After all of the MLK Monday outcomes are in, there’s a new No. 1 workforce within the nation and a newcomer to the High 5 on this week’s particular version of the FAB 50 Nationwide Staff Rankings powered by Ballislife.com. The brand new No. 1 is a brand new program on the scene with a coach very conversant in the pole place, whereas the six newcomers are led by No. 42 St. John’s (Washington, D.C.)
By Ronnie Flores
As did lots of the nation’s high groups, FAB 50 No. 1 ranked Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.) ventured to the Panini Hoophall Traditional in Springfield, Mass., to rejoice the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and play a Monday showcase recreation. Nevertheless, after the Panthers fell within the title recreation of the Bass Professional Match of Champions in Springfield, Mo., on Saturday to then No. 13 Calvary Christian Academy (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), that consequence imply there was prone to be a brand new No. 1 in at present’s particular MLK version of the FAB 50 Nationwide Staff Rankings powered by Ballislife.com.
The one caveat to any change on the high was an ankle harm to Paul VI’s main participant that brought about him to overlook the ultimate two video games of the Bass Professional Match of Champions. And it is not as if this was simply any participant, as Jordan Smith Jr., a 6-foot-2 senior guard and arguably the perfect perimeter defender within the nation, simply could be the perfect participant within the nation.
Smith, additionally one of many nation’s high uncommitted prospects, injured his ankle in a Friday morning shoot-around, however even with out his companies, the Panthers nonetheless rolled previous then No. 25 Bartlett (Bartlett, Tenn.), 74-51, within the tourney semifinals. The Panthers missed his presence within the championship recreation vs. Calvary Christian Academy, because the Floridians shot 63 % from the sphere and scored 40 paint factors (to Paul VI’s 22) in a 78-64 victory.
Extremely-regarded junior guard Cayden Daughtry netted 23 factors for Calvary Christian Academy, whereas junior Aden Bolden added 10 factors and 10 rebounds for the victors. The result avenged the Eagles’ earlier loss to Paul VI and soared them as much as No. 5 on this week’s FAB 50. Calvary Christian Academy has not misplaced to some other workforce.
Pau VI was in a position to bounce again on Monday on the Hoophall Traditional with Smith again on the ground. The star guard went for 34 factors, six rebounds and eight assists in a 75-69 win over St. Mary’s (Phoenix, Ariz.), which acquired a terrific second half efficiency from Duke-bound ahead Cameron Williams (he completed with 31 factors, 4 3-pointers).
We thought lengthy and exhausting about preserving Paul VI ranked forward of Calvary Christian Academy, however for now the Eagles have a robust sufficient resume to be ranked forward of the Panthers, who drop from No. 1 to No. 7 proper behind the Prolific Prep (Southwest Ranches, Fla.) membership it misplaced to in double extra time.
We’ll preserve Smith’s harm and the result of the second Calvary Christian-Paul VI recreation in thoughts down the road as extra outcomes are available in for high ranked golf equipment. Paul VI nonetheless has an awesome alternative to manage its personal future within the rankings since its losses got here in extra time and with its greatest participant out. And if the general outcomes to date are any indication, there’s prone to be packages in Paul VI’s vary that can take extra losses, as 5 of the highest eight golf equipment belong to the EYBL Scholastic League.
Spire Academy New No. 1
Paul VI’s loss opened the door for Spire Academy (Geneva, Ohio), a workforce we thought of for No. 1 final week after earlier No. 1 Hyperlink Academy (Branson, Mo.) misplaced its first recreation of the season. Spire Academy kicked the door in with two victories on the Hoophall Traditional. On Sunday, Spire Academy downed then No. 32 Dawn Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.), 57-48, behind 18 factors, 5 assists and three steals from top-notch 2027 (junior) guard King Gibson. The victors additionally turned 16 turnovers into 15 factors.
On Monday, coach Kevin Boyle and his troops had a giant recreation with then No. 4 Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) and performed properly within the second half to document a key 60-47 victory that clinched the No. 1 spot on this week’s FAB 50. As soon as once more it was protection and Gibson that keyed the win, because the budding guard scored 20 factors, whereas the protection created 15 turnovers. Spire Academy additionally out-rebounded Brewster Academy, 26-16.
