St. Anthony (NJ) Climbs Back to #1 in Lastest MaxPreps Boys Basketball Rankings

by Jeff Fisher
Host, NHSCA Sports Hour

Thanks to Findlay Prep's (Henderson, NV) 25-point win over former #1 Simeon (Chicago, IL) on Monday at the Spalding Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Massachusetts, defending national champ St. Anthony (Jersey City, NJ) is back on-top in the latest MaxPreps' Xcellent 25 High School Boys Basketball Rankings.

St. Anthony, currently riding a 45-game win streak, moved to the top of the rankings after a solid 60-48 win over Miller Grove (Lithonia, GA) on Monday in Springfield.  Simeon falls to #7 after its first loss of the season

The biggest climber this week was another Nevada team, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)  The Gaels climb eleven spots after a 73-63 win over former #3 DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD).

MaxPreps Xcellent 25

1. St. Anthony (NJ) 12-0, LW: #2
2. Grace Prep (TX) 15-2, LW: #4
3. Marcus (TX) 23-2, LW: #5
4. Milton (GA) 13-4, LW: #14
5. Gonzaga (DC) 15-0, LW: #6
6. DeMatha (MD) 15-1, LW: #3
7. Simeon (IL) 15-1, LW: #1
8. Chester (PA) 13-0, LW: #7
9. Southwind (TN) 18-1, LW: #8
10. Rideway (TN) 17-0, LW: #10
11. Mater Dei (CA) 16-2, LW: #12
12. Prestonwood Christian (TX) 16-4, LW: #9
13. Bishop Gorman (NV) 13-3, LW:: #24
14. Wichita Heights (KS) 8-0, LW: #13
15. Neumann-Goretti (PA) 10-2, LW: #16
16. Westbury Christian (TX) 17-2 , LW: #18
17. Olympic (NC) 17-0, LW: #20
18. Columbia (GA) 16-1, LW: #21
19. Proviso East (IL) 14-0, LW: #22
20. Lone Peak (UT) 10-2, LW: #23
21. Dunbar (OH) 11-0, LW: #25
22. Pershing (MI) 9-0, LW: #22
23. Long Beach Poly (CA) 13-1, LW: NR
24. Blanche Ely (FL) 17-2, LW: NR
25. Sexton (MI) 7-1, LW: #11

Last year on the NHSCA Sports Hour, I spoke with St. Anthony head coach Bob Hurley after winning his 1,000th game.  Click here to listen to that interview.