Oaks Win Tight Tourney Game

Junior Adam Grant earned tournament MVP honors and the Oaks made a last-second steal to seal a 69-65 win over CD Hylton Saturday in the Virginia Preps Classic at Green Run High School.

Grant played an all-around game with 15 points, six rebounds, four assists, and four steals. Fellow junior Bash Townes led the team with 19 points.

Two unsung blue-collar players, seniors Marcus Anderson and James Glover, made a key play with 20 seconds left, stealing the ball to ensure Norfolk Collegiate’s 12th win of the season.

The Oaks are ranked third in Division II and 12th overall in the state by the MaxPreps web site. Their next game is Saturday in the Martin Luther King Classic in Washington, D.C.

Va. Preps Classic

#5 Norfolk Collegiate 69, CD Hylton 65

CD HYLTON: Peterson 6, Mansiler 1, Hill 6, Crawford 8, Carter 26, Smith 12, Dzansi 6.

NORFOLK COLLEGIATE (12-2): Madison 14, Glover 3, Grant 15, Anderson 6, Chavis 12, Townes 19.

Boys Win Tournament

Responding to a couple of Kellam High surges with strong runs of their own, the Oaks won the Bishop Sullivan Classic Tuesday night, 68-62. handling pressure down the stretch in a matchup of highly-ranked teams.

Collegiate started with a bang as Mark Madison hit a three and was fouled, making the free throw to give the Oaks a 4-0 lead. They stretched it out during the first quarter, but Kellam came back in the second to take a five-point lead late in the half.

That’s when Collegiate got a key stop, a three, and then with seconds to go Marcus Anderson went the length of the floor for a rim-rocking dunk with just a tick on the clock to knot the game at 37.

Collegiate once again went on a run in the third quarter but the pesky Knights kept hitting threes and scoring on fast breaks. Kellam clawed to a 55-54 lead with just under five minutes to play before Collegiate took control.

In the final four minutes Norfolk Collegiate outscored Kellam 14-7, ending any suspense.

Bash Townes, who started slow, led the Oaks with 21 while Madison and Adam Grant scored 13 apiece. Kyonze Chavis had a big game on the boards and hit for 11.

For more pictures, go to Oaks Win.

Norfolk Collegiate 68, Kellam 62

KELLAM: Raynor-Powell 19, Campbell 6, Grooms 17, Ratajczak 5, Shelton 6, Singer 9.

NORFOLK COLLEGIATE: Madison 13, Glover 6, Grant 13, Anderson 4, Chavis 11, Townes 21

Big Hoops Matchup Tonight

The Oaks, ranked fifth in the region, take on Kellam High School, ranked sixth, tonight at 5:30 p.m. in the second game of the Bishop Sullivan Classic at Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School.

Collegiate earned its way into the game with a tough win over Atlantic Shores, 57-55, Monday afternoon thanks to a three-point shot by Kyonze Chavis with 24 seconds in the game.

Adam Grant led the Oaks with 15 points while Marcus Anderson ripped down 10 boards. Chavis popped for 13.

Put Saturday at the Treehouse on your calendar as must-see hoops action against the ‘dogs of Norfolk Academy. The fun starts with the JV boys game at 4, followed by girls varsity at 5:30, and the boys at 7 p.m. Get there early.

Norfolk Collegiate 57, Atlantic Shores 55

NORFOLK COLLEGIATE: Madison 5, Glover 3, Grant 15, McNair 5, Anderson 6, Chavis 11, Townes 12.

ATLANTIC SHORES: Britt 6, Coleman 4, Cannady 9, Cotton 17, Bartakas 13, Kimbroid 6.

Boys Win Thriller in OT

Junior Adam Grant took control of the game, scoring eight of his 23 points in overtime, as the Oaks downed Norcom, 68-66, on foreign territory Saturday night.

Fellow junior Bash Townes scored 20 and pulled down 10 boards for the Oaks, who led by 10 at the half.

Marcus Anderson was a beast on the boards for Collegiate, ripping 11 rebounds and blocking four shots.

 Norfolk Collegiate 68, Norcom 66, OT

NORFOLK COLLEGIATE (7-2): Madison 11, Grant 23, Anderson 6, Chavis 8, Townes 20.

NORCOM: Ingram 9, Fields 22, Davis 26, Duke 4, Farmer 5.

Boys Cruise with Balanced Effort

Playing one of their better games of the young season, the boys basketball team cruised past Amelia Academy, 77-55, Friday at home.

Adam Grant and Bash Townes each had 20 points and eight rebounds. Mark Madison popped for 11 points and seven assists while Kyonze Chavis scored 13.

For pictures and video — a lot of video — go to Oaks Hoops.

Norfolk Collegiate 77, Amelia Academy 55

AMELIA ACADEMY: Turner 18, Henderson 2, Amadou 17, Harris 4, Butler 5, Smith 7, Person 2.

NORFOLK COLLEGIATE (6-2): Madison 11, Glover 6, Grant 20, Anderson 6, Chandi 1, Chavis 13, Townes 20.

