Virginia High School League:

BOYS BASKETBALL:

CLASS 6:
CHAMPIONSHIP (Friday March 10):
Patriot vs. Hayfield, 8pm, Siegel Center at VCU

CLASS 5:
CHAMPIONSHIP (Saturday March 11):
Woodside vs. Patrick Henry-Roanoke, 1pm, Siegel Center at VCU

CLASS 4:
CHAMPIONSHIP (Thursday March 9):
Varina vs. E.C. Glass, 8pm, Siegel Center at VCU (TWITTER: @henricosports)

CLASS 3:
CHAMPIONSHIP (Friday March 10):
Hopewell vs. Northside, 2:30pm, Siegel Center at VCU

CLASS 2:
CHAMPIONSHIP (Saturday March 11):
John Marshall vs. Radford, 6:30pm, Siegel Center at VCU

CLASS 1:
CHAMPIONSHIP (Thursday March 9):
Lancaster vs. George Wythe, 2:30pm, Siegel Center at VCU

********************

GIRLS BASKETBALL:

CLASS 6:
CHAMPIONSHIP (Friday March 10):
Manchester vs. James Madison, 6pm, Siegel Center at VCU

CLASS 5:
CHAMPIONSHIP (Saturday March 11)
Princess Anne vs. L.C. Bird, 11am, Siegel Center at VCU (TWITTER: @cfieldsports)

CLASS 4:
CHAMPIONSHIP (Thursday March 9):
Hampton vs. Pulaski County, 6pm, Siegel Center at VCU

CLASS 3:
CHAMPIONSHIP (Friday March 10):
Brentsville District vs. Carroll County, 12:30pm, Siegel Center at VCU

CLASS 2:
CHAMPIONSHIP (Saturday March 11):
Clarke County vs. Central Wise, 4:30pm, Siegel Center at VCU


CLASS 1:
CHAMPIONSHIP (Thursday March 9):
Rappahannock County vs. Eastside, 12:30pm, Siegel Center at VCU

Madison up 13-4 after 1st quarter.

It's my understanding that these gmes are supposed to be played at neutral sites in the regional champion's area.

BOYS BASKETBALL:
CLASS 2, REGION A (Games at higher seed):

Championship (Friday February 24):
John Marshall vs. Brunswick at Huguenot High School

GIRL'S BASKETBALL
CLASS 2, REGION A (Games at higher seed):

Championship (Friday February 24):
John Marshall vs. Brunswick at Huguenot High School

If interested contact Billy Mills at bmills@dcpsnet.org

End of 1Q: Floyd 20, Glenvar 10

3:36 to go 1stQ in VHSL Region 5A Hoops Finals at Scope - Green Run 9, Princess Anne 5. Stallions jumped out up 9-2 before a Cavs 3 and time-out.

Highland Springs and Glen Allen deadlocked at 13 through one quarter in the Region 5C Championship.
t q

After 1 in the
@VHSL_

@VHSLRegion4B
Championship game
@BoysVarina
- 14
@matoacahsathlet
- 23

Girls Basketball Region Brackets (Virginia) - Class 4 Region B

Hanover Hawks 37 Matoaca Warriors 23

Regional finals 5C girls basketball update:
@GAHS_Basketball
leads
@LCBirdGirlsBas1
14-12 after the 1st quarter

End 1stQ in VHSL Region 6A Hoops Finals at Scope - Landstown 9, Oscar Smith 5

BOYS BASKETBALL:

CLASS 6, REGION A:
First Round (Friday February 17):

Game 1: #5E Grassfield 71, #4E Western Branch 67
Game 2: #5W Thomas Dale 48, #4W Franklin County 47
Game 3: #3E Floyd Kellam 75, #6E Ocean Lakes 39

Quarterfinals (Monday February 20):
Game 4: #3W Cosby at #2W James River, 7:30pm
Game 5: #5E Grassfield at #1E Oscar Smith, 6pm
Game 6: #5W Thomas Dale at #1W Manchester, 6pm
Game 7: #3E Floyd Kellam at #2E Landstown, 6pm

Semifinals (Wednesday February 22 at Norfolk Scope):
Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6pm
Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 8pm

