Loudoun Valley 74 Culpeper 69

[Virginiahssports]

LV came out hot taking a 10-2 lead ending the quarter 14-10. Second qtr Culpeper got it together and took a 35-23 lead with several turnover baskets. At the Half its Culpeper 35-29. LV comes out of the half with a press of its own and rattles Culpeper getting easy layups off turnovers. Culpeper hung in there trading baskets until the 4th qtr when LV took a 68-62 lead. Culpeper fed off its loud gym and stormed back 69-72 but it was all too late. With 14 seconds left Culpeper went for 3 and missed LV then pulled out the win. If I'm not mistaken LV only missed 2 free throws all night. Culpeper's big man was in foul trouble from the first whistle. Culpeper lived by the 3 all season and they died by the 3 tonight!!

Again Culpeper plays a soft schedule and is defeated again in the first round when they could have easily beat LV but 20. Good Luck LV with George Wythe.
This post was edited on 2/27 9:20 PM by OCBoy

 

[Shady TigEER]

Each year Valley is the underdog and each year they go in and beat teams they're not supposed to. Don't be surprised if they play Wythe tough. Sure, they'll be the dog again, but in the past 4 years Valley has played in the 4A state semis twice and were knocked out in the 3A quarters by Brunswick (who won the state title) 2 years ago by 2 pts. The players may be different but the coaching staff knows how to get them ready. They're very young and green but have improved drastically as the year has gone on. Beating Wythe would be a monumental task for sure...but I'm not going to say it's impossible.

 

[Virginiahssports]

Trust me it is IMPOSSIBLE!!! LV will play at George Wythe too if I'm not mistaken. You can talk that talk about LV past few years but that was with the old classification this is a whole new ball game. LV should have learned from John Marshall last year.

 

[Shady TigEER]

....and Valley should've lost by 20 tonight right?

 

[Virginiahssports]

Culpeper would have got blown out by GW by 30. I'll let the game speak for itself come Tuesday...

 

[droydadon]

I was ar the Cpep vs LV game neither was very impressive. Cpep 3 ball wasnt falling tonight but late turnovers and LV making free throws was the key. Lv didnt panic when Cpep when up by 12. Neither one can compete with GW.Both Cpep and LV have soft big man and averge guard play.... GW beats LV easy over by halftime

 

[Virginiahssports]

I agree the Big man for Culpeper was soft and has been soft all year long. He caught the ball under the basket several times and instead of going straight up he would put it on the floor and pass it out. Coach Thompson should have put in Hunter Crimm when they needed the 3 ball but he waited til 2 min left in the game to do so.... George Wythe vs Hopewell 3A East Final

 

[droydadon]

Maliek White will be player of the year. Your right GW vs Hopewell in region and state finals