Rappahannock Record, February 21, 2013, Section C
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Section C February 21, 2013 Rappahannock Record www.rrecord.com Kilmarnock, VA AreaSports 2ECREATIONs&ISHINGs(IGH3CHOOL4EAMS Colding leads boys All-District roster by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi 17.8 points per game as the Others named to the district’s second leading second team are Kyle Elmore Lancaster High senior Tyler scorer and led the Drifters to of Northumberland, Tevin Colding and Colonial Beach the regular season title with Fisher of Rappahannock and junior Montie Gould shared a 9-1 record. Lancaster went Jeremy Turner of Washington the Northern Neck District 8-2 in the Northern Neck as & Lee. player of the year honor for the runner-up. The district all academic boys basketball. The two Colonial Beach’s Jonathan team includes Lancaster’s received the district’s top Parker was named the district Kedrick Lee, Northumber- award during a ceremony last coach of the year. land’s Bryce Johnson, Rappa- Friday following Northum- Lancaster also placed one hannock’s Eamonn Collins, 3HANE#HAMBERS +AI!NTONIO berland’s tournament cham- player on the all-district Colonial Beach’s L.J. West pionship win over Essex. second team in junior Ricky and Kameron Smith, Essex Colding, who was also Gibson. Colonial Beach also 4YLER#OLDING High’s Alex Balderson and Four LHS grapplers place named to the all-district first named Keane Foster to the DISTRICTCO PLAYEROFTHEYEAR Drew Balderson, and Wash- team, is the district’s leading second team. Essex, Aaron Lewis of Nor- ington & Lee’s Jeremy scorer, averaging 19 points Others named to the first thumberland and Treshaun Turner, Terrin Dickerson and in Group A championships per game. Gould averaged team are Alonzo Tompkins of Brown of Washington & Lee. Milan Bullock. by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Lancaster High took seven wrestlers and had four place Tournament underdogs have their day: in the Group A state wrestling championships in Salem last weekend. Northumberland boys win championship Junior Shane Chambers took fifth in the Group by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi A tournament as the Red Devils’ top finisher. Junior Fourth-place Northumberland Brad Smith and senior Kai pulled off the big upsets last week Antonio each placed seventh to win the Northern Neck District and senior Colton Hayden tournament championship. finished eighth. #OLTON(AYDEN The Indians whipped first- “We had a really tightly- place Colonial Beach, 67-48, in knit group of young men a semifinal game last Wednesday, this year,” said LHS coach then came from behind for a last Craig Oren. “Everyone who second win over Essex, 50-49, in placed this year was a couple the tournament final last Friday. of points from placing last Wesley Jackson walked away year. This was a tough, deter- the hero for Northumberland, mined squad who rose to sinking two free throws — the many challenges throughout first to tie and the second to take the season.” the lead — with 13 seconds to Lancaster and the North- play in the game. Jackson fin- ern Neck District’s Wash- ished with 16 points to lead three ington & Lee both scored double-digit scorers for the Indi- 32 points at the state tour- ans. nament and tied with Wil- Northumberland had taken a liam Monroe for 22nd place. "RAD3MITH one-point lead in the first quarter Northampton had the highest but allowed Essex to pull away team finish among Region A short of his goals, he has with a 15-7 run in the second to teams, scoring 86 points for been a rock for the program. go up 25-18 at the half. fifth place. Thomas got a tough draw in Northumberland started to Chambers, who was the his bracket, but never backed chop away at the Trojans’ lead Region A champion at 182 down. He wrestled tough midway through the third when pounds, won an 8-4 decision against some stout competi- Keith Bryant hit a field goal over Josh Savoie of William tion. to pull the Indians within two, Monroe in the fifth-place “Sam Bouis is a promising 33-31, then was fouled on Nor- round. A returning state con- freshman, and we are very thumberland’s next possession tender, Chambers went 26-4 excited that he got a chance and sank the second of two free on the year for the Devils and to compete at this level at throws to cut the margin to one. was 4-2 at the state meet. such a young age. We have The two teams traded shots for “Shane has been dedicated high hopes for him going the first five minutes of the fourth to the program all year. His forward,” he added. before Kyle Elmore hit a three- determination and