Ashburn, Va. — The Briar Woods High School baseball team erased a 7-2 lead in a, 10-8, come-from-behind win over the Heritage Pride on March 27 in Ashburn. “We are starting off hot, but we are putting in work,” Briar Woods head coach Ric Nickerson said. “These have been games where we’ve been behind. These have been games where we are grinding out runs.” [adrotate banner=”56″] Briar Woods needed to grind out some runs if they wanted to stay in this game early on, as the Pride took a 7-2 lead halfway through the game. The early lead was an…
Author: Mason Kinnahan
Mason Kinnahan
Mason Kinnahan is a junior at Briar Woods High School. Kinnahan regularly creates and contributes sports content to his school's yearbook, local publications, and social media. He also hosts an NFL-focused podcast called “Keeping Up with the Commanders." His favorite sports to cover are football and basketball.
Ashburn, Va. — The sun is staying up later and spring is just around the corner, which means one thing: baseball is back. And the Briar Woods Falcons (0-0, 1-0) welcomed back America’s pastime with a season-opening win over the visiting Musselman Appleman, 10-2, on March 16 in Ashburn. “It’s always good to get a win,” first-year Briar Woods head coach Ric Nickerson said. “You want to get [a win] to start the season to set the tone for the rest of the season.” [adrotate banner=”56″] A dominant defensive performance for the Falcons was led by junior starting pitcher Jake…
Ashburn, Va. — With the postseason quickly approaching, the Briar Woods Falcons (8-2, 19-3) were able to secure a 61-51 senior night win over the Riverside Rams (5-5, 13-8) to cap off an impressive district record on February 9 in Ashburn. Coming into the matchup, playoff seeding was on the line, as both teams looked to improve their records with a chance to get a bye in the Potomac District playoffs. From start to finish the intensity was high, as neither team could break away from the other. However, Briar Woods was able to maintain their composure down the stretch…
Ashburn, Va. — Led by a dominant defense, the Briar Woods Falcons (6-2, 17-3) stifled the Independence Tigers’ (0-8, 2-18) offensive attack taking home a 58-13 Potomac District road victory on February 3 in Ashburn. Coming off a loss to Woodgrove on January 31, Briar Woods was able to get back on track with the win. “The biggest thing for us was getting back to our foundation, getting back to things that made us successful, and getting back to team basketball,” Briar Woods head coach Raven Short said. [adrotate banner=”54″] It was a slow start on the attacking end for…
Purcellville, Va. — In an emotional night highlighted by a ceremony for former Woodgrove player, Colette Baine, the Briar Woods Falcons (2-0, 13-1) were able to weather a third quarter comeback from the Wolverines to secure their eighth win in a row, 60-49, over the Wolverines (1-1, 9-2) on January 17 in Purcellville. “Woodgrove is a great team, and we have come up short against them two years in a row,” Briar Woods junior forward Hope Drake said. “Our team rallied together, practiced hard, scouted, and I’m really proud of our team tonight.” Led by Drake—who finished with 18 points…
Leesburg, Va. — In a highly anticipated battle between the top two teams in the Dulles District, the Tuscarora High School girls basketball team (5-0, 9-1) erased a 17-point, third-quarter deficit to secure a massive 61-52 overtime road victory against rival Heritage High School (4-1, 7-4) on January 6 in Leesburg. The Huskies started the game playing sloppy basketball, turning the ball over eleven times in the first half and quickly found themselves down by double digits heading into the halftime break. Midway through the third quarter, the Pride had extended the lead to 17 points at which point Tuscarora…