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After a trip to Palm Springs after Christmas, Fort Bend Travis, Miller Grove and Rainier Beach returned to their respective states and won state titles.
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Aaron Gordon of Archbishop Mitty tops All-State basketball teams.
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Not surprisingly, most higher seeds have plenty of players who were nationally ranked in high school.
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Champions and all-state teams from across the country.
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Potential matchups and other interesting facts about high school teammates during March Madness.
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In the final edition, Mater Dei claims the top spot after beating Etiwanda.
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Regional play is eliminating many teams as the state finals loom.
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CIF State 2013 boys basketball playoff pairings and results.
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CIF commissioners pick the state's elite for the first time.
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The Eagles build an early lead and upset the No. 1-ranked team in California a few days after stunning No. 8 Long Beach Poly; Other big winners include: JW North, St. John Bosco and Westchester.
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Previewing the best boys basketball finals matchups in the Southland, which features many of the nation's best.
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Lutheran shocks Bishop Montgomery, and Mission Viejo plus Centennial fall.
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Will Lone Peak become first Utah team in any sport to claim national title? Who fills the void if Knights fall?
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No new teams this week, as upsets have been nearly nonexistent in the playoffs.
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CIF Southern Section playoff pairings and results.
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As the Southern and Los Angeles City sections begin the playoffs, the rankings see changes on the back end.
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CIF LA City Section playoff pairings and results.
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Three teams enter, while many ranked teams suffer losses.
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Jackrabbits show heart on defense, and Etiwanda pounces upon weakness against Loyola.
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Gray Bees seek revenge at Newark National Invitational; Long Beach Poly, Mater Dei with major tests at Nike Extravaganza.
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Hart and Cathedral Catholic are back in the rankings.
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Mater Dei finally loses, but still holds on to the top spot in the rankings. We welcome El Toro, Price, Calabasas and Crespi.
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The CIF picked a good year for a new Open Division as 10 California teams have run, hopped and shot their way into the national rankings.
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Bullard and Mission Viejo fall. Rancho Verde and Tustin make their first appearances.
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Five new teams enter the rankings, including 14-0 Hart and defending state champion Village Christian.
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In our inaugural edition, four Xcellent 25 teams lead the way as league play slowly begins.
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Gritty Westchester junior forward turns a cheek — and ear — to Harrison and Tigers.
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Video highlights from the MaxPreps Holiday Classic.
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On no-name, blue collar squad, Matthew Grant is standing out — and it has nothing to do with the mask. He leads Westchester against Fort Bend Travis in MaxPreps Holiday Classic title game tonight.
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Aaron Harrison wills Fort Bend Travis to championship game after twin brother Andrew goes to bench with injury; Westchester withstands Harvard-Westlake rally; Miller Grove bounces back with win at the buzzer.
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Tournament MVP Matthew Grant leads storied Los Angeles program to unlikely title run in the desert; Derick Newton's 27 pushes Harvard-Westlake to third place.
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Talented junior shows his versatility in 31-point performance against Rainier Beach of Seattle in quarterfinals at MaxPreps Holiday Classic.
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Aaron Harrison piles up 65 points in two games Thursday to help Tigers reach semifinals; Parker Jackson-Cartwright's late bucket sends Loyola to final four.
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One of the nation's top high school basketball tournaments is fast approaching in Palm Springs, Calif.
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For the second weekend in a row, Aaron Gordon and Monarchs taking on daunting double dip.
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Jackrabbits look to make an early season statement at 61st annual event.
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City of Palms Classic once again highlights tournament slate with a dozen preseason nationally ranked programs set to vie for crown.
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Texas Class 5A runner-up Fort Bend Travis and star twins Aaron and Andrew Harrison headed to Palm Springs in December with more than 120 other squads.
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Nation's top senior puts on a show as Bishop Gorman blows past Whitney Young in event finale; Long Beach Poly impressive in win over Orange Lutheran.
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Trinity League showdown between nationally-ranked Monarchs and St. John Bosco anti-climatic for the second time in as many Fridays.
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A timeline of the nation's top talent showcases.
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Spalding Hoophall Classic, Flyin' to the Hoop make mid-January a pivotal stretch in high school basketball.
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Defending champions like Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas) and Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) won't have an easy road to repeat titles.
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Bishop Gorman vs. Whitney Young to headline annual showcase.
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Ryan Anderson of Long Beach Poly tops MaxPreps California all-state boys basketball teams.
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St. Anthony rises to No. 1; National championship hopefuls Milton, Long Beach Poly go down.
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No. 21 Monarchs knock off No. 6 Jackrabbits in surprising fashion; Four nationally-ranked teams capture state titles.
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Six ranked teams have a chance to win a state title this week, but a potential Wednesday matchup between No. 1 St. Patrick and No. 2 St. Anthony will be the buzz.
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Scoring explosion from Arkansas-bound B.J. Young lifts McCluer North past nationally-ranked Chaminade.
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Postseason underway for a majority of MaxPreps.com's Xcellent 25.
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Monarchs use quick early spurt and a combined 47 points from Johnson and Reinhardt to defeat tough Price in the Nike Extravaganza; Taft, Orange Lutheran pull out overtime wins.
