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PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Two days are down
and one more to go in the 2014 VHSL State Basketball Tournament.
style=> Saturday's action will conclude with a pair
of 1A title games and 2A title games for Boys and Girls Hoops at the Siegel
Center at VCU. Five of those eight teams
participating have two losses or less, so we're truly seeing the cream of the
crop at those levels.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>We've seen four very competitive Girls games so far for
the Championship with Spotswood, Lake Taylor, Princess Anne and Cosby all capturing
the crown in games decided by single-digits.
All of us appreciate close battles, definitely more than the blowouts
that get boring real fast. On the Boys
side, Championship trophies have been handed out to Colonial Forge, Potomac,
class=SpellE>Norcom and John Marshall.
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BOYS FINAL - - COLONIAL FORGE 58, LANDSTOWN 54
6A GIRLS FINAL - - COSBY 53, STONEWALL JACKSON 46
5A BOYS FINAL - - POTOMAC 54, HENRICO 42
5A GIRLS FINAL - - PRINCESS ANNE 57, HIGHLAND SPRINGS 52
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Be sure to check back on Saturday and tune in to ESPN
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none'>Postgame Audio with Colonial Forge Coach Jason John
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style='text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Postgame Audio with Colonial
Forge Presser
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text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Postgame Sound with
class=SpellE>Landstown Coach Dwight Robinson
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9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>A very well-played
battle in the 6A State Championship between the Colonial Forge Eagles
class=GramE>and Landstown Eagles.
style=> With most of the key pieces for both squads
being underclassmen, I dare say we could see these two meet up again in the
postseason next year.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Final
Stats:
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Colonial
Forge Eagles 58:
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style=> (27-1 Overall)
Winston Burgess - - 13Pts. 5-10FG, 3-8FT, 10Reb. 2Blk.
Carion Eaton - - 12Pts. 4-8FG, 2-2 3's, 2-2FT, 2Reb.
Jaylen Franklin - - 9Pts. 1-4FG, 6-8FT, 2Ast.
Gary Jennings - - 9Pts. 4-12FG, 5Reb. 4Stl.
Damen Daniel - - 8Pts. 3-6FG, 2-2FT, 3Reb.
Marco Haskins - - 2Pts. 1-9FG, 0-4 3's, 2Reb. 2Ast. 2Blk. 2Stl
class=GramE>.
Forge Eagles - - 20-52FG, 5-11 3's, 13-23FT, 27Reb. 7Ast. 8TO's
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Landstown
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(23-6 Overall)
Darius Bolstad - - 21Pts. 7-7FG, 7-7FT, 13Reb. 4Blk
class=GramE>.
Brandon Pringle - - 18Pts. 5-12FG, 2-5 3's, 6-7FT (Fouled Out)
R.J. Nicholson - - 5Pts. 2-6FG, 1-2FT, 1Reb.
Eric Watson - - 4Pts. 1-4FG, 2-3FT, 3Reb.
Lands Eagles - - 17-37FG, 2-10 3's, 18-21FT, 31Reb. 7Ast.
20TO's, 5Blk. 3Stl.
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"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Down five with under three minutes to play and trailing
by a point with less than a minute to go, Colonial Forge's 24-game winning
streak was very much in jeopardy and the state title looked to be headed
class=SpellE>Landstown's way. But
the Eagles got key plays from the likes of Jennings and Burgess as well as
Daniel with a jumper that put them ahead for good with 42 seconds to play.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Forge outscored Landstown
15-10 in the fourth quarter and got 10 of those points off turnovers.
style=> Jennings really sparked that with his steals
and defensive hustle. Haskins didn't
have his typical night, and in fact, the 6A-South Region Player of the Year had
one of his worst shooting games of the year.
However, he didn't turn it over once in 25 minutes played and still did
things defensively to impact the game.
What Colonial Forge does so well as another
Head Coach in 6A pointed out to me before this game is not beat themselves with
a lot of mistakes. They turned it over
only eight times the entire night, and they had 15 offensive rebounds against a
6-foot-8 star for Landstwn.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Speaking of that 6-foot-8 star for Landstown,
can one have a better or more efficient stat line than Bolstad
did? To be perfectly honest, he didn't
get enough touches. Pringle played very
well this postseason, but was contained much of the second half and Nicholson
being in foul trouble carried over to some struggles at the offensive end for
an Eagles team that was unable to hit a three-pointer in the second half.
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style=>
line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>With 1.2 seconds left and
Colonial Forge up by three, junior Winston
Burgess heads to the foul line to shoot.
