High School Sports News

High school basketball rankings: Defending national champion Columbus returns to MaxPreps Top 25 after playoff run in Florida No. 1 Paul VI and No. 11 Greensboro Day are the first nationally-ranked teams to complete state title runs. Mar 03, 2026
High school basketball: Brother-sister duo take court on day of father's death, combine for 75 points in playoff wins Allie and Adrik Jenkin lead Colfax to regional victories hours after father Reece loses battle with pancreatic cancer. Feb 27, 2026
High school basketball rankings: Chicago Public League champ Curie one of three new teams in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 No. 1 Paul VI and No. 12 Greensboro Day look to become first nationally-ranked teams to capture state championships this season. Feb 24, 2026
High school basketball: Washington eighth grader Aylen Garnett averaging 41.6 points per game, among national leaders Class of 2030 standout also putting up 12.6 rebounds, 7.2 steals and 4.0 assists per contest for Touchet. Feb 19, 2026
High school basketball rankings: Long win streak helps Heritage of Texas move into MaxPreps Top 25 Duke signee Bryson Howard has led the Coyotes to 22 wins in a row. Feb 17, 2026
High school baseball rankings: St. John Bosco opens at No. 1 in Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 Braves edge Stoneman Douglas, Etowah and league rival Orange Lutheran for top spot. Feb 11, 2026
High school basketball rankings: Santa Margarita, St. Frances Academy re-join MaxPreps Top 25 Paul VI remains at No. 1 ahead of MaxPreps Game of the Week showdown with St. John's on Wednesday. Feb 10, 2026
Highlights, recap: Five-star senior Tyran Stokes leads No. 19 Rainier Beach past Eastside Catholic 94-67 Nation's No. 1 prospect scores 35 points to spark runaway for the Vikings in MaxPreps Game of the Week. Feb 06, 2026
WATCH: Tyran Stokes, J.J. Crawford, Jamal Crawford talk hoops in run up to MaxPreps Game of the Week Rainier Beach trio sits down with MaxPreps for wide-ranging interview in leadup to showdown with Eastside Catholic. Feb 06, 2026
High school basketball: Battling pancreatic cancer, Washington coach Reece Jenkin returns to court to join son Adrik for emotional senior night One of the state's top small school programs, Colfax improved to 20-0 on Tuesday night behind 38 points from coach's son. Feb 04, 2026
HIGHLIGHTS: Top-ranked senior Tyran Stokes erupts for career-high 63 points on senior night Nation's top prospect helps Rainier Beach improve to 19-1 with 107-38 victory. Feb 04, 2026
High school basketball: Josiah Brooks, J.J. Crawford and Will Conroy Jr. headline nation's best in the Class of 2029 Fabulous freshmen on our list have been highly productive this winter. Feb 04, 2026
High school football: Myles McLaughlin headlines list of state record-breakers in 2025 Knox quarterback accounts for 10 percent of state records broken or tied during 2025 season. Feb 03, 2026
High school basketball rankings: Bishop O'Connell, DePaul College Prep and Kankakee earn spots in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 As the calendar flips to February, all attention turns toward postseason action. Feb 03, 2026
Where Super Bowl LX participants from the New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks played high school football Nearly 40 players expected to take the field Sunday in Santa Clara are from California, Florida and Texas. Feb 02, 2026
High school basketball: Jordan Smith, Tyran Stokes and Cameron Williams among 24 players selected for McDonald's All American Game Annual all-star game to be played March 31 in Arizona. Feb 02, 2026
How to watch: MaxPreps Game of the Week features showdown between Washington powers Rainier Beach and Eastside Catholic Top-rated senior Tyran Stokes powers Rainier Beach into battle with Crusaders. Feb 02, 2026
High school basketball rankings: Seven Lakes of Texas headlines six unbeaten teams in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 St. John's is the lone newcomer after week heavily impacted by winter weather. Jan 27, 2026
High school basketball: Who will make the McDonald's All-American Game and who should make it Quentin Coleman, Luke Ertel, Anthony Felesi, Jasiah Jervis, Dionte Neal and Zavier Zens among potential Burger Boy snubs. Jan 26, 2026
High school baseball: Preseason Small Town All-Americans Gunner Alm, Drew Davis, Easton Sullivan and Garrett Reid are potential player of the year candidates. Jan 20, 2026
High school basketball rankings: Tyran Stokes, J.J. Crawford help Rainier Beach surge in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 No. 22 North Crowley, No. 23 Crown Point, No. 24 North Broward Prep and No. 25 Salesian are other newcomers in the rankings this week. Jan 19, 2026
High school basketball: Tyran Stokes, J.J. Crawford combine for 69 points to lead Rainier Beach past Bishop McNamara 91-85 in overtime Crawford sparked the Vikings with 10 of his 32 points in the extra session. Jan 18, 2026
High school basketball: How Tyran Stokes, Jordan Smith and other top 25 recruits in the Class of 2026 are performing this season Class is led by several contenders for MaxPreps National Player of the Year. Jan 15, 2026
High school basketball: How Marcus Spears Jr., C.J. Rosser and other top 25 recruits in the Class of 2027 are performing this season Class is led by multiple players from Southeastern Prep of Florida. Jan 15, 2026
