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.

St. Anthony Wins New Jersey Basketball Championship

by Jeff Fisher
Host, NHSCA Sports Hour

Legendary high school basketball coach Bob Hurley, who appeared on the NHSCA Sports Hour on February 20th, added another state championship to his resume.

Hurley's St. Anthony Friars, who are ranked #1 by USA Today, beat Plainfield 61-49 Monday night in the title game of New Jersey's Tournament of Champions.  It was Coach Hurley's 11th T of C championship, plus the win capped his sixth undefeated season in 34 years as St. Anthony's head coach.

Latest USA Today's Boys Basketball Super 25

I always like to keep our listeners up-to-date with what's going on with the coaches and players that come on the NHSCA Sports Hour.

Over the last couple of weeks, we've had some great boys' basketball coaches on-the-air.  Two of them, Bob Hurley of St. Anthony High School (NJ) and David Boyd of Milton High School (GA) are currently ranked in top 4 in the lastest USA Today Super 25.

Here's the latest poll....

1. St. Patricks (NJ) 22-0
2. St. Anthony (NJ) 23-0
3. Montrose Christian (MD) 21-1
4. Milton (GA) 25-2
5. Long Beach Poly (CA) 26-1
6. Benet Academy (IL) 26-0
7. Mater Dei (CA) 26-2
8. Oak Hill Academy (VA) 26-3
9. Wichita Heights (KS) 18-0
10. Norcom (VA) 23-1
11. Findlay Prep (NV) 26-3
12. Lakeview Centennial (TX) 31-1
13. Lincoln (CA) 25-1
14. Miller Grove (GA) 27-1
15. Bishop Gorman (NV) 25-5
16. Chaminade (MO) 24-0
17. Marcus (TX) 32-1
18. Simeon (IL) 23-2
19. Jesuit (OR) 20-2
20. Montverde (FL) 22-4
21. Lincoln (NY) 24-2
22. Hopkins (MN) 22-1
23. Eastern (KY) 26-2
24. Centennial (CA) 25-3
25. Arlington Country Day (FL) 19-2