Boys Lose to State Champs at The Buzzer

John Marshall’s senior guard Jay Broaddus hit a jumper with one second on the clock as the undefeated Justices, the reigning 3A state champions, came from behind to beat Norfolk Collegiate, 62-60, Tuesday night.

The Oaks led, 43-38, on the road with 7:25 to play, but the Richmond school roared back to lead 50-49 with 3:05 on the clock.  The Oaks countered as  Adam Grant, who had a big game, hit from downtown and Bash Townes scored on a put back to even the game at 60 with 28 seconds remaining.

Mark Madison scored 11 in the third quarter to help the Oaks to a 39-33 lead, but they could not hold it. Grant finished with 21 points while Townes had 17.

Boys Hold On For Win

The Oaks took a 33-23 halftime lead and then hung on to defeat Northeastern High School of North Carolina, 51-47, before a packed Treehouse Friday afternoon.

Big Bash Townes, who was presented a commemorative ball for scoring 1,000 points in his Collegiate career before the game, had another strong effort with 23 points and 8 rebounds.

Adam Grant, whose thunderous dunk ended the first half, poured in 12 with 8 rebounds while Keyonze Chavis added eight points and six boards.

The team plays Trinity Episcopal at 5 p.m. today in the Treehouse.

For more pictures and video go to Oaks Hoops.

Boys Take Two at Tourney

The boys basketball team won two of three at the Sleepy Thompson Tournament in Alexandria over a long weekend.

The Oaks lost to eventual runner-up Millwood from Midlothian, 57-51, Thursday, faltering at the foul line.

But they came back with impressive wins Friday and Saturday.

Collegiate trailed 40-36 at the half Saturday against Boys Latin School from Baltimore, but made key adjustments to cruise to a 78-57 win. Senior sharp-shooter Mark Madison poured in 26 to lead the Oaks while junior Bash Townes wheeled inside for 20 and wingman Keyonze Chavis added 13.

On Friday, Townes led the oaks past Cesar Chavez School of Washington, D.C. scoring 27 points in a 74-60 win. Chavis popped for 15 and Adam Grant added 13 for the Oaks.

The Oaks, ranked sixth in the region by the local paper, play Northeastern at 1 p.m. Friday at home and Trinity Episcopal at 5 p.m. Saturday at home.

Norfolk Collegiate 78, Boys Latin-Baltimore 57

BOYS LATIN: Bradsher 4, Andrews 17, Pugh 17, Spencer 11, Moresberger 8.

NORFOLK COLLEGIATE (3-1): Madsion 26, Glover 2, Grant 7, Anderson 8, Hirschfeld 2, Chavis 13, Townes 20.

#6 Norf. Collegiate 74, Cesar Chavez (D.C.) 60

NORFOLK COLLEGIATE: Madison 8, Glover 8, Grant 13, Anderson 3, Chavis 15, Townes 27.

CESAR CHAVEZ: Tate 7, Starks 10, Blane 18, Wright 5, Blackwell 18, Haegood 2.

Opener a Blowout for Oaks

Nearly everyone scored as the Oaks, riding a 26-4 third-quarter run, put the game away early on the way to an 84-52 crushing of visiting Steward School.
Junior Big Man Bash Townes led Norfolk Collegiate with 24 points, most of them inside. Keyonze Chavis popped for 17 and point guard Adam Grant scored 16 driving to the basket and hitting from downtown.

Collegiate overcame a slow first quarter to stretch the lead to 38 in the third quarter before everyone got in the game.

Norfolk Collegiate 84, Steward 52

STEWARD: S. Trepp 13, J. Trepp 5, J. Deigyel 6, Johnson 13, Z. Deigyel 4, Cameron 6, Martinez 5.

NORFOLK COLLEGIATE (1-0): Glover 5, Grant 16, Townes 24, Chandi 2, Anderson 4, McCaffrey 4, Madison 6, Hurley 2, McNair 2, Chavis 17, Hirschfeld 2.

 

 

 

Grant, Townes Named to All-State Team

Sophomore guard Adam Grant was named to the VISAA Division II first team All-State squad, capping a season that saw the Oaks advance to the state quarterfinals (and defeat public school state champs Norcom in the regular season).

Joining Grant on the team was fellow soph, Bash Townes, who was named to the second team.

Thon Maker of state champion Carlisle was named state player of the year. Here are the rest of the players named to the teams:

Player of the Year

Thon Maker – Carlisle

First Team

Billy Barnes – Walsingham

Adam Grant – Norfolk Collegiate

Eric Johnson – Carlisle

Kaleb Johnson – Carlisle

Skye Johnson – Virginia Episcopal

Delante Jones – Virginia Episcopal

Julian Reed – Christchurch

Devon Robinson – Christchurch

Second Team

Tyler Chisholm – Hargrave

Jason Fields – Hargrave

Jalen Harrison – St Annes-Belfield

Logan Miller – Highland

Braden Sutton – Walsingham

Bash Townes – Norfolk Collegiate

Coach of Year

Billy Barnes