachern has never claimed a title. The AAAAAAA state tournament is going to be loaded but this year represents one of the program's best opportunities to make history.
7. (8) Jonesboro (Ark.), 20-0Arkansas commitment
Desi Sills delivered a #MPTopPlay on Friday night in a 92-63 win over Forrest City. See below.
8. (9) Newton (Covington, Ga.), 23-0Senior guard
Janaud Notae scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds Friday in a 79-64 win over Rockdale County (Conyers).
9. (10) Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.), 19-2Junior
Brandon Slater helped the Panthers stay hot with 20 points in a 73-67 win over Roselle Catholic (N.J.) on Saturday at the New Jersey vs. D.C. Collision.
10. (11) Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 18-2Imhotep did the unthinkable Saturday night – beating Montverde Academy (Fla.) on its home floor to capture the Montverde Academy Invitational. The Panthers reached the final with wins over Rainier Beach (Seattle) and Windermere Prep (Fla.).
Miami signee Chris Lykes of No. 11 Gonzaga takes it to the basket against Marvin Bagley III in a December game at the Les Schwab Invitational in Oregon.
File photo by Brian Murphy
Fresh off a big win over then-No. 7 DeMatha, the Eagles can claim wins over teams from eight different states and the District of Columbia this season.
12. (12) Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.), 20-2Ethan Thompson led the way Saturday with 26 points as the Knights dismantled one-loss Fairfax 79-55 at the Rolling Hills State Preview.
13. (16) Linden (N.J.), 13-2A win over Roselle Catholic highlighted a three-win week for head coach Phil Colicchio's team.
14. (17) Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J.), 14-3Resume-building weekend for the Celtics as they notched wins over No. 15 DeMatha and a strong Blair Academy program.
15. (7) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 17-3Losses
to No. 11 Gonzaga and No. 14 Patrick School knock the Stags out of the
Top 10. DeMatha has a chance to get back on track Tuesday
against No. 9 Paul VI.
16. (15) Shadow Mountain (Phoenix), 20-0Head coach Mike Bibby's team has won 26 in a row going back to the 2015-16 season. The last loss came to Mater Dei at last year's Nike Extravaganza.
17. (18) Basha (Chandler, Ariz.), 25-0Basha won just 10 games in head coach Mike Grothaus' first year in 2013-14. Four years later, the Bears are on the verge of an undefeated regular season.
18. (19) Klein Forest (Houston), 25-0Closing in on an unbeaten regular season as well, the Eagles stayed perfect last week with wins by final margins of 56 and 33 points, respectively.
19. (20) Federal Way (Wash.), 20-0Winners of 62 in a row, the Eagles dominated district rival Todd Beamer 95-59 on Friday night to close out the regular season.
20. (21) Wagner (San Antonio, Texas), 26-1The Thunderbirds have been tough to slow down as of late, scoring 80 points or more in seven of their last eight outings.
21. (22) Champlin Park (Champlin, Minn.), 15-0A perennial power in Minnesota and Class 4A Top 10 team this season, Hopkins (Minnetonka) was no match for Champlin Park on Thursday as the Rebels ran away for a 99-79 win.
22. (23) Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), 18-0Sophomore guard
Miles McBride (13 points), senior
Riley Voss (12) and junior
Raymon Payton (10) all finished in double figures Friday as Moeller edged rival Elder (Cincinnati) 52-46.
23. (24) Scotlandville (Baton Rouge, La.), 23-2Junior phenom
Ja'Vonte Smart notched a triple-double Friday night with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a win over Live Oak. The 6-foot-4 guard also had seven steals and just two turnovers.
24. (25) Greensboro Day (Greensboro, N.C.), 25-3The Bengals took control of the Piedmont League race last week with wins over Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point) and High Point Christian Academy.
25. (NR) Sam Houston Math Science & Tech (Houston), 28-1It's gone through a half-dozen name changes over the years but Sam Houston MSTC opened in 1878 and former President Lyndon B. Johnson was once a faculty member. The Tigers are undefeated against High School Top 25-eligible opponents and have won 56 of their last 58 games going back to last season.
Dropped out: No. 13
Simeon (Chicago)Keep an eye on: Bolingbrook (Ill.), 18-0;
Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, Tenn.), 18-2;
Clarkston (Mich.), 12-0;
Curie (Chicago), 20-2;
Iowa City West (Iowa City, Iowa), 12-1l;
New Albany (Ind.), 15-2;
Skyline (Dallas), 24-1;
Warren Central (Indianapolis), 14-1
