Billy Preston, the state's top ranked Class of 2017 Prospect, headlines a long list of North Texas area prospects taking part in this weekend's Annual High School Basketball Super Saturday Showcase

API's Billy Preston, the state's top ranked Class of 2017 Prospect, headlines a long list of North Texas area prospects taking part in this weekend's Annual High School Basketball Super Saturday Showcase 

The North Texas Area High School Basketball Annual Playoff Warmup will tip off this Saturday at Ellis Davis Fieldhouse. Some of the area's top talent will be participating in this year's event including McDonald's All-American Terrance Ferguson, Juniors Billy Preston and Trevon Duval of Advanced Prep International; McDonald's All-American and Texas commit Andrew Jones of Irving MacArthur, Junior Marcus Garrett of Dallas Skyline, and seniors Mason Jones and Jamar Sandifer of Triple A Academy just to name a few. Games begin at 1:30pm and all games will be played at Ellis Davis Fieldhouse in Dallas, Texas.

 Super Saturday Showcase  

1:30pm TC-Cedar Hill vs FW Nolan Catholic

3:00pm Melissa vs WF Hirshi 

4:30p Irving MacArthur vs Triple A

6:00pm Skyline vs Kimball

7:30pm FW Dunbar vs API

(All Games Played At Ellis Davis Fieldhouse)

SportsDay's area boys basketball rankings for Feb. 18:

Source: DMN

6A

Rk.	Team	Rec.	Pv.
1.	DeSoto	29-2	1
2.	Skyline	27-1	3
3.	Cedar Hill	24-5	2
4.	North Crowley	28-3	4
5.	South Grand Prairie	22-8	5
6.	Denton Guyer	29-2	6
7.	Richardson	26-6	8
8.	Plano East	25-7	7
9.	Allen	24-7	9
10.	Coppell	25-5	NR

Dropped out: No. 10 Mesquite

5A-Others

1.	Lancaster	29-2	1
2.	Frisco Liberty	27-5	2
3.	Prestonwood Christian	26-7	3
4.	West Mesquite	27-5	4
5.	TCA-Addison	27-4	5
6.	Rockwall-Heath	24-5	6
7.	South Oak Cliff	23-9	7
8.	Triple A Academy	21-9	9
9.	The Colony	24-8	8
10.	Carter	21-7	NR

Dropped out: No. 10 McKinney North

Colleyville Special Needs Student Gets His Chance To Score

Source: Star-telegram, SANDRA ENGELLAND
Joseph McTighe Gets The Shot of a Lifetime

COLLEYVILLE 

Joseph McTighe has been a part of every game this season for the Colleyville Middle School Colts’ seventh-grade basketball team.

As one of the team’s managers, he hands out cups of water and high-fives his teammates during breaks in the action. He’s always at practice, working on his own basketball skills and lightening the mood with jokes.

His constant encouraging presence on the sidelines has been appreciated by teammates, coaches and fans.

On Tuesday night, Joseph got his chance to be in the spotlight.

The 13-year-old special education student was the focus of a new play during the last game of the season. Code name: Blue.

Parents Chip and Kristina McTighe watched the game from the edge of their seats in the bleachers.

“I’m more nervous for this game than I’ve been for any of my kids,” Chip McTighe said.

Joseph’s brothers Jack, a freshman, and Matthew, a senior, both at Colleyville Heritage High School, have played many basketball games.

Joseph first went into the game in the second quarter to loud cheers from the crowd. A teammate passed to him, and he shot, hitting the backboard. He played defense, running the floor. When he came off the court, his teammates gave him high fives. He got several more chances to score in the third and fourth quarters, with opponents from Grapevine Middle School even helping him retrieve the ball and waiting for him to shoot.

He scored near the end of the game from at least 12 feet from the basket. The crowd cheered long and loud. His parents recorded it all.

Joseph enjoyed the attention from teammates who surrounded him at the final buzzer. Then he went into the stands to hug his parents.

After Joseph left for the locker room, his dad teared up.

“When we found out he was going to be born with Down syndrome, we were scared. We prayed a lot,” Chip McTighe said. “We wanted him to have opportunities. I thank God for the opportunity everyone gave him tonight. I’m extremely grateful.”

Gabi Kanterman, the school’s adaptive physical education teacher and Joseph’s one-on-one coach, said Joseph earned his spot on the floor with his positive attitude and faithful presence at practice and games.

“He always shows up on time with a good attitude,” Kanterman said. “He hands boys water as they come off the court and cheers for them when they make a good play. He loves it.”

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article60747031.html#storylink=cpy

Tuesday Night High School Basketball Roundup (Girls and Boys)

Source: DMN Greg Riddle

Tuesday Night High School Basketball Roundup

Notable girls first-round playoff games: 

Duncanville 71, Southlake Carroll 26: Dunanville had no trouble staying undefeated, as Zarielle Green scored 23 points and Louisville signee Ciera Johnson scored 18 for the state's top-ranked 6A team. 

Duncanville (33-0) advanced to play Flower Mound, the state's 20th-ranked team. That will be a matchup of McDonald's All-Americans, with Johnson going up against Lauren Cox of Flower Mound. Cox is one of 10 semifinalists for the Naismith national player of the year award. 

South Grand Prairie 61, Hurst L.D. Bell 35: Kayla Wells scored 23 points as No. 17 South Grand Prairie advanced to play No. 9 Plano West in a second-round game that will be a matchup of state-ranked 6A teams. 

Keller 58, Allen 40: Keller outscored Allen 20-7 in the fourth quarter and will next face Cedar Hill, the state's eighth-ranked 6A team. 

Little Elm 60, McKinney 59: Jayeida Neal hit a 3-pointer from the wing at the buzzer to give Little Elm the bi-district win. Keviona Barber scored 24 points and Neal addd 11 as Little Elm (23-7) moved on to play West Mesquite, the state's 20th-ranked 5A team. 

Mesquite Poteet 60, Woodrow Wilson 44: Jada Jennings scored 22 for Poteet, and Jakkisha Smith scored 33 for Woodrow Wilson. 

Argyle 88, Hampton Prep 18: The state's top-ranked 4A team led 26-0 after one quarter and 50-3 at halftime as it improved to 29-1 and advanced to face Melissa. 

Notable boys regular-season finales: 

Irving MacArthur 94, Irving 56: McDonald's All-American Andrew Jones, a Texas pledge, scored 46 points as MacArthur took second in District 9-6A. MacArthur finished one game ahead of Jesuit, which lost 41-38 in overtime to 9-6A champion Skyline. 

South Grand Prairie 64, Cedar Hill 59 (OT): Cameron Foreman scored 15 points, and USC signee Harrison Henderson and Oklahoma State signee Cameron McGriff scored 14 apiece as No. 17 SGP beat No. 5 Cedar Hill in a clash of state-ranked 6A teams that decided second place in 8-6A. DeSoto beat Duncanville 73-60 to win the 8-6A title. 

Richardson 86, North Mesquite 62: Stephen F. Austin signee Brandon Averette scored 36, and Richardson won the 10-6A title as it beat North Mesquite and Mesquite lost 63-56 to Lake Highlands. 

Wylie 71, Wylie East 44: Noah Whitworth scored 22 points as Wylie won a winner-take-all game for the final playoff berth from 10-5A. 

Frisco Centennial 66, Frisco Heritage 37: Jonathon Washington scored 18 points and Mason Smith added 17 as Centennial earned the final playoff berth in 9-5A. 

Carter 58, Lincoln 54: No. 10 Carter beat No. 3 Lincoln as state-ranked 4A teams clashed.