POWERADE FAB 50 Rankings: Week 10
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The Mecca event in the Bronx, N.Y., sure did a number on the FAB 50, especially the top 10. First we learned that last week's second-ranked team, Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro, Md.), fell to St. Anthony's (Melville, N.Y.), a squad that makes its POWERADE FAB 50 season debut this week at No. 48. Then last week's eighth-ranked team, Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero, N.Y.), was upset by unranked Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.) 66-60.
The upsets allowed McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.), by virtue of its perfect 24-0 record, to ascend to the No. 2 spot, its highest ranking of the year. The Indians are clicking on all cylinders as the state playoffs near despite being tested by quality opponents and injury problems.
The top 10 wasn't the only group to suffer losses last week; seven more FAB 50 teams took a tumble. The biggest shocker outside the top 10 was former No. 12 Norcross (Ga.), which lost to unranked Mill Creek (Hoschton, Ga.) 67-53 and to this week's No. 34 team, North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.) 69-41. Other teams dropping because of losses are No. 18 North Little Rock (Little Rock, Ark.), which falls to 26th; No. 28 Memphis Central (Tenn.), which falls to 50th; and No. 29 Hamilton Southeastern (Fischers, Ind.) which falls to 39. No. 30 Bishop O'Down also lost, but to higher-ranked St. Mary's (Stockton, Calif.), and thus moves up to 28th amid the chaos. No. 38 Lake (Uniontown, Ohio) and No. 42 Thomasville Prep (N.C.) fall out of the FAB 50 thanks to their losses.
| 2011-2012 POWERADE FAB 50 Girls' Basketball Rankings: Week 10 | |||
| RK (LW) | SCHOOL (CITY, STATE) | REC | COMMENT |
| 1 (1) | Saint Marys Phoenix, AZ | 26-0 | The Knights rolled through sectionals to add three more wins to their unblemished record this season. Up next for St. Mary's will be the beginning of the state playoffs this week. |
| 2 (3) | McEachern Powder Springs, GA | 24-0 | Pachiyaanna Roberts and the Indians continue to dismantle the competition in their area and they will start play in the regional tournament this week. Roberts is averaging almost 20 points per game this season. |
| 3 (4) | Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL | 22-1 | The Raiders picked up two more wins last week after beating Joliet (Ill.) 83-20 and Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.) 79-35. Bolingbrook will look to continue their momentum into regional play this week. |
| 4 (5) | Windward Los Angeles, CA | 23-3 | Windward starts its postseason schedule with the first and second round of the CIF playoffs this week. |
| 5 (6) | Riverdale Murfreesboro, TN | 24-3 | Alexa Middleton led the Warriors with 29 points in their 79-35 win over Smyrna (Tenn.) last week. Tyisha Petty scored 16 points and Shelbie Davenport added 12 points for Riverdale as well. |
| 6 (7) | Nazareth Brooklyn, NY | 15-1 | Nazareth seems to be hitting on all cylinders as they picked up two more wins after beating Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 80-60 and Miller (Charlottesville, Va.) 44-41. |
| 7 (11) | Whitney Young Chicago, IL | 27-0 | The Dolphins continue with their winning ways after picking up a 74-46 victory over Vincent (Milwaukee, Wis.) last week. Up next for Whitney Young will be state tournament regional action. |
| 8 (9) | Clarksville Clarksville, TN | 29-0 | After picking up another easy victory last week, the Wildcats will start up district tournament play Thursday of this week. |
| 9 (2) | Riverdale Baptist Upper Marlboro, MD | 23-2 | Riverdale Baptist dropped this week after traveling to New York and losing in the final few seconds of the game to St. Anthony's (Melville, N.Y.). |
| 10 (10) | Hoover Birmingham, AL | 27-3 | The Lady Bucs were dominant in their area playoff matchup with Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.), winning 75-18. |
| 11 (13) | Mater Dei Santa Ana, CA | 23-3 | Nirra Fields, Jordan Adams and Alexas Williamson all scored in double figures for the Monarchs in their regular season finale win over JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.). Mater Dei will pick up postseason play on Feb. 18. |
