Region A Brackets

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BOYS BASKETBALL:
CLASS 3, REGION A:

First Round (Monday February 20):
Game 1: #9 Lakeland at #8 Colonial Heights, 7:15pm
Game 2: #13 Southampton at #4 Petersburg, 7pm
Game 3: #12 Tabb at #5 New Kent, 7pm
Game 4: #10 York at #7 Phoebus, 5pm
Game 5: #11 I.C. Norcom at #6 Booker T. Washington, 8pm

Quarterfinals (Wednesday February 22):
Game 6: Game 1 winner at #1 Hopewell, 8pm
Game 7: Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner, time TBA at higher seed
Game 8: Game 4 winner at #2 Lafayette, time TBA
Game 9: Game 5 winner at #3 Lake Taylor, time TBA

Semifinals (Saturday February 25 at Norfolk Scope):
Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner
Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner

Championship (Tuesday February 28 at Norfolk Scope):
Semifinal Winners, 6pm

GIRLS BASKETBALL:
CLASS 3, REGION A:

First Round (Monday February 20):
Game 1: #9 Phoebus at #8 Booker T. Washington, 6pm
Game 2: #13 Southampton at #4 Lakeland, 7pm
Game 3: #12 Petersburg at #5 Lake Taylor, 6pm
Game 4: #10 New Kent at #7 Tabb, 7pm
Game 5: #11 York at #6 Colonial Heights, 5:45pm

Quarterfinals (Wednesday February 22):
Game 6: Game 1 winner at #1 Hopewell, 6pm
Game 7: Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner, time TBA at higher seed
Game 8: Game 4 winner at #2 Lafayette, time TBA
Game 9: Game 5 winner at #3 I.C. Norcom, time TBA

Semifinals (Saturday February 25 at Norfolk Scope):
Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner
Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner

Championship (Tuesday February 28 at Norfolk Scope):
Semifinal Winners, 6pm

 

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Watching the games on the NFHS, looks like a Hopewell-Lake Taylor final. They seem head and shoulders better than the other teams in the region.

 

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Yes that would be the way it looks petersburg/hopewell also a good game this year hopewell has beaten them twice but we'll see, lake Taylor/Lafayette looks like lake Taylor is the better team but anything can happen. If hopewell/lake Taylor meets it should be a great game.

 

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It is probably not fair that I am primarily basing my opinion of Lafayette on one game.

 

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GIRLS

Final in VHSL Region 3A Girls Hoops Semis - Lafayette 31, Norcom 30. Alexis Blake secures the rebound on a missed free-throw as the Rams survive - holding Norcom without a 4th quarter field goal - to earn a State Tournament berth.

(Thanks Matt)

This is so heartbreaking to watch for the girl shooting the free throws:

 

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BOYS

End 1stQ in VHSL Region 3A Hoops Semis at Scope - Hopewell 12, Petersburg 12. Chris Fields with 5 points, 4 boards for Petersburg. Five different scorers for Hopewell with 3 points each by Jordan Lambert and Cam Mise on 3's.

 

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Tyrease Hunter with 5 second quarter points and the freshman has helped Hopewell claim a 21-15 lead on Petersburg with 4:51 till intermission here at the Norfolk Scope.

 

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Hopewell got up 27-15 on Petersburg with 3:30 till half on a 13-1 run that included lay-ins by Shawn Long and Cam Mise off a steal. But Petersburg is now back within 6 thanks to a steal and dunk from reigning Class 3 State POY Chris Fields.

(Matthew Hatfield tweets)

 

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VHSL Region 3A Hoops Semis at the Half from Scope - Hopewell 29, Petersburg 27. Petersburg answers the 13-1 Hopewell run with a 12-2 spurt to claw back in this one.

For Petersburg at the break - Chris Fields 15Pts. 7-15FG, 6Reb. 2Stl. Jeremiah Johnson 5Pts. Rayjuan Traynham 5Pts. Crimson Wave - 12-28FG, 1-5 3's, 2-7FT, 13Reb. 4Ast. 6TO's, 1Blk. 7Stl.

For Hopewell at the break - Cam Mise 9Pts. 4-7FG, 4Reb. Tyrease Hunter 7Pts. 2Ast. Shawn Long 7Reb. Blue Devils - 11-24FG, 3-8 3's, 4-4FT, 19Reb. 7Ast. 10TO's, 1Blk. 3Stl.

