4A SOUTH FOOTBALL: Directions to Todd Stadium, Newport News

If you're going with RVA Sports Network to Newport News to cheer the Hanover Hawks on in the 4A South Region 2nd Round tonight, directions are below!  REMINDER: the game kicks off, like last week, at 7:30pm.

Hanover High School

10307 Chamberlayne Rd, Mechanicsville, VA 23116

Get on I-295 S in Mechanicsville from US-301 S/VA-2 S/Chamberlayne Rd and Shady Grove Rd

4.9 mi / 7 min

Take I-64 E to VA-143 E/Jefferson Ave in Newport News. Take exit 255-255A-255B from I-64 E

64.0 mi / 56 min

Drive to Warwick Blvd

4.0 mi / 7 min

Merge onto VA-143 E/Jefferson Ave

0.7 mi

Turn right onto Oyster Point Rd

1.0 mi

Turn left onto Warwick Blvd

 

Destination will be on the right

2.3 mi

Todd Stadium

12465 Warwick Blvd, Newport News, VA 23606

HONORS: All-Conference 20 Football

Congratulations to the following student-athletes for being named to the All-Conference 20 Football Team this season:

DEFENSE:

FIRST TEAM:
DE: John Branch, Dinwiddie
DE: D.J. Peterson, Monacan
DE: Blake Johansen, Hanover
DL: Malik Milkins, Dinwiddie
DL: Isaiah Fludd, Monacan
DL: Kevin Sisson, Hanover
LB: Jarod Goodwyn, Dinwiddie
LB: Deandre Williams, Monacan
LB: T.J. Allen, Hanover
LB: Taj Conway, J.R. Tucker
DB: Denzel Williams, Dinwiddie
DB: Malik Scott, Dinwiddie
DB: Justin Moody, Monacan
DB: Ryan Mallory, Hanover
P: Dakotah Hansen, Dinwiddie
PR: Malik VanBrussel, J.R. Tucker
UTILITY: Tabb Patrick, Hanover
                Michael Warren, Midlothian

SECOND TEAM:
DE: Dakotah Hansen, Dinwiddie
DL: Juwan Addison, Monacan
DL: Alex Dillard, Hanover
DL: Bryant Bonzali, J.R. Tucker
LB: Cecil Parham, Dinwiddie
LB: Tabb Patrick, Hanover
LB: Nick Parrish, Glen Allen
LB: Michael Warren: Midlothian
DB: Reggie Williams, Dinwiddie
DB: Diontae Bruce, Monacan
DB: Cole Bordonie, Hanover
DB: Isaiah Kneeland, J.R. Tucker
DB: Keyan Gant, Midlothian
PR: Reggie Williams, Dinwiddie

HONORABLE MENTION:
DE: Tahlik Banks, J.R. Tucker
DE: Xavier Bryson, Hanover
DL: Zach Pettit, Midlothian
LB: Robert Gerber, III, Caroline
LB: Kelvin Azanama, Monacan
LB: Tyler Leyden, Monacan
LB: Tanner Lacey, Hanover
DB: JaQuan Monroe, Caroline
DB: Tyree Dorsey, J.R. Tucker
DB: Tristen May, Midlothian
UTILITY: Cecil Parham, Dinwiddie

OFFENSE:

FIRST TEAM:
C: Aaron Gallagher, Hanover
OL: Miles Scott, Dinwiddie
OL: Mac Patrick, Hanover
OL: Isaiah Fludd, Monacan
OL: Dylan Roberts, Caroline
TE: DeAndre Christopher, Caroline
WR: Cole Blackman, Glen Allen
WR: Justin Moody, Monacan
WR: K'Vaughan Pope, Dinwiddie
RB: Denzel Williams, Dinwiddie
RB: Malik VanBrussel, J.R. Tucker
QB: Clayton Cheatham, Hanover
K: Cody Bell, Dinwiddie
KR: Dante Coleman, Glen Allen
UTILITY: Michael Warren, Midlothian

SECOND TEAM:
C: Canaan Mills, Dinwiddie
OL: Joe Fishpaw, Hanover
OL: Ethan Boeding, Hanover
OL: Ryan Ripley, Glen Allen
OL: Juwan Addison, Monacan
TE: Bryant Bonzali, J.R. Tucker
WR: Dakarai Wilson, Dinwiddie
WR: Marcus Bazala, Hanover
WR: JaQuan Monroe, Caroline
RB: Khalik Hamlin, Monacan
RB: Taj Conway, J.R. Tucker
RB: Michael Warren, Midlothian
QB: Bryce Witt, Dinwiddie
UTILITY: Marcus Bazala, Hanover

HONORABLE MENTION:
C: Daulton DeMay, Monacan
WR: Le'Ron Gales, Monacan
WR: T.J. Little, Monacan
RB: James Johnson, Glen Allen
RB/KR: Travaughan Cooper, Dinwiddie
QB: Syour Fludd, Monacan
KR: Keyan Gant, Midlothian
UTILITY: JaQuan Monroe, Caroline
                Khalik Hamlin, Monacan

Conference 20 Offensive Player of The Year: Clayton Cheatham, Hanover
Conference 20 Defensive Player of The Year: Denzel William, Dinwiddie
Conference 20 Coach of The Year: Jim Henderson, Monacan

HONORS: All-5A South Region Boys and Girls Volleyball Teams

Congratulations to the following student-athletes for their achievement on being named to the 2014 All-5A South Region Boys and Girls Volleyball Teams!

GIRLS:

FIRST TEAM:
Alex Toben, Princess Anne
Kendyll Brown, Lee-Davis
Emily Plumlee, Hickory
Elizabeth Britton, Clover Hill
Melanie Snyder, Atlee
Alyssa Presto, Princess Anne
Reilly King, Kellam
Jordan Martin, Lee-Davis
Margaret Latchford, Princess Anne (Libero)

SECOND TEAM:
Anna Soroka, Lee-Davis
Maddie French, Atlee
Katie Piper, Kellam
MacKenzie Brewer, Mills Godwin
Abby Bottomley, Princess Anne
Leah Dillard, Douglas Freeman
Christina Booth, Great Bridge
Lache Harper, L.C. Bird
Rianna Riccardi, Lee-Davis (Libero)

HONORABLE MENTION:
Tatum Kendall, Deep Run
Erin Parks, Hickory
Savannah Marshall, Kellam
Jessica Calvert, Salem
Ashley Williams, Green Run
Michelle Holtje, Great Bridge
Elli Lawrence, Warwick
Emily Sutton, Hickory
Angelica Brooks-Taylor, Warwick
Ally Evans, Manchester
Erica Wilson, Prince George
Jerrica Fegans, L.C. Bird
Cheyenne Eaglin, Clover Hill
Taylor Patterson, Matoaca
Lexi Lyons, Prince George
Hannah Znotes, Clover Hill (Libero)

5A South Region Co-Players of The Year: Alex Toben (Princess Anne) & Kendyll Brown (Lee-Davis)
5A South Region Coach of The Year: Craig Dooren (Princess Anne)

BOYS:

FIRST TEAM:
Kyle Barnes, Princess Anne
James Knight, Hickory
Craig Nelms, Deep Run
Patrick Sanders, Clover Hill
Courtland Scharenborg, Princess Anne
Shane Linbaugh, Maury
Chase Howard, Princess Anne
Christian Taylor, Deep Run
Tyler Mead, Deep Run (Libero)

SECOND TEAM:
Jeremy Eye, Atlee
Coleman McClellan, Douglas Freeman
Julian Young, Clover Hill
Charlie Seerden, Maury
Alex Rae, Atlee
Spencer West, Mills Godwin
Collin Scott, Kellam
Davis King, Maury
Joseph Atkins, Kellam (Libero)

HONORABLE MENTION:
Bryce Gatling, Norview
Lance Marshall, Lee-Davis
Chase Buchanan, Patrick Henry
Edward Carbaugh, Indian River
Zach French, Indian River
Mitchell Kangas, Great Bridge
Matt Montague, Hickory
Jackson Parker, Great Bridge
Jack Popelka, Great Bridge
Brace Brillhart, Indian River
Nick Murphy, Manchester
Sam Burch, Prince George
Alex Flickinger, Prince George
Teddy Lutge, Clover Hill
Andrew Price, Clover Hill
Brian McGee, Clover Hill

5A South Region Player of The Year: Kyle Barns, Princess Anne
5A South Region Coach of The Year: Jeff Pye, Maury

DIRECTIONS TO STATE SEMIFINAL VOLLEYBALL....

Lee-Davis heads north, while Atlee and Hanover go east for 5A State Volleyball Semifinal action on Tuesday night. Here's what you need to know if you're going!

