High School Sports

Dylan Metoyer hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to give the Sierra Canyon boys high school basketball team (Chatsworth, California) a 67-64 win over Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn, Illinois).

Bronny James hit six three-pointers, including three in the first quarter, for 18 points on the night. 

Teammate and UCLA commit Amari Bailey led the Trailblazers with 19 points, including two from this slam dunk for a 45-33 advantage.

Glenbard West entered the game with a perfect 26-0 record and a No. 10 spot in MaxPreps' rankings of the top teams in the nation. Sierra Canyon was exceptional in its own right, entering Saturday with a 20-3 mark and the No. 13 ranking.

The Chipotle Clash of Champions battle between California and Illinois took place at Chicago's Wintrust Arena, which featured a crowd heavily in Glenbard West's favor.

Still, Sierra Canyon fared well and even took a 53-41 lead late in the third quarter.

However, Glenbard West chipped away at the edge. Big shots included a Graham Pierce layup as well as a Braden Huff three-pointer:

The latter shot from the Gonzaga commit cut the lead to 64-63, and the game was tied at 64 after a Paxton Warden free throw.

After Glenbard West burned a foul, Sierra Canyon had eight seconds left to win the game. The Trailblazers did just that as Metoyer nailed the clutch corner three off a Bailey feed for the victory.

Bronny James only turned 17 in October, but he's already taking steps toward building his empire.

Trademark attorney Josh Gerben reported James has filed three trademarks with an eye toward using them for NFTs, clothing and video games.

The trademarks still need to be approved by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and it's unclear when James would look to put them to practical use. But the basketball star is clearly looking to get ahead of the market.

James is the No. 34 recruit in 247Sports' composite rankings of the 2023 class, and his name recognition alone means he'll be able to cash in on plenty of endorsements. He was 15 when he joined the eSports organization FaZe Clan.

The Sierra Canyon combo guard could bypass college altogether and take one of the alternative paths to the NBA such as Overtime Elite of the NBA G League Ignite. If he chooses to play college basketball, the NCAA's new name, image and likeness rules would allow him to cash in during what would presumably be his only season at the collegiate level.

The Sierra Canyon boys high school basketball team (Chatsworth, California) defeated Windward High School (Los Angeles) 100-59 on Tuesday.

Sierra Canyon, which ranked No. 13 in MaxPreps' national rankings entering the game, led 27-18 after one quarter and 60-32 at halftime.

Trailblazers guard Bronny James, who is the son of Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, got this putback layup to push his team's point total to 60 right before half:

Sierra Canyon led 84-45 after three before settling on the 100-59 final.

Per prep writer Jack Pollon, UCLA commit Amari Bailey led the team with 22 points. USC commit Kijani Wright added 17 points, and Isaiah Elohim pitched in 15.

For Windward, freshman Gavin Hightower led all scorers with 24 points.

Sierra Canyon got the 41-point win despite playing short-handed: Per Tarek Fattal of the Los Angeles Daily News, the Trailblazers were without both Shy Odom and Ramel Lloyd Jr.

The Trailblazers moved to 21-3 overall and will now play Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn, Illinois) in a non-league game Saturday.

Windward fell to 18-8 and will face the Brentwood School (Los Angeles) on Friday.

Bronny James was held in check as Camden earned a 66-62 victory over Sierra Canyon on Saturday in a highly anticipated clash.

James finished with nine points, five assists, two rebounds, two steals and one block.

Camden held Sierra Canyon to just two points in the first quarter as it opened a 13-point lead. Sierra Canyon slowly chipped away at the deficit over the course of the contest but couldn't break through.

"We came up Friday night and had a practice at a college. This morning, I felt good," Camden coach Rick Brunson said of his team, per NJ Advance Media's Kevin Minnick. "The guys were loose, and I knew we were ready. Against Montverde and those others, we second-guessed ourselves. Tonight, we were ready."

This game pitted one of the best seniors in the country against one of the top talents from the 2023 class. Sierra Canyon's Amari Bailey sits second in 247Sports' composite rankings for the upcoming class, while Camden's D.J. Wagner occupies the No. 1 spot for the following year.

Together, Bailey and Wagner didn't disappoint. The former poured in a game-high 23 points, while the latter dropped 21 points to help his squad pull out the victory.

A dominant defensive performance from the Sierra Canyon boys high school basketball team (Chatsworth, California) led to an 81-49 win over Whitney Young (Chicago, Illinois) on Friday in the Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions semifinal round.

On the other end, Amari Bailey's 20 points and Ramel Lloyd Jr.'s 14 led the Trailblazers, who are ranked fourth in the latest MaxPreps national high school basketball rankings.

Bailey, who is committed to UCLA, added 10 rebounds to his game-high scoring total. 

Lloyd, who is going to Nebraska, scored nine first-half points to help give Sierra Canyon a 34-25 halftime lead:

Bronny James, the son of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, had six points, two assists, two rebounds and two steals in 17 minutes (plus-13). He scored five early fourth-quarter points to kickstart a final frame that saw the Trailblazers outscore the Dolphins 32-13:

He and the rest of Sierra Canyon guided a shutdown defensive effort that led to Whitney Young committing 24 turnovers. 

Dalen Davis' 14 points led Whitney Young, which advanced to the semifinals after beating New Madrid County Central 57-32.

The Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions is taking place at Missouri State University in Springfield. Per the tournament website, the competition has included 370-plus Division I players and 61 NBA players over the years.

The concept features four national powerhouses taking on four Missouri teams in an eight-team, single-elimination tournament.

