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South Lakes Sports Roundup
Boys and girls basketball teams earn Liberty District wins over Stone Bridge; Wrestlers earn four medals at NOVA Classic.
South Lakes High School's boys and girls basketball teams both started off their Liberty District basketball schedules with victories at Stone Bridge on Friday.
Brandon Kamga scored 27 points to lead the boys team to a 51-43 victory over the Bulldogs. The team is now 2-2 overall, 1-0 Liberty.
The girls defeated Stone Bridge 59-40 to improve to 4-1 overall, 1-0 Liberty.
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Four players scored in double figures for the Seahawks, who had a 23-5 lead in the first quarter. Caitlin Jensen scored nine of her team-high 13 points in the opening quarter. Abigale Rendle finished with 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 7 blocked shots.
Next up: Boys host McLean, 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Girls will play at McLean, 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Wrestling - South Lakes finished 12th in the 32-team NOVA Classic Wrestling Tournament on Saturday.
Four South Lakes wrestlers received medals in the two-day tournament.
Mike Shoebottom 170lbs 3rd place
Josh Forest 182lbs 6th place
Chris Maginniss 152lbs 7th place
Alex Smurda 285lbs 8th place
Mike Shoebottom finished with a 6-1 record including a tournament-high six pins.
Swimming - The Seahawks are 0-2 after meets on Nov. 30 and Dec. 7.
The boys lost to McLean 192-117 and Langley 177-123 and the girls lost to McLean 202-112 and to Langley 220-91.
Next up: against Thomas Jefferson, 7 p.m. Friday at Herndon Community Center.
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