The Miami Herald’s South Florida Top 10 boys’ and girls’ basketball polls (Jan. 22)
As we approach the playoffs and teams play in the GMAC and BCAA Big 8 conference championship tournaments this week, several of the top boys’ and girls’ high school basketball teams in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties continue to excel.
Here’s a look at the Miami Herald’s South Florida Top 10 rankings with records updated through Saturday’s games:
BOYS
1. Columbus (15-4)
2. Westminster Academy (13-5)
3. Riviera Prep (15-5)
4. Pembroke Pines Charter (17-3)
5. Mater Lakes (14-6)
6. Calvary Christian (12-6)
7. Sagemont (14-6)
8. North Broward Prep (16-4)
9. St. Thomas Aquinas (16-5)
10. True North (16-5)
Dropped out: 7. Norland (11-8).
On the cusp: South Plantation (20-3), Hialeah Educational (15-7), Cardinal Gibbons (16-4), Archbishop McCarthy (16-4), Miami High (16-5), TERRA (13-3).
GIRLS
1. American Heritage (16-4)
2. Miami Country Day (13-8)
3. Blanche Ely (15-6)
4. St. Thomas Aquinas (13-7)
5. SLAM (14-3)
6. Somerset Prep (15-7)
7. Miami High (13-9)
8. Doral Academy (14-6)
9. Western (14-5)
10. Southridge (12-5)
Dropped out: 9. Westminster Academy (11-8)
On the cusp: South Broward (13-4), Monsignor Pace (18-3), Dillard (10-9), Cardinal Gibbons (12-2), Miami Christian (8-8).
