News Stories Tagged "post season"

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Late Free Throws Down Raiders in Overtime

Friday, Feb. 29, 2008

With her team down by two points and just 14.5 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of Thursday night's Virginia Region II girls' basketball semifinal game, Loudoun County sophomore Kendra Holmes stepped to the line and made two free throws, sending the Raiders to overtime and providing hope to a screaming home crowd. Read story and 2 comments »

Freedom Nearly Claws Back, Loses 52-51

Friday, Feb. 29, 2008

Down by nine points with six minutes left in Thursday's Virginia AA Region II semi-final matchup with Brentsville, Freedom-South Riding's Meixandra Porter took it upon herself to get her team back in the game. Read story »

Early Deficit Is Too Much for Panthers

Orange County Scores First 16 Points

Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008

Potomac Falls took the floor Tuesday night for its Virginia AA Region II first-round game against Orange County riding the momentum of winning the Dulles District tournament. Read story »

Heritage Gives Up 13-Point Lead in Loss

Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008

With a 13-point third quarter lead over John Handley Tuesday night, Heritage looked like it would knock off its state-ranked opponent and return to regional semi-finals for the second time in three years. Read story »

Freedom Advances With Road Win, 50-32

Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008

Freedom-South Riding used a stifling pressure defense to hold Western Albermarle to just two field goals in the first half, and found scoring from several players -- including a team-high 13 points from junior point guard Meixandra Porter -- to cruise past host Western Albermarle, 50-32, on Tuesday night in a Virginia AA Region II first-round game. Read story »

Raiders Advance With Win Over Heritage

Friday, Feb. 22, 2008

Loudoun County turned to its leaders on Thursday night and senior Donne Lucas and junior Joe Bushrod rose to the occasion to lead the Raiders to their sixth consecutive victory, 58-45 over Heritage, to advance to the Virginia AA Dulles District tournament championship game. Read story »

Balanced Attack Sends Panthers Over Park View

Friday, Feb. 22, 2008

Before Thursday night’s game against Park View, Potomac Falls Coach Jeff Hawes saw Patriots forward Danny Foley at a local eatery. Read story »

Turnovers Haunt Vikings in Tournament Loss

Friday, Feb. 22, 2008

Although Loudoun Valley had emphasized taking care of the ball in practice for much of this season, knowing that turnovers had often been the difference between wins and losses, the Vikings were still haunted by sloppy play during their 56-43 loss to Osbourn Park yesterday in the Virginia AAA Cedar Run District tournament semifinals at Stonewall Jackson High School. Read story »

Loudoun County Girls Earn Shot at Title

Friday, Feb. 22, 2008

Barely enough time had passed for Loudoun County to absorb the fact that they had earned the right to play for the Dulles District title before they were barraged with yet more accolades Thursday. Read story »

Freedom Uses Second Half to Rout Broad Run

Friday, Feb. 22, 2008

It took Freedom-South Riding a full half to shake off the jitters in its most meaningful game so far this season. The Eagles managed just 19 points against Broad Run and committed 10 turnovers in a sloppy first half and were fortunate to make it to the locker room with a three-point advantage. Read story »

Bench Sparks Patriots to Spot in Semifinals

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008

With early foul trouble and shooting struggles limiting several Park View starters in Tuesday’s Dulles District quarterfinal matchup with Broad Run, the Patriots turned to their bench for a lift – and they delivered. Read story »

Heritage Rolls Past Briar Woods in 46-Point Win

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008

First-place Heritage was off and running in its Dulles District quarterfinal game against eighth-seeded Briar Woods on Tuesday, rolling to a 76-30 win and setting up a semifinal game on Friday with crosstown rival Loudoun County. Read story »

Tuesday Night Basketball Roundup

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008

Roundup of other games Tuesday night in Loudoun County. Read story »

Dominion's Titan

Albritton Brings Explosive Offense to Dulles District

Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008

The Dominion boys' basketball team crowded around Coach Steve Douglas as he drew up the final play. The Titans trailed Freedom-South Riding by one point with 2.2 seconds left on their home floor in a late-January game they desperately needed to win to get back in contention in the Dulles District. Read story and 3 comments »

Stone Bridge Makes Defensive Statement

In State Final, Offense Is Overshadowed

Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007

With a high-flying offense and so many game-breaking weapons, the Stone Bridge offense had overshadowed the Bulldogs’ defense for most of the season. After all, with players such as Jeron Gouveia, Ryan Moody, Patrick Thompson and Kareem Alexander breaking big play after big play, it was easy to overlook a tackle for a two-yard loss or a batted pass on third-and-short. Read story »

PODCAST: Bulldogs' Next Stop -- State Championship Game

Friday, Dec. 7, 2007

Minutes after finishing practice in the school's gym on Thursday, Stone Bridge coach Mickey Thompson and senior running back/safety Jeron Gouveia sat down for an interview to discuss the team's 38-24 victory over defending state champions Phoebus as well as the Bulldogs' preparation for Saturday's state championship game against Potomac. Read story »

6 Turnovers End Patriots’ Title Hopes

Sherando Defensive Back Snatches 3 Interceptions, Rushes for 3 Touchdowns

Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007

Fifteenth-ranked Park View's potent offense moved the ball efficiently Friday night against No. 11 Sherando in the AA Region II Division 4 championship game, racking up more than 300 total yards. But six turnovers were too much to overcome, and the Patriots failed to score in a season-ending 38-0 loss. Read story »

Well-Rehearsed Stone Bridge Will Play On

Friday, Nov. 23, 2007

Stone Bridge football players never know when they show up for a game which of them will be the ones with the microphones and tape recorders in their faces afterward. Read story »

Briar Woods' Season Ends at Millbrook

Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007

With a kneel, Millbrook quarterback Andrew Oates capped the season for visiting Briar Woods Friday night and enacted revenge. Read story »

Sign Up for Football Scoring Updates

Friday, Nov. 16, 2007

If you can't make it out to the gridiron tonight but want to know how your favorite team is doing as the game is happening, sign up for live scoring updates from LoudounExtra.com. Read story »

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