5A STATE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SEMIFINAL: Lee-Davis at Briar Woods, 7pm, Ashburn, VA

TICKETS: $10 (available at the match, or check with the Lee-Davis office)

DIRECTIONS:
--Take I-295 to the I-95 interchange, get on I-95 North, proceed 76 miles
--Take Exit 160B for VA-123 North (Gordon Blvd.) in Woodbridge, proceed 10.3 miles
--Exit right onto VA-286 North (Fairfax County Pkwy) in Burke, proceed 8.1 miles
--After crossing I-66, Exit right onto US-50 West (Lee-Jackson Memorial Highway), proceed 8.3 miles
--Turn right onto VA-606 East (Loudoun County Parkway), proceed 0.9 miles
--Turn left onto VA-621, proceed 1.1 miles. During this time, 621 and 659 merge.
--Turn right to stay on VA-659, proceed 2.7 miles
--Take two additional lefts to get into the school parking lot

Address of Briar Woods HS is 22525 Belmont Ridge Rd, Ashburn, VA 20148

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5A STATE BOYS VOLLEYBALL SEMIFINAL: Atlee at Princess Anne, 5pm, Virginia Beach, VA

TICKETS: $10 (available at the match, or check with the Atlee office)

DIRECTIONS:
--Take I-295 to Exit 28, merge onto I-64 East, proceed for 84 miles
--Take Exit 284 for I-264 East, proceed 3 miles
--Take Exit 17B for South Independence Blvd, proceed half-mile
--Turn right on Virginia Beach Blvd, proceed .6 mile, make U-Turn

Address of Princess Anne HS is 4400 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA 23462

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4A STATE BOYS VOLLEYBALL SEMIFINAL: Hanover at Deep Creek, 7pm, Chesapeake, VA

TICKETS: $10 (available at the match, or check with the Hanover office)

DIRECTIONS:
--Take I-295 to Exit 28, merge onto I-64 East, proceed for 64 miles
--Take Exit 264 for I-664 South, proceed through tunnel, stay on 664 until it meets up with the back end of I-64 in Chesapeake at mile marker 299.
--Go three miles on I-64 to Exit 296, then turn right on US Business 17, stay in right lane
--Immediately turn right on Margaret Booker Drive, drive 1/3 mile to the school.

Address of Deep Creek HS is 2900 Margaret Booker Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23323

PLAYOFF FOOTBALL FINALS

4A South Region First Round: Hanover 32, Tabb 14

Clayton Cheatham runs wild again, this time for 257 yards and four scores, including a 97-yard second half touchdown run as the #7 seeded Hawks defeated #10 Tabb. The victory, in which the Hawks led the entire game, propels Hanover into a showdown at #2 Heritage/Newport News next week. Hanover, now 8-3, has won at least one playoff game in each of the last six seasons.

5A North Region First Round: Potomac 31, Patrick Henry 28

A valiant effort in Dumfries falls just short as the Patriots' five-game winning streak, and season, both come to an end. The lead went back and forth the entire game with the Panthers taking the lead for good on a touchdown with 2:45 to play. Patrick Henry finishes 6-5, their first winning season since 2008, and though they will lose key pieces to this year's puzzle, plenty of talent returns, and Bryan Davis has a full off-season to work with them. Patrick Henry will face a much tougher regular season schedule next year moving to the Capital District, but Davis will have the Patriots ready for the challenge.

5A South Central Sub-Region First Round: L.C. Bird 34, Atlee 13

For the second year in a row, the Raiders saw their season end on a frigid night in Chester, and, for the second straight year, it was the Skyhawks rushing attack that did the Raiders in. Atlee, playing without Ricky DeBerry, couldn't stop Stephen Mines, who rushed for 244 yards and three touchdowns. Former Hanover standout Jalen Elliott completed five of eight passes for 143 yards and two scores, both to wideout Tyler Wilkins, who caught all five completions.  Loumond Dandridge was held to 22 yards on 12 carries as Atlee ended its season at 8-3, and still trying to find that signature win that would put them in the same category in Central Region lore with the likes of L.C. Bird, Hermitage, and Varina.

NEXT WEEK: 4A South Region Second Round: #7 Hanover at #2 Heritage/Newport News, Friday, Time TBA

FIRST ROUND PLAYOFF FOOTBALL SCHEDULE:

5A NORTH: #10 PATRICK HENRY (6-4) at #7 POTOMAC (5-5), 7:30pm: For the first time since November 23, 2007, the Patriots take the field in a postseason game. Once playoff staples, the Patriots clinched just their first winning season in six years with a 23-21 road win at fellow playoff team Douglas Freeman last Friday. The Panthers won three of their last four games to clinch home-field for tonight's game. Bender Vaught will need to exceed the rushing output of the Panthers' Mike Hawkins, winning the war on the line of scrimmage, while freshman quarterback Hunter Hart needs mistake-free football. The winner gets the winner of the #15 Brooke Point and #2 undefeated Massaponax next Friday.

5A SOUTH: #5 ATLEE (8-2) at #4 L.C. BIRD (8-2), 7pm: Rematch of the 2013 5A South Central Championship (5A State Quarterfinal), won by the Skyhawks 46-10 en route to their second straight state championship. Last year's game was closer than most people think, though the Raiders never had a legitimate chance to win. This season, head coach Roscoe Johnson, his staff, and returning players know exactly what to expect in Chester, how the atmosphere is, and how to plan for the cold weather. The Raiders desperately need four quarters of solid football, which has been hard to come by this season. They cannot afford, for example, the uneven performance of last week's first half against Lee-Davis. Rashard Harris needs his best game passing, turnovers must be limited, and we know the Bird defense will swarm Loumond Dandridge in order to force someone else to make big plays. Who will be the player to step up?  Winner gets the winner of #8 Meadowbrook and #1 Highland Springs.

(NOTE: Atlee at L.C. Bird can be heard LIVE on WHAN 102.9 FM and HERE on this website by clicking the link at the top of the page beginning at 6:30pm!)

4A SOUTH: #10 TABB (7-3) at #7 HANOVER (7-3), 7:30pm: Though there are many, many pieces to the puzzle of success for Hanover this season, and certainly their four-game winning streak down the stretch, one cannot help but look at the impression made by the performance of sophomore quarterback Clayton Cheatham. The only loss hung on him under center was Week 4 at Highland Springs, when, trailing 20-0 in the fourth quarter, his hand met a Springers' defender's helmet in mid-throw, causing him to miss the next two games. Hanover lost them both (Atlee, Henrico), and were 3-3 with no assurances of a ninth straight postseason appearance. Cheatham returned and the Hawks have been on a roll. Of important note, the Hawks defense is stingy, having allowed 20 points or more just twice this season, giving up just 14.2 points per game all year. Tonight, they'll have to contain senior tailback Antwuan Hicks, who averages just over 100 yards per game and can stretch the field as a receiver as well.  Winner gets the winner of #15 Churchland and #2 Heritage of Newport News next Friday.

Follow @hanoversports on Twitter for updates all night long as the playoffs begin!

Finally: Lee-Davis Girls Volleyball Clinches 5A State Berth....

Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.

Not anymore.

The Lee-Davis Confederates girls volleyball team are headed to the 5A State Championship Tournament by virtue of their four-set victory Wednesday night over Mills Godwin, their third win of the season over the Eagles, in the 5A South Region Semifinals at Meadowbrook High School.

It was a team effort, with Kendyll Brown setting the pace early in the middle, Rachel Gaston and Jordan Martin making their mark on the outside later after the Confederates lost their first set to the Eagles all season in set two, 25-20.

Martin told RVA Sports Network her team took the Eagles too lightly after the 25-14 set one victory, and turned up the intensity in set 3, retaking the lead with a dominant performance winning 25-11.

Then the Confederates withstood one final push by Godwin late in set four to win the match, and the berth in Tuesday's 5A State Semifinals. Lee-Davis will host the match if they win the 5A South Region Championship Thursday at 5pm against Princess Anne. If they lose, they would travel on Tuesday night.

To watch our interview with Martin and Carley Tate post-match, CLICK HERE.
To watch Match Point, CLICK HERE.

HONORS: All-Conference 20 Boys & Girls Volleyball

Congratulations to the following student-athletes for their recognition on the All-Conference 20 Boys and Girls Volleyball teams! All-Academic honors are denoted with (*).

