Category: Basketball

2004/2005 Basketball Season Ends

Strasburg’s basketball season ended Wednesday night at the hands of the Clarke County Eagles. The 74-66 loss in the semi-finals of the Bull Run District tournament put the Rams’ final record at 10-11 and capped off a second straight losing season.

Emotional Eagles Get Big Victory
By Greg Brill
The Winchester Star

BERRYVILLE – One can just about always expect Brent Emmart’s Clarke County High School boys’ basketball team to play with emotion.

Wednesday night was a little different, though. Not only were the Eagles trying to advance to the Bull Run District Tournament championship game for a fourth straight season, but the death of Emmart’s father, John, on Tuesday left Clarke even more determined to win.

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February 17, 2005
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The onslaught of wrestling photos continue. Three new sets have been added, including dual meets against Massanutten Military Academy and Rappahannock County. 29 pictures from Strasburg’s January 17 quad have also been posted.

Continuing with wrestling news, Strasburg concluded its regular season schedule on up and down notes. In a tri-meet against Warren County and Fauquier County, the Rams were pummeled 61-5 against the Wildcats. Brandon Holbert (135) picked up Strasburg’s only individual win, pinning his opponent in 30 seconds. Against Group AAA Fauquier, Strasburg held its own and came away with a 42-25 decision. Full results from both matches can be viewed in the wrestling section.

In hoops news, the Rams ended their regular season with their eighth straight loss. Even through they sport a 4-18 overall record; their 3-7 district record is enough to host a tournament game. Strasburg will begin post season play, when visiting fifth-seed Madison County comes to town February 17. Tip-off is set for 7:30.

February 16, 2004

01/27/04 AP Basketball Poll

The first of a season long, weekly AP Poll has been released. The Associated Press basketball poll is voted on by various sports writers from around the state of Virginia.

Several teams, including Altavista, George Wythe, Luray, Riverheads, and Radford, all the regain poll status that they held from last year. Newcomers include, undefeated and top ranked King and Queen, Council, Narrows, Washington & Lee, and Gate City. Bull Run teams did not fair so well, with only Clarke County and Manassas Park receiving votes.

   TEAM                        RECORD  PTS
01 King and Queen Central (8)  14-0    107
02 Altavista (3)               13-1    89
03 Council                     14-1    80
04 Riverheads                  14-2    70
05 Narrows                     13-2    54
06 Radford                      9-4    49
07 George Wythe-Wytheville     12-3    43
08 Luray                       12-3    29
08 Washington & Lee            10-4    29
10 Gate City                    9-3    20

Others receiving votes: Surry County 16, Honaker 7, 
Eastern Montgomery 3, John I. Burton 3, Chesterfield 
Community 2, Clarke County 2, Manassas Park 2.

January 28, 2004

Latest Sports Round-Up

Strasburg’s basketball team continued their downward trend Tuesday evening, when the were dominated by Warren County 55-37. The Rams now have a 0-4 record, which they will take against Bull Run District foe Madison County Friday night.

Box Score

In wrestling news, Strasburg completed their first tournament of the season, finishing at 15th place. The tournament was mostly made up of larger Group AA and Group AAA teams. Both Brandon Holbert and Carl Hall placed for the Rams in their individual weight classes.

Eleven photos from the Handley meet, which took place on December 10, have been posted in the Wrestling section. The Photos can be viewed by clicking Photos on the left under the Wrestling sub-section, or on the wrestling page itself under 2003-2004 Gallery.

December 17, 2003
Site Updates Resume

All technical problems have been corrected and normal site updates will now continue. A few have already been made, including changes to the main basketball page and addition of the 2003 schedule. The schedule can be found either by clicking on the navigation to the left or on the basketball page itself. The forum software has also been updated to version 2.3.3. I encourage everyone to sign up for a free user account and chat about Strasburg sports.

In more basketball news, the boy’s varsity squad made their season debut after having two games postponed due to inclement weather. The Rams took on visiting county rival Stonewall Jackson. Strasburg (0-1, 0-0 Bull Run) came up on the short end, losing 57-54 to the Generals. The full box score from the game follows below.

Box Score

December 9, 2003
Rams Extend Basketball Season

The Ram’s basketball season was extended at least one more game, by way of a 67-49 win over Manassas Park (8-14). Playing in their first game in a week Strasburg came out sluggish, holding only a four-point lead and allowing Cougar guard Sidney Welch to score 16 of his game-high 21 points in the first half alone. In the second half, the Rams tightened their defense, finally putting away Manassas with a strong fourth period. Jason Gutierrez, who had the assignment of guarding Welch, held him to only five second half points, including shutting him out the last eight minutes. Gutierrez also did his damage on the offensive side of the ball, racking up a team-high 18 points. Guard Cody Miller also scored 18, while senior Matt Kupeski contributed 14 points. Strasburg (14-9) will now face number one seed Brentsville (15-7) tonight in the district semi-finals.

Box Score

Winchester Star: Strasburg Advances To Semis

February 21, 2003
RamPage Updates and News

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Sports News

Gutierrez Comes Out Firing
Strasburg was able to sweep county rival with help from the hot hand of senior Jason Gutierrez. Gutierrez scored 32 points, including four three-pointers to lead the Rams to a 64-53 victory. The win evened Strasburg’s record to 7-7 (2-4 Bull Run) for the year.

Mat Eagles Hold Off Rams
Clarke County High School’s lightweights came up big for the Eagles in Wednesday night’s Bull Run District dual match with Strasburg. Chris Kelley, Jason Jenkins and Brett Childs capped a five-match win streak as the Eagles escaped with a 35-24 victory over the Rams. “That was a very good high school wrestling match,” said Clarke County coach Jon VanSice. “It was a good dual meet.”

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January 16, 2003
Scores and More Photos

Wrestling

At the start of the season Strasburg’s wrestling coach, Ricky Bowley knew he would be preparing a young team for tough district matches. Early tournaments were scheduled to give the squad much needed experience and mat time. With three tournaments under their belts, the Ram’s have gained both, and showed improvement with their forth place finish at the Winchester Harley-Davidson Classic. A major highlight included sophomore Brandon Holbert. Recovering from injury and working on just two days of practice, Holbert worked his way through the 125 bracket before losing in the finals. Strasburg also picked up third-place medals from, Jeff Musterman (130), Riley Burke (160), and Cory Neff (189).

More info: brackets | story | team scores

Basketball

After being handed a blow-out loss the day before, Strasburg’s basketball team responded with a sluggish non-district 55-52 win over Warren County Saturday night.

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January 7, 2003
RamPage Updates and News

Site Updates

The site continues to grow as the Basketball and Wrestling sections are now alive. Both sections are bare for now, but as the season continues more content will be added. All sports are on hold for the next week, coinciding with the Winter break. RamPage wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas!

Sports News

Eagles Hold on Late For Win over Rams
A six-point lead with 16 seconds left is usually a pretty safe bet, but Clarke County managed to make it interesting in Friday night’s Bull Run District showdown with Strasburg. The closing seconds weren’t the way Clarke County coach Brent Emmart would have drawn them up, but his Eagles made it work by holding on for a 57-55 overtime victory over rival Strasburg.

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Proctor Kept Strasburg on Top
Each August, Glenn Proctor hands the tradition of Strasburg High School football to a new group of players, then asks them to not let anything bring shame to it.

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December 21, 2002