Health & Fitness
Wildcats Edge Cougars in Concorde District Matchup
Wildcats take three games from Oakton Thursday night.
The and have had troubles throughout the season so far: both teams were 5-9 entering last night's game. The Wildcats who had nine players in uniform last night due to injuries were able to escape the "Cougar Den" with a 46-43 win. It was a fast start for the Wildcats who started the game on a 13-4 run and led by as many as 15 in the first half.
The biggest lead for Centreville in the second half was eight points and the score was tied 41-41 with 2:56 left. Sophomore Josh Smith hit a jump shot and the Wildcats played great defense to finish off the win. Every season when these two teams get together it is always a close game that is either decided at the end of regulation or in overtime. This one wasn't different.
Leading the Wildcats was Evan Fuller with 14 points (8-8 free-throws) including eight of the team's first 14 and Rahji Johnson with 11. Centreville shot 16-19 from the free-throw line. The Cougars were led by Dale Good (14) and Michael Fradette (11).
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In the JV game, the Wildcats won 40-35 in overtime. The biggest stat of the game was that there were 15 fouls called in the first quarter and six players had two early fouls. That really changed the game as Oakton lost several players due to fouling out. Centreville was led by Matt Sedlock who had 15 points including a buzzer-beater at the end of the third quarter to keep the game close.
The freshmen team's game was a close one that came down to a game-winning shot at the buzzer. The Wildcats led by 11 with 5:09 remaining in the fourth quarter but Oakton took the lead by one with several ticks left on the clock. Centreville came down the floor and Joe Ferrick fired a pass to AJ Turner who hit a layup. The ball went through the net as the buzzer sounded.
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Centreville's freshmen team is now (4-6, 1-3 Concorde District), the JV team is (9-1, 3-1) and varsity team is (6-9, 2-2). All three teams will play at Chantilly on Tuesday (4, 5:45, 7:30 p.m.) and then they will play at home vs. Robinson on Friday.
The boys Concorde District standings look like this after last night's action, when Robinson beat Chantilly by 19 and Westfield defeat Herndon by 11 in double overtime:
(13-3, 4-0)
(12-4, 3-1)
(6-9, 2-2)
(7-8, 2-2)
(7-6, 1-3)
(5-10, 0-4)
