LIVE Blog - Class 3 Boys Basketball State Championship Game: Northside 60, Phoebus 58
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End 1: Northside 12, Phoebus 8 in boys #Class3 title game. Julien Wooden with 5 pts for the Vikings, while Khyree Temple’s 4 leads the Phantoms.
Phoebus has opened up an eight-point advantage, 25-17, over Northside with 2:33 until halftime. Khyree Temple has 9 pts to lead the Phantoms, while Mahir Sharif has drained two 3’s in the period and has 8 pts overall.
HALFTIME: Phoebus 29, Northside 20. Temple has 11 to lead all scorers. Phoebus is being super aggressive at attacking the rim; they’ve taken 16 foul shots already (9-16).
Julien Wooden with a big two-handed jam on a putback to ignite Northside’s student section. Vikings trail Phoebus 35-30 with 5:25 to go in 3rd Qtr.
A Jalen Jackson 3-pointer, his third of the period, pulls Northside within two of Phoebus at 37-35 with 3:07 left in 3rd Qtr.
Julien Wooden’s length-of-the-court dash and three-point play gives Northside its first lead since early in the 2nd Qtr, 44-43, over Phoebus.
End 3: Northside 44, Phoebus 43. Wooden scored 9 pts in the quarter for the Vikings and he has a team-high 16. Temple leads Phoebus with 15.
Jordan Wooden follows Julien’s lead, drives left baseline and throws down a two-handed rim rocker to start 4th Qtr. for Northside
Kahim Zaria offensive rebound and stickback pulls Phoebus within four of Northside at 56-52. 2:01 left.
Phoebus now fouling with 1:16 left. Northside is in the double bonus, so they’ll get two every time out from now on.
Zarif swipes a Northside pass, but is called for a charge. With 48 ticks left, Northside ahead 58-56.
Sharif swipes another Northside pass, and this time Phoebus capitalizes in the form of a Temple layup. We’re tied at 58 with 40 seconds left in regulation folks.
Draper makes the second, and Sharif’s last-second heave from inside half court misses. Northside wins it’s first state title.
Congrats to Casey Draper. I know his grandfather is so proud of him. His grandpa is in the Martinsville Booster club with us and I know he is about to bust with pride for his grandson. Congrats to the Vikings and Coach Pope for the championship, couldn't happen to a finer coach and program.
Two close calls at end of that game. One when player from Phoebus was not given an and one after making spectacular shot. The official called the foul but did not give the and one. To officials credit he was waiving off the shot immediately even before shot left shooters hands. People struggle with the difference between pro and high school on this play. In pro game they get the and one. Not in high school .It was the correct call. The other was immediately after a phoebuP steal. Phoebus player drove to bucket and Northside player hustled the regain position The Phoebus player knocked into Northside player and official called charge. These are tough calls. Did the Northside player establish guarding position? Very close. I might've no called that one .Too many charges called in game as is. So first controversial call was a great call, the second one was bang bang. I think it would have been better if no whistje would have been blown, but so close
If I'm not mistaken Northside only lost one game and that was to the Radford Bobcats in a nailbiter, who won the 2A state title again.
That is correct - only loss for Northside was by 3 to Radford in the Adam Ward Classic.
Postgame Press Conference with Class 3 State Champion Northside Vikings:
Press Conference with the Northside Vikings following their 60-58 comeback win over Phoebus in the VHSL Class 3 State Championship at VCU in Richmond on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
For Northside, it was their first ever state title after four previous runner-up finishes. It was career win #539 for longtime Head Coach Billy Pope.
Speaking from left to right - Jordan Wooden, Jalen Jackson, Coach Billy Pope, Julien Wooden and Kasey Draper.
Postgame Interview with Northside's Julien Wooden & Kasey Draper:
Seniors Julien Wooden and Kasey Draper chat after their 60-58 victory over Phoebus in the VHSL Class 3 State Championship at VCU in Richmond on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
Wooden scored 22 points - on 7-of-8 shooting from the field and 8-for-8 at the foul line - to go with 9 rebounds in the Championship game. He'll play his College Basketball next season at James Madison. Meanwhile, Draper's two free-throws with 3.8 seconds left broke a 58-all tie. Draper had 19 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the foul line. Both scored over 1000 points at Northside.
Northside erased an 11-point second quarter deficit to win. They closed out the season 28-1 overall.
Postgame One-On-One Interview with Northside Coach Billy Pope:
Northside Head Basketball Coach Billy Pope reflects on his team's 60-58 victory over Phoebus in the VHSL Class 3 State Championship at VCU in Richmond on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
For Coach Pope, it was his first state title in 33 years at the helm of the Vikings and career win #539. Northside erased an 11-point second quarter deficit to win. They closed out the season 28-1 overall.
Postgame Presser with Class 3 State Runner-Up Phoebus Phantoms:
Phoebus Presser after 60-58 loss to Northside in the VHSL Class 3 State Championship at VCU's Siegel Center on Thursday, March 7, 2019. It was the first ever trip to the title game for James Daniel's program.
The Phantoms finished 25-3 overall on the season.
Press Conference with the Northside Vikings following their 60-58 comeback win over Phoebus in the VHSL Class 3 State Championship at VCU in Richmond on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
For Northside, it was their first ever state title after four previous runner-up finishes. It was career win #539 for longtime Head Coach Billy Pope.
Speaking from left to right - Jordan Wooden, Jalen Jackson, Coach Billy Pope, Julien Wooden and Kasey Draper.
Postgame Interview with Northside's Julien Wooden & Kasey Draper:
Seniors Julien Wooden and Kasey Draper chat after their 60-58 victory over Phoebus in the VHSL Class 3 State Championship at VCU in Richmond on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
Wooden scored 22 points - on 7-of-8 shooting from the field and 8-for-8 at the foul line - to go with 9 rebounds in the Championship game. He'll play his College Basketball next season at James Madison. Meanwhile, Draper's two free-throws with 3.8 seconds left broke a 58-all tie. Draper had 19 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the foul line. Both scored over 1000 points at Northside.
Northside erased an 11-point second quarter deficit to win. They closed out the season 28-1 overall.
Postgame One-On-One Interview with Northside Coach Billy Pope:
Northside Head Basketball Coach Billy Pope reflects on his team's 60-58 victory over Phoebus in the VHSL Class 3 State Championship at VCU in Richmond on Thursday, March 7, 2019.
For Coach Pope, it was his first state title in 33 years at the helm of the Vikings and career win #539. Northside erased an 11-point second quarter deficit to win. They closed out the season 28-1 overall.
Postgame Presser with Class 3 State Runner-Up Phoebus Phantoms:
Phoebus Presser after 60-58 loss to Northside in the VHSL Class 3 State Championship at VCU's Siegel Center on Thursday, March 7, 2019. It was the first ever trip to the title game for James Daniel's program.
The Phantoms finished 25-3 overall on the season.
