O’Connell jumped out to an 8-0 start to take an early lead. Glenelg would buckle down defensively, which helped them get back into the game. They held O’Connell to just 1 point in the second quarter, in turn taking a small lead at the break. In the second half, sophomore Noah Batchelor would heat up, ending the game with a team-high 23 points. Glenelg’s Senior Noah Charles got involved too…
Largo defeats Easton behind 26 points from Derrick Colter. Colter had 4 3-balls in the first 3 minutes of the game. Largo never trailed. For more go to www.capitolhoops.com Source
Eleanor Roosevelt defeats Meade for the 2016 Maryland 4A championship by a score of 72-39. Roosevelt got off to a sizzling start as they led 24-6 after the first quarter. ER was led by Naji Marshall (#3) with 21 & 5, Jaden Faulkner (#12) with 16 & 8, and Trent Bishop (#55) with 13 & 6 assists. Meade star Tristan Easton (#1) finished off his incredible career with 6 points.…
St Frances escaped in OT after a would be buzzer beater from John Carroll’s Nigel Haughton was waived off after a three minute deliberation between refs. After slo-mo replays, it appears the shot was good but it was awful close. Ace Baldwin led the way for SFA with 24. Elijah Epps added 18. JC was led by Montez Mathis who scored 22 and Yavuz Gultekin who added 15. Immanuel Quickly…
DeMatha got an early scare by Riverdale Baptist but soon found their stride, and went on to defeat Riverdale by 18. DJ Harvey, Markelle Fultz, , and freshman Justin Moore led the way with 22, 18, and 18 respectively. Source
PVI got 17,10, and 4 from Brandon Slater and 10,3,4 and 4 steals from Aaron Thompson en route to a 16 point victory over Pebblebrook (GA). Pebble brook was led by Collin Sexton’s 29 points including one incredible reverse oop. Source
Not only did Julian Reese drop a 40-burger, but a 40-20-10 monstrosity. 40 points, 22 rebounds, and 10 blocks to be exact. First year NCA coach Kenny Johnson’s group hung tight throughout but Reese led a front line that NCA couldn’t match up with. The NCA backcourt of Brayon Freeman (21 points), Zion Russell (16 points) and Juan Bell (13 points) led the way for the Eagles. Freshman Derik Queen…
Gaithersburg defeats Magruder in the Maryland 4A West section 2 semi-finals with a 70-65 victory. Gaithersburg was led by Anthony Tarke (21 points), Geron Braithwaite (12 points), and Dion Etheridge (12 points). Magruder was led by junior Joe hugely (21 points) and senior Josiah Jones (13 points). Source
In semi-final #2 DeMatha got out to a hot start, and never looked back. Markelle Fultz led DeMatha with 21. Senior reserve Reggie Gardner had one of his best games as a DeMatha Stag. He finished with 12 points. Chris Lykes led all scorers with 28 for Gonzaga. Source
Today’s play of the day comes from St. John’s in NW, DC where University of Maryland commit Anthony Cowan went off for 32 and 7 in the Cadets first league game of the year, an 82-57 drubbing of O’Connell. Source
