Head coach Doug Lipscomb and No. 5 Wheeler begin state tournament play in Georgia this week. Lipscomb has led the Wildcats to five state titles since 1994.
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1. (No. 1 last week) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 41-0 *A team from the state of Nebraska nearly jumped up and bit the Warriors for the second time in three years Saturday night at the Heartland Hoops Classic. Oak Hill Academy survived this time around with a 59-54 win over Omaha South despite entering the final quarter down by three. Omaha Central beat Steve Smith's squad in 2013 at the same event.
2. (2) Montverde Academy (Fla.), 28-1Head coach Kevin Boyle returned to his old stomping grounds over the weekend and got wins over No. 22 Roselle Catholic and St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.).
3. (3) St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, Ohio), 18-0The Fighting Irish meet No. 9 Villa Angela-St. Joseph on Saturday in a big-time battle between the Cleveland area's top two teams.
4. (5) Cape Henry Collegiate (Virginia Beach, Va.), 25-2After closing out the regular season with an 88-31 win over Peninsula Catholic (Newport News) on Thursday, the Dolphins begin postseason play this week.
5. (6) Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.), 25-2Jaylen Brown and the Wildcats open AAAAAA state tournament play Wednesday against Centennial (Roswell).
