Boys' basketball Top 20: Two Montgomery County contenders enter the rankings
When this week of high school basketball concludes, the calendar will read 'February' — a notice to the area's top teams that the time to begin playing to their fullest potential is near. Less than a month remains before postseason basketball arrives.
Many usual suspects have dotted these rankings all season — think traditional private school powers and star-led publics rounding into form — and that hasn't changed as the most consequential time of year arrives. Gonzaga and Paul VI will play on Tuesday in a battle of No. 1 and No. 2, both undefeated in the WCAC with first place on the line in a rematch of last year's championship game. It's one of three top 10 boys' matchups this week, the others being a contest between No. 4 St. John's and No. 7 Bishop O'Connell on Tuesday and a Saturday matinee pitting No. 3 Mount Zion Prep against No. 6 Sidwell Friends.
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