Postgame Video Interview with Phoebus QB Maurikus Banks:

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Phoebus sophomore QB Maurikus Banks chats following his team's exciting 27-17 triumph over previously unbeaten Warwick at Darling Stadium in Hampton on Saturday, November 2, 2024.

Banks discusses the rally, which saw Phoebus score the game's final 13 points in the fourth quarter to erase a 17-14 deficit and keep their win streak going, which now stands at 44 games (longest active one in VA).

The Class of 2027 talent completed 19 of 27 passes for 226 yards and 2 TD's, the go-ahead one coming on 3rd & 8 to Mhakyi Hill 1:28 remaining in the contest. Earlier on that drive, Banks completed a 56-yard pass to Romeir Smith to convert a 4th & 8.

Just last year as a ninth grader, Banks connected with Keyontae Gray for an 86-yard TD pass on the final offensive play of the game in their exhilirating VHSL Class 4 State Championship win over Salem.

Postgame Video Interview with Phoebus WR Romeir Smith:

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Phoebus senior wideout Romeir Smith chats with VirginiaPreps.com's Matthew Hatfield following a thrilling 27-17 comeback win over Warwick at Darling Stadium in Hampton on Saturday, November 2, 2024.

Smith had five receptions for 105 yards and a touchdown in the victory. It was highlighted by a 56-yard catch on 4th & 8 with just over three minutes to play and the Phantoms trailing 17-14.

The Phantoms are now 9-0 overall on the season and have won 44 straight games, 67 in a row against teams from the Peninsula District.

Final Stats:

Phoebus 27: (Phantoms 9-0 Overall)
Maurikus Banks - 19-27 for 226Yds. 2-0 TD/Int. ratio; 8Car. 44Yds.
Davion Roberts - 18Car. 54Yds; 3Rec. 44Yds.
Romeir Smith - 5Rec. 105Yds. TD
Noah Jefferson - 3Rec. 28Yds.
Trenton Mitchell - 2Rec. 19Yds; 3Car. 11Yds; 4 Tackles, 0.5 TFL, 46-yard INT TD return, PBU
Mhakyi Hill - 2Rec. 16Yds. TD
Tyree Diggs - 4Rec. 14Yds.
Markus Hopson - 1Car. 1Yd. TD; 3 Tackles
Jonathan Rogers - 8 Tackles
Brenden Thompson - 9 Tackles, 1.5 TFL, INT
Kaleb Tillery - 5 Tackles, 1.5 TFL, INT
Troy Solomona - 5 Tackles, Sack

Phantoms - 60 plays for 304 total yards (19-27 for 226 yards passing; 33 rushes for 78 yards); 9 penalties for 80 yards; 0 turnovers


Warwick 17: (Raiders 8-1 Overall)
Saeed Williams Jr. - 8-22 for 103Yds. 1-3 TD/Int. ratio; 12Car. 26Yds.
Cameron Glenn - 10Car. 41Yds.
Niz'john Humphrey - 2Car. 9Yds.
Keon Batts - 3Rec. 61Yds. TD
Julio Carrecter - 2Rec. 25Yds; 89-yard KR TD; 3 Tackles
Dakota Brodus - 1Rec. 10Yds.
Amari Levisy - 2Rec. 7Yds.
I'Ziah Emery - 12 Tackles (9 Solo)
Xavier Carter - 10 Tackles (7 Solo), TFL
Trayshawn Henry - 7 Tackles (5 Solo)
Tracy Pope - 6 Tackles, 2 Sacks

Raiders - 46 plays for 179 total yards (8-22 for 103 yards passing, 3 intercepts; 24 rushes for 76 yards, 1 lost fumble); 10 penalties for 70 yards; 4 turnovers

