POWERADE FAB 50 Rankings: Week 9
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Well, the two-week streak of the top five holding strong comes to an end with Windward (Los Angeles) moving up one spot to No. 5 with Friday's 65-62 win over then No. 11 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), sending the Monarchs down two spots to No. 13. The victorious Wildcats have two big wins in back-to-back weeks after surviving at Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) 56-55. The Jackrabbits, ranked 17th at the time, are up a spot this week at No. 16.
But we're not done with California -- this week features a FAB 50 Golden State showdown when No. 30 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) visits No. 21 St. Mary's (Stockton, Calif.) on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Norcross (Ga.) moves up one spot to No. 12 by continuing its winning ways despite losing star junior forward Diamond DeShields for a few weeks with a wrist injury. The week ahead for the team includes an always-solid Mill Creek (Ga.) team as well as a game against No. 45 North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.).
Finally, No. 7 Nazareth (Brooklyn, N.Y.) had a statement week with convincing wins over NYC powers Bishop Ford (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.). Sophomore point guard Bianca Cuevas scored a season-high 36 points in the 74-44 rout of CTK. But things don't get any easier for Christ the King as it takes on No. 8 Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero, N.Y.) on Sunday.
Rankings Panel: Brandon Clay, Rebecca Gray, Chris Hansen, Keil Moore, Glenn Nelson.
Through games of Feb. 6
| 2011-2012 POWERADE FAB 50 Girls' Basketball Rankings: Week 9 | |||
| RK (LW) | SCHOOL (CITY, STATE) | REC | COMMENT |
| 1 (1) | Saint Marys Phoenix, AZ | 23-0 | The Knights finished up the regular season with a win over Hayden (Phoenix, Ariz.) to remain undefeated at 23-0. Next up for St. Mary's this week is the first round of sectionals. |
| 2 (2) | Riverdale Baptist Upper Marlboro, MD | 23-1 | The Crusaders, who have been cruising past teams throughout most of the season, will travel to New York this week to meet St. Anthony (Melville, N.Y.). |
| 3 (3) | McEachern Powder Springs, GA | 22-0 | Pachiyaanna Roberts led the Indians last week with two impressive offensive performances of 35 points in one game and 24 points the very next day in another win. |
| 4 (4) | Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL | 20-1 | Morgan Tuck and the Raiders improve to 20-1 on the season and will play two more games this week before hosting regionals next week. |
| 5 (6) | Windward Los Angeles, CA | 21-3 | For the second straight week, Macchi Smith sealed the win against highly ranked opponents. Smith scored 16 points, including a game-clinching putback off a missed free throw, as the Wildcats beat No. 11 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 65-62 on Friday night. |
| 6 (5) | Riverdale Murfreesboro, TN | 22-3 | Shelbie Davenport led the Warriors with 23 points in the 81-12 victory over Lavergne (Tenn.). Olivia Jones scored 14 points and Tyisha Petty and Mattie Cantrell both added 11 points as well. |
| 7 (7) | Nazareth Brooklyn, NY | 11-1 | Bianca Cuevas continues to play big for the Lady Kingsmen as she poured in 36 points to lead Nazareth in a 30- point win over Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.). |
| 8 (8) | Cicero-North Syracuse Cicero, NY | 14-2 | North Syracuse - Breanna Stewart and the Northstars cruised last week picking up two more wins to improve to 14-2 on the season. Stewart scored 24 points in one game and 25 points in the other. |
| 9 (9) | Clarksville Clarksville, TN | 28-0 | The undefeated Wildcats are rolling through their conference schedule after beating Henry County (Paris, Tenn.) 71-28 and Springfield (Tenn.) 86-17. |
| 10 (10) | Hoover Birmingham, AL | 24-3 | The Buccaneers finished up the regular season without a loss in the month of January and they will take that momentum into the area tournament this week. |
| 11 (12) | Whitney Young Chicago, IL | 26-0 | The undefeated Dolphins won the city championship in Chicago over the weekend. During the semifinal win over Phillips (Chicago), Linnae Harper had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 steals. |
