MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. - It's pretty clear the fourth-ranked Tahoma Bears girls are preparing for an extended stay into March. Buoyed by a scorching perimeter-shooting start, the Bears wrapped up their fourth consecutive 4A NPSL title with a convincing 66-30 victory Thursday night over visiting ...

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. - Nearly a month ago, after a third-place finish at a high-level holiday tournament in California, and a blowout 4A SPSL victory over Sumner, defending Class 4A champion Curtis was feeling pretty good about itself. And then the wildly imaginable happened - chief league rival ...

States are starting to reach their post season series at this stage of the season. A few states have already started. The Shore Conference tournament in New Jersey gives us the first notable shift in this edition of the rankings. Patrick O’Keefe (St. John’s Vianney) occupied the No. 14 slot at ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - After a two-year absence, "Spirit Week" is underway at the Spokane arena. The main attractions: Rivalry basketball games. It started with Cheney vs. Rogers of Spokane on Monday. Then it was Ferris vs. Lewis and Clark on Tuesday in the "Rubber Chicken" game. On Wednesday, Shadle ...

Glacier Peak football coach Shane Keck didn't mince words about his team not having standout wide receiver Logan Szarzec for the 2022 season. They weren't as good with him on the sidelines. Suffering a knee injury on the second play from scrimmage of the season, Szarzec was shelved the rest of the ...

BELLEVUE, Wash. - A state champion with multiple all-state honors, Bellevue High School's Ishaan Daniels was asked if he accomplished everything he thought possible in high school football. "I feel like I achieved my goals - and more," Daniels said. "This program has helped set me apart and grow as ...

The Washington Huskies have shown dramatic improvement under Kalen DeBoer and that showed up in the 2023 recruiting class ranking with a top-30 national recruiting class. But there was still room for improvement, as the Huskies failed to sign a signed top-200 prospect in 2023. It appears that won't ...

Every week, SBLive compiles the best high school basketball performances across the country with the help of fans, readers and staff. Now, you get to decide which one rises above the rest. Here are the nominees for SBLive's National Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 23-29. Voting closes ...

Entering Wednesday's late signing period only five of the nation's top 200 prospects are uncommitted, according to 247Sports. With the December early signing period becoming the main attraction, most of the nation's top talents are locked in to their collegiate futures. But a few top prospects ...

High school basketball in the state of Washington has returned once more. With that, so has the SBLive weekly coaches poll for Class 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A. In Class 4A, votes were cast for 13 teams this week. Federal Way moves back into the top spot after receiving six first-place votes. Each poll is ...

Pullman High School (Washington) standout Jaedyn Brown was voted SBLive National Boys Basketball Player of the Week by fans and readers for Jan. 16-22. Brown won with 57.3 percent (22,848 votes) of the total count after dropping two head-turning performances for SBLive's top-ranked team in WIAA ...

High school basketball in the state of Washington has returned once more. With that, so has the SBLive weekly coaches poll for Class 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A. In Class 3A, votes were cast for 14 teams in the latest poll. Garfield received all nine first-place votes. Mount Spokane overtakes O'Dea this week ...

Get the latest Washington boys high school basketball scores on SBLive and watch live games on the NFHS Network

Get the latest Washington girls high school basketball scores on SBLive and watch live games on the NFHS Network

High school basketball in the state of Washington has returned once more. With that, so has the SBLive weekly coaches poll for Class 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A. In Class 2A, votes were cast for 12 teams in the latest poll. Pullman moves into the No. 1 spot this week after receiving every first-place vote ...

It's nearly February, and teams are refining play on both ends as the WIAA postseason nears. Here are the latest Top 25 all-classification girls basketball rankings in Washington (records as of Jan. 29): SBLIVE POWER 25 WASHINGTON GIRLS BASKETBALL RANKINGSJan. 31, 2023 1. Garfield (12-1) - 3ASo, ...

