2011-12 High School basketball preview

Basketball preview: Montgomery 4A boys

Preston Keres/FOR THE WASHINGTON POST - Garland Owens (left) and Magruder should once again be among the league’s top teams.

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Washington Post recruiting expert Josh Barr and host B.J. Koubaroulis preview the upcoming boys’ basketball season.

Washington Post recruiting expert Josh Barr and host B.J. Koubaroulis preview the upcoming boys’ basketball season.

(Toni L. Sandys/TWP) - Springbrook's Demetric Austin (right, shown in the 2010 Maryland 4A final) is back after missing the second half of last season.

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F Demetric Austin, Springbrook, 6-6, Sr.

G-F Scott Bolen, Sherwood, 6-5, Sr.

G Nick Griffin, Magruder, 6-2, Jr.

F Garland Owens, Magruder, 6-5, Sr.

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The usual suspects are expected to be atop the league; Magruder ended Springbrook’s run of three consecutive state championships in last season’s Maryland 4A West Region final. Magruder has a slew of junior guards, led by Griffin, who has scholarship offers from George Washington and Holy Cross, and point guard J.J. Epps. Owens is strong inside.. . . Austin returns for Springbrook after being academically ineligible the second part of last season; he averaged 16.3 points per game.. . .

Bolen averaged 17.4 points for Sherwood, which should be improved from its 13-12 season a year ago. C Charlie Rogers, a 6-5 senior, also returns for the Warriors. . . . Churchill does not have any superstars, but is solid throughout, led by 6-6 senior Thomas Geenen. . . . Quince Orchard and Blake, contenders in the Montgomery 3A/2A league last year, move up in classification. The Cougars are led by G Myck Miller.

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