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CAVE SPRING BEATS NEW KENT, ADVANCE TO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
March, 9, 2010
-Staff Report
Josh Henderson scored 31 points and pulled down 22 rebounds and teammate Clay Lacy had 22 points and 11 rebounds as the Cave Spring Knights beat New Kent Trojans 71-59 Tuesday afternoon in the Virginia High School League Group AA Division 3 basketball semifinal's in Richmond.
Mark Overstreet and Adam Hager also scored nine points each for Cave Spring.
The Knights now stand at 24-4 and will next play Brunswick for their second straight state title on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Siegel Center at Virginia Commonwealth University.
VIKINGS FALL SHORT AGAINST BRUNSWICK
March 9, 2010
-Staff Report
Casey Walker scored a career high 37 points including 16 free throws and had 10 rebounds, to lead the Brunswick Bulldogs to a 67-58 win over the Northside Vikings Tuesday evening in the Group AA Division 3 seim-finals in Richmond.
Brunswick (24-3) will next play Cave Spring for the state championship on Saturday at the Seigel Center at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Trey Smith led the Vikings with 22 points. And Stevan Ritchie had 13 points and eight rebounds.
But Northside only shot 33% from the floor. The Vikings were also outrebounded 45-35.
Northside finished the season at 24-3.
Terps Claim Share Of ACC Crown
March 6, 2010
AP
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Greivis Vasquez scored 23 points, and No. 22 Maryland made the most of a late technical foul on Virginia coach Tony Bennett to withstand a spirited comeback in a 74-68 victory over the Cavaliers on Saturday.
The Terrapins (23-7, 13-3 ACC) clinched at least a tie for the conference regular season title after the Cavaliers, playing without suspended scoring leader Sylven Landesberg, cut a 12-point deficit to one with under a minute remaining.
With his team trailing 66-65, Bennett was whistled for a technical after he peeled off his jacket in anger following a foul call. Vasquez made both free throws, and Sean Mosley hit two more - all with 38.6 seconds left - as the Terps held on.
Jerome Meyinsse led Virginia (14-15, 5-11) with 17 points in his final home game.
Jeff Jones hit four 3-pointers and scored 16 points, and Sammy Zeglinski had 14 as the Cavaliers made up for the absence of Landesberg, the sophomore star suspended for the rest of the season on Saturday for failing to meet his academic responsibilities.
They almost avoided their ninth straight loss without him.
Maryland led 53-41 after Adrian Bowie answered a 3-pointer by Jones with one of his own with 12:18 left, but the Cavaliers scored the next seven points, capped by Meyinsse's dunk.
Dino Gregory's free throw gave the Terps a 54-48 lead, but Jones and Vasquez traded 3-pointers before Jones hit another from deep, pulling Virginia to 57-54 with 5:50 remaining.
Hayes' driving basket pushed Maryland's lead back to five. After Meyinsse hit a pair of free throws, Vasquez hit the first of back-to-back 3-pointers, the first one answered by Will Sherrill for Virginia, giving the Terps a 65-59 lead, but Virginia kept coming.
Meyinsse scored on a baby hook with 3:09 left, and after Jordan Williams' free throw for Maryland, Mustapha Farrakhan made a layup and then fed Sherrill for another after a Maryland turnover, pulling the Cavaliers to 66-65 and setting up the controversial finish.
Hayes added 11 points and Mosley 10 for Maryland.
Maryland led 21-9 after 8 1/2 minutes and had outrebounded the Cavaliers 14-1. Virginia finally found some rhythm offensively, pulling within 28-20, but a 10-4 run by the Terps allowed them to push their lead to 38-24 before Zeglinski closed the half with a 3-pointer.
March 6, 2010
AP
DURHAM, N.C. - Kyle Singler scored 19 of his 25 points in the decisive first half and No. 4 Duke routed North Carolina 82-50 on Saturday night.
Jon Scheyer had 20 points in his final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium for the Blue Devils (26-5, 13-3), who earned their most lopsided home win over their fiercest rival.
They shot nearly 46 percent - 51 percent in a dominant first half - and made eight 3-pointers in beating North Carolina at home for the first time since 2005. Duke clinched a share of its 12th Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title and wrapped up the No. 1 seed in next week's league tournament.
Freshman John Henson matched a season high with 14 points for the Tar Heels (16-15, 5-11). They endured their worst loss in seven years and had their lowest point total under coach Roy Williams.
