Chantilly, VA - The Lake Braddock Bruins aren't quite ready to send their Coach Mark Martino into his newly appointed Director of Student Activites position quite yet. The Bruins unlikely run through the Northern Region tournament continued with a dramatic 51-50 win at Chantilly High School in the Region quarter-finals.

Lake Braddock (#4 seed from the Patriot) trailed Chantilly (#2 seed from Concorde) 48-34 with just 6 minutes left in the fourth quarter when they dialed up the defensive intensity. The Bruins went on an unreal 17-2 run to end the ball game that ended in dramatic fashion. Trailing 50-49 with 10.9 seconds left Coach Martino called time-out to set his troops for the last shot. The ball came in to Senior Coy Lindsay who made his move with 5 seconds left. Lindsay drove right and pulled up for the winner as time ran out (Click link to see the play) sending the Bruin faithful into hysteria and pushing the Bruins into the Region's final four that will be played at the Patriot Center this weekend.

The Chargers started hot knocking down shots from all over the place. Sophomore point guard Chris Clarke scored 12 first quarter points including 2 three pointers pushing Chantilly out to a 19-12 lead after one.

Will Hicks had a big 2nd quarter that included 2 big three's. The Bruins tried to inch back into the game but the Chargers answered by knocking down big shot after big shot. At the break the Chargers led 30-21.

The third quarter looked a lot like the first half. The Chargers had an answer for every Lake Braddock mini-run. Nick Pasek worked for this deuce in the post that cut the Charger lead to 5. The Chargers came right back when Senior Jared Hale knocked the bottom out of this 3 giving the Chargers some breathing room. The lead was up to 10 with time winding down in the quarter when Clarke sped to the hoop with this nifty drive giving the Chargers a 44-32 lead after 3.

The Chargers had the game seemingly in hand when they jumped out quick in the fourth pushing the lead to 14 at 48-34. But the Bruins who had upset the National District Champion Washington Lee Generals the night before refused to give in. The Bruins turned up the defensive pressure and did a great job on the glass allowing the Chargers only one shot every time down the floor. The Bruins had managed to whittle the lead down to 6 at 50-44 with 1:40 left on the clock. The Bruins called time-out and came out looking for a good shot knowing they needed a score this trip. Swinging it around the perimeter Lindsay felt confident and pulled the trigger from the top of the key. After Lindsay's shot bottomed out Lake Braddock found themselves down 3 with just over a minute left. Chantilly was content passing the ball around the outside, working some clock and forcing the Bruins to come out and foul them. But point guard Derek Oliverio did the unthinkable, he knocked the ball loose without causing a foul. He picked up the loose ball and sprinted down the court for a lay-up cutting the lead to 50-49 with 35 seconds left. The Chargers controlled the ball until their were 20 seconds remaining. The Bruins fouled Chantilly and put them on the line for a 1 and 1. The Chargers missed the front end of the 1 and 1 and Lake Braddock controlled the rebound. Martino called time-out with 10.9 remaining on the clock setting up Lindsay's drama. The Bruins put the ball in the Senior Guard's hands and let him make a play. Lindsay drove right and knocked it in off the glass completed the incredible comeback and sending the Bruins to the Patriot Center.

The 14-11 Bruins finished fourth in the Patriot District and are playing the role of "underdog" beautifully so far in the post-season. They are the least renowned team left in the stacked Northern Region Semi-Finals. But the Bruins play harder than anyone, play great defense, and have that attitude "Why not us?" . Those three could be a deadly combination come Friday when they play a Hayfield team that they've already upset once this year. These Bruins would like nothing more then to give their Coach a couple more parting gifts.