Friday, November 15, 2013

PLAYOFF FOOTBALL: Raiders, Hawks BOTH WIN....

Touchdown runs by Jalen Elliott, Clayton Cheatham and Brennan Gary led the Hanover Hawks in a wire-to-wire winning performance, knocking off the Churchland Truckers 28-13 tonight in the 1st Round of the Class 4A South playoffs. The Hawks move to 6-5 and advance to face a familiar foe, #3 seeded Lake Taylor, 35-7 winners over Nansemond River.  Hanover and Lake Taylor have scrimmaged each other each of the past two preseasons.

Atlee survived a sluggish offensive performance and fine Meadowbrook defensive play, taking full advantage of 4 Monarch turnovers and 15 penalties to advance in the Class 5A South Central Zone playoffs, 23-6 tonight. Reid McCoy and Lamont Stubbs had second half touchdown runs, to open up a game that was 7-6 at halftime.

The Raiders (10-1) will host Douglas Freeman (10-1), who survived Manchester 48-47 in triple overtime, in next Friday's Central Zone semifinals. The Rebels are the only team to defeat Atlee in 2013, a 24-14 victory at Freeman on September 20th.

We'll have kickoff times and additional information in the coming two days from the VHSL....

FIELD HOCKEY: Lee-Davis' Season Ends A Game From State Finals.....

For a program not even a decade old yet, the Lee-Davis field hockey team has accomplished a lot in 2013.

The Confederates, coming off winning the last Capital District title in 2012, won the first-ever Conference 11 crown in 2013, followed it up with a 5A South Region Finals appearance, and made the school's first-ever trip to the State Field Hockey Tournament Friday in Virginia Beach.

But they ran into a juggernaut in Mountain View.

Mountain View, with multiple appearances at the state tournament level, was simply a cut above the Confederates, defeating Lee-Davis 7-0 this afternoon. Most of the first half was played in the Mountain View offensive zone, Courtney Gosslin and the Lee-Davis defenders having to swipe aside shot after shot, opportunity after opportunity.

The offense got some momentum after halftime and had several chances inside the Mountain View zone but weren't able to avoid the shutout.

Lee-Davis Field Hockey ends the season with a record of 19-3 and will look to use this maiden voyage to state-level competition to make a return run come 2014, albeit with the loss of several seniors.

Look for a photo gallery of today's historic match this weekend on our Facebook page, at www.facebook.com/hanoversports.

Congratulations, ladies!!!

ATLEE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: REGIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!

During their run in the 2012 State Group AAA Girls Volleyball Tournament, Atlee fans and observers alike began to see Clarke Tyler blossom into a force in the middle for a star-laden Raider team that, in the end, had State Championship point only to lose in five sets to Kellam.

Wednesday night, after qualifying for states and the 5A South Regional Final, Raider Nation rejoiced when they heard Kellam had been slain, eliminated in four sets by Princess Anne in the Eastern Semifinal of 5A South. Thus the Cavaliers came to Meadowbrook High Thursday night for the Regional Final. It would be a rematch of a three-set affair on August 30th at the Virginia Volleyball Showcase at Richmond Volleyball Club. Atlee won that match 2-1.

Tonight would look much different, that is, until several Raiders made key plays at critical times, none more than the dominant fifth set tiebreaker that belonged to Clarke Tyler.

The final score read 25-27, 25-19, 19-25, 25-19, 15-11. The line on several players outlined just how this team played as a team to come from down two sets to one for the first time this season to improve to 30-2.

Lauren Stanford, a welcome addition to the service rotation, gaining critical experience during the injury absences of normal libero Melanie Snyder, had four aces, each coming at major turning points in several sets.

Molly Jarvis played well in the middle, and, when needed, provided the timely kill and occasional block.

The aforementioned Snyder had her serve going, including a key run mid-4th set to help keep the Atlee lead and draw them closer to a 2-2 tie.

But, these two stats do outshine them all.

Rachel Stanford, the Conference 11 Player of the Year, had 51 assists. 51.
Clarke Tyler had 28 kills.  That's right. 28 kills.

But it was the four in set five, to go with a block, that turned a 5-3 Princess Anne lead into a 10-6 Raider lead that would never be threatened again.

