DMV Live: Friday Takeaways
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Hyattsville, MD. – DeMatha Catholic High School was the place to be on Friday as DMV Live tipped off the first June live period in nearly 15 months. Some of the best high school programs from the DMV were in…
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Continue ReadingHyattsville, MD. – DeMatha Catholic High School was the place to be on Friday as DMV Live tipped off the first June live period in nearly 15 months. Some of the best high school programs from the DMV were in attendance and I spent part of the day there evaluating the talent. Below are five takeaways from my time in the gym.
Bishop O’Connell Reloads
The first thing that stands out about O’Connell is the revamping of the roster Joe Wootten and his staff have done. They have reloaded with some of the best underclassmen from the area and have added some impact transfers in Cavan Reilly Cavan Reilly 6'4" | SG Bishop O'Connell | 2022 State VA and Christian May Christian May 6'6" | SF Bishop O'Connell | 2022 State VA . Maryland commit Paul Lewis Paul Lewis 6'1" | PG Bishop O'Connell | 2022 State VA finished with 19 points on 7/11 from the field leading O’Connell in scoring. Look for the Blue Knights to be a sneaky contender in the WCAC this year.
Jordan Nkoa-Abessolo Jordan Nkoa-Abessolo 6'5" | PF St. Maria Goretti | 2022 State MD Impresses
There has been a good amount of talk revolving around 2022 Jordan Nkoa-Abessolo Jordan Nkoa-Abessolo 6'5" | PF St. Maria Goretti | 2022 State MD this spring and he did not disappoint for St. Maria Goretti in the opening game of DMV Live. The hard playing 6’5 forward finished with 22 points, 13 rebounds and assists in a close loss to Bishop O’Connell. Don’t be surprised if you start to hear Abessolo’s name tied with some of the local programs in the coming days.
Ronnie Davis Shoots Lights Out
Ronnie Davis was the best shooter I saw all day on the first day of the June Live Period. Finishing with 22 points including 15 from three, Davis was instant offense whenever the ball was in his hands for Rock Creek Green. If Green performs like he did on Friday later on in the weekend, the unsigned senior could see a serious uptick in his recruitment.
DeMatha Rolls
DeMatha has a new coach on the sidelines but it’s the same dominant DeMatha team as they steam rolled Paul VI, 68-52. 2022’s Rodney Rice Rodney Rice 6'4" | CG DeMatha | 2022 State #89 Nation MD and Tyrell Ward Tyrell Ward 6'7" | SF DeMatha | 2022 State #56 Nation MD are the leaders for the reigning WCAC champs but underclassmen Jacoi Hutchinson Jacoi Hutchinson 6'3" | CG IMG | 2023 State #101 Nation FL , Jaeden Mustaf Jaeden Mustaf 6'4" | SG OTE | 2024 #51 Nation GA and AJ Swinton AJ Swinton 6'6" | SF Bishop O'Connell (VA) | 2024 State #134 Nation VA will get valuable minutes for Pete Strickland’s bunch.
New Look PVI
Talk about a revamped roster, Paul VI, returns one starter from last year in newly Michigan commit Dug McDaniel. McDaniel is going to draw all the attention for the Panthers but Glenn Farello has some serious underclassmen talent led by Darren Harris, Benjamin Hammond and Christian Gurdak. 2023 DeShawn Harris-Smith DeShawn Harris-Smith 6'5" | SF Paul VI | 2023 State #53 Nation VA is a notable prospect from the class of 2023 that was not able to participate Friday due to a high ankle sprain.