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Sarah Haase, Good Counsel, Freshman
2009 All-Beltway Girls Swimming First Team
Following in her sister’s wake, Haase quickly became perhaps the best female swimmer in Montgomery County as just a freshman. She won the 200 IM and 100 ****** at Metros, breaking a pair of Montgomery County Public Schools records in the process.
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Pat Sullivan, Gonzaga, Senior
2009 All-Beltway Boys Swimming First Team
Sullivan dominated the 50 free this year. He topped Josh Hafkin’s 50 free record at the Washington Metro Prep Swim Dive League Championships with a time of 20.70, then won the 50 free at Metros as well. Sullivan also anchored Gonzaga’s record-breaking 200 Medley relay team.
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Ian Hummer, Gonzaga, Senior
2009 All-Beltway Boys Basketball First Team
Hummer was a wrecking ball in the paint for the Eagles this season, leading Gonzaga to the WCAC finals and nearly a conference championship. He averaged 16.2 points and 11.2 rebounds per game and 2.5 blocks this season and was named the WCAC Player of the Year. He also eclipsed the 1,000 point mark. Will play for Princeton.
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Talib Zanna, Bishop McNamara, Senior
2009 All-Beltway Boys Basketball First Team
Zanna was the WCAC’s most athletic big man. He was a monster defensively and refined his jump shot this season, making him one of the toughest players to stop. Zanna led the Mustangs to the WCAC semifinals while averaging 14.6 points and 11.8 rebounds per game. Will play for Pittsburgh.
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Saniel Atkinson, Bishop McNamara, Senior
2009 All-Beltway Girls Indoor Track First Team
Atkinson won the high jump and triple jump at the Private School state championships and DCIAA Invitational among other meets. Her best high jump was five feet, nine inches and best triple was 40.04.25.
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Billy Ledder, Gonzaga, Junior
2009 All-Beltway Boys Indoor Track First Team
Ledder won the 1600 title just about everywhere he went this season. He claimed the title at the St. Christopher’s Invitational, Private School Championships, Jesuit Championships and DCIAA Invitational. He placed second at the Virginia Tech Invitational in the 1000.
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Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area
Top 10 Plays — Winter 2009
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the video on the left for the full countdown of the Top 10 plays from
across the seven DigitalSports territories in the greater Washington,
D.C. Metro area.
You can also view the full list of top plays
below. Click on the titles to view the individual, unedited highlights
at respective homepages.
Check back every Monday morning for the new Top 10 countdown from around the metropolitan area.
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Honorable Mentions (in no order):
That’s ‘Ji —
W.C.A.C., Va./Md./D.C. —
In the W.C.A.C. championship game, DeMatha trailed Gonzaga by one point
with 9.9 seconds remaining. But the Stags went the length of the court
and junior Jerian Grant found senior Naji Hibbert under the game basket for the league-winning lay-in with 1.8 seconds left.
Clark Caps Cinderella Run — W.C.A.C., Va./Md./D.C. — With NVSHL Player of the Year Chris Bond
absent — due to club commitments — O’Connell caps its Cinderella run,
winning its first-ever NVSHL title over Forest Park, 6-5, on this
overtime goal by Knight sophomore Chris Clark.
HOLY Cross! — W.C.A.C., Va./Md./D.C. — In the W.C.A.C. semifinals on Sunday with the score tied at 44, Holy Cross senior NaTasha Thames — 10 seconds after missing a pair of would-be go-ahead free throws — channels her inner Lorenzo Charles, and gets a leaping, buzzer-beating putback to lift her team over Seton.
Winbush … Winner — Northern Region, Virginia — In the Northern Region semifinals with the score tied at 57, Hayfield junior Brandon Winbush
hits the game-winning 3-pointer with :03.2 seconds to defeat Mount
Vernon — who entered with a 19-game winning streak — and lift the
Hawks into the regional final and guarantee a berth in the state
tournament.
