Virginia HS Season 2008-09

[quimica2]

Good games tonight include:

TC Williams @ Forest Park
Indian River @ King's Fork
LC Bird @ Monacan
WT Woodson @ West Springfield
Good Counsel vs. Westfield @ West Springfield
Riverdale Baptist @ Potomac
Mount Vernon @ South County
Pulaski County @ Floyd County

[arbitraryj]

This season snuck up on me.

I'm trying to get excited. Maybe as it gets into full swing...

These look like good match ups too.

Am I reading this right. Are there 2 games being played @ West Springfield tonight?

[quimica2]

Yeah, there were two games at WS as part of the Metro Challenge. Both ended up as blowouts as GC won 51-28 and WS won 51-26. No one shot the ball particularly well but the winning teams played aggressive ball and made a living off turnovers and offensive rebounds. The freshmen for WS had their moments. Westfield really struggled but I guess they played Paul VI closer a few days ago. WS and GC play at 7 on Saturday, it'll be interesting to see if the Spartans can give them a game.

[hoopdreams122]

Indian River beat King's Fork 61-47. Shanel Williams led the way with 19 pts, Chelisa Painter added 17 pts and controlled the paint with 6 emphatic blocks, and Kiara Avant added 14 pts. Tough shooting night for Suga Rodgers as she only had 14 pts.

[quimica2]

Forest Park over TC 55-47 as Jackson scores a career-high 33:
http://www.insidenova.com/isn/sports/high_school_prep/article/jacksons_career-best_powers_forest_park_past_t.c._williams/25587/


Highland Springs dropped 126 points on Dinwiddie. Are they good, or is Dinwiddie that bad?

[NOVABall08]

Forest Park over TC 55-47 as Jackson scores a career-high 33:
http://www.insidenova.com/isn/sports/high_school_prep/article/jacksons_career-best_powers_forest_park_past_t.c._williams/25587/

?

Forest Park faces a stiff challenge this thursday vs Stonewall Jackson who has Va Tech Commit Kyani White.

[Rodder08]

Did HD Woodson play West Springfield or was that W.T. Woodson? A little clarification please?

[lboogie]

WT not HD often confused in name

[quimica2]

Forest Park knocks off Stonewall Jackson 52-41:
http://www.insidenova.com/isn/sports/local/article/forest_park_tops_stonewall_in_girls_basketball/25750/

[pgcop]

thanks quimica the article seems to paint the picture. Also seems like the Forest Park/T.C. Williams matchup now replaces the T.C./Lee battles from last year.

[lboogie]

Forest Park knocks off Stonewall Jackson 52-41:
http://www.insidenova.com/isn/sports/local/article/forest_park_tops_stonewall_in_girls_basketball/25750/

Sounds like it turned it the way most thought it would.

[quimica2]

Mount Vernon beat Jericho Christian 63-55 in overtime in a traditional Northern Region two-hour foul-shooting contest. Jericho was at the line with the score tied and 10 seconds left in regulation but missed both attempts. Tracey King probably ended up with about 25 points. Both teams were pretty sloppy. MV plays TC on Tuesday.

Looks like West Springfield gave Good Counsel a good run before falling 56-50.

[quimica2]

Thomas Dale knocks off LC Bird 69-61 in a battle of RBR-ranked teams:
http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/sports/high_school_prep/high_school_basketball/article/PREP09_20081208-232920/146068/

[lboogie]

Thanks Q...looks like more adjustments to the rankings...LCB should drop a spot

[quimica2]

Interesting happenings in NOVA last night:

--Mount Vernon drops TC 76-63, and judging from the box score, it wasn't that close. Venable and King combined for 41 but the key for MV may have been the return of Allison Mathes, who didn't play against Jericho but hit five threes last night. TRP with 23, I think they are going to need her to put up 30+ this year.

--Speaking of 30+, Myisha Goodwin goes for 39 as Edison beats Herndon 64-46...that's 70 points through two games for her. This year's area scoring leader?

--Robinson beats Mial-free Lee 43-33. I guess they specialize in beating Patriot District powers missing their top players.

Down in Richmond, Cosby beats Monacan 64-53 in another battle of ranked teams.

In a small-school showdown, last year's AA semifinalist Greensville County beats last year's D1 runner-up Franklin 46-33.

[quimica2]

Seems like there is a big game in the Richmond area every night...tonight it's Huguenot dropping Monacan 55-49:
http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/sports/high_school_prep/high_school_basketball/article/GHUGU12_20081211-200403/148376/

Monacan is 1-3 but they're not ducking anyone.

[quimica2]

TC over Edison 62-49. TC jumped out 18-4 after the first quarter and 31-17 at halftime. Ruffin-Pratt was on fire in the first half, 19 points, almost all on jump shots, and I think she only missed one. Goodwin hit some three to get Edison within 32-24, but TC scored 10 straight and cruised to the win. The box score will say 34 points for TRP and 33 for Goodwin, but a big key for TC was Khalia Boston's early defense on Goodwin--she couldn't get anything going until Boston picked up some fouls and they had to rotate defenders.

[quimica2]

Northern Region district play kicks off tomorrow night and there are some key games right off the bat...Edison @ Mount Vernon, Lee @ South County, Oakton @ Westfield. How many district games in a row has Edison won?

Time to throw out some predictions:

Patriot
1. TC Williams
2. West Springfield
3. South County
4. Lee

National
1. Mount Vernon
2. Edison
3. Yorktown
4. Washington-Lee

Concorde
1. Oakton
2. Westfield
3. Chantilly
4. Herndon

Liberty
1. WT Woodson
2. Langley
3. Marshall
4. Madison

Concorde (after Oakton) and Liberty are very wide open, it'll be interesting to see what happens.

Mary Washington is 8-0 after knocking off the #1 team in Division III, Kean, over the weekend...Jenna McRae from Annandale is the leading scorer for the Eagles so far, and Katie Wimmer (Madison), Ashley Warhurst (Centreville), and Rachel Martin (Ireton) are also seeing a lot of playing time as frosh...

[quimica2]

Hampton over Heritage 56-50, behind 22 from Tiffany Davis:
http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-spt_pdgirlshoops_1217dec17,0,4499197.story

Lake Taylor beats Wilson, Indian River edges Nansemond River:
http://hamptonroads.com/2008/12/tuesdays-girls-hoops-lake-taylor-nips-wilson-stay-perfect

The Post was on hand for Lee's stunning comeback win over South Conty--huge win for the Lancers:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/16/AR2008121603436.html

[lboogie]

Hampton over Heritage 56-50, behind 22 from Tiffany Davis:
http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-spt_pdgirlshoops_1217dec17,0,4499197.story

Lake Taylor beats Wilson, Indian River edges Nansemond River:
http://hamptonroads.com/2008/12/tuesdays-girls-hoops-lake-taylor-nips-wilson-stay-perfect

The Post was on hand for Lee's stunning comeback win over South Conty--huge win for the Lancers:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/16/AR2008121603436.html


I love coach Kelly's quote about her team's basketball IQ

[kidsfirst]

Iboogie what do you think of Eleanor Roosevelt matchup against Whitney Young this weekend.

[lboogie]

Iboogie what do you think of Eleanor Roosevelt matchup against Whitney Young this weekend.
I'm thinking why is this in a Virginia thread:confused::p

Based on what I saw from Whitney Young last year, there will be some serious head-cracking on EVERY possession. Any time Chi-town and the DMV step on floor it's a straight rumble.

[pgcop]

lboogie what do you think about the Eleanor Roosevelt - Nimitz game specifically the Applewhite - Griner matchup?

[quimica2]

I love coach Kelly's quote about her team's basketball IQ

Nice article about their unusual training methods this year:
http://connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=323516&paper=81&cat=105

The two teams began to not only share the same weight room but the girls started to adopt some of Jimmo’s wrestling workouts. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Jimmo would put the girls through a program that had them lifting and flipping truck tires, swinging sledge hammers and carrying bags of sand.

In addition to open gym every Tuesday and Thursday, the girls would run up and down Silverbrook Hill with the boys, a hilly stretch of road that runs right past South County and the site of the former Lorton prison.

“Energy, drive and mental toughness were all things that I felt were necessary for them to develop in the off-season,” Kelly said. “The whole purpose of my kids working out with the wrestlers is because wrestlers have a very different mentality, and they have a very different work ethic.”

From what I have seen of Whitney Young in the past their coach is almost as stylish as the WCDS coach.

[lboogie]

lboogie what do you think about the Eleanor Roosevelt - Nimitz game specifically the Applewhite - Griner matchup?
Why everybody care what I think.....slim?

[lboogie]

Nice article about their unusual training methods this year:
http://connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=323516&paper=81&cat=105



From what I have seen of Whitney Young in the past their coach is almost as stylish as the WCDS coach.

She definitely gets props for her attire. I have decided that the more expensive my game day outfit is, the worse we play. I was rockin' the Hoopgurlz Under Armour long sleeve at our last 'W' and I am superstitious..so don't expect to see the Tahari suit anytime soon:eek:

[quimica2]

TC Williams and Nansemond River both win their opening games at the Crescent Bank Invitational in Myrtle Beach, and play each other tomorrow...TC jumped to a 31-0 lead against Waccamaw (SC) and won 72-12...Waccamaw did not have a field goal until four minutes into the second half. NR had a tougher time in their game against Myrtle Beach (SC), trailing 26-14 in the second quarter before coming back to win 54-43.

