Riverdale Baptist downs National Christian for Summer league Title
Joseph Katz
Riverdale Baptist HS, Upper Marlboro, MD.
Head Coach: Louis Wilson
National Christian Academy HS, Fort Washington, MD.
Head Coach: Trevor Brown
Both Riverdale Baptist HS and National Christian Academy are well know in the Washington, DC DMV for producing excellent teams and college prospects. In tonight's 2017 Falconers Summer League Final The Riverdale Baptist Crusaders easily defeated National Christian Academy in the Championship game 58-38 Despite the margin of victory NCA had several excellent prospects which we will mention. Riverdale Baptist is very deep, athletic and could be poised to challenge for the #1 ranking in the Washington DC, DMV and a national ranking. Head Coach Louis Wilson responded after the game," I am very proud of my players in our workouts and individual player training. This makes us better as a team and we are embracing other as a unit and playing a championship brand of basketball. I am very excited about this coming season, but we have 2 more team tournaments this summer. One will be at Albright College in Pennsylvania and the other in Las Vegas. We fought thru adversity tonight with highly regarded PG Donovan Toatley sitting out as precautionary measure. 6'9" forward Tyrese Samuel is out of the area and will be coming back soon." Donovan who is now on national radar and Tyrese is ranked in the top 120 both have the potential to climb the rankings. Special thanks to Marc Stern of Capitol Hoops for this video.
Best Play-maker: Ayan Teel: Ayan was a brilliant floor general tonight who stabilized the floor and escaped National Christians traps with his elite speed.
Best Defensive Play of the Game: David McCullough, 6'7.5", F, 2018. David made an incredible block coming out of nowhere to reject a lay-in attempt from NCA rising freshmen 6'3"Jakai Robinson. David was very impressive tonight showing his, athleticism versatility & range. We will have update on David next week who was already a D1 target last season and has improved his game in just 3.5 months. Please read our Recruiting Report by Adam Ayalew for David below: https://prephoops.com/2017/03/recruiting-report-david-mccullough-2018/
Defensive Players of the game: Wayne Bristol Jr., 6'7" F, 2018 & David McCullough 6'7.5" F, 2018. Wayne Bristol Jr is another Crusader poised to breakout and he is now 6'7". He had an excellent all around game, but proved he can impact the game on both sides of the ball. His father played basketball at the University of Maryland for 4 years. Please read our Recruiting Report by Adam Ayalew for Wayne below: https://prephoops.com/2017/06/recruiting-report-wayne-bristol-jr-2018/ We awarded David above on the DPOG, and he was excellent on his on ball defense and rebounding tonight.
Up and coming: Miles Anderson, 6'2", CG, 2019. Miles is a rising junior who excels in the mid range and can facilitate. We will cover him this coming season.
Key role players for Riverdale Baptist: Thomas Gaskins, 6'6", F/C, 2018. Thomas is huge on the glass and a rotational center who will be a key player for the Crusaders this season. He should earn a scholarship at the next level Grant Grimes, 6'6", F, 2018. Grant is another talented Crusader who can defend and rebound. He will be a key rotation player for Riverdale Baptist and he is a college prospect.
National Christian Academy Point Guard award, Jimmy Kpadeh, 5'9", 2019. Jimmy is very tough and competitive PG who can get to the rim, shoot from the perimeter and defend. He is ranked #59 in our 2019 rankings, but has potential to move up. Please read our Prospect Highlight for Jimmy below: https://prephoops.com/2017/06/prospect-spotlight-jimmy-kpadeh-2019/
Up and coming Sleeper: Tyrae Washington, 6'5" ,W, 2019. Tyrae was an All Star QB at Westlake HS, but decided to focus on basketball. He has an excellent upside and all around player. We will provide a Recruiting Report for Tyrae early this coming season. Best young player for NCA: Jakai Robinson, 6'4", WG, 2021. Micaiah was very impressive and showed ability to attack the rim and score from the mid range, He appears to be a starting candidate this coming season and totaled 15 points tonight. Malik Kennedy, 6'6", F, 2018. did not play tonight, but please read his Recruiting Report by Adam Ayalew:
Both Riverdale Baptist HS and National Christian Academy are well know in the Washington, DC DMV for producing excellent teams and college prospects. In tonight's 2017 Falconers Summer League Final The Riverdale Baptist Crusaders easily defeated National Christian Academy in the Championship game 58-38 Despite the margin of victory NCA had several excellent prospects which we will mention. Riverdale Baptist is very deep, athletic and could be poised to challenge for the #1 ranking in the Washington DC, DMV and a national ranking. Head Coach Louis Wilson responded after the game," I am very proud of my players in our workouts and individual player training. This makes us better as a team and we are embracing other as a unit and playing a championship brand of basketball. I am very excited about this coming season, but we have 2 more team tournaments this summer. One will be at Albright College in Pennsylvania and the other in Las Vegas. We fought thru adversity tonight with highly regarded PG Donovan Toatley sitting out as precautionary measure. 6'9" forward Tyrese Samuel is out of the area and will be coming back soon." Donovan who is now on national radar and Tyrese is ranked in the top 120 both have the potential to climb the rankings. Special thanks to Marc Stern of Capitol Hoops for this video.