High school basketball in the state of Washington has returned once more. With that, so has the SBLive weekly coaches poll for Class 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A. In Class 1A, votes were cast for 15 teams in the latest poll. Lynden Christian received the most first-place votes with four while No. 2 Annie ...

The end of the regular season has arrived and teams are getting ready for district tournaments and hopeful postseason runs. Here are the latest Top 25 all-classification boys basketball rankings in Washington (records as of Jan. 30): SBLIVE POWER 25 WASHINGTON BOYS BASKETBALL RANKINGSJan. 31, 2023 ...

By Dan Brood | Photos by Taylor Balkom  There were a few things the Clackamas girls basketball team wanted to accomplish. The Cavaliers wanted to turn in an intense, complete-game performance. They wanted to avenge one of their few losses on the season, and, oh yeah, they wanted to show that ...

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – The Eagles may have celebrated, momentarily. At least those Federal Way basketball players on the bench rose virtually in unison, arms in the air, while Isaiah Afework dribbled off the last 14 seconds on Monday night. In the defacto 4A North Puget Sound League championship ...

Each week, SBLive scours gyms, box scores and all corners of the country for the top high school basketball performances. Here are the top girls performances around the country from Jan. 23-29. Who did we miss? Let us know at andy@scorebooklive.com and back it up with some stats. Amani Abuhatab, ...

As the prep basketball season moves deeper into the conference season, SBLive WA is releasing its first boys basketball computer rankings of the season.  Rankings below are updated through Jan. 29: FAQ: How SBLive's computer rankings are calculatedCLASS 4A RANKINGS: Not an expected name at the ...

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Washington High School Coach of the Week for Jan. 23–28 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Friday, Feb. 3 at 10 a.m. If you would like to nominate a ...

Here are the candidates for the WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week for Jan. 23-28 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Sunday at 11:59 p.m and the winner will be announced ...

Here is SBLive WA’s latest installment of top-10 boys basketball rankings for each WIAA classification (records as of Jan. 29): CLASS 4A RANKINGS1. Federal Way (18-1) 2. Mount Si (17-2) 3. Curtis (18-3) 4. Olympia (18-3) 5. Gonzaga Prep (13-3) 6. Tahoma (15-3) 7. Skyline (15-3) 8. Kentridge (15-4) ...

Here are SBLive WA’s eighth installment of top-10 girls basketball rankings for each WIAA classification (records as of Jan. 28): CLASS 4A RANKINGS1. Camas (15-2) 2. Woodinville (19-1) 3. Davis (16-1) 4. Tahoma (16-2) 5. Kamiakin (14-2) 6. Eastlake (15-4) 7. Sumner (17-3) 8. Emerald Ridge (15-4) 9. ...

Congratulations to Foster's Ariyana Deloney for being voted SBLive’s WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week for Jan. 16-21! They don't call her "Ari the Baller" for nothing - and the ninth grader got it going in a recent three-game stretch. Deloney tallied 33 points and six ...

SAMMAMISH, Wash. - As successful as Rick Tripp has been as a basketball coach, he might be even more prosperous as a scheduling savage. In the WIAA's RPI ranking era, Tripp refuses to leave anything to chance. Even if that means squeezing in a non-league road game against the school atop the RPI ...

Before the McDonald's All-American rosters were unveiled on Tuesday, SBLive took a look at the best small-school high school girls basketball stars in the nation. Read up on the 20 finalists and cast your vote below. Voting will conclude on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.  Who ...

Before the McDonald's All-American rosters were unveiled on Tuesday, SBLive took a look at the best small-school high school girls basketball stars in the nation. Read up on the 20 finalists and cast your vote below. Voting will conclude on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.  Who ...

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association announced earlier this week three new venues will host the state baseball championships at the end of May. Johnson-O'Brien Stadium in Ephrata (1B/2B), Joe Martin Stadium in Bellingham (1A/2A) and Funko Field in Everett (3A/4A) are the three ...

