Maryland Private School State Tournament: First Round Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The fourth annual Maryland Private School State Basketball Tournament tips off tonight at Mt. Zion Prep with first-round action. Below is a preview of the matchups, how the respective teams rounded out their seasons as well as players to watch!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">4PM: No. 6 Glenelg Country v No. 11 Good Counsel</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Glenelg Country 2025-26: Finished the season with an MIAA A Conference semifinal appearance</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Good Counsel: Finished their season with a loss in the quarterfinals of the WCAC</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Glenelg Country players to watch:</strong> 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1977823' first='Drew' last='Harris'] (Brown); 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1588137' first='Donavan' last='Marshburn']; 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2762141' first='Jacob' last='Williams'] (McDaniel); 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2888897' first='Kayden' last='Leggett']; 2027 Malakai Jones</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Good Counsel players to watch: </strong>2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2316020' first='Jamaal' last='Mansaray']; 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2353535' first='Izzy' last='Tchoubfong']; 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2624360' first='John' last='Bancroft']; 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2548919' first='Kyle' last='Brown']; 20228 TJ Tarkang; 2029 Zechariah Tchoubfong</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">5:40PM: No. 5 Mt. Zion Prep v No. 12 Pallotti</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Mt. Zion Prep: Participated in The Grind Session; won their last game against New Hope Academy</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Pallotti: Finished their season with a quarterfinal loss to top-ranked St. Frances in the MIAA A Conference tournament</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mt. Zion Prep players to watch:</strong> 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1782591' first='Jasiah' last='Cannady'] (UMass Lowell); 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2407095' first='Zion' last='Green']; 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2201951' first='Jacob' last='Canton']; 2027 Makel Minor; 2029 [player_tooltip player_id='2802004' first='Harlem' last='Nunez']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Pallotti players to watch:</strong> 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2347765' first='Kem' last='Dankyi']; 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2990931' first='Alpha' last='Camara']; 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2353584' first='Jaden' last='Dory']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">7:20PM: No. 7 Bullis v No. 10 Riverdale Baptist</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Bullis: Finished the season with a semifinal loss to Episcopal in the IAC Tournament</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Riverdale Baptist: Finished the season with a quarterfinal loss to Fairfax Christian in the MPSC Tournament</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bullis players to watch:</strong> 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1588109' first='Finley' last='Billy'] (UPenn) 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2194788' first='Xavier' last='Skipworth']; 2028 KJ McLinton; 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='3473954' first='Eddison' last='Floyd']; 2029 [player_tooltip player_id='2982809' first='Brady' last='Potter']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Riverdale Baptist players to watch:</strong> 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1588140' first='Ean' last='McLaughlin']; 2026 DJ Robinson; [player_tooltip player_id='2459355' first='Dezmon' last='Ainsworth']; 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2616662' first='Isaiah' last='Fowlkes']; 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2629848' first='Kyle' last='Logan']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">9PM: No. 8 St. Andrew's v No. 9 Bishop McNamara</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>St. Andrew's: Finished the season with a loss in the MAC Tournament</em> <em>Championship</em> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Bishop McNamara: Finished the season with a quarterfinal loss in the WCAC Tournament</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>St. Andrew's players to watch: </strong>2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2252275' first='Karon' last='Bailey']; 2026 Steven Huan; 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1494165' first='Jayson' last='Peterson']; 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2353583' first='Damon' last='Nelson']; 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2888893' first='Devin' last='Wingfield'] 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='3041596' first='Max' last='Raue']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bishop McNamara players to watch: </strong>2026 Prince-Alex Moody (Indiana); 2027 Brandon Woodard2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2353528' first='Kirby' last='Duran']; 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2454911' first='Jahmai' last='Drayton']; 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2194782' first='Terry' last='Brooks III']; 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2882025' first='Khyair' last='Phillips']; 2028 Jamesen Conley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->