GIRLS:

FIRST TEAM:
Miranda Hall--Hanover*
Leila Haynesworth--Hanover*
Lauren Wells--Glen Allen*
Ashley Condrey--Midlothian*
Myah Massenburg--Glen Allen*
Lauryn Basl--Midlothian*
Rebecca Hoover--Hanover* (Libero)

SECOND TEAM:
Kyrsten Kennedy--Glen Allen*
Breanna Ragland--Monacan*
Kendall Pully--Hanover*
Amber Arnold--Midlothian*
Kylie Tuxford--Hanover
Taylor Ampy--Midlothian*
Kelsey Rose--J.R. Tucker*
Kelly Drash--Glen Allen (Libero)

HONORABLE MENTION:
Erin Edwards--Monacan*
Kailey Kennedy--Glen Allen*
Allie Dry--Hanover*
Ashton Hughes--Hanover*
Savannah Pitts--Caroline*
Kirstyn Hall--Midlothian*
Kara Deppe--J.R. Tucker*

Conference 20 Player of The Year: TIE: Lauren Wells, Glen Allen and Miranda Hall, Hanover
Conference 20 Coach of The Year: Karl Lippa, Hanover

BOYS:

FIRST TEAM:
John Atwood--Hanover*
Michael Ball--Midlothian*
Mason Rawls--Monacan*
Max Johnson--Midlothian*
Jason Payne--J.R. Tucker*
Eliott Sledd--Hanover*
Wilson Yang--Glen Allen* (Libero)

SECOND TEAM:
Hunter Mills--Glen Allen*
Bryce Butler--Monacan*
Kevin Nguyen--Glen Allen*
Lee Olenyik--Hanover*
Mason Cox--Midlothian*
Nick Spichiger--Midlothian
Brian Stephen--Hanover* (Libero)

HONORABLE MENTION:
Garrett Carson--Monacan*
Adam Fano--Glen Allen*
Corban Jungers--J.R. Tucker*
Gordon Quach--J.R. Tucker*
Giles VanHuss--Hanover*

Conference 20 Player of The Year--John Atwood, Hanover
Conference 20 Coach of The Year--Hilary Cassil, Hanover

PH: Directions to Potomac High School for 5A North Region Football

NOTE: KICKOFF IS AT 7:30PM.

1) Go to Interstate 95 North, take 58 miles to Exit 152-A to merge onto VA-234 S/Dumfries Road.

2) Drive 3/4 mile, turn left onto Route 1 North.

3) Travel 1.2 miles, then turn left onto Panther Pride Drive. The school will be on the left.

FRIDAY FOOTBALL FINALS

Patrick Henry 23, Douglas Freeman 21: Logan Bulthuis nailed a 33-yard field goal midway through the third quarter, then the Patriots blocked a would-be game-clinching field goal as Douglas Freeman fell by two points. The Patriots have now won five in a row and are projected as the #10 seed in the 5A North playoffs, to be matched with #7 Potomac Falls next Friday night. This is the first winning regular season for Patrick Henry since 2008; Friday will be the first postseason game for the Patriots since November 23, 2007.

Atlee 63, Lee-Davis 35: The Confederates (2-8) led at intermission 21-7 thanks to converting seven of nine third downs in the first half. But the Raiders (8-2) went on a roll, with special teams leading the way. Back-to-back blocked punts led to two scores, and a Chalin Fairly interception in the end zone extended the lead. Loumond Dandridge rushed for 232 yards and four touchdowns to finish with 1,109 yards in the regular season. Atlee is projected as the #5 seed in 5A South Central and will go to #4 LC Bird in a rematch of last year's 5A South Central championship game won by the Skyhawks 46-10.

Hanover 48, Glen Allen 16: Since his return, Clayton Cheatham has led his team to four straight victories and a projected #7 seed in the 4A South Region playoffs, where they will face #10 Tabb at home next Friday. The Hawks finish 7-3, and wonder what might have been had Cheatham not been injured in their Week 4 loss to Highland Springs.

VOLLEYBALL: 4A South Western Section Boys Bracket

Here is the bracket for next week's tournament. The winner advances to a State 4A Semifinal on November 18th.

Western Section Semifinals:

Maggie Walker GS at Hanover, Tuesday, 6pm
Midlothian at Colonial Heights, Tuesday, 6pm

Western Section Final: Thursday 11/13, 6pm at higher seed.

Hanover is the overall #1 seed.

HONORS: All-Conference 20 Field Hockey Team

Congratulations to the following student-athletes honored as All-Conference 20 in Field Hockey. All-Academic honorees are denoted by an (*):

FIRST TEAM:

Forwards:
Michelle Knizner--Hanover*
Marissa Raper--Maggie Walker GS*
Laura Fuhr--Maggie Walker GS*
Allison Gonzalez--Midlothian*
Sophia Richie--Midlothian*

Midfield:
Paige Lambert--Hanover*
Eliza Bellamy--Maggie Walker*
Catherine Leahy--Maggie Walker*
Nora Mulroy--Midlothian*
Bella Urcia--Midlothian*

Defense:
Claudia Clark--Hanover*
Taylor Rice--Monacan*
Leah Jones--J.R. Tucker*
Tierney Whelan--Maggie Walker*
Frankie Urcia--Midlothian*

Goalkeeper:
Tallie Hausser--Maggie Walker*

SECOND TEAM:

Forwards:
Hannah Crawford--Caroline*
Danielle Gilmore--Monacan*
Austyn Faries--Monacan*
Traci Yuen--J.R. Tucker*
Abby Vandergriff--Glen Allen*
Victoria Platea--Glen Allen*

Midfield:
Brennan Allen--Hanover*
Lexie Will--Monacan*
Rachel Wilson--J.R. Tucker*
Rose Wyant--J.R. Tucker*
Kara Hayes--Hopewell*

Defense:
Amy Antigha--J.R. Tucker*
Kimberly Cox--Glen Allen*

Goalkeeper:
Katie Howard--J.R. Tucker

CONFERENCE 20 PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Eliza Bellamy, Maggie Walker GS
CONFERENCE 20 COACH OF THE YEAR: Paige Hawkins, Maggie Walker GS

HONORABLE MENTION:
Claudia Reinhardt--Monacan
Cassandra Cooper--Caroline
Courtney Cooke--Monacan
Shelby Vandergriff-Glen Allen
Taylor Henderson--Hopewell

HISTORY: Atlee Clinches First-Ever Trip To State Field Hockey Tournament....

Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.

Not anymore.

The Atlee field hockey team, in their 13th season of existence, finally broke through for the first, and second, regional playoff victories in school history, the second, a 4-0 win over Manchester tonight in the 5A South Region Semifinals, clinched a trip to the State 5A Final Four November 14th in Virginia Beach.

Hayley Anna scored all four goals for Atlee (15-5), two early in the first half, then two more after intermission, goals she told RVA Sports Network were not hers, but due to team effort.

Atlee will face the winner of the Gloucester/Princess Anne match to be held Thursday night for the 5A South Region Championship Friday at 6pm at the National Training Center in Virginia Beach. They return to that location Friday, November 14th for a 10am match in the 5A State Semifinals.

Alyssa Cox said it feels amazing to hear the term "State Tournament", and felt that this, her senior year, would be a special season.

CLICK HERE to watch our interview with Anna, Alyssa Cox, and Hannah Grasberger!

MONDAY PLAYOFF RESULTS

Conference 11 Volleyball Semifinals:

Boys:
#1 Atlee 3, #5 Lee-Davis 0
#3 Deep Run 3, #2 Douglas Freeman 2

Conference 11 Championship: #3 Deep Run vs. #1 Atlee, 7pm, Wednesday, Godwin HS

Girls:
#1 Lee-Davis 3, #4 Atlee 0
#3 Mills Godwin 3, #2 Deep Run 2

Conference 11 Championship: #3 Mills Godwin vs. #1 Lee-Davis, 5pm, Wednesday, Godwin HS

NOTE: Tonight's semifinal winners all advance to 5A South Region play next week.

Conference 20 Volleyball Semifinals:

Boys:
#3 Hanover 3, #2 Glen Allen 2
#1 Midlothian 3, #4 Monacan 0

Conference 20 Championship: #3 Hanover vs. #1 Midlothian, 8pm, Thursday, Monacan HS

NOTE: Hanover, Midlothian advance to 4A South Regional; Girls Semifinals are Wednesday night.

FIELD HOCKEY:

5A South Region Quarterfinals:
Atlee 4, Matoaca 1
Manchester 1, Henrico 0

5A South Region Semifinal: Manchester vs. Atlee, 6:30pm Tuesday at River City SportsPlex. Winner advances to 5A State Tournament in Virginia Beach on November 14th...

NEW VHSL Football Standings

Here they are, all of the latest VHSL Football standings for the RVA Sports Network coverage area with one week left in the regular season!

