The Maryland Private Schools State Boys Basketball Tournament begins Thursday with first spherical video games at Hebrew Academy. Ten groups ranked on this week’s Excessive Faculty On SI Top 25 Maryland Boys Basketball State Rankings will compete.
DeMatha is the defending champion.
Bullis Faculty – The three-time reigning Interstate Athletic Convention champ Bulldogs (No. 3 seed), led by McDonald All-American and UCONN recruit Eric Reibe, search redemption after dropping to DeMatha in final 12 months’s remaining.
Clinton Grace Christian – After dropping to Highland Faculty and consensus Prime 5 recruit Nate Ament within the Metro Non-public Faculty Convention remaining final week, the Eagles (No. 4 seed) hope to make a respectable run after dropping to DeMatha within the quarterfinals final 12 months.
DeMatha Catholic – The defending tourney champ and No. 2 seed Stags can be motivated to atone for his or her one-and-done in final week’s Washington Catholic Athletic Convention match.
Mount Zion Prep – The Warriors, the tourney’s high seed, have a powerful resume together with two wins over nationally-ranked Prolific Prep in addition to win oner Utah Prep and the nation’s high participant in Brigham Younger recruit AJ Dylantsa.
Bishop McNamara – The Mustangs are been enjoying their finest basketball after horrific begin, upsetting nationally-ranked Gonzaga School (D.C.) and then-Maryland No. 1 DeMatha Catholic, each on the street in latest weeks.
Georgetown Prep – The Little Hoyas, that includes a Division I beginning 5, almost stopped Bullis’ reign within the IAC final weekend.
Glenelg Nation Faculty – The Dragons, led by high-scoring Bucknell-bound Patrick Curtin, had breakout season, narrowly lacking the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Affiliation A Convention remaining (misplaced to St. Frances Academy in time beyond regulation in semifinals).
Riverdale Baptist Faculty – The Crusaders performed one other difficult schedule this season, together with victories over eventual District of Columbia champ Cardozo and WCAC stronghold St. John’s School (D.C.).
Patrick Curtin, Glenelg Nation Faculty, Sr., guard
Francis Folefac, Mount Zion Prep, Sr, middle
Miles Franklin, St. Andrew’s Episcopal, Sr., ahead
Tyler Garrett, Georgetown Prep, Sr., middle
Ashton Meeks, DeMatha Catholic, Jr., guard
Prince Alexander Moody, Bishop McNamara, Jr., guard
Eric Reibe, Bullis Faculty, Sr., middle
Qayden Samuels, Bishop McNamara, Jr., guard/ahead
Adrien Stevens, Bullis Faculty, Sr. guard
Akbar Waheed, Georgetown Prep, Sr., guard
SCHEDULE
Thursday Feb. 27
No. 15 seed Maryland Faculty for the Deaf vs. No. 10 Severn Faculty, 5:15 p.m.
No. 13 Hebrew Academy vs. No. 12 Springdale Prep, 7 p.m.
No. 14 Our Woman of Good Counsel vs. No. 11 Lanham Christian, 8:45 p.m.
Saturday March 1
Maryland Faculty for the Deaf/Severn winner vs. No. 7 Glenelg Nation Faculty, 12:45 p.m.
Springdale/Hebrew winner vs. No. 5 Bishop McNamara, 2:30 p.m.
Good Counsel/Lanham Christian winner vs. No. 6 Georgetown Prep, 4:15 p.m.
No. 9 St. Andrew’s Episcopal vs. No. 8 Riverdale Baptist Faculty, 6 p.m.
Monday March 3
St. Andrew’s/Riverdale Baptist winner vs. No. 1 Mount Zion Prep
Maryland Faculty for the Deaf or Severn/Glenelg Nation winner vs. No. 2 DeMatha Catholic
Good Counsel or Lanham Christian/Georgetown Prep winner vs. No. 3 Bullis Faculty
Springdale or Hebrew/McNamara winner vs. No. 4 Clinton Grace Christian
Wednesday March 5
Quarterfinal winners
Friday March 7
Semifinal winners, 8:15 p.m.
