![Jahlil Okafor and Whitney Young beat Oak Hill Academy on Monday at the Spalding Hoophall Classic. Both teams will be in action this weekend at the Penny Hardaway National Hoopfest.](https://image.maxpreps.io/editorial/article/2/0/8/2085e0d2-97ab-4138-82a5-4537aa2032cb/551df635-7a84-e311-b330-002655e6c126_original.jpg)
Jahlil Okafor and Whitney Young beat Oak Hill Academy on Monday at the Spalding Hoophall Classic. Both teams will be in action this weekend at the Penny Hardaway National Hoopfest.
Photo by Mike Braca
It's tough being the encore to a weekend of high school basketball that included the Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions and Spalding Hoophall Classic.
But several events around the country should fill the void for fans clamoring to see some of the nation's top teams and players.
Here's a look at what we will have an eye on this weekend:
Penny Hardaway National HoopfestFriday and Saturday at Dyer County, Southwind and Houston high schoolsStorylines: See complete schedule
here. No. 11
Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) and No. 19
Whitney Young (Chicago) will be in action along with rankings hopefuls like
Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville, Fla.),
Simeon (Chicago),
St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.) and
Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.). Despite all the out-of-state talent, it may be a game between local schools that is the headliner. No. 5
White Station (Memphis) will face
Hamilton (Memphis) and the talented brother duo of
K.J. and
Dedric Lawson.
Hilton InvitationalSaturday at Norcross High School (Norcross, Ga.)Storylines: See complete schedule
here. This event may provide No. 13
Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross) with its toughest remaining test. The Spartans will look to extend a 38-game win streak against a talented
Winston-Salem Prep squad that won North Carolina's 1A title a year ago. In another attractive matchup,
Wenonah (Birmingham, Ala.) will face
Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) in a battle of state championship contenders.
Fairfax State PreviewSaturday at Fairfax High School (Los Angeles)Storylines: Games begin at 9:30 a.m. for this all-day affair. The finale tips at 8:15 p.m. between No. 17
Loyola (Los Angeles) and a dangerous
El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) squad. Other headliners include
Bishop Montgomery (Torrance),
Chino Hills,
Compton,
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) and host
Fairfax (Los Angeles).
Dunk 4 Diabetes ShootoutSaturday and Sunday at Walsh University (North Canton, Ohio)Storylines: See complete schedule
here. No. 10
La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.) will play on both days of the event, facing
Cleveland Central Catholic on Saturday and
Warrensville Heights (Warrensville, Ohio) on Sunday. No. 20
Huntington St. Joseph Prep (W.Va.) will also take the floor in North Canton along with in-state powers like
Mentor,
St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio),
Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) and
Walnut Hills (Cincinnati).
SNY InvitationalFriday and Saturday at City College of New York (New York)Storylines: See complete schedule
here.The television home of the New York Mets also puts on a pretty darn good high school basketball tournament in late January each year. Two-time defending champ
St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.) is back to attempt a three-peat against a field that includes
Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn, N.Y.),
Cardozo (Bayside, N.Y.) and
St. Mary's (Manhasset, N.Y.).