CBG DMV Tip-Off Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The inaugural CBG DMV Tip-Off event is scheduled to take place at Mt. Zion Academy in Lanham, MD, and will feature seven games over two days with participating teams from New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, and Maryland.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Friday and Saturday Players to Watch</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Friday Games</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6:00PM Fairmont Heights (MD) vs Alexandria City (VA)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Fairmont Heights players to watch: 2026 </strong>Mehki Mason<strong>, 2026 </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2844593' first='Khalil' last='Moore']<strong>, 2026 </strong>Brian McCray<strong>.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Alexandria City players to watch: 2027 </strong>Kaiden Thompson<strong>, 2026 </strong>Michael Nketia<strong>, 2027 </strong>Gabriel Sowa<strong>.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7:15PM Cardinal O'Hara (PA) vs New Hope (MD)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cardinal O'Hara players to watch: 2027 DJ Jones, 2029 </strong>Dylan Jones<strong>, 2027 </strong>Gabe Skehan.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>New Hope players to watch: 2026 </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2640011' first='Uriah' last='Augare-Deal']<strong>, 2027 </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3036652' first='Legend' last='Wylie']<strong>, 2028 </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2722732' first='Messiah' last='Manning'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>8:30PM Cardozo (DC) vs Largo (MD)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cardozo players to watch: 2026 </strong>Trey Green<strong>, 2028 </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2705135' first='Jordan' last='Fox']<strong>, 2026 </strong>Troy Green<strong>.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Largo players to watch: 2026 </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2453724' first='Jalen' last='Johnson']<strong>, 2029 </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2800822' first='Toby' last='Echebi']<strong>, 2027 </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2886457' first='De'Chae' last='Turner']<strong>.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Saturday Games</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>12:30PM McKinley Tech vs Friendly</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>McKinley Tech players to watch: 2027 </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2623269' first='Marcus' last='Dunbar']<strong>, 2027 </strong>Ralph Guthrie<strong>, </strong>Jr.<strong> 2028 </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2542763' first='Keith' last='Robertson']<strong>.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Friendly players to watch: Please note that I am not currently familiar with any members of the Friendly team; however, I look forward to observing their performance on Saturday. A detailed report on their squad will be provided next week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1:45pm DC International (DC) vs Bowie HS (MD)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This game will be first time watching both teams compete. We will have an in-depth report on both teams on a post next week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3:00pm Our Savior Lutheran (NY) vs Mt. Hope (MD)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Our Savior Lutheran players to watch: 2026 </strong>Kaelen Destin<strong>, 2026 </strong>Derrick Florence<strong>, 2026 </strong>LJ Sanders<strong>.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4:15pm Glenelg Country Day (MD) vs Westlake (MD)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Glenelg Country Day players to watch: 2026 </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1977823' first='Drew' last='Harris']<strong>, 2026 </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1588137' first='Donavan' last='Marshburn']<strong>.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Westlake players to watch: 2026 </strong>Damian Gore<strong>, 2026 </strong>Darius Kemper<strong>, 2026 </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1588115' first='Tyrek' last='Jordan']<strong>, 2027 </strong>Israel Warner</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->