| 12 (14) | La Jolla Country Day School La Jolla, CA | 25-1 | Maya Hood put up 29 points in the Torreys' win over Horizon (San Diego, Calif.). Kelsey Plum added 18 points and La Jolla will now set its sights on Bishop's (La Jolla, Calif.) this week. |
| 13 (15) | MacArthur Irving, TX | 31-2 | The Cardinals steamrolled Nimitz (Irving, Texas) last week with a final score of 77-12. Next up for MacArthur is a first round district match up with Mansfield (Texas). |
| 14 (16) | L. B. Polytechnic Long Beach, CA | 25-2 | The Jackrabbits snatched up two more conference wins last week with victories over Millikan (Long Beach, Calif.) and Jordan (Long Beach, Calif.). |
| 15 (17) | Good Counsel Olney, MD | 23-3 | Good Counsel continues to cruise through conference play and plays two more solid teams this week in Archbishop Carroll (D.C.) and Academy of the Holy Cross (Kensington, Md.). |
| 16 (19) | Twinsburg Twinsburg, OH | 17-3 | Leah Fechko led the Tigers with 20 points in their 93-31 win over Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow, Ohio). Malina Howard added 18 points for Twinsburg. |
| 17 (20) | M. X. Shabazz Newark, NJ | 18-1 | The Bulldogs traveled to New York to play in the Mecca Challenge and got by Woodson (Washington, D.C.) with a final score of 69-53. Aliyyah Hanford led Shabazz with 14 points. |
| 18 (8) | Cicero-North Syracuse Cicero, NY | 15-3 | Breanna Stewart and the Northstars drop this week after losing 66-60 to Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.) at the Mecca over the weekend. |
| 19 (21) | St. Mary's Stockton, CA | 23-3 | The Rams picked up four wins last week, one of which came against No. 30 Bishop O'Dowd. The Rams hosted the Dragons and slid past with a 76-67 victory. |
| 20 (22) | Duncanville Duncanville, TX | 32-1 | Duncanville begins postseason play this week with district and area tournament action. |
| 21 (23) | Wesleyan School Norcross, GA | 23-3 | The Wolves put 13 players in the scoring column last week as they beat Pinecrest Academy (Cumming, Ga.) 73-21 in their final regular season game. Wesleyan will begin regional play this week. |
| 22 (24) | Portland Central Catholic Portland, OR | 20-1 | Central Catholic will finish up conference play this week, taking on Barlow (Gresham, Ore.) and St. Mary's Academy (Portland, Ore.). |
| 23 (25) | Lincoln Dallas, TX | 27-0 | The Tigers put on a defensive clinic against Jefferson (Dallas, Texas) last week, holding them to a mere five points. |
| 24 (26) | Hopkins Minnetonka, MN | 21-0 | Nia Coffey dropped 18 points in the Royals' 68-40 win over Minnetonka (Minn.) last week. Up next for Hopkins will be a home contest with Maple Grove (Minn.) and then away at Eden Prairie (Minn.). |
| 25 (27) | Spring Valley Columbia, SC | 20-4 | The Vikings recovered from last week's loss with two wins against Blythewood (S.C.) and Richland Northeast (Columbia, S.C.). |
| 26 (18) | North Little Rock N Little Rock, AR | 20-3 | The Chargin Wildcats fell this week after losing to unranked Cabot (Ark.) 59-43. Next up will be Mt. St. Mary Academy (Little Rock, Ark.) and Central (Little Rock, Ark.). |
| 27 (31) | DuPont Manual Louisville, KY | 26-2 | Kara Wright led the Crimsons with 18 points as they cruised past Central (Louisville, Ky.) 72-39. Manual will finish up the regular season with games against Fairdale (Louisville, Ky.) and Butler (Louisville, Ky.). |
| 28 (32) | Science Hill Johnson City, TN | 30-0 | The Hilltoppers advanced through the first round of district play by beating David Crockett (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 90-33. Science Hill will pick up second round action on Friday. |
| 29 (30) | Bishop O'Dowd Oakland, CA | 19-3 | The Dragons acutally move up this week despite suffering a 76-67 loss to No. 21 St. Mary's (Stockton, Calif.). With so many teams losing to unranked opponents, this could actually be a good loss. |
| 30 (33) | Plano West Plano, TX | 33-2 | The Wolves finished up the regular season with an 83-48 win over Plano (Texas) last week and began district play with a win over Saginaw (Texas) this week. |
