The St. Anne's-Belfield Saints basketball team (Charlottesville, VA), dropped 72-62 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Paul VI Panthers (Chantilly, VA)
The Panthers now possess a 33-2 record.
At least 1,000
Welcome to the campus of Benedictine College Prepatory for the final of the VISAA Division I Boy’s basketball championship
The #1 seed, and MaxPreps #2, Paul VI Panthers against #2 seed St. Anne’s-Belfield
This is a rematch of last years championship where PVI came away with their 3rd consecutive state title.
St. Anne’s-Belfield (STAB) is 26-3. Two of those loses were to Bullis and John Marshall, both nationally ranked during the season.
The Panthers are mow 32-2 after easily moving through the state tournament. They are looking to cap off an amazing season
Stab five Mallory Bullock-Coles Williford D’Alessandro Lyons
Panther Five Ben Isaiah Garrett Smitty and Darren.
Panther D starting off strong and intense. Stab trouble getting off decent shots. PVI ball movement good.
Jacquan in for Garrett 3:12
Adlan in for Darren
Zay w the tomahawk!!!
Ant in for Ben 1:37
Adlan dime. J jam
Ben and G back for Zay and Smitty
Strong first q. Panthers looking good. Pressure pressure pressure.
Ben J Adlan Garrett and Darren on court
Ben w steal and nice finishing move.
Smitty I. For Adlan 7:03
Panthers not clicking. Zay coming in for Garrett.
Zay w put back
Smitty w phenomenal move and jam
And again 4:00
Defensive pressure forcing turnovers. 3:45
Troy in for J
Darren on line. 1:24
Garrett w 3 before buzzer.
Panther scoring Ben 11. Garrett 7. Jacquan 6. Zay 5. Darren 5. Smitty 5. Adlan 2
STAB scaring Mallory 7. D’Alessandro 6. Bullock Coles 4. Lyons 3. Williford. 2.
MaxPreps article yesterday projected Panthers going to Chipotle (formerly Geico) Nationals. We will see what happens.
Half. Starts. Zay gets elbowed in eye. No foul. Zay is tuff
Glenn settling team down. 5:42 Need to maintain intensity thru 3rd
J in for Garrett
J with physical bucket
Adlan in for Zay Numerous shot clock problems.
This game is over the head of the refs.
Stab getting away w a lot of pushing and grabbing. Time Panthers. 2:32
Game getting out of hand. Players slipping all over floor. No one to mop it. No support. And this is a state championship? Poorly handled.
This is it. Final quarter. Dig deep
Players still slipping on floor
Starting 5 need to put this away.
5:07 left. Getting a little intense.
Oh man
Darren drilled in
2:02
Ben holding 1:30 and counting.
Darren taking team on his back this q
1:07. Panther ball. Stab playing hard. Want to be giant killers.
Under 1:00
40.5. Ben on line.
J in for G
Darren on line 17.4
13.3. Stab inbounding.
Game. Darren w 14 of 24 points in final quarter.
Four state championships in a row. 2020, 2022, 2023 & 2024 (no tourney in 2031)
Congratulations to #1 Chance Mallory for being selected the St. Anne's-Belfield Basketball Player of the Game.
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