The Star Local Media sports staff shifts gears to talk basketball and the notable storylines and takeaways from the early stages of district play around the area.

Matt Welch, Tim Glaze and Kendrick E. Johnson kick things off with a look at 6-6A girls basketball, including Plano East’s start to district (1:55), McKinney’s improvement (6:20) and the district’s four-way tie for first place between Plano Senior, Allen, Wylie and McKinney (10:50). Discussion shifts to the boys side of 6-6A and Denton Guyer’s early stranglehold on the district (16:20), McKinney and Allen as potential challengers to the Wildcats’ throne (21:10) and how Plano West’s Ryan Zambie has become one of the top scorers in the district (26:56).

Bryan Murphy, Justin Thomas and Devin Hasson round out the discussion with a look around their markets, including Sachse girls basketball’s continued dominance of 10-6A (38:23), Prosper and Lone Star girls basketball as regional playoff contenders (42:46), West Mesquite boys basketball’s new-look roster (45:50), RJ Hampton avoiding a sophomore slump at Little Elm (47:30), District 14-5A boys basketball as a two-team title race (48:25), the depth of 5-6A and 9-6A boys basketball (49:50) and where things stand in Mesquite ISD and Garland ISD (51:35).

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