Deep Run 153, Douglas Freeman 172
(9 holes, Dominion Club, par 36)

DR: Cantor 35, Schumacher 37, Smith 40, Dennis 41
DF: Harmon 38, Hill 43, Carl 45, Dwight 46

The second set in a best-of-three tennis match can be the end of the road or it can be a saving grace. The Douglas Freeman girls doubles team of Emily Hahn and Elena Rusu made it the latter in the Virginia High School League Group AAA doubles championship yesterday at Jefferson District Park. The Rebels rallied from an 0-6 pasting in the first set to defeat the Loudoun Valley pair of Kiersten Pappas and Juliana Jacangelo 0-6, 7-5, 6-2.

Tightly contested track and field competitions invariably boil down to those out-of-the-blue moments that you could never predict by analyzing the performance list. An unexpected victory (or two). A jump or throw or race of a lifetime. A runner mustering all his speed, determination and will to win an unseeded section and score valuable team points.

The face of athletic administration in the Colonial District continues to change with the end-of-June retirement of two Central Region icons. Jim Sangston, 69, is concluding 47 years at Douglas Freeman, 38 as the athletic/activities director. Bruce Bowen, 58, is passing the reins at Hermitage after 40 years of association with the school. Bowen, a Hermitage grad, has been the athletic/activities director for 22 of his 37 years on the faculty.

Well before the start of the Douglas Freeman-John Marshall basketball game last night, the Rebels’ gym, affectionately known as the Larry Parpart Pavilion, was packed to capacity and already rocking. When it came to a screeching halt 32 adrenaline-fueled, frenetically played minutes later, hardly a soul had stirred except to leap in response to a spectacular play, cheerto the point of hoarseness and otherwise enjoy the battle royal between two of the top teams in Central Virginia.

Taylor Huber led all scorers with 24 points and four three-point shots to lead host Patrick Henry over Douglas Freeman in a Colonial District matchup. Victoria Witt led the Rebels with 18 points. NO. 10 PATRICK HENRY 53, DOUGLAS FREEMAN 42
DOUGLAS FREEMAN (5-5 Colonial, 8-8) Spinner-Wilson 0, Shuleeta 3, Mann 7, Rhodes 5, Hall 0, Outland 2, Witt 18, Robinson 7 . Totals 13 15-22 42.
PATRICK HENRY (7-3, 8-4)