Updated: Sunday, 4:19 p.m.
Erick Green scored 18 points and Millbrook held Brunswick scoreless for a span of 11:13 Saturday night on its way to a 53-43 victory against the Bulldogs in the VHSL Group AA state championship game.
The Pioneers (27-1) finished the season on a 13-game winning streak and claimed their first state title, while Brunswick (26-5) lost in the championship game for the second year in a row under second-year head coach Bryant Stith.
The Bulldogs led 15-11 on Terrance Carter's 3-pointer with a minute left in the first quarter before going cold. By the time DeVonne Lewis made a pair of free throws with 5:47 to play in the third quarter, Millbrook had scored 11 straight and led 22-17.
Updated: Saturday, 9:21 p.m.
Hidden Valley beat Waynesboro 59-45 in the girls' Group AA state championship game. Kylee Beecher had 21 points, and Abby Redick and Abby Oliver each had 16 points as the Titans won back-to-back state titles.
Updated: Saturday, 8:33 p.m.
Hidden Valley leads 30-18 over Waynesboro at halftime of the girls' Group AA state championship game. Kylee Beecher has 12 points and seven rebounds so far for the Titans.
Updated: Saturday, 8:14 p.m.
George Wythe defeated Gate City 68-53 in the boys' Group A, Division 2 state championship for its first state basketball title. Tennis Simon led the Maroons with 23 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks, and made 10 of 18 from the field. George Wythe forced 23 Gate City turnovers and held the Blue Devils to 31.1 percent shooting. The victory was George Wythe's 25th straight.
Updated: Saturday, 5:20 p.m.
T.J. Martin's 3-pointer gave Nelson County the lead for good and the Governors held on for their first-ever state championship, a 50-47 victory against Surry County in the Group A, Division 1 boys' title game.
Updated: Saturday, 5:09 p.m.
Floyd County beat Lancaster 64-50 in the girls' Group A, Division 2 state championship. Brittany Avancini scored 31 points for the second straight game to give the Buffaloes their third state title. It was the fourth state title for coach Alan Cantrell, who also won one for the Floyd boys.
Kayla Hartman scored 10 points off the bench for Floyd County.
For Lancaster, Andrea White scored 24 points, putting the sophomore over 1,000 points for her career.
Updated: Saturday, 4:01 p.m.
The Floyd County girls lead Lancaster 34-23 at halftime of the Group A Division II state championship game in Richmond. Check back later for the final score.
Updated: Friday, 6:43 p.m.
Here are some highlights from George Wythe's semifinal victory over Buckingham County:
George Wythe (27-2) advances to the first final since it has been in Group A and first since going to the AA title game in 1985, losing 71-53.
Tennis Simon led the Maroons with 19 points and seven rebounds before fouling out in the fourth quarter. Tristan Boysaw and Will Sawyers combined for 37 points and 11 rebounds off the bench.
Jessee White's 22 points and 12 rebounds led Buckingham (22-5), which outrebounded GW 50-38, including 23 offensive boards.
Updated: Friday, 6:19 p.m.
George Wythe advanced to the state final with a 71-63 victory over Buckingham County in the boys' Group A Division 2 semifinals. The Maroons will play Gate City on Saturday at 5 p.m. in the championship game.
Updated: Friday, 3:53 p.m.
Floyd County advanced to the state final with a hard-fought 66-62 victory over George Mason. The Buffaloes will play Lancaster on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Richmond.
Floyd junior point guard Brittany Avancini scored 20 of her 31 points in the second half. Her steal and layup late in the game gave the Buffaloes a 64-58 lead.
Nicole Mitchell led Mason with 18 points. The Mustangs led once in the first half, but were never out of contention.
Updated: Friday, 3:14 p.m.
Floyd County leads George Mason 27-24 at halftime of the second girls Group A Division II semifinal.
Updated: Friday, 12:08 p.m.
Lancaster defeated Chilhowie 53-45 in the Group A Division II girls' semifinals. Chilhowie finishes the season at 24-5. Lancaster (23-4) awaits the winner of this afternoon's Floyd County-George Mason game.
Updated: Friday, 11:19 a.m.
Chilhowie is having a rough time in the Group A Division II girls' semifinals this morning in Richmond. Lancaster leads 29-14 at halftime.
Updated: Thursday, 9:56 p.m.
Here are some details from Blacksburg's overtime loss to Millbrook.
