Sterling, Va. — The Dominion High School boys basketball team has had issues this season stepping up to the moment. In the biggest games – one against Loudoun Valley, another against Loudoun County , and two against Potomac Falls – they came up short, unable to rise to the occasion. Not anymore. The Titans rose to the moment on a rainy February 6 against the Loudoun Valley Vikings, coming away with a 48-35 victory that put them in second place in the Dulles District. “It feels great because everyone was saying that they’re one of the best in the county,…
Author: Varun Shankar
Varun Shankar
Varun is a senior at Dominion High School and the Academy of Science in Sterling. He’s also the editor-in-chief and founder of The Tea Shop, a multimedia site. He is the host of Down to the Wire and LoCoSports' Technical Fowl. In his free time, Varun enjoys watching D.C. sports teams consistently break his heart, except for the Capitals who are Stanley Cup Champions.
Loudoun County, Va. — As the high school boys basketball season heats up in Loudoun County, a few local teams have started to stand out from the crowd, while several others are potential contenders. Each week, Owen Gotimer and I will be alternating releasing our boys and girls basketball rankings. In a three-district county, we wanted a way to put things into perspective. Enter: the LoCo Top 5. A few good games this week: Freedom has two tough tasks at home as they try to stay atop the Potomac District – a rematch of last year’s playoff game against the…
Sterling, Va. — It hadn’t felt like Potomac Falls High School boys basketball in awhile. After back-to-back losses to Freedom and Rock Ridge, it hadn’t felt like the program that had dominated Loudoun County for more than a decade. Potomac Falls head coach Jeff Hawes wasn’t totally sure what to do. The day after the loss to Rock Ridge – a team that few would have expected the Panthers to lose to – other coaches would have held a vigorous practice filled with gassers, conditioning, and other punishments. Earlier in his career, Hawes may have himself. Instead, he brought his…
Fairfax, Va. — The scene was a familiar one. A navy clad player would drive into the lane and throw up a layup, the ball over the fingertips of the outstretched green defender, off the glass, and into the net. It was a pattern that repeated itself over and over, as the George Mason Patriots fell to the Richmond Spiders, 97-87, on a January 18 matinee at EagleBank Arena. The Spiders shot a scorching 67% from the field, including a phenomenal performance inside, as the Patriots were unable to muster any sort of interior defense Richmond’s Grant Golden was the…
South Riding, Va. — Bruce Lee once said that you must be like water: “Be formless, shapeless—like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle; You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot” You’re probably wondering what this has to do with basketball, specifically the Freedom High School boys basketball team. Well, the Eagles are coming off a monstrous, 74-62, win over the Potomac Falls Panthers on January 17, and they displayed a crucial skill for winning late in the season: versatility. [adrotate banner=”39″]…
Loudoun County, Va. — As the high school boys basketball season heats up in Loudoun County, a few local teams have started to stand out from the crowd, while several others are potential contenders. Each week, Owen Gotimer and I will be alternating releasing our boys and girls basketball rankings. In a three-district county, we wanted a way to put things into perspective. Enter: the LoCo Top 5. The upcoming week features some incredible matchups. Dominion will travel to Loudoun Valley in a matchup of the top two teams in the Dulles District on January 14, and the Titans will…