Welcome to the first installment of our series spotlighting the Louisiana's top basketball players in each classification. First up are boys prospects in the largest division, Class 5A. It's up to you,

A fast start and tone-setting defense combined for a dominant victory by the Arkansas State men’s basketball team Thursday night, topping Louisiana 83-63 inside First National Bank Arena.

As the month of January rolls on, it is time to look at some of the standout high school boys basketball players from the the Florida Panhandle last week. As always, we ask you, the fans to vote for who think the player of the week should be for games played from January 5-11.