Loudoun County, Va. — For this boys basketball season, the good folks over at LoCoSports have decided to let me do our boys basketball rankings. What were they thinking? I’m not sure, but for this season, every other week, you can expect me to make some readers happy and some readers very very angry. Of course, if you’re into hard numbers, check out the full Cedar Run District, Potomac District, and Dulles District standings. For the first time ever, I have the pleasure of saying, welcome to the LoCo Top 5. [adrotate group=”5″] 1. Loudoun Valley (0-0, 3-1) — Trent…
Author: Varun Shankar
Varun Shankar
Varun is a senior at Dominion High School and the Academy of Science in Sterling. He’s also the editor-in-chief and founder of The Tea Shop, a multimedia site. He is the host of Down to the Wire and LoCoSports' Technical Fowl. In his free time, Varun enjoys watching D.C. sports teams consistently break his heart, except for the Capitals who are Stanley Cup Champions.
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Sterling, Va. — You can say a lot of things about Anthony Eifler but passive isn’t one of them. The second-year head coach of the Dominion boys basketball team is one of the more reserved coaches in the county, but he’s got the most important skill a coach needs. Some coaches are known for their schemes. Think of Phil Jackson’s triangle, Jim Boeheim’s zone, or Mike D’Antoni’s seven seconds or less offense. These coaches were known for their systems, but the mark of a great coach isn’t the ability to create one great idea: it’s the ability to adjust. Eifler’s…
Leesburg, Va. — The second the ball was loose, the entire gym held its breath. They knew what was going to happen. John Champe High School senior forward Tyler Savage gathered the ball and with nobody in his way, looked towards the rim: his sole target. He leapt into the air, gliding as his lithe 6-foot-3 frame rose above the court, his arm cocking back the ball before slamming it home as the crowd oohed and aahed. It was part of a 20-point performance for Savage that led his John Champe Knights to a 61-40 win over the Woodgrove Wolverines…
Leesburg, Va. — On October 11, the Woodgrove Wolverines were shut out by the Briar Woods Falcons. It was a defeat that stuck with the Wolverines as they entered their VHSL Region 5C semifinal, hosting the very same Falcons team. This time, the script was flipped, as the Wolverines knocked off the Falcons, 33-21, to earn them a berth into the VHSL Region 5C championship game against the Stone Bridge Bulldogs. Their turnaround was aided by the phenomenal play of one receiver and an incredible defensive game plan that was executed extremely well. [adrotate banner=”38″] Tyler Blizzard posted an explosive…
Loudoun County, Va. — Technical Fowl host Varun Shankar and Owl-in-Chief Owen Gotimer review the VHSL Region quarterfinal football games featuring Loudoun schools, then discuss the four upcoming games on November 22. [adrotate banner=”38″]
Leesburg, Va. — No football game is decided by just one play, and the VHSL Region 5C quarterfinal between No. 5 Potomac Falls and No. 4 Riverside was no different. The Panthers prevailed in a 14-7 battle that sent them on to the next round, but most, if not all, conversation around this game is going to center around what happened with 42 seconds left in the game. Riverside had the ball at their own 30-yard line. They snapped it to their freshman quarterback Will Lind who threw it backward (or so he thought) to senior running back, receiver, quarterback,…