Posts
By Alanna Dvorak
Times-Mirror Staff Writer
Special to Viva Loudoun
Sterling (Feb. 22, 2013) - For Jeff Hawes, the Potomac Falls basketball program is shrouded in history. Hawes has led the program since the school's inception. Flanking his side as assistant coaches are two former players, Brandon Jackson and Darien Almond. And during a Region II Division 4 boys semifinal win against Loudoun County Thursday, Hawes saw glimpses of the 2010 and 2011 state champion Panther squads.
“The tradition we've built pushes them to want to back up the name on their chests: Panther basketball. We're very organized and very passionate about everything we do,” Hawes said. “You combine that with the talent and the dedication that everyone puts in and it's been very rewarding.”
Potomac Falls downed Loudoun County 79-53 at home in Sterling, earning the Panthers a trip to the regional finals and another appearance in the state tournament.
Showing posts with label Alanna Dvorak. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alanna Dvorak. Show all posts
Friday, February 22, 2013
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Boys Basketball: Rawson Leads Broad Run to 83-74 Win Over Loudoun County
By Alanna Dvorak
VivaLoudoun College Intern
Leesburg (Jan. 5, 2010) - Senior Zach Rawson scored a career-high 29 points to lead Broad Run High School to a 83-74 Dulles District boys basketball win over Loudoun County Tuesday night.
The win improved Broad Run to 4-1 in district and 10-1 overall as they look to keep pace with unbeaten Potomac Falls (5-0, 9-0).
Sophomore Nigel Johnson scored 27 points for Broad Run in the win and senior Taylor Johnson added 18 but Rawson was the big surprise as he came in averaging eight points a game but went 13 of 19 from the field.
"I'm just trying to play my role," said Rawson. "Today that role was getting to the hoop and score."
Senior Colin Gibson led the Raiders with 21 points.
"We kept the score low and didn't panic," said Loudoun County head coach Mark Alexander. "But they have some talented shooters."
Broad Run ended the first quarter with a six point lead, and after an even second quarter the lead was extended to eight points at the half.
Broad Run's offensive surge in the final quarter, during which they scored 28 points, sealed the win.
Both teams struggled with turnovers and both Broad Run players and head coach John Costello were critical of their teams defensive performance.
"We're happy to get the win, but we didn't play too well on defense," said Rawson.
Loudoun County, now 5-5 overall and 2-3 in the district, has improved since their 0-3 start earlier this season.
"I think we can beat anyone if we continue to improve," said Alexander.
Broad Run's only blemish on their season is a loss December to Potomac Falls and the two teams are slated to tangle again on January 28th.
"We're not trying to look ahead," said Costello. "We cannot slip up once. One more loss could ruin the season."
BOX:
BRHS: 26 17 19 21 - 74
LCHS: 20 15 20 19 - 83
Scorers:
BRHS: Gooch - 5, T. Johnson - 18, N. Johnson - 27, Z. Rawson - 29, E. Hiatt - 2, R. Mcnamee - 2
LCHS: Huber - 7, Anderson - 11, Mays - 10, Pratt - 11, Metz - 2, Veschi - 12, Gibson - 21
VivaLoudoun College Intern
Leesburg (Jan. 5, 2010) - Senior Zach Rawson scored a career-high 29 points to lead Broad Run High School to a 83-74 Dulles District boys basketball win over Loudoun County Tuesday night.
The win improved Broad Run to 4-1 in district and 10-1 overall as they look to keep pace with unbeaten Potomac Falls (5-0, 9-0).
Sophomore Nigel Johnson scored 27 points for Broad Run in the win and senior Taylor Johnson added 18 but Rawson was the big surprise as he came in averaging eight points a game but went 13 of 19 from the field.
Senior Colin Gibson led the Raiders with 21 points.
"We kept the score low and didn't panic," said Loudoun County head coach Mark Alexander. "But they have some talented shooters."
Broad Run ended the first quarter with a six point lead, and after an even second quarter the lead was extended to eight points at the half.
Broad Run's offensive surge in the final quarter, during which they scored 28 points, sealed the win.
Both teams struggled with turnovers and both Broad Run players and head coach John Costello were critical of their teams defensive performance.
"We're happy to get the win, but we didn't play too well on defense," said Rawson.
Loudoun County, now 5-5 overall and 2-3 in the district, has improved since their 0-3 start earlier this season.
