The first week of December saw tons of excitement on the hardwood. Here are some of Cincinnati's best boys basketball games from Dec. 1-7.

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Dec. 9—BENSON — All signs point toward another winning year for the Benson boys basketball team. After improving their win total by seven wins with an 18-11 record in 2024-25, the Braves look to continue their winning ways as a new member of the Prairie Conference. "We are looking to take another step in the right direction as a program this year," …

Dec. 9—PRINSBURG — Fresh off of reaching the Section 3A-North championship, the Central Minnesota Christian boys basketball team hopes for a breakthrough this winter. The Bluejays went 23-6 in 2024-25, including a 13-3 Camden Conference record. Head coach Ted Taatjes is back for his 17th season. He's joined by assistant coaches Travis VanderWoude and …

Dec. 9—BELGRADE — A handful of impactful players — starters and others off the bench — are returning for the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa boys basketball team in the upcoming season. They look to lead the Jaguars, who are coming off a 7-7 record in the Central Minnesota Conference and a 10-17 overall record, to their 11th straight season with double …

Dec. 9—KERKHOVEN — Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg went through a youth movement in 2024-25. It made for an uneven season for the Fighting Saints as they went 13-14 overall and 7-9 in the Camden Conference. After taking their lumps and with everyone coming back, KMS hopes for an improved season. "We went from being one of the least experienced teams last year …

Dec. 9—GROVE CITY — With the departure of 11 seniors from 2024-25, it will take time for the inexperienced Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City boys basketball team to hit its stride this season. Led by All-Area Second Team selection and graduate Marcus Forsythe, the Falcons played to a 13-14 overall record and a 7-7 mark in the Central Minnesota Conference last …

Dec. 9—LITCHFIELD — An experienced Litchfield boys basketball team looks to keep trending upward. All five starters return after a 2024-25 season when the Dragons finished 10-17 overall and 7-9 in the Wright County Conference."We have a veteran group that has a combination of size, shooting and athleticism," said Matt Draeger, who enters his ninth season …

Dec. 9—WILLMAR — All signs are pointing toward a competitive season in the Minnesota Christian Athletic Conference for the Community Christian School boys basketball team. CCS, which is coming off an 18-8 season in the MCAC, returns three starters despite losing a trio of contributors from last year's team which won the Tier 1 consolation …

Dec. 9—BIRD ISLAND — After advancing to the Class A state tournament for the first time in school history, things are going to look much different for the BOLD boys basketball team. It has lost 79% of its scoring between six graduates, led by stars Jack Gross and Will Penkert, after going 20-12 overall and 6-7 in the West Central Conference in 2024-25. …

Dec. 9—DAWSON — The Dawson-Boyd boys basketball team will be without two towering presences to defend its Class A state championship. Standouts Brayson Boike and Drew Hjelmeland have both graduated and are both playing college basketball at Division II Southwest Minnesota State. Between the 6-foot-8 Boike and the 6-7 Hjelmeland, that's 38.9 points, …

Arne Slot dedicated Tuesday's 1-0 Champions League win at Inter Milan to the players he took to Italy, refusing to further fuel a public row with star forward Mohamed Salah.In the Champions League Liverpool next travel to Marseille before hosting Qarabag in their final league phase fixture. td/mw