2020 Concorde All District Girls, from left: Coach of the Year Kirsten Stone; Madison Co-Players of the Year Tedi Makrigiorgos, Madison; Meghan O’ Brien, Chantilly; Amalia Makrigiorgos, Madison; Grace Arnolie, Madison; Kara Vietmeyer, Oakton; Megan Baxter, Chantilly; Hannah Kaloi, Oakton; Gabby Reed, Westfield. Photo by Will Palenscar/The Connection
The Madison Warhawks girls basketball team continued their winning ways collecting their 24th win without a defeat beating the Oakton Cougars 49-41.
The Warhawks started slowly as they were outscored by Oakton 11-8 in the opening quarter. Kara Vietmeyer scored 6 points while Hannah Kaloi added 4 points. Three Madison players each scored a basket for the Warhawks.
In the 2nd quarter Madison would again be outscored 9-6, but would miss 7 attempts from the free throw line, and Oakton’s halftime lead grew to 20-14.
In the 3rd quarter Madison would score 18 points led by Tedi Makrigiorgos. Their 6 point halftime deficit now deadlocked the teams. The 4th quarter saw Madison score 17 while holding Oakton to just 9 points, for a 49-41 win.
Madison improves to 24-0, while Oakton falls to 17-). Both teams will play in the Region Tournament on Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. Madison will host Herndon, while Oakton will play at McLean. Tedi Makrigiorgos led all scorers with 18. Alayna Arnolie added 11. Oakton was led by Hannah Kaloi with 12 points and Kara Vietmeyer added 10.