Broad Run to Region II — Loudoun County, Virginia — Broad Run forward Will Field pulls down a rebound, whips an outlet pass to senior Breon Earl who drives in for the game-winner only to pass under the basket to junior
Kevin McGaughey, who bobbles and then puts it in to beat the buzzer for
a 53-52 win. The Spartans advanced to knock off regular-season champion Dominion
in the finals and earn a bye in the Region II quarterfinals and a home
semifinal date this week.
Different DeAndre, Same Drama
— Loudoun County, Virginia — Dominion junior DeAndre Reaves — on a pass from senior DeAndre Albritton — hits a buzzer-beating, game-winning 3-pointer against Broad Run. The Titans won, 63-60.
Turning Dasilva Into Gold — Prince George’s County, Maryland — Parkdale wrestler Rafael Dasilva gets a reversal and an amazing pin to win his 215-pound match and clinch a 39-36 win over Bowie on January 31.
No. 10 — Different Steve, Same Stroke
Northern Region, Virginia — South Lakes senior Steve Kerr — who won the Northern Region 3-point shootout — hit this game-winning 3-pointer as time expired in overtime to beat rival Langley on the road, 61-58, on January 6.
No. 9 –– Let Freedom Ring
Loudoun County, Virginia
— Entering Saturday, no Loudoun County high school had won a boys’ or
girls’ state basketball championship game. But in the 11 a.m. Virginia
AA Group 3 girls’ final, Freedom ended the slump. Eagle junior Kelsey Buchanan record a triple-double — 11 points, 21 rebounds and 10 blocks — in Freedom’s 58-33 win over Lee-Staunton on March 14.
No. 8 — Wilson Revenge
Northern Region, Virginia — Hayfield senior T.J. Wilson, after taking a fall in the dunk contest an hour prior, gives a facial to division rival and Lake Braddock senior Dom Morra in the final minute of the Beltway’s 88-76 win over the ‘Burbs in the 2009 DigitalSports Showcase on March 21.
T. No. 7 –– Valvano, Vol. II
Northern Region, Virginia — Tied at 39 with rival Hayfield on January 26, Lake Braddock senior Dominic Morra drained the clock down for what was supposed to be the final shot. But senior Jared Watson tipped home Morra’s miss to vault the Bruins to a two-point home win over their district rivals. Check out Lake Braddock coach Brian Metress‘ Jim-Valvano moment, sprinting for someone to hug, after the buzzer-beating win.
T. No. 7 –– Swish Family Robinson
Prince William County, Virginia — Battlefield junior guard James Robinson drove the length of the floor, trailing by one point to Stonewall Jackson with the final seconds ticking away, and hit this fading jump shot in front of a raucous home gym in Haymarket on January 10.
No. 6 –– Do You Believe in Life After Glove
Prince George’s County, Maryland — In the Maryland 2A State semifinal, Douglass freshman Kavon Glover
brought the crowd to its feet with this baseline steal, leap from
outside the paint and jam over a Wicomico would-be defender for a
dunk-and-one. The Eagles took out the Indians, 87-69, to reach the 2A
finals.
No. 5 –– Olase-Wow
Montgomery County, Maryland — Springbrook senior Jamal Olasewere
finishes on the fast break through a Walter Johnson would-be
shot-blocker. Olasewere led the Blue Devils to a perfect 27-0
record, a 37-game winning streak and back-to-back 4A state titles, the first repeat since 1968.
No. 4 –– Jordan For the Win … Got It!
Prince George’s County, Maryland — With the score tied at 59 and :10.6 seconds on the clock, Bulldog senior Mike Ewii‘s potential game-winner rattles off. But junior teammate Kyle Jordan gathers the rebound and uses his finger tips to redirect the game-winning, buzzer-beating bucket through the net on February 9.
