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    <title>High School Basketball News for Richmond Times-Dispatch</title>
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          <title>Foley, Brinkley have fun in VHSCA all&#45;star games</title>
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HAMPTON - The last time Michelle Foley played in a basketball game was a Central Region tournament semifinal loss to Atlee. That was late February. The last time Josh Brinkley played in a basketball game that counted was a Central Region tournament quarterfinal loss to Petersburg. That was late February. Brinkley did play in the 804 All-Star game in April before a packed house at Matoaca High.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>CarMax Summer League gives 17&#45;and&#45;unders, community, nice shot</title>
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Breezes affect jump shots. Rain stops games. Otherwise, the CarMax Summer Basketball League for 17-and-under boys and girls at Pine Camp Arts and Community Center on Old Brook Road closely resembles in-season hoops. Observers of all ages occupy the bleachers and lawn chairs, or just stand and watch, as some of the area&#8217;s finest players in high school, middle school and elementary school go at it under the lights in intense games with experienced officials.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Justices&#8217; McKie earns first&#45;team all&#45;state distinction</title>
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Travis McKie, the John Marshall High School forward who led the Justices to a berth in the State Group AAA basketball semifinals, was saluted yesterday by the Associated Press as a first-team all-state performer. Two other Central Region standouts, Cadarian Raines and Chris Evans, both from Petersburg, were named to the second team. McKie, a 6-6 junior, McKie, 6-6, averaged 21 points and 10 rebounds while shooting 62 percent from the floor.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 00:05:12 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Bentley, Pitts named to all&#45;state team</title>
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RICHMOND&#8212;Senior Shay Bentley of Manchester and junior Jazmin Pitts of Cosby yesterday were the only area players named to the Group AAA all-state girls basketball teams, both earning second-team honors. Sugar Rodgers of King&#8217;s Fork was named the player of the year by sports writers from around the state. Rodgers, also a McDonald&#8217;s All-American, averaged 28 points to lead Hampton Roads in scoring for the second consecutive season, and finished with 2,274 career points.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 00:01:52 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Colonial Beach&#8217;s Carey named Group A&#8217;s best</title>
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He was a scoring machine who contributed in other ways to his team&#8217;s Group A, Division 1 state championship, and nobody did it better than T.T. Carey. The 6-4 Carey, from Colonial Beach, was the runaway choice as The Associated Press Group A player of the year. Carey averaged 28 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists as Colonial Beach went 27-3. He scored 37 in the state championship game, including a jumper with 20 seconds left that gave the Drifters a 77-75 victory over Eastern Montgomery and their first state title.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 00:01:54 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>McKie selects Demon Deacons</title>
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Travis McKie is hoping to make an impact right away at Wake Forest. Travis McKie, a 6-7 wing forward from John Marshall who was being recruited by more than a half-dozen ACC schools, has decided to attend Wake Forest. McKie, who is ranked the 36th-best player in his class by scout.com, a Web site specializing in recruiting, said he considered the Demon Deacons to be a perfect fit.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:01:22 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Brothers, McGee earn VIS all&#45;state honors</title>
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Darien Brothers of Benedictine and Jake McGee of Collegiate have been named to the Virginia Independent Schools Division I all-state basketball team. Brothers averaged 21 points a game. McGee averaged 20.5. Coron Williams, who began his high school career at Monacan but now plays for Christchurch, also was named to the team. Williams&#8217; Seahorses&#8217; teammate, Michael Gbinji, who led Evangel Christian to the 2008 Division III state championship, was honorable mention.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Rebels&#8217; Eastman signs with Bradley</title>
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Jake Eastman was born in North Carolina and lived in the Pacific Northwest when his father, Kevin, was the coach at Washington State University before the family moved back to Richmond. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been all around,&#8220; said Eastman, a senior at Douglas Freeman. He is headed out of Richmond again after signing a letter of intent to attend Bradley University in Peoria, Ill. The Bradley Braves are members of the Missouri Valley Conference.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>2009 All&#45;Metro Girls Basketball: For Pitts, commitment to U.Va. and her game paid off</title>
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Jazmin Pitts turned a lot of heads and caused a lot of head-shaking when she committed to the University of Virginia as a 15-year-old between her freshman and sophomore years at Cosby High School.           ]]></description>
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2009 All-Metro Girls Basketball           ]]></description>
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          <title>John Marshall&#8217;s McKie is T&#45;D player of the year</title>
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The marquee college basketball coaches came to watch Travis McKie on a regular basis. North Carolina&#8217;s Roy Williams created a stir at Patrick Henry High School at the Colonial District tournament.            ]]></description>
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          <title>All&#45;Metro basketball banquet April 29</title>
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Members of The Times-Dispatch boys and girls first and second teams will be honored.           ]]></description>
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          <title>2009 All&#45;Metro boys basketball team</title>
