With just one weekend left in the Nike EYBL Scholastic regular season, league teams tightened the reins at stops this weekend.
Top-ranked Montverde Academy opened with a 63-54 win over St. James Academy. The Eagles put up 38 paint points and went plus-16 on the boards to secure the win.
Dhani Miller led the Eagles with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Montverde knocked off Christ School 61-49 in game two, behind 19 points from Joe Philon.
No. 3 AZ Compass Prep escaped with an impressive 58-55 win over No. 7 Wasatch Academy to open the weekend. The Dragons held the Tigers to just 27 percent from three and came back on the other end to connect on nine treys at a 56 percent clip.
Kalek House, a Xavier signee, and Kaden House, a Maryland signee, combined for 38 points in the win.
The Dragons dismantled Iowa United Prep 75-61 in game two to finish unbeaten for the weekend.
No. 4 SPIRE Academy matched AZ Compass’ unblemished record, rolling CATS Academy 79-47 in its opener then then locking down the 3-point line in game two, forcing Long Island Lutheran to shoot just 27 percent from three to pull out a 76-57 win.
Dream City Christian may have pulled off the win of the weekend, upsetting No. 5 Link Academy 74-65. Dream City scored 34 points in the paint, got 18 points from its bench and Malachi Jordan led the way with 28 points and nine rebounds.
Dream City opened with a 50-45 win over Sunrise Christian.
No. 17 La Lumiere dominated from the 3-point line all weekend, draining 23 threes in two wins, while Oak Hill Academy posted two wins over CATS Academy and Tennessee Collegiate.
Here’s a rundown of how teams fared over the weekend:
Montverde Academy 2-0
AZ Compass Prep 2-0
SPIRE Academy 2-0
Dream City Christian 2-0
La Lumiere 2-0
Oak Hill Academy 2-0
Faith Family 1-1
Iowa United 1-1
Long Island Lutheran 1-1
Sunrise Christian 0-2
Link Academy 1-1
Veritas Academy 0-2
CATS Academy 0-2
CIA Bella Vista Prep 2-0
Utah Prep 0-2
Wasatch Academy 1-1
Brewster Academy 1-1
Christ School 0-2
St. James 0-2
Tennessee Collegiate 0-2
Currently, 9 teams are ranked in the ESPN SCNext High School Top 25 for Week 13:
1.
Montverde Academy
3. AZ Compass Prep
4. SPIRE Academy
5. Link Academy
7. Wasatch Academy
9. CIA Bella Vista Prep
12. Brewster Academy
17. La Lumiere School
20. Faith Family Academy
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