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No. 11 Mater Dei Defends Home Court

February 8, 2015 by Ronnie Flores 2 Comments

FAB 50 No. 11 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) remains unbeaten vs. California foes with a 47-34 over No. 15 Fairfax (Los Angeles) at the Nike Extravaganza. Second half defensive effort and clutch shooting of La’Vette Parker keys victory for Monarchs.

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Filed Under: Blog, boys basketball event Tagged With: FAB 50, Fairfax, Grassroots Hoops FAB 50, La'Vette Parker, Lindsey Drew, Lorne Currie Jr., M.J. Cage, Mater Dei

Twice Not Nice For Bishop O’Dowd

February 8, 2015 by Ronnie Flores 2 Comments

Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) continued to build its resume as the nation’s top team with a 63-52 win over Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) at the Nike Extravaganza. It was a game the Warriors were in control of and it was their second victory over the Dragons this season

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Filed Under: Blog, boys basketball event Tagged With: Bishop O'Dowd, Daniel Giddens, Dwayne Bacon, FAB 50, Grassroots Hoops FAB 50, Ivan Rabb, Oak Hill Academy, Terrence Phillips

Updated FAB 50 National Rankings

February 2, 2015 by Ronnie Flores 1 Comment

Only three new teams crack this week’s GrassrootsHoops.net FAB 50 national rankings, but there are also three new teams in the top 10. The recurring themes are to not harshly penalize teams that lose to another ranked foe, reward teams that have played tough schedules and reward teams that are still unbeaten at this point of the season.

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Filed Under: Blog, team rankings Tagged With: DeMatha Catholic, FAB 50, Fairfax, Grassroots Hoops FAB 50, Greensboro Day, Montverde Academy, National Sports News Service, Oak Hill Academy, Sierra Canyon

New FAB 50 National Rankings

January 26, 2015 by Ronnie Flores 4 Comments

For the second consecutive season, forfeit losses for a nationally-ranked club in the GrassrootsHoops.net FAB 50 shakes up the national rankings picture. Hamilton (Memphis, Tenn.) will forfeit 15 victories, including one to FAB 50 national title contender Oak Hill Academy of Virginia. What does this mean for Hamilton’s ranking? How does it affect Oak Hill Academy? Read our explanation.

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Filed Under: Blog, team rankings Tagged With: Curie, FAB 50, Grassroots Hoops FAB 50, Greensboro Day, Memphis Hamilton, National Sports News Service, Oak Hill Academy, Todd Day, Wesleyan Christian Academy

Updated FAB 50 National Rankings

January 20, 2015 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

There are 10 new teams in this special MLK edition of the GrassrootsHoops.net FAB 50, which includes results through Monday’s games. Montverde Academy of Florida is still No. 1 with two teams hot on the Eagles’ tail for the top spot. Linden (N.J.) leads the newcomers at No. 22 after two big wins last week with Iowa City West of Iowa cracking the FAB 50 in the final spot in the new rankings.

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Filed Under: Blog, team rankings Tagged With: Dwayne Bacon, FAB 50, Findlay Prep, Grassroots Hoops FAB 50, Greensboro Day, Montverde Academy, National Sports News Service, Oak Hill Academy, Wesleyan Christian Academy

New FAB 50 National Rankings

January 12, 2015 by Ronnie Flores 1 Comment

There are only four new teams in the GrassrootsHoops.net FAB 50, but for the second consecutive week there is a new No. 1 after previous No. 1 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) went down at the Penny Hardaway HoopFest. The new No. 1 is a familiar team to coaches, players and fans who follow the rankings. Among the four newcomers, Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.) is the highest ranked at No. 44.

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Filed Under: Blog, team rankings Tagged With: FAB 50, Findlay Prep, Grassroots Hoops FAB 50, Hamilton, Montverde Academy, National Sports News Service, Oak Hill Academy, Todd Day, Wheeler

Updated FAB 50 National Rankings

January 5, 2015 by Ronnie Flores 2 Comments

Top News 3 576The New Year brings big changes to the GrassrootsHoops.net FAB 50, as Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) takes over the No. 1 spot. The big rankings question this week is what to do with previous No. 1 Montverde Academy and the Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) team that beat the Eagles. There are 14 newcomers to the rankings with the highest being No. 16 Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J .), which could be in hot water with the NJSIAA.

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Filed Under: Blog, team rankings Tagged With: FAB 50, Grassroots Hoops FAB 50, Montverde Academy, National Sports News Service, Oak Hill Academy, Patrick School, Wheeler

No. 1 Montverde Passes Another Test

December 12, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

FAB 50 No. 1 Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) uses two runs, and the ability of Mr. Basketball USA front-runner Ben Simmons, to defeat No. 6 Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) 78-64 in showdown at Montverde’s home gym. Most of the Eagles’ tests the rest of the season will be away from home.

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Filed Under: Blog, boys basketball event, team rankings Tagged With: Ben Simmons, FAB 50, Ivan Rabb, Kevin Boyle, Lou Richie, Ty Graves

ESPN TV Schedule Announced

December 11, 2014 by Ronnie Flores 2 Comments

Top News 576Eleven games across ESPN family of networks began December 8. Grassroots Hoops FAB 50 No. 1 Montverde Academy to appear twice, including December 12 matchup with No. 6 Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland, Calif.). Bishop O’Dowd and No. 2 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) also will appear twice. 

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Filed Under: Blog, team rankings Tagged With: FAB 50, Findlay Prep, GEICO ESPN High School Basketball Showcase, Montverde Academy, Oak Hill Academy, Whitney Young

Updated FAB 50 National Rankings

December 8, 2014 by Ronnie Flores 1 Comment

Basketball FAB 50 Illustration 2Montverde Academy of Florida remains in the top spot in the first GrassrootsHoops.net FAB 50 rankings of the 2014-15 regular season. Oak Hill Academy of Virginia and Findlay Prep of Nevada hold their spots at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively, which the change beginning at No. 4. There are ten newcomers to the rankings with the highest being No. 23 Atascocita (Humble, Texas).

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Filed Under: Blog, team rankings Tagged With: Arlington Country Day, Bishop O'Dowd, Callaway, FAB 50, Findlay Prep, Montverde Academy, Morgan Park, Oak Hill Academy, Plano West

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