"A lot of people thought we'd come back to the pack this year," said Atlee head coach Curtis Carpenter. "But I knew we had a great combination of veteran players returning and talented young players coming up. This is the definition of a 'team'."

The Raiders improve to 30-2, and have not lost in the five-set format all season long. They will face the loser of the 5A North Final between Stone Bridge and Broad Run scheduled for Saturday, at 11am Thursday at the VCU Siegel Center.

If they win Thursday, the Raiders will have another chance to capture that elusive state championship, on Saturday night, 11/23, at 7pm.  The Rage Cage may want to circle that night on their calendar....









Wednesday, November 13, 2013

National Signing Day: Three Lee-Davis Baseball Players Sign!

One is off to the SEC, another stays home in the Atlantic 10, while a third will play in familiar territory in Fredericksburg!

HCS Media Network caught up with Brett Langhorne, Haiden Lamb, and Josh Lam, who signed their letters of intent today on National Signing Day!

Langhorne will play for the Tennessee Volunteers, while Lamb is staying close to home with the VCU Rams, and Lam is headed north by an hour to play for the University of Mary Washington!

Check out our exclusive interviews with all three!  The links are below:

Josh Lam Interview Here

Brett Langhorne Interview Here

Haiden Lamb Interview Here

Congratulations all!!



One More Time: Atlee, Lee-Davis to Meet in Region Semis

For Atlee, it was dominance from start to finish.

For Lee-Davis, it was a comeback for the ages.

In the end, both schools were victorious in the quarterfinal round of the inaugural Class 5A South Region Tournament Tuesday night at Meadowbrook High School.  Lee-Davis advanced to 20-7 with a five-set win over Conference 12 Champion L.C. Bird. The Skyhawks won the first two sets, then the Confederates fired back, finding themselves just in time to win the final three sets including 25-13 in the third, 15-6 in the tiebreaking fifth set.

18 kills from Chelsea Matthews led the way.

Atlee took the court next and had their way with Manchester, winning 25-8, 25-10, 25-12. The Raiders are 28-2, and meet Lee-Davis Wednesday, 6pm at Meadowbrook, for the fourth time this year. The winner goes to Thursday's regional final AND earns a berth in the State 5A Tournament next week at the Siegel Center.

SEE OUR EXCLUSIVE PHOTO GALLERY FROM THE DOUBLEHEADER BY CLICKING HERE!

Monday, November 11, 2013

PLAYOFF RADIO COVERAGE PLANS!

The WHAN Radio High School Football Game of the Week: Playoff Edition, this Friday night, will be Meadowbrook at Atlee!

Complete details on this and EVERY area first round playoff game coming up on "Central Region LIVE!", Monday night at 7pm, exclusively on 102.9 FM and 1430 AM, WHAN Radio.  Rob Witham will set the table for the first round across the Central Region and talk with Marc Davis, Sports Director of NBC12!

Don't miss it!!

Saturday, November 09, 2013

THE WRAP: Week 10 Football, Playoffs Determined, Lee-Davis Field Hockey Falls....

It was a tough night all around for Lee-Davis High School.

Just before getting the news that the field hockey team had lost 3-0 to Gloucester in the Class 5A South Regional Championship game in Virginia Beach, Lee-Davis' football team left their home field for the last time in 2013, the seniors more dejected and disappointed than anyone else.

Despite rushing for 415 yards, the Confederates' inability to score in the red zone cost them dearly, as Atlee held off Lee-Davis 34-17. With the win, the Raiders finished 9-1, they beat Lee-Davis in the regular season for the first time in Roscoe Johnson's tenure as head coach dating back to 2007, and clinched the #2 seed in the Class 5A South Central Zone Playoffs that begin next Friday.

UPDATE: With the loss, the only hope Lee-Davis has to slip into the 5A postseason is if Mills Godwin is upset by Thomas Jefferson Saturday afternoon in their season finale...

Reid McCoy sat out the first quarter for undisclosed reasons. Travis Barton's 34-yard completion into double coverage to Daniel Glymph set up a 5-yard touchdown run by Lamont Stubbs to make it 7-0 Atlee very early on.

