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After a rough start to the 2020-21 season, the Richland High School basketball team went on an incredible run that it says it feels like is the start of success of the program for years to come.

Boys and girls high school basketball playoff action continues statewide as South Grand Prairie takes on Richardson in our game of the week. Plus, Mesquite Horn’s Jasmine Shavers takes home an MVP bobblehead.

After winter weather forced practice cancelations for many high school basketball teams around North Texas last week, they hit the court anyway this weekend for playoff action. Bishop Lynch’s Paige Bradley, a TCU committ, earns an MVP Bobblehead.

In addition to power outages and water shortages, the winter storm this week also impacted area high school athletes in many ways. North Texas high school basketball coaches are trying to navigate the storm, along with the other challenges thrown their way in the last year.

It’s the first week of the girls’ high school basketball playoffs and the final week of the regular season for the boys on this week’s edition of Inside High School Sports presented by Wingstop. Rylan Griffen of Richardson High School takes home an MVP bobblehead.

This week on Inside High School Sports presented by Wingstop, big wins for Lancaster, Prosper, Duncanville and Lakeview Centennial, plus John Paul II’s Jaylon Tyson gets an MVP bobblehead.

Coppell High School’s Anthony Black has established himself both on the football field and the basketball court. The junior says he wants to play both sports for as long as he can.

This week on Inside High School Sports presented by Wingstop, highlights from Mansfield Timberview and Mansfield Summit, plus Lancaster’s Wade Tyler takes home and MVP bobblehead.

After being forced to leave the state basketball tournament in March due to a COVID-19 shutdown, the Duncanville boys basketball team is off to a hot start again in the 2020-21 season.

The 12th annual Thanksgiving Hoopfest featured a doubleheader Saturday at American Airlines Center. John Paul II beat Lancaster 61-56 while Duncanville downed Ypsilanti Prep Academy. Here are highlights from the 79-65 victory for the Panthers.

On the final Wingstop Inside High School Sports show of the season, NBC 5’s Pat Doney recaps fantastic finishes in football and basketball and gives out the boys basketball coach of the year bobblehead.

The Richardson Pearce basketball team had a fantastic season that ended with a playoff berth, but the Mustangs decided to celebrate by giving back.  The North Texas Honda Dealers inside story details how Pearce hoops teamed up with the Helpful Honda team to make a difference in their home community.

This week’s Inside High School Sports Flashback recaps one of the greatest finishes in North Texas high school hoops history, when a Dallas-Fort Worth school suffered heartbreak on a buzzer-beater in 2002.

In a loaded class of 2022 high school basketball stars, Kimball’s Arterio Morris stood out as the top sophomore of the bunch, earning Inside High School Sports’ Newcomer of the Year award.

After beginning his high school career at Arlington Bowie, Cade Cunningham transferred to a prep school in Florida and is now considered the number one recruit in the nation. NBC 5’s Pat Doney recaps his journey to recruiting stardom, and previews where he will play his college basketball next season.

Nine North Texas high school boys basketball teams were preparing to play in the state tournament in San Antonio before coronavirus concerns canceled the event. NBC 5’s Pat Doney has more with the teams involved and where coaches are hoping the decision goes from here.

NBC 5’s Pat Doney recaps an unforgettable week as coronavirus concerns canceled the boys high school basketball tournament in San Antonio a week after two North Texas girls high school teams brought home state championships.

Texas’ University Interscholastic League revealed their biennial shakeup of athletic districts Monday. The districts are realigned every two years based on student population at each school; this realignment will serve as the football, basketball and volleyball districts for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years. Class 4A Basketball and Volleyball% Basketball Only, * Volleyball Only, + Boys Only, # Girls OnlyRegion…

Duncanville’s Micah Peavy already won a state tournament MVP award as a junior, but his dominance as a senior while leading the Panthers back for a shot at a repeat title was good enough to earn the Inside High School Sports player of the year award.

This week’s Wingstop Inside High School Sports show features boys teams punching tickets to state championship week, girls teams clinching state titles and a look back at one of the best high school basketball players North Texas has ever seen.