focus Northumberland qualified pointer to give the Indians their helped him to put together a six for the state meet with first lead since the first quarter, good state tournament,” said none of them placing. The 43-42. Oren. Indians’ qualifiers included The Trojans answered with a Smith, who was also the Aaron Curry (138), Billy shot to take a 44-43 lead before ,ANCASTERS4YLER#OLDINGGOESUPFORASHOTAGAINSTTHREE%SSEXDEFENDERSDURINGLASTWEEKS regional champion, beat Pipkin (113), Jordan Chinn Aaron Lewis sank a free throw to SEMIlNALGAMEOFTHE.ORTHERN.ECK$ISTRICTTOURNAMENTPhoto by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Dylan Hitt of Rappahannock (145), Philip Harrison (170), tie at 44-44 with 2:19 to play. County by decision, 6-4, Kevin Hanks (120) and Cody Elmore then came up with a in the seventh-place match Jackson (160). steal and lay in to lift the Indians, among 152-pounders. He “I’m very encouraged 46-44. Northumberland pulled went 3-2 at the tournament. with the effort and hunger down a defensive rebound and “Brad was very focused on for success that this team Jackson was fouled at the other his goal of placing in state demonstrated this season. end to go to the line for a one- this year,” said Oren. “This We are well on our way in and-one. He hit both to give the became apparent when, down the process of bringing this Indians a 48-44 lead. by a considerable margin in a program to a championship DJ Ashlock came up with a match, he pinned his oppo- level,” said NHS coach Matt shot and a stick back for four nent with 30 seconds left.” Carney. quick points for the Trojans, tying Antonio, who went 3-2 for 4EAMRESULTS the score at 48-48 with under a the tourney, also won by deci- 1. Grundy 143, 2. Stras- minute to play. With 27 seconds sion, 9-3, over Kaelin Echols burg 128, 3. Manassas Park left, Tompkins hit one of two free of Chatham in the seventh- 121, 4. Rural Retreat 90.5, throws for a 49-48 Essex lead place match at 195 pounds. 5. Northampton 86, 6. Parry before Lewis stole the ball under “Kai has wrestled well all McCluer 80, 7. Castlewood the Trojan basket and signaled for year. His energy and enthusi- 59, 8. Clarke County 67.5, a time out as he fell to the ground. asm helped propel him to the 9. James River 54, 10. Riv- Jackson was fouled on the pos- seventh-place finish,” said erheads 51, 11. Central- session and hit the go-ahead shot Oren. Wise 50, 12. tie, King Wil- at the line. Everett Vest of Graham liam and Eastside 48, 14. Bryant scored 11 points for pinned Hayden in the sev- J.I. Burton 47, 15. Chatham Northumberland and Lewis .ORTHUMBERLAND(IGHSBOYSBASKETBALLTEAMUPSETTHEDISTRICTSTOPSEED THENEDGED%SSEX enth-place match in the 220 46, 16. Chilhowie 44.5, 17. Photo by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi added 10. TOWINTHE.ORTHERN.ECKTOURNAMENTCHAMPIONSHIP weight class. Hayden was 2-3 Appomattox County 37, 18. Keith Bundy and Tompkins for the tournament to finish Stonewall Jackson 34, 19. scored 17 points each to lead eighth in the medal round. tie, Mathews and Holston 33, Essex and Ashlock chipped in the old fashioned way with a shot “Colton is an athletic 21. Stuarts Draft 32.5, 22. 10. and free throw to give the Trojans senior who came back from tie, William Monroe, Lan- In a semifinal game, Essex a 40-34 lead. an ankle injury last year to caster, Washington & Lee took the lead for good late in Lancaster went on a 7-2 run, wrestle tough all year for 32, 25. George Wythe 30, 26. the second quarter and went on which included a steal and layup us,” said Oren. “His dedica- Radford 28, 27. Graham 23, to edge Lancaster, 50-45, last by Colding and three points by tion to the team has been a 28. Central-Woodstock 22.5, Wednesday. Taj Smith, to get as close as two, huge boost for everyone.” 29. tie, Patrick Henry-Glade Ashlock had a stick back at the 44-42, with 1:49 to play. Lancaster also qualified Spring and Nottoway, 21, 31. buzzer to give the Trojans a 23-21 Essex put up a quick six unan- senior Sam Friday, junior tie, Lebanon, Middlesex, East lead at the half and visiting Essex swered for a 50-42 lead and Thomas Hyde and fresh- Rockingham and Covington, held on for the win. Lancaster’s Trevon Taylor hit a man Sam Bouis for the state 20, 35. Galax 18, 36. tie, Bundy hit a three-pointer with three-pointer with two seconds to tournament. Friday was the Madison County and Gray- 2:20 to go in the third to give play to end the scoring. T. Smith Region A champion at 160, son County 16, 38. tie, Floyd Essex its biggest lead of the night scored 13 points and Colding while Hyde (170) and Bouis County and George Mason at eight points, 35-27.