A whirlwind of thoughts flooded his mind — last season’s devastating state title loss, the countless hours of hard work over the summer and the recent loss of a close friend. But as teammate Jonathan VanBuren walked over and wrapped him in a hug,

Cretin-Derham Hall, the No. 1-ranked team in the Minnesota Top 25, the Star Tribune’s statewide boys basketball ranking, will enter the Class 4A state tournament as the top seed and favorite to win the title.

Predicting the winner of MHSAA boys basketball state finals Division 1 East Lansing (27-1) vs Wayne Memorial (25-3) East Lansing’s one loss came against Muskegon (69-65) on Dec.

As part of our state championship coverage, the NJ Advance Media boys basketball staff will select a Most Valuable Player and several additional standouts from each game at Rutgers. Check out our selections below from Saturday’s Group 1 state final between Newark Tech and Thrive Charter. Marjon Skillman, Thrive Charter, Jr., F

It's STM vs St. Augustine boys basketball for the LHSAA Select Division I State championship. Follow along for live game updates from Burton Complex.