Posted on 26 February 2008 by redwan123.
Thomas Dale defeated Hanover 48-45 in Tuesday night’s Central Regionl first round game.
The Knights were led by KaLia Johnson (19 points) and Andrea Hobbs (11 points) as they were able to hold off Hanover’s second half come back.
Hanover’s Chelsea Coward’s 17 point effort was not enough, as Thomas Dale was able to make clutch free throws late in the game to secure victory.
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Posted on 25 February 2008 by redwan123.
Below are the most played videos from last week from the Central Region.
The clips are posted counting down from 25 to one.
If your favorite video didn’t make it, make sure you get your friends, family, dog, whoever, to play your top highlight.
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Posted on 25 February 2008 by redwan123.
Offensive AND Defensive – Saturday, March 15: 10 a.m. Registration; 11-1:30 p.m. Instruction (Offense for hour and a half, Defense for other portion) at Brookland Middle School, 9200 Lydell Drive, Richmond, VA 23228
* Again, both offense and defense will be taught in the three-hour workout.
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Posted on 24 February 2008 by redwan123.
First team – Harry Lee Daniel, Highland Springs; Harvey Mills, Highland Springs; Jarrett Wansley, Henrico; Dazmond Starke, Highland Springs; Cameron Colquitt, Atlee
Second team
– Trey Davis, Henrico; Antonio Puller, Lee-Davis; Quvaughn Jones, Varina; Chris Hilliard, Highland Springs; Dylan Cole, Hanover
Honorable mention – Henrico: Edric Folden; Highland Springs: Kierre Winfield; Varina: Chevon Davenport, Tyler Smith;
Lee-Davis: Lamonn Lewis, Aaron Rowe; Hanover: Matt Goodwin, Drew Crytser; Armstrong: Eric Adkins, Nathaniel Taylor, Quentin Christian; Atlee: Daniel Faggert.
All-academic – Atlee: Iain Brinks, Colquitt, Christian Evans, Faggert, Michael Farrar, Dylan Garthright, Brandon Johnson, Kevin Lantz, Barrett Prince, Austin Young; Lee-Davis: Garrett Joyner, B.J. Jones, Aaron Rowe, Antonio Puller, Andrew Taylor;
Hanover: Nick Brown, Patrick Carroll, Cole, Derek Crytser, Drew Crytser, Austin Erb, Brice Goode, Goodwin, Greg Lewis, C.J. Phillips, Josh Wells; Henrico: Trey Davis, Torin Holmes, Landon Prentiss, Jarrett Wansley, David Zavelsky; Highland Springs: Daniel, Mills, Paul DeBerry, Ryan Henderson, Aaron Hodnett, Trey Williams; Armstrong: Christian, Xavier Gary, Mark Robinson, Isaac Thompson
First team – Andre Williamson, Prince George; Cadarian Raines, Petersburg; DeOnte Lewis, Dinwiddie; Paul Finn Jr., Meadowbrook; Terneil Rhodes, Petersburg; Milton Gholson, Hopewell
Second team – Jasper Holloman, Matoaca; Kartrell Claiborne, Prince George; Ibn Rassoull, Petersburg; Jacob Hagy, Colonial Heights; Doug Brewer, Meadowbrook; Roy Gailliard, Matoaca
Honorable mention – Treon Claiborne, Prince George; Drejon Scott, Petersburg; Eric Haith, Thomas Dale; Steven McGraw, Thomas Dale; Remar Brothers, Hopewell
First team – Wesley Simmons, Hermitage; Adam Desgain, J.R. Tucker; Travis McKie, John Marshall; Antone Exum, Deep Run; Jake Eastman, Douglas Freeman
Second team – Kefentse Budd, Mills Godwin; Juan Wilson, Thomas Jefferson; Josh Brinkley, Douglas Freeman; Darryl Lee, John Marshall; Tommy Folliard, Deep Run
Honorable mention – J.R. Tucker: Griffin Thesing, Brad Wilson; Hermitage: Duan Perez-Means, Gabe McNeal; Deep Run: Jordan Ward; Douglas Freeman: Omari Vaughan-Nelson; Maggie Walker GS: Max Hilterbrant; Mills Godwin: Fletcher Lumpkin; John Marshall: Devon Thornton, Maurice Johnson, Aaron Farrar; Patrick
Henry: John Carroll, Ian Overstreet; Thomas Jefferson: Oliver Thompson, Torey Burston
All-academic – Hermitage: Simmons; Deep Run: Exum, Folliard, Ward; Patrick Henry: Carroll, I. Overstreet; J.R.
