Team Feature: Bullis Shines in CHSL

by Charlotte Velarde (photo courtesy of Josh Campbell) As Capitol Hoops Summer League continues on, Bullis has shown remarkable talent and playing capability against fierce competition within the early weeks of play. With their currently undefeated record (9-0), Bullis is approaching a possibly perfect record for the regular season, giving them a very good chance […]

Week 3 Players of the Week

by Billy Scott, Temwa Chisanga and Eric Brilliant For more information on our advanced statistics from Cerebro Sports, read here. All Cerebro statistics mentioned in this article are accurate as of 6/12/23 10:00 AM.  Jayden Fort, Tenley Tigers (Jackson Reed) ‘25  vs Forest Park: 25 pt, 10 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 3 blk  vs […]

Featured Head Coach: Dave McNeill

By Temwa Chisanga During the first week of the 2023 Summer League campaign, the Mustangs of Meade kicked off their summer league campaign with a bang. Despite missing a few key players, the Mustangs maintained composure and beat Alexandria City in a nail-biter that came down to the final few seconds of regulation.  While ‘25 […]

CHSL+ Collaboration with Cerebro Sports

by: Billy Scott This season, Capitol Hoops Summer League+ has partnered with Cerebro Sports to begin tracking and recording advanced statistics. In addition to tracking standard per-game statistics, Cerebro calculates statistics per 40 minutes and usage rate. The statistics mentioned in this article are calculated purely with box scores, there is no human subjectivity in […]

Unbeatens Face Off in CHSL: Sandy Spring vs. Riverdale Baptist

by Boots Giblin Riverdale Baptist vs Sandy Spring Friends School was a highly anticipated matchup of unbeatens, where 5-0 Riverdale Baptist faced off against 3-0 Sandy Spring, ending in a 69-48 win for Riverdale Baptist. Both teams came into today looking to keep their momentum going, especially an up and coming Sandy Spring team, looking […]

Week 2 Players of the Week

by Eric Brilliant (photo above courtesy of Marco Diaz) Cole Bowser, DeMatha ‘25  vs Brandywine Boyz: 16 pt, 6 reb, 1 stl, 1 blk vs Bullis: 24 pt, 8 reb, 1 stl Bowser showcased his ability this past week against two high caliber teams. Bowser has great length, standing at 6’6″, to go along with […]

Week 1 Players of the Week

by Eric Brilliant, Temwa Chisanga and Billy Scott   Cam Ward, R.W.E Lions (Largo) ‘25 vs The Heights: 41 pt, 22 reb, 4 stl, 3 blk  vs McNamara: 40 pt, 12 reb,1 stl    Ward has been dominant to start the summer league. Using his 6’7″ frame, Ward has been a two-way star for the […]

Team Feature: Riverdale Baptist Gets Off to Hot Start

By Temwa Chisanga The first week of the 2023 Capitol Hoops Summer League saw many great teams come to play, with three teams finishing off the week at 3-0. Of the three undefeated teams, one team that stood out to the Capitol Hoops Summer League writing team was Riverdale Baptist.  The private school located in […]

Recap: Opening Day of the 2023 Capitol Hoops Summer League

by Tem Chisanga, Charlotte Velarde, Boots Giblin, and Eric Brilliant (cover photo from Hunter Barberis) Day 1 of Capitol Hoops Summer League was nothing short of exciting basketball. With dominating performances, lion-hearted comebacks, and an overtime thriller, the first day of Capitol Hoops Summer League previewed what should be another great and highly competitive year […]

Andy Ramirez Profile

  By J’nai Knox Remember the Gonzaga vs. Hayfield game that ended in a buzzer beater? If not you can watch it here. Hayfield’s Andy Ramirez crashed the boards and put it in for the win.  There’s more to Andy’s story, besides being a 6’3” wing for Hayfield. Just 8 months ago Ramirez was in the […]