BOYS: State QF - Albemarle (65) Varina (55) - FINAL

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GROUP 5A BOYS STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Quarterfinals and semifinals at Hampton University
Quarterfinals - March 3
Potomac Falls (North #4) vs. L.C. Bird (South #1), 2:30
Varina (South #3) vs. Albemarle (North #2), 4:15
Hampton (South #4) vs. Potomac (North #1), 6 p.m.
Wakefield (North #3) vs. Bethel (South #2), 7:45
Semifinals - March 4
First two winners play, 4:15
Second two winners play, 7:45
Championship - March 11, at VCU
Semifinal winners 3 p.m.

 

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Albemarle boys jump out to a 6-0 lead against Varina in Group 5A state quarterfinals.

5:26 to go 1stQ - Albemarle 8, Varina 1. Early baskets from J'Quan Anderson, Na'il Arnold, Cartier Key & Jake Hahn for the Patriots.

Three minutes left in first quarter, Austin Katstra elevates for a dunk to put Patriots up 12-5 on Varina.

1ST QTR 2:06 | AHS boys out to 14-5 lead over Varina

Albemarle 16. Varina 5. End of 1st quarter.

 

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16-5 end of the first quarter

 

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Katstra with another dunk to open second, 18-7 Albemarle

23-9 Albemarle now with 4:25 until half

 

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Varina with a 9-2 run, Albemarle still leads 27-18, 1:53 till half

 

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Varina with a 15-4 run to close the half including 2 threes, trailing Albemarle 29-24 at the break. Austin Katstra with 3 dunks.

 

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J'Quan Anderson 3 puts Albemarle up 36-30 with 5:23 left in the 3rd. Kills Varina momentum

 

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Albemarle up 40-33, 3:28 left in 3rd

 

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AHS 42-36, 1 minute left in the 3rd

 

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Jake Hahn lays it in at the buzzer to put Albemarle up 44-36 going into the fourth

 

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Coming down to the WIRE, Albemarle up 52-51 under 4 minutes left

 

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Cariter Key with HUGE 3 for Albemarle, leading 55-51 3:48 to play

 

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Varina ties it up, 55-55, with 2:22 left

 

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Katstra with a tough bucket, then a huge block on the other end. Albemarle up 57-55 1:32 to play

 

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Jake Hahn bucket, Varina turnover, Albemarle ball, 1:08 left

 

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J'Quan Anderson block for Albemarle, then Hahn knocks down 2 FTs

61-55, 46 secs left

 

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Katstra with two dunks to seal the game, that gives him five total for the game. Albemarle wins 65-55, moves on to play LC Bird in state semis tomorrow

 

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Thanks to Matthew Hatfield and NBC29 for the photos

 

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So, is Austin Katstra going to walk-on at UVa? Never have seen him play. Looks like a good athlete. He's the best player that Albemarle has had since Reggie Steppe, a point guard who went to Fork Union after AHS, and then played for Virginia Tech back in the early 1980's.

Are there any underclassmen in Central Virginia to keep an eye on for the future?!