Simmons leads Montverde Academy to second straight title

Montverde Academy Eagles senior Ben Simmons (20) shoots the ball over a Findlay Prep Pilots defender during the second round game between #2 seed Montverde Academy and #6 seed Findlay Prep at the 2015 Dick's Sporting Goods High School Nationals at Christ the King Regional High School on Friday, April 3, 2015, in New York. (Brett Le Blanc / Daily Commercial)

Ben Simmons, the consensus No. 1 player in the class of 2015, scored 13 points in the fourth quarter and finished with 20 points, 11 rebounds and six assists Saturday to lead Montverde Academy (Fla.) to a 70-61 win over Oak Hill Academy (Va.) in the championship game of the High School National Tournament in New York City.

The championship is the second straight and third in the tournament’s six-year history for Montverde, which defeated Findlay Prep 57-53 in overtime Friday in the semifinals.

Fard Muhammad also scored 20 for the Eagles (30-1).