Live stats are available on the tournament website:
http://www.beachballclassic.com/Schedule/LIVEStats/tabid/67/Default.aspx

HG #28 Lower Richland lurks on the other side of the bracket.

[quimica2]

TC beat Nansemond River 52-38. TC shot 6-38 from the field in the first half but only trailed by 4, and heated up in the second half. Both teams were under 30% from the field for the game:
http://beachballclassic.com/Portals/0/stats/stats2008/girls/game07.htm

Mial returned to action with 6 points as Lee edged Lake Braddock 48-43.

Danni Jackson scored 44 in Forest Park's win over Montrose Christian last night, apparently a PWC public-school record.

At the loaded Times-Dispatch tournament in Richmond, LC Bird beat Meadowbrook 43-33, Atlee over Clover Hill 60-36, Deep Run downed Highland Springs 59-49, and Cosby whipped Thomas Dale 78-60.

[quimica2]

TC lost 56-41 against Fayette County (GA) in the semifinals of the Crescent Bank Invitational. The Titans cut a 25-point deficit down to 9 but could get no closer. TRP with 24 points and 10 rebounds but 9-25 from the field including 2-11 from three. TC plays Lower Richland in the third-place game...LR lost 51-49 to the Peddie School after leading 21-4 early.

Nansemond River beat Orangeburg-Wilkinson (GA) 62-59 behind 29 points from Andrea Jones, and faces Parkway Academy (FL) in the fifth-place game.

Cosby massacred LC Bird 64-37 in the TDIT final:
http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/sports/high_school_prep/high_school_basketball/article/TDIG23_20081222-233510/160491/

Atlee avenged an earlier loss by whipping Deep Run 61-32 in the third-place game.

Hampton beat previously-unbeaten Maury 59-50 in the Ronald Curry Classic in Hampton. Davis scored 23 of her 26 in the second half.

[quimica2]

Holiday tournament roundup:

--Mount Vernon won the 16-team Lady Greyhound Classic down in Portsmouth, defeating Tallwood, Woodrow Wilson, Booker T Washington, and Woodside on the way.

--Forest Park and Lee represented Virginia well at the IAABO and MBOA tournaments respectively reaching the finals before losing to private school powers.

--Princess Anne was upset by East Mecklenburg in the first round of the Bojangles shootout in Charlotte before rebounding to beat Bishop McNamara and Norcross (GA) in consolation play.

--Stonewall Jackson won a tournament in Florida, defeating Dunbar (Lexington, KY) in the final. Dunbar had been 11-0 and ranked #6 in the state by bluegrasspreps.com going into the game.

--Stafford upset Riverbend 59-57 to win their own tournament, after beating Monacan by 20 in the semifinal.

--West Springfield won the Chantilly tournament, routing Ireton and Yorktown before beating Richmond-area stalwarts Mills Godwin in the final.

--Oakton swept their tournament and look a good bet to go undefeated for the regular season. The cougars got their toughest test from Liberty (Bethlehem, PA) in the semifinals before winning 65-56.

--Spotswood beat Culpeper, Orange, and the Miller School to capture the Daily Progress Tournament in Charlottesville. The Blazers are 8-0 and square off with Turner Ashby on the 23rd.

--Lee-Staunton rolled to victory in their own tournament, beating Deep Creek by 31 and Hidden Valley by 22.

--Radford beat hosts Blacksburg to win the Austin Cloyd tournament. Radford is 9-1 and is poised for showdowns with Floyd County and Glenvar in what may be the toughest Class A district in the state.

--Strasburg easily won their tournament...big Class A battle in Falls Church on the 14th when they visit George Mason.

[lboogie]

Holiday tournament roundup:

--Mount Vernon won the 16-team Lady Greyhound Classic down in Portsmouth, defeating Tallwood, Woodrow Wilson, Booker T Washington, and Woodside on the way.

--Forest Park and Lee represented Virginia well at the IAABO and MBOA tournaments respectively reaching the finals before losing to private school powers.

--Princess Anne was upset by East Mecklenburg in the first round of the Bojangles shootout in Charlotte before rebounding to beat Bishop McNamara and Norcross (GA) in consolation play.

--Stonewall Jackson won a tournament in Florida, defeating Dunbar (Lexington, KY) in the final. Dunbar had been 11-0 and ranked #6 in the state by bluegrasspreps.com going into the game.

--Stafford upset Riverbend 59-57 to win their own tournament, after beating Monacan by 20 in the semifinal.

--West Springfield won the Chantilly tournament, routing Ireton and Yorktown before beating Richmond-area stalwarts Mills Godwin in the final.

--Oakton swept their tournament and look a good bet to go undefeated for the regular season. The cougars got their toughest test from Liberty (Bethlehem, PA) in the semifinals before winning 65-56.

--Spotswood beat Culpeper, Orange, and the Miller School to capture the Daily Progress Tournament in Charlottesville. The Blazers are 8-0 and square off with Turner Ashby on the 23rd.

--Lee-Staunton rolled to victory in their own tournament, beating Deep Creek by 31 and Hidden Valley by 22.

--Radford beat hosts Blacksburg to win the Austin Cloyd tournament. Radford is 9-1 and is poised for showdowns with Floyd County and Glenvar in what may be the toughest Class A district in the state.

--Strasburg easily won their tournament...big Class A battle in Falls Church on the 14th when they visit George Mason.

I wouldn't call the PA loss to E. Meck an upset...E. Meck has a couple of nice pieces and 6'3" soph Chaylia Coleman gave E-dub all she could handle on the defensive end. E. Meck also beat former #1St. Mike's in 3rd-4th place game. However, the game against Norcross was more surprising because Norcross has a pretty tight backcourt, Jr Briana Jordan was probably the best shooter in the tournament. PA's guard played under control and Williams was way too much for the Norcross post who is signed with Vanderbilt. Just my 2cents from the cheap seats:D

[teammom4]

Was everybody at the RB VS FP game except me?!?
I know the score, but was interested in knowing how FP looked the second time around. Anyone with any details would be much appreciated.
Is the thrill gone that quick...:cool:
In case I wasn't the only one to miss it..RB 54 FP 41

[quimica2]

TC over Lee 61-38. With Mial back on the DL, the Lancers never had a chance in this one. Ruffin-Pratt was done before the end of the third quarter, not before blocking a bunch of shots. Even the Lee "cheering section" was a little subdued.

[lboogie]

Even the Lee "cheering section" was a little subdued.
You mean my man wasn't running around with the mask on?

[quimica2]

TC Williams 46 West Springfield 43

WS led 25-13 in the second quarter, as 11 points from Robinson (including some foot-on-the-line twos) helped overcome the loss of Landers to a hand/finger injury for most of the first half. TC cut it to 25-18 at the half and came out pressuring in the second half to quickly get within 25-24, but just...couldn't...get over the hump until they took a 42-41 lead with a couple minutes left. A pair of free throws by Robinson put WS back on top 43-42, but a basket by Huggins (I think) gave TC a 44-43 lead. WS threw the ball away on their inbounds pass, TC missed a shot with about 35 seconds left but Fikes the offensive rebound, was fouled and hit a free throw to put TC up by 2. WS got a good look on their next possession but TRP (playing with four fouls) came flying in and made the WS player change her shot, it was no good and TC was able to run it down to 5.7 seconds before the foul. Fikes again hit one of two, and WS had a chance to tie but was unable to get a shot off.

Difference in the game was TC's offensive rebounding, they must have had 25. No one was shooting that well but they got second and third chances all night. TRP scored 24, sort of an off night most of the way but made some big plays late and played the last five minutes with four fouls. WS played well most of the way but tightened up and made a lot of errors in the final minutes. Robinson finished with 18, maybe should have shot instead of passed on a few occasions but probably her best HS game to date.

[arbitraryj]

Quim, thanks for the 411

sounds like this is still a great matchup.

meanwhile, I'm still trying to get excited about this season.

[quimica2]

--Princess Anne drops Atlee 62-43 in a Tidewater vs. Richmond matchup:
http://hamptonroads.com/2009/01/saturdays-girls-basketball-results-and-highlights-0

--Riverbend rallies in the fourth quarter to top previously unbeaten Mountain View:
http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2009/012009/01102009/438024

--Hampton holds off Warwick 72-70 in overtime on a buzzer-beater by Tiffany Davis. Freshman sensation LaQuanda Younger with 24 for Warwick:
http://www.dailypress.com/sports/highschool/dp-spt_preprdup_0111jan11,0,1169659.story

--AA power Turner Ashby moves to 11-0 with an easy win over Fort Defiance:
http://www.newsleader.com/article/20090111/HSSPORTS02/90111006/1006/SPORTS

--Legendary boys' coach Kendall Hayes takes over the Potomac girls...for now:
http://www.insidenova.com/isn/sports/high_school_prep/article/hayes_back_on_potomac_bench/27662/

[NOVABall08]

Was everybody at the RB VS FP game except me?!?
I know the score, but was interested in knowing how FP looked the second time around. Anyone with any details would be much appreciated.
Is the thrill gone that quick...:cool:
In case I wasn't the only one to miss it..RB 54 FP 41


RB got out to a fast start and FP closed the gap in the first on two Danni Jackson 3 pointers to be down 5 after 1.

FP made a run in the 2nd cutting the lead to 2 before going down 5 at the half.

In the third FP got down by 13 and came back to cut it to 4. Wound up down 6 after 3.

Shayla Drakeford gave Saunders problems all night and got her to 4 fouls early in the 3rd on offensive pushoffs. FP did not press or capatilize on this foul trouble and Johnson ran the point in the meantime.