"I think we can beat anyone if we continue to improve," said Alexander.
Broad Run's only blemish on their season is a loss December to Potomac Falls and the two teams are slated to tangle again on January 28th.
"We're not trying to look ahead," said Costello. "We cannot slip up once. One more loss could ruin the season."
BOX:
BRHS: 26 17 19 21 - 74
LCHS: 20 15 20 19 - 83
Scorers:
BRHS: Gooch - 5, T. Johnson - 18, N. Johnson - 27, Z. Rawson - 29, E. Hiatt - 2, R. Mcnamee - 2
LCHS: Huber - 7, Anderson - 11, Mays - 10, Pratt - 11, Metz - 2, Veschi - 12, Gibson - 21
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Girls Basketball: Dominion, Stone Bridge Win on Day One of 3rd Annual Honda Dulles Holiday Tournament
By Alanna Dvorak
VivaLoudoun College Intern
Ashburn (Dec. 27, 2010) - The Dominion and Stone Bridge high school girls basketball teams came away with wins on the first day of the 3rd Annual Honda Dulles Holiday Tournament at Broad Run High School.
In action tonight, Stone Bridge will face Loudoun Valley at 6 p.m. followed by host Broad Run against Dominion at 7:45 p.m. Admission is $5.
Game One: Dominion 60, Loudoun Valley 44
Dominion High School earned the first girls’ win in the 3rd Annual Honda Dulles Holiday Tournament, defeating Loudoun Valley High School, 60-44.
Dominion’s squad was strengthened by their depth, as all but three Titans put points on the board. Junior center Imani Smith led the Titans in scoring with 19 points. Senior guard Kelsey Luck put up 17 points and was the high-scorer for the Vikings.
Titan coach Anne Gasser hopes to finish both the tournament and the season strong. Dominion is off to one of the school's best starts ever, at 5-4. Loudoun Valley, which lost some returning players to the opening of Woodgrove this year, fell to 3-6.
“The Dulles District is much more evenly matched this season,” said Gasser.
Scoring
DHS: Waters -1, Branton-2, Covey – 8, Gasser – 13, Delcambre -2, Baker – 2, Smith – 19, Johnson – 11
LVHS: Delvecchio – 1, Jane – 2, Luck – 17, Gutch – 12, Hurtt – 13
Game Two: Stone Bridge 57, Broad Run 34
Despite accumulating an 8-0 deficit to start the game, the Lady Bulldogs quickly pulled together to end the quarter with a 12-12 tie.
Stone Bridge then never looked back as they went on to defeat rival Broad Run by 23 points in their 57-34 win on Monday.
“After three days off, I expected them to come out a little sloppy,” said Bulldog head coach Chris Jones. “Hopefully they’ll get their legs back [as the tournament progresses].”
Despite the loss, Broad Run head coach Mike O’Hara is pleased with his team. “Stone Bridge is the best team in the area,” said O'Hara . “We were satisfied it was a close game.”
Both the Spartans and the Bulldogs were undermanned, with Stone Bridge missing star forward Murielle Tiernan and Broad Run missing a total of four players.
Scoring:
SBHS: C. Prince – 2, Sleece – 12, Herndon – 2, N. Prince – 15, Guzek – 4, Della-Penna – 6, Whitaker – 8, Lewis – 6
BRHS: Cabellos – 5, Melhuish – 4, Ferguson – 8, B. Miller – 2, Tashjian – 6, Tousley – 1, S. Miller - 8
VivaLoudoun College Intern
Ashburn (Dec. 27, 2010) - The Dominion and Stone Bridge high school girls basketball teams came away with wins on the first day of the 3rd Annual Honda Dulles Holiday Tournament at Broad Run High School.
In action tonight, Stone Bridge will face Loudoun Valley at 6 p.m. followed by host Broad Run against Dominion at 7:45 p.m. Admission is $5.
Game One: Dominion 60, Loudoun Valley 44
Dominion High School earned the first girls’ win in the 3rd Annual Honda Dulles Holiday Tournament, defeating Loudoun Valley High School, 60-44.
Dominion’s squad was strengthened by their depth, as all but three Titans put points on the board. Junior center Imani Smith led the Titans in scoring with 19 points. Senior guard Kelsey Luck put up 17 points and was the high-scorer for the Vikings.
