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View best high school sports photos from May powered by SBLive Professional Photographers Network
SBLive Sports has a network of elite professional photographers across the nation covering high school sporting events, and here are the best of the best images published in May. Images showcased were taken by freelance photographers and published on SBLive and its partner site of High School On SI during the month. Below are the best of the best high school sports photos published on High School On SI powered by SBLive in May.
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SBLive Sports has a network of elite professional photographers across the nation covering high school sporting events, and here are the best of the best images published in April. Images showcased were taken by freelance photographers and published on SBLive and its partner site of High School On SI during the month. Below are the best of the best high school sports photos published on High School On SI powered by SBLive in April.
Shedeur Sanders starred first at Trinity Christian High School in Texas (photos)
Shedeur Sanders, who starred at Trinity Christian High School in Texas and the past two seasons at the University of Colorado, is expected to be one of the top quarterbacks selected in the 2025 NFL Draft that starts Thursday, according to a CBS Sports QB Mock Draft. Sanders, the son of NFL legend Deion Sanders and a four-star recruit, led Trinity Christian to three consecutive Division 2 state high school football championships in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools.
Travis Hunter was a two-way high school football star for Collins Hill in Georgia
Travis Hunter, who starred at Collins Hill (Ga.) High School and the past two seasons for the University of Colorado, is expected to be the No. 2 overall pick by the Cleveland Browns in the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday, according to the latest CBS Sports Mock Draft. Hunter, a five-star recruit and two-way player, led the Eagles to their first Georgia state football championship during his season season in 2021.
View best high school sports photos from March powered by SBLive Professional Photographers Network
SBLive Sports has a network of elite professional photographers across the nation covering high school sporting events, and here are the best of the best images published in March. Images showcased were taken by freelance photographers and published on SBLive and its partner site of High School On SI during the month. Below are the best of the best high school sports photos published on SBLive/High School On SI in March.
Photos: Top-seeded Columbus claims 2025 High School Basketball Nationals championship
FISHERS (Indiana) — Duke commit Cayden Boozer scored a game-high 27 points to lead Columbus (Fla.) past Dynamic Prep (Texas) 67-49 in the boys championship game of the 2025 Chipotle High School Basketball Nationals on Saturday at Southeastern High School. It marked the first national championship for the Explorers (31-3). Cameron Boozer, the twin brother to Cayden and a Duke commit, had 11 points and eight rebounds.
Photos: IMG Academy edges Montverde in overtime to win 2025 Chipotle High School Basketball Nationals championship
FISHERS (Indiana) — Kelis Fisher scored a game-high 23 points to help lift IMG Academy to a 80-78 victory over Montverde Academy on Saturday morning in girls championship game of the 2025 Chipotle High School Basketball Nationals at Southeastern High School. Deniya Prawl had 14 points for the Ascenders while Kelsi Andrews finished with 12 points, had a game-high 13 rebounds and two blocks shots. Brooklyn Charlo connected on four 3-pointers and had 13 points in the victory.
Photos: Top-seeded Columbus holds off Brewster Academy in semifinals of Chipotle Nationals
FISHERS (Indiana) — Cameron Boozer scored a game-high 15 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and had four blocked shots to lead top-seeded Columbus (Fla.) past Brewster Academy (N.H.) 47-45 in the semifinals of the Chipotle Nationals on Friday night at Southeastern High School. His twin brother Cayden, like Cameron a McDonald's All American, made a 17-footer at the buzzer to win it. Cayden Boozer, Marcellous Jackson, and Caleb Gaskins had nine points each for Explorers (30-3).
Photos: IMG Academy girls edges Westtown in semifinals of Chipotle Nationals
FISHERS (Indiana) — Brooklyn Charlo scored a game-high 19 points to lift IMG Academy (Fla.) over Westtown (Pa.) 64-61 on Friday in the girls semifinals of the Chipotle Nationals. Charlo connected on six 3-pointers while teammate Nyla Wilson added 13 points for the Ascenders (18-4). Kelsi Andrews had seven points and a game-high 10 rebounds in the victory. Jessie Moses led Westtown with 18 points while Oliva Jones finished with 14 points and a team-high nine rebounds.
