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Washington DC girls basketball, widely known for a style of play that to put it kindly often emphasizes one-on-one athletism and attacking the paint, also has a nice collection of bullseye shooters from beyond the arc that proove to be a super valuable commodity to go along with
2023 Season Preview: St Johns College High School
Perenial power St Johns College High School
@SJCHSBBALL
finds itself in a situation it has been all too comfortable the last few seasons, favorite to win another WCAC championship in girls basketball. St. Johns was selected as
St John’s
@SJCHSBBALL
takes out Bullis
@BullisAthletics
by a score of 68-45 tonight.
A couple of observations after watching St John’s for their first 3 games. The St John’s bench is killing it. In each of these contests the game was close at half time and St John’s blew out
The DMV has a deep bench of talented power forwards for the 2023 season. In an era that values positionless girls basketball, this crop of 6'+ talent are just as likely to bring the ball up the floor and finish in transition as they are to post up in the paint.
Kendall
Sadie Shores
@ShoresSadie
, a Stony Brook commit
@StonyBrookWBB
, is a gifted guard for the Woodgrove
@woodgrove_gbb
team. Woodgrove is 22-1, and is the top girls public school program in Virginia. Their only loss on the season was a 58-55 loss to Desert Vista (AZ). Desert
Big WCAC news. B’Mac has always been the preferred stop for the extraordinary talent that plays for
@TeamTakeoverGBB
. Having James lead both McNamara and Takeover puts him at the top of DMV girls basketball. Look for McNamara to take the next step to a national powerhouse.
2023-24 Preseason Profile: Potomac School
The Potomac School girls basketball program
@PotomacGBB
is going to surprise a number of very good teams this winter. With a new coach in Krystal Fergusen, to go along with a really solid base of returning players, the program is
2023-24 Profile: Maret School
Maret School
@MARETGIRLSBBALL
, nestled away in Northwest DC and their loud 'Frog Pond' gymnasium is home to one of the best environments for girls basketball in the DMV. Maret finished 3rd in the ISL last season, with coaches picking Maret to
DMV Hoops Rankings (week ending 12/10/23)
1. Bishop McNamarra
@BMacLadyHoops
. Its crowded at the top, but after seeing the talent on this squad up-close in big wins over Dunacanville (TX) at the
@CapitaliHoops
Capital Invitational (66-61) and a season opening win 72-57
DMV Girls Basketball Top 10 Poll (week of 2/16/24)
#1
Sidwell Friends
#2
Bishop McNamara
#3
Bishop Ireton
#4
St Johns
#5
Paul VI
#6
Woodbridge
#7
Elizabeth Seton
#8
Bullis
#9
Good Counsel
#10
Archbishop Carrol
On the bubble (Potomac School, Holy Child, Maret,
Bishop Ireton scores a program defining 64-58 win over McNamara
@BMacLadyHoops
Tuesday that was a monster win for the Bishop Ireton
@BishopIretonWBB
program and head coach Keisha Walton. Ireton was led by Tennessee
@LadyVol_Hoops
commit Nyla Brooks
@ball_7b
with 27 points and
Girls Basketball Top 10 Coaches Poll (week of 2/9/24)
#1
Bishop McNamarra
#2
Sidwell Friends
#3
St Johns
#4
Paul VI
#5
Bishop Ireton
#6
Woodbridge
#7
Elizabeth Seton
#8
Bullis
#9
Good Counsel
#10
Archbishop Carrol
(On the bubble Potomac School, Maret, Pallotti, St. Marys,
The Top Post Players in the DMV control the paint on both ends of the floor. Shotblocking, rim protectors in the half court, relentless on the glass and can play back to the basket old school ball when targeting mismatches. The DMV's top Post-Players include:
Zhen Craft
Given the disparity in talent between private and public schools, it seems like it would make sense for the Washington Post to do a private school ranking, and also a public school ranking. To mix them on the same list doesn't make any sense- like comparing apples and oranges.
