Basketball: Monday Night Round-up - Raiders Sweep Pride

Leesburg (Feb. 3, 2010) - In the only games played so far this week, Loudoun County boys and girls swept Heritage on Monday in non-district contests.

The Loudoun County boys got back .500 with a 67-58 win. Senior Mahir Mrkonjic had a game-high with 26 points and Worth Mays added 14 points and three steals. Calle brown added nine points, 13 rebounds, and four assists for the Raider.

In the girls game, Loudoun County led 23-0 in the first quarter and cruised to a 73-47 win.

In that big first quarter for the LC girls, Alex Lapple connected on all eight of her points as six different players scored in the opening frame.

In the victory, the Raiders had four players finish in double figure scoring as they were led by Brittany Batts game high 17 points. Batts also finished with five rebounds and four steals.

Kendra Holmes had 14 points to go along with 13 rebounds and two blocked shots. Alissa Kain was next with 13 points, seven rebounds, and six assists. The fourth Raider in double digits was Jenna Strange. Strange tallied 12 points to go along with seven rebounds and four steals.

County's first quarter total of 23 points was surpassed by their 26 third quarter points as they led 62-32 going into the fourth quarter.

County's road win gives them their ninth straight victory as they improve their overall record to 15-2.

Erika Grabbi had a team high 15 points to lead the host Pride.

Girls Box
Loudoun County 73, Heritage 47
L (15-2) — Batts 17, Holmes 14, A. Kain 13, Strange 12, Lapple 8, Cummings 3, Linnemann 3, Grimsley 2, Saleck 1. Totals 29 9-21 73.
H (3-11) — Grabbi 15, Sterling 11, McDonald 8, Nibbelink 5, Smart 4, Evans 2, Scott 2. Totals 20 5-11 47.
Halftime: Loudoun County, 36-15.
Three-point goals: L 6 (Batts 2, A. Kain 2, Strange 2); H 2 (McDonald, Nibbelink).
Rebounds: L 40 (Batts 5, Holmes 13, A. Kain 7, Strange 7, Cummings 4, Linnemann, Grimsley 2, Knudsen).
Assists: L 15 (Batts 2, Holmes 2, A. Kain 6, Strange 2, Linnemann, Grimsley, Saleck).


Boys Box
LOUDOUN COUNTY 67, HERITAGE 58
H (3-11) — Cavan 11, Nelson 9, Russell 8, Arbogast 7, Dentler 7, Calhoun 5, Summers 5, Swanson 4, Figert 2. Totals 20 12-23 58.
L (9-9) — Mrkonjic 26, Mays 14, Brown 9, Campbell 6, Pratt 4, O'Connell 3, Huber 2, Parker 2, Cokely 1. Totals 24 14-29 67.
Halftime: Loudoun County, 28-26.
Three-point goals: H 6 (Cavan, Nelson 2, Russell, Dentler, Summers); L 5 (Mrkonjic 5).