High school girls basketball: No. 1 Long Island Lutheran, No. 4 Grayson headline Chipotle Nationals field

No. 5 IMG Academy, No. 9 Montverde Academy, No. 18 Sidwell Friends, Grace Christian round out field.

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Mar 13, 2024, 10:10am
The field of the Chipotle Nationals high school girls basketball tournament was announced Wednesday, highlighted by two teams featured prominently in the MaxPreps Top 25. The event will take place April 4-6 in Brownsburg, Ind. The event is formerly known as the GEICO Nationals.

No. 1 Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.) is the top seed followed by second-seed Grayson (Loganville, Ga.), which is No. 4 in the MaxPreps Top 25. Both received first-round byes in the six-team field.


Montverde Academy is the two-time reigning champion, beating Long Island Lutheran 60-54 in last year's final. The Eagles also won the inaugural event in 2022. 

Long Island Lutheran is competing for the second time while the remaining schools are competing in the year-end tournament for the first time.

Chipotle Nationals field
1. Long Island Lutheran — 21-1
2. Grayson — 32-0
3. IMG Academy — 23-3
4. Montverde Academy — 21-4
5. Sidwell Friends — 25-6
6. Grace Christian — 30-0
No. 1 Long Island Lutheran headlines the six-team field of the Chipotle Nationals, announced Wednesday. The Crusaders' starting five all have committed to Power 5 schools. (Photo: Mark Jones)
No. 1 Long Island Lutheran headlines the six-team field of the Chipotle Nationals, announced Wednesday. The Crusaders' starting five all have committed to Power 5 schools. (Photo: Mark Jones)
McDonald's All Americans Kate Koval, Kayleigh Heckel and Syla Swords lead a Long Island Lutheran team full of Power 5 conference players.

Grayson capped a perfect season by winning Georgia's AAAAAAA title behind Danielle Carnegie, Tatum Brown and Malaya Jones.

Montverde Academy is led by 2023-24 Florida MaxPreps Player of the Year Jaloni Cambridge, who is averaging just over 20 points per game. 

Sidwell Friends is led by UCLA commits Kendall Dudley and Zania Socka.

IMG Academy is paced by Taj Roberts and Leah Harmon. 

Grace Christian is 30-0 and led by ESPN's top-rated Class of 2024 player Sarah Strong, who still hasn't announced her college commitment.

Chipotle Nationals schedule
Thursday April 4 — ESPNU (all times ET)
IMG Academy vs. Grace Christian, 10 a.m.
Montverde Academy vs. Sidwell Friends, 12 p.m.
Bye — Long Island Lutheran, Grayson
Friday, April 5 — ESPNU
Long Island Lutheran vs. Montverde-Sidwell winner, 10:30 a.m.
Grayson vs. IMG-Grace Christian winner, 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 6 — ESPN
Championship game, 10 a.m.

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