With district play at the midpoint, Star Local Media surveys the local boys basketball landscape with its annual mid-district progress reports. 

Matt Welch, Devin Hasson, Bryan Murphy and Kendrick Johnson break down the halfway mark for their 6A districts, including Plano ISD, Allen, McKinney ISD and Prosper in 9-6A (1:00), Sachse and Rowlett in 10-6A (16:00), Lewisville ISD and Coppell in 6-6A (21:00) and Mesquite ISD in 11-6A (28:18).

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With district play at the midpoint, Star Local Media surveys the local girls basketball landscape with its annual mid-district progress reports. 

Matt Welch, Bryan Murphy and Kendrick Johnson break down the halfway mark for their 5A districts, including Lake Dallas, Little Elm and The Colony in 8-5A (1:26), McKinney North and Lovejoy in 10-5A (10:09), Frisco ISD in 9-5A (15:35) and Newman Smith and Creekview in 11-5A (21:37). The discussion continues with a look at how Argyle and Celina are faring in 4A (24:08), as well as Prestonwood Christian and John Paul II on the private school hardwood (29:45).

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With district play at the midpoint, Star Local Media surveys the local girls basketball landscape with its annual mid-district progress reports. 

Matt Welch, Devin Hasson, Bryan Murphy and Kendrick Johnson break down the halfway mark for their 6A districts, including Sachse and Rowlett in 10-6A (1:14), Plano ISD, Allen, McKinney ISD and Prosper in 9-6A (7:18), Lewisville ISD and Coppell in 6-6A (19:30) and Mesquite ISD in 11-6A (27:23).

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As high school basketball's district schedule nears the midpoint, Star Local Media discusses some surprising happenings on the hardwood this season.

Matt Welch, Devin Hasson, Bryan Murphy and Kendrick E. Johnson discuss a few boys teams that have surprised in their performances this season, including a reversal of fortunes in Frisco ISD (1:13), Mesquite's rise in 11-6A (5:45), a youthful McKinney squad continuing to grow up (8:36), a chaotic middle class in 9-6A (11:35), Marcus as a potential playoff team in 6-6A (17:20) and Newman Smith's perfect start (20:12).

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As high school basketball's district schedule nears the midpoint, Star Local Media discusses some surprising happenings on the hardwood this season.

Matt Welch, Devin Hasson, Bryan Murphy and Kendrick E. Johnson discuss a few girls teams that have surprised in their performances this season, including Plano Senior staying afloat with a potential McDonald's All-American (1:41), North Mesquite moving into the playoff conversation in 11-6A (6:35), Flower Mound's chances at a district title (10:12) and Frisco ISD's crowded playoff picture (14:36).

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District play is back in full swing in high school basketball, and Star Local Media discusses some of the biggest games remaining for its local boys basketball teams.

Matt Welch, Devin Hasson and Bryan Murphy each discuss one must-see boys basketball game in their respective coverage areas at the 5A (1:10) and 6A (13:57) levels.

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District play is back in full swing in high school basketball, and Star Local Media discusses some of the biggest games remaining for its local girls basketball teams.

Matt Welch, Devin Hasson, Bryan Murphy and Kendrick Johnson each discuss one must-see girls basketball game in their respective coverage areas at the 6A (1:34) and 5A (13:21) levels.

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Several local high school boys basketball teams begin district play on Friday, and Star Local Media sizes up what to expect as the conference slate gets underway.

Matt Welch, Devin Hasson, Bryan Murphy and Kendrick Johnson break down the new-look landscape in 8-5A with Little Elm, The Colony and Lake Dallas (1:23), a vacated throne in Garland ISD with 10-6A (7:43), a fascinating season for Allen, Prosper, Plano ISD and McKinney ISD in 9-6A (10:56), early storylines during Frisco ISD's district slate (23:18), surprise teams McKinney North, Mesquite Horn and Newman Smith (27:29), and an unpredictable draw for Lewisville ISD in 6-6A (34:53).

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Last week featured a number of prestigious, competitive high school basketball tournaments throughout the state, and Star Local Media looks back on the noteworthy storylines and talking points to emerge after a busy week on the hardwood.

Matt Welch, Devin Hasson, Bryan Murphy and Kendrick E. Johnson dig into some of the local teams and standout players to emerge from area tournaments such as the Allen In-N-Out Burger Holiday Invitational, the Sandra Meadows Classic, the Lady Bulldog Holiday Classic, and more.

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As high school football comes to a close, the Star Local Media sports staff looks back on the year that was within its coverage area following another exciting year on the gridiron.

In the 200th episode of the Star Local Media High School Sports Podcast, Matt Welch, Bryan Murphy, Devin Hasson and Kendrick Johnson discuss the most memorable moments from their respective markets from the 2019 season, the best games they covered, the noteworthy stories they surfaced in their respective markets, and more.

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