postseason is officially underway, and maybe no team enters the playoffs quite as hot as the northside vikings. zac glover catches up with the vikes, in this week's edition of hometown hoops weekly. zac glover: the northside basketball team can beat you in a many ways. with guards that can both drive and shoot, and with the power of a boogie basham down low, the vikings polished off a dominant regular season at 21-1 on the year. carlos "boogie" basham, northside senior forward: "it's been a good season. you know, the record is good, and plus, the work that we put in, in the offseason, and at practice and everything. everything is going good." kendrick tucker, northside senior guard: "whoever you get the ball to, you know that they're capable of making a good play. so just from the depth of the bench, and everybody being able to play and compete when they step out on the court, it's a lot of fun." zac glover: winning can certainly make things fun, but the vikings say it's not just the end result on the scoreboard that has memorable. bill pope, northside head coach: "beyond all these things that

the northside vikings remain at number one with radford two. martinsville is third, followed by dan river, altavista, g.w., william byrd, cave spring, e.c. glass and hargrave military. rounding out the top 13, rustburg, l.c.a. and v.e.s. for the first time this season, we have a new number one girls team. hidden valley william fleming moving up to two, brookville drops to three after losses the last two nights, floyd county is four, magna vista five. lord botetourt slips to six, then chatham, g.w., timberlake up to nine and parry mccluer 10. glenvar, l.c.a. and poll-buster carlisle complete the top 13. 3 still to come on fcp, we narrow our first team all-full court press 10. 3 and we've got highlights from today's odac men's quarterfinals you're not gonna watch it! no, you're not gonna watch it! we can't let you download on the goooooo! you'll just have to miss it! yeah, you'll just have to miss it! we can't let you download... uh, no thanks. i have x1 from xfinity so... don't fall for directv. xfinity lets you download your shows from anywhere

entering play tonight..the northside vikings remain at number one with radford two. martinsville is third, followed by dan river, g.w., rustburg, william byrd, cave spring, e.c. glass up to ninth, altavista 10th. rounding out the top 13, hargrave, l.c.a. and v.e.s. remains brookville. the bees lead the way ahead of hidden valley, fleming, lord botetourt and floyd county. magna vista moves up to sixth, g.w., chatham, glenvar, timberlake, l.c.a., parry mccluer and martinsville. 3 our seventh full court press player of the week honor goes to hailey craft of altavista. craft and the lady colonels overcame early adversity on their way to the conference 44 title. in their semi-final match against william campbell, craft scored 22 points, including 5 three pointers en route to the championship, and says her team plays like one.hailey craft, altavista "we've worked as a team, and they've helped me make shots, and i've helped them in the post, too. but we've played together for a long time, so i'm looking to win more and keep going towards the states!: 3 3 college hoops tomor

in the first game of the doubleheader, it and his one-loss northside vikings western albemarle team. northside out to the early lead with a couple threes. kendrick tucker from beyond the arc on his way to 13 points in the game. webb following-suit. webb led the vikings with 15, as they end the first quarter up 18-13. western dialed-in from long range in the second. this 3 from will cress puts the warriors up 20 to 18, as they start the quarter on a 7-oh run. back to northside and boogie basham. he lays it in to tie the game up, but right after, the warriors quickly break the press and ryan ingram takes it the other way for 2 of his 23 points. the vikings jump back out front though as nick price spins his way to the hoop. he finished with 9 as northside wins it 63 to 55. next-up, spotswood making the trip to roanoke county to take-on the host cave spring knights the trailblazers attacked the hoop early and often. first it's justin kier driving then off the cave spring turnover, it's kobe davis ahead of the defense and finishing with the lay- in, as spotswood quickly up by 6. the knight

