2008-09 Girls' Basketball Season In Pictures
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Friday, March 13, 2009
As the Freedom Eagles and Loudoun County Raiders gear up for their respective AA Virginia state championship games on Saturday, we take a quick look back at this year's memorable girls' basketball season.
It began with the two teams that remain standing, as they met in a preseason tournament with the Eagles routing their rivals to take the first step toward establishing themselves as the best team in the Dulles District and ended in similar fashion. In the fourth meeting between the two teams Freedom held off a much improved Raiders' squad to complete the season sweep, cap a perfect run through the district and clinch the school's first ever Dulles District regular season and tournament titles.
In between those two bookends, the season saw plenty of drama with upsets in district play and a fierce battle between Broad Run, Briar Woods and Park View for third place in the league behind the two decided front-runners. Eventually the Spartans won that battle, and they were rewarded with a home game in the Region II tournament.
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2008-09 Girls Basketball Season in Photos
12/19 - Dionna Scott and the Freedom Eagles smothered Briar Woods 75-38 to start the Dulles District regular season 3-0 and set the tone for their league dominance. (Tracy A. Woodward)
1/23 - Third place in the Dulles District was up for grabs and Broad Run's Caitlin Hunter and Briar Woods' Jillian Olson refused to let their teams fall out of the running. With two narrow victories over the Falcons, including this 43-40 win at Briar Woods, the Spartans claimed the third spot behind front-runners Freedom and Loudoun County. (Richard A. Lipski)
1/30 - The Loudoun Valley girls sported pink socks and shoelaces during a late season game against Fauquier to support breast cancer awareness and research. The Vikes finished third in the AAA Cedar Run District, reached the district tournament semifinals and ended the season with a 15-8 record. (Matt Brooks)
2/10 - The defensive pressure of Region II Division 3 Player of the Year Meixandra Porter and the Freedom Eagles proved too much for Loudoun County as the Eagles edged their Dulles District rivals 49-42 in their third meeting of the season. They would see each other once more in the district tournament final. (Tracy A. Woodward)
2/10 - With the win over County, the Eagles clinched their first ever Dulles District regular season title. They finished the league regular season with a perfect 14-0 record. (Tracy A. Woodward)
2/17 - The Loudoun County Raiders had plenty to be excited about as the marched to the Dulles District tournament final. Their run began with a 55-34 rout of Leesburg rivals Heritage in the tournament's first round. (Dominic Bracco II)
2/21 - After a 20-2 regular season that included the a Dulles District title, the Freedom Eagles added a district tournament title to their trophy collection with a 61-57 win over Loudoun County in the final. That victory - their fourth over the Raiders on the year - avenged a heartbreaking last second defeat to County in last season's tournament final. Both teams advanced to the Region II tournament. (Matt Brooks)
2/24 - The Broad Run Spartans celebrated their 54-37 win over James Wood in the first round of the Region II Division 4 tournament in style. (Tracy A. Woodward)
3/7 - Freedom's Kelsey Buchanan was a dominant inside force as the Eagles got past James Monroe 64-57 to advance to the AA Division 3 state finals in Richmond. (Tracy A. Woodward)
3/7 - After their team's victory, the Freedom faithful formed a tunnel for their players to run through as they left the court at Robinson High School. With a 50-43 come-from-behind win over Millbrook in the state semifinals, the Eagles advanced to Saturday's final. They'll face Robert E. Lee-Staunton at 11:00 a.m. at VCU's Siegel Center in Richmond. (Tracy A. Woodward)
3/10 - Sophomore Brittany Batts and the Loudoun County Raiders ran all over Charlottesville in a rematch of the Region II Division 4 final won by the Raiders. County was battling for its first ever appearance in the state title game. (Tracy A. Woodward)
3/10 - County defeated Charlottesville 77-45 to advance to Saturday's state finals where they'll face Turner Ashby at 7 p.m. at VCU's Siegel Center in Richmond. The Knights were the only team other than Freedom to beat the Raiders this season. (Tracy A. Woodward)
In the Cedar Run District, Loudoun Valley finished strong to claim the third seed in their league tournament but fell in the semifinals to end their season.
With impressive runs through the Region II Division 3 and Division 4 tournaments, the Eagles and Raiders both earned spots in the state tournament as top seeds. Neither disappointed with the Eagles squeaking past James Monroe and coming from behind to beat a talented Millbrook team while the Raiders have run all over their opposition, cruising to Saturday's final.
Here's a look at the season in pictures.
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