THE BIG ENCHILADA: Montverde Academy (FL) boys, Long Island Lutheran (NY) girls earn top seeds at Chipotle High School Nationals with prominent chips at stake

BENSALEM, Pa. – The pairings for the CHIPOTLE High School Basketball Nationals are out and the tops seeds in the boys and girls’ tournaments are the No. 1 teams from the Blue Star Media Elite 25 boys’ rankings.

The top seeds are Montverde (Fla.) boys and Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.) girls. Coincidentally, the teams were the preseason No. 1  with Montverde holding that spot the entire term. LuHi re-ascended to the top spot last week.

The three-day event tips off on April 4 at Brownsburg High School in Brownsburg, Ind. The semifinals are April 5 and the finals are April 6. Defending champions are Link Academy (Branson, Mo.) boys and Montverde (Fla.) Academy girls.

All games will be broadcast on the ESPN platforms (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU).

The schedules.

Boys

April 4

(All times are Eastern; seed number precedes each team)

2 p.m.: 2-St. Paul VI Catholic (Chantilly, Va.) vs. 7-IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)

4 p.m.: 4-Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.) vs. 5-Columbus (Miami)

6 p.m.: 3-Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) vs. 6-Link Academy

8 p.m.: 1-Montverde Academy vs. 8-AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.).

All quarterfinal games will be shown on ESPNU.

The semifinals are April 5 at 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. on ESPN2. The final is April 6 at 12 p.m. on ESPN 2.

Girls

April 4

10 a.m.: 3-IMG Academy vs. 6-Grace Christian (Sanford, N.C.)

12 p.m.: 4-Montverde Academy vs. 5-Sidwell Friends (Washington, D.C.)

April 5

Semifinals on ESPNU

10:30 a.m.: 1-Long Island Lutheran vs. Montverde or Sidwell

12:30 p.m.: 2-Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) vs. IMG or Grace Christian

The final is April 6 at 10 a.m. on ESPN. – Christopher Lawlor