Central Region | Archive | October, 2009

Football, 10/23/09: Bird 27, Clover Hill 3

Posted on 25 October 2009 by .

The road to a ninth straight Dominion District title has become much less bumpy for L.C. Bird.

The Skyhawks, ranked second in the Fox/DigitalSports Top 10, dispatched of No. 8 Clover Hill 27-3 Friday night.

They are now at least two games ahead of all district opponents as Cosby fell to Manchester in a wild 54-53 contest, and Bird gave the Cavs their second district loss.

Behind a stout defense that surrenders less than eight points per game, Bird concentrated on bottling up the super talented Joel Caleb and did so, keeping CH out of the end zone while allowing 117 yards of total offense.

Anthony Harris ran for 124 yards and a TD on 11 carries from his quarterback spot. He hit Stephen Lee on a 12-yard pass as Bird jumped ahead 14-0.

Lee had five catches for 67 yards and also played a pivotal role defensively.

Lionel Williams ran in from two yards out and Bird took a 21-0 lead into halftime and didn’t look back.

Clover Hill 0   0 3 0 –   3
L.C. Bird   7 14 0 6 – 27
LCB – Harris 54 run (Keck kick)
LCB – Lee 12 pass from Harris (Keck kick)
LCB – Williams 2 run (Keck kick)
CH – FG Conklin 37
LCB – Sayles 1 run (kick failed)

RUSHING
Clover Hill – Caleb 18 carries, 29 yards, Doug Tyler 9-17, Connor Donnelly 2-8; L.C. Bird – Harris 11-124, Myles 3-41, Sayles 12-41, Williams 16-36, Lee 1-0

PASSING

Clover Hill – Cale 8 completions, 17 attempts, 63 yards, 0 touchdowns, 1 interception; L.C. Bird – Harris 6-9-77-1-0

RECEIVING

Clover Hill – Craig Sprouse 4 receptions, 16 yards, Jalen Wood 2-26, Christian Conklin 2-21; L.C. Bird – Lee 5-67, Clarke 1-16

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Scoreboard, 10/23/09

Posted on 23 October 2009 by .

Friday, Oct. 23 Scores

Top 10 scores
No. 1 Meadowbrook 47, Colonial Heights 6
Meadowbrook remains unbeaten.

No. 2 L.C. Bird 27, Clover Hill 3
* So do the Skyhawks.

No. 3 Hermitage 40, Douglas Freeman 0
Panthers roll in Colonial.

No. 4 Varina 42, Henrico 7
Trey Johnson’s back. Gets 292 yards on 18 carries.

No. 5 Highland Springs  49, Lee-Davis 14

* Springers intercept five passes. Deshawn Holmes scores two defensive TDs.

Manchester 54, No. 6 Cosby 53
* Manchester goes for two in OT and beats the Titans in a seesaw affair!
Stephen Denuel hit a 47-yard field goal to push the game into OT. Titans score first, Lancers responded and go for two and wins.

No. 7 Thomas Dale 46, Prince George 7
* Knights look to have unbeaten Central District collision with No. 1 Meadowbrook in two weeks.

No. 9 Atlee 33, Armstrong 8
* Raiders have big matchup with Hanover next week.

No. 10 J.R. Tucker at John Marshall, 11:30 a.m. Saturday
* Must win for Division 5 hopeful Justices.

Others
Collegiate 38, Fork Union 34
Deep Run 23, Patrick Henry 7
Dinwiddie 29, Petersburg 18
Hanover 26, Monacan 21
* Big Division 5 win for the Hawks.

Huguenot 14, Midlothian 11
James River 42, George Wythe 7
Matoaca 35, Hopewell 7
Mills Godwin 36, Thomas Jefferson 12

Standings
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Scoreboard, 10/21/09

Posted on 21 October 2009 by .

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Scores – Wednesday, October 21

Field hockey
No. 2 James River 3, Midlothian 1
No. 3 Thomas Dale 5, Matoaca 0
No. 5 Douglas Freeman 4, No. 8 Deep Run 1
* Rebels score three goals in last nine minutes to win. COVERAGE COMING!
No. 6 Mills Godwin 3, Patrick Henry 0
No. 7 Atlee 6, Varina 0
J.R. Tucker 2, Hermitage 1
Monacan 2, No. 9 Manchester 1
Lee-Davis 2, Henrico 1

Girls volleyball
No. 4 Atlee 3, Highland Springs 0
No. 9 Midlothian 3, L.C. Bird 0

Boys volleyball
No. 7 Highland Springs 3, No. 2 Atlee 1
* Springers bounce back from three-game loss last week. Sitting pretty for Capital title.
Lee-Davis 3, Patrick Henry 0
L.C. Bird 3, Midlothian 2

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Field hockey, 10/21/09: D. Freeman 4, D. Run 1

Posted on 21 October 2009 by .

by Stephen M. Lewis
DigitalSports Richmond
slewis@digitalsports.com
(804) 240-2191

Douglas Freeman scored three goals in the final 10 minutes to pull away from Deep Run in field hockey Wednesday.

