Leesburg, Va. — Even sitting at 3-0 on top of the Dulles District, the Tuscarora High School boys basketball team knew they’d have their work cut out for them when they hosted rival Loudoun County High School in the teams’ first matchup of the season. Over the last three seasons, the Captains have established themselves as the team to beat in the Dulles District, but the Huskies feel they are primed and ready to make a run in 2022-2023. “They’ve been the standard, and the standard is winning the district and making state appearances,” Tuscarora head coach Michael Newkirk said.…
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Aldie, Va. — Having dropped their last four games, the Freedom High School girls basketball team was looking to use the Boltball Holiday Invitational as a measuring stick and a venue to get back on track for their season. The Eagles did just that, leaning on their experience and their depth to carry them past the Loudoun County Captains, 44-23, on December 28 in Aldie. “We’ve been off for Christmas break, and I did not know what to expect to happen today,” Freedom head coach Teddy Whitney said. “We started out slow but came together and worked as one.” The…
Aldie, Va. — Entering the Boltball Holiday Invitational at 0-5, the John Champe High School girls basketball team was looking to use the holiday tournament to get on the right track. With three scorers in double figures—including a game-high 21 points from sophomore guard Caroleena Bryant—the Knights were able to notch their first win of the season, 54-27, over Rock Ridge on December 28 in Aldie. “It’s important that you have multiple girls who can shoot the basketball,” John Champe head coach William Hatchett said. “You don’t want to become a one-dimensional team where other teams can coordinate on just…
Leesburg, Va. — On December 9, the Broad Run High School community was informed that longtime basketball coach John Costello had died in a car accident. Costello retired as the boys basketball coach following the 2020-2021 season, but his legacy is still felt in the locker room, in the gym, and through his mantra “it’s bigger than basketball.” “Coach Costello was a special guy. His big thing was ‘it’s bigger than basketball’. It hurts to lose someone that’s so special, but it was an opportunity for our team to have an ‘it’s bigger than basketball’ moment,” second-year Broad Run head…
Leesburg, Va. — The Heritage High School girls basketball team is young—starting a freshman, three sophomores, and just one senior—but the Pride isn’t using their youth as a crutch. Four of those starters got regular varsity minutes last season, and their freshman point guard is growing more confident every start. While they were off to a 3-1 start to open their season, it took the Pride some time to get going when they hosted Lightridge High School in their Dulles District opener in front of a home crowd in Leesburg. After turning the ball over 16 times in the first…
Sterling, Va. — It was a game of answers, and fortunately for the Dominion High School boys basketball team, they had enough of them. Led by sophomore guard Jakob Jude Salgado, the Titans fended off a few late runs by the Lightridge Lightning to earn a 63-50 win in their Dulles District opener on December 7 in Sterling. “Wins are wins, and district wins are even better. It’s always great to start that way,” Dominion head coach Anthony Eifler said. “We lost two tough ones last week out of district, but I thought we had a chance to win. These…