Nolan Smith scored 20 points and Brian Zoubek added 13 rebounds for the Blue Devils. They took command with an early 31-8 run, led by 30 in the first half and showed no mercy in polishing off their first sweep of North Carolina since 2004.
Thompson finished with 11 points for the Tar Heels, who were serenaded by chants of "NIT" throughout and played without freshman guard Leslie McDonald after team officials said he strained his right hamstring during Friday's practice.
March 6
George Henry - AP
ATLANTA (AP)-Malcolm Delaney tied a season high with 32 points and Jeff Allen had 17 points with 10 rebounds to help Virginia Tech win its second straight game with an 88-82 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday.
The Hokies (23-7, 10-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) are assured of a first-round bye in the league tournament next week in Greensboro, N.C. They stayed in a tie for fourth with Florida State.
Georgia Tech (19-11, 7-9) has lost two straight and five of seven to put itself in danger of missing the NCAA tournament for the sixth time in 10 seasons under coach Paul Hewitt.
A foot injury to Virginia Tech guard Dorenzo Hudson kept the Hokies' second-leading scorer on the bench in street clothes as he missed his first game in three seasons.
Gani Lawal and Derrick Favors scored 18 apiece as the Yellow Jackets finished below .500 in the ACC regular season for the sixth straight year.
Guilford Holds Off John Carroll
March 6, 2010
Courtesy-Guilford Athletics
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Clay Henson scored a game-high 27 points to lead Guilford College past John Carroll University, 85-82, in the second round of the NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament Saturday night.
Guilford (28-2) advances to the tournament's sectional round for the third time in four years where it will face the College of Wooster. Wooster defeated the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 87-78, Saturday in a second-round game. The sectional site will be announced online Sunday, March 7.
The Blue Streaks (21-7) fell behind by 17 points with 14:59 left in the second half, before rallying to take a 77-74 lead with 4:11 remaining in the game on a Corey Shontz three-pointer. Shontz' basket capped a 9-0 John Carroll run that took less than a minute and included three-pointers by Rudy Kirbus and Joey Meyer.
The teams traded baskets before Guilford's Rhett Bonner made two free throws with 2:24 remaining that gave the Quakers the lead for good. His layup with 36 seconds left and free throw 13 seconds opened an 83-79 Guilford lead. After John Carroll missed a three-pointer, the Quakers' Tyler Sanborn made one free throw with 13.1 ticks remaining, opening an 84-79 advantage.
John Carroll refused to quit and threatened again when Kirbus made the first of a two-shot foul, but missed the second. Maurice Haynes tipped in the miss and pulled the Blue Streaks to within 84-82 with 6.7 seconds remaining.
After Guilford's Clay Henson made one of two free throws, the Quakers called timeout. Kirbus' final three-pointer rimmed out as the final horn sound, preserving Guilford's ninth straight win and its second in as many seasons against John Carroll in the NCAA playoffs.
Eastern Mennonite Starts Hot, Moves On To Third Round
March 6, 2010
Courtesy - Eastern Mennonite Athletics
Big game experience pays off in big games. And while none of the Eastern Mennonite men's basketball players had played a game in the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship before this weekend, Eli Crawford used his experience from numerous high school state tournament games to help will the Runnin Royals to an 85-71 win over Wilmington Saturday night in Harrisonburg.
The Quakers gave EMU a quick jab to start the game, putting in the first four points. The Royals responded with a 26-8 run over the next 11 minutes, finally getting out and running the floor in a way they were not able to do the previous night against Centre.
Wilmington got back within six points but EMU led at halftime, 38-29.
Playing in front of a mostly hostile crowd, the Quakers used a 7-1 run to close the gap to five early in the second, 41-36. Crawford's heady play helped steady the Royals though, and they rebuilt the lead to 51-41.
Wilmington charged back again and got within four at 51-47after senior Brandon Rogers hit a lay-up with 11:45 remaining. Todd Phillips helped reignite the men this time, finishing a 12-0 streak that effectively iced the game. Phillips nailed a fastbreak lay-up pushing EMU up 71-55 with 5:55 on the clock.
The Quakers would get no closer than 11 points down the stretch, as the Royals thrilled another packed house with the 85-71 victory.
