Capital All-Stars Dominate US All-Stars in the 36th Annual Capital Classic
The Capital All-Stars dominated the inside game, scoring 80 points in the paint, compared to the US team that had 38. Mouphtaou Yarou, a 6-10 center heading to Villanova, led the Capital team with 20 points and 8 rebounds. Derrick Thomas, a Drexel signee, pitched in 16 points on 4-4 shooting from three point range. The US team was paced by John Jenkins who scored a game high 27 points. Jenkins will suit up for Vanderbilt next season. Momo Jones, who has reopened his recruiting, finished with 18 points in 21 minutes.
The District All-Stars team was down eight at half, but rallied to beat the Suburban All-Stars 113-104. Rafriel Guthrie of Cardozo HS helped the late run, scoring 17 points in the game. PJ Miller (The Potomac School) and Lawrence Smith (McNamara) each scored 14 points for the District Team. The Suburban All-Stars were led by Keith Mitchell of Hylton HS, who had 17 points and Frank Holloway (Lee) with 16 points.
MVP
Mouphtaou Yarou, Capital
All Tournament
John Jenkins, US
Tristan Spurlock, Capital
Derrick Thomas, Capital
Keith Mitchell, Suburban
Rafriel Guthrie, District
2009 Box Scores
Capital All-Stars Cruise over United States squad 
District wins close battle over Suburban All-Stars
Dunk and Three Point Results
» Armwood's Dunk Makes ESPN's Top Play of the Night
Isaiah Armwood scored three perfect scores to win the 2009 Slam Dunk Champion after jumping over 7 people including 6'10" Mouphtaou Yarou. Armwood's 50 point final dunk bested Ian Hummer (Gonzaga HS) with 45 points and Tristan Spurlock's (Word of Life Academy) 39. Check the highlights here.
John Jenkins (US Team) had the hot hand, winning the Three Point Contest in an extra round shoot-off with Jamal Coombs-McDaniel. Percy Wood (District All-Stars) put up 11 points in the finals but the two US teammates each scored 13. In the Tie-Breaker, Jenkins made 12 shots in 30 seconds to top Coombs-McDaniel's 8.
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