Altavista up 66-45 3rd quarter

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8th grader Bryan Mitchell scored 21 points for Life Christian Academy who had to overcome a 10-0 hole to start the game.

The Eagles finally tied the game at 29 then scored the next five points to take a 34-29 lead.

A three by Mitchell late in the 4th quarter extended the lead to 12 and the Eagles hung on foe the win.

Joseph Baldwin scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to propel Fairfax Christian to a win over Eastern Mennonite 66-42, Elijah Adegbenro added 12 points and Nijel Howard scored 10. Davarion Johnson led Eastern Mennonite with 23 points,.

Senior Chris Cyrus scored 29 point before fouling out and Hampton Christian held on to defeat Carlisle 64-62, The win puts the Warriors in the State title game against Banner Christian .Sean O Conner added 17 points. Carlisle was led by freshman Trey Beamer with 23 points. Branson Leduc-Mattox added 17

Any word on 1B all regional teams

Caleb McNeely scored 24 points to help Banner Christian overcome an early 13 point deficit to defeat New Covenant 53-52,

McNeely converted a short inside basket with 6:20 left in the 4th quarter to give Banner Christian a 46-45 lead.

New Covenant had three goodlooksbutcouldnt convert in the final 17 seconds.

Johua Hanna added 15 points and nine rebounds for Banner Christian

Will the Hilltoppers hire from within? Big shoes to walk into for anyone.

Candace Slaw-Rapp. Ziyanna King- K&Q. Jaylah Mercer-Essex. Nikiya West-Rapp. Makayla Holmes-K&Q. Cora Bowler-C.B. Regan Dameron-Rapp. Janaya Moore-Westmoreland. POY-Candance Slaw-Rapp. COY- Howard Brown,Jr.-K&Q

Junior Josiah Rickards scored 21 points to help Catholic (Virginia Beach) defeat Woodberry Forest 71-49 to advanced to the VISAA D1 quarterfinals. Rickards also added nine rebounds and five assists.

The Crusaders led 45-37 after three quarters but used a 9-0 run to start the 4th quarter to open up a 54-27 lead. They made six 3-point shots in the final period after making a total of five in the 1st three quarters.

Rickards was one of four Crusaders in double figures. C.J Mcpherson added 14 points Senior Jaiden Cancela came off the bench to score eight of his 13 points in the 4th quarter while junior Brayden Thorne finished with 12 points. Senior Aidan Filippini had only six points but dished out six assists and grabbed five rebounds. Kosi Mgbejiofor was held scoreless but had six boards and three blocks.

Woodberry Forest trailed 28-14 but ended the 1st half with a 12-4 run to trailed 32-24 at the break. The Tigers were led by center Jordan Mcconnell who finished with13 points. Both Amir Crawford and Justin Gagnon added 10 points.

Next up for Catholic is the VPL champion St. Anne's-Belfield in the VISAA D1 Semi-finals Friday at Virginia State University.

1st Team:

Troy Henderson - Lancaster
Tyson Henderson - Lancaster
Ichi Layne - Middlesex
JaQuan Griffin - Middlesex
Tae Leggette - Mathews
Kamren Robinson - Essex
Braden Justice - Northampton
Vaughn Harris - Westmoreland

2nd Team:
Gerrion Owens - Lancaster
X’Zavion Owens - Lancaster
Jayden Kidd - Middlesex
Malik Holmes - King & Queen
Damin Fauntleroy - Westmoreland
Tre Greene - Mathews
Quayshawn Washington - Northampton
Roynell Coston - Northampton

Region Player Of The Year:
Troy Henderson - Lancaster

Region Coach Of The Year:
Dwayne Pinn - Lancaster

Way to go fellas!!!!

Louisa County girls host Pulaski County in the region 4D final

End of 1st quarter Pulaski County Girls 13 Louisa County Girls 9

The final Monday of February 2023 did not disappoint for storylines when it comes to VHSL Region Basketball Playoffs. Even though only one of the five region title games was decided by one possession – Oscar Smith rallying from down as many as eight in the first half to edge Landstown 44-42 to end a four-game playoff losing streak in the head-to-head series – there were a couple of exceptional scoring outbursts and a stunner.

As for the individual scoring exploits, two young men in Richmond – both juniors – absolutely shined as defending State Champs Varina and Highland Springs out of the Capital District reigned supreme.

Varina 5-foot-9 guard Kennard ‘K.J.’ Wyche Jr. had a monumental performance with a career-high 41 points, including 12-of-14 at the foul line to go with splashing five three-pointers, as the Blue Devils erased an early 12-1 deficit to topple Matoaca 77-66 for the Region 4B crown.

Over in Region 5C, it was a re-match of a year ago with Highland Springs taking down Glen Allen 70-53 behind 6-foot-4 Danzelle Bullock-Coles pouring in a whopping 32 points. The Region 5C Player of the Year who recently eclipsed 1000 career points on his game-winner in the regular season finale vs. Hopewell bunched 18 of those points before the half-time break.

In terms of the shocker, No. 6 seed Green Run – which began the playoffs at a meager 9-13 overall – captured its third regional title in four seasons as Kenneth Harris moved to 4-0 in the playoffs against his former J.V. Coach, Corey Coffer of Princess Anne. Harris’ top-seeded Stallions not only beat Princess Anne, they simply manhandled them to the tune of 75-50 to avenge their two regular season losses, one of which came in overtime at the start of February.

Green Run starts two sophomores – point guard Kass Jackson and forward David ‘Trey’ Miller – in its starting lineup while also playing a couple of freshmen extended minutes, so the Virginia Beach program figures to be contending for years to come. The 75 points scored marked their second highest of the season, plus was a major uptick offensively from the disappointing six first half points in the regional semis vs. Salem, and the 75 allowed by PA was easily the most they’ve surrendered the whole campaign.

This also continues the zaniness of playoff success for lower seeds out of Region 5A, where Salem of Virginia Beach won the tourney as a No. 8 seed in 2018, Bayside accomplished the same feat as a No. 7 seed last year, and now Green Run gets it done as a No. 6 seed – all under the .500 mark.

Another game that featured two teams squaring off for a third time featured Three Rivers District rivals Radford and Floyd County hooking up at the Dedmon Center at Radford University for the Region 2C title. Rick Cormany’s Bobcats prevailed 57-46 behind 26 points from Elijah Kelly and 21 from Gavin Cormany, both juniors.

Just three region title games to wrap up the playoffs at this level before State Tournament games begin on Friday in the quarterfinals.

Below, we highlight how the Predictions did from Monday…

6A = 0-1 (missed on Oscar Smith/Landstown)
5A = 0-1 (missed on Green Run/Princess Anne)
5C = 1-0
4B = 1-0
2C = 1-0

Monday 2/27/23 Total: 3-2 (60%)
Hatfield's Region Playoff Total: 151-38 (79.9%)


TUESDAY 2/28/23 REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS:

Region 5B: Finals at Norfolk Scope
#4 Woodside (19-5) vs. #3 Maury (21-5; 19-4)
Hat’s Pick – Woodside by 6


Region 5D: Finals
#3 Stone Bridge (16-11) at #1 Patrick Henry-Roanoke (26-2)
Hat’s Pick – PH-Roanoke by 10


Region 3A: Finals at Norfolk Scope
#1 Hopewell (20-3) vs. #3 Lake Taylor (17-7; 17-6)
Hat’s Pick – Lake Taylor by 3

Regional Boys final at the half PH 41 Stone Bridge 30

HALFTIME: Massaponax 28 William Fleming 22

End of 1Q: Radford 9, Floyd 8

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