JV Boys Basketball - Mason had fifteen of his seventeen points before the fourth quarter. He picked up an early foul in the final period, his fifth, and King took over a key leadership role in his stead. The Badgers led much of the period, including a 51-46 edge with four minutes to go. But Veritas kept the pressure on, going on a 7-0 run to take the lead at 53-51.
King responded with a steal at the top of the 2-3 zone, streaking the other way for a layup, and tying the game. With the Badgers tied at 53, Levie forced a miss on a shot from the short corner, and King came down with the rebound. On the ensuing possession, King drove to the basket, drew a foul, and gave Tandem the lead at the line 54-53.
Varsity Boys Basketball - Sean came out red hot and had nine in the opening period, but Tandem was trailing 20-14 towards the end of the first quarter. Isaac penetrated the zone, made a tough basket, drew the contact and cashed in at the foul line. On the other end, Quis rebounded in traffic, threw an outlet pass to Sin and then relocated to the corner, where he knocked in a three to end the quarter. The game was tied at 20.
Veritas set the tone early, scoring four three pointers in the first period. Sin flipped the momentum in the second, stealing the initial inbounds pass and going the length of the court for a lay up. Moments later, he dribbled the ball up against a passive 2-3 zone. With neither elbow defender coming out to guard Sin, he let the ball fly, putting the finishing touches on a 7-0 run to start the quarter.
RMA. Covenant. Monticello. None of these squads could contain the Tandem JV Boys Basketball team, now 10-1. The Badgers have played at an incredibly high level throughout the season! Playing with pace, the Badgers were at their best when Monticello went to a full court man to man press. As Coach Sam pointed out, Coach George has the press-break on lock! All five players touched the ball - and there was not a single dribble. King threw an inbounds pass to Derion. He kept the ball high and looked toward the middle, where Mason stepped to the ball and pivoted to face the basket. He spotted Levi flying down the right side of the floor, and tossed a chest pass in his direction. Levi took one step towards the basket, and with eyes in the back of his head, he tossed a pass over his shoulder to Levie, who completed the play with a smooth layup!
Boys Varsity Basketball - Leaping higher than all the trees, "Playoff Sin" had already scored the first four points of the game tonight. Isaac drew the defense and found Sin open on the baseline to put Tandem ahead by 2, and Sin later knocked in a smooth floater to increase the lead to 4. He finished with 14 points, but his early rebound among New Covenant's front line - which featured two players six inches taller than him - was indicative of the level of effort Sin brought to the court tonight.
It was close early, with New Covenant making two threes and double teaming Sean defensively. Kemaan took advantage - driving coast to coast to give Tandem an 8-7 lead halfway through the first quarter. With the clock winding down, Sean fired a three from the outside - giving Tandem an 18-13 edge after eight minutes.
Tandem's Winter Indoor Track team has seven members competing in the VISAA State Championships on Thursday, February 12 in Virginia Beach. We have individual athletes who qualified in both the shortest race and the longest race, with Nari R taking on the 55m race after a qualifying run of 7.22 and Hayes, Jack B, Brendan and Lucy all in for the 3200m. We also have a relay team - Hayes, Brendan, Peter D, Peter W - who qualified for the Boys 4x400m relay. Coaches Jason Farr and Casey Reed will be accompanying them to the state meet - Go Badgers!