Tucker: Desgain, Wilson, Thesing; Douglas Freeman: Eastman; John
Marshall: McKie, Lee, Farrar; Thomas Jefferson: Wilson, Thompson; MWGS: Hilterbrant.
First team – Rico Ferguson, L.C. Bird; Ben Jessee, Cosby; Travis Keels, L.C. Bird; Mikyel Nero, Huguenot; D.J. Rainey, Midlothian
Second
team – Graham Barnes, Midlothian; Jonathan Crawley, Huguenot; David Robinson, Cosby; Joey Stemmle, Monacan; Greg Van ****, Manchester; James Wyatt, Manchester
All-academic
– Cosby: Jessee, Robinson; Monacan: Stemmle; Midlothian: Barnes, Rainey; Manchester: Van ****, Wyatt; James River: Grant Deichman; Clover Hill: Josh Bailey, Sean Cavanagh; Huguenot: Mikyel Nero
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Posted on 24 February 2008 by redwan123.
First team – Richelle Price, Atlee; Kierra Gardner, Lee-Davis; Britt Hill, Atlee; Kyra Coleman, Highland Springs; Chelsea Coward, Hanover
Second team – Sydney Henderson, Atlee; Amanda Woolard, Hanover; Rischelle Carter,
Varina; Takeisha Jeffries, Highland Springs; Lindsey Martin, Atlee;
Kimberly Browning, Hanover
Honorable mention – Henrico: Jamia Cox, Shanell Dowling, Bria Harris, Ashle’ Freeman; Highland Springs: Marquia Jones, Teshima Barnes, Megan McRae; Varina: Rikita Allen, Ashley Vieira; Lee-Davis: Kiera Gaines; Hanover: Courtney Long.
All-academic – Atlee: Victoria Benson, Vicki Dandridge, Erin Eberle, Michelle Gordon, Brittany Hill, Sydney Jenkins, Kristin Lescalleet, Lindsey Martin, Richelle Price, Logan Spiers; Lee-Davis: Kierra Gardner, Dawnee Driscoll, Autumn Ruiz, Janie Evans, Raven Sims, Rebecca Parramore; Hanover: Rachel Moore, Courtney Long, Tia Dillich, Alexis Graham, Chelsea Coward, Tiquana Hill, Leigh Ledbetter, Amanda Woolard, Tyler Brace, Emily Cox, Ryane Majewski, Sam Denton, Kimberly Browning; Henrico: Shanell Dowling, Jamia Cox, Jessica Hendrick; Highland Springs: Charity Hart, Shandell Taylor, Megan McRae
First team – Deja Middleton, Meadowbrook; Kalia Johnson, Thomas Dale; Alyssa Frye, Thomas Dale; Beth Ann Boyce, Colonial Heights; Ashley Whitaker, Petersburg
Second team – Crystal Smith, Meadowbrook; Jocelyn Elliott, Matoaca; Jessica Arnold, Meadowbrook; Courtney Elder, Petersburg; Sharde Jones, Dinwiddie
Honorable mention – Caitlyn Wells, Colonial Heights; Alisha Aleem, Dinwiddie; Andrea Crump, Hopewell; Melony Walker, Hopewell; Tamara Nesmith, Matoaca; Jordan Lykes, Prince George; Bria Washington, Prince George; Andrea Hobbs, Thomas Dale
All-academic – Thomas Dale: Johnson, Frye; C. Heights: Boyce; Petersburg: Whitaker; Meadowbrook: Smith
First team – Brianna Dillard, Hermitage; Maggie Roy, Mills Godwin; Amy Turner, Deep Run; Michelle Foley, Mills Godwin; Deslie Crumpton, J.R. Tucker
Second team – Brooke Long, Mills Godwin; Jena Baldaino, Deep Run; Jontee Lindsey, Patrick Henry; Taylor Huber, Patrick Henry; Victoria Wilson, Patrick Henry
