High School Sports News

High school girls basketball rankings: Ontario Christian, Bishop McNamara headline way-too-early MaxPreps Top 25 for 2026-27 Defending national champions expected to return top five scorers, including arguably the top junior and sophomore in the country. Apr 16, 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
High school basketball: Kansas, Wisconsin schools share longest active win streak coming out of 2025-26 season Sterling, Wisconsin Lutheran will take longest streaks into 2026-27. Apr 10, 2026
MaxPreps Sophomore All-America Team: Tatianna Griffin of Ontario Christian headlines high school basketball's best from the Class of 2028 Love Best, Sydney Douglas, Chloe Johnson and Jaylah King join California star on first team. Apr 09, 2026
High school girls basketball: Johnston, Lynden and Princess Anne own longest win streaks coming out of 2025-26 Top three schools on the list have all won 70 or more games in a row. Apr 09, 2026
MaxPreps Junior All-America Team: Cayden Daughtry of Calvary Christian Academy headlines high school basketball's best from Class of 2027 Reese Alston, Beckham Black, King Gibson and Darius Wabbington join Florida star on first team. Apr 08, 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: Jordan Smith of Paul VI headlines high school basketball's best from the 2025-26 season Quentin Coleman, Colben Landrew, Miles Sadler and Tyran Stokes join MaxPreps National Player of the Year on the first team. Apr 07, 2026
High school basketball rankings: Paul VI finishes No. 1, crowned MaxPreps National Champion Panthers captured treble of VISAA Division 1 state championship, WCAC regular season and tournament crowns. Apr 06, 2026
High school basketball rankings: Missouri state champion finishes No. 1 in final Small Town Top 25 Logan-Rogersville edges West Central of South Dakota for top spot among schools with under 1,000 students. Apr 03, 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
Where every 2026 MLB Opening Day starting pitcher went to high school California and Florida arms lead the way as baseball begins today. Mar 25, 2026
High school basketball rankings: Missouri state champion Logan-Rogersville joins MaxPreps Top 25 Indiana and Minnesota to become final states to crown champions this weekend. Mar 24, 2026
High school basketball rankings: Newly-crowned Georgia state champion Alexander among four new teams in MaxPreps Top 25 Massive week of state tournament action resulted in major rankings shake-up. Mar 17, 2026
Cheyenne Hull named 2025-26 MaxPreps Washington High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year A.C. Davis junior owns Class 4A state tournament scoring record after leading Pirates to back-to-back titles. Mar 11, 2026
Tyran Stokes named 2025-26 MaxPreps Washington High School Basketball Player of the Year Senior wing led Rainier Beach to second consecutive Class 3A state championship. Mar 10, 2026
High school basketball rankings: Bearden, Harvard-Westlake among five new teams in MaxPreps Top 25 Nationally-ranked Sunnyslope, Rainier Beach and Richland complete state title runs. Mar 10, 2026
Highlights, recap: Tyran Stokes, J.J. Crawford lead Rainier Beach to second consecutive state title Vikings complete quest for back-to-back titles, win 11th state crown since 1988. Mar 07, 2026
Highlights, recap: No. 15 Rainier Beach overwhelms Bellarmine Prep 71-49 in Washington Class 3A semifinals, advances to 17th championship game since 1988 Behind 30 points from junior Micah Ili-Meneese, Vikings one win away from going back-to-back, capturing 11th state crown in program history. Mar 06, 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 basketball: Top 10 playoff games to watch this weekend on the NFHS Network State championship, semifinal and quarterfinal contests in Arizona, California, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas and Washington are among must-see games. Mar 05, 2026
Highlights, recap: Tyran Stokes triple-double, J.J. Crawford provide second-half spark to lift No. 15 Rainier Beach over O'Dea in Washington state tournament Dynamic duo helps Vikings down Metro League rival for fifth time this season 85-68. Mar 05, 2026
High school basketball: 2025-26 MaxPreps National Player of the Year finalists unveiled Find out who made the final cut for the nation's highest honor. Mar 04, 2026
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 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