2024 Top Bounceback Wins (Part 1)
Bishop Ireton 81
Good Coundel 49
Bishop Ireton
@BishopIretonWBB
handled Good Counsel last night in one of the top bounceback wins so far of 2024 avenging a 69-66 loss a month ago to a talented Good Counsel squad.
At the heart of Bishop
She Got Game has grown to be the largest, highest recruited event on the girls high school basketball calendar. Lucky to have it in Washington DC. If you are trying to build a program, and you aren’t playing, you should be!
Really just a phenomenal job that
@ArtTurnerTipoff
does putting together this event. Division 1 coaches from virtually every notable program in the area sitting courtside. This is highly unique during the winter basketball season.
We get opening looks at Paul VI
Nyair McCoy Dropping Dimes for Archbishop Carroll
Archbishop Carroll
@ACHS_LadyLions
Nyair McCoy
@Nyair_Mccoy
is a freshman guard that leads the DMV in assists at 5.7 per game. McCoy alongside head coach Edythe White, have propelled Carroll to an impressive 18-8 record (6-6 in
2024 post Zoe Myslewicz at Potomac School is off the board to Hamilton College next year. Played for Durant EYBL over the Summer. Big time basketball in the Northeast at all levels.
Amirah Anderson is another shooter on the talented
@BishopIretonWBB
roster that should definitiely be on this list. Anderson is a highly effective spot up shooter that is headed for Boston College
@BC_WBB
after playing for Takeover
@TeamTakeoverGBB
this Summer.
The Art Turner is the best pre-season tournament in the DMV. If you are not playing in this event, you are not trying to build a preeminent program in the DMV.
Looking at schedules (including what they did over the Summer) a couple of teams with newer coaches that aren’t there yet but seem to have their eyes on building big time programs are
@PallottiWBB
and
@PotomacGBB
. Watch out!
Scouting has become nothing more than a beauty contest. Most of these so called scouts just coming in the gym and looking for the tallest and longest kids. Coaches too. And wonder why they cant win. Intangibles matter.
2023-24 Preseason Profile: Bullis
If anyone questioned the type of program that Bullis Girls Basketball
@BullisAthletics
Coach Justin Leith was trying to create at Bullis, they might need only to look at the schedule Bullis played last year in Leith's first season at the
Pair of Splash Sisters at Stonebridge getting it done this season in Addie Hafer
@AddieHafer
and Sravya Janapati
@SravyaJanapati
(one of the top shooters in the DMV) for a team that is 16-5 and could make some waves in the playoffs.
Had a great first scrimmage last week where I finished with 24 points and 7 rebounds on 80% eFG% and 6/9 from 3. Looking forward to our next scrimmage tomorrow!
Preseason Profile: Paul VI
Perenial powerhouse Paul VI
@PVIGIRLSBBALL
, picked to finish 4th in the WCAC by coaches in that conference, returns Senior Laura Williams (committed to USC) as the foundation of what is always one of the areas best teams. Williams is complemented by
Good Counsel
@good_counselwbb
with the win last night vs Paul VI
@PVIGIRLSBBALL
. Good Counsel, and their trio of scorers Madison Hall, Calliyah Devillasee and Talayah Walker who are each averaging double figures, is not to be taken lightly. 3-1 in conference.
Bullis junior transfer from Howard High is going to be a difference maker on Day 1 for this squad. Played on Takeover 17u EYBL. Working out with Stanford Cardinal Cameron Brinker yesterday at Bullis.
As we have mentioned in a few previous posts, Woodgrove
@woodgrove_gbb
appears to be the team to beat on the Virginia public school circuit as they dismantled defending state champion Madison
@MadGBball
last night by a full 30-piece 68-38.
Sadie Shores
@ShoresSadie
finished
The Art Turner
@ArtTurnerTipoff
has some great games this weekend but for local DMV fans none better than the matchup between Sidwell Friends
@SFSQuakers
vs McDonough
@McDonoghGVBB
on Saturday at 5:50 at Paul VI. This game is for all of the early the bragging rights between
I’m excited and blessed to announce my commitment to the Air Force Academy! Grateful to God, my family, friends, and coaches for their support. Thankful for this opportunity. Ready for this new chapter! 🏀🎓
@mcintyre_stacy
@TeamTakeoverGBB
@AF_WBB
@BishopIretonWBB
Pre-Season Coaches Ranking. Coaches in the WCAC, ISL and Independent conferences were surveyed for the top teams in the DMV. Results for the week of September 18, 2023 are below. Tag a team that has something to proove!
