It was both a matter of quanity and quality for the Bishop McNamara High School girls basketball team that launched them to the final No. 1 spot in the High School On SI national rankings.The ...

Team leader Zhen Craft and senior-heavy Bishop McNamara were crowned High School On SI's 2024-25 national girls basketball champions. / Photo by Apex Media Group.

But the second-year coach at Bishop McNamara High School also recognizes his own greater Maryland-Washington D.C. area can go toe-to-toe with anybody.

Samuels, who had a team-high seven rebounds Friday, totaled 44 points, 17 rebounds, six assists, four blocks and four steals in three games. All-tournament team. Zhen Craft, Bishop McNamara, Sr ...