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2009 All-Metro Boys Basketball           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:01:35 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Pat&#8217;s hand</title>
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No, Pat Pinkard didn&#8217;t actually invent girls travel basketball. She did, at least in the Richmond area, put wheels on the concept, made it shine and gave it a motherly, loving shove in the right direction. There are numerous year-round hoops options available now, but until the mid-1980s there was no local travel basketball - the ball stopped bouncing at the end of the high school season.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:01:25 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Courtland captures title</title>
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Courtland scored 33 points in the second quarter and defeated Salem 93-69 in the Virginia High School League Group AA, Division 4 boys championship game at the Siegel Center. Josh Hairston scored 11 of his 29 points in the Cougars&#8217; breakaway second period. Courtland led 49-22 at halftime, and the Spartans never challenged. Donte Harvey had five 3-point goals, scoring 15 points for Salem.           ]]></description>
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          <title>State tournaments conclude at the Siegel Center</title>
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Brunswick High&#8217;s third consecutive appearance in a state boys basketball tournament final was not the charm. The Bulldogs were on the short end of the score against Cave Spring of Roanoke, losing 39-33 in overtime in the Virginia High School League Group AA, Division 3 championship game before a crowd of about 3,500 at the Siegel Center.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:01:16 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Boys: Courtland tops Salem for AA Div. 4 title</title>
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The Courtland High School Cougars defeated the Salem Spartans 93-69 for the boys Group AA Division 4 state title tonight at the Siegel Center in Richmond. Josh Hairston scored 11 of his 29 points in the Cougars breakaway second period. Courtland (27-2) led 49-22 at halftime and the Spartans never challenged. Donte Harvey had five 3-point goals, scoring 15 points for Salem (18-11).           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:34:29 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Girls: Loudoun County tops Turner Ashby for AA Div. 4 title</title>
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Loudoun County defeated Turner Ashby 63-47 for the girls Group AA, Division 4 state championship tonight at the Siegel Center in Richmond. Allisa Kain had 23 points for Loudoun County (25-5). Junior Kendra Homes turned in a double-double for the Raiders. Junior forward Kirby Burkholder had 20 points for Turner Ashby (27-2) before collecting her fifth personal foul with 1:26 remaining.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:54:24 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Boys: Radford tops Dan River for Group A Div. 2 title</title>
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Radford High School&#8217;s Bobcats withstood a rally by Dan River High School and held on to win the boys Group A, Division 2 championship 77-69 this evening at the Siegel Center in Richmond. Dan River&#8217;s Darren White sank a field goal from just inside the 3-point arc to cut the Bobcats lead to five with three minutes to play, but Dan River could get no closer.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:28:24 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>George Mason High girls outrun Floyd County, 53&#45;46</title>
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The Mustangs outran and outshot the Buffaloes and have the VHSL Group A, Division 2 girls basketball tournament title to show for it. The Mustangs are from George Mason High of Falls Church. They won their second state championship (1998) and denied defending champion Floyd County a second in a row. The Buffaloes were the 2007 runners-up as well.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:36:03 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Freedom girls defeat Lee&#45;Staunton, 58&#45;33</title>
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Freedom High of South Riding (Northern Virginia) capped a 23-game winning streak with a victory over R.E. Lee-Staunton in the Virginia High School League Group AA, Division 3 girls basketball tournament final at the Siegel Center. A morning crowd of about 2,500 watched Freedom, playing in its first final, win handily in a matchup of two young teams. Freedom has two seniors; R.E. Lee none. The Freedom Eagles led 20-4 after one quarter and 37-16 at halftime.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Cave Spring 39, Brunswick 33 in overtime</title>
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Brunswick High&#8217;s third consecutive appearance in a state basketball tournament final was not the charm. The Bulldogs today were on the short end of the score against Cave Spring of Roanoke in overtime in the Virginia High School League Group AA, Division 3 boys championship game before a crowd of about 3,500 at the Siegel Center. Brunswick lost to William Fleming in 2007 and Millbrook last year.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Freedom High downs R.E. Lee&#45;Staunton</title>
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Freedom High of South Riding capped a 23-game winning streak with a victory over R.E. Lee-Staunton in the Virginia High School League Group AA, Division 3 girls basketball tournament final at the Siegel Center. A morning crowd of about 2,500 watched Freedom, playing in its first final, win handily in a match up of two young teams. Freedom has two seniors; R.E. Lee none. The Eagles led 20-4 after one quarter and 37-16 at halftime.           ]]></description>
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          <title>High school basketball matchups for state finals</title>
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High school basketball &nbsp; GROUP AA, DIVISION 3&nbsp; GIRLS FINAL  Where : Siegel Center (cap. 7,500)&nbsp; Tickets : $10 at the door. &nbsp; Projected starting lineups: &nbsp; FREEDOM LEE-STAUNTON &nbsp; Notable : The Freedom Eagles (27-2) are the Region II champions. They reached the final for the first time with victories over James Monroe and Millbrook. The Eagles have won 22 consecutive games. . . . The R.E. Lee-Staunton Lee Ladies (23-5) are the Region III champions. Victories over Graham and Lord Botetourt put the Lee Ladies in the final. R.E. Lee won the state title in 1994 and was runner-up in 2002.            ]]></description>
