MDPSSBT: First-Round Players to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tomorrow begins the Maryland Private School State Basketball Tournament as eight of the 12 teams face off in first-round action. The higher-seed team will host and battle it out for a spot in the quarterfinals where the top four seeds await. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/CapitolHoops/status/1630081109139636224?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/CapitolHoops/status/1630081109139636224?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Who are the players to watch in tomorrow night's games?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>2023</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='957040' first='Corey' last='Chesley'] (Good Counsel)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='957045' first='Rieco' last='Hellams'] (Good Counsel)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1219878' first='Kayden' last='Tuffour'] (Good Counsel)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Isiah Alexander (Mt. Zion Prep Academy)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1482975' first='Fallou' last='Koite'] (Mt. Zion Prep Academy)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='957109' first='Jeremiah' last='Quigley'] (Bishop McNamara) *Fairleigh Dickinson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1362691' first='Chase' last='Lawton'] (Bishop McNamara)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zack Rushdan (Glenelg Country)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1362720' first='Jackson' last='Pugh'] (Glenelg Country)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='957036' first='Marcel' last='Gardner'] (St. Andrew's) *UMBC</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cyrus Chisholm (Sandy Spring)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1219879' first='Tyler' last='Perkins'] (Landon) *Penn</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1573249' first='Christos' last='Palkogiannis'] (Landon)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1114027' first='Aidan' last='Harris'] (St. Mary's) *St. Francis (PA)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1573332' first='Ajani' last='Lomax'] (St. Mary's)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1280948' first='Grady' last='Wolfe'] (St. Mary's)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Casey Smith (St. Mary's)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1225259' first='Jordan' last='Brathwaite'] (Good Counsel) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1413945' first='Justin' last='Bumbray'] (Good Counsel)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1225262' first='Hassan' last='Dorman'] (Mt. Zion Prep Academy)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1489022' first='Alex' last='Byrd'] (Mt. Zion Prep Academy)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lynn King (Mt. Zion Prep Academy)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1598816' first='Robert' last='Johnson'] (Mt. Zion Prep Academy)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1579096' first='Logan' last='Suber'] (Mt. Zion Prep Academy)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Martin Somerville (Bishop McNamara)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1489024' first='Lugard' last='Edokpayi'] (Bishop McNamara)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1225253' first='Drew' last='McKenna'] (Glenelg Country) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dominic Carr (Glenelg Country)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1366893' first='Xavier' last='Pickett'] (Glenelg Country)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1114028' first='Jayden' last='Brown'] (St. Andrew's)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1225260' first='Scottie' last='Hubbard'] (St. Andrew's)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1366891' first='Xander' last='Alarie'] (St. Andrew's)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1489026' first='Donovan' last='Blackman'] (Sandy Spring)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1411084' first='Jake' last='Tringone'] (Sandy Spring)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1410954' first='Devin' last='Johnson'] (Sandy Spring)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1260005' first='Ari' last='Hobson'] (Landon)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1598815' first='Riley' last='Costello'] (St. Mary's)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1579104' first='Bobby' last='Montgomery'] (Mt. Zion Prep Academy)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1494076' first='Francis' last='Folefac'] (Mt. Zion Prep Academy)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1370501' first='Jaren' last='Curtis'] (Bishop McNamara)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1414533' first='Patrick' last='Curtin'] (Glenelg Country)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2241983' first='Jalen' last='Baker'] (Glenelg Country)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jacob Cox (Sandy Spring)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1370504' first='Frankie' last='Mannino'] (Landon)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1542852' first='Ethan' last='Apergis'] (Landon)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1768968' first='Michael' last='Hemann'] (Landon)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1598810' first='Mason' last='Hopper'] (St. Mary's)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1782659' first='Parker' last='Robinson'] (Good Counsel)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1782657' first='Neiko' last='Mundey'] (Good Counsel)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1782660' first='Qayden' last='Samuels'] (Bishop McNamara)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1782655' first='Prince' last='Moody'] (Bishop McNamara)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1782658' first='Donovan' last='Murphy'] (Bishop McNamara)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ubie Zaid (Landon)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1782590' first='Lawrence' last='Brown'] (St. Andrew's)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->