Honorable mention – J.R. Tucker: Kerry Johnson, Sarah Parsons; Hermitage: Shayla Willis, LaKretia Carmine; Deep Run: Lauren Kornacki, Sarah Price; Douglas Freeman: Victoria Witt, Alexa Shulleeta; Maggie Walker GS: Cheta Emba; Mills Godwin: Andrea Sisson, Sallie Foster; John Marshall: Sierra Seaborne; Patrick Henry: Heather Lewis; Thomas Jefferson: Sierra Stewart
All-academic – Hermitage: Dillard, Carmine; Mills Godwin: Roy, Foley, Sisson, Foster; Deep Run: Turner, Baldaino, Kornacki, Price; Patrick Henry: Lindsey, Huber, Lewis; J.R. Tucker: Parsons; Douglas Freeman: Witt, Shulleeta; John Marshall: Seaborne.
First team – Porche’ Bentley, Manchester; Ruthanne Doherty, L.C. Bird; Jazmin Pitts, Cosby; Rachel Robinson, Monacan; Barbara Sitton, L.C. Bird
Second team – Andrea Bertrand, Cosby; Brittany Harris, Midlothian; Rachel Matthews, Midlothian; Kristen Sims, Clover Hill; Becca Wann, Cosby
All-academic – Cosby: Bertrand, Pitts, Wann; L.C. Bird: Doherty, Sitton; Monacan: Abbie Gray, Emari Ready, Robinson, Candice Silas; Midlothian: Harris, Matthews; Manchester: Abbey Hendricks; James River: Hannah Schul; Clover Hill: Sims, Chenell York
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Posted on 24 February 2008 by redwan123.
by Stephen M. Lewis
DigitalSports Richmond
It’s been a longtime coming for Douglas Freeman.
One of the most respected track and field programs in the Central Region, it’s hard to believe the Rebels claimed their first-ever boys Central Region indoor title Saturday at the Arthur Ashe Center.
“It’s really sweet,” Freeman coach Sherry Edwards said. “We have banners in our gym and now we’ll have a mark saying 2008.”
And the Rebels did it in impressive and dramatic fashion. Down four points to Matoaca with two events to go, the Rebels had Chris Woody in the 3,200.
Seeded third he didn’t disappoint, finishing third for six points, giving DF a two-point advantage.
“That was a huge performance by Chris,” Freeman’s Michael Quash said. “We were really expecting him to come in third, maybe second.”
Talk about huge performances. Quash put up one of his own, earning runner-of-the-meet honors in the process.
He won the 55-meter hurdles in 7.78, the only runner under eight seconds. He finished second in the 300 to Armstrong‘s Bernard Seward.
Then two events later he tore off a terrific anchor leg in the 1,600 relay as Freeman, seeded first, won the final event in almost three seconds to cement the title with 76 points, a comfortable 12 over Matoaca.
The unit is led by all seniors, Slade Floyd, Ulrick Smith, Lewis McPherson and Quash.
“It was a pretty pressure situation going into the 4 x 4,” Quash said. “Ulrick and I weren’t feeling too well after the 300, but we kind of battled some illnesses and gutted it out.”
Freeman also got top-notch performances from McPherson (second in the 1,000), Smith (second in the 500) and Friday’s winning 3,200 relay team of Eric Davies, twins Alec and Kyle Ward and McPherson.