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Mater Dei to host two-day event featuring three nationally-ranked teams.
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Unbeatens Norcom, Etiwanda fall; Dr. Krop faces big decision Monday.
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Profiling 10 teams looking to crack the national rankings.
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Big Wednesday ahead in Myrtle Beach; Jesuit looks to stop DeMatha in Oregon.
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Western Kentucky-bound Celtic drops 37 in win over Whitney Young; Mater Dei holds on against Orlando Christian Prep; Christ School, Milton impress.
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Nation's top high school basketball tournament gets underway Friday in Fort Myers, Fla.
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Miller Grove shakes things up with win over Milton.
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A look at top teams, players and events for the upcoming season.
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Nation's top high school basketball teams lined up to participate in events like Spalding Hoophall Classic, PrimeTime Shootout and Flyin' to the Hoop.
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MaxPreps takes a look at the cities that have the best athletic traditions in high school sports.
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Central Park Christian twin towers Willy Kouassi and Bernard Morena looking to make dreams come true in the United States.
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Ben Davis girls basketball and Butler football squads without a flaw thanks to leadership of focused coaches.
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Westchester receives National Guard National Ranking trophy again.
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Redlands East Valley hangs tough after the Tyler Shreve incident; Rancho Alamitos wins first title since 1965; Marmonte teams need only 66 minutes to get it done in high school baseball.
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Top 100 for 2011 to be released Friday.
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After the death of a star high school player, the Monarchs rise to the occasion at almost every turn.
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Polee gets nod for MVP, Azzam named state high school boys basketball coach of the year.
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An inside look at expected moves and possibilities beginning Wednesday.
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State champions and honors from across the nation.
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No. 1 seeds all advance to Elite 8.
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Kentucky sensation taking the national high school basketball fan-voted tournament field by storm.
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Shelby Valley voters knock off No. 3 Montverde Academy.
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Player of the Year Harrison Barnes heads list of high school basketball's best from the 2009-10 season.
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Harrison Barnes highlights list of the nation's best.
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Highest-scoring team in the country is also the best.
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Top teams avoid upsets in the first round of MaxMadness.
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Los Angeles powerhouse claims back-to-back Division I high school basketball state titles, sixth state championship overall under Azzam.
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Bridgeport Central upsets No. 4 Milton in the West bracket.
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Last remaining MaxMadness bids are awarded as state playoffs come to a close.
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Neumann-Goretti, Plymouth Whitemarsh capture Keystone State titles; Detroit Country Day, Kalamazoo Central emerge in Michigan.
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Serra boys survive O'Dowd; No. 1 St. Mary's girls goes to record book; Lutheran outlasts Branson; Pinewood rolls past St. Anthony.
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Mr. South and Mr. North debate all 10 games from Bakersfield.
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Polee honored as City Section's best; Serra has historic high school sports opportunity; Mater Dei girls basketball has a special passion; Bishop Amat has a special coach.
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Jared Sullinger and Northland shocked in Ohio's Division I state playoffs, making a national title for Yates all but official.
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Cougars turn over De La Salle; Oak Ridge beats Berkeley; Carondelet wins one for Ricki; St. Francis wins at buzzer; O'Dowd muscles up.
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Mater Dei girls win showdown with Brea Olinda; No. 5 Poly girls win again; Bishop Amat girls pull upset; Serra boys dominate; Lincoln-San Diego boys run away from Compton.
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Boys and girls high school basketball teams, both nationally ranked, will have to beat defending state champions Westchester and Brea to advance; Serra continues its roll; Poly girls hope to continue their drive for five.
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No. 1-ranked Lions run away from Lancaster in final minutes for Class 4A state championship; No. 3 Bloomington South stunned in Indiana.
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National powers get through tough games; unlikely Compton takes out a defending champion; Serra rallies against Ocean View; it's a Brea-Mater Dei girls' rematch
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Westchester wins City title, but Junior's performance pales to Pops in the 1981 title game.
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Lions tie national record for longest run of 100-point games; Penn Wood beats Plymouth Whitemarsh in Pennsylvania showdown.
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Key matchups in California, Florida and Pennsylvania highlight a weekend that could rock the national rankings.
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Several ranked squads survive close calls; No. 13 Bishop Gorman closes season with state title in Nevada.
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Stretch run underway as 16 nationally-ranked teams have started playoff experience.
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Rosters are announced, a pair of standout juniors draw visits from college coaches of perennial powers and commitments by the Class of 2010 begin to pick up.
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Playoff preview: Guard Vaughn Autry's father dies on the eve of the Cavaliers being named the top-seeded team in its playoff division.
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National High School Invitational unlikely to crown national champ with Yates and Northland dominating top two spots in rankings.
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With the playoffs looming a mere two weeks away, some of the top teams in the Southland are trying to reach peak form for playoff readiness.
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Daequan Cook's school looks like a state championship contender again in Ohio after whipping Chicago's Whitney Young; Nationally-ranked Westchester, Oak Hill highlight PrimeTime in West Virginia.