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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

No. 23 Fairfax Gets Big Home Win

February 1, 2015 by Ronnie Flores 2 Comments

Grassroots Hoop FAB 50 No. 23 Fairfax (Los Angeles) records statement victory over No. 7 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) in the marquee game of its own Fairfax State Preview one-day showcase. The Lions are now 23-0 as they eye CIF L.A. City and state open division titles. 

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Filed Under: Blog, boys basketball event Tagged With: Cody Riley, Devearl Ramsey, Fairfax, Fairfax State Preview, Grassroots Hoops FAB 50, Lindsey Drew, Lorne Currie, Mater Dei, Nike Extravaganza

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

Preseason Regional Top 20s

November 6, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Basketball Regional Rankings

We continue our 2014-15 preseason rankings release with region-by region rankings. We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation and take a look at bubble teams that just missed the FAB 50. Preseason No. 1 ranked teams by region are Oak Hill Academy (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), Stevenson (Midwest), Plano West (Southwest) and Findlay Prep (West). Nobody across the country ranks as many teams as GrassrootsHoops.net.

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Filed Under: Blog, team rankings Tagged With: Constitution, DeSoto, FAB 50, Grassroots Hoops FAB 50, regional rankings, St. Anthony, Top 20 regional rankings, West Linn

Preseason Southeast Region Rankings

November 6, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation. Preseason No. 1 ranked teams by region are Oak Hill Academy (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), Stevenson (Midwest), Plano West (Southwest) and Findlay Prep (West). Nobody across the country ranks as many teams as GrassrootsHoops.net.

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Filed Under: Blog, team rankings Tagged With: FAB 50, Grassroots Hoops FAB 50, regional rankings, Southeast Region

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