Loudoun Valley Boys and Girls Fall to Fauquier

By Kevin Myrick

Sunday, February 10, 2008

The Loudoun Valley boys’ and girls’ basketball teams traveled to Fauquier Saturday to make up a pair of Cedar Run District games that had been postponed last week due to weather. Both teams, playing their second game in as many nights, were unable to come away with a victory.

In the first game of the doubleheader, the Loudoun Valley girls fell to Fauquier 54-39, one day after picking up a home victory over Culpeper.

Fauquier, which got a game-high 17 points from Adrienne Essiaw, opened up a 10-point lead during the second quarter and was never seriously threatened after that.

“We didn’t play with very much emotion at all. It was kind of stale throughout the night and they didn’t hustle and [Fauquier] took advantage of it,” Vikings Coach Jen Piccolomini said.

The Vikings (8-12, 5-8) did hold the Falcons to 10 points in the third quarter, but still trailed by 13 heading into the final period.

Loudoun Valley’s Kayla Sweet, Lauren Privette, and Jessica Mullen all had seven points apiece.

“We’ve got to regroup. We’ll just have to get ready for Stonewall,” Piccolomini said, referring to Tuesday’s regular-season finale against Stonewall Jackson at home.

Loudoun Valley Boys Falter

Fauquier held the Vikings’ Josh Mallory to 11 points and Loudoun Valley suffered a 48-36 loss to the Falcons in Saturday’s nightcap.

It was the second straight loss for Loudoun Valley, which entered Friday’s game against Culpepper tied for first in the district but now is one game behind Liberty in the district standings.

It was a very defensive game as Fauquier eked out an 18-10 halftime lead. The Vikings made a move in the third quarter, eventually tying the score at 24 before Tyler Lamper hit a three-pointer to give the Falcons a 27-24 lead with less than a minute left in the period.

But Loudoun Valley (14-6, 8-5) could not keep up in the fourth quarter as Mallory and Cody Swain (eight points) fouled out.

Jerrelle Benimon had a game-high 14 points for Fauquier.

Loudoun Valley has one last chance before the district tournament to score a win as they travel to Stonewall Jackson on Tuesday.

Park View Girls Lose to Jefferson

Junior guard Rachael Miller scored a game-high 19 points but it wasn't enough as visiting Park View fell to Jefferson (W.Va.), 59-51, in a nonleague game Saturday night.

Junior guard Megan Barnes and freshman guard Dhernise Disney added 11 points apiece for the Patriots (11-8).

Park View will play at Potomac Falls on Monday in a district game.

Tagged: basketball, high school sports, Loudoun Valley High School, sports

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