by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Virginia Tech freshman guard Chanette Hicks earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors after posting a career-high 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists in a win over Virginia. The former Maury star averages eight points, 4.1 assists, and 2.7 steals per game for the Lady Hokies in her freshman campaign.…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The season is winding down, but we’re still seeing some great basketball action as every team is looking to finish strong. On the boys side, the winner of this week’s award is Travius Smith of Lake Taylor. Travius finished with 25 points in Lake Taylor’s win over Heritage to claim the…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 For many area high schools the state basketball quarterfinals will kick off this week with the first round being conducted at “supersites” as chosen by the Virginia High School League. The field has expanded this season with the top eight from each region automatically qualifying for the state tournament. Starting with…
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by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We’re into the playoffs and the number of teams competing gets smaller game by game. Voting for the B-Dubs Player of the Week honors the great talent in our area. You have four options among the boys and four options among the girls for Player of the Week. Be sure…
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by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Woodside got revenge over Landstown and C.D. Hylton to advance to Saturday’s 6A south region championship game, but Oscar Smith traveled a much different path in overcoming Kellam and Cosby prior to this weekend’s finals. The Tigers were victorious in the teams’ regular season matchup, defeating the Wolverines at home. But…
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by Tamara Brown, recruit757 After defeating the two-time defending Group 6A champions Cosby Lady Titans, Woodside came back home to host Landstown, who took down Woodbridge to reach the regional championship game. Landstown failed to score on their first possession but Woodside tallied two points on their first offensive play after a jumper by Jay…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 The Peninsula had four teams in region championship games this weekend. Perhaps no finalist was a bigger surprise out of the four than Hampton. The Crabbers knocked off top-seeded Green Run in the quarterfinal round, before Mathias Caver’s three-pointer as time expired to shock Norview in the semifinals. Hampton traveled to…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Norcom 83, Hopewell 56 The visiting Greyhounds used 25 points from senior guard Travis Fields to capture the program’s first 3A East region title after moving down from Group 4A this season. Forward KJ Davis added 23 points for the Greyhounds will be the number one seed when state tournament play…
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by Daniel Payton, recruit757 Travius Smith scored a team-high 25 points for Lake Taylor, as the Titans secured the 4A East region championship with a 70-59 win over visiting Heritage (NN). The first quarter started out neck and neck as the teams exchanged baskets. Jermaine Marrow scored eight points to help the Hurricanes keep pace…
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by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 The Lady Greyounds advanced to tonight’s 3A East region championship game with the victory over visiting John Marshall. Destiny Jones led the Greyhounds with 20 points. Tiara Chambers added an impressive six points, eight rebounds, and six blocks. Norcom will travel to Petersburg for Friday’s 7pm contest. Princess Anne 55, Salem…
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