Congratulations to our 2025-26 I-270 Division Champions!

Clarksburg Bantams, Gaithersburg Juniors and Potomac Seniors.

Clarksburg Bantams

The #1 seed Clarksburg Bantams capped off a dominant, undefeated season — the only unbeaten team across all three divisions — with a hard-fought championship win over the #2 seed Bethesda Bantams, led by Coach Terry McGann.
Clarksburg’s relentless, aggressive defense set the tone from the opening tip, containing Bethesda’s high-powered offense and controlling the tempo all game. Bethesda mounted a fierce late surge, but clutch buckets from Championship MVP CJ Ojo shut the door and sealed the title.
With the victory, Clarksburg secures back-to-back Bantam Championships and has lost just once in the past two seasons — an incredible run of excellence.

Congratulations to Coach Ojo and the Clarksburg Bantams on a phenomenal season and championship performance. 🏆

Gaithersburg Juniors

The #2 seed Gaithersburg Juniors, led by Coaches Ken Barrett and Chris Apo, came out firing and controlled the championship game from the opening tip. But the resilient #5 seed Darnestown, fresh off a semifinal upset of #1 seed Olney, refused to back down. Coached by Todd Sheinin and Mike Seek, Darnestown stormed back with a furious late-game run that had the crowd on its feet and the outcome hanging in the balance.

When the pressure peaked, Gaithersburg delivered. Championship MVP TJ Sanders made clutch plays down the stretch, while Amir Ali came up big in key moments to help G’Burg withstand the surge and slam the door on the comeback.

With the win, the Gaithersburg Juniors earn the honor of representing I-270 on March 27–28 at the Joe Jones III Cross County Tournament at St. John’s Catholic Prep in Buckeystown, MD.

Congratulations to Coaches Ken and Chris on an outstanding season and a championship performance to remember! 🏆

Potomac Seniors

The #1 seed Potomac exploded out of the gates behind Championship MVP Jack Epperly, who caught fire early — draining three triples and pouring in 19 first-half points to build a commanding lead that #3 seed Germantown simply couldn’t erase.
Coach Claude Young’s squad delivered a statement performance on the biggest stage, capping a dominant season with an even more dominant championship showing. In the final chapter of Coach Young’s 10-year I-270 tenure, Potomac left no doubt — showcasing size, athleticism, and depth that overwhelmed every challenge.
Credit to Germantown, led by Coaches Bill St. Clair and Phil Moise, for a tremendous run, including a semifinal upset of #2 seed Bethesda Seniors. But on this day, Potomac was on a mission.

Congratulations to Coach Young and the Potomac squad on an outstanding season and a championship performance worthy of the moment! 🏆🔥

   Patrick Boisi, Darnestown Senior             Mason Malamut, Potomac Bantams

I-270 Youth Basketball Welcome

Dedicated to strongly serving Montgomery County's youths for nearly 50 years!

I-270 Youth Sports Club is the preeminent longest running competitive basketball program in Montgomery County.

The I-270 Youth Sports Club believes in developing our communities youths to have a strong sense of community spirit, to be people of high character, have a sense of fairness, and a relentless desire to achieve their fullest potential.

We achieve this through our competitive sports league which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has served Montgomery County youth for nearly fifty years of competitive basketball. I-270 Youth Sports serves over 400 players from ages 8 to 15 yrs in three divisions across nine (9) areas:

• Bethesda - Whitman & Walter Johnson HS clusters
  
• Clarksburg - Clarksburg HS cluster
• Darnestown - Quince Orchard HS cluster
• Gaithersburg - Gaithersburg & Watkins Mill HS clusters
• Germantown - Seneca Valley & Northwest HS clusters
• Olney - Sherwood HS cluster
• Potomac - Churchill & Wooton HS clusters
• Rockville - Rockville HS & Magruder HS cluster,  *Change for 2025-26 season
• Silver Spring - Kennedy HS cluster, *New Cluster as of 2025-26 season

Our league is unique in that we have strong and close relationships with the local high school basketball coaches. So much so that several high school varsity coaches serve and have served as Area Directors and team coaches. I-270 is a competitive feeder program into the local high school basketball programs that focuses on teaching basketball fundamentals as well as competitive fair play and sportsmanship. Many I-270 players go on to play for their respective high school programs. The league also has seen numerous former players excel at the collegiate level as well as several who have reached the professional ranks.

I-270 is sponsored by Dick's Sporting Goods. Games are played in area school gyms and officiated by IAABO referees. There is a 16 game regular season followed by a single elimination playoffs where all teams make the playoffs and are seeded based on their regular season standings. Trophies are awarded to the Champions in each division. There is also an all-star game for each of the 3 divisions at the end of the season.

Tryouts are held in late-September/early-October with games starting in early November culminating with the Championships in February.

If you have a child serious about developing their basketball skills and competing against some of the top talent in Montgomery County then I270 is for you - come join us!

WNBA Star Paige "Buckets" Bueckers coaches Clarksburg Junior team

I270 Frequently asked Questions (FAQs)

Weather Cancellations

In the event of inclement weather Community Use of Public Facilities (CUPF) makes the decision on whether MCPS facilities are open or closed.
If there is winter weather, please check:

<www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cupf/info-cupf/emergency.html>

for closing status of Montgomery County Public School facilities or call the inclement weather hotline 240-777-2710.
We will update the website as well when we know of news.