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Tuesday's high school roundup, results and pairings: Isle of Wight Academy, Nansemond-Suffolk Academy girls advance in state tournament; Maury boys capture region title
Girls basketball:
All four teams that advanced Tuesday night in the Virginia Independent Schools Division II first round are from Hampton Roads.
Host Isle of Wight Academy edged Fredericksburg Christian 56-53. The victory earned the eighth-seeded Chargers a trip to Warrenton to face No. 1 Highland in a Wednesday quarterfinal. ...
Also in the D-II first round, No. 6 Nansemond-Suffolk Academy beat Virginia Episcopal 43-30 as the Saints' Alivia Giles had 20 points, eight rebounds, three assists and five steals. NSA's Cammy Reid added 15 points, eight rebounds and five steals.
The Saints will play at No. 3 Seton in Manassas on Wednesday. ...
Aanyah Lambert scored 18 points and Sarah Fitzgerald added 12 to lead Atlantic Shores past Covenant of Charlottesville 57-29. The fifth-seeded Seahawks will travel to No. 4 Steward, the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools regular-season and tournament champion, for a quarterfinal Wednesday. …
Brianna Powell scored 16 points and Iris Krantz added 11 points and 11 rebounds to boost Norfolk Collegiate past Trinity Christian 47-40. The seventh-seeded Oaks will head to the Charlottesville area to face No. 2 Miller in a quarterfinal Wednesday.
Boys basketball:
VISAA: Dajour Rucker scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Tuesday to lead the sixth-seeded Cape Henry Collegiate Dolphins to a 60-56 come-from-behind home victory over No. 11 seed St. John Paul the Great in a VISAA Division I opening-round matchup.
At the end of the third quarter, Cape Henry trailed 54-44.
Christian Moore, who scored 14 points, nailed a 3-pointer for a three-point lead with five minutes left, then connected from deep again to give Cape Henry a 57-56 advantage with less than a minute to play. …
Norfolk Christian edged eighth-seeded Virginia Academy of Ashburn 53-51 in the Division II first round as DJ Cheairs led the visiting Ambassadors with 16 points.
Malik Thompkins added 12 points and 10 rebounds for Norfolk Christian, which will play at top-seeded Blue Ridge near Charlottesville in a quarterfinal Wednesday. …
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy fell 64-57 at Hargrave Military Academy in the D-II first round. Hargrave next will face second-seeded Virginia Episcopal in Lynchburg. …
Also in D-II, fifth-seeded Steward ousted Christchurch 45-36 in Richmond to earn a quarterfinal trip Wednesday to No. 4 Middleburg Academy.
Class 5: Maury used a dominating second half to beat Green Run 53-46 at Norfolk Scope Arena on Tuesday to win the Class 5 Region A title. It was the Commodores' first region title since 2014.
Maury will host L.C. Bird, the Region B runner-up, on Friday. Green Run will travel to play Varina, the Region B champion, at Glen Allen High.
Maury took advantage with a 6-0 run to take a 38-34 lead – the biggest of the game at that point. The Commodores had numerous chances to pad it but missed several foul shots.
Green Run senior Ashley James finally broke the scoreless drought at the start of the fourth quarter with a steal and dunk to cut the deficit to 38-36. He finished with 12 points.
Maury used an 11-2 run to put the game away. It included a huge quarter from Clarence Rupert, who scored nine of his game-high 15 points in the final period.
Indoor track and field:
Traditional Richmond-area power Maggie Walker's boys and girls won the state's combined Class 2 and 1 team championship at Roanoke College.
Maggie Walker's boys had 97 points to second-place Auburn's 43, while the Maggie Walker girls had 110 points to win by 70.
