Friday’s Scores

By The Associated Press
December 27, 2025 | 12:51 AM

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George C. Marshall 48, South Lakes 38

Mount Vernon 46, Gar-Field 17

Northern Durham, N.C. 43, Halifax County 35

Petersburg 68, King George 54

Prince Edward County 63, Person, N.C. 36

Surry County 39, Essex 37

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Some high school basketball scores provided by Scorestream.com, https://scorestream.com/

White House asked DOJ about new Reflecting Pool case against David Hearn

August 11, 2026 | 6:54 PM

▶ Watch Video: Trump rebukes Jeanine Pirro for dropping Reflecting Pool charges White House officials have asked the Justice Department to weigh whether it is possible to bring a new criminal case against David Hearn, the former Olympian who was accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool, after federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the indictment against him earlier this month, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions.Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, had charged Hearn with felony destruction of government property, accusing him of causing more than $1,000 in damage to the sealant that was recently installed at the bottom of the Reflecting Pool. The project to renovate the pool was championed by President Trump. The discussions between the Justice Department and the White House were reported earlier by the Wall Street Journal.Earlier this month, however, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the indictment without prejudice, meaning the case could be brought again, citing new information that the damage was caused by a "botched installation" by a contractor, not vandalism.President Trump criticized the decision, writing on Truth Social that there "may have been some contractor difficulty, but the major damage was caused by VANDALS!" "I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on the Reflecting Pool," Mr. Trump wrote. "I don't know what she was thinking?"After a weekend of criticism from Mr. Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Pirro was spotted visiting the White House carrying a box full of evidence. Sources said the boxes contained all of the evidence collected from the Interior Department that exculpated Hearn and several others from criminal vandalism.A view of the drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on July 15, 2026. Alex WROBLEWSKI /AFP via Getty Images

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