He misses the first, but makes the second that puts the finishing
touches on a 5-0 spurt that allowed the Eagles to take the lead when they
trailed with 1:08 to go after a basket by Darius
Bolstad inside.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>It's over and Colonial Forge has finished a magical
season. The Eagles have won 25 in a row
after losing in early December to Battlefield and
normal'>Jason John's team from Stafford wins their first ever state title,
following their first ever conference and regional crowns.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>BOYS HOOPS 6A CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL - -
COLONIAL FORGE 58, LANDSTOWN 54
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"Verdana","sans-serif"'>We'll have more Stats and Postgame Reaction coming
right here on THE Internet Resource for High School Sports in the state of
Virginia - - VirginiaPreps.com!
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>10:05
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Down by one,
class=SpellE>Ladnstown puts the ball in the hands of
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Brandon Pringle and he looks to drive,
but an offensive foul is called, allowing Colonial Forge to maintain a 55-54
lead. Colonial Forge is fouled with 10.4
seconds left, sending Damen
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Daniel to the foul line to shoot a
pair. The worst news for
class=SpellE>Landstown is that Brandon
Pringle, their leading scorer tonight and one of their primary
outside shooting threats, has fouled out.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Daniel knocks both down.
style=> With 7.2 seconds to go, Landstown
calls a 30-second time-put and will try to dial up a game-tying
three-pointer. One of the x-factors to
watch out for is sophomore
normal'>Daryus Evans.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>It's not Evans taking the 3, but rather junior wing
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>R.J. Nicholson.
style=> He's been in foul trouble most of the night
and the shot is almost down and instead pops out.
style=> A heart-breaking ending for
Landstown, which led most of the way and almost got revenge
against the team that beat them in the 6A-South Regional Championship.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>10:00
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>We're seeing some
big-time shot making on both ends here in this 6A State Championship between
two worthy title contenders in Landstown and Colonial
Forge.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>After two free-throws by
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Carion
normal'> Eaton cut the deficit to one for Colonial Forge, they went ahead
on a basket by Gary Jennings, 51-50
on Landstown.
On two straight possessions, Landstown went
inside to their junior star and State POY candidate
normal'>Darius Bolstad.
style=> A baseline jumper by Jennings and
class=SpellE>Damen
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Daniel score puts Colonial Forge up
55-54 with 40 seconds left.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Coach Dwight
Robinson calls time-out with 23.9 seconds left and Colonial Forge leads his
Eagles 55-54. Will it be another
dramatic win at the end like his team got vs. Woodside?
style=> Stay tuned to find out!
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>9:55
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>A turnover with 3:43
to play might've been it for Colonial Forge, which trails 50-45 and was unable
to convert out of the time-put by Coach Jason
John. However, the Eagles get a
turnover and Winston Burgess scores
on a stick-back to trim the deficit to 50-47 with 3:18 to go.
style=> The defensive pressure for Forge has to be
top-notch and create some turnovers, and it may take Landstown
helping out with some missed free-throws.
115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Some really good time management by
the Eagles in white (that's
class=SpellE>Landstown) by milking the clock down to 2:30 before
burning another time-out, maintaining a 50-47 advantage without turning it
over.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'> Colonial Forge
entered the fourth quarter with only six turnovers compared to 14 for
class=SpellE>Landstown, but the Eagles are used to these pressure
situations and have executed mighty well like they did against Woodside in the
regional semis in their dramatic comeback win.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>9:48
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>To start the fourth
quarter, Landstown runs a beautiful, textbook high-low
with junior forward Eric Watson finding
junior center Darius Bolstad
for the deuce to push the advantage to three points.
style=> The Eagles played practically the whole third
quarter without their second leading scorer on the season in junior wing
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>R.J. Nicholson, who has four
fouls. Look for him to return early in
the fourth quarter around the 5 or 6 minute mark.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Colonial Forge, which has had a fabulous season and is
riding a 24-game winning streak, might be seeing the energy tank run low and
close to empty. The Eagles aren't going
to win this game unless they can get their guards to get on track, specifically
Marco Haskins.
style=> Single-digits just isn't
going to cut the mustard in my opinion for them to prevail.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>9:43
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>We're seeing why
Colonial Forge has won 24 in a row and they've responded when
class=SpellE>Landstown was in position to go up seven or eight to take
the lead. The Eagles' only loss this
year came back in early December to Battlefield, a team that beat
class=SpellE>Landstown in the Sixth Annual VirginiaPreps.com Classic in
January.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The Eagles in white (
normal'>that would be Landstown) goes back in
front 44-43 with a pair of free-throws by senior guard
normal'>Brandon Pringle, the team's high scorer tonight with 16 points.