RB got very tired in the fourth and it was looking like FP was going to start to take command getting 3 on 1 and 2 on 1 looks at the basket.

3 things happened.

1. FP missed those 3 on 1 2 on 1 opportunities as Tianna Hawkins altered shots or stole over the top passes, at least 4 straight missed 3 on 2 or better chances.
2. Gerda Gatling was called for a blocking foul when she got runover..said something to the ref and got T'ed up. 4 point play
3. less than 30 seconds later Tierra Hawkins got fouled driving to the hoop. Made the first missed the 2nd and Tianna Hawkins got the offensive board and fouled on the putback. Tianna made the first missed the 2nd and RB once again got the offensive board and subsequently scored.

2 4-0 runs inside of 1 min and missed breaks by FP sealed the deal and FP didn't have enough left to get back into the game.

While FP looked much better the 2nd time around I would say RB would win 8 in 10 matchups due to overwhelming size advantage. Rebounding in game 1 was like 60 to 29 and in game two the rebounding was much closer having a huge factor as so many of RB points in both games came off of 2nd chance opportunities.


Notes on MD officiating compared to NOVA officiating. You truely have to get mugged to get a foul called in PG county from what i've seen over the IAABO and this match. They really reward the post players in PG County and don't do much to protect guard play. I am not saying it's a bad thing as 'letting them play' is a nice relief from NOVA officials who routinely have teams in the bonus before the first quarter is out. I'm not saying it's better or worse, just extremely different. NOVA calls more handchecks, pushing in the back on the blocks, reaching over the back to deny entry passes etc than PG does. NOVA pretty much makes all the 'ticky tack' calls and PG pretty much ignores them all. They call almost any contact when driving to the hoop in NOVA and they do not in PG.

It would be interesting to see RB have to adjust to that sort of officiating as they do not go very deep. A return match to VA wouldn't be that interesting next year as FP loses 4 starting seniors.

[intelligenthoodlum]

NOVA girls basketball = Barbie ball, therefore Barbie officiating.

And before you fake reverse racists get all hot and bothered with the IH, please note that there was, is, and always will be a Black Barbie--so, Barbie ball doesn't automatically mean WHITE-GIRL BASKETBALL...

And very few high-school-girls-basketball referees ANYWHERE in America know how to referee ATHLETICISM, by the way--and playing hard does not equal being athletic...

[Coach Hart]

NOVA girls basketball = Barbie ball, therefore Barbie officiating.

And before you fake reverse racists get all hot and bothered with the IH, please note that there was, is, and always will be a Black Barbie--so, Barbie ball doesn't automatically mean WHITE-GIRL BASKETBALL...

And very few high-school-girls-basketball referees ANYWHERE in America know how to referee ATHLETICISM, by the way--and playing hard does not equal being athletic...


I am so glad you said this! Everywhere I've been to watch or coach girls basketball you can see the bewilderment on the referees' faces. They really aren't sure how to call girls games, especially games in which the girls are extremely athletic. It's almost to the point where the officials don't think that girls can be that athletic.

I truly believe that there are fouls called simply because the officials can't believe that a female athlete can do some of the things she does. It takes away from the women's high school game sometimes. But again, as a coach, you have to have your kids ready to play any style and adjust to how the officials are calling the games.

[quimica2]

The NOVA officiating is the same for the boys, at least in the Northern Region, called a lot tighter than in the rest of the state. Saw one holiday tournament game this year where the visiting team had 16 fouls in the first half and the hosts had 3.

LC Bird beat Cosby 57-56.

[lboogie]

NOVA girls basketball = Barbie ball, therefore Barbie officiating.

And before you fake reverse racists get all hot and bothered with the IH, please note that there was, is, and always will be a Black Barbie--so, Barbie ball doesn't automatically mean WHITE-GIRL BASKETBALL...

And very few high-school-girls-basketball referees ANYWHERE in America know how to referee ATHLETICISM, by the way--and playing hard does not equal being athletic...

Black Barbie that is, all you Little Jackie fans have probably heard the song but here's the video if you don't believe she is real http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOcYvczXMjw

Sorry for the hijack...now back to our regularly scheduled program.

And yes many refs in the burbies do not know how the officiate high school games with very athletic players.

[arbitraryj]

The NOVA refs or the level of players?

& why you trying to crank up that old my side of the bridge stereotype mess?!

I agree w/ others that refs in general are bad about keeping up with what the girls can do. I have even seen some games where the refs look like they are taking pity on the "softer" team and begin calling ticky-tack fouls just to slow the pace. YAWN. And can't tell you how many times I've seen the ref blow the whistle in anticipation of contact instead of waiting for actual contact?

Varsity players should be allowed to get after each other. Hunger makes for more exciting competition. There are several teams in NOVA that would get after each other if they weren't in danger of fouling out over some nonsense. Good teams adapt to the refs style.

That's not on the players it's the VHSL.

[NOVABall08]

you can pretty much lock up a 1 seed for Forest Park in the regionals.

last three games.

1/07/09 TBA vs. Osbourn Park (Manassas, VA) 51-36 (W)
1/09/09 TBA @ Hylton (Woodbridge, VA) * 61-24 (W)
1/13/09 TBA vs. Freedom (Woodbridge, VA) * 58-28 (W)

and they blew out Potomac VA tonight 75 to 48.

Shayla Drakeford had 17 points including 4 first half treys. Really would like to see someone give her a shot to do her thing in college.

[lboogie]

Shayla Drakeford had 17 points including 4 first half treys. Really would like to see someone give her a shot to do her thing in college.
NOVA...what are you going to do about!!!! You know the drill.

[4street]

Stonewall Jackson 55
Paul VI 38

[lboogie]

Indian River over Wilson 57-53

[bblife1]

Congrats To Ir...but Wilson Out Up A Big Fight!

[quimica2]

AP Polls:
Group AAA
# 1. Hampton (9) 14-0 99 1
# 2. Princess Anne 14-1 85 2
# 3. Oakton 15-0 82 3
# 4. Forest Park (1) 11-2 69 5
# 5. Indian River 13-0 59 6
# 6. (tie) Cosby 12-1 40 4
# 6. (tie) Franklin County 14-1 40 7
# 8. Mount Vernon 14-1 31 8
# 9. Thomas Dale 12-1 17 9
# 10. Heritage-Newport News 11-1 14
# Others receiving votes: Stonewall Jackson-Manassas 9. West Springfield 2. Lake Taylor 2. GW-Danville 1.

Group AA
# 1. Turner Ashby (11) 13-0 110 1
# 2. Spotswood 14-1 98 2
# 3. Brookville 10-1 82 3
# 4. Greensville County 12-2 73 4
# 5. Freedom (South Riding) 12-2 59 5
# 6. Millbrook 13-1 50 6
# 7. Bruton 11-1 48 8
# 8. Loudoun County 11-3 23 9
# 9. R.E. Lee-Staunton 9-3 21 10
# 10. Poquoson 12-2 10
# Others receiving votes: Fluvanna 8. Charlottesville 6. Lord Botetourt 5. Blacksburg 4. Rustburg 4. Staunton River 2. Harrisonburg 2.

Group A
# 1. Floyd County (10) 13-1 109 1
# 2. Buffalo Gap 9-1 96 2
# 3. George Mason 11-4 63 7
# 4. Auburn 10-3 47 6
# 5. Randolph Henry 14-0 45
# 6. (tie) West Point (1) 10-1 41 3
# 6. (tie) Radford 11-3 41 5
# 8. Mathews 8-2 40
# 9. Lancaster 7-3 38 8
# 10. Franklin 9-3 26 9
# Others receiving votes: Council 19. Strasburg 17. J.I. Burton 10. Lee High 6. Honaker 4. Middlesex 2. Bland County 1.

[4street]

Based on results, that's a good enough list for AAA, and I don't know too much about A. But looking at AA, if James Monroe isn't one of the top 17 teams in the State, I must be missing out on what's up. I'd have them right after TA and Spotswood.

[hoopdreams122]

Princess Anne plays Forest Park in VA Preps Invitational @ VA Wesleyan on Saturday at 5:30 pm

[quimica2]

Turner Ashby over Spotswood 53-44:
http://www.dnronline.com/sports_details.php?AID=34965&CHID=20

[SkyRider23]

Princess Anne plays Forest Park in VA Preps Invitational @ VA Wesleyan on Saturday at 5:30 pm

Princess Anne defeats Forest Park, 56 - 28.

[lboogie]

Princess Anne defeats Forest Park, 56 - 28.

28???? Can anyway give a first hand account of this game?

[SkyRider23]

28???? Can anyway give a first hand account of this game?

lb,
Check out this sports article concerning the Princess Anne - Forest Park game.

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/01/girls-basketball-princess-anne-gains-revenge-forest-park;)
;)

[hoopdreams122]

28???? Can anyway give a first hand account of this game?
Forest Park looked flat and after Williams blocked a couple of shots in the paint no one else went to the basket but Danni. FP relied solely on jump shots and there wasn't an answer for Williams on defense, which then opened lanes up for drives to the basket, open jumpers, and rebounds for PA other players. PA was very focused in this game.

[lboogie]

Forest Park looked flat and after Williams blocked a couple of shots in the paint no one else went to the basket but Danni. FP relied solely on jump shots and there wasn't an answer for Williams on defense, which then opened lanes up for drives to the basket, open jumpers, and rebounds for PA other players. PA was very focused in this game.

Thanks for the 411 guys. Like they I guess that is why they play the game.