In their first national tournament ever, Eastern Mennonite advances into the Sweet 16 with the win. The Runnin Royals next play in the sectional round on March 12and 13 at a site to be determined. EMU will play either Whitworth or Chapman, who play a game on the West Coast Saturday night. The other two teams in EMU's bracket are Guilford and Wooster. The Final Four is March 19 & 20 in Salem, Va.
Randolph-Macon Shoots Past Clark 70-60
March 6, 2010
Courtesy of Randolph Macon
READING, PA-Calvin Croskey and Danny Jones finished with 15 points each to lead Randolph-Macon Men's Basketball to a 70-60 win over Clark University in the NCAA Division III Tournament Second Round in Reading, PA Saturday. The Yellow Jackets will take on DeSales University Friday, March 12th, game time and location is still to be determined.
Adam Desgain knocked down a three with a 15:45 left in the first stanza to give Randolph-Macon an early 10-2 advantage.
Clark then used an 11-2 run, capped by a Slader Lyell three pointer to push ahead of R-MC 13-12 with 12:38 to go in the first half.
The two teams traded baskets over the next several minutes before Jones sparked a 9-0 Jackets' run with a layup in the paint. Desgain finished it off when he knocked down a three to put Randolph-Macon up 31-23.
CU converted a layup just before halftime, sending the teams to the locker room with R-MC leading 31-25.
Randolph-Macon's first field goal of the second stanza came at the 13:27 mark when Jones dropped in a layup to tie the game at 37-37.
Croskey knocked down a three for the Yellow Jackets with 8:56 to play and would go on to score 10 of R-MC's next 14points, putting them up 55-45 with just over three minutes left.
Randolph-Macon would make 13-of-14 free throws down the stretch to seal the 70-60 victory and a berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament Sweet 16.
Croskey and Jones paced the Yellow Jackets with 15 points each to go with seven and six rebound respectively.
Jack Minister scored a game high 18 for Clark.
The 24-6 Yellow Jackets will face off against DeSales University Friday, March 12th, game time and location is still to be determined.
R-MC defeated DU 87-63 earlier this season in Ashland.
St. Mary's Knocks Out Virginia Wesleyan With 72-69 Win
March 6, 2010
Courtesy of St. Mary's (Md.)
St. Mary's City, Md. - To student chants of "I believe we will win!," senior guard Camontae Griffin raced down the court and put the finishing touches on the lay-up that thrust No. 13 St. Mary's College of Maryland back into the Sweet 16. St. Mary's edged No. 11 Virginia Wesleyan College, 72-69, as the Seahawks fed off the energy of 871 strong at the Michael P. O'Brien Athletics & Recreation Center Arena Saturday night.
Griffin's layup with 35 seconds remaining in regulation resulted from his boxing out in the defensive end and grabbing the rebound of senior guard Stephen Fields' missed three-point attempt.
After the Seahawks grabbed the 70-69 lead, Virginia Wesleyan ran down the clock to 10 seconds before Fields attempted another three-point shot that was off the mark and St. Mary's was awarded the ball. On the in-bounds play, sophomore guard James Davenport was fouled by the Marlins and Davenport knocked down both free throws with eight ticks left to ice the 72-69 win.
St. Mary's (26-3) will now take on No. 18 Franklin & Marshall College (25-4), who was a 73-64 winner over U.S. Merchant Marine Academy tonight, in one of four NCAA sectionals on Friday-Saturday, March 12-13. This will be the Seahawks' second meeting with F&M this season as the Diplomats handed St. Mary's a 72-61 setback on November 30.
Joining the Seahawks and F&M in the four-team sectional are DeSales University and Randolph-Macon College. The host sites for the sectional will be announced at a later time.
This is the end of the road for Virginia Wesleyan as the Marlins, who claimed the national title in 2006, close out their 2009-10 campaign with a 23-6 overall record.
For the second consecutive night, four Seahawk starters finished in double figures with junior guard Alex Franz leading the pack this time with 17 points and eight assists while Griffin finished with 15 and seven helpers. Junior center Sam Burum contributed 11 points and five rebounds while Davenport chipped in 10 and a team-best six caroms.
