The clock is ticking on the first annual Central Virginia Basketball Banquet!
In conjunction with CVaSports.com, the BD Basketball Foundation is hosting an evening to remember. The Central Virginia Basketball Banquet is an opportunity for the CVa Sports community to spotlight student-athletes for all the right reasons!
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A four-year starter at Western Albemarle in multiple sports, Molly Schwoebel began her hoops career at WAHS as an eighth grader on the junior varsity team.
Photo: Jim Copony
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Following a rise to prominence in college basketball, local hoops legend Ben D’Alessandro has returned to Central Virginia in a service oriented capacity.
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Thirty years ago, Harry Terrell pounded the Charlottesville High sidelines as an assistant coach on the freshmen boys hoops team.
It was in these early years that Terrell earned his coaching stripes, rising quickly from ninth grade assistant to head coach with super stars like Phil Stinnie and Tom Calloway matriculating through the ranks.
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It is a cool evening and you have finally reached your seat. It is just another event where you are watching your pride and joy, your child, participate in another contest.
The game is moving along and everything appears to be fine, then “it” happens.
An athlete goes down!
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If anything, Shawntae Payne is a straight-shooter. She says what’s on her mind, often backing her comments up with passion and conviction.
A two-year understudy of 2007 Charlottesville High graduates Andrea Barbour and Kendra Allen, now heroes of Cville folklore, Payne had a first-hand vantage point of the inner workings of Head Coach Harry Terrell’s round-ball operation.
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There's an incredibly insightful post running now called "CVa's Best Athletes," which was posted by Man in Black.
MiB's post and the many that follow analyze the CVaSports.com Power Poll "Who is the best athlete in Central Virginia?"
Make sure to VOTE!
Here are some of the highlights: The Dream, Mike Graham, Alex Asher, Kyle Long and Jerry Miller.
CVaSports.com INSIDER Jhalil Mosley video interviewed Charlottesville stars Shalita Brown, the Jefferson District Player of the Year, and Shawntae Payne, a first team All-JD selection.
Like all the Black Knights, Shawntae Payne says she's ready for Round III with Western Albemarle on Friday and won't back down for anything.
Mr. Mosley also chatted with Head Coach Harry Terrell in his third set of video interviews.
You can watch the interviews by clicking "VIDEO" on our menu bar or by clicking the names above. Enjoy the video coverage and don't forget to upload your own videos to highlight all our fine student-athletes across Central Virginia.
When you think of Western Albemarle basketball, I betcha that stars Mary Schwartz and Molly Schwoebel immediately pop into mind. The combo are the Ryan Seacrest and Simon Crowell of the Western hoops program. By face, by name, by game, everyone knows who they are.
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Don't miss our updated Athletes of the Week, only on CVaSports.com.
Here's a sneak peak:
Meet Shannon Bayliss, one of eight seniors on the Western Albemarle girls hoops team. Bayliss is the No. 3 scorer for Head Coach Jason Barnett and the Warriors.
Meet Hines Banks, a sure-fire first team All-Jefferson District selection, who helped pace the Monticello boys hoops program to a share of the JD regular season championship.
Don't forget to vote for the JD Player of the Years by clicking POWER POLLS.
Alright INSIDERS, the polls are closed for what has been our best-read thread in our short time in cyberspace here at CVaSports.com.
By now you've seen it, read it, thought it, talked it and added your own perspective to The Board on "What are the most hostile gyms to play in across CVa?"
If you haven't read the running thread, I suggest you do it before continuing but prepare to be captivated and consumed.
If you have, well, here are the highlights and, as promised, the winner of a $50 V-Sabre zip-down fleece from Eljo's Traditional Clothes and a wad of gift cards to keep you content till the end of the month!
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Check out this slick pic of Lindsey Hurt, a senior, who plays on the Fluvanna County girls basketball team under Head Coach Chad White.
In this photo, Hurt is pushing the ball up the floor in a 63-32 victory over Powhatan in the Shoebox in Palatial Palmyra.