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          <title>VHSL roundup: Champions crowned</title>
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Colonial Beach opened the second half with a 15-0 run and went on to nip Eastern Montgomery 77-75 in the Group A, Division 1 boys basketball tournament championship game yesterday at the Siegel Center. The Drifters won their first state title behind the one-two scoring/rebounding combo of T.T. Carey and Dylan Farinet. Carey had 37 points (23 in the second half) and 16 rebounds. Farinet scored all 18 of his points in the second half and hauled in 19 rebounds. The Drifters outrebounded the Mustangs 52-31.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Boys: King&#8217;s Fork tops Wm. Fleming for AAA title</title>
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Derek Wright drilled a 3-pointer with 41 seconds remaining to cap a stunning comeback and give King&#8217;s Fork a 49-47 victory over William Fleming in the Virginia High School League Group AAA boys championship game at the Siegel Center in Richmond. The Bulldogs scored just nine points in the first half and didn&#8217;t reach double figures until the 5:45 mark of the third quarter. At that point, they trailed 29-11. Using a physically clawing, harassing defense, King&#8217;s Fork began to chip away at the deficit until Alvin Daughtrey scored on a breakaway that gave the Bulldogs their first lead, 37-36. Those were the only points for Daughtrey.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Group A, Division 1 girls final: Buffalo Gap 50, Bland County 40</title>
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Defending state champion Buffalo Gap outscored Bland County by 12 points in the first period of the Group A, Division 1 girls title game en route to a 50-40 victory at the Siegel Center. The Bears never recovered from the early deficit. Bland trailed by 20 points with four minutes remaining and cut the lead in half with a minute to play, but could get no closer.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Group A, Division 2 semifinal: Floyd County 62, Lee 47</title>
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Defending state champion Floyd County opened a 16-point lead over Lee in the first half of the girls Group A, Division 2 semifinal at the Siegel Center and went on to win 62-47. Floyd plays George Mason on Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Siegel Center. The Buffaloes won the 2008 title over Lancaster and were the runners-up in 2007. For more on the state basketball tournament, check back at TimesDispatch.com and read the Richmond Times-Dispatch.&#8212;Andee Sears           ]]></description>
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Chantal Thomas snapped a tied game by making a pair of free throws with 2:35 remaining in the first Group A, Division 2 girls semifinal today at the Siegel Center and George Mason beat Lancaster, 54-52. Lancaster&#8217;s Andrea White hit a long 3-pointer as time expired. The Mustangs play the winner of the Floyd County-Lee game on Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Siegel Center for the state championship.           ]]></description>
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T.T. Carey continued to move up the VHSL single-season and career scoring record lists while leading Colonial Beach to the Group A, Division 1 boys basketball tournament championship game. Carey, a senior, scored 23 points yesterday in the Drifters&#8217; 55-36 victory over Altavista, the 2004 state champions, at the Siegel Center.           ]]></description>
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GROUP AAA&nbsp; GIRLS FINAL  Where : Siegel Center (cap. 7,500)&nbsp; Tickets : $10 at the door &nbsp; Projected starting lineups: &nbsp; PRINCESS ANNE OAKTON &nbsp; Notable : The Princess Anne Cavaliers (30-1) are the Eastern Region champions and are 2-0 in state championship games. They won titles in 2002 and 2005. The Cavaliers gained the title-game berth with victories over Stonewall-Manassas and Cosby . . . The Oakton Cougars (30-0) are the Northern Region champions and earned their spot opposite PA with victories over Atlee and Lake Taylor. Oakton is 0-1 in its final appearance. The Cougars lost to Hampton in overtime in 2001.            ]]></description>
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GROUP AAA&nbsp; BOYS FINAL &nbsp; Tickets : $10 at the door. &nbsp; Projected starting lineups: &nbsp;  KING&#8217;S FORK WM. FLEMING &nbsp; Notable : The King&#8217;s Fork Bulldogs (30-1) of Suffolk are the Eastern Region champions. The Bulldogs advanced to their first final with victories over George Washington-Danville and Petersburg. They have won 21 consecutive games. . . . The William Fleming (Roanoke) Colonels are the Northwest Region champions and are 25-4 after defeating Booker T. Washington in the quarterfinals and John Marshall in the semifinals. The Colonels won the 2007 Group AA title and were state champions in 1954 and 1955.            ]]></description>
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Dontae Carter forced a turnover and charged down the court for a layup as time expired, giving the Radford Bobcats a 54-52 win over James River-Buchanan in the second boys Group A, Division 1 semifinal tonight at the Siegel Center in Richmond. The Bobcats trailed James River by six entering the fourth quarter. James River&#8217;s Chris Ware led scoring with 21 points.           ]]></description>
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The Dan River High School Wildcats rallied from an eight-point deficit entering the fourth quarter and defeated Madison County High School 57-54 in the boys Group A, Division 2 semifinal tonight at the Siegel Center in Richmond. Dantony Dickerson hit a 3-point goal with 3:39 to give Dan River the lead, and the Wildcats held on to win. Reggie Stone scored eight of his 16 points in the fourth quarter to lead the charge.           ]]></description>
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The Eastern Montgomery Mustangs outscored Twin Valley by eight points in the third quarter to take its first lead and went on to a 67-63 victory in the boys Group A, Division 1 semifinal today at the Siegel Center in Richmond. Twin Valley cut the lead to one point with more than five minutes left in the fourth period, but the Mustangs pulled away to advance to their first state finals since the school opened in 2001.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:52:03 EST</pubDate>