style=> Still only two points for
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Marco Haskins of Colonial Forge and
that is simply hard to fathom. Credit
outstanding defense played by Landstown on the
6A-South Region Player of the Year.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>End
3rdQ in 6A Championship - - Landstown 44, Colonial
Forge 43
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>9:38
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>This is Colonial
Forge's chance to get on a run. With
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Darius Bolstad,
the 6-foot-8 junior monster in the middle for Landstown
out of the game with three fouls, the Eagles can slice into this deficit.
style=> Two-sport standout
normal'>Gary Jennings is giving them really good minutes in the front-court
at both ends, and Winston Burgess,
the junior center for Forge, is starting to challenge shots inside and attack
the offensive glass.
115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Landstown
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just got called for their eighth team foul with 3:35 to go in the third quarter
when Jennings draws a charge. That makes
Coach Dwight Robinson of the Eagles
irate. Burgess' bucket inside just 15
seconds later cuts the lead to one and they go up 43-42 on Jennings' lay-up
with 1:51 left in the third quarter.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>9:33
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>I feel pretty
strongly that if Landstown can push their lead up to
eight or nine points, they will walk out of the Siegel Center tonight as State
Champs. Of course, I type this less than
24 hours after Handley coughed up a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter against
Norcom (sorry
Handley fans for bringing up a sore subject).
style=> Colonial Forge junior star
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Marco Haskins has been completely
bottled up with three points on just one field in 20 minutes of action.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>On the year, Haskins is putting up around 20 points per
game and the main source of offense for an Eagles team that has consistently
hit for 70-plus since the regional playoffs started.
style=> Without that type of production, their
offense is looking at about 60 points or less when it's all said and done.
style=> They have to find ways to get him to the
charity stripe.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>A decision for Landstown as
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Darius Bolstad is
called for his third personal foul with 5:07 left in the third quarter, only 31
seconds after completing a three-point play.
Coach Dwight Robinson doesn't
hesitate and brings in senior Owen
class=SpellE>Obasyui, who's headed to Hampton University to play
College Football and provides beef inside.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>9:28
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Just 20 seconds into
the third quarter, Landstown junior wing
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>R.J. Nicholson picks up his fourth
personal foul and that forces Coach Dwight
Robinson to go to his bench and sub Eric
Watson, who has played pretty well in limited minutes.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>In the past three games, Colonial Forge has lived at
the free-throw line and it has been a major part of their success.
style=> In this game, they haven't gone there nearly
as much, nor have they been able to convert at a strong percentage.
style=> With 5:52 to go in the third quarter,
class=GramE>it's Landstown clinging to a 37-34
advantage after Colonial Forge splits a pair at the line with
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Jaylen Fraknlin.
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PM:
style=> In the 6A-South Region Championship, it was
Colonial Forge beating Landstown by a count of
72-68. Through one half of play in the
6A State Championship though, it's Landstown in the
lead by five, trying to avenge that loss and win their first state title.
style=> Nine years ago, they lost in the AAA title
game to Woodside.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Here are the numbers at the break . . .
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Stats
at the Half:
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Landstown
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Brandon Pringle - - 14Pts. 5-10FG, 2-5 3's, 2-2FT
Darius Bolstad - - 10Pts. 3-3FG, 4-4FT, 9Reb. 3Blk
class=GramE>.
R.J. Nicholson - - 5Pts. 2-5FG, 1-2FT
Eric Watson - - 4Pts. 1-2FG, 2-3FT, 2Reb.
Lands Eagles - - 12-26FG, 2-9 3's, 9-11FT, 23Reb. 5Ast.
8TO's, 3Blk. 2Stl.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Colonial
Forge 30:
Carion Eaton - - 10Pts. 4-7FG, 2-2 3's, 2Reb.
Jaylen Franklin - - 6Pts. 1-4FG, 3-4FT
Damen Daniel - - 4Pts. 2-5FG, 3Reb.
Forge Eagles - - 11-32FG, 4-9 3's, 4-8FT, 15Reb. 4Ast. 3TO's,
3Blk. 4Stl.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Pringle is shooting extremely well and taken his game
up a peg this postseason.
class=SpellE>Bolstad is controlling the paint like normal and hasn't
missed from the field or at the foul line.
You can't get more efficient than that.
