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High School Hoops Stars to Gather for 39th Annual Capital Classic
Originally published April 06, 2012

The 39th annual Capital Classic is set to invade the Washington, D.C. metro area April 21 at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va. The event will collect some of the finest high school senior talent from around the area to star in a series of all-star games, which in the past have included players such as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard.moreMore Arrow
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- The Largo Lions came within points of being the only high school in Prince George’s County, Md. to win a basketball title this season; instead, they fell short, 70-64, to Lake Clifton of Baltimore, Md. on March 10 in the 2A state championship game at the Comcast Center in College Park, Md.
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- Patterson Clippers star guard Aquille Carr had one priority heading into the 2011-’12 high school basketball season: win the Maryland state championship.
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- Largo High School coach Lewis Howard has been to the University of Maryland Comcast Center for the state finals before—he was Largo’s head coach in 2008 when the school claimed the Maryland 2A State championship, so Howard was quite familiar with semifinals play entering the Lions’ March 7 clash with Easton High School.
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- The Patterson Clippers of Baltimore, Md. advanced on to the Maryland state semifinals after pulling off a comeback victory over Milford Mill Academy (Baltimore County) in the 3A North regional finals on March 3. The Clippers overcame a nine-point deficit during the final minute of the third quarter, and out-scrapped Milford Mill in the fourth quarter to pull away with a 75-72 win.more More Arrow


- Baltimore’s Patterson High School Clippers advanced to the 3A Class Regional Final after beating the City College Knights, 67-59, in the semifinals on March 1 in Baltimore, Md.more More Arrow


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- With about a minute left until their team hoisted the 2012 District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association trophy, the home crowd at Coolidge Senior High School began chanting “COOLIDGE! COOLIDGE!”more More Arrow


- Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School has long been the king of high school football in Baltimore City. Now, they’ve claimed the title on the basketball court as well, knocking off Patterson High School, 65-61, in the Baltimore City Division I championship Feb. 21 at the Hill Field House at Morgan State University.more More Arrow