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Boys volleyball playoffs, 11/20/09

Posted on 20 November 2009 by .

State Group AAA Tournament
(at VCU’s Siegel Center)
Semifinals, Wednesday, Nov. 18
Cosby 3, Great Bridge 2
Clover Hill 3, First Colonial 1
Final, Friday, Nov. 20
Clover Hill 3, Cosby 0 – ARTICLE/HIGHLIGHTS WILL BE UP TONIGHT!

Central Region Tournament
Quarterfinals, Monday, Nov. 9
Top bracket
Cosby 3, Matoaca 0
Highland Springs 3, Maggie Walker GS 1
Bottom bracket
Clover Hill 3, Thomas Dale 1
Deep Run 3, Atlee 1

(at Cosby High School)
Semifinals, Wednesday, Nov. 11
Cosby 3, Highland Springs 1 – HIGHLIGHTS!
Clover Hill 3, Deep Run 1 – HIGHLIGHTS!
Final, Friday, Nov. 13
Clover Hill 3, Cosby 1

District tournaments

Capital District
Semifinals, Monday, Nov. 2
(at H. Springs)
No. 1 H. Springs 3, No. 4 Hanover 0
No. 2 Atlee 3, No. 3 Lee-Davis 0
Final, Wednesday, Nov. 4
Atlee 3, H. Springs 0

Central District
Semifinals, Tuesday, Nov. 3
(at Dinwiddie)
No. 1 Thomas Dale 3, No. 4 Prince George 0
No. 2 Matoaca 3, No. 3 C. Heights 0
Final, Thursday, Nov. 5
Thomas Dale 3, Matoaca 0
* Zach Seymour had a triple-double (14 kills, 11 blocks, 11 assists) as Knights take crown.

Colonial District
(at Mills Godwin H.S.)
Quarterfinals, Monday, Nov. 2
No. 4 Freeman 3, No. 5 Tucker 0
No. 3 Mills Godwin 3, No. 6 Hermitage 0
Semifinals, Wednesday, Nov. 4
No. 1 Deep Run 3, Douglas Freeman 0
No. 2 Maggie Walker GS 3, Mills Godwin 1
Final, Thursday, Nov. 5
Deep Run 3, Maggie Walker GS 1
* Wildcats respond to Green Dragons game one win. COVERAGE COMING!

Dominion District
No. 1 Seed playoff
Cosby 3, Clover Hill 1
(at Monacan H.S.)
Quarterfinals, Tuesday, Nov. 3
No. 3 James River 3, No. 6 Bird 0
No. 5 Midlothian 3, No. 4 Monacan 1
Semifinals, Wednesday, Nov. 4
No. 2 Clover Hill 3, James River 2
* Cavs win three straight games to dispatch of Rapids.
No. 1 Cosby 3, Midlothian 1
Final, Thursday, Nov. 5
Cosby 3, Clover Hill 1
* Stephen Cunningham and Ben Morrison put in 12 kills to pace the Titans.

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Boys volleyball, 11/18/09: Cosby 3, Great Bridge 2

Posted on 19 November 2009 by .

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

Cosby’s headed to the state Group AAA boys volleyball final – but the Titans had to hold their breath for a while.

Cosby went ahead two games before holding off Eastern Region champion Great Bridge in a five-game dogfight, 16-14 in the final set.

The Titans wrecked Great Bridge in the first two games, 17 and 20 as Ben Morrison (16 kills, four digs) got off to a hot start, but got too relaxed before game three.

It coincided with the Wildcats of Chesapeake having some success in the middle of the net with 6-8 middle Shane Popelka.

It seemed like GB realized it was the undefeated team that had lost five sets the entire season before the state tournament.

“Their big kid in the middle, we couldn’t stop him when they got the ball,” Cosby coach Frank Jenkins said of Popelka. “But we kept finding ways to get back into the rally or back in the game. We had to fight as hard as we’ve ever fought this entire year.”

Stephen Cunningham threw in 27 kills to lead Cosby, including one that put the Titans ahead 12-9 in the fifth.

Undaunted, Great Bridge pulled to a tie with two straight scores from senior middle Danny Childs, and took a 14-13 lead before Jenkins called timeout.

