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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

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

Maxpreps HC Semis Set

December 27, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Three of the four teams in the semifinals of the Maxprep Holiday Classic Open Division bracket hail from California, with the fourth entrant emerging from the South — Pebblebrook (Ga.). The Georgia club will face four-time defending  California state champion Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) with Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) facing Etiwanda (Calif.) in the other semi.

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Filed Under: Blog, boys basketball event Tagged With: Etiwanda, Mater Dei, Sierra Canyon

Gary McKnight Wins No. 1,000

December 12, 2014 by Ronnie Flores 1 Comment

With its 67-44 victory over Corona del Mar (Calif.) Friday night, veteran coach Gary McKnight of FAB 50 No. 17 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) became the 14th reported coach nationwide to win 1,000 career games. We have some reaction from McKnight and a quick historical look at McKnight’s accomplishment. 

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Bob Hurley Sr., DeMatha Catholic, Gary McKnight, Jim Harris, Mater Dei, Morgan Wootten, Ralph Tasker, Robert Hughes

Preseason FAB 50: (16-30)

November 3, 2014 by Ronnie Flores

We continue our preseason Grassroots Hoops FAB 50 national team rankings release with an in-depth look at teams No. 16-30. We began with teams No. 31-50 on Sunday evening, November 2 and our final installment will be teams No. 1-15 on Tuesday, November 4.

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Filed Under: Blog, team rankings Tagged With: Corona del Sol, Dedric Lawson, Etiwanda, FAB 50, Grassroots Hoops FAB 50, Hamilton, Malik Beasley, Marvin Bagley III, Mater Dei, Montverde Academy, Morgan Park, Nick Irvin, Prestonwood Christian Academy, Simeon, St. Francis, Trinity

Final, Expanded 2013-14 FAB 50 Rankings

April 11, 2014 by Ronnie Flores 2 Comments

All 50 ranked teams written up with explanations for why they were placed in these positions with comparisons to preseason positioning. These are the official National Sports News Service National Team Rankings on GrassrootsHoops.net, which date back to the 1952 season. Montverde Academy of Florida is the 2013-14 mythical national champion.

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: FAB 50, Mater Dei, Montverde Academy, National Sports News Service, Oak Hill Academy

Final West Region Top 20 Rankings

April 8, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation in our final Student Sports Regional Rankings. We rank 100 teams and nobody across the country ranks as many teams as StudentSportsBasketball.com. Final No. 1 teams are Oak Hill Academy (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), Indianapolis Arsenal Tech (Midwest), Galena North Shore (Southwest) and Santa Ana Mater Dei (West).

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Filed Under: Blog, team rankings Tagged With: Findlay Prep, Mater Dei, Rainier Beach, regional rankings

Final FAB 50 National Rankings

April 7, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Montverde Academy of Florida captures second consecutive Student Sports FAB 50 title by virtue of winning 27 of 28 games on the court against murderous schedule to edge Mater Dei of California. Montverde Academy, which does not compete for a state title, closed out its season by winning Dick’s Nationals tournament in New York while Mater Dei ties a state record by capturing fourth consecutive state title with program’s first unbeaten state championship club. Read on for explanation of Montverde-Mater Dei debate and check back later this week for expanded FAB 50 rankings with writeups of all 50 teams.

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Filed Under: Blog, team rankings Tagged With: Cliff Alexander, Curie, Dick's Nationals, FAB 50, Mater Dei, Montverde Academy

No. 1 Montverde Takes Dick’s

April 5, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Student Sports FAB 50 No. 1 Montverde Academy makes its statement for a second consecutive top-ranking and mythical national title with a 71-62 victory over No. 6 Oak Hill Academy in the Dick’s Nationals title game at Madison Square Garden. The top spot in next week’s Student Sports FAB 50 comes down to the Eagles or Mater Dei of California, which did not compete in the tournament.  

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Filed Under: Blog, boys basketball event, team rankings Tagged With: Ben Simmons, Cody Martin, Kevin Boyle, Mater Dei, Montverde Academy, Oak Hill Academy, Stanley Johnson, Steve Smith

Stanley Johnson Stays The Course

March 19, 2014 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

No. 3 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) gutted out a double overtime victory over No. 43 Etiwanda (Etiwanda, Calif.) in a CIF SoCal Open Division Regional semifinal thriller on Tuesday night. It kept alive an unbeaten season for the Monarchs and senior forward Stanley Johnson wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: A.J. Gasporra, CIF State Championships, Dante Exum, Etiwanda, Jordan McLaughlin, Mater Dei

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