On a night when most DC sports fans were cheering on boxer and hometown hero Lamont Peterson in his improbable upset over Amir Khan, two WCAC schools were hosting some very good high school basketball. In the Gonzaga DC Classic the host Eagles trailed by 8 after the first quarter but used a 22-9 run to come back and put away Sagemont of Weston, Florida. Nate Britt once again led…
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Barrington Alston , a 6’8″ power forward has committed to Towson University. Alston is a big time shot blocker out of Christ Church in Va , and follows his former 16&U coach (Takeover) Kenny Johnson to the Tigers.
Jordan Abdur-Ra’oof was a big reason why Takeover was able to run the table at the 15&U division. With most of the games at different sites , we spent Mother’s Day afternoon in Glen Burnie where the 15&U division brought the weekend to a close. In the championship game of the Gold bracket Team Takeover got a huge contribution from Jordan Abdur-Raoof. Raoof , a 6’5″ power forward collected 18pts…
Byron Hawkins led Assault back from 16 down against Long Island Lightning , along with the complete Saturday report. Saturday’s Report / Notes Bryon Hawkins, PG, DC Assault Gold 2014- Hawkins was hands down the top performer at the Baltimore Elite Invitational on Saturday. Hawkins a normal starter came off the bench and led Assault to a 58-53 win over Long Island Lightning (NY) despite trailing by as much as…
Chris Martin is well know in DC for torching opponents nets , and after taking his services to St. Pat’s (NJ) for his senior year , he has officially announced his decision. Early this morning former St. John’s standout Chris Martin announced that he will playing college basketball for Marshall University. The 6’1″ shooting guard with a dangerous stroke , will also join Mike Cheatham (City College) in their recruiting class…
Patterson got a key transfer while St. Frances loss a vital piece in 6’5″ shooting guard Shakir Brown (#16 in 2012) who has officially enrolled as a clipper. Brown will join the #1 rated prospect in the class of 2013 (Aquille Carr) alongside Myrek Fowlkes (#15 in 2013). Head Coach Harry Martin confirmed that Brown has been taking classes now for about three weeks. The Clippers who came up just one game…
Rank Name School Pos. Ht. 1 Aquille Carr Patterson PG 5-6 2 Bee Jay Anya Dematha Catholic PF 6-8 3 Nate Britt Jr Gonzaga PG 6-1 4 Michael Kobani National Christian PF 6-9 5 Stanford Robinson Paul VI SG 6-5 6 Daquan McNeil Vermont Academy SG 6-3 7 Josh Hart Sidwell Friends SG 6-4 8 Will Ferguson Bishop O’Connell PG 6-0 9 Kris Jenkins Gonzaga SF 6-6 10 Jarius Lyles…
Team Takeover defeated Team Loaded 83-71 to win the Pittsburgh Jam Fest 17&U division.
This weekend Ibn reported that he has decommitted from Maryland Eastern Shore and will take several visits over the next couple of weeks , before making his decision. The 5’7″ point guard from Bishop McNamara high school , averaged 10.7ppg and nearly 7 dimes in the 2010-2011 season , and was set to play basketball at Maryland Eastern Shore this coming Fall. Over the weekend at the DC Assault Big Shots Tournament…
