If nothing else, this is efficient.

According to a tweet from Kenyatta Watson, a former coach and the father of Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) safety Kenyatta Watson II, nine players in the Class of 2019 from Grayson were offered by the Hoosiers.

The group includes Watson II, Wanya Morris, Ronald Thompkins and Tru Thompson — all Florida State commits — as well as national No. 1 outside linebacker Owen Pappoe, who narrowed his list to 10 this week. Indiana was not among them.

Grayson won the Class AAAAAA state title last season and went 14-1 to finish No. 7 in the Super 25.

Guard Prentiss Hubb announced his commitment to Notre Dame.

The 6-2 Hubb from Gonzaga College High (Washington, D.C.) chose the Irish over a final four that also included Maryland, Virginia and Villanova.

He was named to the American Family Insurance ALL-USA District of Columbia First Team after averaging 13.3 points and 4.5 assists per game during Gonzaga’s run to the DCSAA championship.

Hubb is ranked as the No. 5 shooting guard in the Class of 2018 according to the 247Sports Composite. Rankings by Rivals and ESPN also have him listed as a shooting guard.

Gonzaga coach Steve Turner said the team played with two point guards last season — Miami signee Chris Lykes is the other — and that Hubb will have the ball in his hands more this coming season. Turner said most schools were recruiting him as a point guard.

Hubb is the first commit in the Class of 2018 for Notre Dame, which is expected to have four openings following the 2017-18 season.

Hubb visited South Bend after the second session of the Under Armour Association, which was held on the last weekend in April in Westfield, Ind. He is playing for DC Premier on the UAA circuit.

Norco (Calif.) improved to 30-0 to remain the clear No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Super 25.

Taylor Dockins set the CIF-Southern Section record for career victories with No. 15 in the Cougars’ 4-1 victory at Roosevelt.  Current University of Arizona sophomore Taylor McQuinllin had 104 during her time at Mission Viejo (Calif.).

RELATED: Latest Super 25 softball rankings

North Carolina’s unbeaten Cape Fear (25-0) won twice this past week to move up to No. 2 after Arizona’s Pinnacle (34-2) had its 17-game win streak snapped. Pinnacle is No. 3, despite the loss.

Virginia’s Bishop O’Connell (25-0) and Florida’s Coral Springs Charter (28-1) kept winning to remain fourth and fifth, respectively. Coral Springs has won 21 consecutive games and allowed just one run over its last nine games.

Oak Park-River Forest (29-1) added seven wins and has outscored its opponents 63-8 over its last six, to surge three spots and move into the top 10.

No. 20 Oshkosh North (23-3), No. 21 Male (21-3) and No. 22 Londonderry (12-1) each moved up three spots on the strength of four victories apiece. Deer Park (34-5) has captured 24 of its last 25 games to return to the Super 25 this week at No. 25.

State rankings submitted by NFCA member coaches are used to compile the Super 25.

Credit the Las Vegas High volleyball team for its innovation on its pregame intro, as captured in a tweet by Ashton Ferguson from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. This one has the circle, the cartwheels, the flips and then coming together at the end.

Las Vegas would end up losing the 4A state title to Palo Verde (Las Vegas) by scores of 25-16, 25-16, 18-25 and 25-23, but the intro certainly got the crowd involved.

The Alhambra (Calif.) High softball team had two notable streaks ends this week in a 5-0 loss to Concord:

• The team had not been shut out in 125 games — a span that stretches to a non-league game against Monte Vista in 2013.
• The team lost a league game for the first time since 2010 — a span of 81 games.

“We know we have solid defense, so we just focused on playing our game, and getting an early lead,” Concord coach Megan Coddington told Prep2Prep.com. “(Alhambra) did hit the ball hard, but we played great defense.”

Brennen Oxford remains unhittable.

Oxford, a Wake Forest-bound junior lefthander for Oyster River (Durham, N.H.), threw his fourth consecutive no-hitter in a 6-0 victory against Hollis-Brookline on Thursday.

Amazingly, he closed out the no-hitter Thursday by striking out the side in the seventh inning. He finished with 13 strikeouts and allowed two walks and hit a batter.

He has now gone 30 2/3 innings without a hit. He has 46 strikeouts and 13 walks during the four no-hitters. He whiffed 10 against Goffstown, eight against Pembroke and 15 against Laconia.

