HS: Winter SIMA FAB 50, Feb. 9

by Sheldon Shealer

February 9, 2016

BIG MOVERS -- BOYS: McNeil (Austin, Texas). McNeil moved up 11 spots, into the No. 25 position in this week's SIMA FAB 50 on the day it takes on No. 16 Stony Point (Round Rock, Texas). McNeil's only loss is to SIMA FAB 50 No. 3 Coppell (Coppell, Texas). GIRLS: El Toro (Lake Forest, Calif.). El Toro defeated Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) 3-0 last week in a SIMA FAB 50 showdown. The result keeps El Toro comfortably in the lead of the Sea View Legue standings and resulted in a 12-spot jump this week to No. 23.

NEWCOMERS: BOYS: No. 35 [Punahou School hi-m] (Honolulu, Hawaii), No. 39 Auburndale (Auburndale, Fla.), No. 45 Sunlake (Land O'Lakes, Fla.), No. 46 The Woodlands (The Woodlands, Texas), No. 47 Bakersfield South (Bakersfield, Calif.), No. 48 [Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville) fl-m] (Jacksonville, Fla.) and No. 50 Redlands East Valley (Redlands, Calif.). GIRLS: No. 38 Clovis East (Clovis, Calif.), No. 39 Ponte Vedra (Ponte Vedra, Fla.), No. 42 Bolles School (Jacksonville, Fla.), No. 45 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), No. 47 Madison Central (Madison, Miss.), No. 49 [Dr. John Horn tx-w] (Mesquite, Texas) and No. 50 [Byrd, C.E. la-w] (Shreveport, La.).

LOOKING AHEAD: BOYS: The Florida state championships are scheduled for this weekend, and eight SIMNA FAB 50 teams are in action. There is live streaming of the state semifinals and final through the state association's partners, which can be found on the FHSAA.org website. In Arizona, Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) is aiming to lock down a final SIMA FAB 50 Top 25 spot if it wins the Arizona state title this weekend. GIRLS: The Arizona girls seson comes to an end this weekend, while many of the California sections complete regular season play.

See the entire WINTER high school rankings:

WINTER SIMA FAB 50: BOYS (Feb. 9) | GIRLS (Feb. 9)

WINTER REGION RANKINGS: BOYS (Feb. 8) | GIRLS (Feb. 8)

WINTER STATE RANKINGS: BOYS (Feb. 8) | GIRLS (Feb. 8)

Related Topics: SIMA FAB 50 / Event