WV
Duke
Clem
UCF
OK ST
IA ST
MO
BYU
Syr
Mia
CO
SC
PSU
IN
GA *
AL *

SF *
DET *
BUF
WAS
NYJ
PHI
ATL
LAC
BAL (Thur)
MIA
KC

Smithfield (Thur)
Henrico
Spotsylvania
Midlothian (C5) (C5)
Bethel (C5) (Thur)
N Stafford (C6)
Stafford (C6) (C6)
Grafton (C3)
Lake Taylor (C3)
Lafayette (C3) (Thur)
Courtland *
Dinwiddie*

Handley*
LCA *
Woodgrove
Rustburg
James Wood
Battlefield (C6)
William Byrd (C3)
Meridian (C3)
Turner Ashby (C3)
William Monroe (C3)
Strasburg (C2)
Stuarts Draft (C2)

Phoebus Fan said:

Any final stats?

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Yes - about to post them up here in a moment.

Meanwhile, for those that missed the game, you can watch the Replay via Hampton Media Network below...

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DinwiddieProud said:

Yep

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Warwick was celebrating with 4 minutes to go as if the Phantoms have not demolished multiple team's hopes, dreams and biggie bag dinner plans with these miraculous 4th quarter comebacks over the years. There's a telling that on cold and windy nights inside Darling Stadium Austin Grebe can still be heard saying, "But I was in....wasn't I in?" No. Austin you were short.

Region D Playoff Scenarios

IN:

WASHINGTON-LIBERTY (@ 2-7 Wakefield)
Current Points: 314
Max points with a win: 348-356
Max points with a loss: 335-343
Points with wins from: Edison +2, Annandale +2, Lewis +2, Falls Church +2

MADISON (vs. 4-5 Centreville)
Current Points: 312
Max points with a win: 352-356
Max points with a loss: 337-341
Points with wins from: Stone Bridge +2, South County +2

LANGLEY (@ 4-5 McLean)
Current Points: 279
Max points with a win: 316-325
Max points with a loss: 301-310
Points with wins from: Oakton +2, Edison +2, Justice +2, Lightridge +2, Wakefield +1

WESTFIELD (vs. 2-7 South Lakes)
Current Points: 278
Max points with a win: 311-321
Max points with a loss: 298-308
Points with wins from: Patriot +1, Mount Vernon +2, Lake Braddock +2, Justice +2, Wakefield +2, Centreville +1

HERNDON (vs. 6-3 Yorktown)
Current Points: 266
Max points with a win: 306-316
Max points with a loss: 289-299
Points with wins from: Justice +2, McLean +1, Osbourn Park +2, Wakefield +1, South Lakes +2, Chantilly +2

YORKTOWN (@ 7-2 Herndon)
Current Points: 253
Max points with a win: 296-303
Max points with a loss: 278-285
Points with wins from: C.G. Woodson +1, Wakefield +1, Centreville +2, McLean +1, Jackson-Reed (DC) +2 (NOV 8)

MARSHALL (Idle)
Current Points: 279
Max points: 284-289
Points with wins from: Annandale +2, Madison +1, Wakefield +1, Herndon +1

ON THE BUBBLE (4 TEAMS/1 SPOT)

OAKTON (vs. 4-5 Chantilly)
Current Points: 230
Max points with a win: 267-274
Max points with a loss: 252-259
Points with wins from: Langley +1, Fairfax +2, C.G. Woodson +1, West Potomac +2, South Lakes +1

- In a win, in by beating Centreville and McLean in points.
- Out with a loss.

CENTREVILLE (@ 9-0 Madison)
Current Points: 226
Max points with a win: 274-279
Max points with a loss: 254-259
Points with wins from: Alexandria +1, West Potomac +1, Mountain View +1, Yorktown +1, South Lakes +1

- In a win, in by beating McLean in points.
- Out with a loss.

MCLEAN (vs. 7-2 Langley)
Current Points: 226
Max points with a win: 268-276
Max points with a loss: 250-258
Points with wins from: Meridian +2, Lewis +2, Chantilly +1, Edison +2, Wakefield +1

- In a win, in by beating winner of Oakton/Chantilly and Centreville in points.
- Out with a loss.