Photos: Brewster Academy defeats CIA Bella Vista in quarterfinals of Chipotle Nationals
FISHERS (Indiana) — Sebastian Wilkins scored a team-high 22 points to lead Brewster Academy (N.H.) to a 70-60 victory Thursday over CIA Bella Vista (Ariz.) in the quarterfinals of the Chipotle Nationals. Wilkins added a game-high 14 rebounds for the Bobcats (28-4) while Ebuka Okorie had 20 points. Brewster Academy held a 51-50 advantage at the half at Southeastern High School in Indiana. Miles Sadler led CIA Bella Vista (21-7) with a game-high 25 points while teammate Rokim Green finished with 22.
Photos: Prolific Prep edges Long Island Lutheran in quarterfinals of Chipotle Nationals
FISHERS (Indiana) — Kansas commit Darryn Peterson scored a game-high 28 points, adding 13 rebounds and seven assists to lift Prolific Prep to a thrilling 81-80 overtime victory over Long Island Lutheran on Thursday. It marked the first of four quarterfinal games to be played Thursday in the boys bracket of the Chipotle Nationals at Hamilton Southeastern High School.
Photos/Video: LeBron James' entrance sends California basketball arena crowd into a frenzy
SACRAMENTO (Calif.) — LeBron James certainly knows how to make an entrance. James, a four-time MVP of the NBA and a four-time champion, set the Golden 1 Center crowd into a frenzy on Friday night when he and his family entered the arena just before tip-off for the California (CIF) Division 1 boys high school basketball championship game. You would have though The Beatles were there to perform a concert by the screams coming from youngsters on hand.
View best high school sports photos from February powered by SBLive Professional Photographers Network
SBLive Sports has a network of elite professional photographers across the nation covering high school sporting events, and here are the best of the best images published in February. Images showcased were taken by freelance photographers and published on SBLive and its partner site of High School on SI during the month. Below are the best of the best high school sports photos published on SBLive/High School on SI in February.
View spectacular photos from the championship round of 2025 California (CIF) State Wrestling Championships
Daniel Zepeda of Glory capped his high school wrestling career by winning a third consecutive individual title while the Buchanan boys and Clovis East girls went home with team championships during the 2025 California (CIF) State Wrestling Championships on Saturday night at Dignity Health Arena in Bakersfield. It marked the third and final day of competition as close to 1,000 boys and girls wrestlers from across the state competed.
View best high school sports photos from January powered by SBLive Professional Photo
SBLive Sports has a network of elite professional photographers across the nation covering high school sporting events, and here are best of the best images published in January. Images showcased were taken by freelance photographers who are members of the network and published on SBLive and its partner site of High School On SI during the month. Below are the best of the best high school sports photos published on SBLive/SI in January.
View best high school sports photos from December powered by SBLive Professional Photographers Network
SBLive Sports has a network of elite professional photographers across the nation covering high school sporting events, and here are best of the best images published in December. Images showcased were taken by freelance photographers who are members of the network and published on SBLive and its partner site of High School On SI during the month. Below are the best of the best high school sports photos published on SBLive/SI in December.
Stunning Images from the Missouri Class 6 Football State Championship
SBLive Photographer David Smith captured these views of the De Smet Jesuit vs. Nixa showdown for the state title Gary Adornato, Todd Shurtleff | 9 Minutes Ago De Smet Jesuit scored an exciting 35-20 win over Nixa in the Missouri Class 6A state championship game and SBlive Photographer David Smith was on hand to capture stunning images of the action. We've presented those images in the video above. The gallery of all of the images can be located here and all are available for purchase.
View best high school sports photos from October powered by SBLive Professional Photographers Network
SBLive Sports has a network of elite professional photographers across the nation covering high school sporting events, and here are best of the best images published in October. Images showcased were taken by freelance photographers who are members of the network and published on SBLive and its partner site of High School On SI during the month. Below are the best of the best high school sports photos published on SBLive/SI in October.
North Shore football edges Atascocita in Houston showdown
Senior quarterback Kaleb Bailey accounted for three touchdowns - including a game-winning scoring pass with only six seconds remaining - to lift North Shore to a thrilling 27-23 victory over Atascocita on Friday night in a showdown of undefeated teams. Bailey connected with senior receiver Quanell X Farrakhan on the game-winning touchdown pass. Farrakhan Jr. is a four-star rated receiver and Colorado commit. Bailey also had two rushing touchdowns for North Shore. He scored on runs of 24 and 3 yards.
