Trey Landers and Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio) upset then-No. 1 Findlay Prep on Monday night, throwing the rankings into chaos once again during a turbulent season.
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1. (No. 2 last week) Montverde Academy (Fla.), 22-1Head coach Kevin Boyle and the Eagles are back where they began the season. Montverde Academy was tested by Pebblebrook (Mableton, Ga.) and Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) during a tricky weekend tripleheader but survived unscathed.
2. (5) Hamilton (Memphis, Tenn.), 15-0The Wildcats put the exclamation mark on a sweep of three Memphis schools last week by dominating Melrose 91-52 on Friday night.
3. (6) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 27-1Despite a head-to-head loss two weeks ago, we gave serious consideration to moving Oak Hill Academy ahead of No. 2 Hamilton. The Warriors beat two ranked teams in three days over the weekend, dominating No. 9 Wesleyan Christian Academy in the Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions final and getting past No. 11 Villa Angela-St. Joseph at the Spalding Hoophall Classic.
4. (1) Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 17-1After smoking No. 23 Stevenson by nearly 30 points Saturday at the Spalding Hoophall Classic, no way the Pilots drop one Sunday night against a beleaguered now-No. 15 Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio) squad – right? Wrong. It became total rankings wreckage as Findlay Prep fell in overtime, 76-68.
5. (7) Cape Henry Collegiate (Virginia Beach, Va.), 15-1Rice signee
Marcus Evans posted an impressive all-around stat line with 11 points, eight rebounds and seven assists Saturday as the Dolphins beat Marshall (Richmond) 63-50. Collegiate is scheduled to meet No. 3 Oak Hill Academy this weekend in Roanoke.
