Winter 2007/2008 Varsity Basketball vs. 2008 VIS State Basketball Championship 1st Round – Norfolk Collegiate.

The Tigers opened the 1st round of the VIS State Basketball tournament with a road contest against the #6 seeded Oaks of Norfolk Collegiate. Hargrave, #11 seeded, jumped out to an early 10-2 lead and never looked back. Accurate long-range shooting pushed that lead to 17-11 at the end of the first quarter. Penetration and inside play dominated the second as the Tigers continued to build on their lead. After hitting two free throws, the Tigers went into the locker room with a 34-25 lead.

The third quarter was dominated by Quinton Coples, as he scored ten of the twenty points in the quarter for the Tigers. This helped push the lead out to 54-38. The Oaks applied pressure in the forth, fighting for their tournament lives, and hit three 3-point shot to cut the gap to four. A pair of free throws by Coples and a matching set by Adrien Lucienne forced Hargraves lead back to eight with five seconds on the clock. A last second, half-court shot set the final score at 70-65.

Hargarve was lead by Quinton Coples with 28 points and 11 rebounds. Adrien Lucienne chipped in 15 points and 7 assists. Scoring was rounded out by James Dean with 16 points and Mike Rodriquez with 11. The Tigers advance to the Elite Eight of the VIS State Basketball Tournament, playing Thursday, February 28 at 6:00. They will face #3 seeded Blue Ridge School.

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