Montverde Academy wins its own tournament with a 59-53 win over Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy in the finale

It was a battle between two teams ranked in The Sporting News Boys Basketball Top 25 in the championship game of Florida's Montverde Academy Invitational Tournament.

And, in the end, it was the No. 14 hosts who lifted the trophy after defeating No. 25 Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy of Dallas Texas, 59-53, in the tournament finale.

Montverde Academy had the toughest road to the title barely surviving their semifinal clash with The Rock National, winning a 70-69 thriller Friday night. Already waiting for them at that point were the Texans who dispatched DME Academy in a 91-60 rout in the contest just prior to that.

That set up the Top 25 clash that lived up to the pre-tournament expectations with Montverde Academy escaping with a margin of just two three-point baskets to win the championship in their own invitational tournament in a strong field that also included Top 50 Riviera Prep of Florida.

Top-ranked Class of 2026 senior prospects competing at the event included Oak Cliff's twin power forwards Gavin and Gallagher Placide, both of whom signed with Wake Forest, and Montverde Academy's Joe Philon who remains unsigned. The hosts also featured SF Jayden Hodge (Northwestern) while The Rock National was led by SG Joseph Hartman.

The complete results for the MAIT are listed below.

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Montverde Academy Invitational Tournament 2026 schedule and final results

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Saturday, January 31

• Dr. Phillips [FL] 75, Northside Christian [FL] 64
• Riviera Prep [FL] 93, Bethel Academy [VA] 77
• DME Academy [FL] 79, The Rock National [FL] 68
• No. 14 Montverde Academy [FL] 59, No. 25 Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy [TX] 53

Friday, January 30

• Bethel Academy [VA] 65, Dr. Phillips [FL] 62
• Riviera Prep [FL] 56, Northside Christian [FL] 55
• No. 25 Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy [TX] 91, DME Academy [FL] 60
• No. 14 Montverde Academy [FL] 70, The Rock National [FL] 69

Thursday, January 29

• No. 25 Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy [TX] 69, Dr. Phillips [FL] 59
• DME Academy [FL] 70, Bethel Academy [VA] 63
• The Rock National [FL] 82, Riviera Prep [FL] 78
• No. 14 Montverde Academy [FL] 90, Northside Christian [FL] 34

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