BOYS FINAL: Radford (61) George Wythe (60) - FINAL

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GROUP 1A BOYS STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Quarterfinals and semifinals at Virginia High, Bristol
Quarterfinals - March 3
Essex 59, Eastside 56
George Wythe 57, Altavista 37
Radford 74, Mathews 51
Lancaster 75, Honaker 66
Semifinals - March 4
George Wythe 56, Essex 40
Radford 70, Lancaster 61
Championship - March 9, at VCU
George Wythe vs. Radford, 4:30

 

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Three minutes in and Radford is out to a 5-0 lead on George Wythe.

Sophomore PG Quinton Morton-Robertson with a quick drive & finish for 2.

 

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4:31 left 1stQ - Radford 8, George Wythe 0.

Sophomore Miles Jones with a 3.

 

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Malik Johnson slashes to the hoop for 2 and George Wythe has cut Radford's lead in half, 8-4.

 

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END OF 1: Radford 17 George Wythe 8.

Quentin Morton-Robertson big quarter for Radford w/7 points

 

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5:41 left 2ndQ - Radford 19, George Wythe 12.

First points from Noah Atwood (14.6PPG) come at the FT line.

 

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4:11 in 2nd: Radford 21 George Wythe 16.

Maroons with a quick 4 point spurt after Josh Reeves spins & finds Jake Martin for 2

 

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A tough contested 3-pointer from 2019 Radford PG Quinton Morton-Robertson puts the Bobcats up 24-16 on George Wythe with 3:20 left 2nd Q.

This point guard battle between 2019 Quentin Morton-Robertson (Radford) & 2017 Malik Johnson (GW) is living up to its build so far

 

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Jake Martin giving George Wythe a lift as the Radford lead that was 10 is down to 4 - 26-22 late in the 2ndQ.

 

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1:03 left 2ndQ - Radford 28, George Wythe 22.

Third foul called on Wythe's Malik Johnson.

 

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HALF - Radford 33 George Wythe 22.

Quinton Morton-Robertson (15 Pts.) 3 at the horn.

 

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For Radford at break - Quinton Morton-Robertson 15Pts. 6-11FG, 3-5 3's. Miles Jones 8Pts. DJ Baylor 6Pts. R: 14-24FG, 4-6 3's, 1-2FT, 2TO

For Wythe at the break - Malik Johnson 8Pts. 4-5FG, 3PF. Jake Martin 8Pts. 4-8FG. Noah Atwood 0FGA's. GW - 10-21FG, 0-5 3's, 2-2FT, 4TO'

(Thanks to Matthew Hatfield for the tweets/stats)

 

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Radford is playing like they've been here b4.

 

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Radford is playing like they've been here b4.

Shout out to my Martinsville friend - Are you there for all the games today?

 

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5:52 to go 3rdQ - Radford 36, George Wythe 30. First field goal for Noah Atwood today. Quick 6-0 run by Maroons:

2017 PG Malik Johnson showing great vision in transition & leadership running team for GW

 

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Miles Jones' length at 6'5" making it hard for George Wythe to score easy inside. Radford up 38-30 with 3:15 left 3rdQ.

 

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2:05 in 3rd: Radford 38 George Wythe 32. Maroons upping the defensive pressure as Malik Johnson gets a steal & finish in transition

 

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End 3rdQ in 1A State Championship - Radford 44, George Wythe 37. Miles Jones answers the 3 by Jake Martin with one of his own.

 

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7:25 left: Radford 44 George Wythe 40. Nash Russell buries a corner 3 for GW. That's 3 possessions in a row with a 3

 

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He may only be 5'7", but Quentin Morton-Robertson has ridiculous end-to-end speed and finishes so well in paint. Playmaker too

 

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Under 4 minutes to play - Radford 51, George Wythe 46. Quinton Morton-Robertson with 24 to lead the Bobcats.

 

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Yes, all weekend. Part of my yearly routine. I love checking out the Va talent in hoops.

 

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There's no answer for Robertson. One heck of a ball player.

 

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2:08 to go - Radford 52, George Wythe 51. Enormous 3 ball by Noah Atwood.

 

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1:22 to go - Radford 54, George Wythe 51. Maroons ball after Quinton Morton-Robertson basket

 

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Quinton Morton-Robertson makes 1-2FT's, Radford up 55-51 on George Wythe with 40 seconds to go. Then he gets a key steal.

 

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27.9 secs left: Radford 57 George Wythe 54. Couple stops & FTs for Radford, but Jake Martin hits another 3 for GW.

 

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5 second violation on Radford, so Wythe has the basketball down 57-54 with 27.9 seconds left.

 

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23.2 secs left: Radford 57 George Wythe 54. Maroons throw it away and it's Radford basketball

 

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22.5 seconds to go - Radford 59, George Wythe 54. Miles Jones, the promising sophomore, with 2FT's after Wythe turnover.

 

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13 secs left: Radford 59 George Wythe 57. 2017 Malik Johnson hits 3 HUGE FTs after being fouled. Almost was a goaltend too

 

[AntGZee]

I have no dawg in the race but refs screwd GW on that last play.

 

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10.3 seconds left - Radford 61, George Wythe 57. DJ Baylor (53.8FT% on the season) hits 2 big ones at the foul line.

 

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FINAL in VHSL 1A Boys Basketball State Championship - Radford 61 George Wythe 60.

Malik Johnson with a 3 at the horn. Bobcats hang on.

 

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I have no dawg in the race but refs screwd GW on that last play.

Yea the last minute of that game had some weird stuff going on - that possible goal tending and the out of bounds play - the announcers were questioning both of those plays.

 

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Oh yes, GW got hosed on both calls, non calls.

 

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(According to twitter feeds) Lot of angry Wythe fans who wanted basket interference on Malik Johnson's 3-point try (could've been 4-point play). Might be in OT now.

Sophomore duo of Quinton Morton-Robertson (29 points) and Miles Jones (18 points) to lead Radford to 6th state title.

 

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Your 2017 and back-to-back 1A State Champion Radford Bobcats

Thanks to Jack Herron for the photo

 

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Reality check for Radford when they jump up in class next year.