Missouri All Classes Top 50 Boys Basketball Rankings week 1 11/30/2019

UPDATED 12/1 FOR INCORRECT CLASS OR DISTRICT ASSIGNMENT

It's early and only about half of the teams have had one or two games but I thought I would post this top 50 rankings for all Missouri boys basketball classes combined.  I will post the teams by class in the next post.

De Smet has been in action over the Thanksgiving holiday and did well early on but ran in to nationally ranked #10, Woodward Academy of Georgia, losing by 25 to the hot shooting War Eagles, 64-39.  One of the top rated Illinois teams, East St. Louis got rocked 56-50 by great Cardinal Ritter squad before crushing St. Mary's by 36, 82-46.

There is some great talent on Ritter, including Mario Fleming, Ilyaas Harris, Garry Clark and Josh Robinson, among others.  This team is cruising after many of them had played for the 2021 Team Ramey 16U last summer.

I watched them a number of games last summer, including a game of two completely different halves with Larry Hughes 16U, led by Sam Thompson (now Mokan Elite) and Preston Fortner of Francis Howell, Myles Estrada (FHC), Logan Wich (PW), Anthony Phiffer (WG) and Nate Parker (Eureka).  You can catch the first half of the game on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoSLZsTfk_U, where Larry Hughes shot over 60% beyond the arc and led 41-21 at half.  The second half was a complete reversal, with Ramey going on a 24-4 run to tie the game at 52 all, before Phiffer and Parker hit some key baskets and free throw at the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoSLZsTfk_U

The only reason I bring that game up is it show cases the tremendous talent in the St. Louis Area.  If you might need a basketball fix before the heavy holiday season, this would be it.  Earl, I think you were broadcasting the Gateway-Ramey 17U game at the time, so you should catch this game with all you idle downtime.  LOL

A lot can happen in the rankings as more games get entered into the calculations, but right now, here is where I think the top 50 teams in the state are.  My algorithm tells me so....

Missouri All Classes
Current
Rank Team name Class District Rating
1 Vashon 4 6 142
2 De Smet 5 6 133
3 Rock Bridge 5 9 132
4 Francis Howell 5 8 132
5 Trinity 3 7 132
6 Mehlville 5 2 131
7 Grandview (Kansas City MO) 4 13 131
8 Cardinal Ritter 3 6 130
9 Chaminade 5 4 129
10 Hazelwood Central 5 5 129
11 Lee's Summit West 5 13 129
12 CBC 5 6 127
13 McCluer 4 7 126
14 Sikeston 4 1 126
15 Cape Girardeau Central 4 1 125
16 KC Center 4 14 125
17 McCluer North 5 5 125
18 Liberty KC 5 15 124
19 Rockhurst 5 14 124
20 Springfield Catholic  3 11 123
21 Smith-Cotton 5 9 123
22 Hogan Prep Charter 3 15 123
23 Parkway Central 5 6 122
24 Father Tolton Catholic 3 9 122
25 Lesterville 1 3 122
26 Ladue 4 5 121
27 Jennings 4 6 121
28 Westminster Christian Academy 4 4 120
29 Poplar Bluff 5 1 119
30 Raytown South 4 14 119
31 Soldan 3 7 119
32 Troy Buchanon 5 8 119
33 Charleston MO 3 1 119
34 Blair Oaks 3 9 119
35 Webster Groves 5 4 118
36 Parkview 5 11 118
37 Oak Park 5 16 118
38 Glendale 5 10 117
39 Blue Springs South 5 14 117
40 Raytown 5 14 117
41 Ozark  5 10 117
42 North Kansas City 5 15 117
43 Park Hill South 5 16 116
44 St. Francis Borgia 4 4 116
45 Hillsboro MO 4 2 116
46 Fort Zumwalt North 5 7 116
47 University City 4 5 116
48 Eureka 5 3 116
49 Nevada 4 13 116
50 Farmington 4 2 115


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