| 31 (34) | Bob Jones Madison, AL | 31-2 | The Patriots picked up two playoff wins against Decatur (Ala.) and Austin (Decatur, Ala.) last week. Bob Jones continues with sub-region action later in the week. |
| 32 (35) | Marion County Lebanon, KY | 21-4 | The Knights picked up two wins last week, including a solid victory over Boone County (Covington, Ky.). Next up for Marion County will be a very good matchup with a scrappy team in Mercy (Louisville, Ky.) this week. |
| 33 (37) | Detroit Country Day School Beverly Hills, MI | 13-1 | Detroit Country Day picked up another win last week after beating Rogers (Toledo, Ohio) 62-53. The Yellow Jackets will play Avondale (Auburn Hills, Mich.) and Inkster (Mich.) this week. |
| 34 (45) | North Gwinnett Suwanee, GA | 21-2 | The Bulldogs picked up a huge win last week, knocking off former No. 12 Norcross (Ga.) 69-41. Next up for North Gwinnett will be a regional tournament game against Meadowcreek (Norcross, Ga.). |
| 35 (12) | Norcross Norcross, GA | 20-5 | Norcross drops this week after losing two games to Mill Creek (Ga.) and No. 34 North Gwinnett (Ga.). The team is still waiting for the return of Diamond DeShields, who is expected back in time for the state playoffs. |
| 36 (39) | Saint Johns College Washington, DC | 19-6 | The Cadets piled on two more conference wins last week, defeating Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.) and Archbishop Carroll (D.C.). Next up for St. John's will be Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.). |
| 37 (36) | Dr. Phillips Orlando, FL | 25-3 | Taryn Griffey posted an impressive double-double that included 26 points and 11 rebounds in the team's regional win over Olympia (Orlando, Fla.). The Panthers continue regional play this week, taking on West Orange (Winter Garden, Fla.). |
| 38 (40) | Incarnate Word Academy Saint Louis, MO | 20-6 | A snowstorm hammered parts of Missouri, leading to numerous postponed games. But with other teams losing, Word still moves up two spots this week. |
| 39 (41) | Fairmont Kettering, OH | 17-3 | The Firebirds finished out the regular season with a conference win over Beavercreek (Ohio) 53-32. |
| 40 (43) | Edgewater Orlando, FL | 24-4 | The Eagles advance to the regional semifinals after beating Heritage (Palm Bay, Fla.) 80-16. |
| 41 (44) | Seward Seward, NE | 20-0 | The winning streak continued this week with a 61-22 rout of York (Neb.). |
| 42 (46) | Brea Olinda Brea, CA | 20-5 | Keitra Wallace led Brea Olinda with 24 points in a 71-44 win over Foothill (Villa Park, Calif.) to capture the Century League title. The Wildcats will resume the playoff schedule Saturday against Arcadia (Calif.). |
| 43 (47) | Cardinal O'Hara Springfield, PA | 19-3 | The Lions bounced back after losing a game last week and picked up two more conference wins. |
| 44 (29) | Hamilton Southeastern Fishers, IN | 20-1 | The Royals dropped this week by losing their first game of the postseason to North Central (Indianapolis, Ind.) 42-39, ending the 2011-12 campaign for the team. |
| 45 (48) | Quincy Notre Dame Quincy, IL | 29-1 | The Raiders have advanced through two playoff games after beating Liberty/Seymour (Liberty, Ill.) and Central Southeastern (Camp Point, Ill.). |
| 46 (49) | Archbishop Carroll Radnor, PA | 20-2 | The Patriot finished out the conference schedule by rolling over the opponents with three wins in three days. |
| 47 (50) | Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX | 37-0 | Itiana Taylor led the Panthers with 17 points in the 69-47 conference win over Leander (Texas). |
| 48 (NR) | Saint Anthony's South Huntington, NY | 12-4 | St. Anthony's put on a show at the Mecca this weekend and enters the rankings by sliding past then-No. 2 Riverdale Baptist 49-48. |
| 49 (NR) | Overton Memphis, TN | 20-2 | Overton is also new to the rankings this week after knocking off then-No. 28 Memphis Central 67-62. |
| 50 (28) | Memphis Central Memphis, TN | 19-6 | Memphis Central dropped in the rankings this week after losing to Memphis Overton (Tenn.) 67-62 in the city championship -- the Lady Warriors' sixth loss of the season. |
| Dropped out: Lake (Uniontown, Ohio); Thomasville Prep (Thomasville, N.C.) | |||