High School Sports News

MaxPreps/AVCA Players of the Week: Aug. 31 - Sept. 6 MaxPreps/AVCA High School Girls Players of the Week Named – Week of September 6 Sep 08, 2026
High school football rankings: North Crowley, Trinity join MaxPreps Top 25 after statement wins St. Thomas Aquinas strengthens position at No. 1, Carrollton climbs and Mater Dei preps for MaxPreps Game of the Week spotlight. Sep 07, 2026
High school football rankings: St. Thomas Aquinas new No. 1 in media composite top 25 after Bishop Gorman loss New top-ranked team takes on No. 9 Columbus – coming off win over Gorman – this week. Sep 01, 2026
MaxPreps/AVCA Players of the Week: August 24-30 MaxPreps/AVCA High School Girls Players of the Week Named – Week of August 30 Sep 01, 2026
High school football rankings: Bishop Gorman goes down, new No. 1 in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 – find out who it is Columbus, Thomas County Central, DeMatha, Miami Central and Lee County earn spots in the rankings. Aug 31, 2026
MaxPreps Top 25 high school football scores: No. 13 Basha beats No. 23 Chandler 37-26 A'mir Sears leads Columbus to 33-28 upset win over No. 1 Bishop Gorman. Aug 29, 2026
High school football: Five-star A’mir Sears leads unranked Columbus to 33-28 upset over No. 1 Bishop Gorman Miami commit grabbed two receiving touchdowns, three interceptions as Explorers stun nation’s top team. Aug 29, 2026
High school football rankings: Bishop Gorman takes over No. 1 spot in MaxPreps Top 25 Gaels move to No. 1 after 38-28 win over St. John Bosco in matchup of top two ranked teams. Aug 24, 2026
High school football: No. 2 Bishop Gorman outlasts No. 1 St. John Bosco 38-28 in MaxPreps Game of the Week Gaels get two fourth-quarter touchdowns, 49-yard field goal to stave off second-half comeback. Aug 21, 2026
High school football: No. 1 St. John Bosco at No. 2 Bishop Gorman headlines top 10 biggest games this week No. 13 Brentwood Academy at No. 12 Baylor and Gainesville vs. No. 7 Buford among other key matchups. Aug 19, 2026
MaxPreps Game of the Week: For the 16th time since 2000, No. 1 vs. No. 2 in high school football as St. John Bosco takes on Bishop Gorman Bosco is playing in its eighth No. 1 vs. No. 2 game since 2015 while Gorman has been involved in two since 2017. Aug 19, 2026
MaxPreps/AVCA Players of the Week: August 10-16 MaxPreps/AVCA High School Girls Players of the Week Named – Week of August 16 Aug 19, 2026
High school volleyball rankings: Expanding the Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 all the way to 100 Texas is deepest state with 18 teams ranked while California has 13 including No. 1 Sierra Canyon. Aug 18, 2026
How to watch: MaxPreps Game of the Week heads to Nevada as Bishop Gorman hosts St. John Bosco in national No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown No. 1 Braves, No. 2 Gaels to square off with national title implications on the line early. Aug 17, 2026
High school football rankings: MaxPreps Top 25 showdown between No. 1 St. John Bosco and No. 2 Bishop Gorman to set table for 2026 season Braves, Gaels to engage in 16th No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown since 2000 on Friday. Aug 17, 2026
High school football: No. 2 Bishop Gorman wins abbreviated opener 41-0 ahead of matchup with No. 1 St. John Bosco next week Lightning and inclement weather put a halt to Friday's opener at halftime but stage is set for MaxPreps Game of the Week showdown. Aug 14, 2026
High school football: Next week's No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown headlines top 10 games of the 2026 season Bosco vs. Gorman at the top of the list but the schedule is loaded with marquee matchups throughout the fall. Aug 14, 2026
2026 Nevada Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 high school football rankings Bishop Gorman enters as early contender for a national championship. Aug 03, 2026
MaxPreps Game of the Week opens 2026 season with No. 1 St. John Bosco at No. 2 Bishop Gorman MaxPreps YouTube channel to stream collision of national powers Aug. 21 in Las Vegas, kicking off second season of Game of the Week series. Jul 20, 2026
High school football rankings: For the third time in past decade, California power St. John Bosco starts at No. 1 in Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 Top-ranked Braves go on the road to face No. 2 Bishop Gorman in a little under six weeks. Jul 13, 2026
High school baseball: 2026 MaxPreps Player of the Year in every state Indiana, Maine, Minnesota and Wisconsin round out spring selections. Jun 24, 2026
High school flag football: 2025-26 champions in every classification of every state Fifteen states crowned state champs with even more set for sanctioned play in 2026-27. Jun 10, 2026
High school softball rankings: South Warren climbs in MaxPreps Top 25, remains undefeated No. 7 Kenton Ridge wraps up second straight undefeated season in Ohio. Jun 09, 2026
High school girls flag football: MaxPreps National Player of the Year finalists announced Meet the five standouts in the running for the nation's highest honor. Jun 04, 2026
High school softball rankings: A trio MaxPreps Top 25 teams from Texas win state championships Weddington wraps up undefeated season by winning title in North Carolina over No. 18 D.H. Conley. Jun 02, 2026
High school softball rankings: New No. 1 in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 after Barbers Hill stumbles in Texas playoffs Previous top-ranked program still alive in Lone Star State's Conference 5A Division 1 tournament after surviving a pair of elimination games. May 19, 2026