HORNETS ADVANCE TO PLAY #2 GUILFORD COLLEGE FRIDAY
February 23, 2009
LYNCHBURG, VA - The Lynchburg College men's basketball team, seeded eighth in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, made a thrilling second-half comeback to defeat #10 seed Roanoke College 83-78 in the first round of the ODAC Tournament. The Hornets advance to face #2 seed Guilford College on Friday at 6 p.m. from the Salem Civic Center in Salem, VA.
Lynchburg (12-14) went into intermission down 44-35, but increased defensive intensity and improved offensive execution took the Hornets on a 14-3 run to take the lead 49-47, a lead LC would never relinquish. Lynchburg pushed the lead to as much as seven on three occasions, with the last coming at the 6:01 mark on a KC Mendez three pointer. Roanoke's (6-20) Matt Crizer drained a three pointer, and then it was time for the Austin Chillemi show. Chillemi provided eight straight points for LC, including converting on an and-one opportunity after being triple-teamed on the left block. Lynchburg held a six-point advantage with 1:31 remaining, but Roanoke drilled two three pointers to make it just a one point contest with 18 seconds to go. Roanoke fouled Mendez in the double bonus, but he stepped up to the line and made the two clutch free throws to make it an 81-78 contest and the 15-second mark. A Matt Crizer airball three pointer went into the hands of Chillemi. After being fouled with only three ticks left on the clock, Chillemi connected on both free throws to seal the game for LC.
Chillemi and Mendez each had a game-high 18 points for the Hornets. Chillemi was 7-8 from the floor and 4-5 at the free throw line while Mendez shot 5-11 overall, 3-5 from three-point range, and 5-5 at the charity stripe. Senior Steven Echols contributed 11 points and five steals while Mike Roach had nine first-half points, going 3-4 from three-point range.
Crizer led Roanoke and all scorers with 20 points and seven boards while Corey Poindexter posted 16 points and seven assists. Kendrick Chittock tacked on 10 points, Michael McGeough gave the Maroons nine points and 10 caroms, and Parrish Walker scored 11 points but also had seven turnovers.
Roanoke shot 46% for the game but only converted at a 39% rate in the second-half. Lynchburg was 52% on the night and 57% after intermission. LC had a big advantage in threes, making 9-of-21 (43%) while RC was just 3-18 (17%). Roanoke held advantages in free throws (19-24, 14-19) and in rebounding (37-29).
February 28, 2010
VirginiaSports.com
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Kyle Singler scored 21 points as No. 5 Duke beat shorthanded Virginia 67-49 on Sunday night.
The Blue Devils (25-4, 12-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) remained a game ahead of Maryland heading into a first-place showdown with the Terps in College Park, Md., on Wednesday night.
Jon Scheyer added 20 points for Duke in its eighth straight win and fourth consecutive victory in the series.
The Blue Devils took command right away, opening the game on a 20-4 run. Singler had 11 points before Virginia had two field goals, and from there the Cavaliers never got closer than 10. They trailed 35-21 at halftime and went five minutes without a field goal after the break.
The Cavaliers (14-13, 5-9) lost their seventh straight playing without scoring leader Sylven Landesberg, who sustained a bruised right thigh in Virginia's loss at Miami on Feb. 23. Landesberg is averaging 17.4 points a game.
Jerome Meyinsse scored 21 points for Virginia, seven more than his previous career best, but was the only Cavalier to score in double figures. Meyinsse was 6 for 8 from the field and 9 for 11 from the free throw line. He also had seven rebounds and blocked one shot.
Mustapha Farrakhan scored seven points for the Cavaliers and Sammy Zeglinski had six points. Assane Sene had his second double figure rebound game of the season for UVa with a game-high 10.
Singler and Scheyer were efficient offensively. Singler finished 6 for 10 from the field and Scheyer was 8 for 14, and both watched for the last several minutes as Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and Virginia coach Tony Bennett emptied their benches.
Duke shot 48.0 percent (24-50) from the field, including 38.9 percent (7-18) from three-point range, and 70.6 percent (12-17) from the free-throw line. The Blue Devils turned the ball over only eight times and forced 14 Virginia turnovers.
Virginia shot 31.4 percent (16-51) from the field, including just 16.7 percent (2-12) from three-point range, and 83.3 percent (15-18) from the free-throw line. The Cavaliers out-rebounded Duke 33-31.
February 28 2010
Rick Siedel - ESPNinVA.com
SALEM - The Guilford Quakers beat The Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets 81-65 to claim the 2010 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship on Sunday at the Salem Civic Center.
