Dominion All-Extra boys basketball selection Deandre Albritton drives to the basket in a game against Potomac Falls this season.

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Notre Dame All-Extra girls basketball selection Azania Stewart takes a shot in a game last season.

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Heritage senior Preston Findley (44) tries to block a shot from Park View senior Thomas Mulabah (54) this season. Both players were selected to the Winter All-Extra 2008 boys basketball team.

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Notre Dame All-Extra girls basketball Player of the Year Mia Nickson puts up a shot in a game against Mt. Zion this season.

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Loudoun County All-Extra girls basketball selection Samantha Akers shoots during practice this winter.

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Heritage All-Extra basketball selection Preston Findley goes up for a shot in a game against Park View earlier this year.

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Loudoun County All-Extra Player of the Year Donne Lucas goes up for a shot against Heritage in a game on February 15.

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Loudoun County All-Extra Player of the Year Donne Lucas (22) goes up for a shot with Heritage All-Extra selection Preston Findley (44) defending in a game earlier this year.

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2008 All-Extra Boys Basketball Player of the year for Loudoun County High School, Donne Lucas.

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The 2008 Boys Basketball All-Extra Selections for Loudoun from L-R: Donne Lucas, Loudoun County; Thomas Mulabah, Park View; Preston Findley, Heritage; Josh Mallory, Loudoun Valley; Alex Hogue, Potomac Falls.

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Notre Dame's Mia Nickerson, the All-Extra Player of the Year in Loudoun, poses for a photo.

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The All-Loudoun County selections for girls basketball, from L-R: Josette Campbell, Notre Dame; Alexis Campbell, Broad Run; Player of the Year Mia Nickson, Notre Dame; Samantha Akers, Loudoun County; Azania Stewart, Notre Dame; Kelsey Buchanan, Freedom.

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Notre Dame's Mia Nickson poses for a photo during the Washington Post's Winter All-Met 2008 shoot.

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The All-Extra boys' basketball player of the year is Loudoun County's Donne Lucas.

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The All-Extra first team boys' basketball players are, from left: Donne Lucas, Loudoun County; Thomas Mulabah, Park View; Preston Findley, Heritage; Josh Mallory, Loudoun Valley; and Alex Hogue, Potomac Falls.

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The first team All-Extra boys' swimmers are, from left: Tom Casey, Broad Run; Chris Farley, Briar Woods; Cole Jamison, Potomac Falls; Callum Lawson, Dominion; Geoffrey Wright, Heritage; and Mark Sarman, Broad Run.

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The All-Extra girls' basketball player of the year is Notre Dame Academy's Mia Nickson.

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The All-Extra first team girls' basketball players of the year are, from left: Josette Campbell, Notre Dame; Alexis Campbell, Broad Run; Mia Nickson, Notre Dame; Samantha Akers, Loudoun County; Azania Stewart, Notre Dame; and Kelsey Buchanan, Freedom.

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Mia Nickson and Notre Dame finished as the top area team. "It was very important where we stood in the D.C. area," Coach Mike Teasley said.

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Tagged: basketball, Notre Dame Academy

Loudoun County's game against Charlottesville ends with a loss in overtime. Loudoun County players line up to shake hands with Charlottesville.

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