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Varsity Basketball Standings

Wed., Feb. 8 | 09:03 AM - Loudoun Valley leads Briar Woods by a game in the win column for first place in the AA Dulles District boys standings. Loudoun County holds a one-game lead over Woodgrove in the Dulles girls standings. Standings updated through Feb. 7.

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Varsity Basketball Rewind

Tue., Feb. 7 | 09:28 AM - Broad Run, Loudoun Valley, Park View and Briar Woods boys, along with Loudoun County, Stone Bridge, Freedom, Dominion, Heritage and Woodgrove girls won games Friday evening.

Briar Woods outlasts Loudoun Valley in clash for first place

Wed., Feb. 1 | 01:02 AM - With sole possession of the AA Dulles District's top spot in boys basketball at stake, Briar Woods and Loudoun Valley matched defensive wills in the Falcons' 46-42 overtime win Tuesday night in Ashburn.

Loudoun Valley High School junior Josh Grimard is congratulated by fans after the Vikings defeated Purcellville rival Woodgrove, 50-37, on Wednesday night. Grimard scored 13 points in the win. Click inside for a photo gallery.—Times-Mirror Staff Photo/Carl Lukat

Loudoun Valley closes strong, tops rival Woodgrove (photo gallery)

Thu., Jan. 26 | 04:36 PM - Loudoun Valley High School limited crosstown rival Woodgrove to two points in the fourth quarter and closed the game on a 14-0 run to claim a 50-37 boys basketball win in front of more than 1,500 spectators Jan. 25 in Purcellville. The host Wolverines handily defeated the Vikings, 68-26, in the girls game to start the varsity doubleheader.

Briar Woods outlasts Potomac Falls in double overtime

Thu., Jan. 26 | 03:23 PM - To some, the Briar Woods and Potomac Falls boys basketball game Jan. 25 did not start to heat up until well into the second half.

Loudoun Country Day School headmaster and basketball coach Dr. Randy Hollister poses with his players following a Jan. 18 practice.—Times-Mirror Staff Photo/Alanna Dvorak

Loudoun Country Day headmaster doubles as basketball coach

Wed., Jan. 25 | 09:42 AM - Thirty years ago, Dr. Randy Hollister was coaching collegiate basketball players at St. Bonaventure and Plymouth State University. As he looks at his team now, he sees glimmers of the past in his players.

Stone Bridge staves off Marshall’s upset bid in girls hoops

Tue., Jan. 24 | 09:42 AM - The trajectory with which the 25-foot heave rotated through the air made it seem like a last-moment miracle was about to go against Stone Bridge High School on its own floor Jan. 23.

Potomac Falls senior Greg Graves goes up strong to the basket in a Jan. 21 game against Woodgrove. Graves scored a game-high 23 points in the Panthers’ 56-52 win.—Times-Mirror Photo/Rick Wasser

Updated: Potomac Falls gears up for stretch run

Mon., Jan. 23 | 08:16 PM - Potomac Falls High School is in position to make a run at the AA Dulles District boys basketball title as it enters the final stretch of the regular season. An impressive feat considering the Panthers graduated 10 players from their 2010-2011 state championship team.

Broad Run junior guard Nigel Johnson, shown here on the right in a Dec. 29, 2011 game against Briar Woods, reached 1,000 career points in less than two seasons for the Spartans.—Times-Mirror File Photo

Johnson eclipses 1,000 point mark

Thu., Jan. 19 | 03:28 PM - Broad Run High School junior Nigel Johnson scored 28 points in a 72-44 boys basketball victory against Freedom Jan. 13 to surpass 1,000 points for his varsity career. Johnson entered the game with 991 points.

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Think Pink is a hit at Foxcroft

Tue., Jan. 17 | 02:48 PM - Thanks to 12 area private basketball teams, the Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation is $4,000 richer.

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Loudoun Valley defenders surround Loudoun County sophomore Tim Herring in the first half of Friday’s varsity boys basketball game in Purcellville. The Vikings limited the Raiders to 15 points in the second and third quarters combined on their way to a 59-43 victory.—Times-Mirror Staff Photo/Carl Lukat

Loudoun Valley turns up defense to defeat Loudoun County

Tue., Jan. 17 | 10:55 AM - A staple in Loudoun Valley High School's run to the top of the AA Dulles District boys basketball standings this season has been its defensive play. Through 15 games, the Vikings (13-2) are holding opponents to less than 47 points per game on average.