“Can we have the first and second set over again,” Great Bridge coach Dave Albaugh quipped to start the press conference. “I think Cosby being so good all around it took a little bit more time for us to pinpoint some things that they were weak on.”

Titans setter Brent Zackon came up with a huge **** after a long rally to knot things at 14.

Then GB had an untimely error, and Zackon finished the match off with one of his six kills.

He also added 16 assists and two blocks, while fellow setter Daniel Helderman had 17 assists.

“I’m not going to lie, I was nervous,” said Cunningham, who added it
was the best individual performance of his career. “We were able to
knock off three straight, and then … “

… He exhaled.

Frank Cox 17 20 25 25 14
Cosby       25 25 21 21 16
Records: Frank Cox (25-1); Cosby (21-5)

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Boys volleyball, 11/18: C. Hill 3, F. Colonial 1

Posted on 19 November 2009 by .

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

Clover Hill has one underclassman … on its entire roster.

First Colonial starts three sophomores and a freshman.

The volleyball maturity difference propelled Clover Hill to the state Group AAA final, topping First Colonial 3-1 Wednesday night at VCU’s Siegel Center.

The Cavs have a seventh date with Cosby in the state final, their Dominion District rival who stopped unbeaten Great Bridge in five games, Friday at 8 p.m. back at the Siegel.

Clover Hill’s semifinal was similar to Cosby’s, as the Cavaliers ran out to a two-game lead winning two tight contests.

“They had an experience factor on us. You could see that early, especially in the first two games,” Patriots coach Gary Hodges said. ” We let them go on runs of five points.”

But the Patriots of Virginia Beach responded, led by senior outside hitters Sammy Brennan and Chase Holderby, to strike 25-22 in the third set as the error bug bit the Cavaliers.

Tony Song (10 kills, eight digs) and his powerful, unrelenting jump serve pushed Clover Hill out to a 16-10 lead in the fourth game.

The Cavs squandered the advantage, however, as the Patriots ran off seven straight points as they tried to force a fifth game.

But Matt White (10 kills, seven digs), Josh Keeder (seven kills, three blocks), Alden Negaard and Mark Smith (eight kills, four blocks), all had clutch plays down the stretch to move one step closer to matching a Central Region title to a state one.

“We knew all of the beach teams were going to be scrappy,” Smith said. “We saw Cosby get taken two a fifth game, so we wanted to finish it in four.”

First Colonial 22 23 25 24
Clover Hill     25 25 22 26
Records: First Colonial (20-6); Clover Hill (22-6)

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Girls volleyball playoffs, 11/19/09

Posted on 19 November 2009 by .

State Group AAA Tournament
Quarterfinals, Tuesday, Nov. 17
Top bracket
South County 3, Albemarle 0
Frank Cox 3, Deep Run 1
Bottom bracket
Mills Godwin 3, Princess Anne 2
Loudoun Valley 3, Langley 1

(at VCU’s Siegel Center)
Semifinals, Thursday, Nov. 19
South County 3, Frank Cox 2
Loudoun Valley 3, Mills Godwin 1
LV wins 25-20, 23-25, 25-21, 26-24
Final, Saturday, Nov. 21
South County (25-3) vs. Loudoun Valley (22-5), 2:30 p.m.

Central Region Tournament
Quarterfinals, Monday, Nov. 9
Top bracket
James River 3, Prince George 0
Mills Godwin 3, Atlee 2
Bottom bracket
Cosby 3, Colonial Heights 0
Deep Run 3, Hanover 0

(at Cosby High School)
Semifinals, Tuesday, Nov. 10
Mills Godwin 3, James River 2
Deep Run 3, Cosby 0
Final, Thursday, Nov. 12
Mills Godwin 3, Deep Run 0

District tournaments

Capital District
Semifinals, Monday, Nov. 2
(at Atlee H.S.)
No. 1 Atlee 3, No. 4 Henrico 0
No. 2 Hanover 3, No. 3 Lee-Davis 1
Final, Wednesday, Nov. 4
Atlee 3, Hanover 0

Central District
Semifinals, Tuesday, Nov. 3
(at Matoaca)
No. 1 Colonial Heights 3, No. 4 Thomas Dale 0
No. 3 Prince George 3, No. 2 Matoaca 0
Final, Thursday, Nov. 5
Colonial Heights 3, Prince George 1
* Colonials host Cosby Monday in the first round of the Central Region tournament.

