Nokesville, Va. — Coming off a tough loss to end its regular season — which after some tie breaking scenarios saw the Tuscarora High School football team fall to the Dulles District No. 4 seed — the Huskies knew how they would respond in their VHSL Region 4C quarterfinal. After getting on the board early in the first, Tuscarora used record-setting nights from senior running back Bryce Duke and senior defensive back Josh Bendix to quickly pull away, knocking off Northwestern District champion Kettle Run, 45-12, on November 12 in Nokesville. “Especially after losing the last game of the regular…
Author: Ronan Heykoop
Leesburg, Va. — Coming off a big win against rival Rock Ridge, the Briar Woods High School girls basketball team continued their winning ways when they travelled to Loudoun County High School on January 22. Led by senior point guard Marissa Almonte, the Falcons strung together a 41-19 second-half effort to defeat the Raiders, 62-42. While Briar Woods dominated the second half, it was a slow start for the Falcons. Loudoun County rolled out a seemingly impenetrable zone defense, which helped forced three Briar Woods turnovers in the first two minutes of the game. “We were trying to go one-pass…