Basketball: The Playoff Skinny for Monday and Tuesday

Boys Basketball
Cedar Run District Semifinals
#1 Osbourn 50, #4 Loudoun Valley 26
The Vikes' goal was to hold Osbourn to 30 points and they almost did it, limiting the high-scoring Eagles to just 18 at the half but Osbourn had too much and ended Valley's season
#2 Battlefield 73, #3 Stonewall Jackson 46

Liberty District Quarterfinals
#1 Langley 60, #8 Marshall 39
#4 Fairfax 62, #5 TJ 60
#3 South Lakes 63, #6 Madison 44
#2 McLean 50, #7 Stone Bridge 46
The Skinny: Bulldogs were down 14 points at halftime and then battled back to within three but failed to advance out of districts for the sixth straight year since moving to the Northern Region.

Girls basketball
Cedar Run District Semifinals
#1 Stonewall Jackson 76, #4 Battlefield 34
#2 Heritage 63, #3 Loudoun Valley 47
The Skinny: The Pride continue their record-setting season as they qualify for regionals for the first time ever. Heritage has now won a school record 14 games this season. It was a balanced Pride attack with five players scoring eight or more points. Jamie Gutch scored 21 points in her final game for the Vikings but it wasn't enough. After a cold start from the field in the first quarter, Heritage warmed up on their homecourt, shooting a hot 21 of 31 over the next three quarters before coach Anthony Long emptied his bench in the final minutes. Valley led early in the second quarter but Heritage, with fullcourt pressure forcing some turnovers, went on a 13-4 and never trailed again.

HERITAGE 63, LOUDOUN VALLEY 47L (1-4, 1-4) — Gutch 21, Hurtt 13, Stevenson 5, Mingo 4, Luck 3, Boyer 1. Totals 17 8-16 47.
H (14-8, 6-3) — Grabbi 13, McDonald 12, Moore 12, Whoolery 9, Tibbs 8, Nibbelink 6, Smart 2, Robinson 1.Totals 25 11-16 63.
Halftime: Heritage, 32-22.
Three-point goals: L 5 (Gutch, Hurtt 3, Luck); H 2 (McDonald, Whoolery).

Liberty District Quarterfinals
#1 Stone Bridge 55, #8 TJ 38
The Skinny: Murielle Tiernan led the Bulldogs with a double-double of 12 points and 13 rebounds and Cori Prince add 10 points. Regular-season champ advances to play McLean on Thursday at 5:45 p.m. at South Lakes High School.
#4 McLean 50, #5 South Lakes 48
#3 Madison 30, #6 Marshall 23
#2 Fairfax 54, #7 Langley 45



Mon. Feb. 14
Boys Basketball
Dulles District Quarterfinals at high seed
#1 Potomac Falls 71, #8 Dominion 40
The Skinny: A dozen players score for the Panthers as they roll to a quarterfinal win and improve to 22-1 on the season.
#7 Woodgrove 69, #2 Broad Run 67
The Skinny: First-year Wolverines pull off the shocker, coming back from a 9-point halftime deficit and trailing by five going into the final quarter at Broad Run. Brad Gilson scored 27 points, including four 3-pointers and had eight rebounds, four assists, three blocks and a steal. Also for Woodgrove: Brett Danielson scored 14 points, including four 3-pointers, and
Andrew Traub hit for three treys and 12 points as the Wolverines threw down 11 3-pointers in the win. Brendan Wells scored nine for Woodgrove. Nigel Johnson led BR with 29 points and Taylor Johnson scored 16.
#3 Briar Woods 48, #6 Freedom 39
The Skinny: Myles Tate had three incredible drives to the basket in a row in the fourth quarter and scored a team-high 17 points to lead the Falcons to victory.
#5 Park View 77, #4 Loudoun County 69
The Skinny: It was a double dose of bad news for the Raiders as they fell to Park View in Leesburg and then Broad Run's defense left County's regional playoff hopes in tatters. Donte Absher and Ryan McCarter combined for 45 points to lead the Pats. Colin Gibson and Mike Anderson combined for 42 points for County.

Girls Basketball
Dulles District Quarterfinals at high seed
#1 Loudoun County 72, #8 Tuscarora 32
The Skinny: Brittany Batts led four Raiders in double digits with 26 points and six 3-pointers.
#2 Freedom 48, #7 Woodgrove 35
The Skinny: Alexis Jones and Dionna Scott combined for 31 points as the Eagles held off a scrappy Wolverine team.
#3 Potomac Falls 36, #6 Broad Run 30
The Skinny: This was a tough defensive struggle as the Panthers held the Spartans to one field goal in the second half. PFalls went 6 of 8 from foul line down the stretch to seal the deal.
POTOMAC FALLS 36, BROAD RUN 30 B (9-14, 6-10) — Ferguson 11, Miller 8, Mines 5, Tashjian 3, Rabinek 2, Cabellos 1. Totals 7 15-24 30.
P (12-11, 10-6) — Mook 9, Guttridge 8, Reynolds 8, Jefferies 4, Perez 4, Murphy 2, Mueller 1. Totals 13 8-13 36.
Halftime: Broad Run, 16-14.
Three-point goals: B (Tashjian); P 2 (Guttridge 2).

#4 Briar Woods 65, #5 Park View 53
The Skinny: Brittany Gilbert and Logan Ballard combined for 34 points to lead the Falcons to victory. Pats had three players in double figures in Yorkie Torto (17), Brittney Williams (16) and Mikala Dillard (13) but BWoods had the depth and speed.