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The Buffalo Gap Bison have the opportunity to win back-to-back state championships after beating the Franklin Broncos again in the semifinals of the Virginia High School League Group A, Division 1 girls basketball tournament at Richmond&#8217;s Siegel Center. The Bison won this afternoon&#8217;s tame 56-47. Last year the same two teams played in the title game that Buffalo Gap defeated Franlkin by 17 points.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:39:48 EST</pubDate>
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Girls: Bland County tops Narrows in Group A Div. 1 semifinal Bland County whipped fellow Moutain Empire District and Region C member Narrows for the fifth time this season to advance to tomorrow&#8217;s Group A, Division 1 girls tournament championship game against defending champion Buffalo Gap. Tipoff for tomorrow&#8217;s title game at the Siegel Center in Richmond is 2 p.m.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:18:34 EST</pubDate>
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Boys: Colonial Beach tops Altavista in Group A Div. 1 semifinal T.T. Carey continued to move up the VHSL single-season and career scoring record lists while leading the Colonial Beach Drifters to the Group A, Division 1 boys basketball tournament championship game. Carey, a senior, scored 23 points this afternoon in the Drifters&#8217; 55-36 victory over Altavista, the 2004 state champions, at the Siegel Center in Richmond. Carey&#8217;s season total of 847 with one game to go puts him sixth on the list. He passed five players, including former Altavista star Kenny Hunt, today.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:04:23 EST</pubDate>
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With more power than grace, Jazmin Pitts came down the edge of the court, driving for the basket. Cosby&#8217;s big center doesn&#8217;t often take the ball baseline to baseline, but with her Titans trailing Princess Anne by five in a Group AAA semifinal, she snatched the rebound from a missed one-and-one and headed for home. Elizabeth Williams, the Cavaliers&#8217; 6-3 sophomore, met her under the Cosby basket. In a collision of four-foul carrying big players, Williams spilled onto the hardwood. Pitts dumped in the layup that would have cut the deficit to three.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:01:48 EST</pubDate>
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The year 1979 fell smack-dab in the middle of the disco era and a song titled &#8220;Hot Stuff,&#8220; by Donna Summer, was a chart buster. Looking back, maybe she was singing the praises of Petersburg High School basketball. Except for one nightmarish evening in March, when shooting fingers turned to icicles, there was no more smoking hot squad than the one the late William Lawson Jr. coached Crimson Wave.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:01:37 EST</pubDate>
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John Marshall plays its best basketball when it rebounds the ball and runs. William Fleming of Roanoke controlled the glass on both ends of the floor and sent the Justices packing 65-62 in the semifinals of the Virginia High School League Group AAA boys basketball tournament.            ]]></description>
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Nationally ranked Crimson Wave falls to King&#8217;s Fork of Suffolk before capacity crowd at Siegel Center.           ]]></description>
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GROUP A, DIVISION I GIRLS When : Today, 11 a.m. Where : Siegel Center (capacity 7,500) Tickets for all games : $10 at the door. &nbsp; Projected starting lineups: &nbsp;  BUFFALO GAP FRANKLIN &nbsp; Notable : Buffalo Gap won the state title last year for Chad Coffey, now in his second year as head coach. The 22-3 Bison have experience and depth. They&#8217;re a flexible defense that likes to run and can move from man to zone. Franklin was the 2008 state runner-up for head coach Mona Sumblin, now in her 26th year. The 23-3 Broncos compensate for limited height with good speed in a fast-pace style of play.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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River Ridge District and Region IV rivals Salem and Hidden Valley needed two overtimes to decide their state Group AA, Division 4 boys basketball tournament semifinal yesterday at the Siegel Center. The largest lead in regulation for either team was four points. Salem, the region runner-up, held the ball for last shots at the end of regulation and the first overtime. Stephen Barnette scored the first two field goals in the second OT to give the Spartans the cushion they needed to hold off foul-plagued Hidden Valley 60-54.           ]]></description>
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Tied at the end of three quarters, the King&#8217;s Fork Bulldogs scored on seven of its first nine possessions in the final period of the boys Group AAA semifinal and handed the Petersburg Crimson Wave a stunning 73-67 loss tonight at the Siegel Center in Richmond. The loss ended Petersburg&#8217;s quest for the state title and a perfect season. They finish with a 30-1 record.           ]]></description>
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Princess Anne took the lead on a pair of Elizabeth Williams&#8217; free throws with 5:32 remaining in the third period of the girls Group AAA semifinal and went on to defeat the Central Region champion Cosby Titans 56-46 tonight at the Siegel Center in Richmond. The Titans trailed by two with 6:34 to play, but got no closer. Cosby center Jazmin Pitts fouled out on a charge with almost two minutes remaining, leaving the game with 13 rebounds and 15 points. Samisha Powell led Princess Anne with 25 points and four assists. Williams, a 6-3 sophomore, finished with 18 points and 20 rebounds.           ]]></description>
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John Marshall&#8217;s Tahir Little took the last shot, a 3-point attempt that bounced off the rim, and the William Fleming Colonels held on to beat the John Marshall Justices 65-62 in the Group AAA semifinal this afternoon at the Siegel Center in Richmond. Justices senior guard Randall Ward hit a 3-point goal in the final minute to pull John Marshall within three, but the rally stopped there.           ]]></description>
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The Oakton Cougars remained undefeated and advanced to the state Group AAA girls basketball tournament championship for the second time after ousting Lake Taylor of Norfolk 71-62 this afternoon at the Siegel Center in Richmond. The Cougars will play for the state title against the winner of tonight&#8217;s 7 o&#8217;clock Cosby-Princess Anne game. The championship game is tomorrow night at 7 p.m. This afternoon, after a tight first half, the hot-shooting Cougars gave themselves a workable cushion with an 11-4 run to end the third quarter. The lead grew to 10 points three times. Every time Lake Taylor scored, Oakton matched it.           ]]></description>