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Get the latest Washington girls high school basketball scores on SBLive and watch live games on the NFHS Network

Mount Si boys basketball coach Jason Griffith has been voted SBLive Washington's Coach of the Week (Jan. 16–21). After suffering a loss to Kentridge earlier in the week, Mount Si bounced back at the end of the week with a win over Skyline. The win kept the Wildcats in the league title race. ...

Before the McDonald's All-American rosters were announced this week, we highlighted our top 20 candidates for national high school boys basketball player of the year. Eleven of the candidates are not on the East and West rosters for the game in March, six are underclassmen and three are on our ...

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – As mentioned in last week’s update, teams have transitioned to a more local schedule and, until the post-season tournaments get underway. The big national tournaments are over. There were a few tournaments where teams from multiple states gathered, but these were more ...

Last week, before the McDonald's All-American rosters were announced, we highlighted our top 20 candidates for national player of the year in high school girls basketball. Eleven of the candidates are not on the East and West rosters for the game in March, four are underclassmen and six are on ...

SEATTLE – Earlier this week, fifth-ranked Eastside Catholic knocked off second-ranked O’Dea, 66-58. In the loss, the Fighting Irish identified their defensive performance as a reason for the defeat, which was just their second league loss and fourth loss overall of the season. Thursday night, the ...

Last week we put the spotlight on 20 of the most intriguing high school boys basketball rivalries across the nation. Now we're giving you, the reader, the chance to vote for the best of the best. Vote in the poll below and let us know which rivalry you think reigns supreme in high school boys ...

ANACORTES, Wash. – The annual boys basketball matchup between Lynden and Anacortes for the last decade can be best defined by one word: domination. Coming into Wednesday’s game, the Lions were winners of five straight and eight of the last nine against the Seahawks. With a 78-73 Lynden win, the ...

GIG HARBOR – For as good as No. 4 Gig Harbor has looked this season, the Tides can't seem to find a way around Timberline. That was the case once again with the Blazers outlasting the Tides, 54-48, Wednesday night. Timberline was led by UNLV commit Brooklyn Hicks' 19 points and Darell Gipson's 16. ...

GIG HARBOR — When UNLV commit Brooklyn Hicks reached back with one hand and ferociously slammed home a dunk early in the fourth quarter, he may as well have been grasping the South Sound Conference crown.  The one-handed jam gave Timberline its first double-digit lead as the Blazers all but ...

ARLINGTON, Wash. - Joe Marsh doesn't like utilizing the exclusive Jenna Villa scoring ticker. But in a crucial 3A Wesco showdown Wednesday night, the longtime coach needed to put the basketball in his standout guard's hands for the Arlington Eagles. Villa delivered in a big way, scoring a game-high ...

The high school basketball regular season is starting to wind down. Most of the preseason favorites are right where people thought they would be, but some teams on nobody's radar have come out and shot up near the top of their leagues as postseason play nears. Here are three in-state boys programs ...

Many of the 2022-23 preseason girls basketball favorites in Washington are rolling right along as the schedule hits the final few weeks of the regular season. But a few teams have emerged seemingly out of nowhere to also chase playoff berths. Here are three in-state girls programs that have been ...

The Washington Huskies are poised to land a major commitment soon, it appears. After failing to sign a bluechip quarterback in the class of 2023 and losing former five-star passer Sam Huard to the transfer portal this offseason, Washington is in need of a signal-caller in the 2024 recruiting cycle. ...

We know who's in. Now let's talk about who should have been in. The boys rosters for the 2023 McDonald's All-American Games in March were announced Tuesday, and today we'll target some glaring snubs. In the spirit of the NCAA Tournament bracket, we're calling this group of 12 the Midwest South ...

TACOMA — With the regular season inexorably winding down, two programs had separated themselves from the field in the 2A South Puget Sound League boys basketball race. Those teams – Enumclaw and Foss – met Tuesday in Tacoma with the top spot in the league on the line. When the final buzzer sounded, ...

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