Both Pompano Beach and Ely high schools have won state basketball championships in years past:

1946 - Pompano High School (Div. C)
1963 - Pompano Beach High School (Div. 2A)
1993 - Ely High School (Div. 3A)

Additionally, Pompano Beach reached, but lost, the championship game in 1947, 1953, 1958, 1959, and 1971, while Ely finished as state runner-ups in 1988, 1995 and 1999.