Hanover wins in OT for Conference 20 title By Jonathan Howard for The Times-Dispatch MIDLOTHIAN – Hanover boys basketball coach Darren Thornton felt like his team ended the regular season on a roll, even if it didn’t show in the win column. Now, he’s got a very noticeable ‘W’ to prove it. The Hawks erased a 13point second-half deficit, forced overtime and knocked off No.1 Monacan, 66-64 in the Conference 20 final on Thursday night. Senior Ryan Payne hit one of two free throws with 8.2 seconds to play to give Hanover (10-13) the two-point cushion. Rashard Blathers’ corner jumper rimmed out for Monacan (14-8) and a tip in attempt came up short. Payne finished with a game-high 27 points, including 7 of his team’s 10 in the extra session. “Our conference championship was our goal. We just took it personal,” Payne said. We played with a lot of pride. We’ve been playing as a team the last three games and it’s been working.” Hanover led 11-9 after the first quarter, but Monacan was able to take control in the second quarter with their half-
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team of Gardner, Helmlinger, Conor Helmick and Buddy Northington finished second. The 800 relay team of Cameron Foreman, Kendall Haley, Tim Willis and Ahmad Richardson finished fourth, and the 3,200 relay team of Helmick, Nathan Welles, Jake Dehetre and Helmlinger finished fifth. Patrick Henry’s Corbin Turner finished third in the pole vault. Noah Campbell finished fourth in the 3,200 run.
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court offense and a varyinglevel press defense. Hanover struggled to find good looks while Monacan patiently waited for cuts under the basket and soft jumpers. The Chiefs took a 28-20 lead into the halftime break, and pushed the lead to 13 in the third quarter. Looking for a change in pace, Hanover answered with a pressure defense of its own, seeking the more up-tempo style the team favors. That’s one of the adjustments we wanted to make because we know they’re a very efficient team and they’re a good halfcourt basketball team. We didn’t want them to get settled, run their offense and get comfortable,” Thornton said. The plan worked. The Hawks were able to cut the Chiefs’ lead to single digits and even a single possession on multiple occasions. But at every turn, Monacan’s Greg Parham answered. The senior guard finished with 24 points, including 10 in the third quarter alone. A pair of 3-pointers by the senior turned a 3-point lead into nine with 2:14 to play in the period. Monacan was able to keep a lead for the majority of the fourth quarter, but Hanover
Potomac finished with 96 points. Mountain View was third with 57. Thomas Edison (54) and Brooke Point (50) rounded out the top five. Patrick Henry finished in a tie for second with seven points. Atlee’s girls placed seventh with 38 points. Senior CeeCee Harris won the 55-meter dash in 7.21, a personal best. She also finished fourth in the long jump. Two of the Raiders’ girls relay teams finished in the top five. Their 3,200 relay team of Cabell Franklin, Jessica Faulk, Emma Sudol and Laney
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Hanover’s Ryan Payne (25) is fouled by Monacan’s Gregory Parham (5) in the second half of the Hawks’ 66-64 upset victory over the Chiefs in the Conference 20 boys basketball championship game Thursday. Payne finished with 27 points.
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Owen finished second. Owen, Cornelia Brower, Amber Kaplan and Maddie Radolinski ran to a third-place finish in the 1,600 relay. Olivia Demattia led Patrick Henry’s girls with a third-place finish in the girls 55 hurdles and a fourth in the 300 dash. Her teammate, Logan Phillips, finished fourth in the 55 hurdles. Alayna Richardson was fourth in the pole vault and Jean Woodrum finished fifth in the shot put. Dave Lawrence can be reached at dlawrence@mechlocal.com.
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