in the first game of the doubleheader, it was his one-loss northside vikings against a 3-loss western albemarle team. northside out to the early lead with a couple threes. kendrick tucker from beyond the arc on his way to 13 points in the game. then it was shey webb following-suit. webb led the vikings with 15, as they end the first quarter up 18-13. western dialed-in from long range in the second. this 3 from will cress puts the warriors up 20 to 18, as they start the quarter on a 7-oh run. back to northside and boogie basham. he lays it in to tie the game up, but right after, the warriors quickly break the press and ryan ingram takes it the other way for 2 of his 23 points. the vikings jump back out front though as nick price spins his way to the hoop. he finished with 9 as northside wins it 63 to 55. next-up, spotswood making the trip to roanoke county to take-on the host cave spring knights the trailblazers attacked the hoop early and often. first it's justin kier driving straight in for the bucket. then off the cave spring turnover, it's kobe davis ahead of the defense and finish

northside always had an answer... this time it's shey webb with the corner pocket 3 to push the lead to 10 in the 3rd...the vikings pick up the 81-63 win... northside is now 21-1 on the season... place at william fleming this evening... former colonel standout and current charlotte hornet troy daniels had his jeresy retired tonight... it's the first jersey to be retired in william fleming basketball history... it's an honor daniels takes great pride in... troy daniels: "it's an honor to have my jersey retired here. if i'm not mistaken i'm the first. so it's a great feeling just to give back to my family and my community. i tell all the young people around the roanoke valley that you can be anything you want to be. it's not just talk. if you want to be a doctor, lawyer, president of the united states, you just have to believe."after playing at william fleming, daniels went on to have a very good career at vcu, playing for shaka smart... over at salem high school, the football team was honored this evening... the spartans finished the season ranked 86th in the nation by maxpreps... salem was 14-0 and claimed the state ch

the northside sign head crew was out so we are giving them some face time.1-vikings shey webb...drible and shoots the triple.......5-4 northside 2-lb ryan fralin drives and scores.....6-5 lord botetourt 3-lb trey hornebeck with a trey...the cavs go up by the dolly parton score of 9 to 5. 4-northside....i will take nick price for the goes coast to coast......11-9 vikes5 northside.....webb going steph curry on us with the triple........14-11 vikings 6-northside.....webb triple northside when you win this game .....a conference title....you get a trophy. northside goes on to get the 65-44. 01-0518-21sotpope trt :24it was a tough ball game. i thought lord botetourt had a really good game plan. i though they executed well. we really had to go up another notch to handle what they were giving us.tuckerit is always fun. it is a great atmosphere. botetourt they play hard the whole game. it is always a dog fight. that is what is was tonight a dog fight. we just

ph....routs the fightin hornets...84-39. 3a conference 31....stanton river at the northside girls-- the vikings alexis houston kick to alanna blankenship....tak es it strong to the rack for 2... the golden eagles respond..it's madison meador breaks the pressure and finsh autumn stephenson for 2. later..more viks... it's sydney smith to bailey grubb...for 3. the vikings with the win....52-39 we are creeping every closer..to nascar's super bowl.. and ..just like it's namesake in the nfl...it's unlike any other.. we face---in today's edition of countdown to nascar. by all accounts..its a white knuckle ride at 200 plus miles per hour--- a single mistake...by a single driver..can mean mayhem for the field. add the simple fact that so much weight in placed on the daytona 500, and you've got a recipe...for a pressure filled day- where experience matters---but often luck is the trump card-- jimmie johnson/2 time daytona 500 champ:"..decision s made by others give you your opportunity you don't you look in the mirror the entire lap around the race track and try to set up you drag the break to push all t

northside fans showing somme love and showing off the fat heads...1. the vikings going to work... carlos basham with the block... nick price drives... misses... but basham rebounds... misses... rebounds... scores... that's good determination...2. things looked bright for northside... as in george bright... the senior bgans home the 3 for the lead3. here is one of their super sophomores... shey webb the steal.. the pass ahead to basham with the finger roll layup... vikings up 5...4. here is their other super sohomore... price drains the 3... he is one to keep your eye on in the future...5. webb says anything you can do