Co MVPs
Ayan Teel, 5'8", PG, 2019. Ayan was all over the floor tonight hitting 6 of 7 three pointers in one stretch, running the point to perfection and being ball-hawk on defense. D'Marco Bacum, 6'6",F, 2018. D'Marco was very, very impressive tonight and he will breakout this year if he keeps up his hard work. He scored inside/out totaling a game high 20 points and rebounded very well. We will have a Recruiting Report for D'Marco in the next few days.Best Play-maker: Ayan Teel: Ayan was a brilliant floor general tonight who stabilized the floor and escaped National Christians traps with his elite speed.
Best Defensive Play of the Game: David McCullough, 6'7.5", F, 2018. David made an incredible block coming out of nowhere to reject a lay-in attempt from NCA rising freshmen 6'3"Jakai Robinson. David was very impressive tonight showing his, athleticism versatility & range. We will have update on David next week who was already a D1 target last season and has improved his game in just 3.5 months. Please read our Recruiting Report by Adam Ayalew for David below: https://prephoops.com/2017/03/recruiting-report-david-mccullough-2018/
Defensive Players of the game: Wayne Bristol Jr., 6'7" F, 2018 & David McCullough 6'7.5" F, 2018. Wayne Bristol Jr is another Crusader poised to breakout and he is now 6'7". He had an excellent all around game, but proved he can impact the game on both sides of the ball. His father played basketball at the University of Maryland for 4 years. Please read our Recruiting Report by Adam Ayalew for Wayne below: https://prephoops.com/2017/06/recruiting-report-wayne-bristol-jr-2018/ We awarded David above on the DPOG, and he was excellent on his on ball defense and rebounding tonight.
Up and coming: Miles Anderson, 6'2", CG, 2019. Miles is a rising junior who excels in the mid range and can facilitate. We will cover him this coming season.
Key role players for Riverdale Baptist: Thomas Gaskins, 6'6", F/C, 2018. Thomas is huge on the glass and a rotational center who will be a key player for the Crusaders this season. He should earn a scholarship at the next level Grant Grimes, 6'6", F, 2018. Grant is another talented Crusader who can defend and rebound. He will be a key rotation player for Riverdale Baptist and he is a college prospect.
National Christian Academy Point Guard award, Jimmy Kpadeh, 5'9", 2019. Jimmy is very tough and competitive PG who can get to the rim, shoot from the perimeter and defend. He is ranked #59 in our 2019 rankings, but has potential to move up. Please read our Prospect Highlight for Jimmy below: https://prephoops.com/2017/06/prospect-spotlight-jimmy-kpadeh-2019/
Up and coming Sleeper: Tyrae Washington, 6'5" ,W, 2019. Tyrae was an All Star QB at Westlake HS, but decided to focus on basketball. He has an excellent upside and all around player. We will provide a Recruiting Report for Tyrae early this coming season. Best young player for NCA: Jakai Robinson, 6'4", WG, 2021. Micaiah was very impressive and showed ability to attack the rim and score from the mid range, He appears to be a starting candidate this coming season and totaled 15 points tonight. Malik Kennedy, 6'6", F, 2018. did not play tonight, but please read his Recruiting Report by Adam Ayalew:
Recruiting Report: Malik Kennedy (2018)We will update the National Christian Academy Team in the near future and write a report. On a special note, NCA has an up coming 6'8" plus big who wore #11 tonight who runs the floor very well, his nickname is "O". We will update who he is asap.