Colonial District
(at Hermitage H.S.)
Quarterfinals, Monday, Nov. 2
No. 5 J.R. Tucker 3, No. 4 Freeman 2
No. 3 Hermitage 3, No. 6 Maggie Walker GS 0
Semifinals, Wednesday, Nov. 4
No. 1 Deep Run 3, Tucker 0
No. 2 Mills Godwin 3, Hermitage 2
Final, Thursday, Nov. 5
Mills Godwin 3, Deep Run 1
* Eagles trounce Wildcats 25-13 in final two sets.

Dominion District
(at L.C. Bird H.S.)
Quarterfinals, Monday, Nov. 3
No. 3 Clover Hill 3, No. 6 Monacan 0
No. 4 Midlothian 3, No. 5 Manchester 0
Semifinals, Wednesday, Nov. 4
No. 1 James River 3, Midlothian 0
No. 2 Cosby 3, Clover Hill 1
Final, Thursday, Nov. 5
Cosby 3, James River 1
* Jessica Melhorn had 13 kills and 16 digs to pace the Titans.

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Girls volleyball, 11/17/09: Mills Godwin 3, Princess Anne 2

Posted on 17 November 2009 by .

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

There’s something about a senior.

They’re hungry, tested and frankly, rather have their opponent’s season end.

That sums up Mills Godwin’s gutsy 3-2 comeback victory over Princess Anne in the state Group AAA quarterfinals Tuesday, with a little help from a freshman sprinkled in.

The Eagles trailed 2-1 after a dominate 25-17 game three win from the Eastern Region runner-up Cavaliers. Gabby Smith (18 kills) and Holly Browning (10 kills) were on their way to great performances.

But they are both sophomores, as PA relies heavily on talented, but youthful players.

Godwin’s senior-laden roster stepped forward for a spirited 25-18 fourth-game win.

Maggie Murphy (32 kills, 21 digs) and Jill Sedlar (14 kills), both seniors, lifted the Eagles to a 16-6 and 22-11 lead en route to forcing game five.

The momentum was all Godwin’s as Murphy came out smoking, along with Sedlar, as they both had two kills apiece from senior setter Meghan Meleski (52 assists, four blocks).

Godwin’s defense was remarkable in the game, as freshman Emily Rebuck had switched her jersey for a red libero one in the fourth game.

Maddie Wood, an all-region libero, was having a tough night.

“You can’t ask for anything more out of a freshman,” Godwin coach Jason Garrett said. “Maddie calmed down, relaxed and played some great volleyball at the end.”

PA coach Craig Dooren called timeout to stop the bleeding and gather his troops.

It worked.

The Cavs ran off three straight points before another of Godwin seniors, Katherine Atkinson, provided a block for 10-6.

Sedlar scored for an 11-8 lead before Princess Anne battled back to 11-10, but Murphy put in two kills late as the Central Region champion advanced 15-12.

“All 5-6 of her. I don’t know how she does it,” Garrett said of Murphy, who has routinely put up 20-20 games since the playoffs have begun. “She really figures out a way to score a point whenever we need one from her. Tipping, rolling, hitting, throwing the block, whatever we need her to do, she goes out there and gets a point.”

That’s just like a senior.

Princess Anne 21 25 25 18 12
Mills Godwin   25 23 17 25 15
Records: Princess Anne (21-6); Mills Godwin (21-5)

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Virginia Stars Tryouts, 11/22

Posted on 16 November 2009 by .

The Virginia Stars are looking for boys basketball players.

The AAU team will have tryouts for 10- and 12-and-under teams on Sunday, November 22 at Trinity Village Center at 3601 Dill Road.

Tryouts for 10-and-under go from 1-3 p.m., while the 12-year-olds follow from 3-5 p.m.

Contact Lavell Golden at (804) 252-0374, or visit www.vastars.com for more information.

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Football scoreboard, 11/16

Posted on 16 November 2009 by .