the vikings...of northside..winn ers of 22 straight coming in. trying to topple spotswood last night. for the 3a west region title- vo basham ready to roll the highlight reel tonight.. on the break..shey webb..to basham...who rises to the rack for 2... spotswood..try ing to hand around...aaron hunter...the 3 ball.. but northside..is deep..and they've got weapons...this is nick price to devon russell...for the 3... webb..would add 3 more... and the vikings roll...to a 63-46 win--and the 3a west region title..tongiht.. the vikings are 26-1 on the season.. wipe congrats to a- rae's alma mater..the hv girls are region champs...with a one pt thriller over spotswood.. martinsville vs dan river 6pm at uva wise tomorrow. eastside vs radford...1a west region title tomorrow night. odac quarters.. 3 seed roanoke college versus the 6..randolph.. watch corey brown set up josh the maroons are averaging 97 points per game. watch eli sumpter..create and then zing the strings for 2... and later...cameron smith...for three of his 12 points... but the high scoring

school hoops, the postseason has already begun, with northside coming-in as one of the hottest teams in the area. zac glover catches up with the vikings, in this week's edition of hometown hoops weekly. zac glover: the northside basketball team can beat you in a many ways. with guards that can both drive and shoot, and with the power of a boogie basham down low, the vikings polished off a dominant regular season at 21-1 on the year. carlos "boogie" senior forward: "it's been a good season. you know, the record is good, and plus, the work that we put in, in the offseason, and at practice and everything. everything is going good." kendrick tucker, northside senior guard: "whoever you get the ball to, you know that they're capable of making a good play. so just from the depth of the bench, and everybody being able to play and compete when they step out on the court, it's a lot of fun." zac glover: winning can certainly make things fun, but the vikings say it's not just the end result on the scoreboard that has made this year memorable. bill pope, northside head coach: "beyond all these things that everyone can see from the stands, i thin

northside basketball team can beat you in a many ways. with guards that can both drive and shoot, and with the power of a boogie basham down low, the vikings polished off a dominant regular season at 21-1 on the year. carlos "boogie" basham, northside senior forward: "it's been a good season. you know, the record is good, and plus, the work that we put in, in the offseason, and at practice and everything. everything is going good." kendrick tucker, northside senior guard: "whoever you get the ball to, you know that they're capable of making a good play. so just from the depth of the bench, and everybody being able to play and compete when they step out zac glover: winning can certainly make things fun, but the vikings say it's not just the end result on the scoreboard that has made this year memorable. bill pope, northside head coach: "beyond all these things that everyone can see from the stands, i think our strength is that these guys really love to play basketball, and really care about each other." kendrick tucker: "off and on the court, we're just like a big group of brothers. just enjoying each other's company, we talk to each other

the northside boys basketball team wrapped up their regular season with win over william fleming last night.. the vikings stand... with the post season looming.. the vikings stand 21 and one...on the season... after a 12-0 run through the blue alyssa rae has a closer look at the vikings juggernaut.. last year the northside boys basketball team emerged as a state contender in the 3a ranks, making it all the way to the state semifinals. this year, they hope that experience helps bring them back to richmond. bright "us was making it to the state finals for really hope this mature as a team and everybody got a lot better and just working on the season really helped us take that next step the vikings closed out the regular season with a 21-1 record. notching a win over defending 2a state champions martinsville along the way. pope: "it was a heck of a hard game i was really proud of you guys because i thought that we can't battling and we found a way towards the end of the third in the fourth quarter it was really great quarter for throughout the season the team has always seemed to 'find a way,' and the senio

the vikings are hoping that success carries over. last year the northside boys basketball team emerged as a state contender in the 3a ranks, making it all the way to the state semifinals. this year, they hope that experience helps bring them back to richmond. bright "us was making it to the state finals for really hope this mature as a team and everybody got a lot better and just working on the season really helped us take that next step the vikings closed out the regular season with a 21-1 record. notching a win over defending 2a state champions martinsville along the pope: "it was a heck of a hard game i was really proud of you guys because i thought that we can't battling and we found a way towards the end of the third in the fourth quarter it was really great quarter for throughout the season the team has always seemed to 'find a way,' and the senior class has been a major contributor to that success. pope: "the senior group is been everything and coach would want and i think they show leadership they care about each other." tucker: "we all work hard be

