A player throwing a Hail Mary to himself, the NFL Draft and a 7-foot-5 basketball player headline this week's top stories.
Gary Haynes made national headlines with a video of him catching a Hail Mary pass thrown to himself.
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Here are the top stories from MaxPreps for the week of May 2-9.
1. Video: Texas high school football recruit throws Hail Mary pass to himselfGary Haynes of Manvel (Texas) put together an amazing video.
2. MaxPreps creates mock 2014 NFL Draft with high school football playersHouston Texans would nab Myles Garrett with top pick, Andrew Brown is No. 2 to St. Louis Rams.
3. 7-foot-5 high school basketball player Tacko Fall is national media celebritySenegal native making national media rounds after YouTube video launched him into notoriety.
4. 15 best high school baseball teams in California historyFresno, El Segundo, Chatsworth lead list of top teams in state history.
5. High schools that have produced the most NFL draft picksA total of eight schools have produced 10 or more NFL draft picks over the past 20 years.
6. Nick Gordon, Daz Cameron and other top-rated sons of former MLB playersGordon, Cameron rank among top prospects in the country.
7. 10 high school basketball stars who could end up playing in the NFLFollowing the success of players like Julius Thomas, Jimmy Graham and Tony Gonzalez, NFL teams should be keeping eyes on the hardwood for talent.
8. Video: Foul tip smashes camera at high school baseball gameVideographer behind the plate gets an expensive ball to the lens.
9. Video: Texas high school baseball player wins playoff game with walk-off grand slamThings couldn't have ended more perfectly
10. 10 more high school sports stories worthy of HollywoodScript writers and producers take note — here are 10 stories that could certainly deliver. We've even partially cast some of the crew.