The Quakers got 15 points from all-conference guard Clay Henson and a career high 15 points from point guard T.C. Anderson.
The game was close through most of the first half and when the Quakers opened up a 10 point lead with less than 2:00 minutes to play before the break, Yellow Jacket guard Eric Pugh nailed two 3-pointers in a row to close the gap to a four going into halftime.
Pugh continued his hot shooting in the second half, knocking down three more 3-pointers to help Randolph-Macon take the lead at 46-44.
The game went back and forth until the Quakers put together an 11-2 run to build a 9 point cushion and the Yellow Jackets would get no closer than five the rest of the way.
Brett Bonner chipped in 13 points and Tyler Sanborn added 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Eric Pugh paced Randolph-Macon with 17 points.
The big three for the Quakers, Sanborn, Bonner, and Henson made the ODAC All-Tournament team along
with Pugh and Danny Jones from the Yellow Jackets.
Tyler Sanborn was named the tournament Outstanding Player.
With the ODAC championship win Guilford earns an automatic berth in the NCAA Division 3 National Championship tournament. Randolph-Macon will hope for an at-large bid.
February 28, 2010
Mike Slenski - ESPNinVA.com
Today's ODAC Women's Championship Final saw Virginia Wesleyan University trying to complete a season sweep over the Generals of Washington and Lee.
The two regular season victories were by a total of three points and today's game was expected to go down to the wire.
The game started with both teams a little tight and unable to find their shooting touch until the 17:30 mark when Kristina Jamerson collected two points with a drive to the basket.
Kari Ann Pfannenstein drilled a three for W&L and the game was on. W&L ran out to a 13-4 lead behind the scoring of Becca Bolton and Allie Long.
The Marlins defensive pressure forced the Generals into some poor passes and a shot clock violation and Maggie Davis tied the score for Virginia Wesleyan 13-13 at the 12:00 minute mark.
Tonia Jones broke the scoring drought of three and a half minutes for both teams when she put in a short runner with 8:30 left in the first half. Kristina Jameson hit a couple of key baskets including another three-ball and the Marlins raced out to a seven point lead 23-16 at the five minute point in the first half.
Katy Wilson, who kept the Generals in the game with her shooting and rebounding went down, banging her head hard on the court while fighting for a rebound and spent the final three minutes and twenty seconds of the half on the bench.
The Marlins kept the Lady Generals at bay with key shooting by Tonia Jones and took a 32-23 advantage into the locker room at halftime.
Felice Herman got the second half going for the Generals with two quick baskets. Kari Ann Pfannenstein canned a three and the Generals cut the lead to two, 32-30.
Herman converted a lob pass from Meg Ingram and we were all even again at 32-32 at 15:17 in the second half.
Meg Ingram converted two three point plays with drives to the basket including an acrobatic two hand toss over her head that dropped through the net putting the Generals ahead.
The Generals and Marlins spent the next six minutes running up and down the floor without much scoring.
The score with 8:19 in the second half was 43 all. The teams traded baskets for the next two minutes with the game knotted up at 48-48 at the 5:26 mark.
Meg Ingram put the Generals ahead by five, 56-51 with a fifteen foot jumper from left of the foul line with 2:33 remaining in the game.
Becca Bolton was clutch with her foul shooting down the stretch to keep W&L in the lead.
Katy Wilson canned four foul shots in the final 54 seconds to keep the Generals in the lead.
Desperation shots by the Marlins fell short of the mark and Becca Bolton finished her afternoon with two foul shots to help the Washington and Lee Generals win their first ODAC Women's Basketball Championship in their first appearance in the title game 64-56 over the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins.
Becca Bolton had fourteen points for the Generals and Katy Wilson had thirteen points, Felice Herman tallied twelve points.
The Marlins leading scorers were Tonia James with 13 points and Kristina Jameson with 12 points.
The All-Tournament team included Katy Wilson, Meg Ingram and Becca Bolton from W&L and Maggie Davis and Tonia James from Virginia Wesleyan.
Washington and Lee received the automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Womens Basketball Championship Tournament.