“They came through,” Edwards said. “I think they were tired, but everybody was tired. Matoaca did what they needed to do. I said to the guys, ‘Do you want it or not?’ “
The Warriors put up a tremendous effort led by field event performer of the meet Wesley Benitez.
He won the long jump by a foot over teammate Jamar Parham (sixth in the 55), was second to Lee-Davis’ Antonio Puller in the triple jump and tied for fifth in the high jump.
Matoaca fared well in the sprints.
Jameal Harris finished second to Quash in the 55 hurdles. Joshua Moore and Dorian Jackson went fourth in the 500 and 300, respectively.
It didn’t help that Matoaca’s 1,600 relay team was disqualified, but Freeman handled business anyway.
Deep Run finished third behind terrific field performances by Matthew Armentrout (pole vault champ), Kirk Fischer (high jump champ) and Feild Craddock (second in high jump).
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Posted on 23 February 2008 by redwan123.
by Seneca Contomanolis
DigitalSports Richmond
Deep Run and Midlothian swapped spots on the podium.
The Wildcats finished second behind the Trojans last year at the Central Region indoor track and field championships.
This season Deep Run got some revenge by claiming their first ever title with a team score of 74 at the Ashe Center on Saturday.
Midlothian took the runner-up spot with 72 points and Manchester was third with 54.
“We thought we could be in the running with Midlothian and Manchester,” Wildcats coach Lake Stockdreher said. “It is a battle of different types of programs. Midlo scores in six events and we score in 15. We are more rounded but they have a great program.”
Ashley Orr had a great showing for Deep Run. The senior won the triple jump (37-7 1/4) and was part of the 800-meter relay team that took first with a time of 1:51.42. Joanna Hassell, Katie Fuson and Jay’vonne Bowman were the other members.
Bowman took the 300 title at 43.17.
Briana Hudson was also solid placing third in the high jump (5-2) and and fourth in the triple jump (36-8 1/4).
Stockdreher was named coach of the year and has high hopes for states next week.
“We are shooting for the top five,” Stockdreher said. “We are capable of that. We came in third last year.”
The Group AAA meet will be held at George Mason University. The top six individuals in each event advanced.
Runner of the year Susannah Piersol (MWGS) was victorious in the 3,200-meter run (11:25.02) and along with Anna Spiers, Natalie Davis and Rena Hazey also captured the 3,200-relay title with a time of 9:48.55.
Midlothian’s Paige Johnston set a meet record in the 1,000 by completing it in 3:02.33. The previous mark of 3:02.44 was held by Demarch Robertson of Jefferson-Huguenot-Wythe since 1983.
“No I didn’t,” Johnston said when asked if she initially felt like she broke the record. “I had no idea until some said, ‘I think you got the record.'”
Johnston credited being relaxed, working on her form and focusing on her arms to make the race go by quicker. She is the defending state champion in the 1,000.
Corinna Brown, of Prince George, was honored as the field event athlete of the meet. She won the high jump at 5-3, was second in the triple jump (37-1 1/2) and fourth in the long jump (17-3 3/4).
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Posted on 23 February 2008 by redwan123.
by Seneca Contomanolis
DigitalSports Richmond
If L.C. Bird would have only scored 10 points after the first quarter in the Dominion District finals the Skyhawks would have still defeated Cosby.
Top-seeded L.C. Bird led 23-4 after one period and easily cruised to a 64-32 victory over the third-seeded Titans on Friday night.
“That’s hard to comeback from,” Skyhawks coach Chuck Tester said. “I thought we played real well on defense. Team wise I thought we played real well.”
Center Travis Keels led the way with 16 points, 10 of them coming in the first period as Cosby (19-6) had no answer inside. He added 14 rebounds and five blocks and Everette Jasper had 11 points for the Skyhawks (22-3).
The win was victory No. 519 for Tester, who has coached boys and girls teams since 1961. He was honored before the contest for his coaching career in the Central Region.