6A SOUTH (Top 8 teams from Conferences 3/4 make one of two Sub-Regions)

1) C.D. Hylton (31.889)
2) Thomas Dale (31.222)
3) Colonial Forge (30.222)
4) Forest Park (29.333)
5T) Cosby (27.889)
      PH-Roanoke (27.889)
7) Riverbend (27.000
8) James River (26.333)
*****
9) Varina (25.889)
10) Woodbridge (25.444)

5A SOUTH (Top 8 teams from Conferences 11/12 make one of two Sub-Regions)

1) Highland Springs (33.778)
2) Hermitage (32.222)
3) Manchester (31.556)
4) L.C. Bird (30.889)
5) Atlee (29.778)
6) Douglas Freeman (27.222)
7) Henrico (27.000)
8) Meadowbrook (26.444)
*****
9) Matoaca (23.556)
10) Mills Godwin (23.444)
11) Prince George (21.556)
12) Lee-Davis (20.667)

(NOTE: If 5A South were Top 16 "all-in" format, Matoaca would be in at #16...)

5A NORTH (Top 16 teams make playoffs in "all-in" format):

1) Tuscarora (33.444)
2) Massaponax (32.222)
3) Stone Bridge (30.778)
4) Broad Run (28.667)
5) Briar Woods (28.000)
6) Falls Church (27.556)
7) Wakefield (25.444)
8) North Stafford (24.900) (season complete)
9) Potomac (24.889)
10) Potomac Falls (24.333)
11) Halifax County (23.556)
12) Patrick Henry-Ashland (23.333)
13T) Mountain View (23.111)
        Freedom/PW (23.111)
15) Brooke Point (22.444)
16) Thomas Edison (21.889)
*****
17) Robert E. Lee/Staunton (21.667)
18) Albemarle (21.111)
19) Orange (19.556)

4A SOUTH (Top 16 teams make playoffs in "all-in" format):

1) Lake Taylor (31.333)
2) Heritage/Newport News (31.100) (season complete)
3) Phoebus (28.200) (season complete)
4T) Powhatan (27.444)
      Monacan (27.444)
6T) Hanover (27.333)
       I.C. Norcom (27.333)
8) King's Fork (26.778)
9) Dinwiddie (25.556)
10) Grafton (23.667)
11) Nansemond River (23.556)
12) Tabb (23.333)
13) Booker T. Washington (22.250)
14) Churchland (21.556)
15) Lakeland (21.444)
16) Denbigh (21.300) (season complete)
*****
17) Woodrow Wilson (20.778)
18) Smithfield (20.556)
19) Midlothian (19.400) (season complete)
20) J.R. Tucker (19.222)

3A EAST (Top 16 make playoffs in "all-in" format):

1) Lafayette (28.556)
2) Loudoun Valley (26.333)
3) James Monroe (25.889)
4) Poquoson (25.667)
5) Kettle Run (25.556)
6T) Armstrong (23.556)
       John Champe (23.556)
8) Hopewell (23.222)
9) Skyline (23.000) (season complete)
10) York (22.556)
11) William Monroe (21.222)
12) Petersburg (20.667)
13) Colonial Heights (18.111)
14) Culpeper County (18.000) (season complete)
15) Huguenot (17.778)
16) Southampton (17.444)
*****
17T) Thomas Jefferson (17.333)
        John Marshall (17.333)
        Warren County (17.222)
20) Brentsville District (17.111)
21T) Warhill (16.889)
        New Kent (16.889)
23) Park View/South Hill (16.444)

2A EAST (Top 16 make playoffs in "all-in" format):

1) Riverheads (25.667)
2) Wilson Memorial (24.778)
3) Nottoway (24.556)
4) Goochland (24.125)
5) Brunswick (23.875)
6) Clarke County (23.778)
7) East Rockingham (22.111)
8) Strasburg (20.222)
9) King William (20.111)
10) Luray (19.889)
11) Robert E. Lee (19.111)
12) Ameila (19.000)
13) Nandua (18.200) (season complete)
14) Buffalo Gap (17.333)
15) Prince Edward (17.000)
16) Bruton (16.778)

1A EAST (Top 16 in, area teams only listed):

1T) Washington & Lee (24.778)
       Essex (24.778)
7) Central Lunenburg (20.778)
8) Sussex Central (20.333)
15) West Point (14.000)
16) Charles City (13.000)
*****
17) Cumberland (12.333)
18) King & Queen (11.222)

Lee-Davis Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2015 Announced!

The following standout athletes have been selected for induction into the 2015 Lee-Davis Athletic Hall of Fame:

Aaron Bradley (Wrestling, Class of 1996)
Adam Burke (Football, Indoor/Outdoor Track, Class of 1996)
Kathy Howard (Indoor/Outdoor Track, Class of 2006)
Wade Hughes (Football, Basketball, Track, Class of 1969)
Phillip "Turtle" Zaun (Football, Baseball, Class of 1984)

The honorees will be inducted at a banquet on Friday, January 23rd at the school and will be honored at halftime of the Lee-Davis/Glen Allen boys basketball game that evening.

Congratulations to the second class to be inducted into the Lee-Davis Athletic Hall of Fame!

Updated Conference 11, 20 Volleyball Tournament Brackets

CONFERENCE 11:

BOYS:

First Round Results:
#5 Lee-Davis 3, #4 Mills Godwin 0
#3 Deep Run 3, #6 Hermitage 0

Semifinals (Monday at Deep Run HS):
#5 Lee-Davis vs. #1 Atlee, 5pm (Raiders swept season series 2-0)
#3 Deep Run vs. #2 Douglas Freeman, 7pm (teams split season series 1-1; Wildcats won 2-0 at VVS 8/30)

Championship (Wednesday at Mills Godwin HS):
Semifinal Winners at 7pm

GIRLS:

First Round Results:
#4 Atlee 3, #5 Douglas Freeman 0
#3 Mills Godwin 3, #6 Hermitage 0

Semifinals (Monday at Mills Godwin HS):
#4 Atlee vs. #1 Lee-Davis, 5pm (Confederates swept season series 2-0)
#3 Mills Godwin vs. #2 Deep Run, 7pm (teams split season series, 1-1)

Championship (Wednesday at Mills Godwin HS):
Semifinal Winners at 5pm

**********
CONFERENCE 20:

BOYS:

First Round Results:
#4 Monacan 3, #5 J.R. Tucker 0
#3 Hanover 3, #6 Dinwiddie 0

Semifinals (Monday at Monacan HS):
#3 Hanover vs. #2 Glen Allen, 6pm (Jaguars swept season series 2-0)
#4 Monacan vs. #1 Midlothian, 7:30pm (Trojans swept season series 2-0)

Championship (Thursday at Monacan HS):
Semifinal Winners at 8pm

GIRLS:

First Round Results:
#4 J.R. Tucker 3, #5 Dinwiddie 0
#3 Midlothian 3, #6 Monacan 0

Semifinals (Wednesday at Monacan HS):
#4 J.R. Tucker vs. #1 Hanover, 6pm (Hawks won regular season match 3-0)
#3 Midlothian vs. #2 Glen Allen, 7:30pm (Jaguars won regular season match 3-1)

Championship (Thursday at Monacan HS):
Semifinal Winners at 6pm

WEEK 10 FINALS...

#1 Highland Springs 65, #5 Atlee 37 (Raiders fall to 7-2, host Lee-Davis in traditional regular season finale next week looking to clinch #5 seed in 5A South Central)

#10 Hanover 24, Varina 19 (First-ever win for Hanover at Varina, Hawks move to 6-3, will host Glen Allen next week, playoffs after that in 4A South)

Patrick Henry 42, Deep Run 27 (Fourth win in a row for the Patriots, now 5-4 and all but assured of their first playoff berth since 2007; go to Douglas Freeman next Friday)

Armstrong 22, Lee-Davis 21 (missed extra point dooms Confederates, who get in the red zone in the final 90 seconds but cannot score, falling to 2-7 ahead of trip to Atlee next Friday.)

FOOTBALL FRIDAY PREVIEW: WEEK 10

Rankings are based on latest NBC12/WHAN Radio Top 10 Poll....

#5 ATLEE (7-1) at #1 HIGHLAND SPRINGS (8-0): Listen LIVE beginning at 6:30pm tonight on 102.9 FM, WHAN Radio and online by CLICKING HERE!

Simply put, this is the biggest regular season game in the Central Region thus far this season. The Springers are unbeaten, coming off an impressive 18-6 win at Henrico, proving they can win low-scoring, defensive struggles as well as shootouts. The Atlee defense will be hard pressed to stop all the available weapons, from Michigan State commit wide receiver Felton Davis, Old Dominion commit Marcus Taylor and K.C. Hinton, to D.J. Anderson, K'Von Wallace, Tank Scott and more. Javon Carter has progressed at quarterback as a sophomore. It will be up to the Atlee defensive line to put as much pressure on him as possible, disrupting the rhythm of the Springer offense.

