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It’s officially scoreboard-watching season in high school hoops. The St. Michael’s boys — freshly minted as the No. 1 team in Class 3A in the NMOT Coaches Poll and MaxPreps rankings — had barely ...

Shaw coach Ray Markase has a dynamic scoring tandem that combined with an air-tight defense to lead the Eagles to the state ...