To start the second half, the Rebels, ranked fifth in the latest DigitalSports Top 10, thwarted a few nice opportunities for No. 8 Deep Run and locked the ball in their half offensively.

But the Wildcat defense was up to the task, thwarting penalty corner after penalty corner, six straight to be exact. Ashley Cureton‘s speed hindered every attack.

Freeman coach Tara Hundley called timeout after the fifth corner failed.

“I just told them they need to crash the goal and be persistent,” Hundley said.

The seventh time was the charm as Aidan Ziegler, after she passed it in, knocked in a rebound for a 2-1 lead.

It opened the flood gates for the Rebels, along with Deep Run being a man down because of an illegal use of the stick penalty.

Julia Wingfield found the goal five minutes later on a slow dribbler from the top of the circle that skirted through several players.

Then at the 2:44-mark, Carter Barnett completed the scoring, putting in her second of the contest.

“It was really exciting because we had been so close and it was tied 1-1,” Ziegler said. “We just kept hitting it back at the goalie and finally I was able to eek one in there. It was really exciting and it gave us the momentum we need to pull out a 4-1 win.”

Game note: Get healthy!
Deep Run played without leading scorer Audrey Hester and starting keeper Rebecca Oliver, who were both sick.

Freeman’s whole team is also battling the flu, and was down three players after having only 12 available in a win Monday. After Hundley’s second-half timeout, Freeman’s whole bench was coughing uncontrollably.

Both teams need to be at full strength with the Colonial District tournament next week.

Deep Run           1 0 – 1
Douglas Freeman 1 3 – 4
DR: A. Schmidt
DF: Barnett 2, Winfield, Ziegler
Saves: Kelley (DR) 10; Tignor (DF) 4
Records: Deep Run (10-6); Douglas Freeman (13-3)

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Field hockey, 10/20/09: Dale 1, MWGS 1 (OT)

Posted on 20 October 2009 by .

Thomas Dale and Maggie Walker GS played to a 1-1 tie Tuesday.

Highlights are to the left!

How close was the game? Both teams had 15 saves and scored their goal in the same half.

Could we see this matchup again in a few weeks?

Thomas Dale 0 1 0 0 – 1
Maggie Walker GS 0 1 0 0 – 1
TD: Daughtery
MWGS: Scher
Saves: Cummings (TD) 15; Young (MWGS) 10, Riblett (MWGS) 5

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Girls volleyball, 10/20: James River 3, Cosby 1

Posted on 20 October 2009 by .

by Stephen M. Lewis
DigitalSports Richmond
slewis@digitalsports.com
(804) 240-2191

Tougher Dominion District, tougher James River.

The Rapids’ girls volleyball team is on its way to an unbeaten district mark after a four-game triumph over Cosby Tuesday night.

James River, ranked first in the latest DigitalSports Top 10, is now 11-0 in the district, 17-2 overall.

Fifth-ranked Cosby dropped to 7-3, 14-4, but stole the first game from the visiting Rapids 25-22.

Reigning player of the week Jessica Melhorn (10 kills, 16 digs), Abigayle Holt (31 assists) and Morgan Dowdy () got things going early for the upset-minded Titans.

But James River quickly righted the ship winning three straight sets, including a dominant 25-14 third game that displayed a plethora of weapons.

Cassie Stergar (18 kills, six blocks, six digs), Taralyn Barnette and Carol Pyszkowski are all taller than any Titans and dominated the net.

Kate Darlington used her powerful outside hitting (10 kills) and jump serving (five aces) to provide yet another weapon that setter Julia Cushman (40 assists, 11 digs) could feed for the Rapids.

“We’ve had better players individually,” James River coach Micah White said, in his last season coaching the Rapids. “But this is a better team, top to bottom.”

It’s not back to the drawing board for Cosby.

“A positive thing is that we played a lot better than the first match,” Cosby coach Megan Edwards said of Cosby’s first loss to James River, also in four games. “And we still didn’t play as best as we could.”

James River had places to go after the match. The girls bolted out of Cosby’s immaculate gymnasium to see their boys volleyball team finish off new No. 1 Cosby.

Coach White, a talented comedian, had a show after the match. They hope to bolt to region and state success just as quickly.