View best high school sports photos from September powered by SBLive Professional Photographers Network
Vote for your favorite shot among spectacular images captured by pro photographers in the SBLive network and featured on High School On SI SBLive Sports has a network of elite professional photographers across the nation covering high school sporting events, and here are best of the best images published in September. Images showcased were taken by freelance photographers who are members of the network and published on SBLive and its partner site of High School On SI during the month.
Matchups announced for MLK Classic basketball event hosted by De La Salle Athletics
The teams and matchups for the annual MLK Classic hosted by De La Salle Athletics are set. High School On SI is partnering with DLS Athletics to present the 27th MLK Classic. It's scheduled for Monday, January 20 in Concord (Calif.). There are six boys games scheduled and the day will end with a girls matchup. Games will be played at De La Salle's gymnasium on campus.
Little Rock Parkview football holds off Melissa in cross-state showdown
Senior running back Monterrio Elston scored two rushing touchdowns to lift Little Rock Parkview over host Melissa 27-20 on Saturday night in a cross-state showdown in Texas. Elston, an Arkansas commit, rushed for a game-high 158 yards on 13 carries and scored on runs of 68 and 61 yards. Quarterback Quentin Murphy, also an Arkansas commit, had 65 yards rushing on 14 carries and he scored the Patriots (2-0) first points on a 10-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter.
De La Salle football runs over Grant Union in 2024 season-opening win
Senior quarterback Toa Faavae scored two rushing touchdowns to lead De La Salle to a 42-14 victory over visiting Grant Union on Friday night in the 2024 season opener. Running back Duece Jones-Drew, the son of former NFL star Maurice, opened the scoring for the Spartans on a 65-yard touchdown run on just the third play of the game. Jones-Drew, who is a sophomore in his first season on the varsity, rushed for 100 yards on nine carries.
North Shore kicks off 2024 football season by shutting out South Oak Cliff
Senior quarterback Kaleb Bailey accounted for three touchdowns to lead North Shore to a 38-0 rout of visiting South Oak Cliff on Friday night in the 2024 season opener. Bailey connected with receiver Cameron Smith for two touchdown passes including a 43-yard strike early in the second quarter for Mustangs first score. Bailey gave North Shore a 14-0 lead with a 63-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. The Mustangs held a commanding 28-0 halftime advantage.
Ryder Lyons, 5-star junior QB for Folsom (California), shines in season-opening win
FOLSOM, CALIFORNIA — Junior quarterback Ryder Lyons accounted for three touchdowns to lead Folsom to a 63-20 rout over visiting Long Beach Poly on Friday night in the 2024 season opener. Lyons, who is uncommitted, is the No. 2-ranked quarterback recruit in the Class of 2026, according to 247 Sports. On Friday, he completed 11 of 18 passes for 182 yards and two touchdowns and rushed 10 times for 83 yards and a score on a human-highlight-reel run.
Photos: Bishop Gorman's Derek Meadows, LSU commit, among top receivers in Class of 2025
Bishop Gorman (Nevada) senior and LSU commit Derek Meadows is among the top receivers in the nation entering the 2024 high school football season. According to 247 Sports, Meadows is the No. 6-rated wide receiver in the Class of 2025. Meadows had eight touchdown receptions last season as the Gaels finished 12-0 en route to winning the Nevada (NIAA) Class 5A Division 1 championship. In two seasons on the varsity squad, he has 10 receiving touchdowns.
SBLive Sports now offers photos for purchase of high school sporting events
Parents and fans can now cherish those high school sports moments for a lifetime by purchasing high-quality digital downloads on High School on SI, powered by the SBLive Professional Photographers Network! This elite network is comprised of freelance pro photographers across the nation who cover high school sporting events. Images are available for viewing and purchasing in albums published on individual team pages - and other high-traffic pages - on SI and SBLive.
Folsom's Ryder Lyons among top quarterbacks in California and the nation
Ryder Lyons looks to lead the Bulldogs to a second straight California (CIF) state football championship Folsom (Calif.) junior Ryder Lyons is among the top quarterbacks in California as well as the nation entering the 2024 high school football season. SBLive's Bob Lundberg has Lyons among the 20 best quarterbacks in the nation this season. According to 247Sports, Lyons is the No. 2-ranked quarterback recruit in the Class of 2026. He is currently uncommitted for his college choice.
