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VMI did not get a bid to the NIT -- no huge surprise there. But VMI is not in the College Basketball Invitational, either, but Richmond is. VMI is not even in the new CollegeInsider tourney, but Liberty, ODU and JMU are.

I wonder if VMI turned down a bid to the CBI or the College Insider tourney because it didn't want to pay a financial guarantee? Cincinnati and Vanderbilt are also done for the year. I am sure those 2 schools could have been in the CBI or Insider tourney if they wanted to; they may have turned down the chance too.

We will find out what happened with VMI and tell you in Tuesday's paper.

-- Mark Berman

VHSL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHiPS

GROUP AA DIVISION 4

HALFTIME: Courtland 49, Salem 22.

Duke recruit Josh Hairston has 15 points for Courtland. Reggie Barnette leads Salem with 12.

VHSL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

GROUP A DIVISION 2 BOYS

FINAL: Radford 77, Dan River 69

RICHMOND -- Radford hit 10 3-point goals in the first three quarters and led from wire-to-wire as the Bobcats won their first boys basketball championship since 1949 with a 77-69 victory over Dan River at VCU's Siegel Center.
Allen Dickerson led Radford (26-4) with 22 points while DeAndre Thompson had 20 points including five 3-pointers. Jon Thompson finished with 18 points and Dontae Carter had 10.
Dan River (24-5) got a game-high 36 points and four dunks from James Madison signee Darren White, a 6-foot-4 forward.
Radford point guard Scotty Hendricks set a Group A state tournament record with 13 assists, breaking the previous single-game record of 12 set by Lebanon's Scott Allen in 1992.

VHSL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

GROUP A DIVISION 2 GIRLS

FINAL: George Mason 53, Floyd County 46

RICHMOND -- Nicole Mitchell scored 13 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as George Mason denied Floyd County a second straight Group A Division 2 title Saturday with a 53-46 victory at VCU's Siegel Center.
The title was the second for George Mason (24-6), which won the Group A title in 1998.
Floyd County (26-4) was in a state final for the third year in a row. Guard Brittany Avancini led the Buffaloes in scoring with 19 points but was just 5 of 19 from the field. The Buffaloes forced 23 turnovers but were outrebounded 43-28 and shot just 30.2 percent.

VHSL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

GROUP AA DIVISION 4 BOYS

Final: Cave Spring 39, Brunswick 33, OT

RICHMOND -- Adam Hager hit a 3-pointer and a stickback to begin the overtime and Cave Spring held on to win the Division 3 championship Saturday at VCU's Siegel Center with a 39-33 OT win over Brunswick.
Mark Overstreet led Cave Spring (25-6) with 10 points including a driving shot with 2:20 left in regulation that ended a 12 1/2-minute scoring drought for the Knights. Josh Henderson sent the game into OT on two free throws with 1:17 to play.
Henderson finished with nine points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots including two in overtime.
The championship was the second for Cave Spring, which won the Group AAA title in 2002.
Brunswick, which lost in a state final for the third year in a row, was led by Michael Wynn, Jr. and Casey Walker with 11 points apiece.

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BOYS
GROUP AAA
Quarterfinals
William Fleming 54, Booker T. Washington 53
John Marshall 72, T.C. Williams 61
King's Fork 60, George Washington 53
Petersburg 59, Hayfield 48
Wednesday, March 11
At Siegel Center, Richmond
Semifinals
William Fleming 65, John Marshall 62
King's Fork 73, Petersburg 67
Friday, March 13
At Siegel Center, Richmond
Championship
King's Fork 49, William Fleming 47 Read more »

VHSL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

GROUP AAA BOYS

FINAL: King's Fork 49, William Fleming 47.

King's Fork rallies from a 19-point deficit in the second half to win the Group AAA title.

VHSL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

GROUP A DIVISION 1 BOYS

FINAL: Colonial Beach 77, Eastern Montgomery 75

RICHMOND -- T.T. Carey scored 37 points and finished his career as the No. 3 scorer in VHSL history Friday  in leading Colonial Beach to a 77-75 victory over Eastern Montgomery in the Division 1 final at VCU's Siegel Center.
Carey also grabbed 16 rebounds for Colonial Beach (27-3). He made 13 of 33 field goals and committed eight turnovers. Carey finished his career with 2,481 points, 206 behind VHSL leader Stacy Ervin of Twin Springs.
Dylan Farinet added 18 points and 19 rebounds for the Drifters.
Eastern Montgomery (23-5) led 33-27 at halftime. Henry Hall led the Mustangs with 21 points, while Julian Stewart added 18. Sophomore point guard Brad Wooten had 12 points, 11 assists, six rebounds and five steals in 32 minutes.
Wooten had an off-balance 3-pointer at the buzzer that was off target.

VHSL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

GROUP A DIVISION 1 GIRLS

FINAL: Buffalo Gap 50, Bland County 40

RICHMOND -- Renee Burford hit three 3-pointers in the first half to spark Buffalo Gap to an early lead and the Bison held on for a 50-40 victory over Bland County for their second straight VHSL Group A Division 1 championship at VCU's Siegel Center.
Sara Lamneck led Buffalo Gap (24-3) with 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Burford finished with 13 and Holly Morgan added 10.
Laurel Hankins led Bland County (22-7) with 10 points. The Bears hit just 12 of 44 shots from the field.

VHSL BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS

GROUP A DIVISION 2 GIRLS

FINAL: Floyd County 62, Lee 47

RICHMOND -- Brittany Avancini scored 28 points and added six assists and six steals to lead Floyd County into its third straight state championship game with a 62-47 victory over Lee at VCU's Siegel Center.

Floyd (26-3) will play George Mason for the title at 3 p.m. Saturday. The Buffaloes are the defending Division 1 champion and were the 2007 Group A runner-up.

Avancini made just 11 of 29 shots from the field but she headed up Floyd's press that forced 28 turnovers by Lee. Brittany Bourne had nine points and eight rebounds for the Buffaloes.

Chelsea Cluesman and Jalan McPherson led Lee (22-6) with 11 points apiece.