Virginia AAA/AA Regional Tournaments

[quimica2]

Let's get AA involved too...here are some of the pairings, I'll post the rest as I track them down. All are listed in bracket order with higher seeds/hosts listed first.

AAA

Northern
TC Williams vs. Robinson
Langley vs. Yorktown
Oakton vs. Annandale
Mount Vernon vs. WT Woodson
Madison vs. Washington-Lee
West Springfield vs. Centreville
Edison vs. McLean
Herndon vs. Lee

Northwestern
Riverbend vs. Franklin County
Forest Park vs. Osbourn Park
GW-Danville vs. North Stafford
Stonewall Jackson vs. Potomac

Central
Mills Godwin vs. Midlothian
Highland Springs vs. Petersburg
Cosby vs. JR Tucker
Thomas Dale vs. Hanover
Atlee vs. Matoaca
Deep Run vs. LC Bird
Meadowbrook vs. Henrico
Monacan vs. Hermitage

Eastern
King's Fork vs. Menchville
Wilson vs. First Colonial
Heritage vs. Western Branch
Cox vs. Maury
Princess Anne vs. Booker T Washington
Hampton vs. Nansemond River
Lake Taylor vs. Bayside
Indian River vs. Bethel

AA

Region I
James Monroe vs. Lafayette
Bruton vs. Park View-South Hill
Greensville County vs. King George
Poquoson vs. Courtland

Region II
Loudoun County bye
Charlottesville vs. Millbrook
Western Albermarle vs. Freedom-South Riding
Brentsville bye

Region III
Turner Ashby bye
Staunton River vs. William Byrd
Waynesboro bye
Northside vs. Jefferson Forest
Brookville bye
Spotswood vs. Stuarts Draft
Lord Botetourt bye
Lee-Staunton vs. Liberty-Bedford

[commonwealthfan]

Magna Vista at Graham, winner at Hidden Valley Tuesday
Abingdon at Patrick County(Tuesday)

Pulaski County at Carroll County (Tuesday)
Tazewell at Blacksburg, winner at Bassett Tuesday

Semi finals and finals at Salem High School

[ihos]

Anybody have any predictions (other than the obvious ones) as to who will go through to tomorrow in the Northern Region?

[pgcop]

tc
yorktown
oakton
mt. vernon
madison
west springfield
edison
lee

[quimica2]

Anybody have any predictions (other than the obvious ones) as to who will go through to tomorrow in the Northern Region?

All the higher seeds win except Lee beats Herndon and Woodson edges Mount Vernon.

[bballmom]

The word spread like wildfire that TRP was injured this past weekend. Is there any word on her status for the remainder of the run?

[quimica2]

Word is that Robinson beat TC 58-45, so I'm guessing she didn't play, or at least wasn't at full strength...that's just a horrible break for TC if true. Now I am wishing I went to that game...

The game I did go to, Woodson vs. Mount Vernon, was good for a half but Woodson dominated the second and won 66-48. MV had no answer for Schoof, who scored 25 and probably had 10-15 rebounds.

[quimica2]

TC posters on virginiapreps say that TRP didn't even suit up tonight.

[lboogie]

Annandale beat Oakton...who saw that coming

[quimica2]

Annandale beat Oakton...who saw that coming

Wow, major upsets on both the girls and boys sides of the brackets tonight. Here's what I've got, missing the Lee-Herndon score.

Robinson 58 TC Williams 45
Yorktown 52 Langley 49
Annandale 47 Oakton 42
WT Woodson 66 Mount Vernon 48
Madison 65 Washington-Lee 32
West Springfield 54 Centreville 46
Edison 72 McLean 39
Herndon vs. Lee ??

That's right, one of Robinson, Yorktown, Annandale, or Woodson will go to state...what were the odds on that?

[lboogie]

...don't know the score.

