While the Vikings starting forwards combined for 25 points and 20 rebounds, it was the total team effort by the Pride—who had nine different players score—that secured them the 68-41 win on January 17 in Purcellville.
Author: Christal Gotimer
Christal Gotimer
Christal Gotimer is a biomedical engineer at Stryker in Leesburg. She plays and coaches volleyball and loves watching and following college volleyball. She has a passion for sports and enjoys supporting local high school student athletes.
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While the Huskies led after the first and second quarters, the Captains used a big third quarter to pull ahead and hold on for the 42-36 win on January 8 in Leesburg.
Much like they had done a week earlier in the VHSL Region 5D championship match, the Rams overpowered the Tigers—25-17, 25-23, 25-13—to claim their return trip to the state championship match.
The Captains came out strong in the first and rallied to take the second, but then fell in the third before reasserting their dominance in the fourth, as they took down the Hilltoppers—25-21, 25-23, 12-25, 25-19—to secure their spot in a state semifinal on November 19.
The Rams’ VHSL Class 5 quarterfinal was just one step along the way to getting them there, as they made easy work of Region 5C runner up Albemarle—25-10, 25-15, 25-10—on November 16 in Leesburg.
The Rams overpowered the Tigers to claim their second VHSL Region 5D championship in as many years with a 25-11, 25-21, 25-19 sweep in Leesburg.