Mayhem on Military: Saturday’s Schedule, Players to Watch, Picks

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This weekend at St. John's College High School (DC), Mayhem on Military presented by Capitol Hoops is back and as usual with Marc Stern's events, the slate is loaded. Over today and tomorrow, we'll preview Saturdays and Sunday's schedule, highlight the prospects to watch and I'll make my pick for each game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Saturday's schedule is as seen below:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size"><strong>10AM: Highland (VA) vs Friendship Tech Prep (DC)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Highland players to watch: 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1782692' first='Ripp' last='Kodi'], 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2459367' first='Shivas' last='Taylor'], 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2353606' first='Amani' last='Asare'], 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2470569' first='Jemal' last='Smith'], 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2548181' first='Isaiah' last='Carter'], 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2847084' first='Blake' last='Fitzgerald'], 2029 [player_tooltip player_id='2440984' first='Brayden' last='Ragland']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Friendship Tech Prep players to watch: 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1782661' first='Malik' last='Shackleford'], 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2698942' first='Eric' last='Ndaka'], 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2500743' first='Cayden' last='Morrison'], 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='3035464' first='Khadir' last='Johnson']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>My Pick</em>: <strong>Highland</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>11:45: Girls matchup</strong> (St. John's vs Bullis)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size"><strong>1:30PM: Bullis (DC) vs Jackson-Reed (DC)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bullis players to watch: 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1588109' first='Finley' last='Billy'] (Penn commit), 2027 Paul Einarsson, 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2194788' first='Xavier' last='Skipworth'], 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2454536' first='Zayvion' last='Williams'], 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2353638' first='Kevin' last='McLinton Jr.'] </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jackson-Reed players to watch: 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2412775' first='Kaylin' last='Dunbar'], 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2327613' first='Averi' last='Knight'], 2027 Lane Mehan</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>My Pick</em>: <strong>Bullis</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size"><strong>3:15PM: Mount Carmel (MD) vs DeMatha (DC)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mount Carmel players to watch: 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1782668' first='Tristen' last='Wilson'] (Holy Cross commit), 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2242055' first='Ralfs' last='Rudusans'] (Lehigh commit), [player_tooltip player_id='1782603' first='Gage' last='Howard'], 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2548693' first='Harmony' last='Okojie'], 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2454529' first='Junior' last='Mancho'], 2027 Samartine Hill, 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2364682' first='Kiyen' last='Alexander'], 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2547340' first='Antwan' last='Williams']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DeMatha players to watch: 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1782654' first='Ashton' last='Meeks'], 20226 [player_tooltip player_id='2113258' first='Jaden' last='Shoultz'], 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2353578' first='Daniel' last='Abass'], 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2802627' first='Jared' last='Jeffers'], 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2975255' first='Donovan' last='Wright'], 2028 Isa Camp</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>My Pick</em>: <strong>Mount Carmel</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size"><strong>5:00PM: Winston Salem Christian (NC) vs Bishop McNamara (MD)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Winston Salem Christian players to watch: 2026 Elton James (Georgia Southern commit) 2026 Bradley Floyd (Austin Peay commit), 2026 Williams Itumo (Jacksonville State commit), 2027 Josiah Johnson-Freeman, 2028 Jaleel Smith, 2028 Keyon St. Louis</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bishop McNamara players to watch: 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1782660' first='Qayden' last='Samuels'], 2026 Prince-Alex Moody (Indiana commit), 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2353561' first='Brandon' last='Woodard'], 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2454911' first='Jahmai' last='Drayton'], 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2353528' first='Kirby' last='Duran'], 2028 Terry Brooks, 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2882025' first='Khyair' last='Phillips']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>My pick</em>: <strong>Bishop McNamara</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size"><strong>6:45: Father Judge (PA) vs Paul VI Catholic (VA)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Father Judge players to watch: 2026 Derrick Morton-Rivera (Temple commit), 2026 Max Moshinski (Iona commit), 2026 Rocco Westfield (Merrimack commit), 2026 Winnie Lassa, 2027 Nazir Tyler, 2027 Jeremiah Adedeji, 2027 Rahkiy Mason, 2027 Jamal Hamidu, 2028 Rezon Harris</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PVI players to watch: 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1782696' first='Jordan' last='Smith Jr.'], 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1782590' first='Lawrence' last='Brown'] (FGCU commit), 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2194710' first='Brian' last='Mitchell Jr.'], 2027 Matt Mena, 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2108094' first='Braydon' last='Young'], 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2853450' first='Farrell' last='Djossinou'], 2028 Aidan Acquah, 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2916390' first='Ryan' last='Bahr'], 2029 Kenny Boyd, 2029 KJ Rivers</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>My pick</em>: <strong>Paul VI Catholic</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size"><strong>8:30PM: Archbishop Spalding (MD) vs St. John's (DC)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Archbishop Spalding players to watch: 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1782656' first='TJ' last='Moultrie'] (Army commit) 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2453521' first='Colt' last='Busse'] (ETSU commit), 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1782592' first='Kam' last='Carter'], 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2252281' first='Moe' last='Lonergan'], 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2715192' first='Nash' last='Avery'], 2028 Braxton Bogard, 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2731358' first='Eli' last='Farmer']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. John's (DC) players to watch: 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1969210' first='Geremy' last='Clark'], 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1782593' first='Zyion' last='Chase'], 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2353547' first='Jymin' last='Veney'], 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2353549' first='Jordan' last='Taylor'], 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2371499' first='James' last='DiBitetto'], 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2524394' first='Kareem' last='Smith-Bey'], 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2552522' first='Jeremiah' last='Walker'], 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2194784' first='Kaiden' last='Argueta'], 2028 Jon Larranaga</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>My pick</em>: <strong>St. John's</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->