High school softball: Prosthetic leg doesn't stop Nevada junior Alissa Perkins from dominating with arm and bat Desert Oasis standout has a 1.03 ERA and .571 batting average. May 05, 2026
High school softball: Macie Bryant, Baylor Bockhaus headline MaxPreps National Player of the Year watch list Find out who is in the running for the nation’s highest honor. Apr 30, 2026
High school basketball: Paolo Banchero, Cooper Flagg and Karl-Anthony Towns headline look back at every MaxPreps Freshman All-American since 2010 Over 400 players from 40 states have earned MaxPreps Freshman All-American honors over the past 17 years. Apr 16, 2026
High school basketball: Jaylen Brown, Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Maxey headline look back at every MaxPreps Sophomore All-American since 2010 Over 500 players from 40 states have earned MaxPreps Sophomore All-American honors over the past 17 years. Apr 16, 2026
High school basketball: Jalen Brunson, Cade Cunningham and Jayson Tatum headline look back at every MaxPreps Junior All-American since 2010 Over 600 players from 40 states have earned MaxPreps Junior All-American honors over the past 17 years. Apr 16, 2026
High school basketball: Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving headline look back at every MaxPreps All-American since 2006 Over 700 players from 39 states have earned the MaxPreps All-American distinction over the past 21 years. Apr 15, 2026
High school basketball rankings: Every team that has appeared in the final MaxPreps Top 25 since 2009 Montverde Academy leads list of 278 schools that have earned a spot in the final rankings over the past 18 years. Apr 14, 2026
MaxPreps Junior All-America Team: Kaleena Smith of Ontario Christian headlines high school girls basketball's best from the Class of 2027 Micah Ojo, Jordyn Palmer, Qandace Samuels and Ivanna Wilson Manyacka join Smith on first team. Apr 08, 2026
MaxPreps All-America Team: Kaleena Smith of Ontario Christian headlines high school girls basketball's best from the 2025-26 season Saniyah Hall, Kate Harpring, Ivanna Wilson Manyacka, McKenna Woliczko join MaxPreps National Player of the Year on first team. Apr 07, 2026
High school girls basketball rankings: Ontario Christian finishes No. 1, crowned MaxPreps National Champion Junior phenom Kaleena Smith led Knights to 34-2 record, California Open Division state title. Apr 06, 2026
High school girls basketball: DME Academy wins Chipotle Nationals title with 68-49 victory over No. 6 Bullis DME gets 22 from GiGi Battle, 20 from Sara Okeke to become fifth straight Florida squad to win championship. Apr 04, 2026
High school girls basketball: No. 6 Bullis races past No. 13 Bishop Gorman 72-56 in Chipotle Nationals opening round Junior Ivanna Wilson Manyacka goes for 22 points and 21 boards as Bulldogs advance to face Westtown in semifinals. Apr 02, 2026
USC commit Saniyah Hall earns MVP honors, leads East to 91-71 McDonald's All American win Spire Academy guard drops 21 points as East pulls away in fourth quarter. Mar 31, 2026
High school softball rankings: Kenton Ridge of Ohio climbs in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 after opening season with five straight wins No. 19 Crown Point of Indiana also begins season with victory. Mar 31, 2026
High school girls basketball rankings: MaxPreps Top 25 mainstay Incarnate Word Academy wins ninth straight Missouri state title Red Knights capture Class 6 crown with 50-46 win over No. 25 Staley to continue decade of dominance. Mar 24, 2026
High school girls basketball: Chipotle Nationals field announced, Bullis and Bishop Gorman among nationally-ranked teams headed to Indiana Long Island Lutheran, DME Academy, The St. James and Westtown round out six-team bracket. Mar 18, 2026
High school girls basketball rankings: Ontario Christian locks down No. 1 spot in MaxPreps Top 25 after winning California state championship Wisconsin state champion Oostburg leads five new teams to rankings after slew of postseason upsets. Mar 17, 2026
High school softball rankings: Calvary Baptist Academy sticks at No. 2 in MaxPreps Top 25 after undefeated week Clyde, Crown Point and Ponderosa join this week's rankings. Mar 17, 2026
High school football: Mater Dei releases schedule for 2026 season Monarchs open season with pair of Utah opponents followed by Colorado power Valor Christian. Mar 10, 2026
High school baseball rankings: Florida at the epicenter of this week's MaxPreps Top 25 as three Sunshine State teams drop out, four move in Mater Academy Charter, Merritt Island, Tampa Catholic and Bishop Moore join this week's rankings. Mar 10, 2026
High school girls basketball rankings: New No. 1 after postseason upsets in Maryland, California shake up MaxPreps Top 25 Ontario Christian rises to top of rankings after Bishop McNamara, Sierra Canyon suffer playoff heartbreak. Mar 10, 2026
High school softball rankings: Murrieta Mesa vaults to No. 5 in MaxPreps Top 25 after winning Dave Kops Tournament of Champions Arizona signee Lilly Hauser struck out 11 and scored winning run in 2-1 title victory over JSerra Catholic. Mar 10, 2026
J.J. Crawford, Erick Dampier Jr. and Bryson Howard headline sons of current, former NBA stars playing high school basketball Top 30 prospects Reese Alston, Tai Bell, Erick Dampier Jr., Obinna Ekezie Jr., Adonis Ratliff, Darius Ratliff and Jaxon Richardson also join list of players with rich NBA bloodlines. Mar 06, 2026
High school baseball rankings: No. 1 in MaxPreps Top 25, St. John Bosco opens season with shutout Top-ranked Braves impress in opener while De La Salle drops out after forfeiting first five games. Mar 03, 2026