BOYS: East Championship - Madison County (59) RE Lee Staunton (57) - FINAL

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GROUP 2A EAST TOURNAMENT
First round – Friday, Feb. 17
Bruton 44, Nottoway 36
Stuarts Draft 75 at George Mason 58
Robert E. Lee (Staunton) 77, Clarke County 37
Brunswick 74, Nandua 62
Amelia County 62, Maggie Walker 49
East Rockingham 56, Central (Woodstock) 36
Madison County 77, Page County 59
Greensville County 78, King William 74
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, Feb. 21
Bruton 72, Stuarts Draft 60
Robert E. Lee 93, Brunswick 54
Amelia County 81, East Rockingham 67
Madison County 84, Greensville County 55
Semifinals – Thursday, Feb. 23
Robert E. Lee 78, Bruton 45
Madison County 61, Amelia County 56
Consolation – Saturday, Feb 25 – Hanover HS
Amelia County vs. Bruton, 6 p.m.
Championship– Saturday, Feb 25 – Hanover HS
Madison County vs. Robert E. Lee, 8 p.m.

 

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Madison County (24-2) vs. Lee High (22-4).

Madison's two losses - East Rock and George Mason. Madison split with East Rock, beat Mason 2 out of 3.

Lee has lost to Spotswood twice, Harrisonburg and Martinsville.

Winner of Lee High vs Madison will play Chatham Friday, 2:30 at JMU. Loser plays Gate City, Friday, 7:45 at JMU.

Lee High on 7-game win streak, outscoring opponents by 25.5 points per game in that span.

Madison County starters: Isiah Smith, Dre Twyman, Gaines Swink, Elijah Lewis, Kobi Alexander

Lee High starters: Darius George, Jayden Williams, Manny Johnson, Jarvis Vaughan, Tyrese Haliburton.

 

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Manny Johnson with 4 points already, Lee leads Madison 6-3

Jarvis Vaughan buries one from the top of the key, Lee High leads Madison 10-3, 1Q 6:01

Jayden Williams and Manny Johnson both with 4 points for Leemen.

 

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Vaughan now with 4, Lee up 12-3

Johnson scores in transition, Lee leads 16-5

Madison making a run, cuts Lee lead to 7

 

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Isiah Smith scores off a turnover for Madison, Lee clinging to 16-14 lead now. Madison on 11-0 run.

 

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Jayden Williams hits a 3, Lee up 19-14 1Q 1:48. Blaize Velvin to the FT line

 

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End of 1Q: Lee High 21, Madison County 18

 

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Madison within a point and has the ball. 21-20 Lee

 

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Kobi Alexander scores to give Madison its first lead 24-23

 

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Darius George with a FT -- his first points -- ties it at 24-24

 

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George misses on dunk attempt, but Williams follows to give Lee 28-26 lead.

Pair of FTs by George puts Lee in front 30-26

 

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Lee turned it over right before half and Madison's Isiah Smith scored to beat the buzzer.

Halftime: Madison County 36, Lee High 34

Jarvis Vaughan leads with with 10 points, but picked up his third foul with 5 seconds left in first half.

Jayden Williams has 9 points. Darius George has 7, but only 1 FG and that came with 1:50 left in half.

 

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Isiah Smith leads Madison with 15 points, Gaines Swink with 8.

 

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Jahleel Pettiford ties game with a FT for Lee, 38-38

 

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Manny Johnson gives Lee 40-38 lead

 

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5 lead changes in 3Q, Lee up 42-41 after George bucket. 3:47 left 3Q

 

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George with a putback - back to back buckets for the senior - and Lee up 44-41 on Madison

 

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Fourth foul on Lee's Jarvis Vaughan with 2:14 left in 3Q. Vaughan to the bench.

 

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Swink 3 gets Madison within one

Lee up 46-45, but Madison gets ball back. 3Q 1:00

 

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End of 3Q: Madison County 47, Lee High 46. Kobi Alexander with a layup just before end of quarter.

Lee survives their 3rd quarter jinx that they've experienced in a lot of games this season.

 

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Vaughan still on bench for Lee to start 4Q

Blaize Velvin with a FT gives Lee a 48-47 lead 4Q 6:24

Swink with a 3 and Madison back up, 50-48

 

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Lee's Haliburton with a putback on a missed FT, but Isiah Smith hits 2 FTs for Madison. Tied 52-52 5:32 left

 

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Madison and Lee High tied 52-52, 4:24 left in 4Q. Lee ball out of timeout.

 

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Best game of the day - hands down

In fact, the only real close game that has been played.

 

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George scores on offensive rebound, Lee up 54-52

 

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Jayden Williams with 2 FTs, Lee leads Madison 56-53 2:51 4Q

 

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Turnover Madison. Lee ball up 3 2:36 left

 

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George misses, but grabs own rebound and goes to the line, Lee up 2

 

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George misses both.

Lee up 2

 

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Madison ties it at 56-56 and officials call tie up on other end. Madison ball on alternating possessions. 1:18 left in 4Q

 

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Jarvis Vaughan has just fouled out for Lee. Madison's Isiah Smith to the line with 1:08 left, tied 56-56.

 

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Smith hits first, misses second, but Madison gets rebound and goes back to line, leading Lee 57-56

 

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Dre Twyman hits first FT to put Madison up 58-56. Timeout Lee before second FT. 1:07 4Q

Twyman hits second, Lee down 59-56

 

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George hits one of two, Madison up 59-57, but turns it over. Lee ball

 

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Lee misses 3 at the buzzer, Madison hangs on for 59-57 win.

Actually, hold on...

Putting .4 seconds back on clock.

Swink to the line for Madison.

Swink misses both foul shots

Lee calls timeout. .07 seconds left. Madison up 59-57

Now I'm confused...

 

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Officials trying to adjust time. Clock operator having difficulty. Finally gets it straight. .07 left

.7 left

Final: Madison County 59, Lee High 57

Lee will play Gate City on Friday, 7:45 at JMU in 2A state quarterfinals.

That should be quite a game!

 

[HoosBears]

Great job mountaineers.. bring it home!

 

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Lee, Dan River and Gate City in the same half of the bracket.

Someone is going to have to earn it from that section!

 

[sharkfan83]

Well....I don't guess it will be a GC and Lee championship like a few people had predicted! Should definitely be a good game.

 

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Well....I don't guess it will be a GC and Lee championship like a few people had predicted! Should definitely be a good game.

And on top of the that, the winner of the game will 'probably' get Dan River in the semis...