No.1 ROANOKE CRUISES INTO SEMI FINALS
No. 7 Eastern Mennonite Upsets No. 2 Randolph-Macon
February 26, 2010
SALEM, Va. --- The field split between high and low seeds on Thursday as two seeded upsets highlighted the four games played in the 2010 ODAC Women's Basketball Tournament quarterfinals. While #1 Roanoke and #3 Washington and Lee held suit,
#5 Virginia Wesleyan and #7 Eastern Mennonite defeated their higher-rated foes.
In the days opening contest, Roanoke never took its foot off the pedal against #8 Lynchburg, defeating the Hornets for the third time this season, 88-64. Maroons' center, Jordan Gholson, led the way with 20 points and a career-high 17 rebounds. Caitlyn Long added 17 points as she hit five three-pointers for the second straight season against Lynchburg in the tournament. Tamara Snead led Lynchburg with 17 points and eight rebounds. Caitlin Falls added 14 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the foul line.
Virginia Wesleyan posted the first seeded-upset of the day, taking down #4 Bridgewater, 64-46. Turnovers plague both squads, but BC had a tough day shooting, making only 15-of-55 field goals (.273) inluding 1-of-11 from three-point territory. VWC's Tonia Jones led all scorers with 18 points while Maggie Davis pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds. Jenny Logan led Eagles with 12 points.
Eastern Mennonite came away with the day's second upset, defeating #2 Randolph-Macon, 69-64. The Royals' youngsters had a strong day as freshman Danielle Rittenhouse posted a team-high 17 points. Fellow first-year player, Sara Lamneck, notched a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Three-time ODAC Player of the Year, Molly Ariail, recorded game-highs of 20 points and 14 rebounds for Randolph-Macon. Freshman Madison Dulaney chipped in 10 points.
Washington and Lee registered its first tournament win since 2007 with a 72-66 triumph over #6 Guilford. The free throw line proved helpful for the Generals as they made 24-of-32 (.750) from the stripe. Meg Ingram led W&L with 19 points, hitting 9-of-10 foul shots. Becca Bolton made 10-of-12 from the line on the way to 17 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. Felice Herman aslo had a double-double with 13 points and 10 boards. Guilford's Jazlyn Gibbs led all quarterfinal scorers with 26 points as she made 9-of-12 free throws. Alexa Williams notched a double-double with 15 points and 11 boards.
The 2010 ODAC Women's Basketball Tournament continues on Saturday, February 27, with the tourney's semifinal contests.
Roanoke and Virginia Wesleyan square off at 1:00 p.m. with Washington and Lee and Eastern Mennonite following at 3:00 p.m.
February 26, 2010
SALEM CLAMPS DOWN WITH 58-47 WIN
ABINGDON - The Salem Spartans avenged a Feb.17 loss to Christiansburg in the River Ridge semifinals with a 58-47 win over the Blue Demons in the Region IV Division 4 semifinals Thursday night in Abingdon.
The Spartans played a tight man-to-man defense and constantly pressured the ball
throughout the game, holding Christiansburg to 37% shooting from the field.
Senior Stephen Barnette led the Spartans with an 18-point, 10-rebound double double.
Twin brother Reggie Barnette also had a double-double with 12 points and 10 boards.
Salem won the rebounding 38-26.
Christiansburg ends the season 12-10
Salem, now 18-6, will advance to the regional championship game on Saturday against Friday's Bassett-Abingdon winner while also earning a berth in next weekend's state quarterfinals.
NORTHSIDE ROLLS PAST LIBERTY 81-58
Trey Smith scored a game-high 25 points and Adam Burroughs had 21 to lead the Northside Vikings to an 81-58 Region III Division 3 semifinal victory over Liberty at Staunton River High School on Thursday evening.
The Vikings (22-2) advanced to Saturday's regional final in Staunton against Waynesboro.
The win also qualified the Vikings for the Group AA quarterfinals for the first time since 2001.
PH GETS STINGY IN WIN OVER ALBEMARLE
ROANOKE - Cam Jones, filling in for ill starter Ty Smith, scored eight points had nine rebounds and blocked four shots to help the Patrick Henry Patriots beat Albemarle, from the Commonwealth District, 57-33 Thursday at the PH gym.
The Patriots held Albemarle to just 4-29 shooting from the field in the 1st half.
Patrick Henry (18-4) advances to Saturday's semifinal with Osbourne, which upset No. 6 Potomac 54-51 on Thursday.
