Ashburn, Va. — Led by a dominant defense, the Briar Woods Falcons (6-2, 17-3) stifled the Independence Tigers’ (0-8, 2-18) offensive attack taking home a 58-13 Potomac District road victory on February 3 in Ashburn. Coming off a loss to Woodgrove on January 31, Briar Woods was able to get back on track with the win. “The biggest thing for us was getting back to our foundation, getting back to things that made us successful, and getting back to team basketball,” Briar Woods head coach Raven Short said. [adrotate banner=”54″] It was a slow start on the attacking end for…

Purcellville, Va. — In an emotional night highlighted by a ceremony for former Woodgrove player, Colette Baine, the Briar Woods Falcons (2-0, 13-1) were able to weather a third quarter comeback from the Wolverines to secure their eighth win in a row, 60-49, over the Wolverines (1-1, 9-2) on January 17 in Purcellville. “Woodgrove is a great team, and we have come up short against them two years in a row,” Briar Woods junior forward Hope Drake said. “Our team rallied together, practiced hard, scouted, and I’m really proud of our team tonight.” Led by Drake—who finished with 18 points…

Leesburg, Va. — In a highly anticipated battle between the top two teams in the Dulles District, the Tuscarora High School girls basketball team (5-0, 9-1) erased a 17-point, third-quarter deficit to secure a massive 61-52 overtime road victory against rival Heritage High School (4-1, 7-4) on January 6 in Leesburg. The Huskies started the game playing sloppy basketball, turning the ball over eleven times in the first half and quickly found themselves down by double digits heading into the halftime break. Midway through the third quarter, the Pride had extended the lead to 17 points at which point Tuscarora…