“It was probably the best of the four,” he told Fosters.com, “but still not good enough. I expect a lot out of myself. I had a few walks, so there is always something to work on.”

Oyster River is 8-4 overall and 4-1 in Oxford’s starts.

“This is pretty-darn special. Right now he’s just locked in,” Oyster River coach Craig Walfield told Fosters.com. “I’ve never seen him like this. He wants the ball, knows when his starts are coming and he’s just stayed himself. He’s just a kid and he’s having a good time, but he’s turned into a monster.”

According to the National Federation of State High School Associations record book, the national record is six in a row set by Chris Taranto of Notre Dame (Biloxi, Miss.) in 1961 and equaled by Tom Engle of Fairfield Union (Lancaster, Ohio) in 1989.

UPDATE: According to Fox5 Atlanta, the GHSA denied Johns Creek’s appeal.

Below is the original story:

The Georgia High School Athletic Association is set to hear an appeal Friday by Johns Creek of its baseball playoff loss to Lee County (Leesburg), according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Johns Creek thought it had won the game on a bases loaded walk in the seventh inning, but the umpires ruled that the winning run was nullified because the runner going from second base to third base never touched third to complete the play. The Lee County coach had appealed the play at third.

That kept the score at 3-3 and Lee County won the game 5-3 with two runs in the top of the eighth.

Lee County won Game 1 in the series 7-5 and so the Game 2 win completed the sweep. Lee County thought it had moved on to the next round to face Pope in the Class AAAAAA championship series.

When GHSA executive director Gary Phillips ruled the umpires’ decision stands, Johns Creek appealed. A four-member panel will hear the appeal.

The Hanahan (S.C.) High boys track and field team won the Class AAA state championship Saturday, its fourth state title since 20011.

Coach Dae Morbitzer promised his team that if it won states, he would shave his head — or more accurately, let the team shave his head.

He kept his word as the players got the deed done at the team banquet.

Legendary Texas girls basketball coach Sue Cannon has announced her retirement, according to The Dallas Morning News.

Cannon, 69, coached for 46 years and won 1,117 games. She spent the last 31 years at Euless Trinity as coach and has been the school’s athletic coordinator for the last 19 years. Trinity was 27-6 last season and won a district title.

“I woke up and decided that 46 years of never having a summer off … I just decided it was time,” Cannon told The Dallas Morning News. “I am going to play a lot of golf, I am going to do some traveling that I haven’t had an opportunity to do.”

E.J. Anosike, a 6-7 forward from St.Thomas More School (Oakdale, Conn.), has long been down for his dunks. His Twitter bio cites his location as “above the rim near you.”

As captured by Overtime.com, here is the Sacred Heart-bound Anosike going off the wall, on the bounce and with the windmill.

Julia Jensen from Reed (Sparks, Nev.) struck out 21 batters over 10 innings in a 9-3 victory against Coronado (Henderson) in the 4A state softball tournament Friday in Las Vegas.

The total ranked No. 3 in state history overall, but the most in a 10-inning game. The state record is 24 in a 15-inning game. The No. 2 total is 22 in a 14-inning game.

Jensen, a Nevada signee, also had two home runs in the losers bracket game.

Despite Jensen’s performance, Reed needed extra innings to advance. Jensen, Rheanna Smith and Jessica Sellers all hit home runs in the 10th inning. Jensen also had a three-run home run in the first inning.

Palo Verde beat Reed in a winners bracket game earlier Friday, 2-0, on a two-run home run by Grace Chavez. Reed will face Palo Verde on Saturday for the championship. If Reed wins that game, it will force a second game, to follow.

Saturday also will mark the end of Jensen’s illustrious high school softball career.

Contributing: Reno Gazette-Journal

A lot of attention was focused on what this week’s NBA Draft Lottery would mean for UCLA freshman Lonzo Ball, especially after father LaVar had said Lonzo would only work out for the Los Angeles Lakers.

LaVar declared himself a genius after the Lakers got the No. 2 pick.

After the draft lottery, Lonzo played pickup ball at an LA Fitness in their hometown of Chino Hills (Calif.) with brothers LaMelo and LiAngelo.