| 12 (13) | Norcross Norcross, GA | 20-3 | Shayla Cooper continues to lift up the Blue Devils and lead them to victory, averaging almost 20 points a game for Norcross since the injury to Diamond DeShields. |
| 13 (11) | Mater Dei Santa Ana, CA | 22-3 | The Monarchs drop this week after losing in a very close game to No. 6 Windward (Los Angeles) 65-62. |
| 14 (16) | La Jolla Country Day School La Jolla, CA | 24-1 | Kelsey Plum totaled 49 points in two games for the Torreys last week. Plum had 26 points against Parker (San Diego, Calif.) and 23 in a win over JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.). |
| 15 (15) | MacArthur Irving, TX | 30-2 | The Cardinals improve to 30-2 on the season after wins over Bell (Hurst, Texas) and Haltom (Texas) last week. MacArthur will square off with Nimitz (Irving, Texas) on Tuesday. |
| 16 (17) | L. B. Polytechnic Long Beach, CA | 23-2 | The Jackrabbits bounced back from their loss to No. 6 Windward by adding three wins last week. Poly will take on Millikan (Long Beach, Calif.) and Jordan (Long Beach, Calif.) this week. |
| 17 (18) | Good Counsel Olney, MD | 21-3 | After adding two more wins last week, the Falcons will play two more conference games this week before looking ahead to a matchup with Archbishop Carroll (Washington, D.C.) and Academy of the Holy Cross (Kensington, Md.). |
| 18 (19) | North Little Rock N Little Rock, AR | 19-2 | In the Charging Wildcats' only game of the week, they slid past Russellville (Ark.) 50-47. |
| 19 (20) | Twinsburg Twinsburg, OH | 15-3 | Malina Howard scored 24 of her team's 57 points during a 57-40 victory over Hathaway Brown (Shaker Heights, Ohio). Leah Fechko added 12 points in the win for the Tigers. |
| 20 (21) | M. X. Shabazz Newark, NJ | 16-1 | Zaire O'Neil scored 20 points and Aliyyah Hanford added 12 for the Bulldogs in their 62-50 win over Mount St. Dominic (Caldwell, N.J.). |
| 21 (22) | St. Mary's Stockton, CA | 19-3 | The Rams averaged nearly 85 points per game in their three wins last week. St. Mary's has a busy upcoming week with four games on the schedule, including a game against No. 30 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.). |
| 22 (23) | Duncanville Duncanville, TX | 32-1 | Duncanville picked up two more conference wins last week. Next up for the Panthers will be another matchup with Mansfield Timberview (Arlington, Texas) |
| 23 (24) | Wesleyan School Norcross, GA | 21-3 | Taylor Blackmon and Kendra Talley led the Wolves with 15 points a piece in a 78-30 win over Mt. Pisgah Christian (Alpharetta, Ga.). |
| 24 (25) | Portland Central Catholic Portland, OR | 18-1 | The Rams had two convincing conference wins over Douglas (Portland, Ore.) 73-25 and Centennial (Gresham, Ore.) 97-37. |
| 25 (26) | Lincoln Dallas, TX | 26-0 | The Tigers continue to run through their conference with two more wins -- a 78-2 victory over Spruce (Dallas) and 77-28 over Wilson (Dallas). |
| 26 (28) | Hopkins Minnetonka, MN | 20-0 | The Royals improve after three more wins from last week. Hopkins is scheduled to play Minnetonka (Minn.) and Edina (Minn.) this week. |
| 27 (14) | Spring Valley Columbia, SC | 18-4 | The Vikings drop this week after suffering a 51-41 loss to Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.) last week. |
| 28 (29) | Memphis Central Memphis, TN | 18-5 | The Warrior recovered from their loss to No. 10 Hoover by blowing out two more conference opponents. Next up for Memphis Central will be another matchup with Whitehaven (Memphis, Tenn.). |
| 29 (30) | Hamilton Southeastern Fishers, IN | 20-0 | The Royals won their conference tournament with a 51-35 victory over Avon (Ind.) last week and advance to play North Central (Indianapolis) in the first round of sectionals this week. |
| 30 (31) | Bishop O'Dowd Oakland, CA | 19-2 | The Dragons will play a big non-conference game against No. 21 St. Mary's (Stockton, Calif.) this weekend. |
| 31 (32) | DuPont Manual Louisville, KY | 23-2 | After winning the Louisville Invitational Tournament, the Crimsons didn't let off the gas, rolling past Scott County (Georgetown, Ky.) 90-46 and Atherton (Louisville, Ky.) 62-12. |
