Blog Live Blog -- Albemarle versus Varina
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It's still nip and tuck here through the the second quarter as Albemarle has grabbed a 24-23 lead with a minute to play in the half.
Sorry about the sparse updates but getting post-game audio is going to make this difficult.
Fortunately, Will Garlick is on the scene now and will be doing game recaps for each contest.
Sorry about the sparse updates but getting post-game audio is going to make this difficult.
Fortunately, Will Garlick is on the scene now and will be doing game recaps for each contest.
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Varina has stormed back to take the lead in the 3rd quarter. Trailing 30-25, Varina goes on a 7-2 run to take the lead. Three by Michael Williams Jr cut the lead to 32-31. Minutes later, a stickback by junior Kenneth Southerland gave Varina a 33-32 lead Vincent Langhorne's basket with 2:45 made it 35-32
Austin Katstra dunks with 1 second remaining to give Albermarle the win!!!!!!!
A game-winning dunk by Austin Katstra with one second remaining on the clock gave Albermarle a 54-53 win over Varina in the 8th annual Virginiapreps.Com classic. Kastra (6-foot-6) received the inside pass and decided to throw it down instead of going for the inside layup. He finished with 19 points nine rebounds and six blocks.
Albermarle took the early lead and led 27-23 at halftime thanks to a torrid 12 of 18 shooting from the field. Kastra and Grant Kersey led the way with seven points each. The Patriots pushed the lead to five 30-25 in the 3rd quarter
Varina has stormed back to take the lead in the 3rd quarter. Trailing 30-25, Varina goes on a 7-2 run to take their first lead since the 1st quarter. A three by Michael Williams Jr cut the lead to 32-31 and minutes later, a stickback by junior Kenneth Southerland gave Varina a 33-32 lead. Vincent Langhorne's basket made it 35-32 with 2:45 to go.
After a slow third quarter, Katstra started to find his way inside scoring two inside baskets to put the Patriots up three with a little more than two minutes to go. Southerland made two free throws and Anthony Taylor stole a pass that Vincent Langhorne converted into two points with a stickback and the lead.
Southerland grabbed an offensive rebound and scored with a basket off the backboard to put Varina up 53-52 with only eight seconds remaining. He finished the afternoon with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Point guard Myles Adams-Yates was fouled and he makes both free throws to give Albermarle the lead 52-51 with 1:09 to go.
With under 10 seconds to go, Southerland grabbed an offensive rebound and scores off the backboard to put Varina up 53-52 with only eight seconds remaining. That set the stage for Katstra's dramatic game-winning dunk.
Click Boxscore from StatVa to see full stats from the game
For postgame audio with Albernarle Coach Greg Maynard Click here
A game-winning dunk by Austin Katstra with one second remaining on the clock gave Albermarle a 54-53 win over Varina in the 8th annual Virginiapreps.Com classic. Kastra (6-foot-6) received the inside pass and decided to throw it down instead of going for the inside layup. He finished with 19 points nine rebounds and six blocks.
Albermarle took the early lead and led 27-23 at halftime thanks to a torrid 12 of 18 shooting from the field. Kastra and Grant Kersey led the way with seven points each. The Patriots pushed the lead to five 30-25 in the 3rd quarter
Varina has stormed back to take the lead in the 3rd quarter. Trailing 30-25, Varina goes on a 7-2 run to take their first lead since the 1st quarter. A three by Michael Williams Jr cut the lead to 32-31 and minutes later, a stickback by junior Kenneth Southerland gave Varina a 33-32 lead. Vincent Langhorne's basket made it 35-32 with 2:45 to go.
After a slow third quarter, Katstra started to find his way inside scoring two inside baskets to put the Patriots up three with a little more than two minutes to go. Southerland made two free throws and Anthony Taylor stole a pass that Vincent Langhorne converted into two points with a stickback and the lead.
Southerland grabbed an offensive rebound and scored with a basket off the backboard to put Varina up 53-52 with only eight seconds remaining. He finished the afternoon with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Point guard Myles Adams-Yates was fouled and he makes both free throws to give Albermarle the lead 52-51 with 1:09 to go.
With under 10 seconds to go, Southerland grabbed an offensive rebound and scores off the backboard to put Varina up 53-52 with only eight seconds remaining. That set the stage for Katstra's dramatic game-winning dunk.
Click Boxscore from StatVa to see full stats from the game
For postgame audio with Albernarle Coach Greg Maynard Click here
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