[4street]

Briana Scott did not play in the game for Forest Park against Princess Anne.

[SkyRider23]

Briana Scott did not play in the game for Forest Park against Princess Anne.
Good news, bad news report:
- Good news to know FP was beaten that bad without their inside presence--a 2nd meeting later this season may result in a slightly different result (a loss, any loss, much less a 30-pt loss makes for a great motivator).
- Bad news report for Briana is that she is injured, hopefully, not an ACL or similiarly related injury that will keep her off the court long.

[quimica2]

Woodside 70 Hampton 58
Indian River 69 King's Fork 47

[hoopdreams122]

Woodside 70 Hampton 58
Indian River 69 King's Fork 47
Indian River took control in 2nd half after leading 32-27 at halftime. Shanel Williams goes for 22pts and 12 bourds, Chelisa Painter registers 17 pts & 12 boards. Nansemond River wins easily against Great Bridge 70-22 keeping pace with the Lady Braves. So the re-match is on for tomorrow night at Nansemond River.

Hampton's loss makes Friday game with Heritage that much more important as both teams come in with 1 loss in district play.

[quimica2]

Edison 67 Mount Vernon 59...Eagles not giving up that National District crown easily. Goodwin had an excellent game and the rest of the team was red-hot in the second and third quarters.

[quimica2]

Porche Bentley goes for 43 to lead Manchester over Huguenot 66-63.
http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/sports/high_school_prep/high_school_basketball/article/GHUGU03_20090202-203804/196266/

[quimica2]

TC Williams 58 West Springfield 54 (OT)

Digitalsports was in attendance so there should be video highlights. Suffice it to say that WS was up 40-33 with 6 minutes left, TC was up 49-43 with 1:30 left and 51-46 with 0:30 left, and regulation ended at 51-51 with WS having a couple chances to win it at the end. Overtime was a little anticlimactic as TC won it from the line.

[quimica2]

Had to flee the country for a week but back in time for district tournaments. Here are AAA scores so far...if anyone has the missing Beach District scores I'd appreciate it. Northern and Central Regions get underway tonight.

Eastern Region

Beach
Princess Anne 63 Kellam 17
Tallwood vs. Kempsville
Bayside vs. Landstown
First Colonial def. Salem

Peninsula
Hampton 82 Denbigh 31
Bethel 52 Warwick 32


Northwest Region

Cedar Run
Stonewall Jackson 73 Culpeper 36
Battlefield 54 Liberty 51
Loudoun Valley 50 Osbourn 33
Osbourn Park 65 Fauquier 39

Commonwealth
Stafford 71 Massaponax 35
Colonial Forge 60 North Stafford 49
Mountain View 52 Brooke Point 39
Riverbend 49 Albemarle 46

Western Valley
Franklin County bye
Halifax County 62 William Fleming 56
GW-Danville 62 EC Glass 32
Patrick Henry-Roanoke bye

[hoopdreams122]

Had to flee the country for a week but back in time for district tournaments. Here are AAA scores so far...if anyone has the missing Beach District scores I'd appreciate it. Northern and Central Regions get underway tonight.

Eastern Region

Beach
Princess Anne 63 Kellam 17
Tallwood vs. Kempsville
Bayside vs. Landstown
First Colonial def. Salem

Peninsula
Hampton 82 Denbigh 31
Bethel 52 Warwick 32


Northwest Region

Cedar Run
Stonewall Jackson 73 Culpeper 36
Battlefield 54 Liberty 51
Loudoun Valley 50 Osbourn 33
Osbourn Park 65 Fauquier 39

Commonwealth
Stafford 71 Massaponax 35
Colonial Forge 60 North Stafford 49
Mountain View 52 Brooke Point 39
Riverbend 49 Albemarle 46

Western Valley
Franklin County bye
Halifax County 62 William Fleming 56
GW-Danville 62 EC Glass 32
Patrick Henry-Roanoke bye
Beach District results:

#5 Kempsville 43
#4Tallwodd 39

#2 First Colonial 55
#7 Salem 47

#3 Bayside 57
#6 Landstown 49 3OT

Also in Eastern Region
Eastern District
#3 Wilson 62
#6 Granby 48

#4 Booker T. Washington 47
#5 Norcom 35

All winners advance to the regional tourney starting Monday. Southeastern District gets under way tonight the matchups are:

#1 Indian River vs. #8 Lakeland
#2 Nansemond River vs. Oscar Smith
#3 King's Fork vs. Grassfield (at Nansemond River)
#4 Western Branch vs. #5 Deep Creek (at Indian River)

[hoopdreams122]

Southeastern District
Indian River 73
Lakeland 53

Western Branch 59
Deep Creek 51

Peninsula District

Heritage 91
Menchville 40

Woodside 60
Phoebus 34

[quimica2]

Thanks for the scores, hoopdreams122.

Here's what I have for Tuesday--no big surprises up North, but a few 4-5 upsets:

Central Region

Capital
Atlee bye
Henrico 74 Varina 56
Highland Springs 76 Lee-Davis 26
Hanover 70 Armstrong 19

Central
Thomas Dale 91 Hopewell 17
Prince George 70 Matoaca 59
Petersburg 61 Colonial Heights 21
Meadowbrook 76 Dinwiddie 37

Colonial
Mills Godwin 72 Maggie Walker GS 36
Patrick Henry-Ashland 53 Douglas Freeman 45
Deep Run 66 TJ-Richmond 35
JR Tucker 72 Hermitage 62

Dominion
Cosby 75 James River 42
Monacan 64 Huguenot 55
Manchester 56 Midlothian 48
LC Bird 48 Clover Hill 39

Eastern Region

Eastern
Lake Taylor 65 BT Washington 53

Peninsula
Heritage 91 Menchville 40
Woodside 60 Phoebus 34

Southeastern
Indian River 73 Lakeland 53
Western Branch 59 Deep Creek 51
King's Fork 75 Oscar Smith 47
Nansemond River 58 Grassfield 40

Northern Region

Concorde
Oakton bye
Chantilly 44 Centreville 38
Robinson 45 Herndon 40
Westfield 53 Fairfax 39

Liberty
South Lakes 52 Stone Bridge 42
Madison 61 McLean 48
WT Woodson 63 Marshall 41
Langley 45 Jefferson 33

National
Mount Vernon bye
Stuart 57 Washington-Lee 50
Yorktown 46 Wakefield 32
Edison 91 Falls Church 23

Patriot
TC Williams 77 West Potomac 13
Annandale 57 Lee 47
South County 42 Lake Braddock 29
West Springfield 62 Hayfield 35

Northwest Region

Cardinal
Forest Park bye
Hylton 40 Gar-Field 37
Woodbridge 52 Freedom 23
Potomac bye

Cedar Run
Stonewall Jackson 50 Battlefield 42
Osbourn Park 42 Loudoun Valley 40

Commonwealth
Stafford 59 Colonial Forge 40
Riverbend 48 Mountain View 35

[quimica2]

Wedensday scores as district tournaments move to the semifinal stage:

Central Region

Central
Thomas Dale 77 Prince George 39
Meadowbrook 81 Petersburg 59

Dominion
Cosby 76 Monacan 36
LC Bird 72 Manchester 58

Eastern Region

Beach
Princess Anne 57 Kempsville 26
First Colonial 56 Bayside 39

Eastern
Maury 72 Wilson 55

Northern Region

Concorde
Oakton 45 Chantilly 37
Westfield 47 Robinson 40

National
Mount Vernon 69 Stuart 46
Edison 51 Yorktown 47

Patriot
TC Williams 65 Annandale 52
West Springfield 35 South County 25

Northwest Region

Cardinal
Forest Park 78 Hylton 27
Woodbridge 44 Potomac 39

Western Valley
Franklin County 51 Halifax County 39
Patrick Henry-Roanoke 50 GW-Danville 44

[NOVABall08]

Western Valley
Franklin County 51 Halifax County 39
Patrick Henry-Roanoke 50 GW-Danville 44

wow, that has to be the first time GW-Danville isn't going to the regionals in like 12 years....

[hoopdreams122]

Hampton loses to Bethel in Peninsula semi-final 47-43. Amber Easter leads upset with 17 points. Bethel awaits winner of Heritage-Woodside semi to determine #2 seed in regionals next week. Hampton has #1 seed locked up for winning regular season.

[quimica2]

Thursday results:

Central Region

Capital
Atlee 56 Henrico 46
Highland Springs 60 Hanover 47

Colonial
Mills Godwin 64 Patrick Henry-Ashland 51
Deep Run 53 JR Tucker 38

Eastern Region

Peninsula
Bethel 47 Hampton 43
Heritage 44 Woodside 36

Southeaestern
Indian River 74 Western Branch 64
King's Fork 70 Nansemond River 67

Northern Region

Liberty
Madison 41 South Lakes 39
Langley 50 WT Woodson 42

[lboogie]

Mt Vernon over Edison...weird game to me at least.
There is a certain nepotistic aura that engulfs the Mt. Vernon gym...no sure what was worse the officiating or the traffic on Rt. 1.

Myisha Goodwin is still the 'people's favorite', though her supporting cast did a disappearing act.

[quimica2]

Dunno about the officiating but the MV gym is the deadest gym in the NR...don't think I've ever seen that place more than a third full.

TC beat WS 59-53 in the Patriot final. Looked like it might be a mirror image of the regular season games as TC led most of the way only for WS to poke ahead 50-48, but TC retook the lead on a three by Fikes(!) and outshot WS from the line the rest of the way (WS 3-10 down the stretch). Khalia Boston stole the show with five first-half threes and 21 total points. Logan Battle had 18 for WS after struggling mightily in both regular-season meeting, her and Robinson are going to be trouble over the next three years.

