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Boys' Place to Be
POHANKA HOLIDAY CLASSIC
Where: Chantilly
Top teams: No. 12 Chantilly, Landon.
Players to watch: Landon guard Christian Webster -- last year's tournament MVP -- ranks among the Washington area's top scorers, averaging 31.7 points per game. Chantilly is led by 6-foot-11 center John Manning, a sophomore, and returning Concorde District Player of the Year Justin May.
What makes it so good: A top-heavy tournament headlined by Northern Region front-runner Chantilly and IAC standout Landon, the rest of the field features some of Northern Virginia's most exciting scorers: South County junior guard Antonio Butler, West Springfield sophomore guard Ali Kazmi, Riverbend 6-7 senior forward Michael Phillips (Howard) and Jefferson's Spence de Mars -- a 6-9, 200-pound senior averaging 14.8 points per game and drawing recruiting interest from several Ivy League programs.
Draw it up: Landon and Chantilly work their way through the field for a rematch of last year's championship game, a 94-86 victory for the Chargers.
Tip-off: Saturday, 12:30 p.m.
Final: Dec. 30, 9:15 p.m.
Boys' Place to Go
BOJANGLES SHOOTOUT
Where: Waxhaw, N.C.
Top teams: No. 3 Bishop McNamara, No. 5 O'Connell.
What makes it so good: Eight-team event at Marvin Ridge high and middle schools also includes Towson Catholic of Baltimore, Pendleton School of Bradenton, Fla., and Christ the King of New York. Two players to watch: top junior point guard Joe Jackson of White Station in Memphis, and 6-10 Russian center Kyryl Natyazhko from Pendleton. An eight-team girls' field includes McNamara and Virginia AAA power Princess Anne, as well as highly regarded St. Michael Academy of New York.
