With the winter sports season quickly winding down, high school basketball continues to up the intensity across the region. Tuesday night brought heated matchups and senior night celebrations. Dobyns Bennett 51 vs.

High school girls basketball: 4A/3A/2A state tournament pairings announced after final RPI rankings

Top-seeded Rainier Beach (22-1) will face ninth-seeded Garfield (9-13) in a WIAA District 2 3A boys basketball tournament quarterfinal tonight at Bellevue College, marking the third meeting between the Seattle Metro League rivals this season.

Intense defense propelled the Wildcats into the second round, where they face top-ranked Austin Westlake as they try to reach the third round for the first time in program history.

The East Lansing Trojans will put their 19-1 record on the line tonight when they host the surging Kalamazoo Loy Norrix Knights in a nonconference matchup that pits last season’s Division 1 state champions against a team riding a four-game winning streak.

Battle Creek Enquirer's Bill Broderick talks about surge in 1,000-point scorers in high school basketball and if current stats need an asterisk.

An investigation into a brawl that cut short a Lorain High School basketball game remains ongoing. Police are working to identify any other individuals involved.

Churchill (2-15, 2-11) looks to regroup on its home court under head coach Dre Tolbert. The Chargers are anchored by junior co-captains Adelina Mood and Ella Clenney, while sophomore Zay Howard and freshman Cecilia Hernandez represent the program’s developing young core.