Duncanville's Keelon Russell ranked among top quarterbacks in Class of 2025 (photos)
Alabama-bound and Duncanville(Texas) senior Keelon Russell is among the top quarterbacks in Texas as well as the nation entering the 2024 high school football season. According to 247Sports, Russell is the No. 3-ranked quarterback recruit in the Class of 2025. VOTE: Who is the top QB returning in Texas high school football in 2024? Russell, who is a three-year varsity starter for the Panthers, led his team to a second consecutive Texas (UIL) 6A Division 1 championship last December at AT&T Stadium.
Mater Dei's Jordon Davison one of the top runnings backs in California and the nation
Oregon-bound Jordon Davison looks to guide the Monarchs to a second consecutive national title Oregon-bound and Mater Dei (Calif.) senior running back Jordon Davison is among the top backs in California as well as the nation entering the 2024 high school football season. According to 247Sports, Davison is the No. 13-ranked running back recruit in the Class of 2025. SBLive's Tarek Fattal has Davison ranked as the top running back in Southern California this season.
View 2023-24 SBLive Sports High School Photos of the Year
Vote for your favorite shot from among the spectacular images taken by photographers in the SBLive Sports Professional Network SBLive Sports has an elite network of freelance pro photographers covering high school sporting events across the nation and the spectacular images they capture are showcased on Sports Illustrated and SBLive. The images featured in the 2023-24 SBLive Sports Photos of the Year were published on SBLive between August and June.
View best high school sports photos from March by photographers in SBLive Sports Professional Network
SBLive Sports has a network of elite professional photographers across the nation covering high school sporting events, and here are the best of the best images published in March. Images showcased were taken by freelance photographers on assignment for SBLive. Here are the best of the best photos published on SBLive in March. VOTE for your favorite image from among those 17 photos featured in the gallery below as voting ends on April 23. You can vote as often as you would like.
Pennsylvania (PIAA) Class 2A state girls basketball championship
By Todd Shurtleff, SBLive Sports via highschool.si.com, HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA - Layke Fields scored a game-high 29 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lift Kennedy Catholic over Marion Center 42-40 in the Pennsylvania (PIAA) Class 2A state girls basketball championship on Thursday afternoon at the Giant Center. It marked the second consecutive 2A state hoop title for the Golden Eagles (25-4) and the third in school history. The Stingers finished with a 24-6 record.
California (CIF) Open Division state boys basketball championship
SACRAMENTO - Robert Hinton and Trent Perry combined for 36 points to lift Harvard-Westlake over Salesian 50-45 on Saturday night in the California (CIF) Open Division state boys basketball championship at the Golden 1 Center. It marks back-to-back Open Division titles for the Wolverines (33-3) and their fifth state hoop championship overall. Hinton finished with a game-high 19 points while Perry scored 11 of his 17 points in the second half.
Photos: California (CIF) Division 2 state boys basketball championship
SACRAMENTO — Ardarius Grayson and Caleb Rollins scored 20 points each to lead Oakland Tech over Centennial (Bakersfield) 79-55 on Saturday night in the California (CIF) Division 2 state boys basketball championship at the Golden 1 Center. It marks the first boys state hoop title for the Bulldogs (30-5) in three appearances. Grayson had 12 rebounds and seven assists for Oakland Tech while Ahemd Gulaid finished with 16 points.
California (CIF) Division 2 state boys basketball championship
By Todd Shurtleff, SBLive Sports via highschool.si.com, SACRAMENTO - Ardarius Grayson and Caleb Rollins scored 20 points each to lead Oakland Tech over Centennial (Bakersfield) 79-55 on Saturday night in the California (CIF) Division 2 state boys basketball championship at the Golden 1 Center. It marks the first boys state hoop title for the Bulldogs (30-5) in three appearances. Grayson had 12 rebounds and seven assists for Oakland Tech while Ahemd Gulaid finished with 16 points.