Blacksburg's Daniel Mitchell sent the game into overtime with a 3-pointer with 2 seconds left in regulation.
Clayton Rodney led Millbrook (27-1) with 22 points.
Nick English scored 19 points while Greg Keys added 16 points and 10 rebounds in the Bruins' loss.
Blacksburg committed 26 turnovers in the game while Millbrook had just nine.
Updated: Thursday, 9:50 p.m.
Blacksburg lost 73-67 in overtime to Millbrook in the Group AA boys' state semifinal. The Bruins let a 31-22 halftime lead slip away, and Millbrook advances to play Brunswick in the final.
Updated: Thursday, 6:02 p.m.
Hidden Valley lost 55-49 to Brunswick in the Group AA boys' state semifinals for the second straight year. Blacksburg plays Millbrook at 7:45 tonight in the other semifinal.
Updated: Thursday, 4:41 p.m.
Here are some final numbers from the Hidden Valley girls victory in their Group AA semifinal. Abby Oliver led the Titans with 22 points and made 8 of 10 shots from the floor. Kylee Beecher added 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting. The Titans shot 52.8 percent.
Gabby Tyler, who plays center, had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead Greensville County, which committed 29 turnovers and shot 31.8 percent from the floor.
Updated: Thursday, 4:36 p.m.
At halftime, Hidden Valley leads Brunswick 29-21 at halftime in the Group AA boys semifinals. Ben Boggs is leading the Titans with 10 points. Logan Singleton, Luke Hancock and Boggs have combined for 17 rebounds. Brunswick is shooting 28.6 percent from the field.
Updated: Thursday, 3:17 p.m.
The Hidden Valley girls will play Saturday at 7 p.m. for their second straight state basketball title. The Titans defeated Greensville County 65-32 in the semifinals today. The Titans await the winner of tonight's Bruton-Waynesboro game.
Updated: Thursday, 2:45 p.m.
Hidden Valley appears to be well on its way to a second straight trip to the Group AA girls championship game. The Titans lead Greensville County 35-12 at halftime. Abby Oliver has 17 points for the Titans. Greensville County has committed 19 turnovers.
Updated: 8:30 p.m.
Nelson County got the other spot in the boys' Group A Division 1 championship with a 48-42 win over Twin Valley.
Updated: 8:30 p.m.
Buffalo Gap's girls defeated Twin Valley, 50-44, to earn the right to play Franklin for the Group A Division 1 championship on Saturday.
Updated: 7:52 p.m.
There was a delay on stats for the Bland County-Franklin girls game. Here is some additional information:
Kierra Lee had 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead Franklin, which will play Buffalo Gap in the final. Janice Holeman added 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Laurel Hankins had 20 points to lead Bland County, and the Bears got as close as four points with about three minutes to play in the third quarter. However, Franklin's defense started forcing numerous turnovers, and Bland County started to fade. The Bears shot 38.6 percent from the field and had 30 turnovers.
Updated: 5:55 p.m.
Here's some quickie statistics from Galax's state semfinal loss to Surry County:
Surry County got 17 points and 12 rebounds from center Trent Porter. John Newman added 12 points and 11 rebounds -- and it wasn't just those to guys who were busy crashing the boards. for the Cougars. Galax was outrebounded 65-44.
Jeremiah Criner had 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Maroon Tide, but as a team, Galax shot just 27.9 percent from the field and made made just 3-of-24 3-pointers.
Updated: 5:39 p.m.
Galax was knocked out of the Group A Division I tournament Thursday, losing 68-50 to Surry County.
Updated: 4:40 p.m.
The Galax boys are in trouble at halftime in their Group A Division I boys semifinal in Richmond. Surry County leads the Maroon Tide 37-21.
Updated: 3:30 p.m.
It was a tough start for Timesland schools at the state basketball tournament in Richmond on Wednesday afternoon. The Bland County girls were defeated 72-42 by Franklin in the Group A Division I semifinals. The young Bland County team trailed only 21-17 at halftime.
We will update with leading scorers soon.
Updated: 12:25 p.m.
We will provide halftime updates and final scores from the VHSL state basketball tournament this week in Richmond.
Today's Timesland teams in action are Bland County girls and Galax boys in the Group A Division 1 semifinals.
Bland County plays Franklin at 2 p.m., followed by Galax vs. Surry County at 3:45 p.m.
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