L.C. Bird’s defense was tenacious holding Cosby guard Ben Jessee to just six points and forward David Robinson to four. Robinson was coming off of a 31 point performance in the semifinals against Huguenot.
Jasper and Anthony Harris made sure Robinson did not get many open looks while Marvin Woodley locked down Jessee. Jessee picked up his third foul early in the second quarter and was forced to take a seat for the rest of the half.
“That was our main focus, to shut them down and to make the other three beat us,” Keels said. “But we happened to shut them down too. It was a good night for us.”
Ferguson scored 31 points in the Skyhawks’ previous contest against the Titans but only scored four on Friday. He made up for his lack of points by creating good looks for his teammates and finished with nine assists.
Cosby scored only six points in the second quarter and had only nine in the fourth. Tyren Johns led the Titans with eight points.
L.C. Bird will now host Deep Run on Tuesday in the Central Region tournament. The Wildcats beat the Skyhawks earlier this season 72-56 in the Fort Lee Holiday Tournament.
Cosby also gets a home game and will host Douglas Freeman.
Cosby 4 6 13 9 – 32
L.C. Bird 23 10 10 21 – 64
Cosby (19-6): Jessee 6, Atwood 0, McDaniel 3, Smith 0, Johns 8, Egerton 7, Cook 1, Robinson 4, Zackon 0, Higbie 0, Virak 3, Gorski 0. Totals: 12 5-8 32. 3-point goals: Johns 2, Virak.
L.C. Bird (22-3): Ferguson 4, Woodley 6, Harris 2, Johnston 3, Pankey 0, Martin 8, Palimore 6, White 2, Jasper 11, McClary 6, Keels 16, Brown 0. Totals: 25 12-17 64. 3-point goals: Woodley, Johnston.
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Posted on 23 February 2008 by redwan123.
by Seneca Contomanolis
DigitalSports Richmond
Two clutch baskets allowed Monacan to forget all about their struggles against Cosby this season.
Victoya Ricks first sent the Dominion District tournament final into overtime with an off-balance jumper at the end of regulation.
Then down two Rachel Robinson sunk the game-winning 3-pointer with 11 seconds left in the extra period to give the Chiefs a 49-48 victory and a repeat as tourney champs.
“Great finish especially since we came out on top,” Monacan coach Larry Starr said. “Ricks stepped up. Robinson did what seniors do. But you can’t mention two without the third. [Candice] Silas was on [Jazmin] Pitts the whole game. They are the three bigs.”
The top-seeded Titans (19-6) had defeated the Chiefs twice in district play and at the Times-Dispatch Invitational Tournament this season.
“We wanted it real bad,” Ricks said. “When they beat us three times it hurt real bad because we wanted it each time we played them. This time it meant way more then those last three times we lost.”
Last season Monacan defeated No. 1-seed L.C. Bird in the tournament championship.
The third-seeded Chiefs (19-6) trailed 8-6 after the first quarter and 21-15 after the second with all five Cosby starters tallying points.
In the third Silas (15 points) scored six straight points to tie the score at 21 but Cosby still held a 31-29 advantage heading into the fourth period.
The Titans’ Andrea Bertrand (12 points) put Cosby ahead 39-34 with 3:08 remaining with a basket. Monacan responded with back-to-back baskets from Robinson and Silas to cut the lead to one.
Becca Wann (16 points) stretched the lead to two with a free-throw and on the Chiefs’ ensuing possession a jump ball call gave Monacan the ball under their basket with 6.1 seconds left.
Abbie Gray threw the ball in and found Ricks (10points) who stumbled but still was able to get a shot off that bounced off the backboard and through the net just before time expired.
“Please make it,” Ricks said of what she was thinking on her shot. “Abbie thank you for that pass. I was so scared. I was like I have to catch it, I have to do this for my team. I had to put it up, I had nothing else left to do and when it went in I just went crazy. It was the best feeling in the world.”
In overtime the Chiefs took a 43-40 lead before Cosby went on an 8-1 run that featured two Wann baskets and a 3-point play by 6-1 sophomore Pitts (14 points).