Good Counsel
@good_counselwbb
is getting ready to tip at the Art Tuner
@ArtTurnerTipoff
against Catholic out of Virginia to kick off their season.
If Good Counsel can stay healthy they are going to be a PROBLEM with the compeitors that they have across their lineup in Talayah
McDonogh
@McDonoghGVBB
kicks off their conference schedule tonight at 5:30 at McDonogh against the newest entrant into the A-Conference of that division, St. Marys
@StMarysSaints
. St. Mary's has a talented roster including Bailey Harriss and Alexandra Vandiver
@ALove30_2026
but
Team Profile: Georgetown Visitation
Georgetown Visitation has a tall order to match the expectations from a season ago. In perhaps one of the most dramatic games in DMV basketball last season, Georgetown Visitation
@VisitationBball
pulled off the upset of the nations
#1
team,
Familiar field at the She Got Game including 3 WCAC (St John’s, Ireton, and McNamara), one IAAM out of Baltimore (St Frances) and Bullis out of the ISL that is newer to the field but increasingly seems to be playing at all of the top events.
Good game at Riverdale tonight as
@ladycrusaderswb
take on Pallotti
@PallottiWBB
in a matchup to kick off both their seasons. Pallotti has been on the rise the last two seasons as they build from the ground up.
@Coach_Rashida
is doing a terrific job with the program, but we
Sidwell Friends Senior Zamia Socka-Ngueman is looking for a big season at Sidwell in the 5 spot, after sitting out parts of last season with injury. Had a big Summer for Team Durant. Her final 8 is a list of super impressive big time programs…
College Coaches RBS Open Gym Schedule
Sept 12 6:30pm to 8:00pm
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Sept 19 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Sept 21 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Sept 26 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Sept 28 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Congratulations to our sis ‘25 Amirah Anderson
@amirahvanderson
and her family on her commitment to Boston College to continue her academic and basketball career! We are so proud and happy for you 💪❤️
@IretonAthletics
Thank you so much to Coach Frank Oliver for your ten years of leadership and teaching, the 2020 women's basketball
@wcacsports
title, and the countless All-American athletes you coached! We will miss seeing you on the court at Mac!
#bmhsfamily
#bmhspride
#thankyouCoachOliver
Thank you
@TeamTakeoverGBB
! One 5th gr. video, one girl, one team, one focus … WIN! Since Day 1
@kynwalker_24
has been a silent assassin that “never boasts about it, but is all about it - team first.” 17U is done✌🏾but 🏀 ain’t over … stay tuned ❤️🤍 & 🐢‼️
A lot of you high school coaches aren’t doing your pg’s any favors by letting them not pass the ball and shooting like they’re 2 guards. They can’t get recruited that way. Kids think points equal offers. No! Are you smart enough to find the open man? Skilled enough?
Breaking: Shabach kicks off the season with a loss to a tough Lake Highland Prep 64-56 at the Inside Exposure Thanksgiving Classic. Coaches comments to follow.
Riverdale
@ladycrusaderswb
beat Pallotti on Monday night 55-51 (anybody notice the DMH Hoops Report pre-game prediction 😁). Not a surprising result given the roster that Riverdale has put together this year, but a good win for that program over an upcoming IAAM contender in
Westown is looking strong up North in Pennsylvania. They will be coming through the DMV for pre-season tourneys and I’m sure one of the DMV teams will tarnish that perfect PA record.
Each week the DMV Hoops Report is the home of the DMV Coaches Rankings. We have surveyed head coaches in the ISL, WCAC and Independent conferences. Coaches that have not received survey email dmvhoopsreporter
@gmail
.com . Pre-season coaches ranking out next week!!!