The Confederates responded, driving inside the Atlee 10 before stalling. Stephen Hall's 30 yard field goal cut the Raiders lead to 7-3 halfway through the first. Neither team found the end zone for a quarter until Blake Stattelman got great blocking from the right side, going six yards for the score and a 10-7 Lee-Davis lead.

Atlee struck back, less than two minutes later, with McCoy running 19 yards to paydirt. Lee-Davis was resilient, driving again, and, on a 4th down from the Atlee 19, a handoff to Donald Kidd paid off big time. He went untouched into the end zone and the Confederates led 17-14 with 1:05 left to the half.

That's too much time to give Atlee. They counterpunched with a critical score, driving down the field in 55 seconds, McCoy scored again with his legs, this time after scrambling out of the pocket avoiding the Lee-Davis rush, for a 16-yard scamper. It was 21-17 at halftime.

Atlee won the toss, deferred to the second half, but quickly stalled on their first possession. Lee-Davis couldn't turn the tide in their favor, and the Raiders opened their first two-possession lead of the night when McCoy found Glymph in the back of the end zone, who twisted his body in mid-air to catch a pass on left shoulder while driving to his right. With 6:19 left 3rd quarter, it was 28-17.

It was then that Lee-Davis would, not once but twice, find themselves deep in the Atlee red zone. Once, to start the fourth quarter, after a fumble left them with 4th down at the 13, instead of kicking another 30-yard field goal to cut the lead to 8, they went for it. They failed.

Minutes later, they got the ball back, drove into the red zone. Again, rather than kick, they went for it on 4th down.  Chase Mummau's pass was way over the head of his intended receiver. It was still an 11-point game.

The Raiders slammed the door when McCoy scored his third and final rushing touchdown from a yard out at 1:52 to go. An unfortunate series of events then occurred, the Confederates being called for three unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, as the Lee-Davis frustrations boiled over. There was one ejection.

For the Raiders, they took a giant step backwards in the penalty department tonight after a relatively mistake-free performance against Highland Springs a week ago. That, and making sure cooler heads prevail, will be key discipline issues addressed in practice heading into playoff week #1.

"We're not going to worry about the other team. We've got to worry about ourselves," Johnson told us on the post-game show on WHAN Radio. Though cognizant of the fact his players weren't penalized during the fracas after the final touchdown, he immediately gathered his team at midfield on his sideline, had them take a knee, and he proceeded to preach the gospel of discipline, lest a Raider made a mistake that would cost them not just an ejection, but a future playoff game appearance.

The 34-17 is not indicative of how close Lee-Davis was to winning the game. They rushed for 415 yards on the Atlee defense, a very impressive performance. But this game was decided by how Lee-Davis acted in the red zone, and that grade was a fail, at the worst possible time.

Our projections have Atlee hosting 7-3 Meadowbrook in a #2 vs. #7 first round matchup next Friday.

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Hanover moves into Class 4A South playoff action next week with a win behind them, 21-6 at Glen Allen, who despite the loss, clinch the school's first-ever playoff berth in just their third season. The Hawks finish 5-5, thanks to TD runs by Clayton Cheatham and Korbin Bordonie and tough defense. Our projections have them traveling to Portsmouth next Friday to face Churchland High School in a #6 vs. #11 seed contest.

Patrick Henry fell behind 28-7 to a one-loss Douglas Freeman team, but roared back on Senior Night in Ashland to score 19 unanswered points, cutting the 3rd quarter lead to 28-26. But the Rebels bounced back, pulling away in the fourth to win 41-26 to clinch the #3 seed in Class 5A South Central Zone with a 9-1 mark. Freeman is the only team with a win over Atlee so far in 2013.

For the Patriots, their maiden voyage under head coach Jonathan Clark ends at 2-8, wins coming over Thomas Jefferson and John Marshall.  They will have a very good core of underclassmen returning, plus players from a successful JV team. But come next fall, it will have been six calendar years since the Patriots have had a winning season. As other county teams continue to make the post-season, the restlessness in Western Hanover should be expected to continue.