But tomorrow night it is on and poppin...Edison vs Lee...battle of the Super fan parents. My money is on Ms. Pam

[quimica2]

AAA

Northern
Robinson 58 TC Williams 45
Yorktown 52 Langley 49
Annandale 47 Oakton 42
WT Woodson 66 Mount Vernon 48
Madison 65 Washington-Lee 32
West Springfield 54 Centreville 46
Edison 72 McLean 39
Lee 76 Herndon 60

Eastern
King's Fork 57 Menchville 34
Wilson 20 First Colonial 12 (correct score)
Heritage 61 Western Branch 39
Cox 54 Maury 50
Princess Anne 74 Booker T Washington 29
Hampton 54 Nansemond River 49
Lake Taylor 45 Bayside 36
Indian River 62 Bethel 46

AA

Region III
Turner Ashby bye
Staunton River 53 William Byrd 37
Waynesboro bye
Northside 45 Jefferson Forest 33
Brookville bye
Spotswood 68 Stuarts Draft 56
Lord Botetourt bye
Lee-Staunton 45 Liberty-Bedford 40

Region IV
Hidden Valley bye
Graham 61 Magna Vista 51
Abingdon bye
Patrick County bye
Pulaski County bye
Carroll County bye
Blacksburg 62 Tazewell 32
Bassett bye

[arbitraryj]

The coach had a Fever on the brain last night

a sudden yet deadly Indiana strain.:rolleyes:


There is no way they should've lost last night with the line up they have.
TC beats Annandale and holds off West Springfield -Without TRP

then falls at 1 and done time to a team that most teams in the Patriot would've beat. It doesn't add up. Last year this time TRP was hurt and they beat better teams. I still don't understand why some want to disrespect TC as a 1 player team.

DMV, say what you will - this was our state contender.

I'm speechless

almost. Edison way over Lee tonight. Lee has spent too much time running from this here matchup & the Edison superfan doesn't need a drum to make that case.

[bballfan]

almost. Edison way over Lee tonight. Lee has spent too much time running from this here matchup & the Edison superfan doesn't need a drum to make that case.

Not sure where you got that info. Everyone knows a trip to states had to go through Edison. People always talk about strength of schedule, but aside from Riverdale and TC, Edison hasn't exactly been playing tough competition. Their district is pretty weak. Lee will definitely have to bring their A+ game to win tonight but don't count teams out so quickly. Just ask TC and Oakton.

[newtothegame]

Can someone post the VA playoff schedule or provide a link to where it might be posted? Thanks.

[bballer01]

2008 Northern Region Basketball Tournament

Girls' Bracket
L-Liberty N- National P-Patriot C-Concorde

** If one game, 7:30 p.m. - If two games, 5:45 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
** First 2 Rounds @ Top Seed
**Admission is $6 for games at George Mason

ROUND 1
Monday, Feb. 25

C4 Robinson 58, P1 T.C. Williams 45
N3 Yorktown 52, L2 Langley 49 in OT
L3 W.T. Woodson 66, N2 Mount Vernon 48
P4 Annandale 47, C1 Oakton 42

L1 Madison 65, N4 Washington-Lee 32
P2 West Springfield 54, C3 Centreville 46
P3 Lee 76, C2 Herndon 60
N1 Edison 72, L4 McLean 39

QUARTERFINALS
Tuesday, Feb. 26

Robinson at Yorktown, 7:30 p.m.
Annandale at W.T. Woodson, 7:30 p.m.

West Springfield at Madison, 7:30 p.m.
Lee at Edison, 7:30 p.m.

SEMIFINALS
Thursday, Feb. 28 at George Mason's Patriot Center

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Saturday, March 1 at George Mason's Patriot Center, 7 p.m.

[ivorymom]

TRP was injured early in the 4th quarter of the west sprgfld game on Saturday and did not suite up for the Robinson game, who would have thought she needed to. They had a great season that ended way to soon.

[quimica2]

Can someone post the VA playoff schedule or provide a link to where it might be posted? Thanks.


I don't think there's one place that has all the info...I've got the pairings in the first post and will post the results but gathering all the dates, times, and sites is a little much.

In theory the VHSL website posts the brackets and results here:
http://www.vhsl.org/Basketball/Results.htm

but unlike every other state association in the country they're incapable of actually updating their website with useful information.