For Landstown to win, they have to keep the
turnovers down, create some points off the few mistakes Colonial Forge makes,
and get some timely scores from Nicholson, Cooper or Nady.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Colonial Forge is only down five, despite
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Marco Haskins, their leading scorer on
the year and a 6A State Player of the Year candidate, with only two points on
1-of-6 shooting. He hasn't hit from
three-point land like he did in the previous meeting.
style=> Only three turnovers so far for Colonial
Forge and they are getting the shots it takes to win; they just have to find
ways to get Haskins in the paint and to the foul line, where he's yet to be
through 16 minutes of play.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>9:15
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Six-foot-8 junior
center Darius Bolstad,
clearly one of the best players in the state from the Class of 2015 without a
D-1 offer to date, scores inside for Landstown and is
fouled. He converts the three-point play
to put him in double-figures. He's well
on his way to another 20 & 10 night, and Colonial Forge doesn't have an
answer for him, nor do probably 95% of the teams in 6A in the state for that
matter.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Colonial Forge cannot get one to fall before the half
and that brings us to intermission with the Eagles in white leading the ones in
green.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>6A
Championship at the Half - - Landstown 35, Colonial
Forge 30
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>We'll have some stats to go over momentarily . . .
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PM:
style=> A much-needed three-pointer is drilled by
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Jaylen Franklin of Colonial Forge to
cut the Landstown lead down to five at 32-27.
style=> Up until that point, the Landstown
defense was starting to take away some of those perimeter looks of the Eagles
in green. Meanwhile, the Eagles in white
are getting whatever they want offensively it appears.
normal'>
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The lefty sophomore guard
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Carion
normal'> Eaton has sprinkled in some 3's and now the 5-foot-8 little man
attacked the hoop hard against the 6-foot-8 center
normal'>Darius Bolstad of Landstown
for the basket. At the other end,
class=SpellE>Bolstad counters to take the lead from 32-30 to 35-30 as he
scores and converts the three-point play at the charity stripe.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>If Landstown can come up with
two stops to end the half, they've got to feel great with how they have
performed in what might be their most efficient offensive performance through
two quarters of play all season, even more so than their sterling performance
to open up regional play vs. Kecoughatn when they
finished shooting 60% from the field.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>9:06
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Colonial Forge has
gone to a 1-2-2 zone defense, bringing a defender up with the cutter.
style=> That leaves the middle wide open and
class=SpellE>Landstown will have to counter by feeding the big man
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Darius Bolstad,
perhaps in a high-low situation.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>With 2:45 to go in the second quarter, it's
class=SpellE>Landstown on top 30-25 after
normal'>Tyriq Nady's
basket off a turnover. In this
nip-and-tuck battle thus far, a five-point advantage seems substantial.
style=> Colonial Forge has not gotten a ton of
production offensively out of Marco
Haskins or Jaylen Franklin, who
had the hot hand in their State Semis win over Lake Braddock.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Both of these teams have shown the ability to come from
behind as Forge erased a half-time deficit in the
Conference 4 Tournament Championship vs. C.D. Hylton,
and Landstown practically rose from the dead in the
regional semis vs. Woodside, winning on a Bolstad
buzzer-beater.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>9:00
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Breaking the 21-all
tie is Landstown senior guard
normal'>Brandon Pringle, sinking a three-pointer in the corner to give him
half of the Eagles 'points in this first half.
Making his presence known inside on defense is 6-foot-8 junior center
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Darius Bolstad,
who blocks a shot. That leads to a break
opportunity, though the Eagles rush a three-pointer and don't reward the big
man for running the floor and making a play on defense.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Colonial Forge's guards are starting to play just a tad
bit on the sloppy side and that has resulted in a couple of empty trips.
style=> Landstown turns it
right back over, and the Eagles of Colonial Forge capitalize with
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Isiah Williams' first field goal.
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> It's
24-23 in favor of Landstown nearing the 5 minute mark
of the second quarter.
