Instead, it was IMG Academy — coached by Frank Oliver Jr., the man whom James replaced at Bishop McNamara — that defeated Montverde in overtime in the tournament finals in Indiana.

Madison Scott and Liatu King, who played together at Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Maryland, were each selected in the draft. They both graduated from high school in 2020.

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. "The area is extremely tough — brutal and ...