A lot will be on the line Thursday night when No. 14
Yates (Houston, Texas) faces No. 16
Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) at Texas Southern University.
Yates head coach Greg Wise.
Photo by Jim Redman
The big prize for Findlay Prep would be ending the Houston school's 66-game win streak – the nation's longest – live on ESPN (9 p.m. EST).
The recent resumes of both programs has created a major build-up for the game. Findlay Prep won high school basketball's mythical national crown in 2009 and has captured back-to-back National High School Invitational titles.
Yates is Texas' two-time defending state champ at the 4A level and replaced the Pilots as national champ in 2010.
The scoring exploits of both teams suggests the nationally-televised showdown could be a race to the rim for the ages. Findlay Prep has scored 100 or more points in nine of 15 contests this season, including totals of 138, 136 and 127.
A year after breaking a national record by averaging 116.2 points per game, Yates is posting 110.7 per outing with a season-high of 128. The Lions have not lost since Dec. 20, 2008 – a two-point setback against Alief Elsik. Using an ultra-aggressive, end-to-end trapping style, the Houston powerhouse has won 101 of its last 104 games dating back to the 2007-08 campaign.
Other notable win streaks50 –
Peabody Magnet (Alexandria, La.)36 –
Johnson (St. Paul, Minn.)32 –
Scottsdale Christian Academy (Phoenix, Ariz.)30 –
Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.)28 –
Lincoln (San Diego, Calif.)
