High school girls basketball: MaxPreps Game of the Week between No. 1 Ontario Chrisitian, No. 3 Archbishop Mitty headlines 12 games at Kay Yow Showcase

MaxPreps Top 25 showdown part of slate benefiting the Kay Yow Cancer Fund with action streamed on NFHS Network.

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Jan 9, 2026, 10:00am
No. 1 Ontario Christian (Ontario, Calif.) takes on No. 3 Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.) on Saturday in the initial MaxPreps Game of the Week. The titanic showdown is the marquee matchup in a 12-game slate of games at the two-day Kay Yow Showcase at Mater Dei and Rosary high schools.

The game between Ontario Christian and Archbishop Mitty will be shown free on MaxPreps as well as YouTube. Ten of the remaining 11 games can be streamed on the NFHS Network.

Ontario Christian features top-ranked junior Kaleena Smith and top-ranked sophomore Tatianna Griffin while Archbishop Mitty counters with Iowa commit McKenna Woliczko and promising sophomore Maliya Hunter.

How to watch 
Date: Saturday, Jan. 10
Location: Mater Dei High School | Santa Ana, Calif.
Tipoff: Noon PT 
Streaming: MaxPreps | YouTube
Broadcast team: Jeff Kurtz, Aaron Williams
In addition to the Ontario Christian-Archbishop Mitty showdown, the Kay Yow Showcase will feature recent South Carolina commit Jerzy Robinson of Sierra Canyon. (PHOTO: Gregory Fiore)
In addition to the Ontario Christian-Archbishop Mitty showdown, the Kay Yow Showcase will feature recent South Carolina commit Jerzy Robinson of Sierra Canyon. (PHOTO: Gregory Fiore)
Other action at the second annual Kay Yow Showcase features two more MaxPreps Top 25 teams as No. 6 Etiwanda (Calif.) battles Villa Park (Calif.) at 8:30 p.m. Friday and No. 4 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) takes on Mission Hills (San Marcos, Calif.) at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Mater Dei.

Etiwanda, the three-time reigning Open Division state champion, has been placed this season by Florida commit Arynn Finley and juniors Chasity Rice, Tess Oldenburg, Andrea Alamo and Aliyah Phillips.

Sierra Canyon, which won Open Division titles in 2019 and 2022, features South Carolina commit Jerzy Robinson and Oregon pledge Emilia Krstevski.

Mater Dei coach Jody Wynn began the showcase last year as a way to honor and as a fundraiser benefiting Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Yow was the former North Carolina State women’s basketball coach and Hall of Famer who died from breast cancer in 2009.

General admission is $15. Tickets for children ages 8-12, seniors and military are $10.

Friday
2:30 p.m. — Mater Dei (JV) vs. Rosary (JV) 
5:30 p.m. — Fairmont Prep vs. No. 3 Archbishop Mitty | NFHS Network
7 p.m. — Mater Dei vs. Caruthers | NFHS Network
8:30 p.m. — No. 6 Etiwanda vs. Villa Park | NFHS Network

Saturday
9 a.m. — San Clemente vs. Lynwood | NFHS Network
10:30 a.m. — Rosary Academy vs. Beckman | NFHS Network
Noon — No. 1 Ontario Christian vs. No. 3 Archbishop Mitty | MaxPreps | YouTube
4:30 p.m. — No. 4 Sierra Canyon vs. Mission Hills | NFHS Network
7:30 p.m. Mater Dei boys vs. Dos Pueblos | NFHS Network

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