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River Ridge District and Region IV rivals Salem and Hidden Valley needed two overtimes to decide their state Group AA, Division 4 boys basketball tournament semifinal this afternoon at the Siegel Center in Richmond. Salem advanced with a 60-54 victory. Salem meets Courtland Saturday at 9 p.m. at the Siegel Center for the Division 4 championship.           ]]></description>
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Type text of update here. Hidden Valley&#8217;s reign as state champion came to an end at the hands of Turner Ashby yesterday in the semifinals of the Group AA, Division 4 girls basketball tournament. Turner Ashby of Bridgewater surrendered a double-digit lead in the third quarter but regained the momentum in the fourth to eliminate the two-time defending champions from Roanoke. Hidden Valley also was the Group AA runner-up in 2006.           ]]></description>
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Having defeated Greensville County three times this season, Brunswick coach Bryant Stith compared yesterday&#8217;s matchup to game seven of a championship series. And like the rivals&#8217; other meetings this season, this one came down to the final seconds.            ]]></description>
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As much as Central Region fans would like to see Petersburg and John Marshall meet in the Virginia High School League Group AAA boys basketball tournament final Friday night, players and coaches know that won&#8217;t happen without semifinal victories.           ]]></description>
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The next step in Cosby&#8217;s first foray in the Virginia High School League Group AAA girls basketball tournament is a meeting with one of the commonwealth&#8217;s top teams the past eight years. The Titans have been around for three years. Their semifinal foe tonight at 7 at the Siegel Center is Princess Anne of Virginia Beach, which won the state title in 2002 after squeaking by Meadowbrook in the semifinals, and again in 2005. The Cavaliers were the favorites last year but were ousted, much to their dismay, in the semifinals by Forest Park.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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Courtland Cougars 6-4 senior forward Lamar Giggetts forced a turnover, drew a foul driving into double coverage and made a free throw with two seconds remaining to give Courtland the point it needed for a 61-60 win over Charlottesville in the Group AA, Division 4 boys semifinal. Cougars senior Luke Sellers had hit a 3-point goal with under a minute left to tie the game, played tonight at the Siegel Center in Richmond.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:14:04 EST</pubDate>
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Loudoun County led Charlottesville by 28 points at halftime and went on to defeat Charlottesville 77-45 in the Group AA, Division 4 girls semifinal tonight at the Siegel Center in Richmond. Brittany Batts had 24 points for the Raiders. Loudoun County plays the winner of tomorrow&#8217;s semifinal between Hidden Valley and Turner Ashby for the state championship Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Siegel Center.           ]]></description>
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The Cave Spring High School Knights rallied to defeat Liberty High of Bedford 58-51 in today&#8217;s Group AA, Division 3 boys semifinal at the Siegel Center in Richmond. An Adam Hager 3-point goal with 5:51 remaining gave the Knights the lead and they pulled away to win. Junior center Joshua Henderson led Cave Spring with 17 points. The Knights play Brunswick for the state championship Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Siegel Center.           ]]></description>
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In a game that came down to the final seconds, the Brunswick Bulldogs hung on to win 41-39 against Greensville in the AA Div. 3 semifinals of the state boys high school basketball tournament today at the Siegel Center. A last-second 3-point attempt from by the Greensville Eagles fell short. Michael Wynn Jr. led Brunswick with 18 points.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:44:04 EST</pubDate>
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Trailing for most of the game, the Freedom High School Eagles mounted a fourth-quarter rally&#8212;sparked by a block from Kelsey Buchanan and a 3-pointer from Meixandra Porter&#8212;and surged to a 50-43 victory over the Millbrook Pioneers today at the Siegel Center in Richmond. The Freedom girls will play for the state championship Saturday morning at 11 a.m. at the Siegel Center. Their opponent will be the winner of the this afternoon&#8217;s game between Lord Botetourt and Lee-Staunton.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:52:04 EST</pubDate>
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Tickets are on sale at John Marshall High, Petersburg High and Cosby High for the schools&#8217; semifinal games Wednesday in the Virginia High School League state Group AAA basketball tournament. Tickets cost $10 each. There are two sessions for Wednesday&#8217;s games. Each session requires a ticket. The game time for the John Marshall boys meeting with William Fleming of Roanoke has been moved up to 3:45 p.m. to accommodate the session break. It&#8217;s the last game of the morning/afternoon session. The Siegel Center will be cleared, then reopened for the Cosby girls&#8217; game with Princess Anne (Virginia Beach) at 7 p.m. and Petersburg&#8217;s game with King&#8217;s Fork (Suffolk) at 9.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:01:37 EST</pubDate>
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As John Marshall coach Frank Threatts said, &#8220;The guys have something to do next week.&#8220; The Justices withstood tremendous defensive pressure and foul trouble to defeat T.C. Williams 72-61 before a noisy crowd of about 4,000 last night at Robinson Secondary School in a quarterfinal game of the Virginia High School League Group AAA tournament.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:01:53 EST</pubDate>
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Early this season, someone in the Atlee High locker room started singing a country song. It turned out they all knew the words, and by the time the whole team was singing, the Raiders had an unofficial theme song. Atlee&#8217;s season ended yesterday with a 74-45 loss to Oakton in the Group AAA quarterfinals at Robinson Secondary School. The music hasn&#8217;t stopped.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:01:33 EST</pubDate>
