Head coach Kevin Boyle and Montverde Academy dominated teams from Florida, Pennsylvania and North Carolina over the weekend to win the Montverde Academy Invitational.
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1. (No. 1 last week) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 23-0Stanley Johnson led the way with 27 points as the Monarchs
prevailed 69-57 in a showdown with No. 17 Whitney Young on Saturday at the Nike Extravaganza. Mater Dei's toughest remaining regular season test comes Friday at St. John Bosco (Bellflower).
2. (2) Rainier Beach (Seattle), 19-0The Vikings are one win away from an unbeaten regular season after pounding Bainbridge (Bainbridge Island) 96-35 over the weekend. Beach faces rival Franklin (Seattle) on Friday.
3. (3) Curie (Chicago), 18-1After a full week off, the Condors begin Chicago Public Schools tournament play Wednesday.
4. (4) Montverde Academy (Fla.), 22-1Head coach Kevin Boyle's Eagles weren't particularly hospitable on the court at the Montverde Academy Invitational over the weekend, beating American Heritage (Plantation), Math, Civics & Sciences (Philadelphia) and Greensboro Day (N.C.) by a combined 103 points en route to the tournament title.
5. (5) White Station (Memphis, Tenn.), 22-1The Spartans close out the regular season this week with games against Memphis rivals Central, Overton and Melrose.
