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 shedding to DeMatha in final 12 months’s last.
Clinton Grace Christian – After shedding to Highland Faculty and consensus High 5 recruit Nate Ament within the Metro Non-public Faculty Convention last final week, the Eagles (No. 4 seed) hope to make a authentic run after shedding to DeMatha within the quarterfinals final 12 months.
DeMatha Catholic – The defending tourney champ and No. 2 seed Stags will probably be motivated to atone for his or her one-and-done in final week’s Washington Catholic Athletic Convention event.
Mount Zion Prep – The Warriors, the tourney’s prime seed, have a formidable resume together with two wins over nationally-ranked Prolific Prep in addition to win oner Utah Prep and the nation’s prime participant in Brigham Younger recruit AJ Dylantsa.
Bishop McNamara – The Mustangs are been taking part in their greatest basketball after horrific begin, upsetting nationally-ranked Gonzaga School (D.C.) and then-Maryland No. 1 DeMatha Catholic, each on the highway in latest weeks.
Georgetown Prep – The Little Hoyas, that includes a Division I beginning 5, practically 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 last (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, heart
Miles Franklin, St. Andrew’s Episcopal, Sr., ahead
Tyler Garrett, Georgetown Prep, Sr., heart
Ashton Meeks, DeMatha Catholic, Jr., guard
Prince Alexander Moody, Bishop McNamara, Jr., guard
Eric Reibe, Bullis Faculty, Sr., heart
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 Girl 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.
