Championship Game
By Isaac Harris and Tem Chisanga (Photo Courtesy, D1 sports media) Championship Saturday finally arrived at the summer league, and this year’s championship was a must watch box office event between the 10th seed Georgetown Prep Hoyas and the undefeated number 1 seed and host Dematha. Both teams had a difficult playoff route to make […]
Playoffs Recap: Quarterfinal
By Isaac Harris (Photo Courtesy of D1 sports media) The quarterfinals featured competitive games and great performances that shook up the bracket and gave a different outlook than predicted for the semifinals and potential championship meetings. Georgetown Prep VS Takoma Academy: The first game of the night was anticipated to be a tough one for […]
All Summer League Team Announcement
By Harry Turner Photos Taken By Ean Bowie, Harper Lewis, Jonae Guest, and D1 Sports Media 1st Team Tyler Perkins – Landon 2023, Guard 25.1 ppg 7.4 rpg 2.5 apg Team record 6-2 Tyler Perkins was named league MVP on Monday, before guiding his team to a first round playoff win over Archbishop Spalding. The […]
Summer League Playoffs Day One Recap
By Temwa Chisanga Photo Taken By Ean Bowie Tyler Perkins announced as Summer league MVP Landon ‘23 guard Tyler Perkins was crowned Summer League MVP to kick off the Summer League Playoffs. Averaging 25.1 ppg, 7.4 rebs, and 3.5 steals Perkins has been a stud throughout the regular season and will look to continue his […]
Week Five Team of the Week
By Temwa Chisanga Despite a shortened final week, many teams came to play with playoff implications on the line; however only one team could be crowned as the final team of the week for the regular season. That team is no other than Takoma Academy. Capping off an amazing undefeated regular season, Takoma Academy continued […]
Week Five Players of the Week
By Harry Turner Photos Taken By: Jonae Guest, Harper Lewis, and Ean Bowie Gibraltar Coleman – Flint Hill 2023, Forward #24 Vs. Takoma Academy: (L) 41 pts, 10 reb, ast, stl, blk, 12-26 FG, 4-9 3pt, 13-16 FT The Capitol Hoops staff will miss watching Gibraltar Coleman play in the playoffs next week. The spectacular […]
Regular Season Wrap up and Playoff picture
By Isaac Harris The regular season for the summer league has ended with a wild finish. Two teams finished undefeated with 10-0 records, a 7 way tie for 6-12 seeds, and 7 teams that finished 4-6 for 16th and final seed of the playoff picture. Per league rules calls for a drawing to determine the […]
Notable Games of Day 15 06/21/2022
By Isaac Harris (photo courtesy of d1 sports media) The Heights VS Bulldogs (Churchill) 70-72: On the eve of the regular season finale the first slate of games were nail biters. The Heights vs The Bulldogs definitely had a game seven type atmosphere which started right from the tip. Both teams were playing with a […]
Takoma Academy: The Maroon engine that could
By Isaac Harris (Photo Courtesy D1 sports media) This summer one of the more interesting teams that is taking the league by storm is Takoma Academy. The small private school from Takoma Park, MD is applying the pressure this year at the Capitol Summer League. Unlike recent summers, the team is currently undefeated in league […]
Summer League Similarities
By Harry Turner Photos Taken By Jonae Guest With 32 teams participating in the league this year, 32 coaches have had to come up with successful algorithms to formulate winning records. Like most summer sports, organization can be difficult. With families traveling and students playing multiple sports for multiple teams it can be hard […]