Sidwell Friends basketball reaffirmed its status as one of the area’s top programs this winter at the Pearson Athletic Center, as both the boys’ and girls’ teams captured conference titles. The boys won the Mid-Atlantic Conference (MAC) championship, while the girls secured the Independent School League (ISL) title.
The boys team, led by head coach Eric Singletary, featured senior and Mississippi State commit Jay Collingwood, junior center Ian Condon and sophomore guard Jadah Washington. Transfer junior Andrew Ross and freshman Elijah Schneeburg added depth to the roster.
Sidwell opened the season slowly, losing its opener at Clinton Grace and dropping its next home game — the program’s first home loss in four years. The Quakers started the season 1-4 before rebounding with a 13-game winning streak to improve to 14-4.
Long Island Lutheran ended the streak, but Sidwell regained momentum later in the season when Condon surpassed 1,000 career points. Condon earned All-MAC first-team honors alongside Washington and Collingwood.
The Quakers finished the regular season 18-5 and advanced through the MAC tournament, defeating St. Andrews to claim their fifth consecutive conference championship. The team continued its run in the DCSAA tournament, highlighted by junior Caden Williams’ half-court buzzer-beater to defeat Jackson-Reed. Sidwell ultimately fell to St. John’s in the championship game.
The girls team entered the season with a new head coach, Talen Watson, following the departure of Tamika Dudley and several key players, including 2024 25 D.C. Player of the Year Jordyn Jackson.
Sidwell’s roster was led by a senior class that included Duke commit Autumn Fleary, Princeton commit Ava Yoon, Delaney Hughes, Genesis Schneeburg and Romy Ugel.
The Quakers opened the season with two wins before falling in overtime to Paul VI. Sidwell started 5-3 and dropped two regular-season games to Bullis but responded with key wins over Flint Hill and Maret to finish the regular season 17-5.
In the ISL tournament, Sidwell defeated Maret and Potomac to reach the championship game at Georgetown Visitation. Facing Bullis — which had beaten them twice during the regular season — the Quakers won 59-55 to secure the conference title.
Sidwell later fell to St. John’s in the DCSAA championship game, ending a strong tournament win streak.
