A Blazer Blast

PENN LAIRD – Spotswood coach Chris Dodson made it a point for the Trailblazers to focus on Alleghany rather than Valley District rival R.E. Lee High School – the second-seeded team in the Region III, Division 3 girls’ basketball tournament, awaiting the winner on a bye.

HHS Falls In OT

LYNCHBURG — Seth Kardos had a career night, and the Harrisonburg High School boys’ basketball team couldn’t have done a better job getting the ball inside to the 6-foot-8 Salim Charles. But in the overtime, it didn’t matter.

Rebirth Continues

BROADWAY — When the Broadway High School girls’ basketball team’s double-digit lead dwindled to three points at the end of the third quarter, the Gobblers’ Heather Cantrell scored. Then, KK Richardson scored. Then, Cantrell scored again.

Surging Drexel Awaits Dukes

HARRISONBURG — Drexel’s surging basketball team is undefeated at home this season and has won 20 of its last 21 games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center dating back to last year.

4 comments

HHS Girls Give Free Pass

LYNCHBURG — The Harrisonburg High School girls’ basketball team had its chances but couldn’t get out of its own way. Despite leading for a large chunk of the first half, the Blue Streaks killed themselves with too many fouls and sent Heritage to the free-throw line 40 times.

H.S. Basketball Roundup

HARRISONBURG — Senior guard Kat Hartzler had 18 points and eight rebounds on her 18th birthday to lead Eastern Mennonite High School to a 59-42 win over Roanoke Catholic in a Blue Ridge Conference girls’ basketball tournament game Tuesday in Harrisonburg.

Hot Start Helps Royals

HARRISONBURG — Eastern Mennonite University junior Andrew Thorne loved how his team started Tuesday’s first round of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference men’s basketball tournament.

Area Roundup

HARRISONBURG — James Madison assistant football coach Maurice Linguist is moving to Division I-A. The I-AA Dukes’ safeties coach the past three seasons was named Buffalo’s secondary coach Tuesday. The Bulls went 3-9 last season.