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Thanks go to Bob Kenward of Fluvanna Sports Photography for contributing this photo.
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OCHS Head Coach Lauren Luck and WAHS Head Coach Jason Barnett have more than the Jefferson District regular season title on the line tonight. Photos: OCHS sports information and Jim Copony
Tonight’s heavyweight bout between the Orange County and Western Albemarle girls hoops programs has all the makings of another great Crozet clash.
In fact, I can visualize the marquee against the Western horizon even as you read this column.
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Newly-minted CVaSports.com INSIDER Jhalil Mosley busted out the camera and interviewed three fantastic people, including Fluvanna County's K-anna Loyd, Monticello Head Coach Mike Ely and Monticello freshman Ashley Bowles for the CVaSports.com family.
You can watch Mr. Mosley's first set of video interviews by clicking "VIDEO" on our menu bar or by clicking the names above.
Enjoy video coverage and don't forget to upload your own videos to highlight all our fine student-athletes across Central Virginia.
I’m going to cut through the politics and the hogwash and give you the lowdown in very frank terms – Western Albemarle senior hoopster Mary Schwartz should be named the Jefferson District Girls Player of the Year.
Period.
Will she be, though?
Only the Jefferson District head coaches can control that decision!
Photo: Jim Copony
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Since 1997, the Women In Sports organization annually recognizes outstanding female athletes from the local high schools – Albemarle, Charlottesville, Covenant, Monticello, St. Anne’s-Belfield and Western Albemarle.
You can find information on the WinS nominating procedure, including scholarship information, by reading this story.
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The Charlottesville girls hoops team has probably endured the most adversity from a won-loss standpoint in - I don’t know - five years now.
At least since I started covering the team (Andrea Barbour’s freshman year), I can’t remember the last time the Black Knights have dropped back-to-back Jefferson District contests, especially two that meant so much.
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UPDATED (10:17 p.m.): I'm thinking about piecing something together on this topic for the front page on "What are the most hostile gyms to play in across CVa?"
What do you think are the toughest hoops gyms to ball in across Central Virginia? Who has the best home-court advantage?
Back it up with reasoning and then immediately find yourself in the running for prizes.
The best post(s) will be spotlighted on the homepage and rewarded with a $50 V-Sabre zip-down fleece from Eljo's Traditional Clothes and enough gift cards to keep you content till the end of the month!
Fire away!!
It’s been a season to forget for the Virginia Tech women’s basketball team. The Hokies have lost seven of their last eight games and carry an abysmal 0-7 record in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
Still, we’ve seen flashes of brilliance from 2007 Charlottesville High graduate Andrea Barbour, moments we’ve almost grown to expect in Central Virginia.
Photo: Virginia Tech sports information
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Welcome to WinS, a local organization formed in 1997 by a small group of women, who set a goal of recognizing the outstanding female athletes in the Albemarle/Charlottesville area.
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George Washington's Sarah-Jo Lawrence, an Orange County graduate, is among 30 national nominees for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, an honor bestowed annually to an NCAA Division I senior women's basketball player who exemplifies an all-around student-athlete.
Photo: George Washington sports information
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Western Albemarle senior Molly Schwoebel and Fork Union post-graduate Steve Brown, a three-year starter on the St. Anne's-Belfield football team, were named the CVaSports.com Athletes of the Week.
Make sure to read Sensational Schwoebel and Brown shows resolve exclusively on CVaSports.com.
 
Senior Tyonna Key is averaging 16.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.8 steals per contest for FCHS hoops. Photo: Fluvanna Sports Photography
PALMYRA - As a senior at Fluvanna County High, Tyonna Key is a recognized student-athlete, especially around the Shoe Box, a.k.a. the Fluco gym.
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By now, you know the name Molly Schwoebel.
A fixture on the Central Virginia hoops scene going on four seasons, Schwoebel eclipsed an epic milestone that very few prep basketball players even dream of sniffing - 1,000 career points.