 

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4:32 left 3rdQ in Region 3A Hoops Semis - Hopewell 33, Petersburg 32. After Chris Fields put the Crimson Wave in front, Cameron Mise scores in transition to give Hopewell the lead back.

 

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An 8-0 run for Hopewell with key buckets from Sincere James and Shawn Long as Petersburg trails 39-32 with 1:03 to go in thr 3rd period.

 

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End 3rdQ in VHSL Region 3A Hoops Semis at Scope - Hopewell 41, Petersburg 34. Nice right-handed hook by Sincere James late in the period for the Blue Devils. Petersburg star Chris Fields (18Pts. 11Reb.) got his 3rd foul with 6.6 seconds let in the 3rdQ.

 

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5:14 to play in VHSL Region 3A Hoops Semis - Hopewell 49, Petersburg 42. Tyrease Hunter hits a pair at the foul line for the Blue Devils, now in the bonus the rest of the way.

 

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Hopewell is pulling away, ahead 53-42 on Petersburg with 2:58 to play and closing in on another State Tournament berth.

 

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Final in VHSL Region 3A Hoops Semis at Scope - Hopewell 63, Petersburg 51. Blue Devils (21-3) punch their ticket to the State Tournament for the third consecutive year and will face Lake Taylor / Lafayette winner in Region 3A title game.

Final Stats for Petersburg - Chris Fields Jr. 27Pts. 9-20FG, 6-10FT, 16Reb. 4Stl. Rayjuan Traynham 9Pts. 2Ast. 2Stl. Jeremiah Johnson 7Pts. 3Stl. Crimson Wave - 19-57FG, 2-15 3's, 11-18FT, 28Reb. (15Off.), 5Ast. 15TO's, 1Blk. 15Stl

Final Stats for Hopewell - Cam Mise 18Pts. 10Reb. 2Stl. Tyrease Hunter 15Pts. 8-8FT, 5Ast. Sincere James 14Pts. 5Reb. Shawn Long 14Reb. Blue Devils - 21-48FG, 3-12 3's, 18-28FT, 42Reb. (16Off.), 12Ast. 19TO's, 2Blk. 7Stl

 

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BOYS

End 1stQ in Region 3A Hoops Semis - Lake Taylor 17, Lafayette 10. Titans with 7 steals and a pair of 3's thus far.

 

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3:18 to go 2ndQ in VHSL Region 3A Semis - Lake Taylor 27, Lafayette 13. Triston Skipwith buries the third trey of the night for the Titans.

(Matt tweets)

 

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VHSL Region 3A Hoops Semis at the Half - Lake Taylor 37, Lafayette 18. Folks know about multi-sport standouts like Elijah Washington, Jaylen Pretlow and Kamari Scott. But LT sub Tobias Meekins was the unsung hero (7Pts. 9Reb.) in that 2ndQ.

 

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For Lake Taylor at the break - Tobias Meekins 7Pts. 3-5FG, 9Reb. (all 2ndQ), 2Stl. Aaron Elliott 7Pts. 7Ast. Montonio Flowers 6Pts. 2-3 3's. Elijah Washington 4Pts. 5Reb. 2Blk. 2Stl. Titans - 14-28FG, 5-9 3's, 4-7FT, 22Reb. 9Ast. 10TO's, 3Blk. 9Stl.

 

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For Lafayette at the break - Jarquez Garrett 6Pts. 3-6FG. Asa Fehrenbach 5Pts. 4Reb. Rams - 7-26FG, 1-4 3's, 3-5FT, 10REb. 1Ast. 10TO's, 1Blk. 5Stl.

 

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3:25 left 3rdQ in VHSL Region 3A Semis - Lake Taylor 50, Lafayette 33. Aaron Elliott putting together a very solid floor game with 10 points and 9 dimes. Still underrated to me.

 

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End 3rdQ in VHSL Region 3A Semis - Lake Taylor 60, Lafayette 38. Titans can smell their 4th State Tournament appearance since 2016.

Aaron Elliott leads Titans with 14 pts and 11 assists.

 

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Final in VHSL Region 3A Hoops Semis - Lake Taylor 79, Lafayette 55. Titans (17-7; 17-6) secure their fourth State Tournament berth since 2016 and will face Hopewell for the Region 3D crown.

