Fairfax Christian 53 Life Academy 34 (DIII) State Championship

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Fairfax Christian defeated Life Christian Academy 53-34 to win the VISAA DIII Championship. Nijel Howard scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Cardinals. Jovani Galarza added 14 points



Life Christian Academy early 9-5 lead over Fairfax Christian. Jamari Garnett with six.
- 9-7 LCA led. Nijel Howard all seven points for Fairfax Christian
End 1st quarter. Fairfax ends quarter 8-0 run. Howard leads with 11 points
- 4:59 remaining 2nd quarter Fairfax 18 LCA 13
- 3:20 remaining 2nd quarter Fairfax 18 LCA 13
- Cardinals forward Joseph Baldwin strong move to the basket for two 20-13 with two minutes to go before half
- Ke'Juan Richburg reverse layup 23-13 lead for Fairfax Christian with 29 seconds remaining before halftime

Fairfax Christian 23 Life Christian Academy 13 Half
- only four points in the quarter for Life Christian Academy. Jamari Garnett still leads with six.
- Nijel Howard with 13 leads Fairfax Christian
- Fairfax Christian open the 3rd with a 9-1 run to take a 32-14 lead with 5:33 to go 3rd.
-Back-to-back dunks by Howard Fairfax Christian opens up a 40-17 lead with a minute to go
-another 4 point quarter for Life Christian Academy


Fairfax Christian 42 Life Christian Academy 17 End 3rd quarter

- 5:10 remaining 4th quarter Fairfax 42 LCA 26. LCA 9-0 run to open the final quarter
- 3:25 remaining 4th quarter Fairfax 46 LCA 26.
- 2:36 remaining 4th quarter Fairfax 46 LCA 28
- 1:03 remaining 4th quarter Fairfax 53 LCA 43
Benches emptied