Championship (Monday February 27 at Norfolk Scope):
Semifinal Winners, 6pm

GIRLS BASKETBALL:

CLASS 6, REGION A:
Game 1: #4E Landstown 57, #5E Ocean Lakes 26
Game 2: #5W Cosby 39, #4W Franklin County 33
Game 3: #3E Western Branch 70, #6E Oscar Smith 30

Quarterfinals (Monday February 20):
Game 4: #3W Manchester at #2W James River, 6pm
Game 5: #4E Landstown at #1E Floyd Kellam, 6pm
Game 6: #5W Cosby at #1W Thomas Dale, 6pm
Game 7: #3E Western Branch at #2E Grassfield, 6pm


Semifinals (Wednesday February 22 at Norfolk Scope):
Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 2pm
Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 4pm

Championship (Monday February 27 at Norfolk Scope):
Semifinal Winners, 4pm

Dinwiddie High School is looking for a scrimmage 8/4 or 8/5 willing to travel, if interested contact Billy Mills at bmills@dcpsnet.org

Dinwiddie High School is looking for a scrimmage 8/4 or 8/5 willing to travel within reason. If interested contact Billy Mills at bmills@dcpsnet.org

Tidewater Conference Tournament

Quarterfinals at higher seeds

Feb 21 Quarterfinals @ Higher Seeds
#8 Nansemond-Suffolk at #1 Catholic
#5 Cape Henry at #4 Norfolk Collegiate

#7 Walsingham at #2 Peninsula Catholic
#6 Norfolk Academy at #3 Steward

Feb 24 Semi-Finals @ HRA
Semifinals at Hampton Roads Academy

4/5 seed Winner versus 1/8 seed winner
2/7 seed Wiiner versus 3/6 seed Winner

Feb 25 Championship Saturday @ HRA
Championship game at Hampton Roads Academy

There have been plenty of storylines so far as the regionals are winding down and the State Tournament set to commence at the end of this week. For one, John Marshall in Class 2 is demolishing opponents to the tune of an average of 114-46. That's an average victory 68 points per game! They scored 100-plus points in each of their Region 2A Tournament wins over Prince Edward, Thomas Jefferson of Richmond and Brunswick.

From Saturday, Cave Spring made their third encounter with Northside in the Region 3D title game the charm. After falling to the Vikings 57-38 and 72-64 during the regular season, they won this latest encounter 65-60 behind a monster game from Fairleigh Dickinson commit and six three-pointers by Graham Lilley. These two have plenty of playoff history, so don't count out a matchup in the State Semis, although Region 3C Champ Spotswood may have something to say about that, too.

Under veteran Head Coach Chad Edwards, the Blazers continue to roll as sophomore forward Rayne Dean erupted for 24 points and 16 rebounds in their 64-56 triumph over Staunton. Staying in Class 3, Lake Taylor breezed by Lafayette, halting the 16-game winning streak of the Rams with a convincing 79-55 win at the Norfolk Scope. Lake Taylor moves on to the Region 3A Finals against Hopewell, which beat Petersburg - last year's Class 3 runner-up - for the third time this season thanks to a surprising 42-28 advantage in the rebounding department.

To go with the re-match theme in the regionals like Cave Spring / Northside and Hopewell / Petersburg, the Region 2B Finals saw Madison County and Strasburg collide for the fourth time this season. Madison County won the first meeting 49-40, lost the second one 53-51, but recovered to win the Bull Run District Tournament battle 52-42. Their defense was on point in a 50-39 victory over the Rams to capture the regional title.

As we move along to Monday night's regional title games, there will be some familiar playoff matchups renewed. In the Region 6A Finals, Dwight Robinson's Landstown Eagles take on LaVar Griffin's Oscar Smith Tigers, who suffered their lone blemish on the season at Region 4A Champ King's Fork. Landstown has eliminated Oscar Smith from the playoffs three times since 2017, prevailing by two, by four points in a double-overtime classic during the 2019 State Semis, and by 13 in 2020. That also doesn't include a four-point win in the 2019 Region 6A Finals. So essentially, Oscar Smith is trying to avoid falling to 0-5 against Landstown in the postseason since 2017.

