February 24, 2010
Central Region boys playoffs: Maxwell leads unbeaten Wave
PETERSBURG - DuVaughn Maxwell recorded 18 points, 13 rebounds and blocked six shots, leading the Crimson Wave over the Warriors 70-53 in the boys Central Region quarterfinals. Frank Mason scored 15 points, Quinton Spain had 13 and Kevin Green (eight points) contributed seven assists and seven rebounds for Petersburg. Henrico’s Tim Jones led all scorers with 23 points, including four 3s. Michael Johnson added 10 points for the Warriors.
February 23, 2010
Boys Basketball: Petersburg 70, Henrico 53
DuVaughn Maxwell recorded 18 points, 13 rebounds and blocked six shots in leading the Crimson Wave over the Warriors. Frank Mason scored 15 points, Quinton Spain had 13 and Kevin Green (eight points) contributed seven assists and seven rebounds for Petersburg. Henrico’s Tim Jones led all scorers with 23 points, including four 3s. Michael Johnson added 10 points for the Warriors.
Boys Basketball: Thomas Dale 69, Cosby 57
Andrew White scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half as Thomas Dale eliminated Cosby. The Knights were 11 of 14 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter, sealing the victory. David Robinson scored 22 points for Cosby. THOMAS DALE (20-4) Jordan 7, White 19, Mason 0, Eaton 4, Turner 7, King 16, Williams 4, Green 12. Totals 25 17-22 69.
COSBY (19-6)
Boys Basketball: King George 64, Powhatan 55
King George went on the road to knock off Powhatan and end their season in the boys Group AA, Region 1 quarterfinals. The Indians were led by Shawn Minor’s 25 points and six rebounds. D.J. Lewis and Brandon Shelton scored 18 and 14 points respectively to lead King George. KING GEORGE (12-8) Hemsley 0, Jones 2, Jeffery 7, Carroll 5, Mohr 2, Lewis 18, Shelton 14, Cook 4, Monroe 2, Waters 10. Totals 27 8-16 64.
POWHATAN (8-14)
Boys Basketball: Meadowbrook 79, L.C. Bird 62
The one-two combination of Jaquan Daily and Marvin King-Davis proved to be too much for visiting L.C. Bird in the boys Central Region quarterfinals. The Monarchs advanced to the regional semifinals. King-Davis scored 27 points and added 10 rebounds while Daily finished with 26 and seven. The Monarchs outscored L.C. Bird 22-9 in the second period to pull away.
Boys Basketball: No. 2 Steward 62, No. 7 Richmond Christian 43
Adjehi Baru scored 24 points as Steward swamped Richmond Christian in the quarterfinals of the VCC. The Spartans jumped out to a 21-7 first quarter lead and never looked back. As a team, Steward had 17 assists. RICHMOND CHRISTIAN (n/r) Jenkins 6, Williams 8, Chiles 6, Parks 3, Garrison 8, Patterson 5, Glur 3, Denson 2, Dagner 2, Pruett 0. Totals 13 5-7 43.
STEWARD (16-5)
Boys Basketball: No. 4 Blessed Sacrament Huguenot 69, No. 5 Amelia Academy 55
Trevor Gilliam totaled 11 points, five steals and six assists and the Knights defeated the Patriots. John Moore scored 13 points for Blessed Sacrament Huguenot and Justin Yancey added six assists. Amelia Academy got 12 points from Austin Anderson and 11 from Kirill Savoleinen. AMELIA ACADEMY (8-9) Hayes 0, Agee 2, Davis 3, Anderson 12, May 4, Savoleinen 11, Hughes 17, Caple 2, Owens 4, Lamb 0. Totals 16 19-27 55.
BLESSED SAC. HUGUENOT (13-8)
Boys Basketball: New Kent 59, Poquoson 53
New Kent held Poquoson to only three points in the third quarter, then held on to win 59-53. New Kent advances to face the winner of Greensville-James Monroe in the Group AA, Region I, Division 3 semifinals. Steven Allen hit five of six free throws at the end of the fourth quarter to seal the Trojans’ victory. POQUOSON (16-6)
Boys Basketball: No. 1 Tidewater Academy 73, No. 8 Brunswick Academy 32
Casey Rickmond scored 23 points to lead Tidewater Academy over Brunswick Academy. Tommie Starks had 16 points and Mike Greene added 11 in the win. The Vikings were led by Uros Ruzic’s 10 points. BRUNSWICK ACAD. (n/r) Squire 5, Belmonte 4, Ruzic 10, Peszko 4, Brockwell 5, Rusterholz 4. Totals 14 4-12 32.
TIDEWATER ACAD. (25-1)
Thomas Dale rebounds, turns back J.R. Tucker
Their first-round game in the Central Region basketball tournament had ended 10 minutes earlier, and the Thomas Dale Knights waited patiently in the J.R. Tucker gym to board the bus that would soon take them home to Chester. Well-wishers stopped by to congratulate them on their hard-earned 65-57 victory over the scrappy Tigers. Smiles were plentiful. Conversations were animated.
February 22, 2010
Saints make it four in a row
For the fourth time in as many years, St. Catherine’s has claimed the VSIS Girls Swimming and Diving Championship. Fork Union claimed the boys title, and Collegiate earned second place in both competitions. Rachel Naurath of Collegiate, the 500-yard freestyle winner and a member of the victorious 400-yard freestyle relay team, was named girls swimmer of the meet. Jameson Hill of Seton School won the boys’ honor.
February 20, 2010
Boys basketball: Collegiate 61, Norfolk Academy 29
Prep League Tournament consolation game NORFOLK ACADEMY (15-9) Stiner 0, Jason 0, Bourden 5, Weaver 2, Drees 2, Lacuesta 0, Leon 0, Covington 10, Layden 6, Scott 0, Gorsline 2, Balitsky 2. Totals 11 7-11 29.
COLLEGIATE (15-7) Byrd 9, C. Kelley 6, T. Kelley 3, Hungerford 2, Wiley 7, Foley 0, Randolph 6, Speight 8, McGee 17, Foster 0, McDermott 0, Moore 0. Totals 20 10-13 61.
Nofolk Academy————————————- 8 2 4 15—29
Collegiate————————————- 14 20 11 16—61
Boys: John Marshall slips past Tucker for crown
John Marshall’s 67-65 victory over J.R. Tucker last night in the championship game of the Colonial District basketball tournament was, first and foremost, about trust. “Tucker played free, loose, and easy,“ said Frank Threatts, the Justices’ veteran coach, “and my guys might have been a little tired. “But I had confidence in my team. They knew what they were doing.“
February 19, 2010
Boys: Springers slowly capture title
Cliché alert: It’s what championship games are all about—so said Henrico coach Vance Harmon. Cliché or not, Harmon’s observation in the aftermath of the Capital District tournament title game between the Warriors and Highland Springs seems spot on. The top-seeded Springers fought slowly and steadily—as many championship teams do—from a deep first-quarter deficit to claim a 58-57 victory on a free throw by Juwan Jones with 2.2 seconds left in the game.
Boys Basketball: Surry 72, Chesterfield Community 65
Despite Richard Smith’s 16th straight double-double, Chesterfield Community was beaten in the semifinals of the Tri-Rivers District tournament. Smith finished the night with 24 points and 17 rebounds. Juhahn Robinson added 15 points and eight rebounds. Reginald Diggs scored 31 points for Surry, which went 11 for 16 from the free-throw line in the fourth period.
