Blazer boys surge back past Martinsville in state quarterfinals
Spotswood High School powered past Martinsville 61 44 in a Division 3 state quarterfinal as Austin Nicely matched his A J Davis hype with a one handed dunk. The Blazers used full court pressure to force turnovers and pull away in the second half led by Justin Kier who sparked an 8 0 run to close the half.
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Harrisonburg
James Madison
Austin Nicely
Spotswood
A. J. Davis
Dukes
Nicely
SHS
Blazers
Martinsville
Bulldogs
Chad Edwards
Justin Kier
Justin
Spotswood Nips Bruton In Semifinal Thriller At VCU
Spotswood freshman Justin Kier banked in the go ahead baseline jumper with 9.7 seconds left to lift the Blazers to a 70-69 victory over Bruton in the Division 3 semifinals at the Siegel Center. Bruton had built an early 11-0 lead but missed a potential game winning shot at the buzzer. Spotswood advances to face the winner of Fort Defiance versus Brunswick in the state finals at 1 p.m. Saturday.
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Justin Kier
Blazers
Bruton
Vcus Siegel Center
Fort Defiance
Brunswick
VCU
East Rockingham hurdles Charles City in state quarterfinal rout
East Rockingham High School girls basketball dominates Charles City 71 to 25 at James Madison University, racing to a 24-0 first quarter lead. Meghan Nicholson compares hoops to writing a newspaper story as the Eagles advance to the state semifinals for the third straight year, set to face Castlewood at the Siegel Center. Adrienne Miles breaks through for Charles City late in the second, but the Panthers never challenge the lead.
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East Rockingham High School
Meghan Nicholson
Nicholson
Eagles
East Rock
Charles City
James Madison Universitys Convocation Center
Richmond
Castlewood
Covington
Siegel Center
Panthers
Adrienne Miles
CCHS
Spotswood Girls Reach State Title Bid in Semifinal Win
Spotswood High School rode Bailey Williams’s 20 points 11 assists and 8 rebounds to a 70-57 win over Monticello in the Division 3 state semifinals at the Siegel Center. Williams sparked a 43-23 second half surge lifting SHS (28-1) into Saturday’s championship game, their first since 2010.
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Richmond
Chris Dodson
Spotswood High School
Bailey Williams
Blazers
Williams
SHS
Monticello
Siegel Center
Spotswood
Freedom
South Riding
Lam's hot hand fuels SHS win over Patrick County
Nikki Lam scored a career high 24 off the bench as Spotswood beat Patrick County 83-42 in a Division 3 girls quarterfinal at James Madison University's Convocation Center. Bailey Williams added a triple double with 23 points, 12 assists, 10 steals, while Lam sparked a 20-2 run to open the game and Lam led SHS in scoring.
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Spotswood High School
Nikki Lam
Lam
Austin Nicely
Blazers
Patrick County
James Madison University
Convocation
SHS
Bailey Williams
North Carolina- Greensboro
Bailey
Chris Dodson
Sam
Spotswood
Patrick
Elizabeth Dofflemyer
PCHL
Glenn Burnett
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Devonte Holland
JMU
Travis Long
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Cheyenne Davis
Jessica Lam
Taylor Bradby
the Valley Banner
Elkton
Spotswood Girls
Dodson
Patrick Co
Junior
Ebony Reynolds
Piedmont District
Hannah Herbert
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