Game got a little nasty at the end, TRP got a T for throwing a little elbow after being fouled, WS fans responded by booing her during the announcement of the all-tournament team. I'd love to see these teams meet again in the regional final but Oakton (who barely got by Westfield tonight) and MV will have something to say about it.

I think the regional bracket looks like this:

TC Williams vs. WT Woodson
Edison vs. Robinson
Madison vs. Annandale
Westfield vs. Yorktown
Mount Vernon vs. Chantilly
West Springfield vs. Langley
Oakton vs. Stuart
South Lakes vs. South County

[hoopdreams122]

PENINSULA DISTRICT
Heritage 45
Bethel 44 OT

BEACH DISTRICT
Princess Anne 20
First Colonial 16

SOUTHEASTERN DISTRICT
Indian River 58
King's Fork 43

EASTERN DISTRICT
Lake Taylor 45
Maury 38

Matchups for Regional tourney:

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

[quimica2]

Rest of the district finals:

Central Region

Capital
Atlee 53 Highland Springs 47

Central
Thomas Dale 53 Meadowbrook 49

Colonial
Mills Godwin 53 Deep Run 32

Dominon
Cosby 67 LC Bird 49

Northwest Region

Cardinal
Forest Park 79 Woodbridge 36

Cedar Run
Stonewall Jackson 47 Osbourn Park 38

Commonwealth
Stafford 45 Riverbend 36

Western Valley
Franklin County 65 Patrick Henry-Roanoke 51

Northern Region

Concorde
Oakton 36 Westfield 34

Liberty
Madison 40 Langley 29

National
Mount Vernon 49 Edison 31

Patriot
TC Williams 59 West Springfield 53

Northwest Region pairings:

Riverbend @ Franklin County
Osbourn Park @ Forest Park
Patrick Henry-Roanoke @ Stafford
Woodbridge @ Stonewall Jackson

[lboogie]

Wakefield Country Day School wins DAC D-II Conference Championship with a victory over Fredericksburg Academy This was the first championship for any girls sport in school history.

Soph Forward Isabelle Eastham and Sr SG Rachael Carrier made All Conference. The coach was named Conference Co-Coach of the Year.

Mission accomplished...I can retire in peace:p.

[quimica2]

Central Region brackets:

Monacan @ Thomas Dale
Hanover @ Deep Run
JR Tucker @ Highland Springs
Prince George @ Cosby
Patrick Henry-Ashland @ Atlee
Petersburg @ LC Bird
Manchester @ Meadowbrook
Henrico @ Mills Godwin

[quimica2]

Northern Region
TC Williams 48 WT Woodson 43
Robinson 45 Edison 39
Annandale 57 Madison 50
Westfield 63 Yorktown 48
Mount Vernon 59 Chantilly 52
West Springfield 52 Langley 27
Oakton 78 Stuart 27
South County 53 South Lakes 48

Central Region
Thomas Dale 72 Monacan 57
Hanover 51 Deep Run 41
Highland Springs 68 JR Tucker 59
Cosby 75 Prince George 38
Atlee 63 Patrick Henry-Ashland 34
LC Bird 59 Petersburg 33
Meadowbrook 76 Manchester 62
Mills Godwin 60 Henrico 47

[hoopdreams122]

Indian River 64
Booker T. Washington 52

First Colonial 45
Bethel 40 OT

Lake Taylor 79
Western Branch 40

Heritage 61
Bayside 41

Princess Anne 47
Woodside 29

Maury 54
Nansemond River 46

Hampton 53
Kempsville 43

Wilson 78
King's Fork 74

[quimica2]

The defending state champs go down...

Eastern Region
First Colonial 52 Indian River 47
Lake Taylor 70 Heritage 53
Princess Anne 45 Maury 25
Hampton 70 Wilson 53

Central Region
Hanover 71 Thomas Dale 58
Cosby 69 Highland Springs 48
Atlee 63 LC Bird 52
Mills Godwin 60 Meadowbrook 56

No Kaila Johnson for Thomas Dale according to the Richmond paper.

Northwest Region
Franklin County 74 Riverbend 72
Forest Park 58 Osbourn Park 43
Stafford 41 Patrick Henry-Roanoke 38
Stonewall Jackson 62 Woodbridge 44

Northern Region quarters tomorrow night...unfortunately three of the games are early starts:

Robinson @ TC Williams (5:45)
Annandale @ Westfield (5:45)
West Springfield @ Mount Vernon (5:45)
South County @ Oakton (7:30)

[quimica2]

MV over WS 51-45, MV was up 39-28 early in the fourth and looked to be heading to a dull victory, WS caused some turnovers and rallied to 41-39 and had a layup to tie, but missed and MV got consective second-chance baskets by King and McDonald to open up a margin again. MV did a great job of handling foul trouble as King picked up two quick fouls in each half but they extended their lead when she was on the bench. I don't think WS hit a single three, and they attempted a bunch.

Scores:

TC Williams 68 Robinson 48
Westfield 68 Annandale 38
Mount Vernon 51 West Springfield 45
Oakton 44 South County 37

Semifinals at Robinson on Friday:

6:00 Oakton vs. Mount Vernon
8:00 TC Williams vs. Westfield

Not sure what the point of moving the games to Friday was if they are keeping the attendance-killing 6:00 start. Why not 7 and 9?

[atkinje]

I watch SC play Oakton and sat behind the SC bench. No affiliation just wanted to see Tillet in action. I tell you the talent on SC was minimal but the tenacity and energy she gave those girls was tremendous! CUDOs to Tillet...she is the "Real Thang"

[hoopsdiva27]

I watch SC play Oakton and sat behind the SC bench. No affiliation just wanted to see Tillet in action. I tell you the talent on SC was minimal but the tenacity and energy she gave those girls was tremendous! CUDOs to Tillet...she is the "Real Thang"

Coach Chrissy Kelly?

[quimica2]

Thursday regional semi scores...all the winners qualify for the state tournament:

Eastern Region
Lake Taylor 39 First Colonial 36 (2 OT)

Central Region
Cosby 66 Hanover 38
Atlee 53 Mills Godwin 48

Northwest Region
Forest Park 72 Franklin County 56
Stonewall Jackson 56 Stafford 42

That is a very good win for FP after the 250-mile drive to Franklin County. Jackson had 33.

[atkinje]

Coach Chrissy Kelly?

Thanks for the correction. Yes, I meant Chrissy Kelly. I posted that early in the morning and I was sleep walking...:o Not to take anything away from Tillett, I am sure she can hold her own.

I have heard so much about Chrissy Kelly and to hear her last evening coach that team made me want to put on a uniform and play! That truely would have been a miracle beacause my belly would be dribbling the ball - :eek:

[hoopsdiva27]

Thanks for the correction. Yes, I meant Chrissy Kelly. I posted that early in the morning and I was sleep walking...:o Not to take anything away from Tillett, I am sure she can hold her own.

I have heard so much about Chrissy Kelly and to hear her last evening coach that team made me want to put on a uniform and play! That truely would have been a miracle beacause my belly would be dribbling the ball - :eek:

I second that(not the belly part:p )after Wednesday night Coach Kelly made me a believer

[lboogie]

Thanks for the correction. Yes, I meant Chrissy Kelly. I posted that early in the morning and I was sleep walking...:o Not to take anything away from Tillett, I am sure she can hold her own.

I have heard so much about Chrissy Kelly and to hear her last evening coach that team made me want to put on a uniform and play! That truely would have been a miracle beacause my belly would be dribbling the ball - :eek:

OUCH...LOL

[NOVABall08]

Thursday regional semi scores...all the winners qualify for the state tournament:

Eastern Region
Lake Taylor 39 First Colonial 36 (2 OT)

Central Region
Cosby 66 Hanover 38
Atlee 53 Mills Godwin 48

Northwest Region
Forest Park 72 Franklin County 56
Stonewall Jackson 56 Stafford 42

That is a very good win for FP after the 250-mile drive to Franklin County. Jackson had 33.


Prince William County representing in the Regionals! I thought that the Stafford PG would give Stonewall J more problems, apparently she started out hot.

So after watching Stafford junior Marquel Davis breeze through the lane for her third uncontested basket in the first five minutes of Thursday’s Northwest Region Tournament semifinal game, coach White expressed his displeasure in no uncertain terms.
“She’s getting nothing but layups,” he shouted. “Stop that. Are you serious?”
Davis reached a heralded high school milestone with 3:32 remaining in the opening period, scoring her 1,000th career point. But the University of Pittsburgh recruit didn’t find anymore room to maneuver after that.

She is going to be quite the player for Stafford next year. Seems like Nsanji White really did a good job adjusting to her play.

BIG KUDOS to the Bruins of FP. ANYONE that knows anything about basketball in the northwest regions knows that you don't travel to a place like Franklin Cty and beat a 26-1 team easily. The Bruins seem like they have rediscovered their break neck defense and Coach Tillett has them ready to make another run at the State Title.

[quimica2]

Remaining Regional semis:

Northern Region
Oakton 47 Mount Vernon 39
TC Williams 55 Westfield 44

Eastern Region
Princess Anne 55 Hampton 51.

