By Curtis Atkinson LoCoSports Contributor [twitter-follow screen_name=’CurtisAtkinson’] Harrisonburg (March 6, 2016) — Many teams would’ve given up. Loudoun Valley didn’t. Many teams would’ve quit. Loudoun Valley didn’t. On a night when very little went right for the Vikings, they battled to the very end. The Loudoun Valley High School boys basketball team suffered through an untimely bad shooting performance — going 3-for-20 from 3-point range — and were uncharacteristically sloppy with the basketball — with 15 turnovers. However, grinding through on pure effort, the Vikings had a chance late. Loudoun Valley guard Jordan Miller corralled his fourth offensive rebound on…
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By Curtis Atkinson LoCoSports Contributor [twitter-follow screen_name=’CurtisAtkinson’] Harrisonburg (March 6, 2016) — What a difference a week makes. One week after going 3-for-13 from 3-point range in the first half against Loudoun Valley, John Champe High School came out on fire from deep in their VHSL 4A state quarterfinal game against the Eastern View Cyclones. In the first quarter alone, the Knights went 5-for-10 from beyond the arc on their way to 26 points, staking themselves to an early double-digit lead they would never relinquish. John Champe followed up a frenetic first half — that gave them a 9-point lead…
(March 4, 2016) – The VHSL 5A North region has selected its all-region team for boys basketball. Potomac Senior High School senior Jeff Gordon was named Player of the Year. Potomac Senior High School head coach Keith Honore was named Coach of the Year. All VHSL 5A North Region Boys Basketball First Team G Chase Barrand SR Marshall F Kyle Copeland SR Tuscarora G Jeff Gordon SR Potomac F Jake Hahn JR Albemarle F Austin Katstra JR Albemarle F Lucas Martin SR Briar Woods G Deng Nhial SR Wakefield F Jamal Washington JR Potomac All VHSL 5A North Region Boys Basketball Second Team G Kobe Butler SR Brooke Point F Colin Jachimowski SR Stone Bridge…
(March 4, 2016) – The VHSL 5A North region has selected its all-region team for girls basketball. Thomas Edison High School senior Jada Graves was named Player of the Year. Thomas Edison High School head coach Dianne Lewis was named Coach of the Year. All VHSL 5A North Region Girls Basketball First Team F Alyse Armentrout JR Atlee G Jada Graves SR Edison G Megan Hendrick SR Edison F Mariah Leonard SR Broad Run G Summer Matlack JR Wakefield G Chloe Roach SR Tuscarora G Ashley Weaver SR Atlee G Imani Wheeler SR Potomac All VHSL 5A North Region Girls Basketball Second Team F Grace Epps SR Stafford C Lyrin Hatcher JR Wakefield G Kiani Hudgens…
(March 4, 2016) – The VHSL 4A West region has selected its all-region team for girls basketball. William Fleming High School junior Malury Bates was named Player of the Year. William Fleming High School head coach Ronald Hubbard, Jr. was named Coach of the Year. All VHSL 4A West Region Girls Basketball First Team F Kaliya Barbour SR GW-Danville F Malury Bates JR William Fleming G Mattie Kennedy JR Carroll County G Qwonneshia King JR William Fleming G Aliajah Ragland JR Charlottesville G Lauren Reed SR Millbrook G Emily Thompson SR Loudoun Valley F Natalie Villaflor SO Loudoun County All VHSL 4A West Region Girls Basketball Second Team G Jaelyn Batts FR Freedom G Keiana…
By Morgan Widdifield LoCoSports Copy Editor [twitter-follow screen_name=’MorganWiddifiel’] Purcellville (March 2, 2016) — In the 44 years of operation of Loudoun Valley High School, only once has the boys basketball team won a region title. The Vikings made it to the state tournament numerous times, but it had never seemed to click in championship games. On February 27, Loudoun Valley faced the John Champe High School Knights in the VHSL 4A West region championship game. The Vikings finally notched their second title – after being in the final many times in the past decade – beating the Knights in blowout…