Week 10 Scoreboard

Friday, November 13
Manchester 42, George Wythe 18

Saturday, November 14
No. 5 Highland Springs 17, No. 3 Varina 16
* Highlights, story here!
Collegiate 35, Fork Union 13
* Cougars advance to VISAA title game at home against Liberty Christian. Looking for sixth crown in seven years.
John Marshall 35, Thomas Jefferson 24

Monday, November 16
No. 1 L.C. Bird 46, Midlothian 14
* No. 1 Division 6 seed has big trouble with Anthony Harris going down with injury.

No. 2 Hermitage 24, Patrick Henry 3
* Panthers wrap up Colonial District.
No. 4 Thomas Dale 21, Matoaca 14
* Knights secure Central District title and Division 6 berth.

No. 6 Meadowbrook 28, Petersburg 18
* Monarchs finish 9-1, but with no playoffs. Crimson Wave look to be out as well in Division 5.

No. 7 Clover Hill 35, Henrico 6
* Cavaliers are Division 5’s favorite in the Central Region.

No. 8 J.R. Tucker 28, Deep Run 14
* Tigers finish season 8-2, two more wins than 6-4 goal.
No. 9 Hanover 48, Armstrong 14
* Hawks playoff bound.
No. 10 Cosby 27, Huguenot 8
* Titans end season on high note.

Mills Godwin 7, Douglas Freeman 6
* Eagles take rivalry game.

Dinwiddie 54, Prince George 0
* Generals should be in Division 5 playoffs, but will travel.
Lee-Davis 43, Atlee 21
* Could loss spoil Raiders’ Division 5 playoff hopes?

Colonial Heights 13, Hopewell 7
James River 20, Monacan 7

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Top 5 football, 11/14/09: H. Springs 17, Varina 16

Posted on 14 November 2009 by .

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

Special teams weren’t so special at Highland Springs last season or earlier in 2009.

But it’s the reason the Springers defeated rival Varina 17-16 Saturday afternoon to win the Capital District championship and earn a Central Region, Division 6 playoff berth.

Varina lined up for a 34-yard field goal to end the first half, but Cody McDaniel‘s attempt ricocheted off a helmet and bolted high in the air.

Highland Springs’ Wyatt Johnson caught the pigskin and took it back 55 yards as the Springers led 10-6 at halftime.

Sophomore Oscar Portillo knocked in a 23-yard field goal in the first quarter and made two extra points, including the game-winner with 1:24 left in the contest for the Springers.

Thomas Moore did a nice job with diagonal kickoffs, and punter Lemanuel Kid was sure-handed and footed.

It may read like simple work, but Highland Springs lost to Meadowbrook in part because of special teams in the season opener. Now it helped earn a championship.

“Special teams was key,” Highland Springs second-year coach Loren
Johnson said. “We rep it all the time. [My coaching staff] did a good
job of finding kids in the school that can kick. We beat the hallways.”

No scoring occurred in the third period, but Varina struck early in the fourth when the shotgun snap shot through JaQuan Burchette‘s hands. He kicked it out of the end zone as Varina climbed within two points, 10-8.

Two drives later, Trey Johnson (22 carries, 91 yards) earned a tough 5-yard TD run. Hermon Norrell hit Dondrey Pegeas on a slant pattern for the two-point conversion, and Varina took the lead 16-10 with 5:44 remaining.

The Springers responded with one of the most patient drives you’ll ever see, traveling 68 yards in 11 plays, nine of them run plays.

J.J. Saunders wasn’t getting much room against the Blue Devil defense all game, but broke off a 16-yarder and a 15-yard TD, his only runs of 10 yards or more in the entire game.

“It was all about being patient and waiting for my hole to open up,” said Saunders, who ran 22 times for 80 yards. “I just hit it. Hit it hard and low.”

The Blue Devils didn’t fold, going 55 yards to the Springers’ 8-yard line. Out of timeouts, Varina coach Stu Brown trotted out McDaniel to win the game.

He missed badly left, but Springers’ coach Johnson called timeout before the snap. McDaniel got another shot, and missed left again.

“It’s [13] seconds left and you’re on your 8-yard line. If you don’t go to the end zone the clock’s going to run out,” Brown said. “You ain’t going to have time to get your extra-point team on and kick a field goal.