Oakton vs. Mount Vernon--MV led 21-2 in the second quarter as Oakton went scoreless for about 10 minutes. Oakton cut it to 26-14 and 37-33 with about 5 minutes left when Tracey King, who had about 20 points, went down with a leg injury--she was carried off the court and was walking around on crutches later. Hopefully it is not too serious. With King out, Oakton quickly took the lead, MV missed some shots from in close, and Oakton pulled away with free throws. Terrible way for the season to end for MV but they should be back next year. The first half should put to rest any thoughts Oakton fans had of being some sort of undefeated supermachineteam, but they showed that they could bounce back. Caroline Coyer had a great game, for the most part their freshmen played like seniors and their seniors played like freshmen.

TC vs. Westfield--TRP came to play tonight, probably about 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 216 blocks. TC took control in the second quarter and led the rest of the way, it looked like they were going to have foul trouble but they put away the whistles in the second half.

Championship game Monday at 6.

[intelligenthoodlum]

The IH was in the building last night for the action at Robinson.

- The first game evolved as the IH thought it would. Mount Vernon went up 21-2, with the straight smash-down set up. But then, the Mount Vernon coaching staff STARTED COACHING, and Oakton was able to show signs of life. The second half was played exactly like the first half; but the zebras went off on Mount Vernon in the second half--somewhere around 17 fouls to 4--and Oakton coach Priester can coach. Then Tracy King went down with the injury.
Game, set, and match.

It is the IH's understanding that the Oakton faithful really feel that they are truly all-that. The IH would say that Priester is a much better coach than the people on the roster are players. As a matter of fact, the school, club, AND college coaching experience of Priester and those FIVE ASSISTANTS obviously works wonders with that crew...

As for Mount Vernon: y'all blew it, people; y'all should've beat them tabby cats by AT LEAST 25! You had 'em on life support, and was scared to pull the plug! And even if you get 'em all next year, you're still gonna be bent outta shape about this one more.

And by the way, sports fans, no shot clock means no real basketball!

- The other game was rather basic to the IH: Westfield, with no shot clock, puts up 20-25 passes per offensive possession--giving a tired-and-broke-down-at-this-point-in-the-season Tierra Ruffin-Pratt plenty of chill-out opportunities--before they drive to the basket, allowing TRP the opportunity to block or alter a shot. TC Williams goes up a solid 9-11 points, until THEY go into a stall game (!). Westfield gets back in the game for real; then TRP plays hard down the stretch--and the Westfield parents are playing golf next week...

An interesting evening, the IH blending with his peoples, in Northern Virginia.

[dcballer]

What was Tracey's injury? Is it serious? (Ankle, knee??)
________
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[arbitraryj]

The word is Tracy has a knee injury. Best wishes to her for some good news from the Dr.

Now, the MV coach's injury was to the brain.
Coach- How do you lose a game like that?!

quim- I'm with you on the O. 21-2. shhh. Ya'll made MV look like a superteam- until...

IH- what's up with the TC stall game? YAWN! I paid good money to see a good basketball game. Westfield was never a bigger threat than the refs but DANG - play basketball. This is why the shot clock was invented! YAWN.

Sadly, I expect the Oakton TC game to look much like that 2nd game. YAWN. I may play golf next weekend with the Westfield parents instead.

[quimica2]

At least Westfield didn't let TC hold the ball for 5 minutes like the playoff game a couple years ago.

[quimica2]

Northern Region finals have been moved to Tuesday, Central and Eastern Regions to Wednesday.

Forest Park beat Stonewall Jackson 75-56 in the NW region final. Jackson had 39.

Saturday is shaping up to be a huge day at Robinson, with FIVE games on the slate:

1:00 Loudoun County vs. Courtland (D4 quarterfinal)
2:45 Freedom-South Riding vs. James Monroe (D3 quarterfinal)
4:30 George Mason vs. Northumberland (D2 quarterfinal)
6:15 AAA girls quarterfinal
8:00 AAA boys quarterfinal

The state tournament fields in Divisions 1-4 are set:

Division 4
Loudoun County vs. Courtland (@Robinson, 3/7, 1:00)
Grafton vs. Charlottesville (@Christopher Newport, 3/6, 7:00)
Hidden Valley vs. Staunton River (@Salem Civic Center, 3/7, 7:00)
Turner Ashby vs. Blacksburg (@JMU, 3/7, 3:45)

Turner Ashby is the comfortable favorite here, but the big question is two-time defending state champs Hidden Valley, who have 11 losses on the season but won the regional championship with Abby Redick back in the lineup.

Division 3
Freedom-South Riding vs. James Monroe (@Robinson, 3/7, 2:45)
Greensville County vs. Millbrook (@Siegel Center, 3/7, 1:30)
Patrick County vs. Lord Botetourt (@Salem Civic Center, 3/7, 5:15)
Lee-Staunton vs. Graham (@JMU, 3/6, 7:00)

Pretty wide open here. Can Meixandra Porter, Kelsey Buchanan, and Freedom bring home Loudoun County's first state championship?

Division 2
George Mason vs. Northumberland (@Robinson, 3/7, 4:30)
Lancaster vs. Randolph-Henry (@King William, 3/7, tentative)
Honaker vs. Floyd County (@Virginia High, 3/7, 3:30)
Radford vs. Lee High (@Salem Civic Center, 3/6, 7:00)

The game to watch is a potential fifth meeting between defending state champs Floyd and Radford. Floyd won both regular season meeting, but Radford won the district final by 4 and the regional final by 2.

Division 1
Buffalo Gap vs. West Point (@JMU, 3/7, 2:00)
Franklin vs. Altavista (TBA)
Council vs. Narrows (@Virginia High, 3/7, 12:00)
Bland County vs. JI Burton (@Salem Civic Center, 3/7, 12:00)

Potential rematch of last year's championship game between Buffalo Gap and Franklin in the semis. Bottom half of the bracket looks weak in my uneducated opinion.

[quimica2]

Oakton beats TC Williams 74-66 for the Northern Region championship. Ruffin-Pratt hurt her shoulder early in the second quarter with TC up 18-12 and did not return. Cosby or Atlee's star players better see a good witch doctor before the quarterfinals.

31 free throws for Oakton in the second half, not a physical game either.

[acasualfan]

Any word on Tierra's shoulder injury. Is this the end for her in the playoffs like last year or just a aggravation of an old injury allowing her to play in the State tournament?

[pgcop]

I admire her guts to grind through the high school season for her team. Chronic separations for an athlete of her caliber almost always require surgery. She has bigger fish to fry and may be delaying the inevitable. Four to six month of good hard rehab if she times it right she won't miss a beat, if not maybe looking at redshirt. Hate to lose another one for the McD's game so I hope she's just some ice and Advil away from being 100%.

[acasualfan]

Pg you are right chronic shoulder subluxations can require surgery. Dont know exactly what happened but if her ligature is really loose it may only respond to surgery.

The fact that she is wearing a brace suggest at least that she was still susceptable to dislocations. Anyway heres wishing only the best for Ms Ruffin-Pratt

[quimica2]

Princess Anne beat Lake Taylor 47-41 for the Eastern Region championship and Cosby whipped Atlee 65-44 for the Central Region crown.

State tournament matchups:

Forest Park vs. Lake Taylor (@Freedom-Woodbridge, 3/7, 3:00)
Oakton vs. Atlee (@Robinson, 3/7, 6:15)
Princess Anne vs. Stonewall Jackson (@Churchland, 3/7, 2:00)
Cosby vs. TC Williams (@Siegel Center, 3/6, 6:00)

[NOVABall08]

went and saw the Oakton victory over TC Williams on Tuesday. All i can say is that whoever mentioned teh 'witch doctor' thing earlier is spot on. Once TRP went down with her shoulder all the momentum swung to Oakton.

Freshman pg number 5 was STRUGGLING vs TRP early and looked completely out classed. Once TRP went out she found her nerve and took over the game penetrating left and right at will.

Oakton is undefeated but are they as good as their record? Doesn't sound like Atlee is going to do much to showing if that is true or not.

[aaubballmom]

with much respect to all and lots of tongue in cheek:

The M-O-M was in the HOUSE at the RSS to watch the East of 95 vs West of 95 battle for the NRC of the DMV, but found Oakton's pre-game ritual kinda strange. They didn't shoot or run. First the coach put a horseshoe in the middle of the court. Then they got in a big circle around the horseshoe with somebody I think was their team doctor in the middle, but it was kinda hard to tell with the mask and the big bubbling pot. They then whipped out a bunch of BARBIES dressed in uniforms of the opposing team and mumbled strange words while their mascot, the TABBY CAT, danced around. I think there were a couple of ZEBRAS in the circle, too. Poor old TC never had a chance against that powerful magic.:p

OK, now that I've had my fun...

The injury to TRP obviously had an impact, but how much? Oakton was down by single digits when she went out. Would she have continued to score at will? Would she have tired out? Would she have gotten into foul trouble? Would all of Oakton's first string gotten into foul trouble trying to guard her? Would Priester have adjusted his defense? Would the outcome have been different if she had stayed in? No one really knows for sure except the people on message boards-- it's pure speculation. As to #5 struggling, I'm not sure I completely agree, but regardless one would hope that an All-Met, national top 10 player would have something on a freshman.

Finally, I don't think it's fair to suggest that TC can only win with Tierra. As good as she is, injuries are part of the game and you build a TEAM so that you can survive and advance with injuries. I was most impressed with the way the rest of the team, especially Boston, stepped up after TRP went out. I'm sure they will do well in the state tourney.

A team's win/loss record says that they were good enough to beat the teams that they played and defeated. Time will tell where the Oakton team fits in the long run. However, it's unfair to criticize a bunch of kids for going out, playing hard and winning.

