The All USA Central Indiana team included Warren Central’s Mykelti Williams, who is “an absolute stud” — Indianapolis Star
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No surprise here: Montverde Academy’s Ben Simmons heads list of players to watch at prestigious City of Palms Classic FT. MYERS NEWS-PRESS
Also probably no surprise: Recruiting dead period could be especially costly for Michigan DETROIT FREE-PRESS
Tight end Brycen Hopkins, son of former Titans OT Brad Hopkins, commits to Purdue NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN
Sad day in Tacoma: Beloved Tacoma (Wash.) Bellarmine Prep coach Tom Larsen steps down BELLARMINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
West Salem (Ore.) senior QB Cade Smith had scholarship offer from Wyoming as freshman but will attend Utah State STATESMAN JOURNAL
This is fantastic! VIDEO: Georgia football: The year in sound WMAZ
Division I-bound cousins Kendrick, James Jackson lead tradition-rich Haynesville (La.) to another state title SHREVEPORT TIMES
Yes, this is Taylor University’s bag, but it’s fun everywhere: ‘Silent Night’ at Indianapolis Pike High transformed into raucous crowd energy after 10th point scored INDIANAPOLIS STAR
Jalen Perry makes early case for Kentucky Mr. Basketball LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL
A nice honor: Lackawanna (N.Y.) gym named after decorated basketball coach Bill Bilowus 26 years after his last game WGRZ
From the “Can’t keep a good man down” department: Doug Butler hired to coach Satellite (Fla.) High track & cross-country 16 days after winner of 20 state titles was fired by Holy Trinity FLORIDA TODAY
Didn’t see this coming: Lee County (Fla.) football keeps getting weaker FT. MYERS NEWS-PRESS
West Lafayette (Ind.) coach David Wood was manager for fabled Indianapolis Crispus Attucks program as a kid INDIANAPOLIS STAR
Wow! A star is born! Carmel (Ind.) junior swimmer Claire Adams posts faster backstroke times than Olympic champions Missy Franklin, Natalie Coughlin did at her age INDIANAPOLIS STAR
Enka High softball player Kloyee Anderson commits to Alabama, becoming first Western North Carolina athlete ever to accept a scholarship as a freshman ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES
This goes almost without saying: Jumping from football to basketball an abrupt transition NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN
Here’s a headline you don’t read every day: 28-year gap between coaching jobs not a problem for Scott Cantonwine of Salem (Ore.) Blanchet Catholic STATESMAN JOURNAL
Highly successful football coach Ron Crawford returns to Brentwood (Tenn.) High after two-year hiatus NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN
Alpharetta (Ga.) High QB Austin King commits to Indiana, not Louisville LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL
But the Cards to get one: WR Isaiah Johnson of powerhouse Dwyer (Fla.) High commits to Louisville LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL
Magnolia Heights (Miss.) High OT Matt Womack flips commitment from LSU to Alabama JACKSON CLARION-LEDGER
West Deptford (N.J.) football coach Clyde Folsom victim of social media morass COURIER-POST
Here’s how you make an impression on your new boss: Franklin (Ohio) guard Luke Kennard scores 33 points with Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski watching CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
Just off the flight from Nevada: New Louisiana high school executive director Eddie Bonine aiming for unity SHREVEPORT TIMES
Four-star DB Ugo Amadi decommits from Ole Miss JACKSON CLARION-LEDGER
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney can’t hide glee at landing top recruit DT Albert Huggins of Orangeburg (S.C.) GREENVILLE ONLINE
Buckeyes not so focused on the classroom? Ohio State allots only 15 minutes for academics on four-star football recruit Nick Conner’s visit DETROIT FREE-PRESS
Phoenix Arcadia girls’ basketball team maintains tradition as true melting pot ARIZONA REPUBLIC
Money, money, money, money, money, money, money … and prestige: Out-of-state games make sense for some high school basketball teams DES MOINES REGISTER
We here at Outside the Box are huge fans of any headlines that include the word “absolute stud”: Warren (Ind.) Central safety Mykelti Williams a versatile leader and ‘an absolute stud’ INDIANAPOLIS STAR