Sierra Canyon beat Parkview (Missouri) 63-46 in the first round. Following its victory over Whitey Young, the Trail Blazers will play the winner of the Milton (Alpharetta, Georgia) vs. Paul VI (Fairfax, Virginia) semifinal contest for the tournament championship.

The final is scheduled to take place on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET.

Despite Bronny James being held to three points, Sierra Canyon earned a 63-46 win over Parkview in Thursday's opening matchup of the 2022 Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions.

Sierra Canyon trailed 29-28 at halftime amid a flurry of early turnovers but turned it on after the break. Kijani Wright finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Amari Bailey matched him with 16 points.

Ramel Lloyd Jr. added 13 points to round out double-figure scorers for Sierra Canyon.

James' three less famous teammates picked him up on a night when Bronny struggled greatly on both ends of the floor. He made just one of his five field goals, missing all three of his three-point attempts, and had only one assist. The 4-star guard will have a chance to get back in a rhythm when Sierra Canyon plays in Friday's semifinal. 

Parkview did not have a double-digit scorer and was held to 38.5 percent shooting from the floor. 

Sierra Canyon will play Whitney Young in the winner's bracket semifinal Friday. Whitney Young defeated New Madrid County Central in their opening game. 

Jeremy Faison, a member of Tennessee's House of Representatives, was ejected from a high school basketball game this week and attempted to pants a referee.

Faison, whose son plays for Lakeway Christian Academy, was unhappy with a foul call. He got into a debate with the official, Paul Pendleton, and tried to pull one of his pant legs down before leaving the court. 

Faison issued an apology on Twitter:

Per Melissa Brown and Emily Adams of the Tennessean, Pendleton filed a report with the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association after initially asking the game administrator to call the police. 

In the report, Pendleton said Faison told him "you can't tell me to leave the floor, this was your fault" during their on-court altercation. 

Faison has been a representative for the 11th District in Tennessee's House of Representatives since 2010. 

The family of a former football player at McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio, is suing the student's coaches and the school district for "antisemitic and shameful" behavior that led to "substantial permanent injury."

Brooke Migdon of The Hill reported the student was allegedly forced to eat pork, which violated his religious beliefs as a Hebrew Israelite.

The lawsuit, which was filed in the Ohio Northern District Court, is seeking $3 million in compensation and $1 million in punitive damages.

According to the lawsuit, the football team's coaches punished the student for missing a workout by forcing him to eat an entire pizza that had pork residue on it from pepperoni pieces that were removed.

The lawsuit says they told the player he would be kicked off the team if he did not eat the pizza, so he complied.

The student eventually transferred, and seven of the coaches at McKinley High School were fired after an investigation.

However, attorney Peter Pattakos, who is representing most of the former coaches, told the Washington Post's Lateshia Beachum that his clients are the "real victims" and have filed a defamation lawsuit against the family and district officials who fired them.

The defamation lawsuit says the student was disrespectful and did not show proper effort during practices but eventually thanked his coaches for teaching him a lesson.

The defamation lawsuit says former head coach Marcus Wattley had the student eat the pizza while his teammates worked out to teach him "it's easy to be selfish behind people's backs, but not so easy when others are watching."

Team Icons won Sunday's Under Armour All-America Game, 23-17, holding off Team Legends' second-half comeback attempt. 

Future Michigan Wolverine Derrick Moore, a 4-star defensive line recruit, was named the game's MVP after registering multiple sacks:

Team Icons raced out to an early 17-0 lead in this one, with 5-star wideout and Missouri signee Luther Burden—the top receiver in the Class of 2022, per 247Sports' composite rankings—scoring on the first play from scrimmage. 

But 4-star tight end and Texas A&M signee Donovan Green started the comeback effort for Team Legends:

As for some of the big names playing, No. 2 overall prospect Walter Nolen showed up in a big way, which included forcing a fumble to prevent a touchdown:

It was a good day for Texas A&M, which received a commitment from 5-star linebacker Harold Perkins:

The Aggies now have six 5-star recruits in the Class of 2022 and top the 247Sports team rankings for the class. Jimbo Fisher is putting together a powerhouse.

And top overall recruit Travis Hunter, heading to Jackson State, looked better in his defensive reps at cornerback, though his man wasn't targeted often. He was also mic'd up during the game:

Hunter might have a future as a two-way player, but he didn't make a huge impact on the game at wideout on Sunday. 

Other notable commitments included 4-star edge Omari Abor announcing he would sign with Ohio State and 4-star running back Jovantae Barnes committing to Ohio State.

Minneapolis North High School and Jack Yates Senior High School plan to honor George Floyd with the inaugural George Floyd Jr. Memorial Holiday Classic on Tuesday night.

ESPN's Myron Medcalf noted Minneapolis North is located six miles from where Floyd was murdered by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Yates is also where Floyd attended high school, playing on the basketball and football teams.

Minneapolis North head coach Larry McKenzie told Medcalf the event should help ensure Floyd isn't forgotten:

Bringing [Floyd's] high school is a great way of paying tribute to him in this first annual event. We tend to have short memories of these kinds of incidents and fail to keep them at the forefront of discussions, then before we know it, it's all happening again. Without a doubt, we want to keep this on people's minds: what took place in Minneapolis with George Floyd.

Yates head coach Eddy Barlow was friends with Floyd as well, so Tuesday's matchup has a personal connection.

Floyd's murder in May 2020 galvanized the United States after a video showed Chauvin kneeling on his neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds during the course of an arrest. Floyd was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

In April, Chauvin was found guilty on charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. He was sentenced to 22-and-a-half years in prison in June.

The killings of multiple Black people, including Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, sparked nationwide protests across the summer of 2020 and led to calls for concrete solutions to police brutality and systemic racism.