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Roger Henderson has been named the new girls basketball coach at Blacksburg High School.

Henderson previously served as boys head coach at Roanoke Catholic from 1993-1995 and one year as girls head coach at Giles in 2000.  He was an assistant under Tony Dunford for four years with the Christiansburg boys program before coming to assist Mickey McGuigan with the girls team at Blacksburg.

Henderson replaces McGuigan, who stepped down after last season.

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 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.

VHSL BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS

GROUP AAA BOYS

FINAL: William Fleming continued its quest for a Group AAA championship Wednesday as Troy Daniels scored 21 points to lead the Colonels to a 65-62 victory over John Marshall at VCU's Siegel Center.

Fleming (25-4) trailed by 11 points in the first half and was behind 42-37 when 6-foot-7 center Jamelle Hagins picked up his fourth foul with 3:40 left in the third quarter.

The Colonels rallied behind the play of the other four starters -- Daniels, Shaquan Manning, Eric Thomas and Stephon Anderson -- to take a 54-46 lead with 5:41 to play. The Colonels led 65-59 with 30.8 seconds to play before Randall Ward hit a 3-pointer.

Fleming turned the ball over with 4.3 seconds left but Tahir Little missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded.

The Colonels, who won the 2007 Group AA championship, will play either Petersburg or King's Fork in Friday's championship at 8:45 p.m.

VHSL BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS

GROUP AA DIVISION 4 BOYS

FINAL: Salem 60, Hidden Valley 54, 2 OT

RICHMOND -- Stephen Barnette hit two field goals in the second overtime and Salem held on for a 60-54 victory over Hidden Valley to put the Spartans into Saturday's 9 p.m. championship game.

Jerome Hairston led Salem with 21 points including a dunk that sealed the game in the final minute. Barnette added 11 points for the Spartans (18-10), who will face Courtland in the final at VCU's Siegel Center.

Hidden Valley (16-14) saw its season end in a state semifinal for the third year in a row. Zach Barrett scored a game-high 25 points for the Titans. Greg Coots added 11 points. Chad Earhart tied the game with a 3-pointer with 2:13 left in the first overtime and neither team scored until the second OT.

The win was Salem's fourth in six games against Hidden Valley this season.

VHSL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

GROUP AA DIVISION 4 GIRLS

FINAL: Turner Ashby 57, Hidden Valley 45

Kirby Burkholder scored 17 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as Turner Ashby advanced to Saturday's state final with a 57-45 victory over Hidden Valley at VCU's Siegel Center.

Turner Ashby (27-1) will face Loudoun County for the title at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Hidden Valley (17-12) turned a 34-24 deficit in the third quarter into a 36-24 lead with a 12-0 run, but the Knights went back up 38-36 on a stickback and two free throws by by Burkholder.
Kayla Osborne scored 14 points and Jordan McDonald added 10 to lead Hidden Valley, which won the Group AA championship in 2007 and 2008.

Hidden Valley's players were informed after the game of the death of their head coach Brenda King, who passed away late Tuesday night.

King was diagnosed with cervical cancer in October and never coached a game at Hidden Valley. Assistant coach Randy Bush served as the Titans' interim coach along with assistants Bobby Beecher and Lindy Stetson.

VHSL Basketball Semifinals

Group AA Division 3 Boys

FINAL: Cave Spring 58, Liberty 51

RICHMOND -- Adam Hager hit two 3-pointers early in the fourth quarter to spark a comeback and Cave Spring reached Saturday's state final with a 58-51 victory over Liberty at VCU's Siegel Center.

Cave Spring (24-6) will play Brunswick for the state title in a rematch of the 2003 Group AA final won by the Bulldogs in Lynchburg.

Josh Henderson led Cave Spring with 17 points, while Hager added 15. Clay Lacy, who opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer, added 13.

Liberty (22-7) led 37-29 late in the third quarter but struggled from the foul line, making just 13 of 22. Ryan Nichols led the Minutemen in scoring with 12 points.

VHSL Basketball Semifinals

Group AA Division 3 girls

RICHMOND -- Freshman guard Angela Mickens scored 18 points and sophomore center Daquaa Scott had all of her 12 points and 13 of her game-high 20 rebounds in the fourth quarter Tuesday as Robert E. Lee-Staunton defeated Lord Botetourt 55-49 at VCU's Siegel Center.

Lee (23-5) trailed 44-40 after three quarters but rallied behind the inside play of Scott, whose two free throws with 4:48 to play put Lee ahead for good at 47-45.

Lee will advance to Saturday's 11 a.m. championship game against Freedom, a 50-43 winner over Millbrook.
Lord Botetourt (20-9) was led by senior guard Grace Blaylock with 30 points. The UNC-Asheville signee had 18 points in the first half but was limited to just one field goal in the fourth quarter as the Cavaliers managed just five points as a team.

Scott finished with 12 offensive rebounds as Lee outrebounded Botetourt 52-33.

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 »

GROUP AA DIVISION 4 BOYS

Andrew Morris scored a game-high 19 points and Zach Barrett added 16 as Hidden Valley defeated William Byrd 64-43 on Saturday at Salem Civic Center to make a state semifinal for the third straight season.
Hidden Valley (16-13) will play River Ridge District rival Salem on Wednesday afternoon at VCU's Siegel Center.

Morris and Barrett each scored 10 points in the first quarter as the Titans opened a 20-7 lead which eventually reached a 25-point margin in the second half. Greg Coots had eight points and six rebounds for Hidden Valley.

Wesley Brugh led Byrd (14-13) with 11 points.