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PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Although the
class=SpellE>Landstown Eagles are doing just about everything right
offensively in the half-court, getting jumpers from
normal'>Brandon Pringle and a basket + 1 opportunity from
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Eric Watson.
style=> Colonial Forge isn't going away though on
their end and sophomore guard
normal'>Carion Eaton is
providing a lift off the bench with two three-point makes, the latest coming
right before the horn to conclude the first quarter.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>End
1stQ in 6A Championship - - Landstown 21, Colonial
Forge 19
115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Landstown
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> is
doing a better job on Marco Haskins
defensively, but others for Colonial Forge are stepping up.
style=> These two teams are spacing the floor and
sharing the ball very well. They both
execute so well and their coaches adjust that it'll be hard for any major kind
of run to occur to stretch the lead out.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>8:50
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>One of the
trademarks of Landstown over the years has been their
mixture of presses and traps they use defensively, whether it's in the
half-court or full-court. However, in
the early going, it has been Colonial Forge dialing up the pressure as
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Jason John's Eagles have turned
class=SpellE>Landstown over a couple times.
style=> Junior point guard
normal'>T.J. Flood hits a three-pointer and the Landstown
lead that was eight is down to only one at 16-15.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Senior guard Brandon
Pringle continues to shoot it with confidence this postseason.
style=> He stepped up in a gigantic way in the
regional semifinals against Woodside and he's got nine points here, the latest
and outside jumper to push the lead back up to 19-15.
style=> The starters have executed just about
everything that Landstown's coaching staff would want
in the half-court so far, and Colonial Forge will have to make some adjustments
defensively in the half-court.
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PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Coach
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Dwight Robinson of Landstown
couldn't ask for a better start offensively as the Eagles are about 6-of-8 from
the floor.
normal'>Darius Bolstad has five points, while
senior guard Brandon Pringle (12PPG
in the postseason) has a pair of
makes and junior wing R.J. Nicholson is
clawing his teeth into the defense.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Colonial Forge is doing a fairly decent job offensively
with Damen
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Daniel, one of their few seniors and a
football player as well, hitting the offensive glass for a couple of
stick-backs. Sophomore guard
class=SpellE>Carion
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> Eaton drains a three-pointer off the
bench and that trims the Landstown lead to 14-9 at
the midway point of the opening quarter.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>8:38
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>We're underway in
the 6A State Championship between Colonial Forge and Landstown,
both nicknamed the Eagles. When they met
on this same VCU floor just two weeks ago, it was Colonial Forge prevailing
72-68 in what was an offensive shoot-out.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The two junior stars for each team, 6A-South Region
Player of the Year Marco Haskins for
Colonial Forge and Conference 1 Defensive Player of the Year
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Darius Bolstad of
Landstown, were stellar that night.
style=> They'll nee to be again and get help from
their supporting casts.
115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Landstown
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>
gets a three-point play the old-fashion way from Bolstad
to start, while Forge counters with a driving basket from Haskins.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>8:15
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Before we get to the
action in the Boys 6A State Basketball Championship in the battle between
Eagles from Colonial Forge and Landstown, let's go
over the numbers in the 6A Girls Basketball State Championship, where Cosby
outlasted Stonewall Jackson in what was a rather good tussle the whole way.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Final
Stats:
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cosby
Lady Titans 53:
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>
style=> (26-0 Overall)
Dorothy Adomako - - 23Pts. 8-24FG, 7-12FT, 16eb.
2Ast. 2Stl.
Jocelyn Jones - - 14Pts. 4-14FG, 6-6FT, 6Stl.
Tyra Whitehead - - 6Pts. 2-8FG, 12Reb. 2Ast. 3Stl.
Syke Jefferson - - 6Pts. 3-9FG, 6Reb.
Lady Titans - - 18-56FG, 0-6 3's, 17-23FT, 42Reb. 6Ast.
10TO's, 3Blk. 11Stl.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Stonewall
Jackson Lady Raiders 46:
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>
style=> (22-7 Overall)
Nicole Floyd - - 19Pts. 6-10FG, 6-10FT, 12Reb. 2Ast.
Genesis Parker - - 11Pts. 4-18FG, 2-8 3's, 4Ast.
Rachel Burns - - 10Pts. 3-7FG, 3-4FT, 4Reb. (Fouled
Out)
Lady Raiders - - 16-47FG, 4-15 3's, 10-16FT, 30Reb.
class=GramE>10Ast. 13TO's, 2Blk. 3Stl.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Miss Adomako was absolutely
tremendous and put up outstanding numbers of 23 points and 16 rebounds while
facing a future ACC player in Floyd and still managed a high scoring output
despite 33% shooting from the floor.
Jones' defensive play cannot be overstated; her ability to disrupt the
ball-handlers led to some key turnovers and scoring opportunities for
class=GramE>Cosby, and Stonewall Jackson is a team that doesn't make
that many mistakes.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The future still remains bright for Stonewall Jackson,
and Parker can be an impact player in the years to come.
style=> In this game, the rebounding was hard to
overcome as Cosby extended their possessions with five or six players on the
roster at least 6-feet-tall.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>7:59
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>It's now over and
the Cosby Lady Titans have done the unthinkable, completing an undefeated
season in High School Basketball.
