Bullis Finds Gold At The Buzzer !
Angelo Dickerson (Bullis) – Photo by Francisco Gonzalez (@cisc0.flick) By Matthew Cooper In a thrilling finish at the Capitol Hoops Summer League, Bullis snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. With the game on the line, Bullis guard Angelo Dickerson delivered a stunning three-pointer, overturning the Tenley Tigers’ one-point lead to seal the win, 62-60. […]
MPSC x CHSL – Clinton Grace and Riverdale Baptist OT THRILLER
Ashley Sims – Riverdale Baptist. Photo by Isaac Recinos (IG) By Eric Brilliant Two of the more talented teams in this year’s CHSL matched up Saturday in a wild overtime thriller. Clinton Grace came into the game undefeated at 2-0, while Riverdale was 1-1, getting their first win after a tough opening loss to McNamara. […]
DeMatha Makes 2024 CHSL Debut
Kade Sebastian (DeMatha) – Photo by Seth Burtin By Mikael Desta After a down to the wire loss to the Tenley Tigers (Jackson Reed) in last year’s championship game, DeMatha is looking to bounce back this year with another CHSL championship. Their first game was last night against the Mustangs (Meade). As one of the […]
Week 1 Players of the Week
Jaylen Wills (St. Albans) – Photo by Sage James By Capitol Hoops Staff Here’s a look at our pick of 10 “players of the week” plus some other standout performers from Week 1. PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Jaylen Wills (St. Albans ’25) – 36.0 ppg (65%/54%/100%), 5 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.3 spg (3 games) Grant […]
Summer League Day 2 Recap
JJ Massaquoi (Tenley Tigers) – Photo by Braden Kletz By Mikael Desta Game 1 on Court 1 between Lanham Christian and Brandywine Boyz (Gwynn Park) had a very advanced feel to it. A lot of great footwork, fouldrawing, and consistent shooting that showed everyone on the court was ready to play. The contest was tightly […]
Summer League is back: What to expect, new additions and game recaps from day one
By: Boots Giblin and Mikael Desta Capitol Hoops Summer League at the storied DeMatha Catholic High School is finally here. This marks the sixth year of the summer league and what is known to the DMV community as “June’s best bump,” with a record number of 50 teams, including Spring Mills High School from […]
Player Feature: Kahu Treacher
by Ashen Stuart Imagine leaving your home country to play basketball, then after being invited to an NBA Camp, you are being coached by an NBA star, and living your dream of playing high-level basketball in America. No, this is not the script for an upcoming movie, this is the life of St. Albans ‘24 […]
2023 CHSL All-Defensive Teams
by: Eric Brilliant *minimum three games for leaderboards, stats include regular AND postseason Defensive Player of the Year: Joe McRae, Tenley Tigers (Jackson Reed) ‘24 First Team G: Joe McRae, Tenley Tigers (Jackson Reed) ‘24 –4.2 SPG, 3rd in DSI, 1st in total steals (42), 1st in SPG -10 GP G: Aiden Igwebe, […]
2023 Capitol Hoops Summer League Championship Game Recap
By Temwa Chisanga (photos courtesy of Nimi Ojikutu) In the championship game of the 2023 Capitol Hoops Summer League, the Tenley Tigers of Jackson-Reed defeated defending Summer League champions DeMatha 64-62 in an overtime thriller. This is their program’s second CHSL title, their first being in 2018. It was a hard-fought, back-and-forth game […]
CHSL Semifinals Recap
by Eric Brilliant Semifinal: Riverdale Baptist vs DeMatha DeMatha looked to keep their eight game winning streak alive against the two seed, Riverdale Baptist, in the first semi-final game of the day. Dematha took care of business against Brandywine Boyz winning by 34 points while Riverdale Baptist had an impressive win against the Cadets. Riverdale […]