[quimica2]

Digitalsports has live updates of the Cosby-TC game:

http://www.digitalsports.com/article/type/org_sportcentral/typeid/2512/id/56800.aspx

TRP is NOT dressed. No word on the status of Jazmin Pitts who only played a few minutes for Cosby on Wednesday due to illness.

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Cosby pounds TC 86-59...tough way for the Titans to go out.

Lee-Staunton over Graham 52-27 in D3 as Angela Mickens scores 28.

Huge upset in D2 as Lee High from far far far SW Virginia knocks off Radford 61-50.

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Oakton 74 Atlee 45--Atlee needed more than a witch doctor here. They jumped out to a 15-8 lead behind some hot shooting from Sydney Henderson. Oakton scored the next 12, led by about 10 through the middle of the third quarter, and then ran away with it as Atlee went totally cold. Oakton totally dominated the boards and Stephenson and C. Coyer were draining the threes--they looked better than in regionals, although Atlee didn't offer a ton of resistance once things went against them. Richelle Price never seemed all that involved. Oakton is the only NR teams of either sex going to the Siegel Center...hopefully they can knock off the Eastern Region powers.

Freedom 64 James Monroe 57--The most competitive girls' game of the day. Freedom led by 10 at halftime, but James Monroe cut it to 3 late in the third. Freedom's coach put Porter and Scott back in the game with four fouls each and it paid off as they scored 12 of Freedom's last 19. Buchanan and Scott both had huge games, Buchanan blocked Harrison-Lewis's shot three times in the first quarter and it really set the tone. Monroe is really quick but just couldn't hit shots.

Loudoun County 90 Courtland 51--LC led 23-7 after one quarter and 53-22 at halftime as Courtland just didn't show up at all. LC is very entertaining, pressing and pushing the ball on every possession.

George Mason 57 Northumberland 26--Mason's all-around size is too much for most Group A teams. It'll be interesting to see what they can do with Lancaster's Andrea White in the semis.

No power outage this year.

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Lake Taylor 57, Forest Park 49

Sad day for the bruins as they lost a tough one to Lake Taylor. FP lost momentum at the end of the first half on a 42 foot buzzer beater that cut the FP lead to 1 at the half and never seemed to get it back.

The bruins led by 8 early but the Titans of Lake Taylor kept cleaning up the offensive boards and scoring on 2nd chance points.

FP Superstar Danni Jackson finished with 18 pts but was out almost the entire 3rd quarter and the start of the 4th with 4 fouls.

I really like how the Norfolk girls go to the glass and its going to be interesting to see if Oakton's disciplined offense will outlast the multiple looks lake taylor throws out on defense as they rarely were in the same defense for more than 2 possessions in a row.


I heard the Stonewall Jackson lost to Princess Anne by 9.

The Cosby vs Princess Anne matchup sounds interesting from what i've read up on Cosby.

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AAA
Lake Taylor 57 Forest Park 49
Oakton 74 Atlee 45
Princess Anne 58 Stonewall Jackson 49
Cosby 86 TC Williams 59

Division 4
Charlottesville 59 Grafton 48
Loudoun County 90 Courtland 51
Turner Ashby 54 Blacksburg 38
Hidden Valley 50 Staunton River 41

Division 3
Freedom 64 James Monroe 57
Millbrook 45 Greensville County 40
Lord Botetourt 70 Patrick County 32
Lee-Staunton 52 Graham 27

Division 2
George Mason 57 Northumberland 26
Lancaster 53 Randolph-Henry 30
Floyd County 63 Honaker 41
Lee 61 Radford 50

Division 1
Buffalo Gap 55 West Point 48
Franklin 42 Altavista 30
Narrows 52 Council 36
Bland COunty 48 JI Burton 32

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Siegel Center Schedule:

Tuesday
D3-Freedom vs. Millbrook (11:00)
D3-Lee-Staunton vs. Lord Botetourt (3:00)
D4-Loudoun County vs. Charlottesville (7:00)

Wednesday
D4-Hidden Valley vs. Turner Ashby (10:30)
AAA-Oakton vs. Lake Taylor (2:00)
AAA-Princess Anne vs. Cosby (7:00)

Thursday
D1-Buffalo Gap vs. Franklin (11:00)
D1-Bland County vs. Narrows (3:00)

Friday
D2-George Mason vs. Lancaster (10:30)
D2-Floyd County vs. Lee High (12:15)
D1 Championship (2:00)
AAA Championship (7:00)

Saturday
D3 Championship (11:00)
D2 Championship (3:00)
D4 Championship (7:00)

VCU website has had live video and stats in the past. All the championship games are scheduled to be televised on WDCW.

[SkyRider23]

I had the distinct opportunity to watch 3 of the 4 quarterfinal games: Cosby over TCW, Lake Taylor over Forest Park, & Oakton over Atlee.

Cosby/TC Williams: TCW was very much out of synch for obvious reasons. TCW girls fought hard without their floor leader & McDonalds All-American nominee (TRP). Cosby would have probably won the game, but not as easily if Ms Pratt was on the court. My hat's off to the Cosby Coach for ensuring her big girl got her reps, even though she was sick & not playing up to par. Bertrand set the pace for the Cosby girls inside early & often and Becky made her mark on the game at the end of the half thru the remainder of the game.

Forest Park/Lake Taylor: Great game thru out the contest--I was very disappointed in the TERRIBLE officating crew. They started out calling every touch they "thought" they might have seen as a foul, thus taking FP (DJ) out of the game, 2 in the 1st quarter. Gusty move on the FP coach to put DJ back into the game before half-time, picking up the 3rd foul before the half. In the 2nd half, the poor refs could not make up their mind if there was a foul on several occassions with "bodies" all over the floor on either a "CHARGE" or a "BLOCK," but no call...I was afraid some of the girls might injure themselves or their opponent...

Atlee/Oakton: Oakton girls are very well coached & they have shown great discipline in their last 2-games (Mt Vernon & Atlee). Based upon what I saw in Oakton's last two games, I was wondering if the two losing coaches performed any scouting on them prior to playing them. Atlee NEVER came out of their lazy zone defense, leaving every Oakton player to launch uncontested 3-pointers from every spot on the court. I was amazed at what I saw or did not see...! (In the NR game, Mt Vernon had a 21 - 2) lead on Oakton and the Coach took his foot off the pedal and let them back in the game. Tracey should have been on the bench at the time she was trying to make a play to keep her team in the lead, but instead, she went down with a terrible looking knee injury...!

Overall, 3-great quarterfinal games. The semis should be just as exciting.

My PREDICTION: Princess Anne - Lake Taylor rematch for the State Title...! Cosby & Oakton, don't hate me too long--I am just a junkie fan with a secret weapon, wanting to see great basketball played...!

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D3 Semis
Freedom 50 Millbrook 43
Lee-Staunton 55 Lord Botetourt 49

Freedom rallied past Millbrook in the fourth quarter as Buchanan and Scott each posted double-doubles again. Millbrook's Courtni Green (the best player in the state and best freshman in the country according to the Jackie Brewer fan club on virginiapreps--or maybe not, based on which now-deleted posts you believe) struggled and shot 2-12 from the field.

Lee won behind 18 points and 8 assists from Angela Mickens and 20 rebounds from Daquaa Scott. UNC-Asheville signee Grace Blaylock had 30 in a losing cause for Botetourt.

Live stats are here:
http://livestats.internetconsult.com/vcu/mbball/

D4 Semi
Loudoun County 77 Charlottesville 45

LC forces 20 turnovers in the first half on their way to a 42-14 lead. Brittany Batts led they way with 23 points and 7 steals while Alissa Kane added 19. Tawnyqua Williams with 20 and 13 for Charlottesville.

Looks like it will be LOCO in Richmond on Saturday.

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to State Championship game with a 71-62 victory over Lake Taylor.

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to State Championship game with a 71-62 victory over Lake Taylor.

Looked like they were ahead pretty much the whole game. Stephenson and McGartland each scored 20, and C. Coyer had 13 with 11 assists. Lake Taylor outrebounded them something like 44-28 but couldn't capitalize. Who was the last undefeated state champion?

Turner Ashby beat Hidden Valley 57-45 in the other D4 semi, grabbing 30 offensive rebounds in the game. Redick played almost the whole game but it didn't seem like she was that effective. TA beat Loudoun County 69-57 early in the season.

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Princess Anne over Cosby 56-46 to set up the final against Oakton. It was the Williams and Powell show for PA as they combined to shoot 15-26 from the field, score 43 points, and grab 25 rebounds (20 for Williams), while the rest of the team shot 5-24 with 13 points and 15 rebounds. For Cosby Bertrand had 19 and Pitts 15 points+13 boards, but Wann, coming off a huge game against TC, shot just 4-16.

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Must give credit where credit is due, Oakton came to play, they were prepared and executed their game plan. Must give props to freshman PG Caroline Coyer, the kid played a great game with 11 asst and only 4 TOs. Zora was en fuego in the 1st half and that set the tone. Even though Oakton didn't hit a 3 in the second half, they were able to attack the basket because LT had to focus on Zora sitting in that corner.

Priester gets a lot of credit as a coach and rightly so, in the post game press conference he talked about how they scouted and prepared for LT and it was right on point. But the players of Oakton are the ones that have to go out on the floor and execute and execute they did.

