Posted: Jan. 6, 2012 | 2:08 a.m.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2012 | 2:30 a.m.
In what could be a prelude to a 2012 national high school basketball title, Findlay Prep, nationally ranked third by ESPN's Powerade Fab 50, will play the top-ranked team in Nevada, Bishop Gorman High School Jan. 21 at the Cox Pavilion.
The game is set to start at 2 p.m.
Prior to the main event, Coronado High School will play Foothill High School at noon.
These high school basketball games, dubbed the BCS Challenge -- Big City Showdown, are presented by Findlay Toyota. Proceeds benefit American Heart Walk and Best Buddies of Nevada.
The Bishop Gorman High School basketball team is the No. 1 ranked team in Nevada and has had this game marked on its calendar for some time.
"We're looking forward to the challenge of playing Findlay Prep again," said Gorman coach Grant Rice. "Last year's game was one of the best basketball games of the year! The sold-out crowd at the Cox Pavilion is a memory our team will never forget."
Mike Peck, coach for Findlay Prep, had this to say.
"We have the utmost respect for Bishop Gorman and the way they play the game. Shabazz (Muhammad) will be a challenge our team has been anticipating. Another match-up versus Gorman at the Cox Pavilion has all the makings of a legendary high school basketball game."
BCS Challenge tickets are now on sale at Findlay Toyota and online at UNLVtickets.com. It is strongly encouraged to get tickets early as this event tends to sell out quickly.
Last year's adrenaline-fueled game saw two overtimes and a Findlay Prep buzzer beater to take home the win. This year's level of intensity won't be any different.
Findlay Toyota is sponsoring the BCS Challenge to showcase the area's most talented high school players.
"The BCS Challenge is great because you get to see two games, including a match-up between two of the top ranked teams in the country. The competitiveness and skill of these teams, always makes for an exciting, heart-pounding series. Our hope is that the best players will choose to stay in town and play for the Runnin' Rebels," said Rick Glenn, marketing director of Findlay Toyota.
Glenn may get his wish. UNLV is actively recruiting players from both teams, with the Findlay side including top-ranked players Anthony Bennett, Winston Shepard, 7-footer Matthew Willms, as well as UNLV verbally committed junior Christian Wood. The Bishop Gorman side is stacked with local talent, including top players Muhammad and 6-foot-9-inch Demetris Morant. The coach for Bishop Gorman is the brother of current UNLV coach Dave Rice.
Findlay Automotive Group (www.FindlayAuto.com) was founded by the late Pete Findlay in 1961 when he arrived in the Las Vegas Valley from Panaca to open Pete's Used Cars on Boulder Highway. His son, Cliff Findlay, now spearheads Findlay's 22 dealerships in Nevada, Arizona, Utah and Idaho. Findlay Toyota is the dominant dealership in the Las Vegas Valley and is headed by Rich Abajian, former assistant football coach for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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