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DMV Classic offers top DMV talent, teams

(Press Release)


First Annual DMV Classic Finalized for January 21

CONTACT: Damon Handon and Kyle S. Yeldell (dmvtipoffclassic@gmail.com)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWashington, D.C.(January 10, 2017) – The DMV Classic has finalized the game schedule for its 1st annual high school basketball showcase, which will be held on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Riverdale Baptist School in Upper Marlboro, MD. The Classic will begin at 2:00pm with the following schedule:

10:00am Thurgood Marshall (DC) vs. Frederick Douglass (MD)

11:40am Bladensburg (MD) vs. Good Counsel (Olney, MD)

1:20pm McKinley Tech (Washington, DC) vs. Bowie (MD)

3:00pm H.D. Woodson (Washington, DC) vs. Eleanor Roosevelt(Greenbelt, MD)

4:40pm Wise (Upper Marlboro, MD) vs. Rock Creek Christian (Upper Marlboro, MD)

Six of the eight teams are currently ranked in The Washington Post’s top 20 teams: #3 Rock Creek Christian, #6 Wise, #9 Bowie, #12 Woodson, #17 Roosevelt and #18 Bladensburg.

Number 12 H.D. Woodson (DCSAA/DCIAA champion) and #17 Eleanor Roosevelt (MPSAA 4A champion) are coming off of championship seasons. Woodson is coming off of its historic 33-0 season, which made them the first undefeated DC public school team since 1985. Woodson finished the season ranked #9 by USA Today Super 25 and MaxPreps Xcellent 25. Roosevelt won their second state title in four years.

It will also feature many Division I prospects, such as Kiyon Boyd (H.D. Woodson/2018). Boyd is ranked #45 in the nation by the service. Other top prospects are Donald Carey (Douglass/2017), Quinton Drayton (Bowie/2017), Darron Barnes (Wise/2017), Michael Speight (Wise/2017), Christian Dyches (Potomac/2017), Derquan Washington (H.D. Woodson/2018), Jermain Harris (Rock Creek Christian/2018), Daniel Oladapo (Bladensburg/2018) and Sherif Kenny (Rock Creek Christian/2019).​

Basic DMV Classic information
Basic DMV Classic information
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