“On third down the only play you have is a fade or a jump ball to the end zone. They’re in a cover four look right there. We gave ourselves a chance to win the ballgame and that’s what I looked at.”

Now Highland Springs looks toward the playoffs as seeding should become clear after Monday’s results.

“We have a lot of work to do,” Burchette said. “We’re just trying to reach that state championship goal.”

Varina       0 6 0 10 – 16
H. Springs 3 7 0   7 – 17
HS – FG Portillo 23
V – Tate 19 pass from Norrell (kick failed)
HS – Johnson 55 kick block return (Portillo kick)
V – Safety, ball kicked out of end zone
V – Johnson 5 run (Pegeas pass from Norrell)
HS – Saunders 15 run (Portillo kick)

RUSHING
Varina – Johnson 22-81, Jerel Harrison 8-50, De’Chavon Hayes 3-37, Pegeas 3-13, Norrell 6-12; Highland Springs – Saunders 22-80, Burchette 9-2, Montrell Garrison 1-0, John Thompson 4-(minus 3)

PASSING

Varina – Norrell 7 completions, 16 attempts, 97 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions; Highland Springs – Burchette 5-12-105-0-1

RECEIVING

Varina – Harrison 4-55, Tate 2-26, Andre Wood 1-16; Highland Springs – Johnson 3-78, Marcellus Carter 2-27

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Richmond Metro Tryouts

Posted on 13 November 2009 by .

Richmond Metro will hold tryouts for their 14-and-under (8th grade) boys basketball squad this Sunday, November 15 from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

The tryouts will take place at Randolph Community Center.

Contact Brandon Ward at 767-9292 for more information.

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Girls volleyball, 11/13: Godwin 3, Deep Run 1

Posted on 13 November 2009 by .

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

When you don’t let volleyballs hit the gym floor, a win is inevitable.

Mills Godwin displayed extraordinary defense en route to a dominant 3-0 win over Deep Run in the Central Region girls volleyball championship at Cosby High School Friday night.

Scoring is important, but let’s talk about digs.

Godwin’s leaders: Maggie Murphy (20 digs), Maddie Wood (13) and Meghan Meleski (11).

It is no coincidence that after claiming the championship hardware they were each selected as first-team all-region picks.

“That’s our main goal,” Meleski said of the defense. “We know we are lacking in height in the front row. We know our strong suit is serve-receive and defense. We work really hard to make sure we are as scrappy as we possibly can be, so it kind of frustrates the other team that they can’t get a ball down.”

Deep Run put balls down early, taking a first game lead.

But it was short lived as freshman Emily Rebuck led an eight-point run. Rebuck was the catalyst in Godwin’s two 25-13 wins in the Colonial District title game win over Deep Run a week ago.

The Eagles took the first game 25-21, and the second 25-17 after leading 19-9.

“I think Godwin does a great job of taking us out of our rhythm,” Deep Run coach Terra Balla said. “We get out of our comfort zone and then we fall apart.”

Chaney LaReau (14 kills, 12 digs) put in a **** for Deep Run as the third game was tied at three early. Deep Run and Mallory Woolridge (10 kills) would not sniff the lead anymore as the Eagles won 25-16.

Murphy (13 kills), Meleski (23 assists) and Jill Sedlar (11 kills) provided the offensive pop as the Eagles continue to roll.

“We’re getting there, we’re getting there. We can do a lot better,” Godwin coach Jason Garrett said. “That’s amazing to say. We made some errors tonight, but we played some very good volleyball.

“What I keep telling the kids is, great job, let’s do better.”

Better is a state title, which both teams will be seeking beginning Tuesday in the Group AAA quarterfinals. Godwin will host the Eastern Region champion, while Deep Run will hit the road to the Tidewater-area’s best.

“We look at our history as a program,” Balla said. “This is our fourth time going on to the state tournament. We’ve won one region crown [in four tries] and we’ve won two state titles [in three tries].

“Hopefully, this team will regroup like some of the others did.”

Mills Godwin 25 25 25
Deep Run    21 17 16
Records: Mills Godwin (20-5); Deep Run (16-9)

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