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Pangos All-East Frosh/Soph Top 40 Rankings

Ronnie Flores – October 30, 2026
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Pangos All-Midwest Frosh/Soph Top 45 Rankings

Ronnie Flores – October 22, 2026
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Pangos All-South Frosh/Soph Top 50 Rankings

Ronnie Flores – September 29, 2026
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Pangos Frosh/Soph: Top 45 Rankings

Ronnie Flores – September 14, 2026

Updated FAB 50 National Rankings

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Defending FAB 50 champion Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) remains in the top spot after impressive early season victories and enters this week’s Culligan City of Palms Classic as the No. 1 seed. Preseason No. 2 Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) and new No. 3 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) are also off to fine starts despite setbacks to programs ineligible for national rankings consideration. Look for the City of Palms, the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas and other holiday tournaments that begin the day after Christmas to cause considerable change to the first FAB 50 update in 2014.

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T.J. Leaf: Creating His Own Path

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With a father who doubles as coach and an older brother who is the San Diego Section’s all-time leading scorer, the table was set early for Foothills Christian (El Cajon, Calif.) sophomore standout T.J. Leaf to excel. With a year of high school and high-level grassroots basketball under his belt, combined with Leaf’s gym rat mentality, there’s no telling to what heights the game will take him.

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Saturday Hoophall West Recap

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Oak Hill is dominant in victory over Houston Yates on Friday night and came from behind to defeat Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 60-54, on Saturday. Check below for Saturday results and analysis. Check back on Sunday afternoon for our exclusive player rankings of the two-day event. 

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Friday Hoophall West Recap

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Check back throughout the weekend for results and analysis from the first Hoophall West at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. Oak Hill Academy’s dominant victory over Houston Yates highlights Friday night action. 

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Whitney Young Bounces Back

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In game televised by ESPN2, Whitney Young (Chicago) travels to Minnesota and snaps the 35-game winning streak of Apple Valley (Minn.). Mr. Basketball USA candidate Jahlil Okafor dominates inside with 22 points and 15 rebounds in matchup against future Duke teammate Tyus Jones.

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