FIELD HOCKEY: With their 3-0 loss to Gloucester mentioned at the top of our post, Lee-Davis goes to 19-2 and will face 5A North Champion Mountain View in the State 5A Semifinals next Friday at noon at the National Training Center in Virginia Beach.....

Friday, November 08, 2013

FOOTBALL FRIDAY: The Regular Season Finale!

Atlee (8-1) at Lee-Davis (5-4), 6:30 airtime on WHAN, 102.9 FM or AT THE LINK ABOVE!

Douglas Freeman (8-1) at Patrick Henry (2-7), 7pm
Hanover (4-5) at Glen Allen (4-5), 7pm

Follow us on Twitter for REAL TIME score updates all evening long!!

Thursday, November 07, 2013

ALERT: Atlee Captures First Conference 11 Girls Volleyball Title....

No Brooks? No Suber? No Moody? No problem....

The Atlee Raiders girls volleyball team quietly reloaded in the offseason, listened to all the prognosticators say they would "come back to the pack" this season.

Then they took the court.

Another step in their continued reign over the Central Region took place tonight, a four-set victory against arch-rival Lee-Davis to win the inaugural Conference 11 Tournament, taking place on their home floor.

The scores were 25-13, 25-18, 22-25, 25-17.

The Raiders move to 27-2 and will match up with Conference 12 runner-up Manchester in the Class 5A South Region Quarterfinals on Tuesday at Meadowbrook High School.

The Confederates fell to 18-7 and will also move on to Region Quarterfinal play versus Conference 12 Champion L.C. Bird on Tuesday.


ALERT: Lee-Davis Field Hockey Earns STATE Tournament Berth!

Lauren Wolfgang's goal 10 minutes into the game held up, as Lee-Davis won a nail-biting 1-0 win over Prince George Wednesday night to advance to the Class 5A South Regional Championship game on Friday night against Gloucester!  The Confederates (19-1) also clinch a berth in the Class 5A State Tournament beginning Friday November 15th.

All remaining games for Lee-Davis will occur at the National Training Center in Virginia Beach.

Congratulations, #LDFH!!!!





Friday, November 01, 2013

FOOTBALL FRIDAY: WEEK 9!!

HUGE games tonight as the calendar turns to November. The final stretch to playoff football is here!!

The Game of The Week is the Atlee Raiders celebrating Senior Night, at 7-1, facing the 7-1 Highland Springs Springers.  Atlee has won five straight, the Springers, seven straight. Both teams are currently tied for third place in Class 5A South Central Zone playoff standings, with the winner possibly able to leapfrog #2 seed Douglas Freeman (who face 3-5 Thomas Jefferson of 3A East) in the playoff standings with a week to go.

An Atlee win, coupled with a win at Lee-Davis next Friday could clinch two home games in the first two rounds of the playoffs November 15th and 22nd.  But a Raider loss tonight could drop them to 4th, even as far as 5th by the end of the regular season, depending on the work of the Hermitage Panthers. Hermitage is arguably, after the last two unbeatens in the area, LC Bird and Dinwiddie, the hottest team in the Central Region, and would be a very tough draw in the opening round of the 5A South Central playoffs.

Lee-Davis, at 4-4 after their 40-35 win at Hanover, go home for their final two games, first tonight against Armstrong. The Wildcats may be 2-6, but they are capable of scoring a lot of points, and are just one spot out of a playoff berth in Class 3A East. Armstrong will come in desperate and will give Lee-Davis their best shot, and cannot be overlooked with a visit from Atlee on the horizon next week.

Hanover, also at 4-4, and currently 12th in Class 4A South playoff standings (16 make the postseason) must rebound from their loss by hosting Varina, who, at 7-1, are looking to clinch home-field for the Class 6A South Central Zone. The Blue Devils are currently the #1 seed.  To ensure a playoff berth, the Hawks should win either tonight or next week at Glen Allen. A 4-6 final record may, or may not, give them enough VHSL rider points to advance. A Glen Allen victory over Henrico tonight, coupled with, for example, a Varina win over Hanover, could create a game next week where the Jaguars and Hawks, who would both be 4-5, could be playing for a postseason berth.  It also depends on results from several other games involving 4A schools not just in our area, but in the Eastern Region as well.

