Centreville proved that they were the class of the Virginia Northern Region Concorde District this season by pulling away in the second half to defeat a game Chantilly squad 64-51. With the win the Wildcats improved to 20-3 on the season. The win also gave Centreville one of the coveted #1 seeds in the Northern Region Tournament next week. The Wildcats will host Fairfax on Monday night. Centreville won't have to leave their own backyard next week in their quest to advance to the final four at the Patriot Center.

The action started hot early with the two bitter rivals going right at each other. Chantilly showed no fear of the Wildcats who had beaten them twice this year entering the title game. Sophomore point guard Chris Clarke had an outstanding first quarter scoring 9 points and throwing a no look pass on the break to Will Hicks for another two. After the first the score was knotted at 17. Tournament MVP Steve Harvin (pictured) and Will Downey led the Wildcat attack with 8 and 6 points respectively in the period.

With just over 3 minutes left in the half the Chargers had built their biggest lead of the night at 25-21. After a Mike Toth bucket, Harvin hit an acrobatic lay-up and was fouled on the play. The free throw made the score 26-25 Centreville. The Wildcats would hold the lead for the remainder of the contest. With the score 30-27 and time running out in the half the Wildcats chose to hold for one shot. Harvin controlled the ball up top and with 6 seconds left made his move. He dribbled right, went between his legs, and fired a one handed pass to a cutting Will Montgomery underneath the basket. The lay-up gave Centreville a 32-27 half-time lead and a huge momentum burst going into the break.

The Wildcats jumped out quick in the second half scoring the first 5 points and extending their lead to 10. Three pointers by Chris Clarke and Will Hicks kept the Chargers in the game, but after three quarters Centreville had a comfortable 50-41 lead.

In the fourth quarter the Wildcats athleticism took over. Centreville turned defensive turnovers and rebounds into quick breaks and easy scoring opportunities. The Chargers would never get closer then 9 despite the best efforts of Hicks (18 points), Clarke (16 points), and Matt Estes (8 points). The Wildcats followed their leader Steve Harvin who scored 19 points and distributed the ball beautifully. Centreville had balanced scoring behind Harvin. Guards Nick Smith and Mike Toth scored 12 a piece. Concorde District defensive player of the year Will Downey scored 10 and the big man Will Montgomery added 6. Both teams were well represented on the All-Tournament Team. Harvin was named MVP. Will Downey and Mike Toth from Centreville were joined by Will Hicks and Chris Clarke from Chantilly and Danny Prentice from Oakton

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Saxons outlast Cavaliers

The Langley Saxons and Woodson Cavaliers had met two times this year and produced two remarkable games. Woodson defeated Langley both times they had played this year. Both games amazingly enough had been decided in DOUBLE OVERTIME. 66-63 at Langley and 73-72 at Woodson. Fans for both teams packed Fairfax High School hoping that the two would not disappoint.

The Saxons didn't need double overtime but they did need 30 points from their Senior star Brad Primus in a come from behind 73-70 win. The victory gave the Saxons the Liberty District Championship and a #1 seed in the Northern Region tournament. Langley will host Oakton on Monday night in the first round of the tournament.

The first quarter went the way you would expect anything between these two teams to go, close and hard fought. After one the Cavaliers held a tenuous 15-14 lead.

In the second quarter Primus started to heat up for the Saxons. First he caught this feed from Wynn Thompson and knocked down a jumper. On the next trip he grabbed a rebound of point guard Skip Talarek's (18 points) shot and layed it in. Primus' run of points continued with another jump shot buliding the Saxon lead to 6. The Cavaliers trimmed that lead down to 4 by the break with the Saxons leading 32-28.

The Cavaliers took control of the action in the third quarter by turning up the defensive intensity. Pedro Lemaitre (14 points, 5 assists, 3 steals) scored on a fast break giving Woodson the lead. On the next trip for Langley, Woodson caused a turnover and pushed it ahead to Lemaitre who layed it in and was fouled sending the Cavalier faithful into a frenzy. After the free throw the Cavaliers were up by 4. After the third quarter the score stood 49-47 Woodson.

The Saxons came out hitting on all cylinders in the fourth quarter in search of the win that had eluded them against the Cavaliers. Langley went on a 15-4 run over the first 5 minutes of the quarter. The run left the Saxons up 62-53 with 3 minutes left in the game. The spurt was highlighted by a huge 3 pointer by Sophomore Will Monica. The Cavaliers clawed their way back into the game behind the 3 point shooting of Chuck Spiridopolous. Spiridopolous knocked down 5 three's in the game on his way to a team high 20 points. With the lead trimmed to 5 and 1:30 on the clock the Cavaliers were scrambling all over the court looking for a steal. Monica grabbed the ball and took off towards the middle of the lane where he saw his teammate Sophomore Josh Carr cutting backdoor. Monica fed Carr the ball for the backbreaking lay-up. The Saxons shot free throws beautifully down the stretch and all that was left for the Saxons to do was celebrate their district title win and victory over Woodson...finally.