(good night Matt)

 

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Final Stats for Lake Taylor - Aaron Elliott 17Pts. 12Ast. 3Stl. Tobias Meekins 13Pts. 13Reb. 3Stl. Montonio Flowers 11Pts. 3-4 3's. Triston Skipwith 10Pts. 3-4 3's. Elijah Washington 9Reb. 3Blk. Titans - 29-60FG, 8-14 3's, 13-19FT, 41Reb. (19Off.), 17Ast. 15TO, 5Blk. 14Stl.

 

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Final Stats for Lafayette - Jarquez Garrett 16Pts. 7-13FG, 2Stl. Asa Fehrenbach 10Pts. 2-3 3's, 6Reb. 2Blk. 2Stl. Kamari Scott 9Pts. 7Reb. Karmelo Jefferson 9Pts. 5Ast. Rams - 20-55FG, 4-11 3's, 11-18FT, 26Reb. (15Off.), 8Ast. 16TO's, 3Blk. 10Stl.

 

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GIRLS

Lafayette, Lakeland rally to earn Class 3 girls basketball state tournament berths​

By Marty O'Brien
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Feb 25, 2023 at 6:40 pm


NORFOLK — It took Lakeland High 30 years to reach its first girls basketball state tournament. The Cavaliers liked it so much that they’ve turned it into a habit.

The No. 4-seeded Cavaliers staged an improbable rally to defeat No. 1 Hopewell 43-38 in the Class 3 Region A semifinals Saturday at Scope. The victory sends the Cavaliers into the state tournament for a third consecutive season.


Lafayette will look to cultivate a similar habit, having gone 50 years since opening without ever reaching a girls state tournament. The No. 2 Rams put that streak to bed with a 31-30 win over No. 3 Norcom in the second semifinal. They rallied to score the final seven points before surviving two missed free throws by the Greyhounds with 1 second remaining.

Before moving on to the state quarterfinals, the Rams (19-7) and the two-time defending champion Cavaliers (14-10) will play for the region title. That game is set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Scope.

 

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GIRLS Region 3A Championship:

End 1stQ in VHSL Region 3A Girls Hoops Championship - Lakeland 11, Lafayette 10.

VHSL Region 3A Girls Hoops Championship at the Half - Lafayette 21, Lakeland 20

End 3rdQ in VHSL Region 3A Girls Hoops Championship at Scope - Lakeland 33, Lafayette 30.

Final in VHSL Region 3A Girls Hoops Championship at Scope - Lakeland 46, Lafayette 44.

The Lakeland Girls celebrate winning the Region 3A Hoops Championship. Lakeland takes on Brentsville District in the State Quarters, while Lafayette visits Region 3B Champ Meridian in the State Quarters

 

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BOYS 3A Region Championship:

 

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4:30 left in VHSL Region 3A Hoops Championship - Lake Taylor 30, Hopewell 20. Lay-up by Eastern District POY Elijah Washington increases the Titans lead. Washington gets whistled for his 4th foul moments later. But Titans in firm control of this defensive battle.

 

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3:44 to go in VHSL Region 3A Hoops Championship - Lake Taylor 30, Hopewell 25. It took Hopewell's Cameron Mise only 24 seconds to slice the Lake Taylor lead in half with a basket plus-1 and then another bucket.

 

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1:38 to go in VHSL Region 3A Hoops Championship - Hopewell 32, Lake Taylor 32. Jordan Lambert and Cameron Mise heating up for the Blue Devils, who have erased the 10-point fourth quarter deficit.

 

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40 seconds to go in VHSL Region 3A Hoops Championship - Lake Taylor 33, Hopewell 32.

 

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26 seconds to go in VHSL Region 3A Hoops Championship - Lake Taylor 33, Hopewell 32. Hopewell ball after a Lake Taylor turnover. Both teams out of time-outs.

 

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Final in VHSL Region 3A Hoops Championship - Hopewell 34, Lake Taylor 33. Blue Devils pull off an incredible comeback from down 10 with under six minutes to go, closing on a 14-3 flurry to win the regional crown and stun the Titans at Scope.

 

[10iceiceice]

Hopewell will play at home or at a tri cities location against William Monroe Friday night, lake Taylor will travel to play Skyline in a undetermined location. Good luck lake Taylor is tall and athletic. hopewell used there quickness and pressure defense at the end to win it.

 

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Hopewell celebrates conpleting a remarkable comeback and capturing the Region 3A Championship. The Blue Devils (21-3) will next face William Monroe (17-8 in the State Quarters, while the Titans (17-8; 17-7) travel to unbeaten Skyline (25-0).