That game will determine a spot in the Group AAA state tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFF - GIRLS
February 26, 2010
WILLIAM FLEMING OUSTED BY OSBOURNE PARK
Osbourn Park forwards Destiny White and Destiny Shearin combined for 26 points, leading the Yellow Jackets to a 68-49 victory over the William Fleming in a Northwest Region quarterfinal game.
The Colonels finished the year with back-to-back losses, as they fell to Franklin County in the WVD tournament championship Monday night.
Kelly Hamner led the Yellow Jackets in scoring with 19 points. While Tiasia McGeorge led the Colonels with 15, all coming on 3-pointers.
The Yellow Jackets will face Mountain View Saturday night in the regional semifinals. When those schools played early in the season, Osbourn Park prevailed 44-41.
HILLTOPPERS SEASON ENDS
Despite having their bus break down on the way to the game, the Spotswood Trailblazers
overcame bus lag to beat the E.C. Glass Hilltoppers 58-45 in a Region III, Division 4, semifinal game Thursday in Jefferson Forest's gym.
The win also assures Spotswood a berth in the Group AA, D4 tournament.
Carter Williams led the Trailblazers with 18 points and Brianna Mitchell added 14.
E.C. Glass got nine points from Jasmine Long and eight points and 15 rebounds from Mary Grace Lemon.
The Hilltoppers' season ended without a state tournament berth at 18-4
HokieSports.com
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Virginia Tech dropped an ACC road game at Boston College, 80-60, Wednesday night at the Conte Forum. The Hokies fall to 21-6 overall and 8-5 in the ACC, while the Eagles improve to 14-13 overall and 5-8in league action.
The Eagles jumped out to an early lead and never trailed in the contest. BC took a 39-24 lead into the intermission and Tech was able to cut the lead to 11 points several times in the second half, but could get no closer.
Malcolm Delaney led all scorers with 21 points and also added five assists. Dorenzo Hudson scored 12 points and Jeff Allen added 10 points in the loss for the Hokies. Joe Trapani led four Eagles in double figures with 17 points, all in the first half.
The Hokies forced BC into 18 turnovers, but the Eagles out rebounded the Hokies, 4-28. Tech shot just 31.1 percent from the line, while BC made 50.9 percent of their shots and also added seven three-pointers in the contest, five in the first half.
Tech returns to Cassell Coliseum on Saturday afternoon, as they host Maryland. Tip-off is at 4 p.m.
February 25, 1010
KNIGHTS ROLL ON 71-59
TAZEWELL - Adam Hager nailed five 3-pointers and a game-high 26 points Wednesday night as the Cave Spring Knights shot past Graham 71-59 in the Region IV semifinals at Tazewell Middle School.
Josh Henderson added 24 points, 13 rebounds and eight blocked shots for Cave Spring.
The Knights (21-4) will advance to play Martinsville (18-4) on Friday at a site to be determined for the regional title.
Martinsville beat Grundy 87-60.
SPOTSWOOD GETS PAST E.C. GLASS 66-43
The Spotswood Blazers outscored the Hilltoppers 16-2 in the 3rd quarter and went on to beat
E.C. Glass 66-43 in a Region III, Division 4, semifinal game at SHS on Wednesday.
With the win, the Blazers (20-3) advanced to play Broadway in Friday's regional title game at SHS.
Senior forward Dexter Bowling scored a team high scored 20 in his final high school game for the Hilltoppers.
E.C. Glass finished the season 9-13.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS - GIRLS
February 25, 1010
NORTHSIDE SHOOTS PAST RUSTBURG 55-48
ROANOKE - Northside senior Morgan Allen drilled six 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 26 points to help the Vikings to a 55-48 victory over Rustburg in Wednesday's Region III, Division 3, semifinal at Northside Middle School.
The Vikings (12-14) will advance to play Robert E Lee in Friday night's Region III final.
ROBERT E. LEE GIRLS TOO MUCH FOR BROOKVILLE, 68-52
ROANOKE - The Brookville Bees overcame a 10 point deficit to take a 29-27 lead at halftime.
But the Bees couldn't overcome a series of second half runs from the Fighting Lee Ladies
and Robert E Lee beat Brookville 68-52 in the Region III, Division 3, semifinal at Northside Middle School.
Jamila Thomas led the Fighting Lee Ladies with a game high 20 points. Angela Mickens added 13 points, 11 assists, and 4 steals.
Robert E. Lee will advance to play host Northside in Friday night's Region III final.
