12th annual Big City Showdown pits Bishop Gorman and Coronado

It’s the 12th annual Big City Showdown!

Powerhouse programs Bishop Gorman and Coronado high facing off in their highly anticipated high school basketball matchup.

Jeremy Chen previewed the game.

THE TEAMS ARE PART OF THE "BIGCITY SHOWDOWN!"13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER JEREMYCHEN...IS LIVE OUTSIDE OF COX PAVILIONWHICH WILL SOON BE FILLED WITHTHOUSANDS OF FANS.TODD.TRICIA...THIS IS PRETTY MUCH A SHOWCASEOF THE BEST OF THE BEST IN HIGHSCHOOL BOY'S BASKETBALL IN THESTATE...THE TOP TWO TEAMS ACCORDING TOMAXPREPS ARE BISHOP GORMAN ANDCORONADO.THE COACHES SAY IT'LL BE AGREAT EXPERIENCE FOR THEIRKIDS.THESE SEATS WILL BE FILLED WITHEXCITED STUDENTS ANDFANS-CHEERING FOR EITHER BISHOPGORMAN OR CORONADO FOR THE BIGCITY SHOWDOWN.CORONADO'S HEAD COACH IS PUMPEDFOR THE MATCHUP."THEY'RE EXCITED TO PLAY BISHOPGORMAN.IT'S A RIVALRY FOR US.THEY HAVE A GREAT TEAM.WE WANT TO BEAT THAT TEAM, SOTHEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT."IT'S THE 12TH EDITION OF THESHOWDOWN- BISHOP GORMAN USUALLYPLAYS AGAINST FINDLEY PREP- BUTWILL INSTEAD TAKE ON CORONADOAT COX PAVILION."WITH FINDLEY PREP NOTOPERATING THIS YEAR, WEDEFINITELY FOUND A GREATOPPONENT IN CORONADO, SO WE'REEXCITED TO KEEP THAT GOING ONWITH THE BIG CITY SHOWDOWN."IT'S A HIGHLY ANTICIPATEDMATCHUP FEATURING DIVISION ONEPROSPECTS-AND THE TOP TWORANKED HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALLTEAMS IN THE STATE ON MAXPREPS.THEIR GAME WILL BE FEATURED ONNATIONAL TELEVISION ONE-S-P-N-U."ALL THESE KIDS ARE FRIENDS OFFTHE COURT BUT IT'S GOING TO BEA BATTLE.THEY'RE EXCITED.BOTH GROUPS ARE EXCITED.BOTH STUDENT SECTIONS ARE READYFOR WAR AND BOTH SCHOOLS AREGOING TO COME REPRESENTING."WITH THE NATIONAL PLATFORM-ITWILL BE MEANINGFUL FOR THEPLAYERS-ESPECIALLY THOSE WHOWILL FINISH THEIR PLAYINGCAREER AT THE HIGH SCHOOLLEVEL."IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE.IT'S SOMETHING THEY'LL ALWAYSREMEMBER AND IT'S SOMETHINGTHEY'LL TELL THEIR FAMILIES, 'IPLAYED ON NATIONALTELEVISION'."COMING.UP AT SIX-WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUTWHAT THIS EVENT MEANS FOR THEWIDER LAS VEGAS COMMUNITY-ASWELL AS U-N-L-V.JEREMY CHEN 13 ACTION NEWS.A 13 ACTION NEWS UPDATE...NORTH L