But what was the LT coaching staff thinking about with their game prep, because it was like they went into this very important semi-final game completely unprepared for Oakton:confused:

LT has young talent and Linday Stephany has star potential but Coach Sawyer did her team a great disservice by not having them prepared for Oakton. They had no zone offense, they zone pressed instead of man pressing, they didn't really pressure the freshman PG(who admitted she had 'bubblegutz' in the press conference) and their M2M defense was totally ineffective because they never bump cutters or rotate on help side.

Toia Giggets for LT did a great job on the boards and she had plenty of opportunities for off rebounds because LT didn't shoot the ball that well.

Hopefully, the LT coaches will work with their team and focus on fundamentals to go along with their natural ability.

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Princess Anne over Cosby 56-46 to set up the final against Oakton. It was the Williams and Powell show for PA as they combined to shoot 15-26 from the field, score 43 points, and grab 25 rebounds (20 for Williams), while the rest of the team shot 5-24 with 13 points and 15 rebounds. For Cosby Bertrand had 19 and Pitts 15 points+13 boards, but Wann, coming off a huge game against TC, shot just 4-16.

Williams is a BEAST, plain and simple, she had one possession where she blocked 3 shots in a row. Powell has settled in nicely and is learning how to play with a dominant post player. The match up with Oakton is going to be very interesting because obviously Big E is going to rule the paint. The key is the other PA guards have to play smart and understand that they need to get her ball early and often so she can do her thing. Oakton is going to have to double down at some point and that will leave space on the perimeter for them to knock down shots(if they can).

I only wish that there was a shot clock in VA!!!!!

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It's so depressing for the IH to watch Fred Priester and his STAFF OF FIVE not even coaching hard against these people with superior talent at every turn.
Is it merely irony that Fred and his STAFF OF FIVE are just sitting there, minding their business--with a timely time-out, or a strategic substitution--LETTING THEIR GIRLS RUN AROUND AND PLAY BASKETBALL?
My WORD, the Oakton girls are playing better off-the-dribble/street ball THAN THE PLAYERS WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE BORN TO DO IT!!!!!
The IH was in the building yesterday, sports fans, and Priester & Associates, Inc. had Lake Taylor looking like a rec-league team; it was EMBARASSING...
Princess Anne's General Dozier has been around the block a bunch of times, too, sports fans; he ain't no punk, and he ain't stupid. But HE almost blew yesterday's game against Cosby with that Williams-Pitts foul-trouble match-up circus show--fortunately for him, Pitts was dumber than Williams, in trying to block shots that weren't going in, ANYWAY.
Oakton by five, for the Virginia AAA State Championship.

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D1 Semis
Buffalo Gap 56 Franklin 47
Bland County 56 Narrows 42

The whole of Bland County has a population of only 7,000...most of them probably would have been in Richmond if the final were on Saturday but thanks to divisional play it is at 2:00 on a Friday.

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Samisha Powell 21 pts 4-5 from 3
Elizabeth Williams 4pts 4 rebs

Erin McGartland 12 pts 4-9 from 3

Oakton has one more rebound than PA and PA is shooting 50%...interesting

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PA survives an Oakton run where they tied it up and PA forget to get Big 5-2 some touches

Samisha Powell had a career game 34 pts
Elizabeth Williams 17 pts 10 rebs 2 blks and was a major factor in crunch time

Oakton played a great game and should be proud of their season

[SkyRider23]

It's so depressing for the IH to watch Fred Priester and his STAFF OF FIVE not even coaching hard against these people with superior talent at every turn.
Is it merely irony that Fred and his STAFF OF FIVE are just sitting there, minding their business--with a timely time-out, or a strategic substitution--LETTING THEIR GIRLS RUN AROUND AND PLAY BASKETBALL?
My WORD, the Oakton girls are playing better off-the-dribble/street ball THAN THE PLAYERS WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE BORN TO DO IT!!!!!
The IH was in the building yesterday, sports fans, and Priester & Associates, Inc. had Lake Taylor looking like a rec-league team; it was EMBARASSING...
Princess Anne's General Dozier has been around the block a bunch of times, too, sports fans; he ain't no punk, and he ain't stupid. But HE almost blew yesterday's game against Cosby with that Williams-Pitts foul-trouble match-up circus show--fortunately for him, Pitts was dumber than Williams, in trying to block shots that weren't going in, ANYWAY.
Oakton by five, for the Virginia AAA State Championship.

Congrats to the Princess Anne team for a successful run thru the 2008-2009 HS basketball season, STATE CHAMPS!!!

My hats off to the young ladies at Oakton--very disciplined & determined young ladies. I previously predictated they would NOT be in the championship game, but they took the challenge & rained "3s" on the unprepared Teams & Coaching Staff (Mt Vernon, Atlee, & Lake Taylor)...!

The scary thing about PA is that they WILL probably be back at the Siegel Center for the 2009-2010 Championship Finals (the key nucleus of this talented team remains in-tact unless Powell or Williams transfers during the off-season.

IH:
I would NOT consider either Pitts or Williams as dump players (both young ladies are VERY competitive, defensive-minded, & proud ballers--you probably owe these 2 ladies an apology...!

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Oakton came out putting tremendous defensive focus on Williams, and Powell burned them in the first half. The banked-in three at the halftime buzzer looked like it might be a killer. Second half, Oakton defended the perimeter more, PA didn't adjust and look inside, Powell cooled off and Oakton came back. But Powell and Williams made the big shots down the stretch.

Oakton destroyed the old tournament record for three-pointers. Their student section represented well too, amazing how the bandwagon grows from the regional semis to the state championship.

Dozier must be happy he didn't follow through with his plans to walk out after the loss to FP last year.

Didn't get there in time to see the George Mason game, but they beat Lancaster 54-52, so NOVA still has a chance to bring home three titles tomorrow. Mason plays Floyd County who easily beat Lee today and look tough as always. Freedom is favored over Lee-Staunton but with the DMV board coaches sweeping all the titles this year it is a tough call. Loudoun County has to be the underdog against Turner Ashby as they lost to TA by double digits earlier in the year but if they shoot like they have in the past two games they have a chance.

Buffalo Gap beat Bland County 50-40 for their second straight D1 title in a game that was never really close.

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congrats, to PA they played a great game. PA should be a national power next year.

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Three titles brought back to Northern Virginia today:

D3 final
Freedom 58 Lee-Staunton 33--Freedom up 20-4 after a quarter and it was over. Dionna Scott was unstoppable in the first half and finished with 24, Porter added 18, Buchanan didn't score much but had 21 rebounds and blocked a bunch of shots. Might have been interesting to see this Freedom team play the Hidden Valley teams from the last couple years. Lee started a bunch of freshmen and they turned the ball over a bunch early. Both teams could be back next year.

D2 final
George Mason 53 Floyd County 46--Mason up 49-35 with 4 minutes left, decides they've done enough for the day and try to hold the hold the ball, six turnovers later it's 49-44 with 30 seconds left and Kim Kenny heading to the line for a pressure-packed one-and-one. Fortunately for the Mustangs she hit both free throws and they held on for the win. Mason probably should have won by more but they missed a bunch of layups. With four starters returning they should be the favorites for next year. Avancini was contained to 19 points for Floyd, Chantal Thomas and Bria Platenburg did a nice job of making her work and as Floyd likes to take quick shots when she gave the ball up she often didn't get it back.

D4 final
Loudoun County 63 Turner Ashby 47--The most surprising result of the finals as LC jumped to a 15-2 lead and led 36-18 at halftime. In their three state tournament games they were up by an average of 26 points at halftime, that has to be a record. Alissa Kain led the way with 23 points. LC, like Freedom and Mason, has four starters back but they will have to find a replacement for senior PG Kerry Sarver who does a great job getting the ball to their scorers in the right places in their uptempo offense. For TA, Newman just had an awful night, couldn't hit anything. Burkholder did okay but they never looked like getting back into the game after the poor start.

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Three titles brought back to Northern Virginia today:

D3 final
Freedom 58 Lee-Staunton 33--Freedom up 20-4 after a quarter and it was over. Dionna Scott was unstoppable in the first half and finished with 24, Porter added 18, Buchanan didn't score much but had 21 rebounds and blocked a bunch of shots. Might have been interesting to see this Freedom team play the Hidden Valley teams from the last couple years. Lee started a bunch of freshmen and they turned the ball over a bunch early. Both teams could be back next year.

D2 final
George Mason 53 Floyd County 46--Mason up 49-35 with 4 minutes left, decides they've done enough for the day and try to hold the hold the ball, six turnovers later it's 49-44 with 30 seconds left and Kim Kenny heading to the line for a pressure-packed one-and-one. Fortunately for the Mustangs she hit both free throws and they held on for the win. Mason probably should have won by more but they missed a bunch of layups. With four starters returning they should be the favorites for next year. Avancini was contained to 19 points for Floyd, Chantal Thomas and Bria Platenburg did a nice job of making her work and as Floyd likes to take quick shots when she gave the ball up she often didn't get it back.

D4 final
Loudoun County 63 Turner Ashby 47--The most surprising result of the finals as LC jumped to a 15-2 lead and led 36-18 at halftime. In their three state tournament games they were up by an average of 26 points at halftime, that has to be a record. Alissa Kain led the way with 23 points. LC, like Freedom and Mason, has four starters back but they will have to find a replacement for senior PG Kerry Sarver who does a great job getting the ball to their scorers in the right places in their uptempo offense. For TA, Newman just had an awful night, couldn't hit anything. Burkholder did okay but they never looked like getting back into the game after the poor start.

Buchanan broke the state tournament record for blocks