HS: Spring FAB 50 rankings, May 21

by Sheldon Shealer

May 21, 2019

Add Dalton (Ga.) boys to the list of recent Georgia all-time greats as the team capped a perfect season over the weekend to claim its first FAB 50 national title.

Dalton joins the likes of St. Pius X (Atlanta, Ga.) and McIntosh (Peachtree City, Ga.) as recent FAB 50 spring champs and continues a run of Southeast dominance. The Southeast has produced the past six Spring FAB 50 boys champs and 18 of the 20 all time.

All-Time Spring Boys FAB 50 champions:

2019: Dalton (Ga.)
2018: Wando (Mount Pleasant, S.C.)
2017: Wando (Mount Pleasant, S.C.)
2016: Oak Mountain (Birmingham, Ala.)
2015: St. Pius X (Atlanta, Ga.)
2014: McIntosh (Peachtree City, Ga.)
2013: Omaha South (Omaha, Neb.)
2012: Norman North (Norman, Okla.)
2011: St. Pius X (Atlanta, Ga.)
2010: Frank Cox (Virginia Beach, Va.)
2009: Northwestern (Rock Hill, S.C.)
2008: Brentwood (Brentwood, Tenn.)
2007: Greenville (Greenville, S.C.)
2006: Thomas Dale (Chester, Va.)
2005: Thomas Dale (Chester, Va.)
2004: Farragut (Knoxville, Tenn.)
2003: Mills Godwin (Richmond, Va.)
2002: Bearden (Knoxville, Tenn.)
2001: West Springfield (Springfield, Va.)
2000: Houston (Germantown, Tenn.)

Now, on with the rest of the rankings ...

BIG MOVERS: BOYS: Bellevue (Wash.). Bellevue, with an undefeated record, jumped from No. 35 to No. 17 this week as the team enters the state semifinals. ... GIRLS: Grand Blanc (Mich.). Grand Blanc avenged an earlier loss to Midland and in doing so won the SVC title and moved from No. 40 to No. 25 this week.

NEWCOMERS: BOYS: No. 37 Mustang (Okla.), No. 42 Wasatch (Heber City, Utah), No. 43 River Bluff (Lexington, S.C.), No. 44 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville, Tenn.), No. 45 Cardinal Newman (Columbia, S.C.), No. 46 George Mason (Falls Church, Va.), No. 47 Papillion-La Vista (Papillion, Neb.), No. 48 Kearney (Neb.), No. 49 Broken Arrow (Okla.) and No. 50 Springdale (Ark.). ... GIRLS: No. 26 [North Gwinett ga-w] (Suwanee, Ga.), No. 42 Western Albemarle (Crozet, Va.), No. 43 Lyons Township (LaGrange, Ill.), No. 44 Heritage (Wake Forest, N.C.), No. 46 Benet Academy (Lisle, Ill.), No. 47 Oregon (Wis.), No. 48 Waubonsie Valley (Aurora, Ill), No. 49 Union (Mo.) and No. 50 Columbia (Ill.).