For Atlee, they rang up 56 unanswered points to put away Armstrong last week. With their own set of weapons, including quarterback Rashard Harris and tailback Loumond Dandridge, the Raiders can score from anywhere at anytime. Highland Springs hasn't seen an offense this prolific yet this season. They allowed 30 points to Armstrong three weeks ago, but nothing over 19 points otherwise. That likely changes tonight.

As much offense that will be on this field tonight, the game will likely come down to whichever defense plays the most consistently. Last year, Atlee won at home 49-42. Can the Springers return the favor?

#10 HANOVER (5-3) at VARINA (4-4), 7pm: The Hawks remain stuck as the precarious #8 seed in 4A South. After winning two straight post-return of sophomore quarterback Clayton Cheatham from a hand injury, Hanover is on a roll, scoring 95 points in those victories. Varina, though, has also righted their ship, and are in a dogfight for the eighth and final playoff berth in the 6A South Sub-Region with James River and Riverbend. The winner tonight takes a huge step forward in either securing home-field in the first round of the playoffs (Hanover) or in simply making the postseason (Varina). Hanover's last win over Varina? 49-28, in 2010.

DEEP RUN (0-8) at PATRICK HENRY (4-4), 7pm: Finally, a senior class has more to play for than just pride on Senior Night in Ashland as the Patriots can all but clinch a 5A North playoff berth, their first postseason berth in seven years, with a win in the annual "Camo Bowl" against a Wildcats team that has hit rock bottom under second-year coach David Davis, falling at home to Thomas Jefferson last week 20-17.

Hunter Hart has performed admirably as a freshman quarterback, giving first-year head coach Bryan Davis a foundation for building a program. Look for Bender Vaught to have a big night running the football, doing it with purpose as PH looks to win five games in a season for the first time in four years, helping ensure they play an eleventh game this season.

LEE-DAVIS (2-6) at ARMSTRONG (5-3), 6:30pm: The Confederates play for pride the final two weeks, as their playoff hopes were ended with the home loss to Hanover last Friday. This is the first time since 2008 that Lee-Davis will finish with a losing record. They face an Armstrong team that has lost three straight after a 5-0 start, trying to get momentum back on their side as, if healthy, and playing as well as they did early in the season, the Wildcats have the potential to make noise in the 3A East playoffs. But they must cut down on mistakes, especially on special teams. Lee-Davis' best chance for a road win tonight are if they can play mistake-free football, keep the Wildcat offense off the field with long drives, and capitalizing on the Armstrong miscues when they come.

CONFERENCE 11 VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES

Here are the complete boys and girls brackets for the 2014 Conference 11 Tournaments beginning Saturday!

BOYS:

First Round (Saturday at Deep Run High School)
#3 Deep Run vs. #6 Hermitage, 10AM
#4 Mills Godwin vs. #5 Lee-Davis, 12PM

Semifinals (Monday 11/3 at Deep Run)
#1 Atlee vs. Mills Godwin/Lee-Davis winner, 5PM
#2 Douglas Freeman vs. Deep Run/Hermitage winner, 7PM

Championship Match (Wednesday 11/5 at Mills Godwin High School)
Semifinal Winners at 7PM

GIRLS:

First Round (Saturday at Deep Run High School)
#3 Mills Godwin vs. #6 Hermitage, 2PM
#4 Atlee vs. #5 Douglas Freeman, 4PM

Semifinals (Monday 11/3 at Mills Godwin High School)
#1 Lee-Davis vs. Atlee/Douglas Freeman winner, 5PM
#2 Deep Run vs. Mills Godwin/Hermitage winner, 7PM

Championship Match (Wednesday 11/5 at Mills Godwin)
Semifinal Winners at 5PM

ADVISORY: Lee-Davis at Armstrong Football Parking and Game Time

Information for Lee-Davis fans....

1) ARMSTRONG'S HOMECOMING GAME PARKING
We have just been informed by the Armstrong High Administration that the Lee-Davis fan base should make plans to park in the central parking lot of the school or in the grass behind the school and enter the Stadium from the rear of the building by their tennis courts.  This is the same area where our team buses will be parked and our team enters.  This change is due to the Homecoming festivities that will be going on prior to the game at Armstrong.

2) VARSITY FOOTBALL VS. ARMSTRONG NOW A 6:30PM START

Yellow Jackets Men's Hoops Picked To Win ODAC....

With ten of twelve first-place voters, the Randolph-Macon men's basketball team is the preseason choice, for the second straight year, to capture the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Championship.

Head Coach Nathan Davis looks to take the Jackets to its sixth NCAA Tournament berth in this, his sixth year on the sidelines at his alma mater, while overcoming a disappointing end to last year, when Randolph-Macon lost in the ODAC Tournament quarterfinals, then fell at home in overtime to DeSales in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Joe Hassell and Akeem Holmes look to pick up the inside slack for the departed Andre Simon, while all of the outside shooters are back in the fold, led by Connor Sullivan and Chris Hamilton.

Read about the ODAC Preseason Poll by CLICKING HERE.

Randolph-Macon begins the 2014-15 season with a tough non-conference matchup in Fredericksburg at Mary Washington, November 16th at 4pm. Their schedule is available by CLICKING HERE.

FIELD HOCKEY: All-Conference 11 Teams, Championship Result....

Henrico's one tally stood up as Frances Pugh shut down the Atlee Raiders offense to capture the Conference 11 Tournament Championship 1-0 Wednesday evening at Douglas Freeman High School.

Zhanee Jackson scored the match's lone goal in the 16th minute to give the Warriors the victory.

Atlee does advance to the 5A South Region Tournament, facing Conference 12 champion Matoaca Monday at 6pm at River City SportsPlex in Chesterfield.

*****

2014 Conference 11 Field Hockey All-Conference Teams

CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: Frances Pugh (11) Henrico – Goalkeeper and Jamari Blackwell (12) Atlee – Midfield (Frances Pugh will represent Conf. 11 at the Regional meeting as Player of the Year)

COACH OF THE YEAR: Ty Owens – Henrico

1^st Team

Haley Anna (11) Atlee – Forward *

Jamari Blackwell (12) Atlee – Midfield *

Erin Crane (12) Atlee – Defense *

Alyssa Cox (12) Atlee – Forward

Jamie Fedock (11) Atlee – Midfield *

Sara Cliborne (11) Henrico – Forward *

Chandrika Dandamudi (12) Henrico – Defense *

Zhanee Jackson (12) Henrico – Midfield *

Kiersten Mullins (11) Henrico – Defense *

Maddie Nardi (12) Henrico – Forward *

Frances Pugh (11) Henrico – Goalkeeper *

Ally Renehan (11) Henrico – Midfield *

Tah-Van’ee Joseph Burton (12) Highland Springs – Defense

Layne Courter (10) Lee-Davis – Midfield *

Amanda Loving (12) Lee-Davis – Defense *

Lauren Wolfgang (11) Lee-Davis – Forward *

2^nd Team

Emily Fulk (11) Atlee – Defense *

Hannah Grasberger (12) Atlee – Forward *

Alex Long (12) Atlee – Forward *

Anna Maimone (12) Atlee – Forward *

Harini Mody (11) Atlee – Midfield *

Numa Rehmani (11) Atlee – Goalkeeper *

Abigail Vayette (11) Atlee – Defense *

Olivia Faraone (12) Henrico – Midfield *

Sierra Reams (11) Henrico – Forward *

Sheniah Williams (11) Henrico – Forward

Anna Woodward (10) Henrico – Midfield *

De’Shonde McCray (11) Highland Springs – Defense

Ciarra Ashworth (9) Lee-Davis – Midfield

Kayla Currie (11) Lee-Davis – Defense *

Katie Drawdy (9) Lee-Davis – Midfield

Meagan Moyer (9) Lee-Davis – Defense

Honorable Mention

Faith Anna (9) Atlee – Forward

Sydney Baldwin (11) Atlee – Forward *

Grace Bailey (9) Atlee – Midfield

Janai Anderson (11) Henrico – Defense *

Zoie McMillian (11) Henrico – Defense *

Jasmine Berry (11) Highland Springs – Midfield

Tamia Bond (10) Highland Springs – Defense

Tah-Vae Joseph Burton (12) Highland Springs – Forward

Miriam Matthews (10) Highland Springs – Goalkeeper *

Maddie Farrow (11) Lee-Davis – Forward *

Dede Gilmour (9) Lee-Davis – Goalkeeper

Haley Graves (11) Lee-Davis – Defense *

Kasey Mann (12) Lee-Davis – Forward

Claire McMillion (9) Lee-Davis – Forward

* = All-Academic Team

NEW VHSL Football Standings

With just two weeks to go in the regular season, the race for the playoffs heats up even more, especially in the final three slots in 6A South Sub-Region, home-field advantage in 5A South Central, and the middle of 4A South.  Here are the new standings for all regions containing Central Region schools! (NOTE: County teams in bold unless otherwise noted...)

