SCNext Top 25: Final 2023-24 young boys’ high school basketball rankings
Montverde Academy topped off one of the most dominant high school basketball seasons of all time in style, going 3-0 at Chipotle Nationals to catch a national championship. The Eagles took down Arizona Compass Preparation (64-49), Columbus (84-70), and Paul VI (79-63), all top-10 ranked groups on their method to ending up an ideal 33-0 on the season.LSU signee Curtis Givens (ESPN 100 No. 51 )was remarkable versus Paul VI on Saturday, gathering 24 points off the bench while shooting 7-for-11 from the field with 3 assists and 3 rebounds. Duke signee Cooper Flagg(ESPN 300 No. 1)was a standout throughout the tournament and ended up the title game with 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 blocks.The win marked the seventh Chipotle Nationals champion for the Montverde program, and the Eagles completed the season having held the No. 1 spot in the ESPN rankings for 21 consecutive weeks, which was the period of the 2023-2024 season.1. Montverde Academy(Fla.) 33-0 2.
Paul VI (Va.) 35-3
3. Columbus (Fla. )28-5 4. Long Island Lutheran(N.Y. )21-5 5. Link Academy (Mo.) 26-7
6. Harvard-Westlake(Calif.
)33-3 7. Prolific Preparation (Calif.) 33-6
8. AZ Compass (Ariz.) 27-6
9. Brewster Academy(N.H.)27-7 10. Don Bosco Preparation (N.J.) 29-3
11. Plano East (Texas )40-0 12. IMG Academy (Fla.) 18-9
13. Archbishop Stepinac (N.Y.)26-4 14. La Lumiere (Ind.) 23-5
15. Oak Hill Academy(Va. )24-6 16. Dynamic Prep (Texas )23-1 17. Bullis School (Md.) 27-3
18. Sidwell Friends (Washington, D.C.)27-4 19. Grayson (Ga.) 30-2
20. North Mecklenburg(N.C. )30-3 21. Gonzaga College (Washington
, D.C.)28-6 22. Ridge View(S.C.) 27-2
23. Myers Park (N.C.) 27-3
24. Roosevelt (Calif. )31-4 25. Wisconsin Lutheran (Wis.)30-0