Within the EYBL Scholastic League standings, new No. 1 Spire Academy and No. 2 AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.) are the one groups with one league loss. It makes the rankings on the high pretty easy to determine, as new No. 3 Brewster Academy has misplaced to each Spire and Compass, whereas the Dragons of AZ Compass handed Hyperlink Academy its second league loss on Sunday on the Hoophall Traditional, 64-54. AZ Compass received behind a very good model of protection and 7-of-12 taking pictures from 3-point vary. Quincy Wadley led the Dragons with 15 factors.
No. 1 Nothing New For Kevin Boyle
The veteran coach who led Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) to an unimaginable 363-34 mark and 7 FAB 50 nationwide titles in his 13 seasons at MVA, is not any stranger to huge video games on the degree the highest groups within the FAB 50 play at. His huge recreation expertise, together with molding his workforce defensively, has paid dividends for a brand new batch of gamers at his new program.
Boyle was a bit miffed when Spire Academy began out No. 12 within the 2025-26 preseason FAB 50. He felt his resume and repute for molding groups ought to have positioned his new workforce a notch larger. We felt had a lesser coach had his preseason lineup on paper, Spire Academy would have began a number of notches decrease and had Boyle had the rosters, on paper, a few of his contemporaries have, quite a few these teams would have been nearer to No. 1. To have the ability to climb to No. 1 within the nation in his first season at a brand new program is a testomony to his teaching acumen and his teaching method producing outcomes, no matter setting.
Spire Academy has proved it the place it issues most, on the courtroom, with nonetheless many huge video games to be performed down the road. Shout out to Spire Academy’s gamers for working exhausting and coming collectively and to the six newcomers that broke into the nation’s longest-running weekly nationwide rankings this week.
With a lot tv protection and streaming entry, followers can watch elite groups and gamers from across the nation on virtually any given day. With the 1000’s of packages that lace ’em up every night time, it is easy to neglect simply how troublesome it’s to even break into the FAB 50, a lot much less climb to No. 1.
Kudos additionally exit to these occasion administrators that took a second throughout their busy occasions to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy.
Up to date FAB 50 Nationwide Staff RankingsPowered by Ballislife.com
(fifth ballot of 2025-26 common season; By means of video games performed on Monday, Jan. 19; *Signifies forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Signifies forfeits and defaults not included)
No. Prev. Excessive College (Metropolis)Report
12Spire Academy (Geneva, Ohio)18-1
23AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.)14-1
34Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.)18-2
45Link Academy (Branson, Mo.) 15-2
513Calvary Christian Academy (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)15-1
66Prolific Prep (Southwest Ranches, Fla.) 16-3
71Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.)17-2
87CIA Bella Vista (Phoenix, Ariz.)12-2
99Principia (St. Louis, Mo.)14-2
108Seven Lakes (Katy, Texas) 25-0
1110Fishers (Fishers, Ind.)14-0
1211Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)18-1
1312Sunnyslope (Phoenix, Ariz.)18-1
1414Redondo Union (Redondo Seaside, Calif.)20-3
1517Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, Wis.)13-0
1616Timpview (Provo, Utah)14-1
1720Oak Cliff Religion Household (Dallas, Texas)19-6
1821Greensboro Day (Greensboro, N.C.)26-2
1922Wasatch Academy (Mt. Nice, Utah)11-4
2023Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)9-5
2124Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.)11-4
2226Benet Academy (Lisle, Unwell.)21-1
2325Bartlett (Bartlett, Tenn.)17-4
2418Salesian (Richmond, Calif.)17-2
2519Webb (Knoxville, Tenn.)20-2
2638St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)16-5
2715Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.)15-5
2831Millennium (Goodyear, Ariz.)17-2
2934Concord Academy (Harmony, N.C.)20-2
3040Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.)21-2
3139East Lansing (East Lansing, Mich.)13-0
3237Columbus (Miami, Fla.)14-6
3343Santa Margarita (Rancho SM, Calif.) 21-3
3446North Crowley (Ft. Price, Texas)21-3
3527Long Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.) 5-8
3629IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)13-7
3730Southeastern Prep Academy (Orlando, Fla.) 27-8
3850Gainesville (Gainesville, Ga.)19-0
3928La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.)14-2
4032Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.)9-6
4145Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio)14-1
42NRSt. John’s (Washington, D.C.)15-4
4341Bishop O’Connell (Arlington, Va.)15-4
4442DePaul School Prep (Chicago, Unwell.)18-3
45NRSt. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.)14-4
46NRSt. Joseph (Santa Maria, Calif.)21-2
4749Our Girl of Mt. Carmel (Baltimore, Md.)19-5
48NRRainier Seaside (Seattle, Wash.)15-1
49NRNorth Broward Prep (Coconut Creek, Fla.)20-1
50NRCrown Level (Crown Level, Ind.)12-0
Dropped Out: No. 33 Dream Metropolis Christian (Glendale, Ariz.), No. 35 Bartow (Bartow, Fla.), No. 36 The Villages Constitution (The Villages, Fla.), No. 44 Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, Okla.), No. 47 Notre Dame (West Haven, Conn.), No. 48 St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.).
