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Eagles, Raiders Sweep Virginia AA Girls' Titles
Saturday, March 14, 2009
In a matter of hours, the Freedom and Loudoun County girls' basketball teams made history on Saturday at Siegel Center in Richmond.
The Eagles' 58-33 victory over Robert E. Lee in the Virginia AA Division 3 championship game and the Raiders' 63-47 win over Turner Ashby in the AA Division 4 title game not only marked the first state basketball titles for each school, but it also marked the first state basketball titles in the county as a whole.
Freedom (28-2) got things rolling Saturday morning with an 18-0 run that opened up a 22-4 lead and the Eagles never looked back. Junior center Kelsey Buchanan had 11 points, 21 rebounds and a state-tournament record 10 blocks. Junior forward Dionna Scott had a game-high 24 points.
Loudoun County (25-5) also got rolling early, leading the Knights, 15-4, after one quarter and 36-18 at halftime. The Raiders also avenged a 69-57 loss to Turner Ashby in their second game of the season. Loudoun County ran the table impressively in the state tournament, winning by an average of 29 points.
Complete coverage of the Eagles' victory here and the Raiders' win here.
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