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Charlottesville High graduate Andrea "Kitty Kat" Barbour logged two critical plays to keep the Virginia Tech women's basketball team from suffering an upset and its sixth-straight loss against lowly Dartmouth College.
Andrea Barbour sent the game into overtime with a game-tying layup...
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INSIDER Whale City gives their thoughts on Western Albemarle girls hoops, including perspective on Mary Schwartz and Molly Schwoebel, who have teamed to push the Warriors atop the Jefferson District standings.
Whale City's post "WAHS Girls and midpoint of JD Schedule" offers a lot of intrigue, including statistical analysis and theory.
Read Whale City's post HERE.
Western hoops fans, post your thoughts on The Board.
Tonight's anticipated matchup between the Orange County and Western Albemarle girls basketball teams has been moved to Orange's Field House from originally scheduled Crozet due to inclement weather and a referee shortage.
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Orange County junior Christina Harvey and Fred Wittwer, a cyclocross National Champion, are our new CVaSports.com Athletes of the Week. Photo: Jim Copony (Harvey)
Versatile.
That’s how many head coaches in the Jefferson District would describe Orange County’s Christina Harvey, the current CVaSports.com Female Athlete of the Week.
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St. Anne's-Belfield basketball star Taysha Pye, a Phil Stinnie protege over the past two years at STAB and in AAU hoops, accepted a basketball scholarship to a college of her choice on Tuesday.
Pye chose a college basketball program that has strong roots to the Commonwealth.
Click HERE and find out!
CVaSports.com is your only source for prep sports in Central Virginia!
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PALMYRA - When describing the Fluvanna County girls basketball team, two characteristics immediately pop into the brain: young and dedicated.
Sophomore K-anna Loyd epitomizes those characteristics.
After moving to Palmyra from Arizona in the seventh grade, Loyd has made a quick impact for Fluvanna County hoops and Head Coach Chad White.
Photo: Fluvanna Sports Photography
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Playing in front of a packed house, with many in attendance just to see her play, Charlottesville High graduate Andrea "Kitty Kat" Barbour finished with 13 points in her John Paul Jones debut, while the Virginia Tech women's hoops team struggled with turnovers in a 70-57 loss to Virginia on Sunday.
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Check out this photo of Ashley Long.
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Our staff will post an updated photograph everyday for your enjoyment here on CVaSports.com.
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Hubert F. Grim III, a local sports news hound, who has covered the Augusta County beat for over 30 years at the Staunton News Leader, punched out an excellent column on missing Virginia High School League girls scoring records.
(Seems like this has been a hot topic of late, and I think we started it.)
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Charlottesville High graduate Andrea Barbour scored 11 points in limited minutes, and the Virginia Tech women's hoops team tumbled late to third-ranked North Carolina 79-59 in Blacksburg.
Barbour, a 2007 CHS grad, played just 14 minutes in her first game back from a shoulder injury.
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Looks like Jim Sacco, the sports editor at the Waynesboro News Virginian, is reading CVaSports.com ...
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Check out this photo of Elizabeth Von Storch.
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Photo: Jim Copony
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Monticello's Melissa Estepp (left) and William Monroe's Mike Roach (right) were named CVaSports.com Athlete of the Week. Photos: Jim Copony
Monticello's Melissa Estepp and William Monroe's Mike Roach were both named the CVaSports.com Athletes of the Week.
Read the features HERE.
Estepp is a senior, who plays for Head Coach Mike Ely.
Roach is a junior, who plays for Head Coach Mike Maynard.
You may not know Melissa Estepp yet, but there are a handful of Jefferson District head coaches who have her penciled in on their scouting reports.
Estepp, a senior floor general, is currently leading the Monticello girls basketball team in scoring, and put a huge scare into both Charlottesville and Louisa County last week.
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Check out this photo of Shawntae Payne.
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Photo: Mr. Jim Copony
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Check out this photo of Secrett Stubblefield.