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Nationally-ranked Petersburg is in the semifinals of the Virginia High School League Group AAA tournament for the second year in a row because of its talent. Hayfield, the Northern Region runner-up, challenged the Wave with a scrappy, quick-hands defense last night in a state quarterfinal at the Siegel Center. The Hawks forced the Wave into 21 turnovers and drew six offensive fouls, but the Hawks shot just 37 percent.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:01:41 EST</pubDate>
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PETERSBURG - Outmanned in the paint and overwhelmed on the scoreboard, Benedictine could have opted to simply go through the motions in the second half of last night&#8217;s Virginia Independent Schools Division I state semifinal against Blue Ridge. After all, the Cadets already had achieved plenty this season by reaching the final four despite losing three standouts to graduation, including 2007-08 state player of the year and current University of North Carolina freshman Ed Davis.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:01:35 EST</pubDate>
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PLAYOFFS&nbsp; VHSL QUARTERFINALS (Tickets $8) All games today unless noted GROUP AAA BOYS UPPER BRACKET Booker T. Washington vs. William Fleming at Salem Civic Center, 3:30 p.m.  John Marshall vs. T.C. Williams at Robinson Secondary (Fairfax), 8 p.m. &nbsp; LOWER BRACKET           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:01:20 EST</pubDate>
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As she crossed halfcourt, dropping back into defense, Becca Wann clenched her fists down low by her sides and flexed&#8212;just a little bit. Just under eight minutes into the Group AAA quarterfinals, the Cosby junior already felt good. Her 3-point shot had been a little off the past few games, but with 9 seconds left in the first quarter, she was good on her second consecutive attempt.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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As she crossed halfcourt, dropping back into defense, Becca Wann clenched her fists down low by her sides and flexed&#8212;just a little bit. Just under eight minutes into the Group AAA quarterfinals, the Cosby junior already felt good. Her 3-point shot had been a little off the past few games, but with 9 seconds left in the first quarter, she was good on her second consecutive attempt.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:58:02 EST</pubDate>
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Nationally ranked Petersburg is in the final four of the Virginia High School League Group AAA tournament for the second year in a row because of its talent. Hayfield, the Northern Region runner-up, challenged the Wave with a scrappy, quick-hands defense Friday night in a state quarterfinal at the Siegel Center. The Hawks forced the Wave into 21 turnovers and drew six offensive fouls, but the Hawks shot just 37 percent for the game.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:30:03 EST</pubDate>
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The top area high school teams in the state tournament will face Northern Virginia high schools in quarterfinal play tonight and tomorrow night.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:43:49 EST</pubDate>
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Kevin Gill scored a game-high 16 points to go along with six assists as Benedictine cruised past Collegiate 67-45 in the quarterfinal round of the VIS Division 1 state tournament last night. Erik Moody had 13 points and five steals, and Robert Thurston (nine rebounds) and R.J. Price (four steals) added 11 points apiece for the Cadets.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:01:51 EST</pubDate>
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Radio: WGGM (820 AM), 8:30 Tickets : $8 at the door.&nbsp; Projected starting lineups: &nbsp;  HAYFIELD PETERSBURG &nbsp; Notable : The Hayfield Hawks (21-7) of Alexandria are the Northern Region runners-up. The Hawks are coached by Ronald Palmer, 71, who is in his second year. Before coming to Hayfield, he coached 25 years at Long Beach Polytechnic High in California where he went 609-150, won 19 district titles, eight region titles, one state title and one national title. The Poly gym is named after him. The Hawks are in the state quarterfinals for the first time since 2005, when they lost to Central champ L.C. Bird. Hayfield was in the state field in 2000, 2002 and 2004 as the Northern Region champion and in 2001 as the runner-up. The Hawks were the state runners-up in 2000. . . . The Petersburg Crimson Wave (29-0) is bidding to become the first Central Region boys team to go undefeated and win the state title since Moses Malone led the Wave to 50 consecutive victories and state titles in 1973 and 1974. The Wave is in the state tournament for the third year in a row. Petersburg last won the region crown in 1998. The winner advances to the semifinals Wednesday at the Siegel Center against the winner of the King&#8217;s Fork-George Washington (Danville) quarterfinal.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:01:08 EST</pubDate>
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In today&#8217;s Group AAA quarterfinal battle of the Titans, the two most powerful players could be on the bench. Undefeated Oakton trailed in the Northern Region championship when T.C. Williams had Tierra Ruffin-Pratt on the floor. But the senior shooting guard came off the court with 10 points and a lot of first-half minutes left when she reinjured her left shoulder. Oakton cruised to the region title, pulling away in the fourth quarter and setting up tomorrow&#8217;s Group AAA quarterfinal against Central Region runner-up Atlee.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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The Central Region basketball tournament championship games originally were scheduled to be played Monday. That meant Petersburg and John Marshall had either four or five days before play commenced in the Virginia High School League state tournament depending on which team won and lost. Then it snowed. The title games were played Wednesday night. Petersburg (29-0) won 68-58 and earned the right to play tonight against Northern Region runner-up Hayfield (21-7). Game time is 8:45 p.m. at the Siegel Center.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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Kevin Gill scored a game-high 16 points to go along with six assists as Benedictine cruised past Collegiate 67-45 in the quarterfinal round of the VIS Division 1 state tournament last night. Erik Moody had 13 points and five steals, and Robert Thurston (nine rebounds) and R.J. Price (four steals) added 11 points apiece for the Cadets. Jake McGee led the Cougars with 15 points, followed by Stephen Stites with 11.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:20:23 EST</pubDate>
