Category: High School

Washington, D.C.’s Gonzaga Eagles are trying something different this season. After being powered mostly by a senior-laden attack last year, head coach Steve Turner is counting on a few talented sophomores to direct his team this season. Vying for the school’s fourth-straight Gonzaga Classic tournament title, it was the play of point guard Nate Britt, […]

The annual Washington, D.C. Gonzaga Basketball Classic opened its doors for a 22nd season on Dec. 10, welcoming four schools from around the East Coast as well as four local programs. Hosted at Gonzaga High School, the tournament will move to D.C.’s American University for the remaining action on Dec. 11 and Dec. 12. Holy […]

Click here to view additional photos of Dunbar’s victory over Havre de Grace. The Paul L. Dunbar High School Poets of Baltimore, Md. successfully extended their championship Dunbar celebrates 2010 Championship dynasty with a 22-12 win over the Havre de Grace Warriors of Harford County, Md. in the 1A state title game at M&T Bank […]

Click here to view additional photos of Wise’s game against Urbana. Low-scoring, defensive affairs usually tilt in favor of the Henry A. Wise Pumas. The Upper Marlboro, Md. school has made a living this season out of knockdown, drag-out, back alley-style fights, using its defense as its left hook and a power running game as […]

There wasn’t much of a story to the DeMatha Stags’ 77-41 drubbing over Washington, D.C.’s Coolidge Colts on Dec. 2, besides the most prestigious grand opening in school history. The Hyattsville, Md. school cut the ribbon on their brand new $23-million Convocation Center, showcasing the basketball team’s new home, the Morgan and Kathy Wooten Gymnasium. […]

Click here to view a slideshow of Wise’s victory over Broadneck. It was a classic performance, one that best summed up their season. On a cold and blustery afternoon, Upper Marlboro, Md.’s Henry A. Wise Pumas showed the kind of mettle typical of champions. It was appropriate, considering that Wise is headed back to their […]

There is a reason the Paul Lawrence Dunbar Senior High School Poets football team is considered the “King of Baltimore City”—with four championships, they’ve won more state titles in the last five years than any other team in the city. Dunbar will now vie for a fifth state championship after edging Fort Hill, 20-14, in […]

Click here to view a slideshow of Woodson’s victory over Dunbar. Appeals and scholastic investigations aside, the H.D. Woodson Warriors still had a game to play. With the District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) football championship—the Turkey Bowl—coming up, the Warriors spent their week shuffling game plans between two opponents as they awaited an […]

From 2003 to 2008, no football team in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) was better than the DeMatha Stags. The Hyattsville, Md. natives had controlled the conference, winning six consecutive titles in dominant fashion. But their streak came to an abrupt halt last season when Olney, MD’s Good Counsel Falcons knocked them off 14-7 […]

Another week, another dominant performance from Upper Marlboro, MD’s Henry A. Wise Pumas. The Pumas ran their win streak up to 11 games and captured their third straight Prince George’s County 4A South Region title on Saturday with a 30-13 win over Greenbelt, MD’s Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders at Wise Stadium. The Pumas played stout defense, […]

Nothing, including potentially fatal mistakes, could stop the No. 14-ranked, Baltimore’s Dunbar Poets from advancing in the Maryland state playoffs. Dunbar overcame a sloppy slow start to beat the Forest Park Foresters, 32-12, in the Class 1A regional finals on Nov. 20. Dunbar made several mistakes early, including a few untimely fumbles that placed Forest […]

Upper Marlboro’s Henry A. Wise Pumas and the Charles Herbert Flowers Jaguars know all about each other—call it familiarity. The Pumas snuck a 30-12 win over the Jaguars last week on their home turf, a game in which members of the Flowers football team promised they would avenge their loss on Nov. 13 in the […]