MIAA Basketball Notebook: Holiday Edition

Although the 2023-24 high school basketball season has been underway for nearly a month, only now, as the calendar turns to 2024 does it get really interesting with league competition.

From early January until the end of the regular season, league competition will be the primary focus in all three MIAA conferences.

In the A Conference, undefeated Mount St. Joseph (16-0) has already played three conference games and has taken the early lead in the Black Division. John Carroll (10-5) and Glenelg Country (3-5) are both 1-0 in league play, while Archbishop Spalding (5-4) is in 1-1 in the conference. Currently, Boys’ Latin and Gilman sit at 0-2 in league play.

In the Red Division, Our Lady of Mount Carmel (12-2) has already played four league games and won them all to hold girls place. Loyola Blakefield (11-3) is 2-1 in the conference, St. Frances (11-4) is 1-1 and Calvert hall (5-8) is 2-2. McDonogh has lost both of its league games so far and St. Vincent Pallotti has started at 0-4.

Only a handful of league games have been played in the MIAA B Conference so far, with Severn sitting at 1-0 in the Black Division, followed by two-time defending champion St. Mary’s, Archbishop Curley and Annapolis Area Christian, all at 1-1. Indian Creek sits at 0-1 thus far.

In the Red Division, Gerstell Academy is out to a 2-0 start, followed by St. Paul’s and St. John’s Catholic Prep, each 1-1 so far. Chapelgate Christian and Concordia Prep are each 0-1, while Friends School has yet to play its league opener.

The C Conference features just one division and no one has yet to tip-off a league contest. The first conference game is not slated until January 11th when Beth Tfiloh visits Saints Peter & Paul. The rest of the conference gets underway the following night.

MIAA Games Next Week

January 3rd

A Conference

Mount St. Joseph at Boys’ Latin, 5:30 p.m.

Mount Carmel at Loyola Blakefield, 6:00 p.m.

Gilman at John Carroll, 6:00 p.m.

McDonogh at St. Frances, 7:00 p.m.

Glenelg Country at Archbishop Spalding, 7:00 p.m.

Calvert Hall at St. Vincent Pallotti, 7:00 p.m.

B Conference

Indian Creek at Archbishop Curley, 5:30 p.m.

St. Mary’s at Severn, 5:30 p.m.

St. Paul’s at Concordia Prep, 6:00 p.m.

Friends at Gerstell, 6:00 p.m.

Chapelgate Christian at St. John’s Catholic Prep, 6:00 p.m.

January 4th

C Conference

Perry Hall Christian at Key, 5:30 p.m.*

January 5th

A Conference

Loyola Blakefield at McDonogh, 5:30 p.m.

St. Maria Goretti at Mount Carmel, 6:00 p.m.*

John Carroll at Mount St. Joseph, 6:00 p.m.

Glenelg Country at Gilman, 7:00 p.m.

Calvert Hall at St. Frances, 7:00 p.m.

Boys’ Latin at Archbishop Spalding, 7:00 p.m.

Friendship Tech Prep at St. Vincent Pallotti, 7:00 p.m.*

B Conference

St. John’s Catholic Prep at Concordia Prep, 6:00 p.m.

Chapelgate Christian at Gerstell, 6:00 p.m.

Severn at Indian Creek, 6:00 p.m.

Archbishop Curley at Annapolis Area Christian, 7:00 p.m.

Friends at St. Paul’s, 7:00 p.m.

C Conference

Team Australia at Cristo Rey, TBA*

Jemicy at Rockbridge, 5:30 p.m.

January 6th

A Conference

Baltimore Hoops Festival at St. Frances

Mount Carmel vs. New Town, 1:45 p.m.*

Calvert Hall vs. City College, 7:00 p.m.*

St. Frances vs. Edmondson-Westside, 9:00 p.m.* 

B Conference

Chapelgate Christian at Mercersburg (PA), TBA*

C Conference

Beth Tfiloh at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, 9:00 a.m.*

January 7th

A Conference

Baltimore Hoops Festival at St. Frances

McDonogh vs. Maret (DC), TBA*

*Non-conference game