THE SPORTS DESK
Prep Boys and Girls Basketball: Jackets open with comeback win
FROM STAFF REPORTS
BOYS BASKETBALL
JAMES MONROE 71, SPOTSYLVANIA 67
Marcus Finnie had 19 points and 10 rebounds for James Monroe, as the Yellow Jackets rallied from a nine-point deficit with 2:55 to play to get a 71–67 season-opening Battlefield District win against visiting Spotsylvania on Wednesday night.
Jarmal Bevels added 10 points and eight rebounds, while Tommy Nguyen grabbed six boards, Tony Scott collected four steals and Alex Baker dished out three assists for JM.
The Yellow Jackets host Eastern View on Tuesday.
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Spotsylvania 14 16 27 10 — 67
J. Monroe 18 10 21 22 — 71
Scoring
Spotsylvania: Bradley Anderson 8, Devin Carter 2, Darius Carter 7, Sterling Carter 4, Alan Courtney 10, L.J. Durante 4, Clinton Ferguson 1, Jon Hall 3, Devin Kennedy 18, Bilal Marlowe 3, Miles Pemberton 7. Totals: 22 17-25 67.
James Monroe (1–0, 1–0): Ben Henderson 0, Alex Baker 11, Jarmal Bevels 10, Tevin Brooks 1, Stephen Bryant 0, Antonio Edwards 0, Marcus Finnie 19, James Johnson 0, James McFadden 0, Tommy Nguyen 4, Miguel Pineda 0, Tony Scott 14, Chris Somuah 12. Totals: 23 23-35 71.
Three-point goals: Spotsylvania 6 (J. Hall, D. Kennedy 4, B. Marlowe). James Monroe 2 (A. Baker, T. Scott).
CULPEPER 82, KING GEORGE 54
Nik Stewart had 24 points—including four 3-pointers—to lead Culpeper to a district win.
Justin Brown had 15 points for King George, which hosts Washington & Lee on Monday.
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Culpeper 21 21 26 14 — 82
King George 13 10 12 19 — 54
Scoring
Culpeper: Anthony Banks 12, Henry Butler 18, Eric Ford 4, Richard Herrera 2, Quintelle Johnson 2, Bruce Mosley 4, Branson Rathbone 2, Nik Stewart 24, Adrian Strother 8, J.D. White 6. Totals: 30 14-18 82.
King George (3–2, 0–1): De’Shon Brown 0, Justin Brown 15, Ian Chase 5, Nana Djan 8, Keenan Frye 2, Anthony Howard 2, Demonte Johnson 1, Andrew Keys 2, Trevor Lyburn 0, Jamonte Parker 7, Sam Sharpe 5, Dominique Turner 2, De’Quan Whiting 5. Totals: 18 12-22 54.
Three-point goals: Culpeper 8 (A. Banks, H. Butler, N. Stewart 4, A. Strother 2). King George 6 (J. Brown 3, I. Chase, N. Djan, D. Whiting).
CHANCELLOR 54, WASHINGTON & LEE 47
Ryan Greer had 15 points and nine rebounds and Chris Patterson added 11 points as the Chargers held off the Eagles’ fourth-quarter rally.
Josh James made seven steals for Chancellor, which hosts Caroline on Friday. The Eagles host King William on Friday.
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Chancellor 17 15 16 6 — 54
W&L 5 9 10 23 — 47
Scoring
Chancellor (4–0): Anthony Alexander 0, Justin Alvarez 0, Dre Edwards 6, Ryan Greer 15, Tre’von Henson 2, Chris Holmes 5, Josh James 9, Matt King 0, James Mickens 0, Jalen Miller 2, Jason Morgan 4, Chris Patterson 11, Emannuel Royster 0. Totals: 21 7-11 54.
Washington & Lee (3–4): Trey Brown 13, Dewayne Cherry 2, Terrin Dickerson 1, Kwame Gray 14, Davon Hamilton 2, C.J. Harris 3, Marik Roy 4, Jeremy Turner 8. Totals: 17 10-14 47.
Three-point goals: Chancellor 5 (R. Greer 4, J. James). Washington & Lee 3 (T. Brown, K. Gray, M. Roy).
RIVERBEND 58, COURTLAND 38
David McCauley came off the bench to score 10 points and lead Riverbend past visiting Courtland in nondistrict action.
The Bears host North Stafford on Friday.
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Courtland 9 5 6 18 — 38
Riverbend 7 14 18 19 — 58
Scoring
Courtland: Tyler Boozeman 0, Chris Carpenter 2, Nick D’Addio 0, Wayne Hawkins 0, Travis Mickens 8, Terrell Robinson 4, Kyle Talley 10, Damion Washington 4, Eric Washington 10, Sheldon White 0, Z. Braswell 0, K. Burns 0, J. Fahrens 0. Totals: 11 15-21 38.
Riverbend (4–2): Jeavon Alsop 2, Chris Baird 8, Elijah Brown 12, Buck Buchanan 5, Tomas Cibak 2, Garrison Davis 0, Tyler Duncan 2, Michael Holmes 0, Markell Lewis 3, David McCauley 10, Montana Moody 2, Darnell Rife 5, Zach Sims 5, V.J. Williams 2. Totals: 22 10-22 58.
Three-point goals: Courtland 1 (K. Talley). Riverbend 4 (C. Baird 2, D. McCauley, D. Rife).
GIRLS BASKETBALL
COURTLAND 47, RIVERBEND 28
Jessica Hairston had 19 points and Janae McNeal added 17 to help visiting Courtland get a nondistrict win.
Brittany Jacobs pulled down 15 rebounds for Riverbend, which visits North Stafford on Friday.
The Cougars host Fredericksburg Christian on Friday.
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Courtland 13 13 13 8 — 47
Riverbend 5 2 10 11 — 28
Scoring
Courtland (6–0): Janae McNeal 17, Megan Amrhine 0, Arianna Bradley 2, Jessica Hairston 19, Imani Fennell 2, Kayla Demps 4, McKayla Stokes 0, McKenzie Stokes 0, Brianna Talley 0, Naudia Foster 0, Melody Buckley 3. Totals: 19 8-17 47.
Riverbend (4–4): Candice Beverly 9, Carmen Beverly 3, Lainey Harmon 4, Hannah Stadtler 2, Hailey McMahon 1, Brittany Jacobs 4, Ashley Vines 2, Ariyanna Young 2, Brittney Mason 1. Totals: 10 8-18 28.
Three-point goals: Courtland 1 (M. Buckley). Riverbend: none.