[lboogie]

The VHSL looks amateurish compared to the Maryland site

[quimica2]

Lee 73 Edison 63...Mial and Moseh with about 25 each, Babineaux with about 15. Not sure of the Edison scoring. Edison got off to a fast start, led 17-10 after the first quarter, Lee rallied in the second to go up 32-25 at halftime. Crawford, Clayton, and Goodwin all had three fouls in the first half. Edison pulled back ahead 41-38, but Lee went on a 7-0 run to take a lead that they didn't relinquish, opening up a double digit lead early in the fourth as Goodwin fouled out. Edison maybe should have started pressing earlier but tough with the foul trouble. Raucous crowd, smart move preventing the Lee fans from rushing the court at the end of the game.

Apparently Potomac beat Stonewall Jackson 60-59...that's two of the three undefeated teams eliminated in their first regional game.

[quimica2]

Post on Lee-Edison and Potomac-Stonewall Jackson:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/26/AR2008022604063.html

Fairfax Times on Lee-Edison
http://fairfaxtimes.com/news/2008/feb/26/lancers-bounce-edison/

[quimica2]

AAA

Northern
Yorktown 59 Robinson 52
WT Woodson 64 Annandale 54
Madison 63 West Springfield 48
Lee 73 Edison 63

Northwestern
Riverbend 67 Franklin County 42
Forest Park 61 Osbourn Park 38
GW-Danville 66 North Stafford 50
Potomac 60 Stonewall Jackson 59

Central
Mills Godwin 65 Midlothian 49
Highland Springs vs. Petersburg
Cosby 62 JR Tucker 38
Thomas Dale 48 Hanover 45
Atlee 81 Matoaca 39
LC Bird 71 Deep Run 39
Meadowbrook 69 Henrico 49
Monacan 79 Hermitage 44

Eastern
Wilson 45 King's Fork 38
Heritage 68 Cox 45
Princess Anne 60 Hampton 44
Indian River 62 Bethel 46

AA

Region I
James Monroe 64 Lafayette 53
Bruton 64 Prince Edward 51
Greensville County 51 King George 30
Poquoson 36 Courtland 35

Region II
Loudoun County bye
Charlottesville 55 Millbrook 37
Brentsville bye
Freedom-South Riding 50 Western Albemarle 32

Region III
Turner Ashby 77 Staunton River 37
Waynesboro 80 Northside 63
Brookville 56 Spotswood 49
Lord Botetourt 63 Lee-Staunton 48

Region IV
Hidden Valley 61 Graham 30
Abingdon 58 Patrick County 46
Pulaski County 62 Carroll County 53
Bassett 58 Blacksburg 44

[bebekid]

I still can't beleive TC lost. I mean the coach should have been teaching them girls how to play without TRP when they were blowing out teams in the beginning of the season. I thought forsure that Edison and TC would represnt down states but now Lee will have to take over.!!!!!!


Veteran Coach Jim Lewis Named As Fever Assistant Coach
02/22/08 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Indiana Fever

• Discuss this story on the Women's National Basketball Association message board...
INDIANAPOLIS - A former head coach and assistant coach in the Women's National Basketball Association, and a 37-year coaching veteran overall, Jim Lewis has been named an assistant coach with the Indiana Fever. Lewis' hiring completes the staff of Indiana's first-year coach Lin Dunn.
Currently the head girls' basketball coach at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va., where he will continue coaching during the winter months, Lewis leads one of the top prep teams in the nation. Including international competition with USA Basketball, he has enjoyed success at every level of basketball. He was the head women's coach at Fordham University for six seasons (2001-06), and at George Mason University for 14 (1984-98). He began his career as an assistant coach with men's programs at Tennessee State, Gannon College, Duke and Tulane.

"I am very impressed with Jim's experience in the women's game," said Dunn, "not only in the WNBA but in USA Basketball, as well. He will be a great asset to our individual player development, especially with our posts. Add to that his wonderful positive attitude, and you have a winner!"

Prior to guiding the T.C. Williams program in his hometown, Lewis spent a part of the 2006 summer as an assistant coach with the Minnesota Lynx, after retiring from Fordham in March. Counting his six years with the Rams and 14 at George Mason, Lewis notched a 257-295 record in 20 years as a collegiate head coach.

