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No. 1 Goes Down, So Now What?

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Grassroots Hoops FAB 50 No. 1 Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) goes down in the championship game of the City of Palms Classic, preventing a third consecutive title for the Eagles and shaking up the national rankings. So what does the loss mean? Who is No. 1 now? What does the loss mean for the rest of the season?

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Tarkanian Classic Semifinal Recap

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It will be a Redondo Union-Putnam City West championship game in the Tarkanian Classic Platinum Division, as Redondo Union squeaks out a win over FAB 50 No. 12 Corona Centennial. No. 33 Putnam City West pulls out a buzzer-beating overtime win over Las Vegas Bishop Gorman. Read on for analysis and comments from winners.   

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Thursday Tarkanian Classic Recap

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Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.) advances to Plantinum Division semifinals for the second consecutive year. The Sea Hawks will meet FAB 50 No. 12 Centennial (Corona, Calif.). In the other semifinal, it will be host Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) taking on FAB 50 No. 33 Putnam City West (Putnam City, Okla.). Read on for Platinum Division recaps and analysis.

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Tarkanian Classic Results

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Here are the complete results from the Platinum Division and the winners’ bracket of the Premier Division. These game are being played at Bishop Gorman and the Orleans Arena. For the complete results of the Premier Division and the Select Division, please visit TarkanianClassic.com

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Tarkanian Classic Predictions

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We decided to have a bit of fun and predict the Platinum Division bracket of the Tarkanian Classic. We’d like to read what you think about our predictions and would like to see your mock bracket in the comments section below. The two main points to take away is this was done in good fun because about a dozen teams can beat any other team in the field on any given day, and that national rankings are not necessarily a predictor of games.

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New FAB 50 National Rankings

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Basketball FAB 50 IllustrationBy There’s little change at the top in the second GrassrootsHoops.net FAB 50 rankings of the 2014-15 regular season, as only one team joins the top 25. There is plenty of change among the second 25, as teams jockey for position heading into the major holiday tournaments the next two weeks. There are nine newcomers to the rankings with the highest being No. 36 Sagemont (Weston, Fla.).

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Gary McKnight Wins No. 1,000

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With its 67-44 victory over Corona del Mar (Calif.) Friday night, veteran coach Gary McKnight of FAB 50 No. 17 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) became the 14th reported coach nationwide to win 1,000 career games. We have some reaction from McKnight and a quick historical look at McKnight’s accomplishment. 

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No. 1 Montverde Passes Another Test

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FAB 50 No. 1 Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) uses two runs, and the ability of Mr. Basketball USA front-runner Ben Simmons, to defeat No. 6 Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) 78-64 in showdown at Montverde’s home gym. Most of the Eagles’ tests the rest of the season will be away from home.

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ESPN TV Schedule Announced

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Top News 576Eleven games across ESPN family of networks began December 8. Grassroots Hoops FAB 50 No. 1 Montverde Academy to appear twice, including December 12 matchup with No. 6 Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland, Calif.). Bishop O’Dowd and No. 2 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) also will appear twice. 

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