Region IV Basketball at Graham

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Any scores????

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magna vista and martinsville won

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Va. High gave Martinsville a run for their money... alot of athletic ability to deal with though, and they didn't quite match up.

 

In the first contest (Bassett - Magna Vista), when either team was able to break the press and set up an offense, a possession lasted anywhere from 30 seconds to around two minutes, thus the 4 - 4 score at the end of the first. Good game though, Martinsville should be able to handle Magna Vista in the Region Finale

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where,when,and time of that game?

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anyone kno the final on martinsvllie-va high game?

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Mavahi and MV Round 5 getting ready to happen.Martinsville might be able to handle MV this time but so far it's 2-2 with all 4 games coming down to the last 30 seconds or going into overtime.Should be another good one. Will this game be at Bassett Sat. night??

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i'm tired...what a long ride back! 56-51 martinsville was the final i believe. martinsville didn't have their best game, but this time of the year it's all about winning and advancing.

 

v-high was whistled for their first foul of the 2nd half with 2:30some left in the fourth quarter. about 13 1/2 minutes without a foul...

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Bassett High School 7 or 7:30 Saturday

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BY BUCKY DENT

 

BRISTOL HERALD COURIER

 

BLUEFIELD – Martinsville had too much Snoop and Virginia High just couldn’t score enough hoops.

 

With Bulldogs point guard Victor "Snoop" Hairston stuffing the stat sheet and the Bearcats shooting as though they were playing in the 30-mile per hour wind gusts outside Graham Middle School, VHS saw its season end Thursday night with a 56-51 Region IV semifinal loss.

 

Hairston had 11 points, six assists and four steals for the defending Group AA champions, which improved to 19-8 and advanced to a Saturday night regional final against fellow Piedmont District member Magna Vista.

 

"We worked hard and played well together," Hairston said. "Coach said we had to execute in order to get the win."

 

Meanwhile, the Bearcats (17-7) made a long bus ride home from Tazewell County wondering what might have been if they had made a few more shots.

 

VHS converted just 18-of-49 field goal tries, including only nine-of-29 in the first half, when it missed five point-blank layups.

 

"We came in here shooting 50 percent from the field and 40 percent from the 3-point line," Bearcats coach Doug Mitchell said. "Part of it might have been this is unfamiliar territory for us. Martinsville’s here every year."

 

VHS’ leading scorer, senior forward C.J. Tillie, struggled the most against an aggressive man-to-man defense. Tillie hit his first shot – a 3-pointer late in the first quarter as the Bearcats took a 13-9 lead – but made just two-of-11 after that and finished with only 11 points.

 

Still, VHS hung around behind a sizzling fourth quarter from Terrell Vereen, who scored 10 of his 14 in the quarter, and an excellent floor game from point guard Derek Hurt. Working against continuous pressure from a host of defenders, Hurt dished out eight assists and committed just three turnovers.

 

"They’re an outstanding team," Bulldogs coach Troy Wells said.

 

"Well-coached, good shooters ... you just don’t come up against a lot of dogs at this point of the year. We were fortunate."

 

Wells’ comments aside, shooting had more to do with Martinsville’s win than happenstance. The Bulldogs canned 24-of-50 field goal attempts, including a key 3 from Arthur Dandridge after Vereen’s difficult reverse layup trimmed the Bearcats’ deficit to 45-41.

 

"Seemed like we could never cut it down to one possession," Mitchell said.

 

A steal and layup moments later pushed the lead back to nine, giving Martinsville enough cushion to withstand a last four minutes which included four missed free throws, three turnovers and some questionable shot selection.

 

VHS got within 54-51 with 15 seconds left when Randy White, who led all scorers with 15, converted a Hurt feed in the lane. But a runout moments later led to the clinching bucket.

 

The Bulldogs stayed alive for their 14th state title despite the absence of senior guard Emanuel Reid, a former Science Hill mainstay. An All-Arby’s Classic pick in December, Reid sustained a season-ending ACL tear earlier this month.

 

"It’s been real hard for us since [Reid] went down," Hairston said. "But the rest of us have just had to step it up."

 

It was the Bearcats’ last game as a Group AA member. They join the new Group A Clinch Mountain District next school year.

 

VIRGINIA HIGH (51)

 

Hurt 1 2-4 4, Tillie 3 4-4 11, Vereen 6 0-0 14, White 6 3-4 15, Shankel

 

1 0-0 2, Arnold 0 0-0 0, Moore 1 2-2 4, Marion 0 1-2 1. Totals 18 12-16 51.

 

MARTINSVILLE (56)

 

T. Hairston 2 2-4 6, V. Hairston 5 1-2 11, Burman 1 0-0 2, Trotter 5 0-2 10, Jackson 3 0-0 7, Dandridge 3 0-0 9, Morrison 0 0-0 0, Prickett 3 0-0 6, Hughes 0 0-0 0, Millner 2 1-1 5, Tyree 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 4-9 56.

 

Virginia High 13 2 11 15–51

 

Martinsville 15 18 12 11–56

 

3-point goals–Virginia High 3 (Vereen 2, Tillie), Martinsville 4 (Dandridge 3, Jackson). Total fouls–Virginia High 10, Martinsville 15. Fouled out–None.

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