Patrick Henry has won two straight, and tonight travels to Deep Run for the Camouflage Bowl, the 11th edition. The Wildcats won their first game of 2013 last Saturday at Thomas Jefferson as PH won their 2nd straight Saturday at John Marshall, 48-14.

REMINDER: Follow us on Twitter, @hanoversports, for REAL-TIME score updates all evening!  If YOU are at the Varina/Hanover, L-D/Armstrong, or PH/Deep Run games, tweet us your score reports using hashtag "#GOTW"!!

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

THE WRAP: Hanover, Lee-Davis Win Field Hockey Tournament Openers, Atlee upset....

In the Conference 11 Tournament tonight at Henrico, the top-seeded Lee-Davis Confederates made it 16-1 as they rolled past Highland Springs in the first semifinal by a 7-0 score. Madison Doss, Allie Butler and Madison Angus were among those who found the net and clinched a berth in the Class 5A South Region playoffs next week with the win.

Lee-Davis will meet Henrico for the first-ever Conference 11 title Wednesday at 5:30pm at Douglas Freeman High on Three Chopt Road. The Warriors picked up their second win over Atlee this season, with a late goal to eliminate the Raiders by a 1-0 score.

Atlee finishes the season at 9-8 and a game short of region play for the second consecutive season.

In Conference 20 action, #2 seeded Hanover easily handled J.R. Tucker 7-0 in the quarterfinals of the tournament being held at SportsQuest in Midlothian. Michelle Knizner led the way with a hat trick for the Hawks, who are at 14-2. One of those two losses was on opening day, August 26th, versus Midlothian. The Trojans will be Hanover's semifinal opponent Tuesday afternoon. The winner will not only advance to the Conference Tournament final, they'll also grab a berth in the Class 1A--4A Combined Regional Tournament next week.

Patrick Henry will begin Conference 16 Tournament play Tuesday at home against Albemarle at 4:30pm.

GOLF: Patrick Henry sophomore Andrea Dill shot an 87 Monday in the first round of the State Girls Golf Open at Jefferson-Lakeside Country Club in Northern Henrico, just a shot ahead of fellow county player, Atlee freshman Erica Whiteside, who shot an 88.  Day two of the championship is Tuesday.

REMINDER: Major volleyball match Tuesday as Deep Run comes to Patrick Henry for a boys showdown! HCS Media Network will provide LIVE coverage of the match, airtime here on HanoverCountySports.net is at 6:40pm.

Monday, October 28, 2013

FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PICTURE!

Class 5A South:
1) L.C. Bird
2) Douglas Freeman
3T) Atlee and Highland Springs
5) Hermitage
6) Manchester
7) Meadowbrook
8) Lee-Davis (overtaking Mills Godwin by .375 of a point)

Class 4A South:
12) Hanover (down two spots, would play at #5 Lake Taylor if playoffs began today)
13) Glen Allen
16) J.R. Tucker

Class 5A North:
20) Patrick Henry (down one spot despite winning Saturday; beating winless team hurts as others beat better teams to get extra VHSL rider points)


SNAPSHOTS: THE WEEKEND WRAP

A look back at all the action from this past weekend!














FIELD HOCKEY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER 28TH; GOLF NOTE!

Here's the list of county teams participating in today's various opening round matches:

CONFERENCE 11 (Semifinals at Henrico High)
Lee-Davis vs. Highland Springs, 6pm
Atlee vs. Henrico, 7:30pm

The winners play for Conference title on Wednesday at Douglas Freeman.

CONFERENCE 20 (Quarterfinal at River City SportsQuest in Midlothian)
Hanover vs. J.R. Tucker, 7pm (winner gets winner of Midlothian/Hopewell Tuesday at 6pm)

TOMORROW, CONFERENCE 16 Tournament begins as Patrick Henry hosts Albemarle at 4:30pm in a semfinal match!

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GOLF: Good luck to Patrick Henry sophomore Andrea Dill and Atlee freshman Erica Whitehouse who both begin play this morning in the State Girls Golf Championship at Jefferson-Lakeside Country Club in North Henrico near Lakeside!  It is a two-day tournament.