Meanwhile, in Region 5A, Princess Anne is viewed as a heavy favorite with their 19-5 mark compared to an 11-13 ledger for Green Run, which will head into the State Tournament with more losses than any team. However, Green Run, under the direction of Kenneth Harris, has won a couple of regional titles and shared the 2020 State Championship in Norview. Furthermore, the Stallions have ousted Corey Coffer's Cavaliers from the playoffs in 2018 (by 3), in 2019 (by 3) and 2020 (by 10). Coffer was the J.V. Head Coach at Green Run under Harris prior to taking the job as head man for PA's varsity in 2016-17. PA did win both regular season meetings, cruising 62-41 in December at home before rallying from seven down to notch a 68-64 road win at the start of February over the Stallions.

There's also a re-match of last year's Region 5A Championship set to take place at Midlothian when top-seeded Glen Allen squares off against Highland Springs, the reigning Class 5 State Champs who won the playoff encounter one winter ago by a count of 61-54. And in 2B, it's a showdown of Three Rivers District rivals as Brian Harman's Floyd County Buffaloes take on the wily veteran Rick Cormany and his Radford Bobcats. Radford, which had to survive a double-overtime thriller with Alleghany in the quarterfinals, has long had the number of Floyd, but the two programs split during the regular season with the Buffaloes avenging a 54-38 defeat with a 58-46 triumph on January 27th.

Below is a breakdown of how the Picks fared for Saturday 2/25/23 with regional semifinals and regional title games. Only two losses came with Madison County / Strasburg in Region 2B and Auburn / George Wythe in Region 1C.

6C = 1-0
3A = 2-0
3C = 1-0
3D = 1-0
2B = 0-1
2C = 2-0
2D = 1-0
1C = 0-1
1D = 1-0

Saturday 2/25/23 Total: 9-2 (81.8%)
Hatfield's Region Playoff Total: 148-36 (80.4%)


MONDAY 2/27/23 REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS:

Region 6A: Finals at Norfolk Scope
#1 Oscar Smith (23-1) vs. #3 Landstown (19-5)
Hat's Pick - Landstown by 2 in OT


Region 5A: Finals at Norfolk Scope
#1 Princess Anne (19-5) vs. #6 Green Run (11-13)
Hat's Pick - Princess Anne by 12


Region 5C: Finals at Midlothian
#1 Glen Allen (19-5) vs. #2 Highland Springs (18-6)
Hat's Pick - Highland Springs by 9


Region 4B: Finals at Higher Seed
#4 Matoaca (16-7) at #2 Varina (19-4)
Hat's Pick - Varina by 10


Region 2C: Finals at Radford University
Radford (20-4) vs. Floyd County (20-4)
Hat's Pick - Radford by 1

One of these three teams - Northside, Cave Spring, and Tunstall - will NOT reach states.

Region 3D Seeds (Top 10 Qualify)
1 Northside
2 Tunstall
3 Cave Spring
4 Abingdon
5 Lord Botetourt
6 Bassett
7 Carroll County
8 William Byrd
9 Magna Vista
10 Hidden Valley

First Round, February 17
10 Hidden Valley at 7 Carroll County (winner plays 2 Tunstall)
9 Magna Vista at 8 William Byrd (winner plays 1 Northside)

Quarterfinals - 2/21
MV/WB winner at 1 Northside
5 Lord Botetourt at 4 Abingdon
HV/CC winner at 2 Tunstall
6 Bassett at 3 Cave Spring

Semifinals - 2/23

Championship - 2/25

Dinwiddie needs a scrimmage August 4th or 5th. If interested contact Billy Mills at bmills@dcpsnet.org

News broke this afternoon that Dinwiddie will play in a national showcase of champion football teams.

Dinwiddie will face the Division 4 Ohio State Champion Glenville High School on August 19th.

This game will be one of four games that make up a Showcase of top football teams from around the country playing against the reigning Ohio State Champions.


Colonial Heights agreed to giving up their game with Dinwiddie to open the up the slot. Colonial Heights was able to do this when they found an area school that needed a game.

It is anticipated that the games will be broadcast live on one of the ESPN channels.

One hurdle remains for Dinwiddie to take advantage of this unique opportunity. The Dinwiddie School Board must give their offical blessing. It is anticipated that the School Board will grant their full support at their regular meeting this Tuesday.