Slideshow inside “103, 112, 114…“ he says as his squad rests their backs against the walls, feet thrust out along the ground, ram-rod straight.

FISHERSVILLE - It was the game that Wilson coach Rodney Cullen was anticipating the Green Hornets would play.

GREENVILLE - Riverheads worked the ball inside and outmuscled Buffalo Gap 67-51 in a Shenandoah District game on Friday night.  The Gladiators used a run to start each of the four quarters to control the game and take momentum.

FISHERSVILLE-Wilson Memorial went on a 15-0 run to start the game on its way to a dominating 67-35 victory over Page County on Tuesday.  Diedre Deacon and Marla Young got the Hornets off to a quick start, scoring nine of the game’s first 10 points.

STUARTS DRAFT ‘ Harrisonburg gave Stuarts Draft every opportunity to take the game back, but the Blue Streaks pulled out with a 52-48 win over the Cougars on Tuesday.

GREENVILLE - Stealing a win at Riverheads’ gym is tough no matter which team is trying to slip in a “W.“ Luray was reminded of that adage during Tuesday’s Shenandoah District game.  “We never play well in this gym,“ said Luray coach Johnny Painter.

For most of the first half, Waynesboro’s Nick Gore was a big thorn in Spotswood’s side.

Patience was the name of the game for Stuarts Draft on Monday, but unexpected free-throw shooting gave the Cougars a 60-55 win over Wilson Memorial.

In Penn Laird, looking for its third win of the season over Spotswood, the Waynesboro girls basketball team fought back after falling behind by 12 with three minutes left to play, but fell just short in a 61-59 loss to the Trailblazers.

STAUNTON - Mary Baldwin’s basketball team walked slowly to the locker room, some excited, some frustrated after falling to Christopher Newport on Sunday afternoon.

SWOOPE ‘ The domination underneath took Buffalo Gap to it’s 45-24 victory over Parry McCluer Saturday.

You can blame the Virginia High School League for a lot of things.

GREENVILLE - Riverheads beat Stonewall Jackson by almost 30 points, stopped its third-quarter surge and limited the Generals to two points in the fourth quarter.

FISHERSVILLE - The final seconds were filled with frantic screams from both crowds as Buffalo Gap squeaked past Wilson Memorial Friday night, 54-53.  The Bison controlled the first half with great shooting and defense to lead 31-27 at the half.  Holly Morgan put the Bison on her back the first two quarters, scoring 11 of her 13 points in the first half.

STAUNTON ‘ In the fourth quarter Robert E. Lee’s alarm went off.

Fishburne survived.

Shame, shame, shame.

SWOOPE ‘ Defense was missing from one side of the court Friday, but Buffalo Gap was not the culprit as they defeated Wilson Memorial 60-58.  “In the first half we played no defense what so ever,“ said Wilson Memorial head coach Rodney Cullen. “You can’t win in this league if you don’t play D.“

Waynesboro’s Devon Brown waited behind the 3-point line near the visitor’s bench four minutes into the second quarter with her hands held out waiting for a pass.

FISHERSVILLE - The 3-point line was the used to its fullest Wednesday night as Waynesboro beat Wilson, 73-58.

Waynesboro’s winning streak rolled right through Wilson Memorial for the second time this season.  Now standing at 11-0, the Little Giants took out their Fishersville rival 72-59 with Waynesboro star Devon Brown contributing 37 points. Brown’s performance put her within 9 points of the official Group AA career-scoring record of 2,202 points held for 28 years by Meg Turner of G. Wythe High listed in the 2007-08 Virginia High School League book of records.

CHARLOTTESVILLE - Waynesboro’s boys basketball team has never had much luck at the Daily Progress/NBC29 Holiday Classic. On Friday night the Little Giants took their first step at changing their fortunes.

CHARLOTESVILLE No Practice, no lessons and no idea what was going on.

STUARTS DRAFT - The third quarter said it all as the Leemen blew past the Stuarts Draft Cougars, 75-44, Tuesday night in the Draft.

Buffalo Gap running back Pickle Nuckols was at a loss for words when he heard he made the Associated Press all-state team.  Then again, what else is new.

A shot goes up.  The buzzer sounds.  Swish!  That was the scene in Stuarts Draft Thursday as Lucas Herron urged the Cougars past the Turner Ashby, 62-61.

FISHERSVILLE - Nelson’s sticky hands kept stealing Wilson’s shot for its third win.

Did it really happen-  Does it have to end here-  Did they not run roughshod through the Shenandoah District-

He could have been cocky.  Instead, he just looked to the floor and grinned when asked to comment. It was one of those ear-to-ear grins.

SALEM - Buffalo Gap won its first Group A, Division 1 title in school history Saturday, running over Clintwood 28-19 and secured a perfect 14-0 season.