Basketball sponsored by cheers sports
By Satnam and George Khalsa
Sterling (Jan. 30, 2008) – Last Thursday afternoon there were four teams tied for first place in the AA Dulles District. That evening the four teams played each other and Park View and Heritage emerged victorious, setting the stage for last night’s first place showdown between the two survivors.
Heritage, which lost a one-point heartbreaker to Park View at home on Dec. 21, avenged that loss with a 61-52 victory Tuesday. The win improved Heritage to 7-2 in district and 9-7 overall while Park View drops to 6-3 and 11-5. The Patriots sit one game back of the Pride in the standings along with Potomac Falls, which defeated Loudoun County Tuesday. The Pride are looking for a third straigth district title, having gone 14-0 in 2005-06 and then 11-3 last year to share the title with Potomac Falls.
The Pride utilized careful ball handling and good shooting to overcome a physical Patriot team that likes to create fast break opportunities from turnovers. Park View led at the half 29-25 Tuesday, having forced seven Heritage turnovers, but in the second half, the Pride turned downright stingy, turning the ball over only once.
Virtually eliminating the fast break from the Patriot arsenal, Heritage proved to have the superior halfcourt offense.
During the halftime break Heritage head Coach Mark Mallisham assured the Pride that their shots would begin to find the hole.
“Then we got so hot [in third quarter],” said Mallasham, “I was ready to call the fire department.”
Heritage senior forward Preston Findley connected on three treys in the quarter as Heritage outscored the Patriots, 20-9. Findley finished the evening with 21 points and seven rebounds.
Park View’s Brett Dufford did all he could to keep the home team in the game scoring 19 points and grabbing nine rebounds. But it was the three-point shot that did the Patriots in as 12 of Heritage guard Steven Shockley’s 14 points came by way of the three and in the end the difference in three-point scoring, 24 for Heritage and 15 for Park View, was equal to the winning margin.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
Heritage | 10 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 61 |
Park View | 15 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 52 |
Heritage
# | Name | 2 point FG | 3 point FG | Foul Shots | Points |
10 | Michael Massey | 4 | 0 | — | 8 |
12 | Chris Broderick | 1 | 0 | 5/6 | 7 |
15 | Steven Shockley | 1 | 4 | — | 14 |
21 | Kyle Nelson | 0 | 1 | — | 3 |
32 | Curtis Rustin | 2 | 0 | 4/6 | 8 |
44 | Preston Findley | 4 | 3 | 4/4 | 21 |
| Team Total | 12 | 8 | 13/16 | 61 |
Park View
# | Name | 2 point FG | 3 point FG | Foul Shots | Points |
10 | CJ Leizeir | 0 | 1 | — | 3 |
20 | Marcus Freeman | 1 | 4 | — | 14 |
34 | Danny Foley | 4 | 0 | — | 8 |
42 | Brett Dufford | 8 | 0 | 3/3 | 19 |
50 | Brock Pennington | 1 | 0 | — | 2 |
54 | Thomas Mulabah | 3 | 0 | 0/1 | 6 |
| Team Total | 17 | 5 | 3/4 | 52 |
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