Sunday, October 27, 2013

ALERT: PH Competition Cheer--Conference Champions!

Congratulations to the Patrick Henry Competition Cheer team who won the first-ever Conference 16 Tournament tonight at Orange County High School!

Our thanks to Allen Riddle for this great picture of team members celebrating with the trophy that returns to Ashland!  The team advances to the Class 5A North Regional Championships next Saturday at Mount Vernon High School.

Congrats, Patriots!!!


Friday, October 25, 2013

WEEK 8: FOOTBALL FRIDAY!

The homestretch is already here!  All four county teams still have playoff aspirations, some much greater than others...

GAME OF THE WEEK: LEE-DAVIS (3-4, #9 in Class 5A South Region Central Zone) at HANOVER (4-3, #10 in Class 4A South Region) (airtime 6:30pm on 102.9 FM WHAN Radio and online at HanoverCountySports.net).

The Confederates' collective back is truly against the wall, needing to win out, and get help elsewhere, if they wish to make the playoffs for the third straight season. Coming off a 41-14 loss at home to Highland Springs, they now have to travel to Hanover, a place they haven't since November 5th, 2005, a 14-13 victory.  Lee-Davis needs to find a consistent winning rhythm on offense. Hanover knows they've struggled in the passing game and will likely put 8, even 9 in the box to stop Austin Rice and Blake Stattelman.

Hanover gave Jalen Elliott a try in the backfield at Armstrong last week and he responded with four rushing touchdowns, three in the second quarter of a 47-30 win. Look for Elliott, freshman Clayton Cheatham and Brooks Coombs to share the rock and for QB Korbin Bordonie to manage the game for head coach Derek Stoudt. The Lee-Davis front four is very good, and must be at their best tonight with the postseason literally on the line.

Lee-Davis will NOT be eliminated if they lose tonight, but their chances will diminish significantly. They are over a point behind #8 Mills Godwin for the final playoff berth in Class 5A South Region Central Zone, with Matoaca and Prince George nipping at their heels. Those two teams play each other tonight in what could turn out to be an elimination game. Henrico is currently ahead of both the Warriors (Matoaca) and Royals, but are free-falling, starting at 3-0, but now 3-4 and at Highland Springs tonight.

Hanover wants to win out to earn a home game in the first round of the Class 4A South Playoffs, where the Top 16 teams advance regardless of geography.  They're currently #10. They'll likely have to win out to make the Top 8 and should not look past tonight at their date with Varina next Friday, otherwise LD could catch them off-guard.

Join us LIVE for the game on 102.9 FM, 1430 AM, or here at the link above to listen from anywhere!

ATLEE (6-1, #3 in Class 5A South Region Central Zone) at ARMSTRONG (2-5, 18th in Class 3A East Region): The Raiders have a trap game tonight. Coming off a 70-0 thrashing of Glen Allen, the Raiders cannot look ahead to next week's home showdown with Highland Springs, as the Wildcats can put up points and hang with good teams, giving Varina fits earlier this season, and scoring 30 on Hanover last Friday.

The Raiders hope a win tonight, coupled with a win over Highland Springs next week, could help them clinch the #2 seed in Class 5A South Central Zone, but first things first, they need to take care of Armstrong.

Patrick Henry is off tonight, but plays an enormous game Saturday, 1pm at John Marshall.  IF Patrick Henry wins out, they could sneak into the Class 5A North playoffs, an amazing thought after their 0-6 start. But they go to play a Justices team celebrating homecoming, at 0-7 looking for their first win, and a program that holds a five-game winning streak on the Patriots...

You can hear the Patrick Henry/John Marshall game Saturday at 12:45pm exclusively online HERE at HanoverCountySports.net!!

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Just A Few Days Left.....

...in the 2013 regular season for Field Hockey, and the Hanover Hawks are on a roll!  They haven't lost since September 11th at Lee-Davis, a game heard live on HCS Media Network.  Since then they've run the table, including giving those Confederates their only loss of the year.

Tonight they conclude the regular season at Highland Springs, looking to finish 14-2 and position themselves well for next week's conference tournament. But remember, with only one state champion crowned in a combined Class 1A--4A setup, undefeated Maggie Walker Governors School looms in their conference tourney. The top two teams from next week's event moves on to what will be known as the "4A South Region Tournament" the week of November 4th.