vikings juggernaut.. last year the northside boys basketball team emerged as a state contender in the 3a ranks, making it all the way to the state semifinals. this year, they hope that experience helps bring them back to richmond. bright "us was making it to the state finals for really hope this mature as a team and everybody got a lot better really helped us take that next step the vikings closed out the regular season with a 21-1 record. notching a win over defending 2a state champions martinsville along the way. pope: "it was a heck of a hard game i was really proud of you guys because i thought that we can't battling and we found a way towards the end of the third in the fourth quarter it was really great quarter for throughout the season the team has always seemed to 'find a way,' and the senior class has been a major contributor to that success. pope: "the senior group is been everything and coach would want and i think they show leadership they care about each other." tucker: "we all work hard because we all have that one goal to win state and the younger guys is well they're hungry just as much i

northside. the colonels taking the early lead in this one, as devin wilson gets the kick-out and drains the 3. but coming-back the other way, the vikings respond with a 3 of their own. nick price to george bright from beyond the arc. northside goes-on an 11-oh run to surge ahead. price capping that off with another 3-ball. the vikings up by 8 early. in the second, fleming breaking the press. james hagins using that 6'-6" frame to throw it down, and get the foul. the colonels trail by 7 at the break and can't overcome the deficit. northside wins it 81 to 63. over at hidden valley, the titans football team was honored with the civitan sportsmanship award by the for the fall season. as for the hoops team, they were working hard against cave spring. the knights get the ball to brody hicks, and he scores the hard earned bucket, giving cave the 9- point lead. then just a few minutes later, brad kinder nails the three pointer to extend the lead. hidden valley hung in though. just before the half, jonah fitzgerald on the nice drive through the defense and the finish. but it wasn't enough as cave spring wins it 62 to 50. onto some college hoops

northsides turn.. from behind the arc.. kendrick tucker sinks the 3 and the vikings are victorious.. 60-52. it's the 9th annual baseball night in blacksburg.. an event held each year to raise money for the team. family.. friends.. and fans of the hokies got together tonight for a silent auction and banquet. all the proceeeds go to virginia tech baseball to help fund many aspects of the program. the guest speaker was former hokie wyatt toregas who also played in the major and minor leagues.. and is currently wyatt toregas/manage r wv black bears/former hokies catcher:".....comi ng back i mean a lot of old memories just love it a lot of my friends are here tonight that that were my teammates and we continue to talk so so it's a great weekend for me so far. patrick mason/hokies head baseball coach:".... it creates an excitement makes players proud of where they came from one and makes them want to come back even more." it is almost here.. super bowl 50 is just a day away and at levi's stadium in santa clara today... it was the calm before the storm the panthers took the field today for team ph

northside starting to pull away though... kendrick tucker with the strong drive into the paint... kisses it high off the glass.. .47-35...4. freshman devon russell getting in on the action... 52-41 vikes 5. and then its carlos boogie exclamation point on the win throwing this one down... northside gets the 63-55 win... after the game head coach billy pope says he wants his guys to enjoy tonight and be ready to go tomorrow... billy pope: "first of all we have to enjoy it. that's number one you have to enjoy it. tonight was tough we had to fight through some adversity. i thought they were a tough minded bunch. they just kept coming after us. we will just get ready to play tomorrow night and do what we do. my guys just love playing." northside set to face the winner of cave spring and spotswood...1. brody hicks gets the knights on the board here with this three... cave down 2...2. devin beckner takes it hard baseline... gets it to fall and draws the foul.. making it just a one point spotswood lead2. spotswood played tough... justin kier taking it to the rack.. splits the defenders and get it to drop... he had 19...3. with time expiring in the first quarter its beckner the buzzer...17-13

