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With Win Over Chatham, Mason Moves On to Regional Finals
The Mustangs meet Clarke High for the fifth time this season, but must beat the team to make it back to Richmond.
The George Mason High School Mustangs are moving onto the Region B Tournament finals Saturday after beating Chatham High on Thursday night, 64-46.
The Mustangs will face Bull Run District foe Clarke High School for the fifth time this season — and in order to get to the Virginia High School League Tournament in Richmond and continue their title defense, the Mustangs have to beat them.
Mason has beaten Clarke in the four meetings this season.
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“It’s Clarke,” Mason Head Basketball Coach LaBryan Thomas said. “We know them like a book and they know us like a book. It’s difficult to beat a team that many times in a row.”
Mason’s all-time leading scorer Stephanie Cheney added to her 2,002 career points Thursday with a game-high 31 against Chatham. Julianna Rollo added 12 points and Katie Goodwin scored nine points.
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Mason and Clarke will face off Saturday at 6 p.m. at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg.
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