Lee-Davis, at 14-1, conclude their regular season with a home makeup game against Atlee (9-5) Friday at 5pm. Both teams are prepping for 5A postseason action, as their four-team Conference 11 Tournament with Henrico and Highland Springs will hold semifinals Monday at Henrico and the championship game Wednesday at Douglas Freeman.  The Henrico County teams in Conference 11 were moved to Class 5A North for Field Hockey to even out the regional brackets. Thus, Deep Run, Freeman, Godwin and Hermitage will have their own "Conference 14" tournament next week, the top two moving to 5A North Regionals where they may see Patrick Henry, whose Conference 16 Tourney next week will consist of just three teams.

Strap in, it's gonna be a wild ride on our maiden voyage through the new Field Hockey playoffs!

Saturday, October 19, 2013

THE WRAP: PH wins first, Atlee rolls; Lee-Davis halted; Hanover to 4-3.....

The futility is over in Ashland!  Western Hanover County celebrates Patrick Henry's first win of 2013, a 23-19 nailbiter over much-improved Thomas Jefferson on Homecoming Night. Bender Vaught rushed for 222 yards, but it took a self-destruction by the Vikings (3-4) to secure the Patriot win.

With 1:23 left, TJ had the ball at the Patrick Henry 6 yard line with a 4th and goal. The Vikings fumbled the snap, recovering at the 13, but by then the Patriots pounced, and the Vikings' last chance was over.

Patrick Henry, now 1-6, will go to John Marshall for Saturday game next weekend, game time at 1pm.

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Atlee does it again! The Raiders hung 70 on the scoreboard for the second time this year, with a 70-0 win at Glen Allen. Trammel Carey had not one, but TWO interception returns for touchdowns and Tye Burriss returned a punt 60 yards for a score, the fourth week in a row Burriss has had a critical punt return for the Raiders (6-1). Three of them went for touchdowns, while last week's return and penalty against Varina set Atlee up at the Varina 5 when they scored to retake the lead.

The Raiders go to Armstrong next Friday night; the Wildcats generated offense tonight against Hanover, but not enough as the Hawks had their biggest output of the year in a 47-30 win to move to 4-3. Jalen Elliott, from the backfield, scored four rushing touchdowns, three of them in a 26-point outburst in the second quarter that put Hanover ahead 33-12 at halftime. Brooks Coombs and Clayton Cheatham also had rushing TDs.

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The Hawks return home next Friday to host the Lee-Davis Confederates, whose playoff backs are firmly against the wall after a disappointing 41-14 loss at home to Highland Springs. It was Springers QB DJ Johnson who stole the show on our WHAN Radio Game of the Week, passing for 257 yards and four touchdowns, three of them 57 yards or more.

Lee-Davis scored on their first possession to answer Highland Springs, who scored on a one play drive to start the game, but didn't return to the end zone until the fourth quarter, getting only as close as 28-14. Austin Rice scored both TDs on the ground, from 15 yards and 1 yard out respectively.

With Mills Godwin winning tonight to go to 5-2, expect the gap in VHSL rider points between the Eagles, ranked 8th in the Class 5A South "Central Zone", and 9th place Lee-Davis to grow.  The top 8 teams make the postseason beginning November 15th.


Thursday, October 17, 2013

Lee-Davis Athletic Hall of Fame Announces Inaugural Class

The newly formed Lee-Davis High School Athletic Hall of Fame has announced its inaugural class to be inducted on January 17, 2014.

--Mac McConnell, head football coach for the Confederates for 25 years, coach of 1995 Central Region Championship Team...
--Rachel Butler (Track, Class of 2007)
--Rodney Elam (Football, Class of 1972)
--Jim Bunch (Football, Class of 1975)
--Joe Elrod (Football, Class of 1992)

An induction banquet will be scheduled and ceremonies will take place in conjunction with a Lee-Davis basketball game scheduled on the night of January 17th.  Ticket information is available by emailing:

LDHSathletichalloffame@gmail.com

Congratulations, Confederates!!