Playing before a near-packed house for its Winterfest weekend, Liberty Christian Academy’s boys basketball team kept within striking distance for most of Friday night’s game against cross-town Virginia Independent Conference rival Virginia Episcopal School before falling, 52-44. The Bulldogs (10-12, 0-5 VIC) seized a 26-23 lead at the start of the second half on 3-pointers by Josh Barrick and Zach Clinton before allowing the Bishops (14-3, 4-2) to close the third quarter on a 13-2 run.
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The E.C. Glass boys’ and girls’ track squads are heading into today’s Seminole District finals with confidence, after taking an early lead in field events on Friday. Not only did Glass dominate the team rankings on the girls’ side with 66 points to second-place Heritage’s 36, the Hilltoppers received first-place finishes from senior Patrick Donigan (high jump) and sophomore Matthew Zajac (shot put) to take a commanding lead in the boys’ rankings with 59 points.
Postseason basketball action tips off today in the Dogwood District and on Monday in the Seminole with full slates of first-round games on tap.
Burton and Hairston combined for 30 points as GW worked the ball to the post players early and often in a 59-56 victory Friday night in the semifinals of the Western Valley District tournament.
One was a four-year starter on the offensive line at Liberty University; the other played and later coached under Rich Rodriguez at Glenville State College, where he studied the spread attack. For both Ben Martin and Brad Bradley, who were approved as the head football coaches at E.C. Glass and Heritage, respectively, on Tuesday night, there was a sense of coming home when they introduced themselves to their new schools this week.
Chatham freshman Jaliyuah Giggetts scored a game-high 13 points as the Cavaliers claimed the Dogwood District regular season title Thursday night with a 37-31 victory over Nelson County.
A recap of the local prep sports action from around the Danville area.
Since sophomore guard Morgan Pannell fractured the fifth metatarsal in her foot last month, Liberty Christian Academy girls basketball coach Tom Brown has had to rework his lineup as he did in the preseason, when last year’s starting point guard, Raven Jefferson, transferred to Oak Hill Academy. Fortunately, he’s found a combination that has worked, putting three of his four post players on the floor at the same time — Alana Arias and Gena Penick, who are averaging right around 12 points, 10 rebounds and two blocked shots apiece, and Skyler Womack.
Court records show Charles "Thumper" Leitch, has had his license restricted after a drunk driving conviction.
Ben Martin and Brad Bradley will be the new head football coaches for E.C. Glass and Heritage high schools, Lynchburg Superintendent Larry Massie announced Tuesday.
Of all the stats recorded in Tuesday night’s Seminole District boys basketball clash between cross-town rivals E.C. Glass and Heritage, one stood out for Hilltoppers coach Roy Roberson and another for Pioneers coach Dan Stephens. "We gave up 17 offensive rebounds tonight, which is really the only stat that matters," Roberson said after the Pioneers’ 70-62 victory before a packed Heritage Field House crowd, avenging an early-season loss at Glass. "That’s the absolute reason that we lost the game."
A recap of the local prep sports action from around the Danville area.
Dan River, which has been ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press Group A state poll the entire season, easily defeated Altavista, 69-35, on Tuesday night to continue its undefeated season.
The Blue Demons trip to Blacksburg was more than just a rivalry game, it also involved dealing with a lighting problem that delayed the game and forced some of the crowd to be moved in the gym.
Ben Martin and Brad Bradley to take over at E.C. Glass and Heritage
At Saturday’s Region III swimming championships hosted by JMU, the boys 200-yard medley and 200-free relays were excellent indicators of how the team competition would pan out.
The most highly anticipated event of the Seminole District wrestling tournament, a rematch in the 145-pound bracket between Brookville junior Josh Lancaster and Jefferson Forest’s Caleb Prather, lived up to its hype.
The odds are against any team ending Brookville’s 42-year stranglehold on the Seminole District wrestling tournament title today starting at 10 a.m. on the Bees’ home mats. But that’s not going to stop the other six schools, particularly Jefferson Forest and Amherst, from trying.
After Amherst beat E.C. Glass on Friday night 56-45 to clinch its first Seminole District regular-season boys basketball title in 20 years, Lancers coach Eddie Carter noted how difficult it has been to win at what has been predominantly a football school.
Motley, with a record of 25-5 this season in the 160-pound weight class, has been one of two leaders for Tunstall’s wrestling team this season and he’s been in several hotly contested matches throughout the season at arguably the most competitive weight class.
The Cavaliers have four wrestlers with 29 victories or more and all are considered serious threats to advance far into the postseason — seniors Mark Fitzgerald (35-1, 160 pounds) and Michael Farmer (29-6, 132 pounds), and juniors Marcus Clements (29-5, 138 pounds) and Jonathan McKenzie (29-7, 145 pounds).
A recap of the local prep sports action from around the Danville area.
It was closer than many expected, but the Blue Ridge boys basketball team held off visiting Liberty Christian Academy, 47-42, on Friday.
Tunstall sent out its senior class with a bang as the Trojans manhandled Piedmont District foe Patrick County, 62-26, on Friday night to close out the regular season.
Jefferson Forest has had more than its share of exceptional swimmers come through its program over the past decade, but few have been as versatile, or more valuable than senior Caleb Williams, the Seminole District boys swimmer of the year.
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