| 32 (34) | Science Hill Johnson City, TN | 27-0 | Science Hill puts its unblemished record on the line for two more games this week before entering the district tournament. |
| 33 (35) | Plano West Plano, TX | 31-2 | The Wolves had two more wins last week. Next up will be a first-round district game against cross-town rival Plano (Texas). |
| 34 (36) | Bob Jones Madison, AL | 28-2 | The Patriots have dominated in most of their conference games and will play in two more before they start playoffs. Next up for Bob Jones is a Thursday matchup versus Decatur (Ala.). |
| 35 (37) | Marion County Lebanon, KY | 19-4 | The Knights played three games in three days and came out 3-0 for the week. Marion County will play a solid Boone County (Florence, Ky.) team this week led by senior Sydney Moss, who has signed to play with Florida. |
| 36 (38) | Dr. Phillips Orlando, FL | 24-3 | Sydnei McCaskill led the Panthers with 19 points in their win over Boone (Orlando, Fla.) to clinch their second consecutive district title. Up next will be a regional game against Olympia (Orlando, Fla.). |
| 37 (40) | Detroit Country Day School Beverly Hills, MI | 12-1 | The Yellow Jackets will take on Arthur Hill (Saginaw, Mich.) and Waite (Toledo, Ohio) this week. |
| 38 (41) | Lake Uniontown, OH | 17-0 | The Blue Streaks stay unbeaten and will play a non-conference game against Aquinas (Louisville, Ohio) and then a much-anticipated game versus McKinley (Canton, Ohio) later in the week. |
| 39 (42) | Saint Johns College Washington, DC | 17-6 | St. John's added two more wins to its record after slipping up last week. The Cadets will be tested over the next couple of week with games against D.C. area teams, including Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.), Archbishop Carroll (Washington, D.C.) and Academy of the Holy Cross (Kensington, Md.). |
| 40 (45) | Incarnate Word Academy Saint Louis, MO | 17-6 | The Red Knights will stay busy this week with four games in five days. |
| 41 (46) | Fairmont Kettering, OH | 16-3 | The Firebirds improve to 16-3 after cruising past Centerville (Ohio) 54-41 and Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio) 68-43. Next up will be an away game at Beavercreek (Ohio). |
| 42 (47) | Thomasville Thomasville, NC | 24-1 | The Phoenix handled their only game of last week by defeating Miller (Charlottesville, Va.) 41-26. Next up for Thomasville Prep is a home game versus Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.). |
| 43 (49) | Edgewater Orlando, FL | 23-4 | The Eagles picked up two more wins in the district playoffs after knocking off Mainland (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 79-6 and Seabreeze (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 77-19. |
| 44 (NR) | Seward Seward, NE | 18-0 | The Blue Jays are back in the rankings this week and are currently riding a 92-game winning streak, longest in the nation. |
| 45 (50) | North Gwinnett Suwanee, GA | 19-2 | North Gwinnett improves to 19-2 and will play a big game against No. 12 Norcross (Ga.) this week. |
| 46 (33) | Brea Olinda Brea, CA | 18-5 | The Wildcats dropped this week after losing 64-46 to unranked Canyon (Anaheim, Calif.). |
| 47 (39) | Cardinal O'Hara Springfield, PA | 17-3 | The Lions dropped this week after suffering a 55-51 loss to Prep Charter (Philadelphia) last week. |
| 48 (NR) | Quincy Notre Dame Quincy, IL | 27-1 | Notre Dame is new to the rankings this week after knocking off previously unbeaten and ranked Edwardsville (Ill.) 48-44. The Raiders are 27-1. |
| 49 (NR) | Archbishop Carroll Radnor, PA | 17-2 | The Patriots will play Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia), West Catholic (Philadelphia) and Bishop McDevitt (Wyncote, Pa.) this week. |
| 50 (NR) | Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX | 36-0 | The Pflugerville Panthers are our last addition to the rankings this week, and they've got a lot of wins without racking up any losses. Next up for Pflugerville is a conference matchup with Leander (Texas). |
| Dropped out: Dropped out: No. 43 Edwardsville (Ill.), No. 44 Regis Jesuit (Aurora, Colo.) and No. 48 St. Joseph's Academy (St. Louis) | |||