WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2010
STUART, VA
Deleigh Barbour (#42) tips on a basket underneath the net in last week's semifinal Region IV match-up with the Tunstall Trojans.
Lady Cougars advance to state quarterfinals
By Will Hutchens
The Patrick County High School girls' basketball squad will play in the state quarterfinals after winning the regional championship last week.
The Lady Cougars played the Tunstall Trojans in the semifinals of the Division III Regional Tournament at Patrick County High School. They held the lead after one quarter of play, but the Trojans battled back to take a 23-22 lead going into the locker room at half-time.
The Lady Cougars kept battling in the second half, taking a five-point lead into the fourth quarter. The deficit stayed at five in the fourth and final quarter, sending the Cougars to the regional championship game for the second year in a row. The final score was PC, 48; Tunstall, 43.
"Tunstall is a great team, and much improved from our previous match-ups. We were able to use our full court defensive pressure to help pull away some in the second half," said Coach Glenn Burnett.
Junior Kylene Culler led the Lady Cougars with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Whitney Bowers added 11 points in the winning effort.
The Lady Cougars took on Graham High School in the Division III Regional Championship at PCHS last Friday. Patrick County led from the beginning, holding on to a 14-point lead at half-time. The Lady Cougars kept Graham at arm's length the rest of the way, winning 52-39.
The Lady Cougars dominated in the paint, scoring 35 inside, compared to Graham's 20. Jamyra Giles, Whitney Bowers, and Casey Bradshaw shut down Southwest District Player of the Year Chelsea Gallinger, holding her to just five points.
Piedmont District Player of the Year Kylene Culler led the Lady Cougars with a 20 point, 10 rebound double-double effort. Casey Bradshaw and Deleigh Barbour each added nine points in the contest. "This was a great accomplishment for the girls, they really deserve this. It was nice to have the opportunity to win in our gym and cut down the nets," said Burnett.
"We would like to thank the parents, community, and students for coming out to support the Cougars during the regional tournament," he added. "It was really nice to have the stands full of Cougars this week. Please come out and support the Cougars as we travel to the Salem Civic Center."
The Lady Cougars will play the Northside Vikings at 7 p.m. on Friday in the VHSL AA state quarterfinal round.
Cougars end season with loss in regional tournament
By Will Hutchens
The Patrick County High School boys' basketball squad traveled to Bluefield last Tuesday to take on the Graham G-Men in the quarterfinals of the Division III Regional Tournament.
The Cougars started out slowly, allowing the hot shooting G-Men to take an early lead. The lead shrunk to as little as two, however, as the Cougars made a charge in the second quarter. The effort did not give the Cougars a lead, and that is as close as they would come to the hometown G-Men.
Graham pushed the lead out to over 20 with strong play inside, and hot outside shooting. The G-Men never looked back and won 71-49 over the visiting Patrick County team.
Parker Heath was a bright spot for the Cougars, scoring a game-high 19 points. Jalen Reynolds added 12 points in the game.
The Cougars finished their season with a 5-15 record. The team's regional appearance was the first for PCHS since the 1999 season.
The Cougars will be losing guards Derrick Agee, Parker Heath, Will Hutchens, Pierre Scales, and Josh Walker, as well as forwards Kegan Arrington, Colin Dunlap, and Marcus Wood to graduation. The Cougars will rely on youth next season, as only two seniors will be returning from last year's squad.
Dixie Youth Baseball schedules meeting
A Dixie Youth Baseball meeting will be held Monday, March 9 at 7 p.m. at the Patrick County Community College building above DeHart Park in Stuart.
According to Donald Boothe, president, all coaches, officers and anyone interested in coaching or helping are invited to attend.
Elementary volleyball to begin March 6
Elementary volleyball will begin Saturday, March 6 at 9 a.m. for girls in the fifth and sixth grade, and at noon for seventh grade girls.
Parents should come in with their girls so they can fill out the recreation form and pay the $15 registration fee. Parents can contact Coach Heidi Moore at heidi.moore@patrick.k12.va.us for information, or call her at Patrick County High School at 694-7137 or 340-4242.
Ferrum College to sponsor tennis Campus Kids Day
The Ferrum College tennis teams will sponsor a U.S. Tennis Association Campus Kids Day Saturday, March 20, at the Burrows-Skeens Tennis Center on campus. The session will run from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Tennis players ages six to 13 will be grouped according to age and experience. Tennis instruction, games and refreshments will be presented at this free event.
Sign-up by contacting Coach Lew Hege at (540) 493-2600 or email him at <lewhege@ferrum.edu>.
Patrick Prowl 14U place second in Galax Tournament
This past weekend the Patrick Prowl 14U team traveled to Galax to compete in an AAU basketball tournament. On Saturday the team defeated Carroll County handily 39-21. They followed up the victory with another over Galax by a score of 44-42.
The Prowl returned on Sunday evening to play in the championship game, facing Galax again. The first half was back and forth and the game was tied at half-time. Patrick County got into foul trouble and fell to Galax in the end.
The Patrick Prowl squad was led by Ross Adams, Caleb Helbert, Brady Horton, Matt Hutchens, Dustin Land, Braden Nester, Jason Perry, Holden Reed, Elliott Roberson, and Cole Trent.
PHCS to host dodgeball tournament
Patrick County High School will host its second annual Dodgeball Tournament on Friday, March 19 at 7 p.m. in the high school gym. Proceeds from the event will help cover the costs of the junior-senior prom.
There will be a limit of 32 teams to compete in the single-elimination tournament. Teams of eight players can be made up of high school students, adults or combinations of each.
A charge of $5 per person or $40 per team must be paid when each team registers.
Admission to the event will be $5 per person. Children under three will be admitted free.
Concessions will be available.
Registration forms are available in the front office of Patrick County High School or by calling 694-7137.
The Patrick County girls' 11 and under AAU team won the Wytheville Tournament held February 20-21. Pictured (left to right): top row: Erin Hughes, Rachel Hughes, Haley Turman; bottom row: Emma Hubbard, Amber Rogers, Kaleigh Griffith, Abbigail Carter, Melanie Handy, and coaches Rodney Matthews (left) and Steve Hall. (Not pictured: Kristin Harris.)