LANHAM, MD - The Quarterfinals of Maryland Private School State Basketball Tournament were held Monday at Mt. Zion Prep.

Here’s a recap of Monday’s action:

#3 BULLIS 68,  #6 GEORGETOWN PREP 47

Bullis built an early lead and never looked back in a matchup against their Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC) foes.

Xavier Skipworth had 14 points to lead the Bulldogs, while Chris Chichards had 10, Eric Reibe (Connecticut) 9 and 7 rebounds and Adrien Stevens and Michael Hemann 9 points apiece.

Boston College-bound Akbar Waheed had a team-high 17 points for the Little Hoyas in his final high school contest.

#2 DEMATHA 75, #7 GLENELG COUNTRY 63

After a tight first half, DeMatha began to pull away in the third to set up a semifinal meeting of last year’s final.

The defending champion Stags led DeMatha led 36-34 at halftime, but outscored the Dragons 28-14 in the third to seize control. 

Ashton Meeks went for 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting - including a sizzling 6-of-7 from 3-point range - while Christian Proctor went for 16 points on 4-of-5 shooting from deep. Jamaal McKnight, Jr. had 14 points and Jacob Wallace tallied 7 pts, 11 assists and grabbed 10 rebounds.

Bucknell-bound Pat Curtin had 18 points to lead the Dragons, who got 16 points from Jalen Baker a, 11 from Donavan Marshburn and 10 from Ronald Alford.

#4 CLINTON GRACE 66, #5 BISHOP MCNAMARA 61

Khalib Norcome had 19 points and 9 rebounds as the Eagles held off the Mustangs in front of a packed house. 

“I love it,” Norcome said of the crowd. “The environment - it gives me energy and keeps me motivated. McNamara’s a good team and we lost to them in the summer, so we really just wanted get back.”

Mark Jones had 12 points and J’lon Lyons 10 for the Eagles, while Bryce Adams posted 9 points and 6 rebounds.

Qayden Samuels had 19 points and 9 rebounds to lead McNamara, which got 13 points and 9 rebounds from Brandon Wooward and 13 points and 7 boards from Jordan Taylor.

Clinton Grace led 31-23 at halftime, but saw McNamara rally to take the lead in the fourth quarter before storming back to close out the victory.

“Just being mature, playing hard on defense and having energy, that’s the biggest thing,” Norcome said. “We have a young group, so just staying mellow throughout the whole game and not getting too high or getting too low, that was our focus.”
 

Clinton Grace wing Khalib Norcome.

#1 MT. ZION 61, #9 RIVERDALE BAPTIST 49

Jerome Williams, Jr. (22 points), Siena-bound forward Francis Folefac (14 points, 8 rebounds), and Sol Vita (10 points) led the way as the Warriors fended off the upset-minded Crusaders.

Riverdale led 16-15 after one quarter and the game was tied at halftime (26-26) as the teams battled on both ends. 

Gio Sanford and Jacoby Briscoe each had 12 points for the Crusaders, while Ean McLaughlin finished with 10.