Prior to coaching at Fordham, Lewis served as the first head coach of the WNBA Washington Mystics, in 1997 and 1998. Prior to his stretch with the Mystics, he compiled a 201-177 record over 14 seasons as the winningest head coach, men's or women's, in George Mason history. At George Mason, Lewis led the Patriots to eight winning seasons, including an appearance in the 1997 Preseason WNIT.

Lewis began his coaching career as a graduate assistant men's basketball coach at Tennessee State (1969-70), which finished as the NCAA Division II runner-up. He then served as an assistant men's coach at Gannon College (1970-71), and moved on to Duke (1972-76) where he served for five years in the same capacity. He was the assistant men's coach at Tulane (1977-81) for five years before becoming the head boys' basketball coach at South Lakes High School (Fairfax, Va.), where his teams compiled a 59-15 record over three years and advanced each year in postseason play.

In 1984, Lewis became the first Division I head women's basketball coach at George Mason University, where he remained until 1997 to become the first coach of the Mystics. During his tenure with the Patriots, he helped USA Basketball to four medals while assisting on coaching staffs at the 1994 Jones Cup (gold), 1995 World University Games (silver), 1997 Junior World Championships (gold) and 1997 USA International Invitational (gold).

One of the USA players on the '97 FIBA Junior World Championships team was current Fever star Tamika Catchings.

Before his coaching career, Lewis was a four-year basketball letterwinner at West Virginia University, competing in two NCAA Tournaments and one NIT, and earning his degree in journalism. During the 2004-05 season, his 1964-65 freshman class was honored at West Virginia for breaking the color barrier at the university. Following graduation, he began his graduate work at the University of Detroit and went on to earn his master's degree in physical education at Tennessee State.

Led by WNBA All-Stars Catchings, Katie Douglas and Tammy Sutton-Brown, the Indiana Fever begins its ninth WNBA season by hosting the Washington Mystics on Saturday, May 17 (7:00 p.m.). Indiana bids for its first WNBA Finals appearance this summer, after reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in two of the past three seasons. Season tickets are available at FeverBasketball.com, or by calling (317) 917-2500.

[tinkb]

Is this saying what I think its saying?

[aaubballmom]

is a line that says he'll continue to coach TC during the winter.

[pgcop]

I interpreted that as he will continue to coach THIS winter.

[quimica2]

The article in the Post a couple days ago said he'd continue to coach TC in the future:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/21/AR2008022102554.html

Tomorrow night at the Patriot Center, with State Tournament berths on the line:

6:00 Lee vs. Madison
8:00 Yorktown vs. WT Woodson

First game should be a barnburner...Lee coming off the big win against Edison while Madison has won 26 straight. I'll take Lee by 5.

Second game is the battle of the surprise teams...it would be pretty amazing if Yorktown made state while Edison didn't. However, Woodson wins this one by 12.

Winner of the first game should be a heavy favorite in Saturday's final.

[arbitraryj]

After losing to TC and Billy G, I didn't think they WOULD do it.

Congrats to the Lee Lancers

or to quote the last superfan standing:

GO LEE GO LEE GO LEE!!!!!!!

NUMBA THREE, NUMBA SIX!!!!!!!

[lboogie]

AJ since you are such a fan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDdMAU9Eg4E

[quimica2]

Central Region
Mills Godwin 54 Highland Springs 28
Thomas Dale 68 Cosby 65
LC Bird 54 Atlee 50
Monacan 64 Meadowbrook 60 (OT)

[hooah23]

Great job Thomas Dale Girls basketball team. http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/sports.html
68-65 win over Cosby.

[pgcop]

go head kj do the doggone thang. :) sounds like a good game, cosby had no answer huh?

[arbitraryj]

You are cordially invited to the Hoop Gurlz Relax Room this evening for the unveiling of the expansion wing dedicated exclusively to the Lee Lancers Super Fan.

This state of the art facility will feature comfy recliners, fluffy pillows, fuzzy slippers, spa treatments, aromatherapy, psychotherapy, elephant tranqulizers, and the best hits from that soothing nature CD that sings calming sounds to you when you walk past the aisle display in the stores.

Duct tape available from the concierge. No drums permitted.

