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 […]
DMV Live – CHSL Standouts
Martin Somerville (#1) and Prince-Alexander Moody (#2) (courtesy of Josh Campbell) by Eric Brilliant Over the past two weekends, teams from all over the DMV participated in DMV Live, which is an event for players to showcase their skills in front of college coaches. A variety of teams from CHSL were featured in the event. […]
2023 All-Summer League Teams and MVP
* denotes unanimous selection Most Valuable Player: Lucas Sekasi, Tenley Tigers (Jackson Reed) ‘24 First Team Lucas Sekasi, Tenley Tigers (Jackson Reed) ‘24 * 15.4 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 6.0 apg, 2.0 spg, 51.3% FG, 77.3% FT, 42.9% 3FG Assists leader, T-3rd in C-RAM (13.0), 1st in FGS (82), T-15th DSI (96) 10 […]
2023 Capitol Hoops Summer League Sweet Sixteen Recap
By Temwa Chisanga and Boots Giblin (photo courtesy of Hunter Barberis) With a fair share of nail biting games that game down to the wire and heartbreaking upsets, the Sweet Sixteen of the Capitol Hoops Summer League Playoffs featured exciting basketball throughout the day. Stay tuned for more thrilling action takes place as the […]
Week 5 Players of the Week
by Ashen Stuart, Temwa Chisanga and Billy Scott featured photo courtesy of Jordan Richardson. James Crimaudo, Seahawks (South River) ‘24 vs AACS: win in 2OT, 38 points, 9 3PM Another unicorn was found in the Capitol Hoops Summer League on the South River Seahawks and was on full display versus AACS. Standing at 6’5” you […]
2023 PLAYOFF UPDATE
Playoffs start Tuesday June 27th. Admission is $7 at the door. FULL SCHEDULE HERE SEED LIST #1. Bullis (10-0) #2. Riverdale Baptist (9-1) #3. DeMatha (9-1) #4. McNamara (8-2) #5. Tenley Tigers (8-2) #6. Brandywine Boyz (8-2) #7. Cadets (8-2) #8. Alexandria City (8-2) #9. Grace Brethren (8-2) #10. Fairfax Christian (7-3) #11. Sandy Spring […]
2023 Playoff Picture Entering Final Day of Regular Season
by: Marc Stern As we enter the 22nd and final day of the 2023 Capitol Hoops Summer League at DeMatha+ there’s a lot up for grabs when it comes to playoff positioning and seeding. The playoffs begin on Monday, June 26th. All playoffs will take place at DeMatha. 48 teams have competed this season and […]
Week 4 Players of the Week
by Eric Brilliant, Billy Scott and Temwa Chisanga Micah Webb, Warriors (Sherwood) ‘24 vs Takoma Academy: 26 pt, 8 reb, 5 ast, 1 blk (9-16 FG, 4-5 3FG) vs Tech Prep: 10 pt, 4 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl vs Potomac School: 17 pt, 3 reb, 3 ast, 4 stl One of the fastest players […]
Team Feature: McNamara’s Core Prepares for Playoffs
By Temwa Chisanga As we draw closer to the start of the 2023 Summer League playoffs, teams are starting to have a better idea of where they will be seeded come June 26. One of those teams is none other than WCAC’s own McNamara. Concluding their regular season with an 8-2 record, the WCAC […]