Central Ranked 5th in National Ranking

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Guard Danielle Ballard, No. 10 in the ESPNU HoopGurlz 60 for the 2012 class, is one of a trio of stars for Memphis Central.


ESPN Hoopgurlz released there Powerade Fab 50 High School Ranking this afternoon. Memphis Central is number 5 and are number 1 in the Southeast region. Check out what they had to say about Central

5. Memphis Central (Memphis, Tenn.): The Warriors have some "wow" talent in guard Danielle Ballard, the No. 10 prospect in 2012; Aaliyah Whiteside, No. 35 and on the move in the same class, and Nina Davis, a top, 6-1 point guard from 2013. That goes with a "wow" schedule, however. If they can get through the rest of 2010 -- Turkey Jamm at home, Iolani Classic in Hawaii and TOC -- with just a loss or two, they could close hard.

Here is the complete FAB 50:

1. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 32-1
2. Brea Olinda (Brea, Calif.) 31-3
3. Westbury Christian (Houston) 33-8
4. Bolingbrook (Bolingbrook, Ill.) 28-1

5. Memphis Central (Memphis, Tenn.) 26-4

6. Potter's House Christian (Jacksonville, Fla.) 34-4
7. Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro, Md.) 21-8
8. Neptune (Neptune, N.J.) 31-1
9. Whitney Young (Chicago, Ill.) 28-3
10. Buford (Buford, Ga.) 29-4
11. St. Mary's (Phoenix, Ariz.) 23-6
12. Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) 32-3
13. Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) 28-0
14. Monarch (Louisville, Colo.) 22-5
15. Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.) 26-5
16. Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 29-2
17. Lakeville North (Lakeville, Minn.) 32-0
18. Start (Toledo, Ohio) 18-4
19. Goose Creek (Goose Creek, S.C.) 27-1
20. Hoover (Hoover, Ala.) 33-1
21. Lake Taylor (Norfolk, Va.) 30-1
22. Nazareth Regional (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
23. Regis Jesuit (Aurora, Colo.) 18-8
24. MacArthur (Irving, Texas) 38-2
25. Lake Mary (Lake Mary, Fla.) 32-1
26. Norcross (Norcross, Ga.) 28-4
27. Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis, Mo.) 30-1
28. Germantown Academy (Fort Washington, Pa.) 23-4
29. Fayette County (Fayetteville, Ga.) 24-6
30. Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) 27-4

31. Clarksville (Clarksville, Tenn.) 30-5

32. Princess Anne (Virginia Beach, Va.) 29-2
33. Spring Valley (Spring Valley, S.C.) 26-3
34. La Jolla Country Day (La Jolla, Calif.) 26-4
35. Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas) 33-4
36. Jefferson (Portland, Ore.) 21-3
37. Sparkman (Harvest, Ala.) 21-6
38. North Little Rock (North Little Rock, Ark.) 31-0
39. Butler (Matthews, N.C.) 26-4
40. Detroit Renaissance (Detroit, Mich.) 19-3
41. St. John's (D.C.) 24-6
42. William Penn Charter School (Philadelphia) 18-7
43. Marion County (Lebanon, Ky.) 33-2
44. St. Mary's (Stockton, Calif.) 34-1
45. St. Joseph's Academy (St. Louis, Mo.) 21-8
46. Oak Hill (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 14-5
47. Linn-Mar (Marion, Iowa) 23-0
48. Racine Case (Racine, Wis.) 19-6
49. St. John the Baptist (Islip, N.Y.) 10-11
50. Carondelet (Concord, Calif.) 27-6

Complete Southeast Region ranking

1. Memphis Central (Memphis, Tenn.) 27-4

2. Potter's House Christian (Jacksonville, Fla.) 34-4
3. Buford (Buford, Ga.) 29-4
4. Goose Creek (Goose Creek, S.C.) 27-1
5. Hoover (Hoover, Ala.) 33-1
6. Lake Mary (Lake Mary, Fla.) 32-2
7. Norcross (Norcross, Ga.) 28-4
8. Fayette County (Fayetteville, Ga.) 24-6

9. Clarksville (Clarksville, Tenn.) 30-5

10. Spring Valley (Columbia, S.C.) 26-3
11. Sparkman (Harvest, Ala.) 21-6
12. Butler (Matthews, N.C.) 26-4
13. Redan (Stone Mountain, Ga.) 30-1
14. Ehret (Marrero, La.) 27-4
15. Dillard (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) 26-4
16. New Albany (New Albany, Miss.) 32-1
17. Helen Cox (Harvey, La.) 26-6

18. Riverdale (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) 30-2

19. Mount Juliet (Mount Juliet, Tenn.) 32-2

20. Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville, N.C.) 23-7

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