Tonight’s Jefferson District girls’ and boys’ basketball championship games at Monticello will both pit the league’s top two teams against each other, despite a weather-shortened regular season.

This time around, there would be no surprise win by Orange County.

It was a long time coming, but Albemarle finally got back on the court on Wednesday night, and shook off the rust with a decisive 63-50 win over Massaponax in the quarterfinal round of the Commonwealth District tournament.

Western Albemarle got some timely baskets and used its stifling defense to hold off Fluvanna County in the Jefferson District semifinals at Monticello High School on Wednesday night.

The homestanding Mavericks avenged an earlier loss to Blue Ridge with a 90-83 double-overtime win.

Tuesday night, the regular-season champs moved into the final of the district tournament with a 54-34 win over William Monroe at Monticello High School.

The Western Albemarle girls basketball team finished off its season sweep of Orange County with a 66-41 victory in the semifinals of the Jefferson District tournament on Tuesday night at Monticello High School.

The Jefferson district basketball tournament, originally slated to begin on Friday, will start on Saturday instead.

With another winter storm moving into the area, the Albemarle boys basketball team remained hot and pulled off an impressive 60-53 victory over Stafford Thursday night.

After a sluggish start, Covenant rallied late, but ultimately fell short in an exciting finish against visiting Eastern Mennonite on Friday, 36-33.

Brice Kofane, Hippolyte Tsafack and Mychal Parker combined for eight dunks and 48 points to lead Miller to a 66-54 win at Covenant on Thursday evening.

Junior guard Ellen Shaffrey asserted herself early and often on Thursday night, tallying game highs of 22 points and 12 rebounds as the Warriors picked up a 72-48 road win over Monticello.

Fueled by monster efforts from K-anna and Mia Loyd, the Fluvanna girls basketball team kept its undefeated Jefferson District run going, downing Charlottesville 61-46.

The Black Knights went on a tear over the last 10 minutes of the game, securing a 51-50 Jefferson District victory over Western Albemarle on Friday night in front of a raucous home crowd.

The Warriors pulled away at the end of the first quarter and held on for a commanding 48-35 win.

Madison held off a pesky Fluvanna County squad, 74-67, on Wednesday night to preserve its unbeaten record.

The Western Albemarle boys basketball team scored the first nine points on Friday night in its 73-50 thrashing of William Monroe and never looked back from there.

Sydney Calloway and her Charlottesville teammates downed Monticello 50-41 in a tightly-contested Jefferson District game.

Albemarle put on a display of heart and character, using pressure defense and outside shooting to rally past Brooke Point, 56-48, on Friday night.

The basket made Matt Mahoney the first Tandem player to score 1,000 points, and he finished with a game-high 35 to go with 12 rebounds as the Badgers beat visiting Wakefield Country Day 56-41 on Thursday night.

What a way to follow up a blowout win.

The Blue Devils, who hadn’t played a game since mid-December, used stingy defense and a balanced offensive attack to dispatch the visiting Saints 66-49.

A pregame technical foul on visiting Colonial Forge led to a pair of Mayn Francisco free throws to start the game. The Patriots would make good use of the charity stripe down the stretch, sinking enough free throws to hold the Eagles at bay in a 60-55 victory.

The Flucos, a four-point loss away from being unbeaten themselves, sure didn’t treat it like just another game, blowing past the Mustangs 77-40.

Spotswood dominated a weary Waynesboro team during the third quarter, easily claiming the girls championship in The Daily Progress/NBC 29 Holiday Basketball Classic title with a 58-28 victory at Albemarle High School.

The Warriors pounded the ball inside early and often and used a second-half spurt to pull away for a 55-40 victory in The Daily Progress/NBC 29 Holiday Basketball Classic championship.

The Bulldogs fought off fatigue and long hours on the road to beat Western Albemarle 60-52 Wednesday afternoon in the third-place game of The Daily Progress/NBC 29 Holiday Basketball Classic at Albemarle High School.

Covenant drained nine 3-pointers in the game and got a 32-point, nine-rebound performance from senior Sam Dale en route to a 75-66 win over the Black Knights on Wednesday afternoon.

Western Albemarle coach Darren Maynard and his Warriors will face a familiar foe in tonight’s championship game.

The Blazers used their quick, pressing, up-tempo style to jump out to a 12-0 lead in the first five minutes and never looked back, defeating the Warriors 61-40 at Albemarle High School in second round action of the Daily Progress/NBC29 Holiday Basketball Classic.