By Jimmy Thomas
Content Editor, DigitalSports.com
Below the stories you will find two video players with highlights and interviews from both games.
GAME 1
No. 5 Oakton 49, Robinson 32
No. 5 Oakton will attempt to win its fourth consecutive Concorde District championship and eighth in the past 11 years on Friday night after defeating host Robinson, 49-32, in the semifinal round Wednesday night.
The Cougars were lea by senior Jackie Shewmaker and junior Erin McGartland, who scored 14 points a piece.
Shewmaker “is absolutely fearless,” said Oakton Coach Fred Priester, in his 14th season. “She is savvy and, being a senior, she has been in these big situations before and she understands what she needs to do. If you relax on Erin [McGartland] she will figure out a way. She is a game-player and doesn’t get a lot of respect around the region, but I love having her on my team.”
Senior guard Mandy Johnston added 11 points for the Cougars and junior forward Brianna Johnson had six.
Robinson entered the semifinal coming off of a 21-point blow out of Chantilly on Tuesday. Senior forward Katherine Yount paced the Rams with a game-high 17 points, 15 of which came in the second half, but got little help offensively from her teammates. Yount accounted for all but two of Robinson’s second-half field goals and scored all six of its fourth-quarter points. Junior guard Katelyn Priftis added seven for for the Rams.
No. 5 Oakton 13 8 12 16 — 49
Robinson 5 8 13 6 — 32
Oakton — Shewmaker 5 4-4 14; Johnston 5 1-2 11; McGartland 6 2-2 14; Johnson 3 0-0 6; Stephenson 2 0-0 4; Team Totals: 21 7-8 49. Robinson — Partonen 1 0-0 2; Priftis 2 1-2 7; Yount 7 3-7 17; Evans 1 0-0 2; Sumser 1 0-0 2; Esposito 1 0-0 2; Team Totals: 13 4-9 32. Three-pointers — Robinson 2(Priftis)
GAME 2
Herndon 36, No. 6 Centreville 31
Herndon used the suffocating defense and three-point bombs of senior guard Emily Baumgartner to up-end No. 6 Centreville, 36-31, to earn a berth into Friday’s Concorde District championship game.
Baumgartner had the unenviable task of covering all-district senior guard Chelsea Dunn, but not only did she hold Dunn to just four points, she also hit four times
from beyond the arc to lead her team with a game-high 14 points.
The Hornets got buckets from eight different players — including six from sophomore forward Alexis Lewis — and four each from sophomore Jasmine Johnson and senior Lesley Buckingham.
“They
haven’t done anything they aren’t capable of doing,” said Herndon oach Reggie Barnes. “They finally believe in one another and believe
in the coaching staff. They really are laying it on the line.”
Centreville struggled all night on the offensive end of the floor, and failed to reach double-digits in points in any quarter. Senior Ashley Warhurst led the Wildcats with 13 points, scoring nine of her team’s 16 first-half points. Junior Victoria Marvin added six.
Herndon will play top-seeded Oakton in Fridays finale at 6 p.m. at Robinson.
Herndon 6 13 10 7 — 36
No. 6 Centreville 9 5 9 6 — 31
Herndon — Parker
0 2-6 2; Baumgartner 4 2-2 14; Lewis 1 4-8 6; Johnson 1 1-2 4; Binzer 1
0-0 2; Buckingham 2 0-0 4; Martin 1 0-2 2; Chambers 1 0-0 2; Team
Totals: 11 9-20. Centreville — Dunn 2 0-2 4; Warhurst 5 3-3 13; Smith 1 0-0 3;Meador 0 1-2 1; Vennergrund 1 0-0 2; Marvin 3 0-1 6; Team Totals: 12 4-8 31. Three-Pointers — Herndon 5(Baumgartner 4,Johnson);Centreville 1(Smith).
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