HS: Fall SIMA FAB 50, Nov. 17

by Sheldon Shealer

November 17, 2015

BIG MOVERS: BOYS: Hilliard Davidson (Hilliard, Ohio). Despite a state final loss to St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio), Hilliard Davidson vaulted from No. 47 to No. 18 with a semifinal win over previously undefeated and No. 4-ranked Mason (Mason, Ohio). The big jump was required since Hilliard Davidson defeated Mason, which defeated Cincinnati Elder (Cincinnati, Ohio), which defeated Kentucky state chamnpion Covington Catholic, which defeated regional power Louisville Trinity (Louisville, Ky.), which ahd wins over Salesianum (Wilmington, Del.) and St. Louis University High (St. Louis, Mo.). GIRLS: Arbor View (Las Vegas, Nev.). After splitting matches with Coronado (Henderson, Nev.), Arbor View won the runner match in the state final 2-0 to move from No. 42 to No. 25 in this week's rankings.

NEWCOMERS: BOYS: No. 14 Walt Whitman (Huntington Station, N.Y.), No. 38 St. Anthony's (Melville, N.Y.), No. 39 Brentwood (Brentwood, N.Y.), No. 40 Lincoln (Portland, Ore.), No. 41 Elmira Notre Dame (Elmira, N.Y.), No. 42 Lewiston (Lewiston, Maine), No. 43 Francis Howell (St. Charles, Mo.), No. 46 Detroit Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.), No. 47 Grand Blanc (Grand Blanc, Mich.), No. 49 Christian Brothers College (St. Louis, Mo.) and No. 50 St. Francis (Wheaton, Ill.). GIRLS: No. 26 Camas (Camas, Wash.), No. 28 West Islip (West Islip, N.Y.), No. 29 Hauppauge (Hauppauge, N.Y.), No. 31 Islip (Islip, N.Y.), No. 44 Needham (Needham, Mass.) and No. 45 Edmonds-Woodway (Edmonds, Wash.).