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The Petersburg and John Marshall boys and the Cosby and Atlee girls are competing in the state Group AAA basketball tournament quarterfinals this weekend. The semifinals and finals are at the Seigel Center next week.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:33:28 EST</pubDate>
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Andrea Bertrand is as relentless as an on-rushing high tide and nearly as hard to stop. Last night, she scored 30 points to lead the Cosby Titans to a 65-44 win over Atlee for the Central Region championship. For her team, the 5-9 junior represents a giddy-up that just won&#8217;t quit.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:01:43 EST</pubDate>
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Central Region girls final Hours before tip-off, Cosby&#8217;s players were told that forward Jazmin Pitts might not be able to play in last night&#8217;s game. This led to an impromptu session in the gym, where Becca Wann tried to learn everything she could from Pitts about how to guard Atlee All-Metro forward Richelle Price.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:01:42 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Petersburg beats John Marshall for Central Region title</title>
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Chris Evans&#8217; soaring dunk late in the first quarter brought the house down. Travis McKie&#8217;s thunder jam just before the first-half buzzer raised the roof. From the start of last night&#8217;s Central Region tournament final at the Siegel Center, Petersburg and John Marshall kept the overflow crowd estimated at 8,500 entertained and in the game.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Boys: Petersburg 68, John Marshall 58 in Central Region final</title>
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Chris Evans&#8217; soaring dunk late in the first quarter brought the house down. Travis McKie&#8217;s thunder jam just before the first-half buzzer raised the roof. From the start of Wednesday night&#8217;s Central Region tournament final at the Siegel Center, Petersburg and John Marshall kept the overflow crowd estimated at 8,500 entertained and in the game.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:52:02 EST</pubDate>
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Patrick Corrigan scored 11 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to help lead Collegiate over Norfolk Collegiate in the first round of the VIS Division I state tournament. Jake McGee recorded 25 points for the Cougars, who advance to the quarterfinals tonight against Benedictine. Matt Shafer led Norfolk Collegiate with 17 points, and Garrad Borte and Austin Colbert added 14 apiece.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:26:38 EST</pubDate>
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Dominique Meeks and Shelby Robinson scored 18 points apiece, but Collegiate fell to Norfolk Collegiate in the VIS Division I state tournament. Meeks also recorded her 1,000th career rebound, and Caroline Thomas added 10 points for the Cougars. Norfolk Collegiate was led by Andrea Pathites&#8217; 29 points, and Markel Smith&#8217;s 24. NORFOLK COLLEGIATE 66, COLLEGIATE 58  NORFOLK COLLEGIATE (21-5)           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:32:02 EST</pubDate>
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Christine Archuleta scored 16 points, including four of the team&#8217;s five in overtime, as Trinity Episcopal slipped past Bishop Sullivan 55-53 in the first round of the LIS tournament yesterday. Jordan Brown had 19 points while sister Jill notched 12 for the Tigers. Gabi Lawrence led Bishop with 19 points. Trinity Episcopal will travel to face Paul VI today in the quarterfinals.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:18:02 EST</pubDate>
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The Cosby Titans girls basketball team defeated the Atlee Raiders 65-44 tonight at the Siegel Center in Richmond to win the Central Region title. Both teams will continue in state tournament play. The Titans were led by Andrea Bertrand&#8217;s 30 points as they jumped out to a 34-11 lead.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:38:30 EST</pubDate>
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Coron Williams led all scorers with 25 points, 10 rebounds and five steals as Christchurch knocked off Liberty Christian 63-59 in the first round of the Virginia Independent Schools Division 1 state tournament yesterday. Mike Gbinije notched 24 points, and James Ford added 11 for the Fighting Seahorses. Giorgi Branov led Liberty Christian with 23 points.           ]]></description>
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Harry West&#8217;s 16 points, including the game-winning field goal at the buzzer, led No. 6 seed Evangel Christian to its victory over No. 11 seed Calvary Christian in the first round of the VISAA Division 3 state playoffs. Calvary Christian was led by 28 points from Donell Davis and 27 from Andrey Thomas. Evangel Christian&#8217;s second-round game is Wednesday at No. 3 seed Southside Baptist in Richmond at 4:30 p.m.           ]]></description>
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OAKTON&#8212;Christelle Ndongo scored a team-high 17 points but it wasn&#8217;t enough as St. Catherine&#8217;s fell to Flint Hill 51-33 in the quarterfinals of LIS tournament. Flint Hill&#8217;s Logan Frederick led all scorers with 19 points. ST. CATHERINE&#8217;S (13-9) Jones 4, Joel 2, Ndongo 17, Manganello 0, M. Doswell 4, Crittenden 6, A. Doswell 0, Cain 0, Fain 0. Totals 12 8-12 33.  FLINT HILL (18-12)           ]]></description>
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Coron Williams led all scorers with 25 points, 10 rebounds and five steals as Christchurch knocked off Liberty Christian 63-59 in the first round of the Virginia Independent Schools Division 1 state tournament yesterday. Mike Gbinije notched 24 points and James Ford added 11 for the Fighting Seahorses. Giorgi Branov led Liberty Christian with 23 points.           ]]></description>
