National High School Hoops Festival is back for ‘11

Ron Bailey, Publisher

It's back. Believe that.

November 27, 2011 – Having occurred for several years now, the National High School Hoops Festival is firmly planted on high school hoops lover’s calendars in the District-Maryland-Virginia area. Yearly it brings a host of players one will see in college and beyond, up close and in person, to attendees. This year is no different, as December 10th and 11th DeMatha Catholic High School will be rocking with roundball action.

Why did Keith Stevens, head of the Team Takeover travel team basketball organization, again effectuate the Festival?

Beejay Anya during last years National High School Hoops Festival.

“It’s one of those things when you can bring some stuff back to the community” said Stevens recently. “And people can see some of the kids going to Georgetown and stuff like that before they get to the campuses”.

A future Hoya is definitely scheduled to play, as are players who have signed to play for UCLA, Purdue, Syracuse, George Washington, Wake Forest, Fairfield, Cornell, Navy, Baylor, VCU, NC State, Pitt, and other schools.

Specifics follow. Cost is $10 per day. See you there:

Saturday DECEMBER 10, 2011

12:15pm - Riverdale Baptist (MD) VS. Bullis School (MD)
2:00pm-  Episcopal (VA) VS. Benedictine (VA)
3:45pm-  West Charlotte (NC) VS. Paul VI (VA)
5:45pm-  Oak Hill Academy (VA) VS Grace Prep (TX)
7:30pm-  Dematha Catholic (MD). VS Jamesville-Dewitt (NY)

Sunday DECEMBER 11, 2011

1:00pm-  National Christian.(MD) VS.  OSNA (NY)
2:45pm-  Paul VI (VA) VS.  Episcopal (VA)
4:30pm-  Jamesville-Dewitt (NY) VS St.Johns (DC)

Featured Players

Jordan Burgess (Benedictine) VCU
Arnaud Adala Moto (Episcopal) Wake Forest University Rated #58 Nationally Class of 2012
Kethan Savage (Episcopal) George Washington University
Kennedy Meeks (West Charlotte) Rated #15 Nationally Class of 2013
Tillman Dunbar (Paul VI) Naval Academy
Coleman Johnson (Paul VI) Fairfied University
Tim Higgins (Paul VI) class of 2013 Committed to Cornell University
Stanford Robinson (Paul VI) Rated #60 Nationally Class of 2013
Damien Wilson (Oak Hill) Rated # 91 Nationally Class of 2012
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera (Oak Hill) Georgetown Rated #30 Nationally Class of 2012.
Tyler Lewis (Oak Hill) North Carolina State Rated # 61
Jordan Adams (Oak Hill) UCLA Rated # 73 Nationally Class of 2012
AJ Hammonds (Oak Hill) Purdue Rated # 83 Nationally Class of 2012
Isaiah Austin (Grace Prep) Baylor University Rated #5 Nationally Class of 2012
Emmanuel Mudiay (Grace Prep) Rated #5 Nationally Class of 2014
Beejay Anya (Dematha) Rated #42 Nationally Class of 2013
Jairus Lyles (Dematha) Rated 98 Nationally Class of 2013
James Robinson (Dematha) Pittsburgh Rated #93 Nationally Class of 2012
Jerami Grant (Dematha) Syracuse Rated #50 Nationally Class of 2012
DaJuan Coleman (Jamesville Dewitt) Rated #11 Nationally Class of 2012
Tyler Cavanaugh (Jamesville Dewitt) Wake Forest University