northside..is busy having a season to remember.. tonight..another step to take in the region quarterfinals of 3a west-- vikings runnin' early..it's kendrick tucker lobbing it up to shey webb...for the tap-two... later..george bright going tough to the tin...for 2.... and bright feeds carlos boogie basham...the tower of power..for the bucket and the foul. northside waxes waynesboro to advance. 64-45 another conference champ..william byrd in the 4a ranks.. hosting heritage out of leesburg. gravely...for 3.. leesburg...gets this off the inbounds.. anthony cox....the catch convert 2. but more byrd..the drop to jaylen wheeler for 3 william byrd overcomes some poor foul shooting...for a 58-47 win. girls 3a region quarters.. coach randy bush and the lady titans hosting broadway-- close game first quarter- broadway's chrissy delawder knockin down the 3 from the corner. but the titans look to cina guh-ray--she's driving for the layup.. more underneath..watc h the miss...and then the steal and bucket by meredith smith for 2. hidden valley..into the region semi's..with a 66-52 win.. floyd county's long ..storied history of basketball success continu

northside had an answer though as brendon price gets to the basket for the acrobatic finish in traffic. the vikings went on to win 63-46. in the third place game, the host cave spring hooked up with western albemarle. it was tight throughout. in the second half the knights work the rock to the corner where jake furrow buries the three to give cave a little breathing room. then off the loose ball, mason reyer able to get it ahead to brody hicks for the throwdown. he had 28 points to lead the way. but western made things interesting down the stretch.chris mcgarhen gets hot late. he drains back to back three pointers in the fourth quarter. but it wasn't enough. cave won it a unicorn led police in california on quite the chase this week. it's actually a pony named juliette dressed up as the mythical creature to take pictures with children. when she got loose on wednesday, police say they received bizarre calls. after a three hour pursuit, juliette was found safe and sound. virginia's general assembly gave approval for an official state snake. it's the eastern garter snake. the legislation survived an u

northside. the colonels taking the early lead in this one, as devin wilson gets the kick-out and drains the 3. but coming-back the other way, the vikings respond with a 3 of their own. nick price to george bright from beyond goes-on an 11-oh run to surge ahead. price capping that off with another 3-ball. the vikings up by 8 early. in the second, fleming breaking the press. james hagins throws it down, and gets the foul. the colonels trail by 7 at the break and can't overcome the deficit. northside wins it 81 to 63. over at hidden valley, the titans football team was honored with the civitan sportsmanship award by the western virginia officials association for the fall season. as for the hoops team, they were working hard against cave spring. the knights get the ball to brody hicks, and he scores the hard earned bucket, giving cave the 9- point lead. then just a few minutes later, brad kinder nails the three pointer to extend the lead. hidden valley hung in though. just before the half, jonah fitzgerald on the nice drive and the finish. cave spring though, wins it 62 to 50. onto some college hoops, where radford hit the road to take-on

in the acc, northside's carlos "boogie" basham is on his way to wake forest after signing his letter of intent today at the school. basham played defensive end and tight end for the vikings. the 6-4, 225 pounder was an all state selection last season. he'll play on the defensive line for coach dave clawson and the demon deacons in winston-salem. another division-one football signee is lord botetourt's bradley lythgoe, who signed his letter of intent to play for vmi in the southern conference. lythgoe was a 3-year starter for the cavaliers, who helped his team to a state-runner-up finish this past year. he came back from an off-season acl injury, which he re- tore in the state member class for keydets' coach scott wachenheim. over at patrick henry, quarterback quishon calfee inked papers to continue his career with a full scholarship to division two charleston in west virginia. calfee was a three year starter for coach alan fiddler and the patriots, throwing for more than 5 thousand yards in his career at ph. to glenvar we go now. the highlanders zach deck and quentin alls will stay in southwest virginia and play at uva- wise. both lineman were 2a all state, deck on defen