“There was a rough beginning in the first game when we lost,” Cushman said. “We’re excited to get ready for this district tournament, region tournament and hopefully states.”

James River 22 25 25 25
Cosby         25 19 14 21
Records: James River (11-0, 17-2); Cosby (7-3, 14-4)

 

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Scoreboard, 10/20/09

Posted on 20 October 2009 by .

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Scores – Tuesday, October 20

Field hockey
No. 2 James River 3, No. 8 Mills Godwin 2 (OT)
No. 3 Thomas Dale 1, No. 4 Maggie Walker GS 1 (2 OT)
Lee-Davis 2, Hanover 1

Girls volleyball
No. 1 James River 3, No. 5 Cosby 1
* Coverage from this match coming! Rapids clinch district.
No. 2 Deep Run 3, Patrick Henry 0
No. 4 Atlee 3, Hanover 0
No. 6 Hermitage 3, Maggie Walker GS 0
No. 10 Colonial Heights 3, Meadowbrook 0
Collegiate 3, St. Margaret’s 0
Dinwiddie 3, Petersburg 0
Henrico 3, Armstrong 0
Monacan 3, L.C. Bird 0
St. Catherine’s 3, St. Anne’s-Belfield 0

Boys volleyball
No. 4 James River 3, No. 1 Cosby 2
No. 2 Deep Run 3, Patrick Henry 0
No. 3 Atlee 3, Hanover 0
No. 5 Clover Hill 3, No. 10 Matoaca 2
No. 6 Thomas Dale 3, Prince George 0
No. 7 Highland Springs 3, Varina 0
No. 8 Maggie Walker GS 3, Hermitage 1
Colonial Heights 3, Meadowbrook 1

Golf
Westfield wins state Group AAA golf title. James River tied for fifth, Deep Run got eighth in team portion.

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Fox/DS Football Top 10 – Oct. 19

Posted on 19 October 2009 by .

Fox/DigitalSports Top 10
Team (Record, Previous Rank)

1. Meadowbrook (6-0, 1): beat Prince George 44-12. Next up: vs. Colonial Heights, 7 p.m.

2. L.C. Bird (6-0, 2): beat James River 20-7. Next up: vs. No. 8 Clover Hill, 7:30

3. Hermitage (5-1, 3): beat J.R. Tucker 34-19. Next up: at Douglas Freeman, 7

4. Varina (5-1, 4): beat No. 9 Atlee 35-12. Next up: vs. Henrico, 7

5. Highland Springs
(5-1, 5): beat Henrico 33-0. Next up: vs. Lee-Davis, 7

6. Cosby (5-1, 7): beat George Wythe 37-6. Next up: at Manchester, 7:30

7. Thomas Dale (4-2, 7): beat No. 10 Dinwiddie 35-0. Next up: vs. Prince George, 7

8. Clover Hill (5-1, 8): beat Manchester 16-13. Next up: at No. 2 L.C. Bird, 7:30

9. Atlee (4-2, 9): lost to No. 4 Varina 35-12. Next up: at Armstrong, 4:45

10. J.R. Tucker (4-2, NR): lost to No. 3 Hermitage 34-19. Next up: at John Marshall, 1 p.m. (Saturday)

Others receiving votes: Dinwiddie
(3-3, 10)

Coaches and the Fox and DigitalSports.com staff vote on the football poll.

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Girls volleyball top 10 – Oct. 19

Posted on 19 October 2009 by .

Records as of Sunday, Oct. 18
Team (Record, Previous Rank)

1. James River (16-2, 1)

2. Deep Run (8-7, 2)

3. Mills Godwin (12-5, 3)

4. Atlee (12-3, 4)

5. Cosby (14-3, 5)

6. Hermitage (12-3, 6)

7. Clover Hill (11-5, 7)

8. Manchester (8-8, 8)

9. Midlothian (6-10, 9)

10. Colonial Heights (14-2, 10)

Others receiving votes: Hanover (11-6, NR); Maggie Walker GS (8-9, NR); Matoaca (10-2, NR)

Coaches and the DigitalSports Richmond staff vote on the poll.

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Boys Volleyball Top 10 – Oct. 19

Posted on 19 October 2009 by .

Records as of Sunday, Oct. 18
Team (Record, Previous Rank)

1. Cosby (12-3, 2)

2. Atlee (13-2, 4)

3. Deep Run (16-2, 5)

4. James River (12-5, 6)

5. Clover Hill (13-4, 1)

6. Thomas Dale (11-2, 7)

7. Highland Springs (11-3, 3)

8. Maggie Walker GS (15-2, 8)

9. Mills Godwin (8-7, 10)

10. Matoaca (10-2, 9)

Coaches and the DigitalSports staff vote on the poll.

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