Fairfax is back in the national conversation for the first time since the Chace Stanback-Solomon Hill-Renardo Sidney era after beating Sierra Canyon over the weekend.
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The Warriors have scored 100 points or more six times this season – including Friday's 100-56 thrashing of Bull City Prep (Durham, N.C.). In a bold bit of scheduling, Oak Hill Academy will take on No. 6 Sierra Canyon and No. 17 Bishop O'Dowd at this weekend's Nike Extravaganza in California.
2. (2) Montverde Academy (Fla.), 26-1After winning their own Montverde Academy Invitational, the Eagles will take a couple weeks off before heading to New Jersey for the Metro Classic.
3. (3) Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 19-1The next 10 days will be challenging for the Pilots, as they will play in the home gyms of four solid, local public school programs.
4. (17) Fairfax (Los Angeles), 23-0Doubts have lingered about Fairfax and its unbeaten record all season long. The Lions finally got the showdown they wanted Saturday night and responded emphatically, handling No. 6 Sierra Canyon 64-47. Head coach Harvey Kitani's squad will have a tricky follow-up, meeting four-time defending state champ Mater Dei (Santa Ana) on its home floor Saturday at the Nike Extravaganza.
5. (6) St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, Ohio), 15-0LeBron James' alma mater got another big win Saturday night, beating one-loss Athens (The Plains) 60-48. SVSM will head to the Hoosier State to take on 12-2 North Central (Indianapolis) this weekend.
* Record includes forfeit victory
