LaMelo Ball goes off for 92 points in a high school game

Chino Hills sophomore LaMelo Ball had himself an evening for the ages on Tuesday night.

By this point, LaMelo Ball was already on the verge of becoming a household name. The sophomore from Chino Hills, California is a five-star recruit and the brother of potential lottery pick Lonzo Ball. Earlier this season, the youngest Ball brother pulled up from halfcourt, called his shot, and hit nothing but the bottom of the net.

None of that compares to the show Ball put on Tuesday night, exploding for 92 points in a 32-minute game. Playing in honor of a classmate in the hospital, Ball entered halftime with only 29 points. Apparently from that point on his father and coach, Lavar Ball, turned him loose to score at will. Ball notched 41 points in the fourth quarter alone.

In all, Ball scored his 92 points on 37-for-61 shooting from the floor with only seven 3-pointers in his team’s 146-123 win over Los Osos. The game came on the heels of Chino Hills’ first loss in 61 outings, the first loss Ball had played in as a high schooler.

Here is the full highlight from the game, courtesy of Ball is Life.

Clearly this was not a typical high-school game, with both teams blowing way past 100 points. With eight-minute quarters, Ball scored just under three points per minute, and one of his teammates also managed to chip in 29 points of his own. Suffice to say, there was more than a little bit of cherry-picking going on for Ball.

Defense or not, the performance last night by LaMelo Ball has to go down as one of the best scoring performances in the history of high-school basketball.

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There have been quite a few 100-point games by high school ballers, most recently by Epiphanny Prince in 2006. With a few more slow trips back on defense in his next outing, perhaps Ball can join the elite club.