National No. 1 Montverde Academy against faced a stiff challenge from Sunrise Christian before winning Saturday's GEICO High School Nationals boys basketball final. The Eagles broke up a back-and-forth battle against Sunrise Christian of Kansas after Baylor recruit Langston Love opened the second half with consecutive 3-point shots.

Montverde Academy and Sunrise Christian Academy were widely considered the two best high school basketball teams in the country throughout this season. The debate over who the top dog was settled Saturday when the two met again in the GEICO Nationals on Saturday, as Montverde came out on top. Powered by a third quarter in which it drained its first nine field goal attempts, Montverde Academy notched a 62-52 win over Sunrise Christian for its fifth GEICO Nationals championship.

Montverde Academy's annual invitational tournament (MAIT), starting Thursday, has a new twist as it is part of the newly formed National Interscholastic Basketball Conference. The national No. 1 Eagles (15-0) will play five top 25 teams over the course of two weekends, starting with a Thursday night matchup with an AZ Compass Prep team that is also 15-0.

Two No. 1 ranked teams, Montverde Academy and Orlando Christian Prep, are closing in on historic achievements with their win streaks. Montverde (15-0), the independent powerhouse that sits again in a familiar position as the national No.