An excellent outside shooter, Fong finished tied for second in the area by averaging 2.5 3-pointers a game.
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Osbourn Park High School has named Darnell Barbour as its new head boys basketball coach. Barbour replaces Bob Lake, who stepped down in March.
Dufrene, who is a graduate of the Manassas school, led the Eagles for 14 seasons and posted a career 170-160 record in that time.
Dennis Marshall thought one day he’d like to coach high school basketball, but he was waiting for an opportunity as well as the right time to do it. That time has come.
Judging by the size of it, Breyana Mason had a good idea what the thick package was she received Wednesday morning
Osbourn graduate Isaac Freeman makes his first official visit this weekend to Drexel University in Philadelphia.
Three local high school basketball players have been chosen to compete in the Capital Classic April 21 at T.C. Williams High School.
Marcus Knight, Jay Lane, Lexi Carpenter and Te'Shya Heslip named first team
Stonewall's Washington wins dunk contest; Brown defends 3-point title
On his home court, Potomac graduate Eric Hayes put on a shooting display in the first round of the boys 3-point shootout.
Braxton scored a girl's best 15 to easily win the title during Hoops Fest X in 2005.
The area got a sneak peak at current North Carolina Tar Heel standout guard Kendall Marshall when he teamed with Ashleey Stevens to win the 2-ball title.
state tournament pairings/results
Clinton Simmons puts his team through a practice scenario which he hopes extends into games.
Potomac (25-2) faces Princess Anne (25-3) in Saturday’s state quarterfinal.
There have been 61 practices spanning the better part of four months. Now it’s down to a three-game season.
When the Osbourn boys basketball team reached the Northwest Region championship game last season and received the subsequent berth into the Group AAA state playoffs, it was about accomplishing one more part of a “quest” the Eagles began in November 2008.
In basketball, perhaps more than any other sport, great players can sometimes shake off a slow start, put a team on their backs, and carry it to victory.
Miller School wins 87-71
Gar-Field's Marcus Knight, Potomac's Te'Shya Heslip and Forest Park's Lexi Carpenter honored as the players of the year
Gar-Field coach Andy Gray said he knows most every game is a mismatch.
Neither team made it into the double bonus, no players fouled out, and not one technical foul was called, but ask Potomac senior guard Te’Shya Heslip,
Annual high school basketball skills competition is March 14
Late in Thursday night’s boys basketball game between Patrick Henry and Gar-Field, a loud and loquacious Indians fan offered the following taunt:
Jay Lane has become the defensive stopper for the Osbourn boys basketball team this season.
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