Great rivalries at the prep level are more exception to any rule, so the one that has developed between Findlay Prep and Bishop Gorman is to be welcomed and celebrated annually.
Boys Basketball
P.J. Washington scored 15 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and overtime as Findlay Prep topped Bishop Gorman 78-72 in the annual Big City Showdown on Saturday at South Point Arena.
The first stop for Findlay Prep’s boys basketball team was Arizona before it headed to Hawaii. After a two-week break for the holidays, it was on to West Virginia and then Missouri.
D.J. Harvey had 28 points as DeMatha Catholic (Maryland) defeated Bishop Gorman 73-66 in the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Massachussets on Saturday.
Demetrius Valdez had 20 points on Thursday to lead Durango’s boys basketball team to a 65-63 road win over Sierra Vista.
Akeemis Williams connected on four 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 19 points on Saturday, and Agassi Prep’s boys basketball team opened the game on a 19-0 run en route to a 70-34 home victory over Mountain View.
Jonathan Tendale scored eight of Chaparral’s 14 points in overtime to lead the Cowboys’ boys basketball team to a 71-66 road victory over Virgin Valley on Friday.