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Waynesboro High's Devon Brown, a senior, who recently committed to Liberty University, snapped a 28-year-old scoring streak by becoming the Virginia High School League's all-time leading scorer in Group AA history.
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BLACKSBURG - The Boston College women's basketball team put together a late surge that transformed into a 63-53 victory over Virginia Tech in its own backyard.
In the loss, Andrea Barbour, a 2007 Charlottesville High School graduate, suffered a left shoulder injury and left the contest in the first half.
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We enjoyed this photo of Dee Dee Hopkins of Orange County High School.
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Photo: Mr. Jim Copony
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O.K. We’re getting straight to it.
I know the Charlottesville girls hoops team missed the championship of the Holiday Classic for the first time since, well, since I can ever remember.
The Black Knights are young and in search of a third scorer and desperately need some depth. A third-place victory over Orange County and a Central Virginia-less Holiday Classic final, appeals to no one in this area, especially a CHS camp accustomed to winning and winning big.
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Western seniors Molly Schwoebel and Mary Schwartz combined for 42 points in a 76-69 overtime loss to Waynesboro in Crozet yesterday. Photos: Jim Copony
They were about as two evenly match teams as possible. The Western Albemarle girls basketball team, which had a tough draw in Waynesboro in the first round of the Holiday Classic, suffered an 76-69 overtime loss to the Little Giants in front of the crazies in Crozet.
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You can add an all-tournament selection on the ever growing resume for 2007 Charlottesville High graduate Andrea “Kitty Kat” Barbour, a freshman standout for Head Coach Beth Dunkenberger and the Virginia Tech women's basketball team.
Barbour earned all-tourney honors at the Tulane Double Tree Classic as the Hokies dropped Texas San Antonio and Robert Morris to take home first place.
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Taysha Pye can play four positions on offense (‘1,’ ‘2,’ ‘3’ and ‘4’) and then lockdown scorers at four spots on defense – see the digits above.
Pye, the Athlete of the Week for December 12, is fantastic off the dribble-drive, showcases legit, go-to moves in the post and can get hot from downtown after a couple jays drop.
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With the loss of Emileigh Lambert to graduation and Cassie Kirby, who transferred, the Albemarle girls varsity basketball team knew there were big shoes to fill this season.
Throw in a team crammed with sophomores, and the Patriots knew they would most likely be calling on youth to fill that void. What they didn’t know is that Abby Hendrix would answer the call, at least through the first two games.
Sophomore Abby Hendrix is averaging 8.5 points per outing for the Albemarle hoops team. Photo: Jim Copony.
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Returning starters Molly Schwoebel and Mary Schwartz will lead five senior starters and eight on the roster on the Western girls hoops team. Photos: Jim Copony
With eight seniors on the roster, including two legit go-to scorers in Molly Schwoebel and Mary Schwartz, is this the year when Western Albemarle girls hoops bumps Charlottesville in the Jefferson District standings?
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Jessica Carter is making a lot folks in Central Virginia very proud.
Carter, a 2004 Charlottesville High School graduate, is shining on the hardwood for Mary Baldwin College, conveniently located in Staunton for the CVa hoops junkie and Carter supporters.
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Charlottesville High product Andrea Barbour has scored in double figures in all six games this season for Virginia Tech and Head Coach Beth Dunkenberger, whose team improved to 6-1 on the year with a 75-60 victory over Wofford on Tuesday.
Barbour, a true freshman, logged a career-high 29 points in a home win over Liberty on Nov. 19. Barbour has the green light to score on offense and is averaging nearly 30 minutes per game on offense.
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 In the first edition of "INSIDE CVa Hoops," we look at how the loss of Devin Gentry to graduation will affect the Charlottesville boys hoops team, while assessing the Western Albemarle Warriors, who have a ton of senior talent on the roster.
"INSIDE CVa Hoops" also takes a look at Ben D'Alessandro and Covenant boys hoops, and considers what a deep football playoff run will do to Monticello basketball.
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