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| Hard-nosed Langley shuts down No. 2 Oakton in Virginia 6A semifinal upset | Hard-nosed Langley shuts down No. 2 Oakton in Virginia 6A semifinal upset |
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| RICHMOND — Both teams shot under 30 percent from the floor. The game’s leading scorer made just one bucket. Bodies crashed to the deck more frequently than jump shots fell through the net. | |
| It was that kind of afternoon for the No. 12 Langley and No. 2 Oakton girls, and that’s just the way Langley likes it. The hard-nosed Saxons pummeled previously unbeaten Oakton into submission from start to finish at Virginia Commonwealth’s Siegel Center, riding a wire-to-wire, 47-38 victory into Wednesday’s state championship. | |
| “I think we started the game the best way we could have started: extremely aggressive, looking to score, getting them on their heels early,” Langley Coach Amanda Baker said. “We just kept it going the entire game.” | “I think we started the game the best way we could have started: extremely aggressive, looking to score, getting them on their heels early,” Langley Coach Amanda Baker said. “We just kept it going the entire game.” |
| Langley’s relentless man-to-man defense flustered Oakton (29-1) from the jump. After giving up a Maddie Royle bucket on the game’s opening possession, the Saxons (25-5) held Oakton without a field goal for six minutes to grab a commanding 13-3 lead. It was an unfamiliar situation for a juggernaut Oakton squad that made a habit out of being on the other end of blowouts all season. | Langley’s relentless man-to-man defense flustered Oakton (29-1) from the jump. After giving up a Maddie Royle bucket on the game’s opening possession, the Saxons (25-5) held Oakton without a field goal for six minutes to grab a commanding 13-3 lead. It was an unfamiliar situation for a juggernaut Oakton squad that made a habit out of being on the other end of blowouts all season. |
| “We knew they’d never been in this situation,” Langley point guard Jordyn Callaghan said. “But on the other hand, we’ve been down and in close games, so we know how to grind it out. We knew that if we just kept pushing they would slowly get down on themselves and we’d rise up.” | “We knew they’d never been in this situation,” Langley point guard Jordyn Callaghan said. “But on the other hand, we’ve been down and in close games, so we know how to grind it out. We knew that if we just kept pushing they would slowly get down on themselves and we’d rise up.” |
| Callaghan led all scorers with 14 points, her production coming from 12-for-13 shooting at the free throw line. More impressive was the Saxons’ defense, which has held seven of its last nine opponents under 40 points. | Callaghan led all scorers with 14 points, her production coming from 12-for-13 shooting at the free throw line. More impressive was the Saxons’ defense, which has held seven of its last nine opponents under 40 points. |
| “There’s a lot of respect for that [Oakton] program, and what they did this year is incredible,” Baker said. “We definitely admire what they were able to accomplish.” | “There’s a lot of respect for that [Oakton] program, and what they did this year is incredible,” Baker said. “We definitely admire what they were able to accomplish.” |