Regardless of competition and classification, to go an entire season,
wire-to-wire, unbeaten is quite an impressive accomplishment.
style=> Major kudos to Coach
normal'>Rachel Mead and her gals for getting that done and answering the
call when Stonewall Jackson came out with a great start offensively.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>GIRLS HOOPS 6A CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL - -
COSBY 53, STONEWALL JACKSON 46
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>
115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>We'll have numbers to wrap this one up in just a little
bit. One more game to go on this Friday
evening and it ought to be a dandy in the 6A Boys Basketball State Championship
with Colonial Forge and Landstown in a re-match of
the 6A-South Regional Final. We know for
sure that the Eagles will prevail.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>7:55
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>To win a
Championship, it sometimes takes a team being able to ice it at the free-throw
line when the opposition is making a rally.
That is what undefeated Cosby has done as Stonewall Jackson standout
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Nicole Floyd, a Wake Forest commit,
drained a tough three-pointer to pull the Lady Raiders within three at 49-46
with 17.8 seconds left.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Down the stretch in the final 30 seconds, Cosby was a
perfect 6-for-6 at the foul line as Jocelyn
Jones (UNC), Tyra Whitehead (Wake
Forest) and Dorothy Adomako
(Georgetown) all calmly sank free-throws to finish the job.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The final seconds are ticking away and it appears that
Cosby will capture their first state title in the school's history in Girls
Basketball.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>7:48
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Just when Cosby
thought they might be pulling away and in position to salt away their ever
State Championship here in the Girls 6A State Final, the Stonewall Jackson Lady
Raiders are inching closer. They get to
the foul line, knock down 1-of-2, and create a couple of turnovers with their
athleticism on defense.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cosby is still in front by a count of 45-41 with 1:26
to play. A jump-ball and possession
arrow in favor of the Lady Titans keeps Stonewall Jackson from having a shot to
get within one or two. As long as the
guards for Cosby can play keep away and effectively milk clock, they'll be
fine. But Stonewall Jackson is going to
need a couple of three-pointers to fall to complete stunning comeback.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>7:42
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The defense for
Cosby in the early part of this fourth quarter has been nothing short of
superb. Major kudos must go to guard
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Jocelyn Jones, a 6-foot-tall sophomore
verbally committed to UNC. She's really
locking up the Stonewall Jackson guards and it's making the Lady Raiders depend
on scoring from their front-court. With
Cosby's size inside, that isn't always easy to get.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Bad news for Stonewall Jackson is that with 3:58 to go,
Nicole Floyd (Wake Forest commit) is
called for her fourth foul. Cosby is in
the bonus and that will allow sophomore Tyra
Whitehead, another Wake Forest commit, to head to the foul line and try to
up that 41-36 lead.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>7:34
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Three quarters of
basketball are complete in the Girls 6A State Championship, where the Cosby
Lady Titans have re-gained the lead after trailing by five after one quarter
and by three at the half against the Stonewall Jackson Lady Raiders.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>End
3rdQ in Girls 6A Hoops Championship - - Cosby 36, Stonewall Jackson 34
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Stonewall Jackson has done an effective job of
doubling, and even occasionally, triple teaming the Cosby star inside
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Dorothy Adomako.
style=> She still is making a major impact on this
game with 14 points and 13 rebounds despite a rough shooting night of
5-for-20. When the guards can play so
well, which Jocelyn Jones (UNC
commit) has done with 10 points and no turnovers while coming up with four
steals defensively, it makes this Cosby team so difficult to defend.
style=> They have others that hit the boards besides
class=SpellE>Adomako, too.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>For Cosby to gain some separation and much-needed
breathing room, they're going t have to knock down a couple of outside shots to
loosen up the defense. So far, they are
0-for-6 from beyond the arc. Stonewall
Jackson is +9 in that category, but minus 11 on the boards with two of those
starters yet to record an offensive rebound.
They have to extend possessions because shooting over 35% in the fourth
and final quarter will be hard to do.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>7:29
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>One of
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Nicole Floyd's future teammates at Wake
Forest will be Tyra Whitehead, a
6-foot-3 sophomore that has not been much of a factor offensively, but
corralled five defensive rebounds. Whitehead's
basket puts Cosby back on top 33-32.
