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We cover all levels of youth basketball in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area with the goal of providing maximum exposure to players and teams. Our event coverage and event management is designed with the sole purpose of being a viable high level resource for both High School and College recruiters. DMV Preps wants to see your child competing at the next level!
Friday, February 27, 2015
DMV 2022 Player Rankings
DMV Preps: WCAC Champs Gonzaga's Purple Reign
WASHINGTON, DC – The worlds of two programs collided in WCAC
Championship game last night at American University’s Bender Arena. To add to the drama the sold out atmosphere
in the gym was coupled with a lobby full of fans who refused to leave in the hopes
of gaining entry to one of the best games of the year in the DMV.
The 2nd Ranked Stags of Dematha (24-7) facing the
#7 Purple Eagles of Gonzaga (21-10) had already taken two from their Washington
DC counterpart earlier in the year in two very competitive games. The WCAC Championship game was no different
and frankly may have been the best of them all; not just in their match-ups but
arguable in all the match-ups in the WCAC this season.
From the onset no one could establish control as both ran
solid offense and established defensive patterns that kept the game close; exemplified
by the knotted 16-16 score at the end of the 1st quarter. It was much of the same in the 2nd
quarter as the back and forth battle end at the half with Gonzaga up a bucket
31-29. Not to overlook any aspect of the
game as the players performed and the Coaches operated their chess match in unison. Oddly Dematha spent the entire half-time in the
locker-room game planning for the stretch run and didn’t take a single warm-up
shot prior to the start of the 3rd.
The extra chalk talk
worked marvelously as the Stags open with an 8-0 run which included some very
impressive plays at the rim from 6’7 DJ Harvey.
The run looked like it may be the difference in the game as they used it
to put the Eagles into a 13-point deficit halfway through the 3rd. Relying on the experience of Coach Steve
Turner the players all echoed the fact that Turner continued to stress calmness
in the midst of this challenging time.
Bryant Crawford (Wake Forest commit) who didn’t dazzle on
the stat sheet made many plays to don’t show up in the scorebook to keep his
team in the game. Momentum stopping
buckets, assist, and amazing challenges and defensive plays in the paint –
setting up for an amazing 4th quarter finish for all in attendance.
Chris Lykes (21-points 5 3-pointers) who led the scorers in
the first half was also a major factor in the 2nd half along with
freshman guard Prentiss Hubb who contributed 16-points all in the 2nd
half. A remarkable performance for the
guard who was a late season call up to the varsity level; like the best player
he proved his worth on the court. He
rolled off 9 straight points in a key run that allowed the Eagles to go ahead
53-51 late in the last stanza.
Big-time players and step up in big time games as both teams
down the starch went to their horse DJ Harvey (18-points 11-rebounds) and
Markell Fultz (16-points) who was named
WCAC Player of Year and should be an example to all youth players took it on
their shoulders as the game drew close to an end. But the Eagles had a “hitter” of their own as
Sam Miller who is being recruited currently by the Dayton Flyers – who dropped
19-points in the 4th quarter and overtime alone; scoring all 7 in the
initial OT session. Millers bucket after
Fultz made two clutch free-throws is what got the game to the first OT session,
not only were his shots big they were timely.
Lykes and Crawford started the 2nd OT session
with bookend 3’s that ultimately proved too much for the Stages to recover from
as they went down by as many as 10 point in the 2nd OT. The difference in this very well-played game
may have occurred at the line as the Eagles iced the game from the stripe
whereas the Stages shoot just 13-21 missing some crucial game changing one down
the stretch especially in the 4th quarter.
Coach Turner who started his time at Gonzaga with a core value of philosophy,
providence, and passion along with a goal and dream to see his own kids come
through the institution has used this to propel Gonzaga into a position that he
has become very familiar with at the DC school – WCAC Champion. Not always having all of the resources and
options as some other schools the 77-68 victory on Thursday was very special and
sweet. The beauty is that this was a special
and sweet game to play in for both teams as well as watch for all in attendance
even if some never stepped foot in the gym the excitement could be felt throughout
the entire facility.
Congratulations to
both teams as the show gets rave reviews.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
DMV Preps Jarace Walker - One of the Finest In the Nation
Another big
performance in a big time event by one of the areas up and coming prospects –
Jarace Walker continues to impress and move up both the local and national
charts as one of the nation’s top players.
On the eve of the
release of DMV Preps Top 30 Class of 2022 Players we wanted all of our
followers who haven’t seen Walker check out his latest mixtape brought to
you by “Take My Talents” out of Houston, Texas.
Find out tomorrow who
the #1 players in the class of 2022 is!
Monday, February 23, 2015
DMV 2021 Player Rankings
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Thursday, February 19, 2015
DMV 2020 Player Rankings
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