6A SOUTH (divided into two eight-team "Sub-Regionals", Conferences 1/2 and 3/4)

1) C.D. Hylton (31.000)
2) Colonial Forge (29.625)
3) Thomas Dale (29.375)
4) Forest Park (28.125)
5) Patrick Henry-Roanoke (27.625)
6) Cosby (27.375)
7) Varina (26.250)
8) James River (26.125)
*****
9) Riverbend (25.750)
10) Woodbridge (25.250)

5A SOUTH (divided into two eight-team "Sub-Regionals", Conferences 9/10 and 11/12)

1) Highland Springs (32.000)
2) Hermitage (31.750)
3) L.C. Bird (30.325)
4) Manchester (30.000)
5) Atlee (29.750)
6T) Henrico (26.750)
      Douglas Freeman (26.750)
8) Meadowbrook (25.000)
*****
9) Mills Godwin (22.000)
10) Matoaca (21.875)
11) Prince George (20.375)
12) Lee-Davis (20.250)

5A NORTH (16-team "all-in" format)

1) Tuscarora (32.556)
2) Massaponax (31.333)
3) Stone Bridge (29.125)
4) Briar Woods (28.500)
5) Falls Church (27.375)
6) Broad Run (27.000)
7) Wakefield (25.625)
8) Potomac (24.875)
9) North Stafford (23.889)
10T) Patrick Henry-Ashland (22.875)
        Mountain View (22.875)
12T) Halifax County (22.375)
        Brooke Point (22.375)
14) Potomac Falls (22.125)
15) Freedom (PW) (22.000)
16) Albemarle (20.750)
*****
17) Thomas Edison (20.625)
18) Robert E. Lee/Staunton (20.000)

4A SOUTH (16-team "all-in" format)

1) Lake Taylor (31.250)
2) Heritage/Newport News (30.333)
3) Phoebus (28.000)
4) Monacan (27.125)
5) I.C. Norcom (26.778)
6) King's Fork (26.125)
7) Powhatan (25.875)
8) Hanover (25.750)
9) Dinwiddie (25.500)
10) Grafton (23.875)
11) Nansemond River (23.250)
12) Tabb (22.875)
13) Churchland (22.125)
14) Booker T. Washington (22.000)
15) Lakeland (20.875)
16) Denbigh (20.667)
*****
17) Smithfield (20.250)
18T) Woodrow Wilson (19.125)
         J.R. Tucker (19.125)
20) Midlothian (19.111)

3A EAST (16-team "all-in" format)

1) Lafayette (28.125)
2) Loudoun Valley (27.125)
3) Kettle Run (25.875)
4) James Monroe (25.750)
5T) Poquoson (23.500)
      Hopewell (23.500)
7) Skyline (23.111)
8) Armstrong (22.625)
9) John Champe (22.375)
10) York (21.000)
11) William Monroe (20.500)
12) Petersburg (20.250)
13) Colonial Heights (17.875)
14) Culpeper County (17.556)
15) Warren County (17.250)
16) Huguenot (17.222)
*****
17) Brentsville District (17.125)
18) Park View-South Hill (16.429)
19) Thomas Jefferson (16.625)

2A EAST (16-team "all-in" format, area teams noted w/current hypothetical match-ups)

4) Goochland (23.143--would host #13 Nandua in 1st Round)
5) Nottoway (23.000--would host #12 Robert E. Lee/Staunton in 1st Round)
10) King William (18.750--would play at #7 East Rockingham in 1st Round)
11) Ameila (18.625--would play at #6 Brunswick in 1st Round)

Patrick Henry: Conference 16 Competition Cheer Champions!

Congratulations to Patrick Henry for winning the 2014 Conference 16 Competition Cheer Championship, advancing to the 5A North Region Tournament next Saturday at Stone Bridge High School! (Photo courtesy of Nick Liberante)

FIELD HOCKEY: Conference 11/14 Tournament Bracket....

Conference 11 has been broken down into two "conferences" based on the Capital and Colonial Districts.

Here are the brackets for each. The Capital (Conference 11) Wednesday winner will advance to the 5A South Region Tournament the week of November 3rd. The Colonial (Conference 14) Wednesday winner moves on to the 5A North Region Tourney. Seedings are based on head-to-head competition with the old district format.

Semifinals are Monday, 10/27, with finals on Wednesday, 10/29. Monday's Capital Bracket matches are at Lee-Davis, the Colonial matches are at Douglas Freeman, with both Wednesday matches also at Freeman.

CONFERENCE 11/14 TOURNAMENT:

CAPITAL BRACKET (Conf. 11):

Semifinals (Monday 10/27 at Lee-Davis)
#4 Highland Springs vs. #1 Henrico, 5pm
#3 Atlee vs. #2 Lee-Davis, 7pm

COLONIAL BRACKET (Conf. 14):

Semifinals (Monday 10/27 at Douglas Freeman)
#4 Hermitage vs. #1 Deep Run, 5pm
#3 Douglas Freeman vs. #2 Mills Godwin, 7pm

CAPITAL BRACKET FINAL: Wednesday, 10/29, 5pm at Douglas Freeman
COLONIAL BRACKET FINAL, Wednesday, 10/29, 7pm at Douglas Freeman

GOLF: Dill, Burch Advance to Girls State Championship....

Congratulations to Patrick Henry golfers Andrea Dill and Shea Burch for placing in the top five today at the Central Zone Girls Golf Tournament in Petersburg, thus qualifying both for the State Tournament next week.

Dill finished fourth, shooting an 82, while Burch placed fifth, shooting an 89.

Other county golfers competing today:

Arianna Martin (Atlee): 95
Rebecca Parsley (Hanover): 107
Isabella Seip (Hanover) 116

The State Tournament is Monday and Tuesday, October 27th and 28th at Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria.

HCS Media Network Becomes "RVA Sports Network"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                        October 20, 2014

     HCS Media Network Rebrands As The “RVA Sports Network”

   (Name change covers online broadcast channel, key social media components)

HCS Media, LLC announced today they have rebranded their online sports broadcast service and social media channel system from “HCS Media Network” to the “RVA Sports Network”, to better reflect the company’s array of media offerings.

“Simply put, we’ve outgrown our parent name,” said Bonnie Witham, Owner and Chief Executive Officer. “The name RVA Sports Network truly reflects the many avenues where we keep sports fans informed and engaged, from live broadcasts to nine social media channels, including the second-largest combined Twitter audience that caters to sports in the Richmond area, only behind the Richmond Times-Dispatch.”

HCS began covering sports in Hanover County in 2002, adding HanoverCountySports.net in 2011 and the popular Twitter feed @hanoversports in May, 2012. Similar websites and Twitter feeds were debuted in Henrico County a year later, followed by Chesterfield County in August, 2013.

“Our Twitter feeds, and our overall philosophies will not change,” Witham noted. “We believe in hyper-local coverage, engaging our audience with the information they want, whether through one or multiple feeds, and with 24/7 engagement.”

The RVA Sports Network will continue to set the pace as the exclusive home for online radio broadcasts of live high school sports, scheduling some 70 events throughout the current school year.  A central Web hub, RVASportsNetwork.com, will debut soon to give fans a home base with which to access all HCS Media, LLC properties.

The new name extends to YouTube, Instagram (RVASportsNet), and Vine (RVA Sports Network), and debuts live Friday when Lee-Davis faces Hanover on the High School Game of The Week. RVA Sports Network has its own Twitter feed, @TheRVASportsNet, to advise fans of future broadcasts, special social media features, and more, including increased coverage of sports within the City of Richmond, including Richmond City Public Schools.

Coverage on RVA Sports Network includes high school sports, college sports featuring VCU, Richmond, Randolph-Macon, Virginia Union, Virginia State and Richard Bland College, plus NASCAR, Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball, the Washington Redskins’ annual training camp, and much more.

--On Twitter: @hanoversports, @henricosports, @cfieldsports, @TheRVASportsNet

--On the Web: HanoverCountySports.net, HenricoCountySports.net, ChesterfieldCountySports.net

--On YouTube: YouTube.com/rvasportsnetwork

--On Instagram: Instagram.com/rvasportsnetwork 

VHSL Football Point Standings (After Week 8):

Atlee, Patrick Henry, Hanover all move up in their respective regions, the Patriots now in rather than out of the 5A North playoff picture....

