Carlos Johnson loves the challenge that comes with defending the opposing team’s best player.
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Durango went nearly six minutes without scoring in the second half, and the cold spell proved costly in a 51-44 loss to Lynwood (Calif.) in the Tarkanian Classic at Bishop Gorman.
Charles O’Bannon had a team-high 20 points, and host Bishop Gorman held Timpview (Utah) scoreless for more than eight minutes in the first half en route to a 73-62 victory in the Platinum Division of the Tarkanian Classic.
Jaylen Fox’s three-point play with less than 20 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter gave Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team the lead, and the visiting Crusaders held on for a 54-53 victory over Canyon Springs on Friday.
A year ago, Tristan Clark could be seen playing basketball at Judson High, a public school located 15 miles northeast of San Antonio.
Andy Johnson needed a point guard. The Findlay Prep boys basketball coach scoured the country this spring and ultimately zeroed in on a pass-first playmaker from Louisiana named Skylar Mays.
Findlay Prep’s boys basketball team was ranked No. 1 in USA Today’s preseason top 25, which was released on Friday.
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association last year quickly rebuffed a proposal to allow member schools to play in a postseason football bowl game.
Fourteen months later, the NIAA is at least willing to reconsider a similar request.
Tyjon Lindsey’s hearing is just fine. This is a noteworthy development considering the auditory beating he’s received the past two months from Bishop Gorman teammate Tate Martell.
Findlay Prep junior Tristan Clark made an oral commitment to Baylor on Friday, announcing his decision on Twitter.
Findlay Prep senior Carlos Johnson hopes to play in the NBA someday, a typical goal for a highly touted prospect. But he’s unique in other ways.
Centennial guard Troy Brown and Findlay Prep small forward Justin Jackson were selected to the Under Armour Elite 24 basketball game to be held in Brooklyn on Saturday.
One of eight children in a tight-knit family, Skylar Mays is not looking forward to leaving home. But he knew someday it would happen, and he would pack up and go away to college.
Markus Howard already had a strong admiration for the Findlay Prep basketball program before transferring even appeared to be a possibility.
After a record-breaking career at Bishop Gorman, punter and place-kicker Gage Wilson is headed for Lehigh. Wilson started a charity last year that raised money for diabetes research every time he made a kick and hopes to continue fighting the disease during his college career.