High school basketball: Brewster Academy, Prolific Prep, Sierra Canyon and Rainier Beach headline Hoophall Classic Top 10 senior prospects Tyran Stokes, Bruce Branch, Caleb Holt, Dylan Mingo, Jordan Smith, Brandon McCoy and Derron Rippey Jr. among stars expected to take the floor. Jan 15, 2026
High school basketball: Jason Crowe, Jordan Smith and Tyran Stokes headline MaxPreps National Player of the Year watch list Quentin Coleman, Colben Landrew and Abdou Toure are among other top contenders for high school basketball's top honor. Jan 14, 2026
High school football: 2025 MaxPreps Freshman All-America Team MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year Maddox Porter of Tennessee headlines selections. Jan 09, 2026
High school football: Longest win streaks coming out of the 2025 season Teams in New York, Wyoming and Oklahoma will enter 2026 campaign with streaks of 50 consecutive wins or more. Dec 30, 2025
Where every College Football Playoff starter went to high school Florida, Texas, Georgia and Ohio combine to produce nearly 100 quarterfinal starters. Dec 30, 2025
High school basketball: Southridge stuns No. 3 Rainier Beach 69-65 in Les Schwab Invitational quarterfinals Junior guard Brooks Fortune sparks the Skyhawks in the win with 22 points off the bench. Dec 29, 2025
High school football rankings: California state champion Sonora finishes No. 1 in Small Town Top 25 State champs from Alabama, Ohio, Texas and Kansas round out the top five. Dec 23, 2025
High school volleyball: Malorie Boesiger of Nebraska headlines Small Town All-America Team Boesiger earns Small Town National Player of the Year, Abby Lewellen of Chelan (Wash.) named top coach. Dec 19, 2025
HIGHLIGHTS: Tyran Stokes goes off for 50 points to lead Rainier Beach past Seattle Prep 100-72 High school basketball's top-ranked senior has hit the ground running in Washington. Dec 16, 2025
High school volleyball rankings: Virginia state champion Giles finishes No. 1 in Small Town Top 25 Spartans edge out Norris of Nebraska, Chelan of Washington for top spot among schools with under 1,000 students. Dec 15, 2025
Lance McGee named 2025 MaxPreps Washington High School Football Player of the Year Sumner star ran for nearly 2,500 yards and 42 touchdowns for Class 4A state champs. Dec 11, 2025
High school basketball rankings: Another week, another No. 1 in the MaxPreps Top 25 Bishop O'Connell debuts at No. 13 following buzzer-beating victory over IMG Academy. Dec 09, 2025
High school football: Alcoa, Bixby extend the nation's longest active state championship win streaks over the weekend Alcoa becomes just the third program in history to win 11 or more titles in a row. Dec 08, 2025
Washington high school football: WIAA state championship scores Washington high school football state championship schedule and scores - live and final. Dec 05, 2025
Highlights, recap: Tyran Stokes scores 31 in debut at Rainier Beach, leads nationally-ranked Vikings to 81-60 win No. 6-ranked Seattle squad also got 15 points from freshman J.J. Crawford, the son of Jamal Crawford. Dec 03, 2025
High school basketball: Sierra Canyon takes over top spot in first regular season MaxPreps Top 25 Rainier Beach debuts at No. 6 in the national rankings following addition of top-ranked senior Tyran Stokes. Dec 02, 2025
Washington high school football: WIAA state championship schedule, brackets, broadcasts, scores, rankings and statistical leaders Washington high school football state championship schedule, brackets, broadcasts, computer rankings, statewide stat leaders, schedules and scores - live and final. Dec 01, 2025
Washington high school football: WIAA state semifinal scores Washington high school football state semifinal schedule and scores - live and final. Nov 28, 2025
Erick Dampier Jr., Bryson Howard and Jaxon Richardson headline sons of current, former NBA stars playing high school basketball Top 20 prospects Tajh Ariza, Dawson Battie, Tai Bell, Obinna Ekezie Jr. and Myles Hayes among others. Nov 25, 2025
Washington high school football: WIAA state semifinal playoff schedule, brackets, broadcasts, scores, rankings and statistical leaders Washington high school football state semifinal playoff schedule, brackets, broadcasts, computer rankings, statewide stat leaders, schedules and scores - live and final. Nov 25, 2025
High school football: Texas star Kaegan Ash making record run of his own Mt. Enterprise senior and Texas Tech commit could surpass Brett Law for single-season points total this week. Nov 24, 2025
Washington high school football: WIAA quarterfinal playoff scores Washington high school football quarterfinal playoff schedule and scores - live and final. Nov 21, 2025
High school basketball: Best player in all 50 states entering the 2025-26 season Bryson Howard, Brandon McCoy, Baba Oladotun, Jordan Smith, Tyran Stokes and Cameron Williams headline standouts across the country. Nov 20, 2025
High school basketball: Best team in all 50 states entering the 2025-26 season Preseason top 10 programs Archbishop Stepinac, Columbus, Millennium, Petersburg, Sierra Canyon and Wheeler represent their state. Nov 18, 2025
Washington high school football: WIAA quarterfinal playoff schedule, brackets, broadcasts, scores, rankings and statistical leaders Washington high school football quarterfinal playoff schedule, brackets, broadcasts, computer rankings, statewide stat leaders, schedules and scores - live and final. Nov 18, 2025
High school football: Wiley Allred, Gary Joseph and Kevin Creasy headline career coaching winning percentage record book update Total of 30 active coaches with over 200 wins have a winning percentage of 82 percent or better. Nov 14, 2025