Titan coach Anne Gasser hopes to finish both the tournament and the season strong. Dominion is off to one of the school's best starts ever, at 5-4. Loudoun Valley, which lost some returning players to the opening of Woodgrove this year, fell to 3-6.
“The Dulles District is much more evenly matched this season,” said Gasser.
Scoring
DHS: Waters -1, Branton-2, Covey – 8, Gasser – 13, Delcambre -2, Baker – 2, Smith – 19, Johnson – 11
LVHS: Delvecchio – 1, Jane – 2, Luck – 17, Gutch – 12, Hurtt – 13
Game Two: Stone Bridge 57, Broad Run 34
Despite accumulating an 8-0 deficit to start the game, the Lady Bulldogs quickly pulled together to end the quarter with a 12-12 tie.
Stone Bridge then never looked back as they went on to defeat rival Broad Run by 23 points in their 57-34 win on Monday.
“After three days off, I expected them to come out a little sloppy,” said Bulldog head coach Chris Jones. “Hopefully they’ll get their legs back [as the tournament progresses].”
Despite the loss, Broad Run head coach Mike O’Hara is pleased with his team. “Stone Bridge is the best team in the area,” said O'Hara . “We were satisfied it was a close game.”
Both the Spartans and the Bulldogs were undermanned, with Stone Bridge missing star forward Murielle Tiernan and Broad Run missing a total of four players.
Scoring:
SBHS: C. Prince – 2, Sleece – 12, Herndon – 2, N. Prince – 15, Guzek – 4, Della-Penna – 6, Whitaker – 8, Lewis – 6
BRHS: Cabellos – 5, Melhuish – 4, Ferguson – 8, B. Miller – 2, Tashjian – 6, Tousley – 1, S. Miller - 8
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Basketball: Park View Sweeps Briar Woods in Boys, Girls Doubleheader; The Skinny on Tonight's Match-ups
By Alanna Dvorak
VivaLoudoun College Intern
Sterling (Dec. 20, 2010) – Park View High School bolstered its position in the Dulles District boys basketball race with an 84-78 win over Briar Woods High School Monday.
The Patriots, now 3-1 in district play (6-1 overall), sit alone in second place in the standings, behind a dominant undefeated Potomac Falls squad. Park View’s hold on second will be tested when the Patriots travel to Broad Run Wednesday evening to face a Spartans team that fell for the first time this season, to Potomac Falls on Monday.
Meanwhile, the Falcons drop to fifth place with a 3-2 district record (3-5 overall).
Scoring Monday at Park View was largely a battle between the guards, with Briar Woods junior Myles Tate scoring a game high 32 points. Fellow Briar Woods guards, senior Andre Evans and junior Yves Kouame, both notched 16 points each.
The Patriots were led by junior guard Dante Absher, who had a team high 23 points, 15 of them coming from beyond the arc. Junior Ryan McCarter scored 22 points, and the Patriots were helped in the paint by sophomore Cory Horvath, with 20 points.
Patriots Michael Koscinski noted that the team’s depth, including big men, helped get a win. “This was a measuring stick. It shows we can compete at the top of the district,” said Koscinski. “It was a good team win.”
Despite Park View leading by as many as 17 points at times, Briar Woods was able to mount a furious fourth quarter comeback, taking the lead with 1:28 left. However, an Absher 3-pointer and subsequent Patriot trips to the line allowed Park View to quickly regain the lead.
The boys’ game was the second game in a doubleheader with the host Patriots also defeateing Briar Woods in an even closer contest.
Leading the majority of the game, the Park View lost the lead to Briar Woods with four minutes left. The score went back and forth in the final minutes of the game, with Park View ultimately winning on foul shots, 48-46.
The Falcons have now dropped three in a row to bring their district record to 1-4 (3-6 overall). Park View, led by first-year head coach Lorraine Kitchen, improves to 3-1 in the district (3-3) overall.
“We have a young team,” said Kitchen. “But we have a great staff that prepares them to play.”
Briar Woods senior Brittany Gilbert and Park View senior Christina Sheppard both had game-high 18 points.
The Briar Woods squads face Freedom High School this Wednesday.
Alanna Dvorak is a Potomac Falls High School graduate and is currently studying journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Alanna will be interning with VivaLoudoun over the holidays!
Tonight's Basketball Schedule with The Skinny by Dan Sousa
Boys Basketball
Freedom at Briar Woods, 7:30 p.m.
The Skinny: Both teams badly need this win going into the break
Park View at Broad Run, 7:30 p.m.
