Four D.C. area high school basketball players were named McDonald’s All-Americans for 2026
BOYS:
Jordan Smith Jr. (@PVIHoops)
Darius Bivins (@OConnellBBall)
GIRLS:
Autumn Fleary (@SFSQuakers)
Jordyn Jackson (The St. James)
Nearly 40 years after he started coaching high school basketball in Montgomery County, Magruder’s Dan Harwood still has plenty of passion for the game.
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During our first conversation, I asked Dan Harwood for his thoughts on the evolution of basketball over his four-decade coaching career.
He laughed, then asked if I had two hours to chat.
He ended up giving me much more than that over the past month.
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In the latest winter sports notebook:
- @OLGCHS, @DeMathaCatholic, Stone Ridge, Georgetown Prep win swimming titles
- The St. James track program arrives
- @WLHSAthletics hockey uses an elite combo in net
- Bullis wrestler earns national acclaim
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Covering local sports for @WashPostHS these last five years has been a privilege. Our desk has put out some truly incredible content that underscores the importance of local sports journalism.
Below are some of my favorite AMS stories that I’ve read from our desk (🧵)
FINAL (OT): Clinton Grace 72, Fairfax Christian 69
The Eagles gutted out a conference win tonight. They forced four straight turnovers in overtime and got one final stop to clinch it.
J’Lon Lyons and Isaiah Carpenter had 19 points. Frank Siaca Bey led Fairfax with 18.
Checking in from an @MPSCAthletics matchup between two teams ranked in the @WashPostHS top 10: No. 5 @hoops_fcs and No. 8 @CG_Basketball.
Fairfax Christian leads the conference at 10-1 (21-1 overall), but its only loss came to Clinton Grace earlier this month.
Fairfax Christian up at the half, 29-24.
Leading scorers for FCS:
Shane Wellman 8
Trey Fitch 7
Frank Siaca Bey 6
For CG:
CJ Lyons 9
Nas Abraham 5
J’Lon Lyons 4
Zoje Owinje 4