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Woodgrove rallies late, deals Briar Woods its first district loss

Tue., Jan. 17 | 08:46 AM - Down one point with 5.2 seconds left, the Woodgrove Wolverines hit two free throws and executed a layup off an inbounds play to earn a 63-60 boys basketball victory Jan. 13 in Ashburn, dealing Briar Woods its first AA Dulles District defeat.

Broad Run hoops standout Johnson gains Bucknell offer

Tue., Jan. 10 | 02:16 PM - Broad Run High School junior guard Nigel Johnson has received a full basketball scholarship offer from Bucknell University, a Division I program in Lewisburg, Penn.

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Foxcroft to host Think Pink Basketball Tournament

Tue., Jan. 10 | 11:39 AM - Foxcroft School in Middleburg will host the third annual Think Pink Basketball Tournament Jan. 14. The event will consist of 14 varsity, junior varsity, and middle school teams competing on three courts in Foxcroft's Athletic/Student Center with proceeds benefiting the Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation.

Woodgrove senior Brad Gilson attempts a 3-pointer with Loudoun County senior Zach Ballinger defending in the first half. Gilson scored 25 points and surpassed 1,000 career points in the Wolverines’ 69-62 win Jan. 6.—Times-Mirror Photo/Carl Lukat

Gilson nets 1,000th point as Woodgrove tops County

Mon., Jan. 9 | 03:42 PM - Brad Gilson capped off an impressive week on the basketball court by reaching the 1,000 career point plateau in Woodgrove High School's 69-62 home victory against Loudoun County Jan. 6 in Purcellville.

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Loudoun County girls run by Woodgrove in Dulles showdown

Mon., Jan. 9 | 02:47 PM - The Loudoun County High School girls basketball team, led by senior Erica Linnemann’s 22 points and record-tying 14 made free throws, led from start to finish in a 58-39 home win over Woodgrove Jan. 6 in a match-up of previously unbeaten AA Dulles District squads.

Broad Run guard Nigel Johnson drives to the basket between a pair of Briar Woods’ defenders in the final game of the Battle of Ashburn on Dec. 29 at Briar Woods. Johnson led the Spartans to victories over Briar Woods and Stone Bridge in the three-team tournament.—Times-Mirror Photo/Greg Nash

Broad Run boys, Stone Bridge girls prevail in Ashburn hoops clash

Tue., Jan. 3 | 11:12 AM - The Battle of Ashburn took place Dec. 27-29 with 18 basketball games contested over three days in three gyms, all within five miles of each other. The gyms - the home courts of Stone Bridge, Broad Run and Briar Woods high schools - served as the sites for the games, where the boys' and girls' freshman, junior varsity and varsity squads from the three schools faced off against each other.

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Park View senior Alec Dombkowski rises for a shot with Highland sophomore Logan Miller defending late in the first quarter Dec. 28. Dombkowski was named MVP of the tourney after helping the Patriots win the title.—Times-Mirror Staff Photo/Beverly Denny

Park View wins boys and girls basketball tourney titles

Tue., Jan. 3 | 08:35 AM - Park View High School's boys and girls basketball teams defeated the Highland Hawks on Dec. 28 to win championships in the Park View Holiday Classic.

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Broad Run, Stone Bridge split hoops doubleheader

Thu., Dec. 29 | 01:03 PM - The middle day of the three-day Battle Of Ashburn -- an annual round-robin basketball event in which Stone Bridge, Briar Woods and Broad Run high schools face off -- rotated to Broad Run High School Wednesday night where the Spartans hosted Stone Bridge.

Tuscarora sophomore Zaria Comer is sandwiched between Woodgrove sophomore Kaitlyn Lorinchak, left, and junior Stephanie Purnell as the three players vie for a rebound Dec. 21. Purnell scored a game-high 15 points in the Wolverines’ victory.—Times-Mirror Staff Photo/Beverly Denny

Young lineups lead Wolverines, Huskies to fast starts

Tue., Dec. 27 | 01:15 PM - The Dulles District's two youngest girls basketball programs have quickly become two of the winningest, as related by the early-season win totals racked up by Woodgrove and Tuscarora high schools.

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