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The Central Region basketball tournament boys and girls championship games scheduled tonight at Virginia Commonwealth University&#8217;s Siegel Center have been postponed until Wednesday.           ]]></description>
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When John Marshall boys basketball players and coaches talk about last year&#8217;s Central Region championship and run to the state tournament semifinals, Quantae Cooley can only listen. Cooley played for JM&#8217;s Colonial District rival Thomas Jefferson a year ago but transferred to John Marshall for his senior year. After the Justices defeated Highland Springs in Friday night&#8217;s semifinals at the Siegel Center, Cooley had this to say: &#8220;I wasn&#8217;t with them last year. This is the best feeling in my life.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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The box scores from Thursday night&#8217;s Central Region basketball tournament semifinals point to a telling statistic about the Cosby and Atlee girls. The Raiders (24-3) and Titans (27-1) are scheduled to meet in tonight&#8217;s final at 6 at the Siegel Center, but the snowy weather will have something to say about that. Stamina will be a key factor when the game is played. These are teams of ironwomen. Each of Atlee&#8217;s starters was credited with playing 32 minutes in the Raiders&#8217; victory over Mills Godwin. Tori Eberle, a senior, played in the waning seconds.           ]]></description>
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T.T. Carey scored half of his team&#8217;s total points with 42 as Colonial Beach romped past Franklin 84-57 to win the Group A, Region A, Division 1 championship. Carey added 11 rebounds, seven steals and four assists, and Dylan Farinet had 10 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. Jeryl Dickerson also scored in double figures for the Drifters with 12 points.           ]]></description>
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Despite 16 points from both Andrew Adkins and Patrick Branin, Steward fell 84-56 to Tidewater Academy in the championship game of the VCC tournament last night. Adkins also had seven rebounds and four steals to go along with his points, and Davis Khoury added 15 points for the Spartans. Tidewater Academy&#8217;s Casey Rickmond led all scorers with 28 points, including five 3-pointers. Tommie Starks tallied 17 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and Ryan Stephenson added 13 points.           ]]></description>
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CENTRAL REGION&nbsp; Semifinals, last night At Siegel Center Petersburg 77, Henrico 59  John Marshall 74, Highland Springs 68 &nbsp; Final, Monday At Siegel Center, $7 Semifinal winners, 7:45 p.m. &nbsp; GROUP AA, REGION Division 3 semifinals Thursday, at higher seeds           ]]></description>
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With just over six minutes remaining in the Central Region semifinal, Petersburg senior Cadarian Raines soared to block his sixth and final Henrico shot. Seconds later, at the other end of the court, Raines went up again&#8212;this time to jam the ball home. The message was clear. There would be no Henrico rally, as No. 1 Petersburg pulled away to win 77-59 yesterday at the Siegel Center.           ]]></description>
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The rematch is upon us. Reigning Central Region champion John Marshall and last year&#8217;s runner-up, Petersburg, tangle Monday night at 7:45 at the Siegel Center. After undefeated and nationally ranked Petersburg defeated Henrico in the first semifinal last night, John Marshall, No. 2 in The Times-Dispatch Top 10, earned the opportunity to defend its title with a 74-68 victory over third-ranked Highland Springs before a capacity (7,500) crowd at the Siegel Center.           ]]></description>
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Tristan Spurlock got the full Benedictine treatment last night at Memorial Gymnasium. The Cadets&#8217; basketball team threw waves of players at him, and the Cadets&#8217; student section heckled Spurlock whenever he was in shouting range. Through it all, the University of Virginia recruit never lost his sense of humor. &#8220;It was fun,&#8220; Spurlock said of the chants directed at him. &#8220;I was laughing.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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Darren White scored 24 points as Dan River defeated Goochland in the Region B semifinals. Mark Sampson scored 20 for Goochland and Brandon Henry had 13. Dan River 58, Goochland 50 GOOCHLAND (15-7)  Turner 0, Henry 13, Morris 9, Harris 2, Johnson 3, Sampson 20, Henley 0, Ezell 2, Eby 0, Brooks 1, Bolling 0. Totals 18 11-20 50. DAN RIVER (22-3)           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:04:04 EST</pubDate>
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Andrew Adkins scored a game-high 20 points and pulled down 13 rebounds as Steward routed Southampton Academy in the semifinals of the VCC tournament. Corey Blount contributed 14 points and five steals for the Spartans. Wade Martin had 14 points for Southampton Academy. Steward will play Tidewater Academy for the VCC title tonight at 8 p.m. at Richard Bland College.           ]]></description>
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T.T. Carey recorded 46 points, 14 rebounds and five assists in Colonial Beach&#8217;s victory over Surry. Dylan Farinet tallied 34 points, along with 17 boards and five assists, and Jeryl Dickerson added 10 for the Drifters. John Newman led the Cougars with 28 points. Colonial Beach will face Franklin at 8 p.m. tonight for the championship at Surry. Both teams automatically advance to the state tournament.           ]]></description>
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David Copeland scored 17 points and Clarence Hexstall had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds but Chesterfield Community fell to Franklin in the semifinal round of the Group A, Region A, Division 1 tournament. Juhahn Robinson added 14 for the Eagles, ranked No. 10 in the T-D Top 10. Ashley Lee led the Broncos with 17 points, Daquon Frazier had 13, and Jarell Britt and Donzell Shearin hit 12 each.           ]]></description>
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Carley Warthan scored 18 points, and Jordan Torrence added 16 as West End Christian defeated Spirit Home School 41-37 in the semifinals of the VCAA tournament last night. Morgan Thomson led Spirit with 10 points and 15 rebounds. West End advances to play the winner of Victory Christian-Central Virginia Home School for the VCAA title. SPIRIT HOME SCHOOL (16-6)           ]]></description>
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