6A SOUTH SUB-REGION (Top 8 Qualify)

1) C.D. Hylton (30.571)
2) Colonial Forge (28.714)
3) Thomas Dale (28.286)
4) Patrick Henry-Roanoke (28.000)
5) Forest Park (27.429)
6) Cosby (27.286)
7) Woodbridge (25.714)
8) James River (25.500)
*****
9) Varina (25.286)
10) Riverbend (24.857)

5A SOUTH CENTRAL SUB-REGION (Top 8 Qualify):
1) Highland Springs (30.571)
2) Hermitage (30.000)
3) Manchester (29.714)
4) L.C. Bird (28.571)
5) Atlee (28.000)
6) Henrico (27.000)
7) Douglas Freeman (25.714)
8) Meadowbrook (23.714)
*****
9) Mills Godwin (21.714)
10) Prince George (20.429)
11T) Matoaca (20.286)
         Lee-Davis (20.286)
13) Clover Hill (19.429)
14) Deep Run (17.429)

5A NORTH (Top 16 Qualify in "all-in" format):
1) Tuscarora (32.125)
2) Massaponax (30.250)
3) Briar Woods (28.571)
4) Stone Bridge (28.143)
5) Falls Church (26.857)
6) Broad Run (25.571)
7) Wakefield (24.714)
8) North Stafford (23.625)
9) Potomac (23.000)
10) Mountain View (22.857)
11) Potomac Falls (22.429)
12) Halifax County (21.857)
13) Patrick Henry-Ashland (21.714)
14) Brooke Point (21.625)
15) Freedom/PW (21.571)
16) Albemarle (20.857)
*****
17) Thomas Edison (20.571)
18) Robert E. Lee/Staunton (20.143)
19) J.E.B. Stuart (19.429)
20) George Marshall (19.143)

4A SOUTH (Top 16 Qualify in "all-in" format):
1) Lake Taylor (31.143)
2) Heritage/Newport News (28.750)
3) Phoebus (28.375)
4) Monacan (26.429)
5) Kings Fork (26.143)
6) I.C. Norcom (26.000)
7) Powhatan (25.286)
8) Hanover (24.857)
9) Dinwiddie (24.429)
10) Tabb (23.429)
11) Grafton (22.857)
12) Booker T. Washington (22.333)
13) Nansemond River (22.143)
14) Denbigh (20.500)
15) Churchland (20.429)
16) Lakeland (20.143)
*****
17) Smithfield (20.000)
18) Woodrow Wilson (18.857)
19) J.R. Tucker (18.571)
20) Midlothian (18.000)
21) Deep Creek (16.857)
22) Glen Allen (16.714)

3A EAST (Top 16 Qualify in "all-in" format--area teams in bold):
1) Lafayette (28.143)
2) Loudoun Valley (26.571)
3) James Monroe (25.714)
4) Kettle Run (25.429)
5) Hopewell (23.429)
6) Armstrong (22.429)
7) Skyline (21.750)
8) Poquoson (21.571)
9) John Champe (21.286)
10) Petersburg (19.714)
11) William Monroe (19.429)
12) York (18.714)
13) Culpeper County (17.625)
14) Colonial Heights (17.429)
15) Huguenot (17.375)
16) Brentsville District (16.857)
*****
17) Park View-South Hill (16.143)
18T) Central (16.000)
        John Marshall (16.000)
20) Warren County (15.429)
21T) Thomas Jefferson (15.286)
         Spotsylvania (15.286)

FOOTBALL FINALS....

#7 Atlee 45, Glen Allen 14 (Raiders now 6-1)

Hanover 56, #8 Armstrong 12 (Hawks end 3-game skid, now 4-3, Clayton Cheatham w/4 TD's in return)

Highland Springs 34, Lee-Davis 19 (LD falls to 2-5)


TOMORROW: Patrick Henry (2-4) at Thomas Jefferson (1-5), 1pm. Game can be heard by CLICKING HERE for the Patriot Talk Live feed....

Other Scores:
#1 Hermitage 42, Douglas Freeman 7
#2 Highland Springs 34, Lee-Davis 19
#3 Manchester 26, #9 Cosby 0
#4 L.C. Bird 73, Huguenot 0
Varina 28, #5 Henrico 27
#6 Thomas Dale 42, Colonial Heights 0
#10 Dinwiddie 28, Matoaca 24
J.R. Tucker 40, Deep Run 28
Powhatan 56, Orange 6
Nottoway 20, Goochland 7
James River 51, Clover Hill 23
Midlothian 43, George Wythe 0
Mills Godwin 47, John Marshall 25
Louisa 48, Fluvanna 16
Collegiate 28, Fork Union Military Academy 7
Meadowbrook 40, Prince George 7
Hopewell 42, Petersburg 28
Courtland 69, Caroline 13
King William 52, Mathews 0

SUPER 6 RANKINGS: Field Hockey and Volleyball

HCS Media Network is producing special "Super 6" Polls in Field Hockey and Volleyball in the weeks leading up to the postseason.

Field Hockey is released Tuesday nights at 10pm on Twitter (@hanoversports), Boys Volleyball Wednesday night, Girls Volleyball Thursday night.

Here they are!

FIELD HOCKEY:

1) Maggie Walker Governor's School (13-0)
2) Cosby (10-0)
3) Prince George (12-1)
4) Deep Run (10-2)
5) Hanover (10-2)
6) Midlothian (10-2)

Just Out: Henrico (10-2), Atlee (9-3)


BOYS VOLLEYBALL:

1) Cosby (19-0-2)
2) Douglas Freeman (13-3-3)
3) Atlee (13-4-1)
4) Clover Hill (14-3-1)
5) Colonial Heights (15-3-2)
6) Midlothian (12-4)

Just Out: Glen Allen (14-5); Deep Run (12-5)


GIRLS VOLLEYBALL:

1) Lee-Davis (15-4)
2) Cosby (17-4)
3) Hanover (15-4)
4) Atlee (14-7)
5) Glen Allen (15-4)
6) Deep Run (12-4)

Just Out: James River, Mills Godwin....

New NBC12/WHAN Radio Top 10 Poll!

Atlee (5-1) moves up to #7 in this week's poll after their win over Varina. Who else is in the Top 10?

Find out by clicking HERE!

Girls Volleyball: Hanover Finally Defeats Atlee....

After years of frustration, and narrowly missing a shot at victory at Atlee September 18th, the Hanover Hawks took advantage of their last chance in 2014 to beat the Raiders, overcoming a 1-0 deficit to win in four sets Tuesday night. Scores were 19-25, 25-14, 25-19, 25-21.

Miranda Hall had 14 kills, 3 aces and 5 digs, while Leila Haynesworth added 10 digs, 8 kills and 5 blocks. Melanie Snyder led Atlee with 23 assists, 10 digs and 5 aces. Hanover improves to 14-4, while Atlee falls to 13-7, after going 2-3 in three-set play at last weekend's Cave Spring Tournament near Roanoke.

HCS Media Network spoke with Hall and the lone senior on Hanover's squad, Allie Dry, about the accomplishment and how to make sure they build on the victory, with the Conference 20 Tournament just around the corner.

CLICK HERE to watch the video interview!

Updated VHSL Football Standings!