Floyd has been to the foul line 106 times on the season and made 86
coming into this title match. Cosby is
starting to maximize their trips there after no attempts from the charity
stripe in the first quarter.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>For Stonewall Jackson to extend their winning streak to
14 games to close the season and knock off a Cosby team that is ranked as high
as #17 nationally by USA Today, they're going to need to defend inside without
fouling. Floyd is known for her offensive
exploits, but it'll be defensively keeping Adomako
from swooping in for rebounds that will determine this one.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>7:24
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>To start the second
half, Stonewall Jackson has come out with a renewed sense or energy and
aggressiveness behind their senior leader Nicole
Floyd. The Wake Forest signee had
seven points in the first half and is up to 11 after a couple of quick
makes. Complementing her out nicely is
sophomore Genesis Parker, a 5-foot-8
sophomore with a knack for making the difficult plays look easy.
style=>
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Those two players, Floyd and Parker, have 11 points
apiece.
Suddenly, Stonewall Jackson is back in the lead at 32-31, riding an
8-4 spurt with a little less than four minutes to go in the third quarter.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>7:17
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>We have reached
intermission and the Cosby Lady Titans have closed the second quarter on a 9-0
run to go up by three against a really prepared and hungry Stonewall Jackson
team that came out in a groove offensively.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Stats
at the Half:
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cosby
27:
Dorothy Adomako - - 11Pts. 4-12FG, 3-6FT, 10Reb. 2Ast
class=GramE>.
Jocelyn Jones - - 8Pts. 4-11FG, 2Reb. 2Stl.
Skye Jefferson - - 4Pts. 2-5FG, 3Reb.
Lady Titans - - 12-34FG, 0-4 3's, 3-6FT, 24Reb. 6Ast. 5TO's,
4Stl.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Stonewall
Jackson 24:
Genesis Parker - - 9Pts. 3-11FG, 2-4 3's, 3Ast.
Rachel Burns - - 8Pts. 2-4FG, 1-2 3's, 3-4FT
Nicole Floyd - - 7Pts. 3-6FG, 5Reb.
Lady Raiders - -8-24FG, 3-7 3's 5-8FT, 16Reb. 5Ast. 6TO's,
3Stl.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>What really jumps out to me in the first half
statistics is that Cosby took 10 more shots and controlled the glass, being
+12. Having Adomako
allows them to get second shots, and not to be forgotten is Jefferson who has
three offensive boards and is no slouch in the frontcourt either.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>As long as Cosby gets out on shooters and doesn't give
up too many clean looks from the outside, Coach Mead's team will complete the
undefeated dream season.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>7:13
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Wake Forest pledge
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Nicole Floyd has displayed a really
good middle game shooting the basketball for Stonewall Jackson to make up for a
quiet first half so far on the backboards.
There's a reason why she's going to play her College Hoops in the ACC
and averages 23PPG. Her jumper is pure
and offensive game is lethal.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Cosby is starting to get second chance opportunities
and make the most of them behind their front-line tandem of
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Dorothy Adomako (Georgetown)
and Skye Jefferson (UNC-Greensboro).
style=> North Carolina signee
normal'>Jocelyn Jones gives the Lady Titans the lead 25-21 late in the
first half after scoring on two consecutive possessions.
style=> Jones is a player that can give teams
headaches when she gets rolling.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>7:09
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The second period
has belonged to Cosby as they have been able to get in the paint with
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Dorothy Adomako and
Skye Jefferson doing work.
style=> We're seeing the Lady Titans stay patient at
the offensive end and not rush things.
Defensively, they still have some things to iron out because Stonewall
Jackson is converting and seeing a lot of high-percentage shots.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Stonewall Jackson buries a three-pointer with
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Rachel Burns, a 5-foot-6 junior and
captain to increase their lead to 24-18 with 5:02 left in the half.
style=> Cosby is zeroing in on them, and once the
guards start to penetrate the defense, it could be tough for the Lady Raiders'
defense to handle them given their noticeable height advantage.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>7:03
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Offensively,
everything seems to be falling the way of Stonewall Jackson and it's not
necessarily indicative in the statistics with them shooting 40% at 6-of-15
compared to the 6-of-187 for Cosby at 35.3% from the floor.
style=> They turned the ball over only twice and really
held their own against a Cosby team with great size, having five players at
6-feet-tall or bigger.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>No outside shots have gone down for Cosby and I reckon
that will change in the second quarter as they start to pound the ball inside
and the Stonewall Jackson defense has to collapse on those post players like
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Dorothy Adomako,
the Gatorade Girls Basketball State Player of the Year who comes in averaging
21.7 points per game.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>End
1stQ in Girls 6A Championship - - Stonewall Jackson 17, Cosby 12
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>6:52
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Action is almost one
quarter through between Cosby, an undefeated team under the direction of Coach
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Rachel Mead with four Division I
prospects, and a Stonewall Jackson team that is trying to win its first title
after finishing as runner-up in 2011.
style=>
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Stonewall Jackson has come out and really spread the
floor well in building an 11-4 lead with just under four minutes to go in the
fist quarter. Sophomore
guard Genesis Parker has six early
points and is appearing to be an x-factor for Coach
normal'>Diana Martinez' Lady Raiders.
