The UIL high school girls basketball playoffs began on Monday and will continue on Tuesday. 20 El Paso-area teams qualified for the playoffs and began its playoff journey in the bi-district round. 6A DIVISION 1 Franklin def.

The El Paso Times' girls and boys basketball polls for the 2024-25 season are updated, and both polls show changes as teams head into the postseason for the girls and it is the final week of the regular season for the boys. On the girls' side, Americas has been solid as expected and remains No. 1. Burges and Hanks move up in the poll.

Here is a breakdown of the serious division contenders in Wisconsin boys basketball, as we head into the month of February.

Longtime El Paso basketball coach Paul Baca passes away. He coached the Americas girls, was an assistant boys coach at Socorro.