[quimica2]

Lee 53 Madison 49
WT Woodson 54 Yorktown 41

[lboogie]

You are cordially invited to the Hoop Gurlz Relax Room this evening for the unveiling of the expansion wing dedicated exclusively to the Lee Lancers Super Fan.

This state of the art facility will feature comfy recliners, fluffy pillows, fuzzy slippers, spa treatments, aromatherapy, psychotherapy, elephant tranqulizers, and the best hits from that soothing nature CD that sings calming sounds to you when you walk past the aisle display in the stores.

Duct tape available from the concierge. No drums permitted.

YO you are killing me....we need mask on the wall too

[quimica2]

Lee 53 Madison 49


Lee: Mial 10-21 5-10 25, Babineaux 6-18 0-3 12, Williams 2-8 2-4 7, Hopkins 0-7 4-4 4, Gropp 1-1 2-2 4, Moseh 0-3 1-2 1, Bayoumi 0-3 0-0 0, Kaze 0-1 0-0 0. Total 19-63 14-25 53

Madison: Wimmer 8-15 2-3 18, Jay 7-12 3-4 17, Stiegler 2-9 2-2 7, Suprise 2-7 0-0 4, Kavanagh 1-4 0-0 2, Landry 0-4 1-3 1, Ceglie 0-1 0-0 0, Soffer 0-1 0-0 0. Total 20-53 8-12 49.

Very tight game, Madison went ahead by a couple baskets in each quarter and Lee rallied every time. Madison was up 47-44 midway through the fourth, but they started turning the ball over and Lee went on a 9-0 run before Madison scored in the final seconds. Lee didn't play that well, but I guess it's a good sign that they beat a very solid team while getting almost nothing from Hopkins (who did hit some key free throws late) and Moseh, and not a great game from Babineaux either. Hopkins limped off the court in the fourth quarter, came back to play the final minutes, but then looked as though she was being helped to the locker room after the game.

Mial also had 13 rebounds, she has stepped up bigtime in the postseason.

[quimica2]

Regional semis tonight, all these winners go to state...upset bug hits AA as Turner Ashby and James Monroe go down:

AAA

Northern
Lee 53 Madison 49
WT Woodson 54 Yorktown 41

Northwestern
Forest Park 66 Riverbend 42
GW-Danville 60 Potomac 41

Eastern
Heritage 56 Wilson 35

AA

Region I
Bruton 57 James Monroe 50
Greensville County 65 Poquoson 50

Region II
Charlottesville 64 Loudoun County 62
Brentsville 52 Freedom-South Riding 51

Region III
Waynesboro 58 Turner Ashby 57
Brookville 55 Lord Botetourt 46

Region IV
Hidden Valley 64 Abingdon 25
Bassett 60 Pulaski County 55

[quimica2]

AAA

Central
Mills Godwin 54 Thomas Dale 41
LC Bird 53 Monacan 33

Eastern
Princess Anne 64 Lake Taylor 54

AA

Region IV
Hidden Valley 59 Bassett 38

[quimica2]

Lee over WT Woodson 66-40...game was over by the middle of the second quarter and the Lee students were chanting "where's our trophy?" by the third. Mial scored 22 and was named tournament MVP, Babineaux for the third straight game had a rough first half and a strong second half to finish with 16, and Gropp found her shot and hit four threes.

Woodson turned the ball over a bunch against Lee's aggressive defense. They didn't look ready to play a team of that caliber, hopefully they make a better showing next weekend.

Also a shout for George Mason of Falls Church, one of the few Class A schools in the area...they came from the seventh seed to win the Region B Division 2 championship over Wilson Memorial today. The Mustangs will host Middlesex in a state quarterfinal somewhere in Northern Virginia next week.

[quimica2]

AAA

Northern
Lee 66 WT Woodson 40

Northwestern
Forest Park 60 GW-Danville 24

AA

Region I
Greensville County 40 Bruton 37

Region II
Charlottesville 43 Brentsville 39

Region III
Waynesboro 57 Brookville 37

[quimica2]

Last of the regional finals...and the last undefeated team, Princess Anne, goes down.

Central
LC Bird 65 Mills Godwin 54

Eastern
Heritage 52 Princess Anne 35