Top 10 high school sports stories of the week

Here are the top stories from MaxPreps for the week of March 7-14.

1. Beyond the X: 'God of Dunk' Malik Monk leaves poverty, strikes gold, beats buzzers in land of Walmart
One of the nation's top sophomore basketball players and his mother surprised many last summer by uprooting from rural Arkansas to the land of opportunity in Bentonville, where he has helped lift a once-destitute program to new riches.

2. MaxPreps Top 100 high school baseball seniors for the 2014 season
Rancho Bernardo catcher Alex Jackson edges out Gainesville's Michael Gettys and Clovis' Jacob Gatewood for top spot.

3. Video: Malik Monk with the incredible alley-oop dunk
Bentonville Malik Monk puts on a show in Arkansas 7A quarterfinal win. Watch from two angles.

4. Sons of famous fathers who play high school basketball
Michael Bibby Jr., Avery Johnson Jr. and M.J. Cage among standout high school basketball players following legacy of famous sports dads.

5. Tyus Jones sees legendary high school career come to an end
Four nationally-ranked teams dropped on a wild Thursday night of high school basketball around the country.

6. St. Ignatius, Northview state title hockey game ends in a tie
Safety at issue and why officials declare both St. Ignatius and Northview as Ohio state hockey champs.

7. Video: Improbable half-court buzzer beater you have to see to believe #MPTopPlay
You can watch basketball for a lot of years and never see a shot like this.

8. Comparing high school football scoring rates from state to state
Texas produced more points per game during 2013 football season than any other state.

9. Student Section Showdown: Is the Pioneer Pack the best crowd in America?
Somerville (N.J.) student body is an impressive bunch. Check out what it's like through the lens of a GoPro Camera.

10. National No. 3 Rainier Beach completes three-peat, moving on to NYC
Vikings get late bucket from senior wing Dujuan Piper to seal another state championship game victory.