RESULTS AND PAIRINGS
Class 5 Region A final:
Green Run 53, Maury 46
Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association first round:
Division I:
St. Anne's-Belfield 68, No. 8 Bishop Sullivan 59
No. 5 Episcopal 70, Norfolk Academy 38
No. 6 Cape Henry Collegiate 60, St. John Paul the Great 56
No. 7 Trinity Episcopal 63, Potomac School 50
Division II:
Norfolk Christian 53, No. 8 Virginia Academy 51
No. 5 Steward 45, Christchurch 36
No. 6 Highland 73, Norfolk Collegiate 67, OT
No. 7 Hargrave Military Ac. 64, Nansemond-Suffolk Ac. 57
Division III:
Roanoke Catholic 71, No. 8 Richmond Christian 68
No. 5 Wakefield 60, Holy Cross 47
No. 6 Portsmouth Christian 86, Amelia Ac. 75
No. 7 Carlisle 85, Carmel 71
Class 5 Region A final (at Norfolk Scope Arena):
Princess Anne 82, Hampton 47
No. 9 Collegiate of Richmond 49, No. 8 Potomac School 45
No. 5 Flint Hill 52, No. 12 Bishop Sullivan 44
No. 6 Trinity Episcopal 78, No. 11 St. Gertrude 43
No. 7 Episcopal 57, No. 10 St. John Paul the Great 48
No. 8 Isle of Wight Ac. 56, No. 9 Fredericksburg Christian 53, OT
No. 5 Atlantic Shores 57, No. 12 Covenant 29
No. 6 Nansemond-Suffolk Ac. 43, No. 11 Virginia Episcopal 30
No. 7 Norfolk Collegiate 47, No. 10 Trinity Christian 40
No. 9 New Covenant 41, No. 8 Roanoke Catholic 30
No. 5 Carlisle 66, No. 12 Tandem Friends 26
No. 11 Veritas Collegiate Ac. 44, No. 6 Veritas School 40
No. 7 Stuart Hall 52, No. 10 Eastern Mennonite 24
CLASS 2 AND 1 (COMBINED) STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
at Roanoke College
Top teams: 1. Maggie Walker 97, 2. Auburn 43, 3. Brunswick 42, 4. Floyd County 30, 5. Lancaster 29, 6. Covington 26, T7. Union, Robert E. Lee of Staunton and Prince Edward County 24, 10. Holston 23. Also: T13. Northampton 12; T22. Mathews, Wilson Memorial, Bruton and Poquoson 7.
Winners and other highlights:
55 meters: 1. Tomlinson, Covington, 6.66. 8. Green, Poquoson. 300: 1. Cleaton, Brunswick, 37.45. 500: 1. Keeve, Lancaster, 1:09.52. 1,000: 1. Morgan, Maggie Walker, 2:40.44. 1,600: 1. Sachs, Maggie Walker, 4:31.32.
3,200: 1. Wilson-Cook, R.E. Lee of Staunton, 9:52.36; 3. Stearns, Mathews, 10:17.74. 55-meter hurdles: 1. Reynolds, Central of Wise, 8.15. 800 relay: 1. Brunswick (Simmons, Hardy, Boone, Cleaton) 1:37.10; 8. Poquoson 1:40.79.
1,600 relay: 1. Maggie Walker (Blanchard, Gregory, Morgan, Schweiker) 3:38.33; 5. Bruton 3:44.19. 3,200 relay: 1. Maggie Walker (Blanchard, Schweiker, Morgan, Gregory) 8:29.97; 6. Bruton 9:07.03.
High jump: 1. Jenkins, Union, 6-2; 4. Baker, Poquoson, 6-0. Pole vault: 1. Flynn, Northampton, 14-1. Long jump: 1. Johnson, Prince Edward County, 21-7 1/2. Triple jump: 1. Callaham, Appomattox County, 43-11 1/2. Shot put: 1. Cook, Floyd County, 52-1 1/2.
Top teams: 1. Maggie Walker 110, T2. Glenvar and East Rockingham 40, 4. James River of Buchanan 38, 5. Chilhowie 31, 6. Prince Edward County 30, 7. Auburn 29 1/3, 8. Bruton 29, 9. Greensville County 28, 10. Wilson Memorial 27. Also: 20. Poquoson 8; T24. Lancaster, Northampton 5.
55 meters: 1. Rhudy, Chilhowie, 7.27. 300: 1. J.Jefferson, Greensville County, 43.55; 5. J.Jones, Bruton, 44.56. 500: 1. Ramsey, Stuarts Draft, 1:19.72.
1,000: 1. Kemp, Maggie Walker, 3:06.76; 4. Miles, Poquoson, 3:13.44. 1,600: 1. Heinen, Maggie Walker, 5:10.81; 7. Lohr, Bruton; 5:46.02. 3,200: 1. Heinen, Maggie Walker, 11:01.02; 6. Miles, Poquoson, 12:45.21.
55-meter hurdles: 1. Glass, Bruton, 8.67. 800 relay: 1. East Rockingham (M.Jones, Jefferson, Crider, Rodriguez) 1:50.95; 4. Bruton 1:54.09. 1,600 relay: 1. Maggie Walker (Bale, Kemp, Wright, Russo) 4:18.31; 4. Bruton 4:30.85.
High jump: 1. Morris, Prince Edward County, 5-2; T7. Godwin, Nottoway; S.Smith, Nottoway and Palaimo, Mathews, 4-6. Pole vault: 1. Baker, Maggie Walker, 10-0.
Long jump: 1. Rhudy, Chilhowie, 17-7 1/2. Triple jump: 1. Jefferson, Greensville County, 36-8 1/2. Shot put: 1. Belcher, PH-Glade Spring, 36-10.