February 24, 2010
CAVE SPRING RACE PAST MARION 85-50
The Cave Spring Knights rolled over Marion 85-50 in the first round of the Region IV Division 3 tournament Tuesday.
The Knights jumped out early with a 12-2 lead four minutes into the game and never looked back.
Cave Spring led 40-15 in the second quarter and 69-71 late in the third.
The seemingly easy win enabled Cave Spring Head Coach Billy Hicks to rest the starters after the first half.
Clay Lacy led the Knights in scoring with 23 with Josh Henderson right behind with 22 points.
Gavin Roe led the Hurricanes with 20 points.
Cave Spring advances to play Graham tonight at 8:15 p.m. at Tazewell Middle School in the regional semifinals.
NORTHSIDE VIKINGS CRUISE PAST ROBERT E LEE 82-63
Five Northside Vikings scored in double digits as Northside blew past Robert E. Lee
in Tuesday night's Region III Division 3 opening round at Northside.
Reserve Brenton Gilliard led the Vikings in scoring with 16 points followed by reserve guard
Ryan Palmieri with 14.
Sunny Toye led Robert E. Lee with a game high 28 points.
Northside improved to 21-2 and will advance to play Liberty in the Region III semi-final on Thursday at Stanton River High School. Tip-off is 7 p.m.
Liberty beat Northside in last years semi-final 55-37.
February 23, 2010
A Jake Johnson offensive rebound and putback with 1.9 seconds remaining proved to be the difference as host Bridgewater College posted a 61-59 win over Randolph College in the opening round of the ODAC Tournament on Tuesday night.
Randolph concludes its 2009-10 campaign with a 10-16 overall mark. The 10 wins marks a school record for the WildCats in just their third season of play.
Jason Rutschman led the WildCats attack with 15 points on 5-of-11 shooting. Derrick Woods-Morrow was impressive all night in the paint posting 12 points and 10 rebounds. Hunt rounded out Randolph's double-figure scorers with 10 points and three rebounds. As a team, Randolph shot 50.0 percent (25-50) from the field, and controlled the paint, outscoring Bridgewater 34-28.
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By Chris Lang
February 24, 2010
ALTAVISTA — If Altavista’s smothering defense wasn’t enough, the Colonels seemingly couldn’t miss a shot in Tuesday night’s Region B, Division 1, quarterfinal game.
Put the two together, and Amelia didn’t stand a chance.
The Colonels routed the Raiders 64-34 to advance to Thursday’s semifinals at Eastern Mennonite University, where they’ll meet Page County, which eliminated fellow Dogwood member William Campbell on Tuesday.
Page improved to 21-1 with the win over the Generals. The Panthers’ only defeat was a two-point loss to Woodstock Central.
Altavista (19-4) shot 63 percent from the floor and turned a competitive game at halftime into a blowout.
The Colonels, who led 28-16 at the break, hit their first six field goal attempts after halftime, and Mike Poindexter’s deep 3-pointer with 4:59 left pushed the lead to 39-18.
That shot seemed to sap all the will from Amelia (8-9).
“You could see it in their faces, coming down the other end,” said Poindexter, who scored 15 points and hit three of Altavista’s 3-pointers.
Colonels coach Mike Cartolaro, who was presented with a plaque before the game to commemorate his 400th career victory, said he was concerned about his team’s energy level after the emotional win Saturday at Appomattox.
But the Colonels came out firing from the start. Nick Ferguson drilled a 3-pointer seven seconds into the game, and Jerrell Jordan scored 12 of his 16 points before halftime.
“It was such an atmosphere in there for a district tournament championship,” Cartolaro said of the Appomattox game. “Now we’re in the next tournament, kind of starting over again. That was the biggest thing. We couldn’t play Saturday night’s game tonight.”
Though the Colonels led by 12 at halftime, Cartolaro was concerned with the penetration Amelia guard Schyler Westbrook was getting. In the second half, the Colonels did a nice job cutting off his driving lanes, forcing him to pass to less skilled shooters.
When that happened, Altavista’s offense looked sharp.
“We pressure the ball, stop the drive and get hands up on shots,” Poindexter said.
Cartolaro was able to empty his bench midway through the third quarter with such a huge lead, and 13 different Colonels got on the scoreboard.
Westbrook led the Raiders with 10 points.
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