California (CIF) Division 2 state girls basketball championship
SACRAMENTO - Angelina Habis scored a game-high 19 points and Deana Thompson added 18 to lead Harvard-Westlake over Colfax 60-45 on Saturday afternoon in the California (CIF) Division 2 state girls basketball championship at the Golden 1 Center. It marks the second state hoop title for Wolverines (19-18) in three trips. Valentina Guerrero supplied 14 points and a game-high 13 rebounds for Harvard-Westlake, which outscored the Falcons 18-5 in the final period.
California (CIF) Division 4 state boys basketball championship
By Todd Shurtleff, SBLive Sports via highschool.si.com, SACRAMENTO - Kavon Collins scored a team-high 22 points to help lift Monterey over Chatsworth 74-66 on Saturday afternoon in the California (CIF) Division 4 state boys basketball championship at the Golden 1 Center. Joshua Hart had 19 points for the Toreadores (25-6) including hitting on a boys Division 4 record-tying five 3-pointers. Ryan Roth added 18 points in the victory. Monterey was making its first appearance in a state hoop title game.
California (CIF) Division 4 state girls basketball championship
SACRAMENTO - Laila Florvilus, Madelyn Shanahan and Samantha Sundberg combined for 45 points to lead St. Bernard's over Grossmont 47-29 on Saturday morning in the California (CIF) Division 4 state girls basketball championship at the Golden 1 Center. It was the first appearance in a state finals for the Foothillers (30-5). Florvilus scored a game-high 18 points and had 14 rebounds, Shanahan added 15 points and grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds while Sundberg finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
California (CIF) Division 1 state girls basketball championship
SACRAMENTO - Jordin Blackmon had a game-high 15 points and Cyriah Coleman added 14 to lead Bishop Montgomery past Bishop O'Dowd 52-40 on Friday night in the California (CIF) Division 1 state girls basketball championship at the Golden 1 Center. The Knights (23-5) outscored Bishop O'Dowd 24-10 in the first period en route to the victory. It marks the seventh state girls hoop title for Bishop Montgomery. Jayla Stokes led Bishop O'Dowd with 11 points and Madsion Gordon finished with eight.
California (CIF) Division 3 state boys basketball championship
SACRAMENTO - Michael Lindsay scored a game-high 25 points to lift Alemany past Santa Cruz 63-53 on Friday afternoon in the California (CIF) Division 3 state girls basketball championship at the Golden 1 Center. It marked the second state hoop title for the Warriors (25-15). Lindsey scored 16 of his 25 points during the season half and teammate Jared Mims finished with 14 points. Demarco Hunter led Santa Cruz (27-7) with 22 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds.
California (CIF) Division 5 state boys basketball championship
SACRAMENTO - Evan Lucas scored a game-high 20 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and had seven assists to lead Athenian over Verdugo Hills 67-49 on Friday afternoon in the California (CIF) Division 5 state boys basketball championship at the Golden 1 Center. It marked the first state title in any sport for the Owls (28-8) who outscored Verdugo Hills 18-8 in the second period to take command. Surya Devasenapthy had 15 points for Athenian and Koen Feyock finished with 10 points including two 3-pointers.
California (CIF) Division 5 state girls basketball championship
By Todd Shurtleff, SBLive Sports via highschool.si.com, SACRAMENTO - Ojilugo Egeonu and Daijha Teague scored a team-high 15 points each to lift Oakland over Montgomery 56-50 on Friday morning in the California (CIF) Division 5 state girls basketball championship at the Golden 1 Center. It marks the second state girls hoop title in school history for the Wildcats (23-10). Egeonu supplied a game-high 17 rebounds and Teague had 15 rebounds and seven assists.
View best high school sports photos from February by photographers in SBLive Sports Professional Network
SBLive Sports has a network of elite professional photographers across the nation covering high school sporting events, and here are the best of the best images published in February. Images showcased were taken by freelance photographers who handled assignments for SBLive Sports. Here are the best of the best photos published on SBLive Sports in February. VOTE for your favorite image from among those 14 photos featured in the gallery below as voting ends on March 14.
Texas (UIL) 6A state high school girls basketball championship
SAN ANTONIO - Mariah Clayton scored a game-high 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Duncanville over South Grand Prairie 59-41 on Saturday night in the Texas (UIL) 6A state girls basketball championship at the Alamodome. It marked the 12th UIL state girls basketball title for the Panthers (35-4). Chloe Mann had 13 points for Duncanville, which outscored the Warriors 18-9 in the third period to take command.
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