Alyssa Thomas has had some memorable games in her varsity career for Central Dauphin (Pa.) High.
Saturday's game against Cheltenham, however, might top the list of Thomas' standout performances. Thanks to the Maryland-bound small forward, the Rams are headed to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class AAAA semifinals.
The Rams' forward dropped 40 points, 20 rebounds and two blocks in her best Wilt Chamberlain impression at Reading High, as Cheltenham fell, 75-68, in the PIAA Class AAAA quarterfinals.
Thomas has also been selected to the Parade All-American first team, according to the Erie (Pa.) Times-News.• Quality Education Academy (N.C.) forward Juvonte Reddic, who had some Maryland interest, has committed to Virginia Commonwealth.
Scout.com describes Reddic as "one of the top available post players in the country." He averaged 16 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks for Quality Education Academy, a charter school in Winston-Salem.
• DeMatha -- led by UM junior targets Quinn Cook and Mikael Hopkins -- came up one game short of the Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament championship. The Stags on Saturday fell to Gonzaga (D.C.), 68-67.
Cook had a game-high 17 points, five rebounds and four assists for DeMatha (32-4), while Oladipo, Jerian Grant and Mikael Hopkins had 14 points.
• Penn Wood swingman and potential Terps target Aaron Brown guided the Patriots to a 66-55 win over Scranton in the PIAA Class AAAA quarterfinals.
Leading only 26-23, Aaron Brown, a 6-foot-5 junior, spearheaded a 23-point quarter with 12 of his 22, including a powerful dunk from the baseline.