The third annual DMVElite 80 took place on Saturday and as usual, some of the best sophomores, juniors, and seniors from the DMV set foot on Wise High’s gym and went head to head in a competitive, one-day camp setting. While there were boatloads of sparkling moments throughout the day, it was the likes of Kiyon Boyd, Brayden Gault, Noah Locke, Isaiah Mucius, and Immanuel Quickley that were the major 2018 class standouts and should have the chance to see a heightened college recruitment.

Kiyon Boyd, SG, HD Woodson High School, 2018: A great surprise to get a glance at on Saturday, the 6-foot-4 guard is a practical unknown out of the DMV. With innate strength to him and the body that most football coaches would love to have in molding as a middle linebacker, Boyd gave up the pigskin for the roundball and it may pay off major dividends for him. The sophomore can absolutely score the ball and has the swagger to go along with it. Whether it is off the catch, off the pull-up, or on the slice to the basket, Boyd put the ball through the basket in every which way on Saturday and with limited interest coming his way from Xavier at this time, expect for all that to change in the coming months as many get their first glimpses at the productive sophomore out of HD Woodson High School.

Brayden Gault, SG, Battlefield High School, 2018: What does Brayden Gault do great? Not totally sure. However, if you asked me what he does poorly, I wouldn’t have an answer for you either. The Team Loaded product brings great size and a body to the off guard spot and deceptive scoring abilities around the basket where he can erupt at any time on the score sheet and thus, led the entire event in points and also made nearly three-fourths of his attempts from the field. He can shoot it from deep, facilitate some when he slides over onto the ball, and is always active and engaged on the defensive end of the floor. A rising name out of Virginia, Gault is someone that will be tracked heavily and a guy that should continue to enhance his stock as more eyes are placed onto him.

Noah Locke, CG, McDonough School, 2018: His brother is on pace to be an all-conference member within the Southern this year at UNC-Greensboro but, if all goes right, Noah Locke has the goods to be just as good, if not better. On Saturday, the 6-foot-2 playmaker did just that. A scorer at heart, Locke impressed with his shooting abilities from off the bounce but whenever things slowed down, displayed the willingness to get others involved. Locke finished top-five in the event in scoring the ball and while UNCG is the only program that has offered so far, he tracks as a high priority recruit in 2018.

Isaiah Mucius, SF, St. James School, 2018: Whenever Mucius is on the hardwood, you aren’t going to find many better long-term guys in the entire gym. That again could have been said this past Saturday at the DMV Elite 80 event and while there were loads of talented prospects on hand, Mucius has unbelieve length, ball skills, and talent at his fingertips that can make him elite. The 6-foot-7 wing is actually best on the ball as he can facilitate his team’s offense and is good for hitting from off the pull-up from 15. While he does have to settle less and get in a better rhythm by slicing to the basket, there’s a reason that St. John’s and Wake Forest recently offered the New York native, who is due to explode this winter as a top flight 2018 recruit on the east coast.

Immanuel Quickley, CG, John Carroll School, 2018: The feel and composure out of Immanuel Quickley is off the charts good. Quickley will replace 6-foot guard Elijah Long at John Carroll School, who heads to Mount St. Mary’s to start his college career, as the sophomore should be an immediate producer at either guard spot this winter. Standing 6-foot-3 but with the ability to make others better but also score the ball at the rack, Quickley never plays outside of himself on the floor. The mechanics on his jumper need some further tinkering but the potential is evidently clear with the jumbo sized lead guard who can take over games in spurts as Quickley has the makings of a priority, high-major recruit in 2018 who already holds offers from program such as URI, Washington, and Cincinnati.