LaMelo is finishing up his senior year at Chino Hills before heading to UCLA. LiAngelo is ending his sophomore year and his two more years at Chino Hills.

Defensive tackle Calvin Avery and wide receiver Justin Shorter earned invitation to the Under Armour All-America Game on Sunday thank to their performance at the Under Armour All-America Camp Series event in New Jersey.

Avery, 6-2 and 310 from Bishop Dunne (Dallas), is ranked as the No. 18 defensive tackle in the nation and No. 22 player overall in Texas by the 247Sports Composite. He is listed as having 12 sacks and 18 tackles for loss last season. Avery has 24 reported offers with the latest coming from Florida State, Arkansas and Oklahoma State in early May.

Shorter, 6-4 and 213 from South Brunswick (Monmouth Junction, N.J.), is ranked as the No. 9 receiver in the nation and No. 1 player in New Jersey. His stock has been rising recently in the recruiting rankings.

A Penn State commit, he was named the wide receiver MVP at the recent Opening Regional in New Jersey and earned an invitation to the Final in Oregon.

The invitations to the All-America Game were not solely based on players’ performance at the camp. Organizers took into account game film and other factors before offering spots.

The 10th and final camp series event is June 3 in Baltimore.

Two high schools seniors and a junior were among 12 players named to the2017 USA Basketball Women’s U19 World Cup Team, USA Basketball announced.

The roster was selected from among 32 players who took part in four days of trials at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

The three high schoolers: seniors Chennedy Carter from Timberview (Arlington, Texas) and Megan Walker from Monacan (Chesterfield, Va.); and junior Christyn Williams from Central Arkansas Christian School (Little Rock, Ark.).

The 6-1 Walker is a UConn signee who is ranked No. 1 in the Class of 2017 by espnW HooprGurlz. Carter, a 5-7 point guard, is a Texas A&M signee who is ranked No. 6 in the Class of 2017.

Christyn Williams (Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood, USAB)

Williams, a 5-11 guard, is ranked No. 1 overall in the espnW HoopGurlz rankings for the Class of 2018.

“It means the world (to be selected), especially since my birthday was (Saturday),” Williams said. “This is a great birthday present. Considering I’m the youngest player here, it’s a huge honor to be selected to this team.

“I tried to demonstrate that I was very coachable, a great teammate and I’m a scorer, because that’s my game. I think I was pretty consistent the whole trials.”

Walker, an American Family Insurance ALL-USA First Team selection, was on the 2016 USA U18 National Team that went 5-0 and won gold. She also won silver at the 2016 FIBA 3×3 U18 World Cup.

“It’s just a blessing –just to be able to wear ‘USA’ and compete against the best teams in the world,” Walker said. “The competition was tough. I’m excited, and I’m ready to represent my country.”

Chennedy Carter of Timberview High (Photo: Kevin Jairaj, USA TODAY Sports)

Carter was named to the ALL-USA First Team after leading Timberview to a 5A state-runner-up finish, averaging 20.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists. But rather than being a senior leader, she enters Team USA as among the younger players.

“I feel like, just me being younger, the older and more experienced girls will be able to show me and guide me through the practice and training camp,” Carter said. “I feel like we have a great group of girls and a great team. Just in trials, I jelled with a bunch of them that I got the opportunity to play with.”

The U.S. team has won six consecutive gold medals in the FIBA U19 World Cup for Women and will aim for seven at the July 22-30 event in Cividale del Friuli and Udine, Italy. Training camp begins July 7.

You can see the full roster by clicking here.

Jackson Lampley is a highly sought-after four-star offensive tackle recruit in the Class of 2019.

At 6-4 and nearly 300 pounds, Lampley is considered No. 11 at his position and No. 88 overall by Top247Sports in his class. From Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville), Lampley has 13 reported offers, including from Tennessee in his home state. Jackson’s dad, Brad, played for Tennessee in the mid-1990s.

And clearly he gets the recruiting process, and some of its absurdity. That led to this awesome tweet about his 5-year-old sister over the weekend:

“I decided to do it because it was her first goal ever, and to kind of joke about what recruits say, including a lot of buddies of mine,” Jackson told USA TODAY High School Sports. “I figured that not a lot of people would get the joke, but the ones that did would think it was pretty funny.”

Consider us among the ones who thought it was more than pretty funny.

Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) will forfeit all 19 of its girls soccer victories and a state runner-up finish after using an ineligible player, the Georgia High School Association confirmed Monday.

According to GwinnettPrepSports.com, the school also was fined an undisclosed amount.

Grayson used the eligible player for 23 games, but four of those were losses.

According to the report and the GHSA findings, a player who spent the last two years at another school district did not make what the association determined was a “bona fide move” into the Grayson district. The player did not play in the state title game after the school was alerted.

Grayson athletic and activities director Brian DeBerry told GwinnettPrepSports.com that school officials would have no comment.

The final Opening Regional event was held Sunday in Oakland with six players getting their tickets punched to the Final at the Nike World Headquarters in Oregon.

While more players will be added to complete the list for the Final, this was the last stop for players to be selected on the day of their performance.

Here are the six players:

• Stephan Blaylock, S, St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.). A UCLA commit, he and teammate Jaiden Woodbey give Bosco at least one finalist at The Opening for a seventh consecutive year, the longest of any high school, according to Scout.com.

• Jevon Holland, S, Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland). An Oregon commit, he is ranked as the No. 18 safety in the class by the 247Sports Composite.
• Brandon Kaho, LB, Reno (Nev.). A BYU commit, he had the highest Nike+ football rating of the day.

• Penei Sewell, OT, Desert Hills (St. George, Utah). One of the top offensive tackles in the West, Sewell did not get an invite after participating in the Los Angeles regional so he returned for another chance.
• Steve Stephens, S, Edison (Fresno, Calif.). An Oregon commit, he is ranked as the No. 7 safety in the class by the 247Sports Composite.
• Chase Williams, DB/WR, Roosevelt (Corona, Calif.). A Nebraska commit, he was the defensive back MVP at the event.

Joy Ripslinger capped her high school career at Assumpton (Davenport, Iowa) with a history-making performance.

Ripslinger, an Arkansas signee, became the first athlete to win the 400, 800, 1,500 and 3,000 meters in the same state track meet. She also will leave high school with 3A state meet record in the 800 (2:07.51), 1,500 (4:39) and 3,000 (9:55.37).

She joined five other girls athletes to win four individual events at the same state meet. Overall, she won nine individual or relay titles at state.

“I’ve always been involved 400 to 3,000 in my four years, but I never thought I’d be state champion-caliber in all four,” she told The Quad City Times. “It is amazing to me that my training has brought me to that position.”

For her career, she finished with 16 state medals and seven Drake Relays victories.

Assumption won a record fifth consecutive 3A team championship.

“I don’t know what could top this,” Ripslinger told The Quad City Times. “This is a milestone I’ll never forget and something I’ll hold close to my heart for the rest of my life.”

Culver Academy (Ind.), ranked No. 3 in the Super 25, won the prestigious Inter-Ac Invitational with a 9-5 win against No. 16 Haverford School (Havertown, Pa.).

Culver repeats as Inter-Ac champion after beating Haverford, 8-7, in last year’s final.

RELATED: Full Super 25 boys lacrosse rankings

Culver Academy senior Matt Schmidt, a Notre Dame signee, was named the game’s Most Valuable Player after stopping 13 shots.

“I’m not making those saves without the defense,” Schmidt told Philly.com. “They put me in a great position to make saves and my goalie coach [Tucker Mizhir] warmed me up today and did a great job getting me where I needed to be all season.”

Earlier in the season, Haverford beat Culver, 8-7, in double overtime. That would be Culver’s only loss. It finished the season at 21-1.

Austin Madronic had four goals and Wheaton Jackoboice had three for Culver.

Haverford rallied to tie the game at 4-4 with 9:51 left in the third quarter before Culver went on a 5-1 run to put the game away.

The 44 boys players for the 12th annual Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Games have been selected. The game is scheduled for July 1 at 8 p.m. at Towson University in Maryland.

The players will be divided into North and South teams with those rosters announced as the game gets closer.

Seniors in good academic standing are considered and chosen by INSIDE LACROSSE along with members of the selection committee.

Twelve of the 15 players selected to the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Boys Lacrosse First Team are on the roster (Of the three not selected, two are juniors and not eligible for the game). Fourteen players from the ALL-USA Second and Third Teams were selected.

Here are the players:

*ALL-USA Preseason Team