Bubble Groups: Appleton North (Appleton, Wis.) 12-2; Archbishop Wooden (Warminster, Pa.) 10-5; Atascocita (Humble, Texas) 17-6; Bartow (Bartów, Fla.) 18-2; Bearden (Knoxville, Tenn.) 22-1; Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, Okla.) 13-1; Brennan (San Antonio, Texas) 20-3; Bryant (Bryant, Ark.) 18-3; Cathedral Prep (Erie, Pa.) 16-1; Cedar Falls (Cedar Fallas, Iowa) 13-0; Chaparral (Parker, Col.) 11-2; Curie (Chicago, Unwell.) 18-1; DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) 14-5; DME Academy (Daytona Seaside, Fla.) 15-5; Dream Metropolis Christian (Glendale, Ariz.) 14-6; East Kentwood (Kentwood, Mich.) 10-1; East St. Louis (East St. Louis, Unwell.) 15-2*; Fairfax Christian (Dulles, Va.) 20-1; Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) 16-1; Houston (Germantown, Tenn.) 12-5; Kankakee (Kankakee, Unwell.) 15-1; La Mirada (La Mirada, Calif.) 17-6; Lawrence North (Indianapolis, Ind.) 14-1; Layton Christian (Layton, Utah) 15-2; Little Elm (Little Elm, Texas) 22-2; Lutheran East (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) 10-0; Male (Louisville, Ky.) 13-4; Millwood (Oklahoma Metropolis, Oklahoma.) 15-2; Mt. Vernon (Fortville, Ind.) 12-2; Muskegon (Muskegon, Mich.) 9-0; Forsyth Nation Day (Lewisville, N.C.) 21-2; Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, Pa.) 12-2; Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) 15-6; Pembroke Pines (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) 14-4; Petersburg (Petersburg, Va.) 10-4; Pike (Indianapolis, Ind.) 11-3; Plainfield (Plainfield, N.J.) 12-1; Ralston Valley (Arvada, Col.) 12-0; Rangeview (Aurora, Col.) 9-3; Riviera Prep (Miami, Fla.) 10-8; Rockford (Rockford, Mich.) 10-2; Sidwell Associates (Washington, D.C.) 11-4; South (Shawnee Mission, Kan.) 8-0; Starkville (Starkville, Miss.) 19-1; St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.) 23-4; St. Ignatius (Chicago, Unwell.) 19-2; St. John’s (Washington, D.C.) 15-4; St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) 18-4; Tartan (Oakdale, Minn.) 11-0; The Rock (Gainesville, Fla.) 16-6; The Villages Constitution (The Villages, Fla.) 13-6; Veritas Prep (Chino Hills, Calif.) 12-2; Warren Township (Gurnee, Unwell.) 16-1; Waukee Northwest (Waukee, Iowa) 11-1; West Allis Central (West Allis, Wis.) 12-1.
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 26 years in the past.
Ronnie Flores is the nationwide Grassroots editor of Ballislife.com. He might be reached at [email protected]. Remember to comply with him on Twitter: @RonMFlores