The Skinny: Battle for second place in Dulles District
Dominion at Tuscarora, 7:30 p.m.
The Skinny: Huskies looking to pull off upset at home
Loudoun County at Potomac Falls, 7:30 p.m.
The Skinny: Raiders quietly off the radar are 2-1 in district and tied with Broad Run -- an upset tonight in the Panther Pit could throw the district race into pandemonium
Girls Basketball
Briar Woods at Freedom, 7:30 p.m.
The Skinny: Dionna Scott making her bid for district Player of the Year
Broad Run at Park View, 7:30 p.m.
The Skinny: Spartans need to bounce back after tough loss Monday
Tuscarora at Dominion, 7:30 p.m.
The Skinny: Titans looking to add to best start in years
Potomac Falls at Loudoun County, 7:30 p.m.
The Skinny: This match-up shaped up into a real rivalry last year
VivaLoudoun College Intern
Sterling (Dec. 20, 2010) – Park View High School bolstered its position in the Dulles District boys basketball race with an 84-78 win over Briar Woods High School Monday.
The Patriots, now 3-1 in district play (6-1 overall), sit alone in second place in the standings, behind a dominant undefeated Potomac Falls squad. Park View’s hold on second will be tested when the Patriots travel to Broad Run Wednesday evening to face a Spartans team that fell for the first time this season, to Potomac Falls on Monday.
Meanwhile, the Falcons drop to fifth place with a 3-2 district record (3-5 overall).
Scoring Monday at Park View was largely a battle between the guards, with Briar Woods junior Myles Tate scoring a game high 32 points. Fellow Briar Woods guards, senior Andre Evans and junior Yves Kouame, both notched 16 points each.
The Patriots were led by junior guard Dante Absher, who had a team high 23 points, 15 of them coming from beyond the arc. Junior Ryan McCarter scored 22 points, and the Patriots were helped in the paint by sophomore Cory Horvath, with 20 points.
Patriots Michael Koscinski noted that the team’s depth, including big men, helped get a win. “This was a measuring stick. It shows we can compete at the top of the district,” said Koscinski. “It was a good team win.”
Despite Park View leading by as many as 17 points at times, Briar Woods was able to mount a furious fourth quarter comeback, taking the lead with 1:28 left. However, an Absher 3-pointer and subsequent Patriot trips to the line allowed Park View to quickly regain the lead.
The boys’ game was the second game in a doubleheader with the host Patriots also defeateing Briar Woods in an even closer contest.
Leading the majority of the game, the Park View lost the lead to Briar Woods with four minutes left. The score went back and forth in the final minutes of the game, with Park View ultimately winning on foul shots, 48-46.
The Falcons have now dropped three in a row to bring their district record to 1-4 (3-6 overall). Park View, led by first-year head coach Lorraine Kitchen, improves to 3-1 in the district (3-3) overall.
“We have a young team,” said Kitchen. “But we have a great staff that prepares them to play.”
Briar Woods senior Brittany Gilbert and Park View senior Christina Sheppard both had game-high 18 points.
The Briar Woods squads face Freedom High School this Wednesday.
Alanna Dvorak is a Potomac Falls High School graduate and is currently studying journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Alanna will be interning with VivaLoudoun over the holidays!
Tonight's Basketball Schedule with The Skinny by Dan Sousa
Boys Basketball
Freedom at Briar Woods, 7:30 p.m.
The Skinny: Both teams badly need this win going into the break
Park View at Broad Run, 7:30 p.m.
The Skinny: Battle for second place in Dulles District
Dominion at Tuscarora, 7:30 p.m.
The Skinny: Huskies looking to pull off upset at home
Loudoun County at Potomac Falls, 7:30 p.m.
The Skinny: Raiders quietly off the radar are 2-1 in district and tied with Broad Run -- an upset tonight in the Panther Pit could throw the district race into pandemonium
Girls Basketball
Briar Woods at Freedom, 7:30 p.m.
The Skinny: Dionna Scott making her bid for district Player of the Year
Broad Run at Park View, 7:30 p.m.
The Skinny: Spartans need to bounce back after tough loss Monday
Tuscarora at Dominion, 7:30 p.m.
The Skinny: Titans looking to add to best start in years
Potomac Falls at Loudoun County, 7:30 p.m.
The Skinny: This match-up shaped up into a real rivalry last year
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
.JPG)