No. 3 –– P.G. Alley-Oops 1 2 3
Prince George’s County, Maryland — Gwynn Park guard Tion Coates is on the receiving end of two fourth-quarter alley-oops in the Yellow Jackets’ 73-51 over the Hornets and, from the P.G. County 4A vs. 3A/2A/1A Late All-Star Game, Bowie guard Alex Rodriguez tosses the ball off the glass to Duval forward Colin Beatty for a one-handed flush.
No. 2 –– National Record for Fletcher
Northern Region, Virginia — Madison senior Sean Fletcher
broke the all-time national high-school record in the 100-yard
butterfly (:47.08) at the Virginia AAA State championships on Saturday.
Almost as impressively, he only had a seven-minute break until he
competed in the 100-yard freestyle final and was .02 second from
breaking the state record in that event. The original record holders
were Nate Dusing (Covington Catholic High School, Texas; University of Texas; 2000 and 2004 Olympics), who set the record in 1997, and Austin Staab (Westerville, Ohio; Stanford) tied it in 2007.
No. 1 — To All a Good Knight
S.M.A.C., Maryland — On January 7, Thomas Stone trailed Chopticon by two points with two seconds remaining. But Cougar guard Dytania Johnson launch an inbound pass to Stephen Battle beyond half-court, and he flipped it to Leron Knight for the buzzer-beating, game-winning, streak-sparking win, 63-62. Stone won the 4A East and finished 21-5 on the year.
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Naji Hibbert, DeMatha, Senior
2009 All-Beltway Boys Basketball First Team
Hibbert saved his best performances for last. He scored the game-winning bucket in DeMatha’s WCAC championship game. He also led the Stags to the DC City title. While averaging just 14.7 ppg, he was a team player and steady force for the champion Stags. Will play for Texas A&M.
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Andrew Bannister, 130 Pounds, Bishop McNamara, Senior
2009 All-Beltway Wrestling First Team
The three-time private schools champion and outstanding wrestler fell in the Maryland Private Schools finals this season. But not before he won a fourth WCAC championship over O’Connell’s Nam Dubar.
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Baltimore, Md. – Corrigan Sports Enterprises (CSE) and Sports America, Inc. announced the rosters for the 36th Capital Classic today. Presented by Bart & Associates the annual high school men’s basketball All-Star game, set for Thursday, April 9, 2009 at American University, pits the nation’s top prospects versus the D.C. area’s elite seniors.
Headlining the U.S. All-Stars is Milton Jennings, a 6-9 forward from Summerville, SC who was recently named to the prestigious McDonald’s All-America team and signed with Clemson University. Averaging 22 points and 9 rebounds Jennings has led Pinewood Prep to four consecutive championships.
Joining Jennings is a heralded group which has primarily committed to play in the ACC or Big East next year, including Jordan Williams, a 6-10 center from Torrington, CT, who is headed to Maryland in the fall. Williams has been a force in the post, scoring 50 or more points on three occasions, including a 52-point outing in a game where he shattered the backboard.
The Capital All-Stars will be led by Montrose Christian’s Mouphtaou Yarou, a 6-10 center who will attend Villanova University and Ian Hummer, the WCAC Player of the Year from Gonzaga, who will suit up for the Princeton Tigers next season. Among the 12-man roster are ten of the region’s premier players who have committed to some of the biggest programs in Division I.
WCAC Coach of the Year Gonzaga Coach Steve Turner will head the Capital All-Stars, while his counterpart for the U.S. team is Kevin Keatts from Hargrave Military Academy. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. and the game will be proceeded by a 6 pm contest featuring District All-Stars versus Suburban All-Stars. The festivities will be kicked off with the fan favorite dunk and three point contests at Gonzaga High School on Wednesday, April 8 at 3:30 p.m.
From its prominent beginning in 1974, the Capital Classic has introduced fans to the next generation of superstars. The greats, including Moses Malone, Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson and Dominique Wilkins have all participated in the Capital Classic, as well as the new age All-Stars of Lebron James, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony.
Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster at (202) 397-SEAT or Corrigan Sports Enterprises at (410) 605-9381. More information is available online at www.TheCapitalClassic.com or contact CSE.
U.S. All-Stars
Coach: Kevin Keatts, Hargrave Military Academy
PLAYER POS HT HIGH SCHOOL CITY, STATE COLLEGE
Lamont Jones PG 6-0 Oak Hill Academy Mouth of Wilson, VA Virginia Tech
CJ Harris G 6-2 Mount Tabor HS Winston Salem, NC Wake Forest
John Jenkins SG 6-5 Station Camp, HS Hendersonville, TN Vanderbilt
Joey Brooks SG 6-5 Stroke Jesuit College Prep Houston, TX Notre Dame
Dalton Pepper G/F 6-5 Pennsbury HS Levittown, PA West Virginia
Lamar Patterson SF 6-5 St. Benedict’s Prep Lancaster, PA Pittsburgh
Paris Bennett SF 6-6 St. Patrick HS Linden, NJ George Mason
Jamal Coombs-McDaniel SF 6-7 Tilton HS Tilton, CT Connecticut
Milton Jennings F 6-8 Pinewood Prep Summerville, SC Clemson
Cadarian Raines PF 6-9 Petersburg HS Petersburg, VA Virginia Tech
DeShawn Painter F/C 6-9 Hargrave Military Academy Norfolk, VA Florida
Jordan Williams C 6-10 Torrington HS Torrington, CT Maryland
Capital All Stars
Coach: Steve Turner, Gonzaga
PLAYER POS HT HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE
Erick Green PG 6-4 Paul VI Virginia Tech
Derrick Washington PG 6-1 Coolidge Undecided
Derrick Thomas G 6-4 St. Johns Drexel
Rashad Whack G 6-3 McNamara George Mason
Javorn Farrell SG 6-5 Riverdale Baptist Massachusetts
Christian Webster SG 6-5 Landon Harvard
Tristan Spurlock G/F 6-8 Word of Life Virginia
Ian Hummer F 6-7 Gonzaga Princeton
Isaiah Armwood F 6-8 Montrose Villanova
Jamal Olasewere PF 6-6 Springbrook Undecided
Talib Zanna F/C 6-9 McNamara Pittsburgh
Mouphtaou Yarou C 6-10 Montrose Villanova
Suburban All Stars
Coach: Julian King- TC Williams HS
PLAYER POS HT SCHOOL
Stephen Griffin PG 6-1 Paint Branch
Ed Jenkins G 5-10 TC Williams
Dominic Morra G 6-0 Lake Braddock
Bruce Massey G 6-2 Seneca Valley
Percy Woods G 5-10 Crossland
David Golladay SG 6-2 Wise
Chase Hicks SF 6-4 Churchill
Lasan Kromah SF 6-5 Roosevelt
Stephen Stepka SF 6-6 Woodson
Frank Holloway F 6-6 Lee
Raphiael Putney F 6-9 Woodbridge
Keith Mitchell F/C 6-6 Hylton
Chris Kearney F/C 6-7 Westfield
District All-Stars
Coach: Vaughn Jones – Coolidge HS
PLAYER POS HT SCHOOL
Anthony Myers PG 6-0 McKinley
PJ Miller PG 6-3 Potomac School
Given Kalipinde G 6-3 Episcopal
Marcus Rouse G 6-1 Dematha
Recardo Gaddy G 6-2 Good Counsel
Robert Olson G 6-4 Georgetown Prep
Rafriel Guthrie SG 6-2 Cardozo
Dartanion Lesane G/F 6-4 Dunbar
Lawrence Smith SF 6-5 McNamara
Bryan Wilson SF 6-4 Riverdale Baptist
Brian Freedman F/C 6-7 Potomac School
Andre Mattison F/C 6-6 Coolidge
Raven Barber C 6-8 Paul VI
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