Grandview Prep, Boca Raton and St. Andrew’s continued their season-opening unbeaten streaks during a busy Week 3.
Jordan Gonzalez (No. 23) and No. 4 Dwyer improved to 5-1 last week with wins over Jupiter, Forest Hill and Deerfield Beach. (Photo by Brianna Soukup)
The Pride and Bobcats, with identical 5-0 records, remain No. 1 and No. 2 in this week’s Top 10. The Scots (7-0) maintained their No. 5 spot, one position behind 5-1 Dwyer and two behind 4-1 Wellington. The Bobcats play the Wolverines Wednesday night in an intriguing non-district contest. More on that game below.
Suncoast, Cardinal Newman, John I. Leonard, Royal Palm Beach and newcomer Palm Beach Lakes round out the final 5.
Boys basketball Top 10 after Week 3:
1. Grandview Prep (5-0): Pride continue fast start
2. Boca Raton (5-0): Bobcats 4-0 in district play
3. Wellington (4-1): Wolverines have won four in a row
4. Dwyer (5-1): Beat Deerfield Beach at Kreul Classic
5. St. Andrew’s (7-0): Scots winning by an average of 28 pts.
6. Suncoast (4-1): Christoff Nairn leading Chargers
7. Cardinal Newman (2-1): Crusaders fall to No. 1 Grandview Prep
8. John I. Leonard (4-2): Lancers win two-of-three
9. Royal Palm Beach (3-2): Jules Jasmin leading the way
10. Palm Beach Lakes (5-2): Rams 4-1 in district
Games of the Week:
No. 6 Suncoast (4-1) at No. 7 Cardinal Newman (2-1), 7 p.m. Tuesday: The Chargers have gotten off to a fast start, winning four-of-five games to open the season. Their only loss was a 74-70 double-overtime decision to unbeaten Miami-Central at the Charger Classic Nov. 28. Senior guard Christoff Nairn has led the way on offense for the Chargers, who are averaging 71.2 points per game. The Crusaders have played just three games so far, opening with a pair of wins against Greater Miami Academy and Atlantic Christian, and falling to No. 1 Grandview Prep. Junior guard Kaleb Fitzgerald has been a standout so far for Cardinal Newman, averaging 29 points. These teams met last year at Suncoast, with the Crusaders winning by 14.
No. 2 Boca Raton (5-0) at No. 3 Wellington (4-1), 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: This non-district contest features two of the area’s hottest teams. The Bobcats are unbeaten to start the season, and are winning by an average of nearly 19 points per game. Boca Raton has scored 73 and 70 points, respectively, in their last two games and are getting balanced offensive production. But the Wolverines will be a big hurdle. The defending Class 8A state champions dropped their opener to Miami-Norland, but have been on a roll since. Wellington has won four straight, including a pair of wins against teams ranked in the Post’s top 10. Senior swingman Alex Dieudonne (16.8 ppg) and junior guard Trent Frazier (20 ppg) have gotten off to tremendous starts. Expect to see plenty of them here.
No. 10 Palm Beach Lakes (5-2) at No. 4 Dwyer (5-1), 7:30 p.m. Thursday: This is the second meeting between the Rams and Panthers, who each have one loss in District 13-7A. Palm Beach Lakes won the first contest 66-63 Nov. 21 at home, and Dwyer will be looking to even the series. The Panthers have been on a roll since falling to Palm Beach Lakes, winning four in a row. Dwyer has averaged 76 points during that span, and has gotten great production out of senior Thomas Agnew, junior Tommie Luke and sophomores Eddie Davis and Miles Coleman. The Rams also are playing well, winning four of five. Their one loss in that span came to 5-1 Fort Lauderdale-Westminster Academy.