but northside has been the big dawg all year....nick price with the reverse pivot drive/thrive for 2 of his team high 21 coach hardy could have used troy tonight.. the vikings grab the win.. salem's incredible 15-0 football season.. earned them..not just the vhsl state title-- but a spot..in the national rankings as well.. tonight at salem...the maxpreps opped through the home of the spartans.. it's one of 50 stops... as the spartans finished number 86 in the nation..out of more than 15 thousand high school football teams ranked around the nation... coach stephen magenbauer received the army national guard ranking trophy...honoring their win over previously undefeated lake taylor for the title.. and their spot amoung the nations's elite teams-- stephen magenbauer/sal em head coach: "we were very appreciative and very thankful to be recognized from max preps which we follow all year and the things that they do." the ceremony happened at halftime of the boys varsity basketball game tonight.. where the spartans and pulaski co did battle.. the spartans..were showing well there too.. this is trevor austin ahead to baylor mabes for two of his 22... pulaski respon

singing day and northside's carlos "boogie" basham is on his way to wake forest after signing his letter of intent today at the school. basham played defensive end and tight end for the vikings. the 6-4, 225 pounder was an all state selection last season. he'll play on the defensive line for coach dave clawson and the demon deacons in winston-salem. another division-one football signee is lord botetourt's bradley lythgoe, who signed his letter of intent to play for vmi in the southern conference. lythgoe was a 3-year starter for the cavaliers, who helped his team to a state-runner-up finish this past year. he came back from an off-season acl injury, which he re- tore in the state semifinal game. he's part of an 18 member class for keydets' coach scott wachenheim. over at patrick henry, quarterback quishon calfee inked papers to continue his career with a full scholarship to division two charleston in west virginia. calfee was a three year starter for coach alan fiddler and the patriots, throwing for more than 5 thousand yards in his career at ph. finally tonight, we're now just 4 days away california. our countdown continues tonight with lord botetourt's number 4, quarterbac

singing day and northside's carlos "boogie" basham is on his way to wake forest after signing his letter of intent at the school. basham played defensive end and tight end for the vikings. the 6-4, 225 pounder was an all state selection last season. he'll clawson and the demon deacons in winston-salem. another division-one football signee is lord botetourt's bradley lythgoe, who signed his letter of intent to play for vmi in the southern conference. lythgoe was a 3-year starter for the cavaliers, who helped his team to a state-runner-up finish this past year. he came back from an off-season acl injury, which he re- tore in the state semifinal game. he's part of an 18 member class for keydets' coach scott wachenheim. over at patrick henry, quarterback quishon calfee inked papers to continue his career with a full scholarship to division two charleston in west virginia. calfee was a three year starter for coach alan fiddler and the patriots, throwing for more than 5 thousand yards in his career at ph. have a great day everybody. i'm travis wells, wdbj7. both chambers of the general assembly passed a bill allowing home- schooled students to take part in public- school spo

northside..is busy having a season to remember.. tonight..anothe r step to take in the region quarterfinals of 3a west-- vo vikings runnin' early..it's kendrick tucker lobbing it up to shey webb...for the tap-two... later..george bright going tough to the tin...for 2.... and bright feeds carlos boogie basham...the tower of power..for the bucket and the foul. northside waxes waynesboro to advance. 64-45 vo another conference champ..william byrd in the 4a ranks.. hosting heritage out of leesburg. quick corner feed to dylan gravely...for 3.. leesburg...gets this off the inbounds.. anthony cox....the catch convert 2. but more byrd..the drop to jaylen wheeler for 3 william byrd overcomes some poor foul shooting...for a 58-47 win. vo girls 3a region quarters.. coach randy bush and the lady titans hosting close game first quarter- broadway's chrissy delawder knockin down the 3 from the corner. but the titans look to cina guh-ray--she's driving for the layup.. more underneath..wat ch the miss...and then the steal and bucket by meredith smith for 2. hidden valley..into the region semi's..with a 66- 52 win.. more of the all important region sc