Atlee holds steady, Hanover's in a three-way tie, while Patrick Henry draws closer to the 5A North Top 16. Here's the latest standings released today by the VHSL:

6A SOUTH (Sub-Region consisting of teams in Conferences 3/4; Top 8 make playoffs):

1) C.D. Hylton (29.333)
2) Colonial Forge (28.000)
3) Patrick Henry-Roanoke (27.571)
4) Cosby (27.500)
5) Thomas Dale (26.833)
6T) Forest Park (26.333)
      Woodbridge (26.333)
8) James River (24.529)
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9) Riverbend (22.667)
10) Varina (22.333)

5A SOUTH (Sub-Region consisting of teams in Conferences 11/12; Top 8 make playoffs):

1) Highland Springs (30.333)
2) Hermitage (28.333)
3) Manchester (28.000)
4) L.C. Bird (27.833)
5) Henrico (27.667)
6) Atlee (27.333)
7) Douglas Freeman (25.667)
8) Meadowbrook (21.667)
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9) Prince George (21.000)
10) Mills Godwin (20.667)
11) Matoaca (20.333)
12) Lee-Davis (19.667)
13) Clover Hill (19.000)

5A NORTH (Top 16 teams make playoffs in "All-In" format):

1) Tuscarora (30.714)
2) Massaponax (29.429)
3) Briar Woods (27.667)
4) Stone Bridge (27.000)
5) Falls Church (26.167)
6) Broad Run (25.833)
7) Wakefield (25.333)
8) North Stafford (23.857)
9) Potomac Falls (22.167)
10) Brooke Point (22.000)
11T) Freedom/PW (21.667)
        Potomac (21.667)
13) Mountain View (21.000)
14T) Halifax County (20.833)
        Robert E. Lee/Staunton (20.833)
16) Thomas Edison (20.167)
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17) Patrick Henry-Ashland (20.000)
18T) George Marshall (19.167)
        J.E.B. Stuart (19.167)
20) Albemarle (18.833)
21) Orange (18.000)

4A SOUTH (Top 16 teams make playoffs in "All-In" format):

1) Lake Taylor (30.333)
2) Heritage/Newport News (26.429)
3) Phoebus (26.286)
4) Monacan (25.286)
5) I.C. Norcom (24.857)
6) King's Fork (24.667)
7) Dinwiddie (23.833)
8) Powhatan (23.667)
9) Booker T. Washington (23.000)
10T) Tabb (22.333)
        Hanover (22.333)
        Nansemond River (22.333)
13) Grafton (22.000)
14) Churchland (20.500)
15) Smithfield (20.167)
16) Denbigh (19.143)
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17) Lakeland (18.167)
18) J.R. Tucker (17.333)
19) Woodrow Wilson (17.000)
20) Midlothian (16.857)
21) Deep Creek (16.500)
22) Glen Allen (16.000)

3A EAST (Top 16 teams make playoffs in "All-In" format; area teams in bold):

1) Lafayette (26.500)
2) Loudoun Valley (25.500)
3) James Monroe (25.000)
4) Kettle Run (24.667)
5) Armstrong (23.333)
6) Hopewell (21.833)
7T) Poquoson (20.667)
      Petersburg (20.667)
9) Skyline (20.429)
10) John Champe (20.167)
11) William Monroe (18.000)
12) Culpeper County (17.857)
13) York (17.833)
14) Huguenot (17.000)
15T) Colonial Heights (16.833)
         Park View/South Hill (16.833)
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17) Brentsville (16.167)
18) Central (15.833)
19) John Marshall (15.667)
20T) Spotsylvania (15.000)
        Thomas Jefferson (15.000)
22) Warhill (14.667)

2A EAST (Top 16 make playoffs in "All-In" format; local teams listed):

1) Goochland (24.200)
6) Nottoway (19.167)
9) King William (17.333)
16) Ameila (14.800)

WEEK 7 FOOTBALL FINALS...

#9 Atlee 40, Varina 13
(Back-to-back wins over Blue Devils for Atlee, now 5-1...)

Patrick Henry 27, J.R. Tucker 13
(Patriots score on first play from scrimmage, never trail to win at Homecoming, go to 2-4, stay in 5A North playoff race)

Lee-Davis 10, Glen Allen 6
(Confederates score their points after intermission on rainy night, improve to 2-4)

#6 Henrico 7, Hanover 3
(Warriors score with 16 seconds to play to give Hawks a heartbreaking third straight loss, now 3-3).

NEW LISTEN LINK FOR TUCKER/PH

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN!

ATLEE: Homecoming Dance Tickets UPDATE

From the school:

Homecoming Tickets
Homecoming Tickets will be sold ONE more time on Tuesday, October 14th from 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. in the commons. 
They will be sold on a first come, first serve basis! The student must have the signed dance permission form for themselves and their guest (if applicable); even if their guest is a non-Atlee student. These forms are available on their class blackboard site, Atlee's website, outside of room 903 and in the front office.

NEW NBC12/WHAN Radio Top 10 Poll!

1) Hermitage (5-0, was #2)
2) Highland Springs (5-0, was #3)
3T) Manchester (6-0, was #4)
      L.C. Bird (4-1, was #1)
5) Cosby (5-0, was #5)
6) Henrico (5-0, was #6)
7T): Armstrong (5-0, NEW)
       Thomas Dale (3-2, was #8)
9) Atlee (4-1, was #7)
10) Douglas Freeman (4-1, was #10)

Dropped Out: Varina (2-3)
Also Receiving Votes: Benedictine, Dinwiddie

HAWKS: Parking Tips for Friday's Game at Henrico High School

Major construction continues into its second year at Henrico High School this fall, so Hanover has sent out the following parking suggestions for those fans attending this Friday night's game.

If you are planning on attending this Friday’s varsity football game at Henrico High School, please look over the following parking suggestions:

• Spectators may park in the main school parking lot; however, spectators will have to travel through the campus following assorted fencing and barricades to get to the stadium.
• Spectators may park near the buses on the lower practice field (weather permitting and the field is dry enough.) To get to the additional parking at the lower fields, spectators should turn onto Huntington Avenue from Azalea Avenue and follow the baseball and softball fence line to the lower entrance gate for the access road leading to the field house and tennis courts.
• There will be a lighted direct access ramp to the stadium and ticket sales from the lower field.

VHSL Football Ratings (Thru Week 6)

Atlee holds steady, Hanover falls. Those are the headlines from the new VHSL Football Ratings that came out Monday.

5A SOUTH (divided into two 8-team "sub-regions": Conferences 9/10 and 11/12. Standings are for 11/12):

1) Highland Springs (28.800--tied for #1)
2) Hermitage (28.000--#3)
3) Manchester (27.333--#4)
4) L.C. Bird (27.200--tied for #1)
5) Henrico (26.400--#5)
6) Atlee (25.800--#6)
7) Douglas Freeman (24.200--#7)
8) Meadowbrook (21.600--#10)
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9) Matoaca (21.000--#11)
10T) Mills Godwin (20.600--#9)
        Prince George (20.600--#8)
12T) Lee-Davis (18.000--#12)
        Clover Hill (18.000--#13)

4A SOUTH (Top 16-team "all-in" tournament format)

1) Lake Taylor (29.600--#1)
2) Heritage (NN) (26.500--#5)
3) Monacan (24.667--#4)
4) Phoebus (24.500--#6)
5) King's Fork (24.200--#2)
6) I.C. Norcom (24.1667--#3)
7) Booker T. Washington (23.000--#8)
8) Nansemond River (22.400--#9)
9) Powhatan (22.200--#12)
10T) Hanover (22.000--#7)
        Dinwiddie (22.000--#10)
12) Tabb (21.400--tied for #13)
13) Churchland (21.200--#11)
14) Grafton (20.000--#16)
15) Denbigh (18.667--tied for #17)
16) Smithfield (18.600--tied for #13)
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17) Lakeland (18.200--#15)
18) J.R. Tucker (17.400--tied for #17)
19) Woodrow Wilson (16.333--out of Top 20)
20) Glen Allen (16.200--#18)
21) Midlothian (16.1667--#19)

5A NORTH (Top 16-team "all in" tournament format)

19) Patrick Henry (17.600)

FOOTBALL FRIDAY: Atlee survives at Hanover, Lone County Victor...

Another rough night for Hanover County. Even the one victor left with lumps and questions as we reach the halfway point of the season.

After leading 13-7 at intermission, Atlee vaulted into the lead with an opening kickoff return for a touchdown by J.J. Givens, followed by a touchdown pass to a wide open Brandon Crosby on the first play of the fourth quarter to extend the Raider lead to 27-7.

But four minutes later, thanks to several 15-yard Raider penalities, mostly of the personal foul nature, and a lucky bounce on an onside kick, Hanover was able to drive down the field and score on two Marcus Bazala touchdown runs, the latter from 27 yards. Bazala played quarterback for the injured Clayton Cheatham.

The Hawks got a last opportunity to tie or take the lead, advanced to the Atlee 39, but on fourth and nine, they only could gain five yards. Atlee brought in Malik White at quarterback to help run, literally, out the clock.

The Raiders, led by Rashard Harris (23-of-32, 200 yards, 2 TD), advance to 4-1, while Hanover falls to 3-2 and must go to unbeaten Henrico next Friday.

The Warriors were finally scored upon as Lee-Davis got a touchdown from Nathan Evans, but Henrico responded with 21 unanswered points for a 28-7 win in Mechanicsville. The Confederates fall to 1-4 and go to Glen Allen next Friday.

Also down to 1-4 are the Patrick Henry Patriots, falling hard, as expected, at Hermitage 38-0. The Panthers, now 5-0, the #2 ranked team in the NBC12/WHAN Radio Top 10 Poll, were again led by their backup quarterback Eli Odom, playing for the injured Rashad Robinson

Patrick Henry hosts J.R. Tucker for Homecoming next Friday.