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Wednesday- I 1st wanna give major props to the Jack Yates Mens Basketball team for winning the State Championship (The 2nd in 2 years). As of this morning the team was named the #1 High school basketball team in all polls in the nation. So why the controversary??? Well, It was said that the team has a banner hanging that says… Jack Yates High School NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!! The thing is they are not national champions, they are state champions that have been ranked the #1 team in the nation. The controversy comes because the state of texas doesn’t allow its high school basketball programs to compete in national tournaments. But, COULD THEY WIN IT ALL??

My guess is CERTAINLY!

I also believe that the high school basketball system for athletics is perfectly fine the way it is and shouldn’t start having national tournaments (simply leave that for the NCAA). I, personally think that high school students should be preparing for end of the year exams. The Alternative could be having a national tournament during the summer (kinda like the little league world series) but this will put high school hoops up against the AAU summer sports programs which, have helped developed a lot of young players for the next level college or maybe even pro.

Opinions???