In dominating fashion, E.C. Glass’ boys and girls track teams swept the Region III meet, held Saturday at Turner Ashby High School.
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Jefferson Forest junior forward Ashlie Freeman carried the weight of missing a golden scoring opportunity in the Cavaliers’ first meeting with E.C. Glass, a one-goal loss at City Stadium, for half a season. Friday night on the same field, in the Seminole District tournament final that also determined the regular-season champion, Freeman netted the game’s first and last goals on spectacular shots to help JF (16-1) defend its district titles decisively, winning 5-1.
Jefferson Forest goalkeeper Jeremy Lee, a Liberty University recruit, showed why he was selected Seminole District player of the year in Friday night’s tournament championship game against E.C. Glass at City Stadium. Lee corralled 12 saves, including two huge stops in the second half, to preserve a 1-0 triumph and clinch the No. 1 seed for the Cavaliers (17-0-1) in next week’s Region III tournament.
High school scoreboard for Friday's district and regional playoff action.
When the Potomac Nationals entered Friday night’s game hitting a Carolina League-worst .227 as a team, it was difficult to foresee the offensive fireworks that would ensue. However, right from the start, it was clear to everyone in the crowd at Calvin Falwell Field that the Nationals came to swing the bats, outslugging the Lynchburg Hillcats, 11-8.
Brookville senior David Goulding likely would have thrown a complete game in the Bees’ quarterfinal win against Rustburg on Tuesday, had coach Chris Glaize not pulled him following a weather delay. Instead, he only threw 60 pitches, meaning he was ready to take the hill on Friday against an experienced E.C. Glass squad.
Kaleb Tinder’s goal in the second sudden-death, penalty-kick overtime period gave Nelson County the win over Appomattox in the Dogwood District boys soccer tournament final Friday in Lovingston.
The Raiders scored three times in the top of the seventh inning to take the lead and hold off Dan River, 6-4, in the Dogwood District tournament championship game Friday evening in a contest marred by 10 errors.
The prep postseason was heating up Friday night with District titles, Region tennis action and more.
Alabama has extended a scholarship offer to Manchester linebacker Holland Fischer, coach Tom Hall said.
BEDFORD — Rustburg coach Michele Riddle takes a simple approach to the game of softball. "Stick to the basics and work hard, have fun, be aggressive, relaxed and confident," she said. "Those are the four things that we try to do when we step onto the field."
High school scoreboard for Thursday's games and Friday's schedule
Bassett defeated Tunstall, 10-6, when play was halted with two outs in the top of the seventh inning of the Piedmont District tournament championship game because of a power outage at Hooker Field.
Once Robert Thomas squeezed the final out in his glove in shallow right field, Albemarle junior Joe Burris and his manager Jimmy Bibb embraced along the first base line as the rest of the Patriots celebrated.
It’s common lingo in the baseball world, but errors hurt. Sometimes, they can kill. Such was the fate for third-seeded Amherst on Wednesday, as it battled against No. 2 seed E.C. Glass in the Seminole District Semifinals at Heritage High.
Since childhood, E.C. Glass juniors Sydney Moon and Paige Riley have been close neighbors and friends. On the tennis court, their relationship has proven to be a winning formula for the team’s No. 1 doubles pair.
For the third time this season, in Wednesday’s second Seminole District semifinal at City Stadium, the E.C. Glass and Brookville boys soccer teams engaged in a game decided by one goal. "It was a crazy, crazy game," Hilltoppers coach Randy Turille said after his team nearly lost a three-goal lead in a 4-3 victory. "There were a lot of momentum shifts. I give them all the credit in the world. They kept battling."
High school scoreboard for Wednesday's games, schedule for Thursday's events
The Generals scored six runs on five hits in the fifth inning, staved off a Chatham rally and scored two more runs in the eighth to top the Cavaliers, 8-6, Wednesday night.
The Vikings ran through the Blue Ridge regular season with a perfect 10-0 mark, but Rockbridge County jumped up and pulled the shocker in the tournament semis.
The Patriots are sending 12 seniors to the next level in various athletic endeavors.
A recap of the local prep sports action from around the Danville area.
E.C. Glass’ girls and boys tennis teams both put away their Region III quarterfinal opponents 5-0 in singles play, Tuesday afternoon at home, moments before impending thunderstorms could suspend them.
High school scoreboard for Tuesday's games and schedule for Wednesday's events
There was very little doubt in the minds of the Tunstall girls soccer team how the outcome of its Piedmont District semifinal contest against Magna Vista was going to end Tuesday after senior forward Courtney Mustain easily sliced through the Warriors defense for a goal less than three minutes into the match.
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