Cosby has had trouble attacking this Stonewall Jackson defense, which is
cutting off passing lanes exceptionally.
Outside shots aren't falling, so Georgetown signee
normal'>Dorothy Adomako will have to create some
offense by hitting the offensive boards for this team.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Another three-pointer by Parker pushes the Stonewall
Jackson lead to 14-9 with just over two minutes to go in the opening period.
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>6:45
PM:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Hello friends and
welcome to Day 2 of our LIVE Blog Coverage from the 2014 VHSL State Basketball
Tournament at the Verizon Wireless Arena in the Stuart C. Siegel Center on the
campus of Virginia Commonwealth University.
It's the Night Session, and in case you missed it earlier, let's
class=GramE>go over the results from the 5A State Championships in Girls
and Boys Basketball before we get you set for the 6A title games.
style=> We have links to the previous blogs below as
well.
href="http://virginiapreps.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1619118">
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>
115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>To see the 3A Championship Blog (Session #1) Click Here
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style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>
115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>To see the 4A Championship Blog (Session #2) Click Here
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>
115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>
115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>To see the 5A Championship Blog (Session #3) Click Here
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Also be sure to follow the
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>
115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>Hatfield Sports Twitter feed
line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> for periodic updates and
tidbits, too.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Below you can see the matchups with records and times
when the Championship games will be played here at VCU over the next couple of
days as well as the results of last night's title matches that brought plenty
of excitement to the city of Richmond.
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>
normal'>5A
State Championships from earlier Today:
9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>5A GIRLS FINAL - - PRINCESS ANNE 57,
HIGHLAND SPRINGS 52
5A BOYS FINAL - - POTOMAC 54, HENRICO 42
normal'>
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>
normal'>3A
State Championships from Thursday:
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>3A GIRLS FINAL - - SPOTSWOOD 56,
BROADWAY 49
3A BOYS FINAL - - JOHN MARSHALL 74, GEORGE WYTHE 56
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>
115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>
"Verdana","sans-serif"'>
normal'>4A
State Championships from Thursday:
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>4A GIRLS FINAL - - LAKE TAYLOR 57,
WILLIAM FLEMING 50
4A BOYS FINAL - - NORCOM 59, HANDLEY 52
normal'>
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>
normal'>6A
State Championships on Friday:
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Girls
- S1 Cosby (25-0) vs. N1 Stonewall Jackson (22-6) - - March 14 at 6:30PM
Boys - S1 Colonial Forge (26-1) vs. S2 Landstown
(23-5) - - March 14 at 8:30PM
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>
normal'>1A
State Championships on Saturday:
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Girls
- W1 Honaker (24-6) vs. W2 Chilhowie (25-2) - - March 15 at Noon
Boys - E1 Altavista (22-3) vs. W1 Radford (26-2) - -
March 15 at 2PM
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>
normal'>2A
State Championships on Saturday:
style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Girls
- W1 Gate City (25-2) vs. W2 Central-Wise (23-6) - - March 15 at 6:30PM
Boys - E1 Bruton (26-1) vs. W1 Dan River (24-0) - - March 15 at 8:30PM
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"Verdana","sans-serif"'>
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BOYS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PREVIEWS:
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115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>6A Preview - - Colonial Forge vs. Landstown
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115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>
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115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>5A Preview - - Henrico vs. Potomac
normal'>
href="http://virginiapreps.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=914&CID=1619109">
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>
115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>4A Preview - - Norcom vs. Handley
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115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>
115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>3A Preview - - George Wythe vs. John Marshall
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style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>
115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>2A Preview - - Bruton vs. Dan River
normal'>
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115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>1A Preview - - Radford vs. Altavista
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115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none'>Matthew Hatfield
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text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>VirginiaPreps.com
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href="http://www.twitter.com/hatfieldsports">
normal'>
text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Hatfield's Twitter page
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text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Suffolk News Herald
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