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Wednesday, June 29, 2022
The game was slipping away. In the first three minutes of the second half, the Falls Church High School boys varsity basketball team had seen their two-point halftime lead over Mt. Vernon turn into an eight-point deficit as the Majors lit off on a 12-2 run. After a three-pointer by […]
All season long, George Mason High School boys varsity basketball Head Coach Chris Capannola preached to his team that a strong performance on defense would lead to a strong showing on offense. Last Friday night at home against district foe Madison County, Capannola’s message paid off in spades.
After games like the Georgetown Hoyas’ 66-48 victory over a top-20 Notre Dame squad, it’s easy to see why many placed Georgetown in the nation’s top 10 to start the season. After games like the Georgetown Hoyas’ 56-52 loss to a struggling Villanova team, it’s easy to see why Georgetown […]
A trio of losses in the Fauquier/Liberty Winter Tournament marred the holidays for the Mustangs, as poor free throw shooting again deprived the team of a potential upset.
Kenny, Thompson Lead GMHS From the Inside A come-from-behind victory over AAA Fairfax in the Chantilly Tournament highlighted the holidays for the George Mason High School girls varsity basketball team, but a 32-23 road win over Madison County was an equally nice “welcome back” present for the Mustangs, as the […]
The McLean High School boys varsity basketball team was hot over the holidays, winning three games in three days to claim the title in its own holiday tournament, the McLean Invitational.
The Falls Church High School girls varsity basketball team came out quickly and never let the opposing George Mason High School Mustangs catch up en route to a 56-48 victory last Thursday night.
FT Misses Prove Costly A pair of losses before their winter break sent the George Mason High School boys basketball team home for holidays unsatisfied. In the past week, the Mustangs dropped two close contests on consecutive nights to Loudon County and Park View by a combined total of […]
The George Mason High School varsity boys basketball team swept the season series from Briar Woods and last Friday eked out a two-point win over Word of Life to surpass the .500 mark heading into the holidays.
The George Mason High School girls varsity basketball team used an 11-4 second-quarter run to take the lead and a 16-2 third-quarter run to pull away from the Briar Woods Falcons, defeating Briar Woods 57-39 at the Mustang Gym Monday night.
