02-03-2025
Eastern boys and girls complete their rebuilds, sweep DCSAA Class A titles
After he'd hugged his players and reached beneath his glasses to wipe tears from his eyes, Eastern boys' basketball coach Gary Johnson found Lonnie Harrell, Eastern's girls' basketball coach, on the court at George Washington's Smith Center.
Harrell was already wearing a net around his neck. His team had beaten Georgetown Day, 51-38, earlier Sunday in the D.C. State Athletic Association Class A girls' championship game. Then it was Johnson's turn. His boys came back to beat KIPP Legacy, 50-43, in the Class A boys' final, making Eastern the first school to win both Class A titles in the same year.
