Leesburg, Va. — Midway through the third quarter, the Stone Bridge High School boys basketball team had expanded its lead to 14, but the Riverside Rams wouldn’t go away. Then early in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs re-expanded their lead to 10, before the Rams once again cut the lead to 4. Down the stretch, the Rams answered just about every Bulldogs’ basket, but in the end, the double-digit lead Stone Bridge had created in the third proved to be too much for Riverside to overcome as the Bulldogs held off the Rams, 63-60, on January 14 in Leesburg. “We’re…

Leesburg, Va. — It was a slow start for the Broad Run High School girls basketball team, but the message at halftime was simple: stay the course. “We wanted to keep playing good defense and taking care of the rebounds,” Broad Run head coach Kate Culhane said. “We just stayed positive and talked about staying the course regardless of what was going on.” Trailing Tuscarora 15-14 at the half, the Spartans used a spark in the third quarter to pull away from the Huskies, before eventually securing the win, 52-41, on January 12 in Leesburg. “We’ve been working really hard…

Leesburg, Va. — In their first Dulles District meeting since coming off winter break, the Heritage High School girls basketball team used an explosive first quarter, an aggressive full court press, and a dominating rebounding effort to hold off Dominion, 49-41, on January 10 in Leesburg. “Our zone press is our bread and butter,” Heritage head coach Otto Jett said. “We wanted to keep them from scoring quick baskets and force them to work the ball around.” [adrotate banner=”54″] Heritage used their full court pressure to force 7 Dominion turnovers in the first quarter while quickly jumping out to a…

Ashburn, Va. — Yvonne Lee might not know just how good she is. The 5-foot-3, pass-first, score-at-will point guard has been a key piece for the Spartans since she first stepped foot onto Broad Run High School’s campus in the fall of 2018. And the 2020-2021 first team All-LoCo selection is proving just how valuable she is again this winter as she has the Spartans off to a 4-0 start in the Dulles District, after putting on an all-around display in Broad Run’s 63-29 win over second-year Lightridge High School on December 15 in Ashburn. “Whenever we rebound well and…

Ashburn, Va. — The Broad Run High School boys basketball team entered the season in uncharted territory. Led by a first-year head coach, the Spartans were without a single returning starter from last season’s squad to start their 2021-2022 campaign, and across their entire roster had very little varsity experience. “The guys are hungry. They know there are opportunities on this team which is an exciting way to play,” Broad Run head coach Jake Krogh said. “We’re waiting on football players to get back, so guys are in bigger roles than they’re going to be, and they’re flourishing in those…

Purcellville, Va. — With less than one minute left in regulation, Woodgrove High School sophomore point guard Sadie Shores dished a pass to senior shooting guard Tara Mullen, who buried a three to pull the Wolverines within one score. Then, with 18 seconds to play, Shores once again dropped a dime, this one to Woodgrove junior guard Anni Rohs, who came off the bench and drilled a three pointer to tie the game at 49-49, sending the Wolverines’ early season clash with rival Loudoun Valley to overtime. After surrendering the lead in the fourth, Shores made sure her team wouldn’t…