The Commercial Appeal

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL AREA RANKINGS

- Wynston Wilcox Memphis Commercial Appeal USA TODAY NETWORK – TENNESSEE

The boys high school basketball season is officially over.

Two Memphis-area public school basketball teams competed for a state title last week with one coming back with the gold ball. Here's the final boys basketball power rankings.

1. Overton (33-11): The Wolverines won their first ever basketball state title last week and are the No. 1 team in the final boys basketball rankings. Seniors Jailen Hardaway, Xavier Alexander and Jordan Frison helped Overton finish its season on a seven-game winning streak.

2. Briarcrest (33-3): The Saints, featuring Jaye Nash, Cooper Haynes and Jacob Gazzo, finished runner-up to Brentwood Academy in the Division II-AA state title game two weeks ago. 3. Douglass (28-9): The Red Devils finished runner-up to Alcoa, 59-58, in the Division I 2A state title game last week. Tyler Johnson was one of two seniors on the team, with Douglass returning a lot of talent for next year. 4. Memphis East (23-11): The Mustangs fell to Independen­ce 78-58 in the 4A semifinals. Alijah Curry led the Mustangs during their state tournament appearance, averaging 20 points and 11.5 rebounds.

5. Horn Lake (29-2): The Eagles reached the Mississipp­i boys high school basketball 6A semifinals, losing to Northwest Rankin.

6. Olive Branch (20-4): The Conquistad­ors' season ended in the MHSAA boys basketball 6A semifinals against Brandon.

7. Ridgeway (18-13): The Roadrunner­s,

led by Brian Carter and Emmanuel Allen, reached the 3A TSSAA boys basketball semifinals. They lost to Haywood, 57-51.

8. Power Center Academy (24-8): The Knights' season ended to Giles County in the 2A quarterfin­als. Nick Wiggins led Power Center Academy in its lone game, scoring 27 points and collecting nine rebounds in the 70-68 loss.

9. Fayette-ware (25-8): The Wildcats come in at No. 9 after losing to Haywood, 67-62, in the sectional round on March 6.

10. Colliervil­le (18-13): The Dragons stunned District 15-4A, grabbing a district title over Southwind. Led by senior guard, TJ Mcneal, they fell to eventual state champions, Overton 73-71 in the Region 8-4A semifinals. Reach Wynston Wilcox at wwilcox@ gannett.com and on Twitter @wynstonw__.

 ?? GEORGE WALKER IV/THE TENNESSEAN ?? Memphis Overton head coach Shelvie Rose celebrates celebrates their
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GEORGE WALKER IV/THE TENNESSEAN Memphis Overton head coach Shelvie Rose celebrates celebrates their Class 4A state championsh­ip.

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