A Silas basket at :38 got the lead back to two and the Titans had their chances to put the game away but Wann missed a foul shot and Pitts missed two free throws with 26 seconds remaining.
That led to Robinson’s heroics where she jab stepped two feet behind the line and then buried the game-winner. She finished with a game-high 17 points.
“Thank you Rachel. Do you need me to do anything for you?,” Ricks said of what she was feeling in the moment. “Now let’s go on defense and let’s put this thing away and let’s win.”
Cosby rushed the ball down the court and Wann found Pitts near the basket but Gray came soaring in to knock the ball away with 0.8 on the clock. The inbounds was then batted away and Monacan celebrated the victory at half court.
The Titans’ starting lineup, that included two freshman and three sophomores, played the entire game.
“This game did us some good going into next week,” Cosby coach Rachel Mead said. “We have to learn to play under pressure no matter how young we are.”
Monacan will host Hermitage on Tuesday in the Central Region tournament while Cosby is at home against J.R. Tucker on Tuesday.
Monacan 6 9 14 11 9 – 49
Cosby 8 13 10 9 8 – 48
Monacan (19-6): Gray 4, Pullen 0, Ready 3, Rainey 0, Ricks 10, Silas 15, Robinson 17. Totals: 20 7-15 49. 3-point goals: Ready, Robinson.
Cosby (19-6): Nichols 4, Conyers 2, Wann 16, Bertrand 12, Pitts 14. Totals: 17 10-16 48. 3-point goals: Bertrand 3, Wann.
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Posted on 22 February 2008 by redwan123.
by Stephen M. Lewis
DigitalSports Richmond
Highland Springs played perhaps their best half of basketball of the season in the first half Friday night, jumping out to a 28-point halftime lead before sailing to a 78-47 victory over Henrico in the Capital District tournament finals.
The half was so good, if it was your first time seeing the Springers you would think it was the best that they have played.
The defense was suffocating. The offense was timely and accurate, led by Harry Lee Daniel‘s 16 points and Harvey Mills’ 13. When it missed its mark, the Springers were there for easy putbacks.
It was usually Dazmond Starke (10 points, 13 rebounds), Natwan Young (15 points) or Chris Hilliard wiping the backboards clean.
“I’m hoping that’s a sign that we’re peaking,” Highland Springs coach George Lancaster said. “We have worked intently over the last seven days to get our rhythm and get ready for the tournament. Tonight, the rust was gone. Daz was monstrous underneath. That’s probably one of the better halves we’ve played.”
One of the better games Jarrett Wansley has played was overshadowed by Highland Springs’ performance. He poured in 26 points – way over half of the Warriors points – as talented freshman Trey Davis was out nursing an ankle injury.
“We didn’t give him enough support,” Henrico coach Vance Harmon said. “We didn’t run enough sets to get him the ball to be really effective.”
The only thing the Springers didn’t do is finish off the Warriors as they were early. It prompted Lancaster to give the near-capacity gym a glimpse of next year as he took out all of his senior starters for his junior crew led by Young.
“Coach said I give a different spark to the team,” said young, a versatile 6-5 player who can play from shooting guard to center. “He said when my times comes, it’ll come and luckily it was today.”
Henrico 6 12 21 8 – 47
H. Springs 26 20 16 16 – 78
Henrico (18-7): Prentiss 0, Folden 4, McNeil 6, Wansley 26, Cooper 5, Jones 0, Zavelsky 0, Holmes 4, Robinson 0. Totals: 18 10-14 47. 3-point goalsL Cooper.
Highland Springs (23-1): Daniel 16, Parham 4, DeBerry 0, Winfield 4, Mills 13, Hodnett 4, Young 15, Mask 0, Starke 10, Henderson 0, Reynolds 2, Reed 0, Hilliard 4, Hopkins 6. Totals: 24 26-32 78. 3-point goals: Mills 2, Daniel.
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