CHANTILLY (@ 4-5 Oakton)
Current Points: 225
Max points with a win: 261-270
Max points with a loss: 246-255
Points with wins from: Falls Church +2, C.G. Woodson +2, McLean +2, Hayfield +1, South Lakes +1, Herndon +1

- In a win, in by beating or tie McLean in points AND needs Centreville loss.
- Out with a loss.

OUT: WAKEFIELD, SOUTH LAKES

Damn I’ll be in Richmond area Friday too…might have to go hear that cannon in person. Or will it be streamed anywhere?

DinwiddieProud said:

I think we will see Granby vs Warwick in Rd 1.
I see Nansemond River vs KF and Maury vs the winner of Granby/Warwick Rd 2
And Maury vs KF for the Regional Championship.

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How? Maury will be 10-0 and Granby, KF, and Wick will be 9-1 and NR will be 8-2. So Granby and Wick will be 4 and 5 seeds?

So basically this?

1. Maury
2. KF
3. NR
4. Warwick
5. Granby
6. Bethel/Menchville
7. Menchville/Bethel
8. Woodside

awjones1978 said:

From what I saw today Warwick will have its hands full with KF. Granby will have to come through Maury if they make it pass Nansemond River.

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You know the seeding? I know Kings Fork, Granby and Warwick will all be 9-1 going into playoffs.

Any final stats?

I'v watch both teams play Hopewell and they both are very talented teams, from what I observed in both games was containing the quarterbacks will be the key, but that willn't be easily done. And the defense that causes the most turnovers. DINWIDDIE playing at home could be just enough.

I was at Bogle field for the Sandlot Superbowl. (Was unfortunately moved there because of the political rally) Anyway, everytime I go to that field it feels like an abomination to have 2 schools logos on either 40. (CS and HV)

Cin
Duke
Clem
AZ ST
TCU
IA ST
MO
BYU
Syr
Mia
TT
SC
PSU
IN
GA
AL

SF
DET
BUF
PIT
AZ
DAL
ATL
LAC
BAL
LAR
KC

Smithfield
Henrico
Spotsylvania
Midlothian
Bethel
N Stafford
Stafford
York
Lake Taylor
Lafayette
Eastern View
Dinwiddie

Handley
LCA
Woodgrove
Glass
James Wood
Battlefield
William Byrd
Fauquier
Turner Ashby
William Monroe
Strasburg
Stuart's Draft

pizzzzza said:

It 'appears' we have to do make adjustments for Class 6 as well.....

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As far as C6 goes it looks like the Semifinal matchups will go back to the A/B and C/D format.

As far as the Hayfield situation goes, I don't believe it's fair to the players of the contest who chose other teams in Reg C preseseason to have everyone who did pick Hayfield be allowed to pick another team now. They were determined to have been cheating the rules and they aren't eligible for the playoffs. For the purposes of the game, it's my opinion that we should stick with our original picks. If everyone picked Hayfield I could see making an exception, but to keep it fair it's a preseason contest.

Phoebus Fan said:

No. They might not even make it past Granby/Kings Fork. It’s the same thing with them every year: talk nonstop offseason about beating Phoebus (not winning a state title) and dominant all the lesser teams then lose to Phoebus and go to playoffs win a couple games and get beat in the playoffs. Literally happened 3 years in a row…well playoffs part to be determined.

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From what I saw today Warwick will have its hands full with KF. Granby will have to come through Maury if they make it pass Nansemond River.

7MileFord said:

Are you being facetious?

I watched Tazewell’s. It was right after halftime losing around 17-0.

Kind of makes sense to do that if you’re trying to win, right?

Doing it up 30 in the 4th is just, well…

But anyways, it made me laugh. As chippy as it was I would think you would want to get out of there. Not give Tazewell more reason to be upset lol

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Yes, I was joking. I have no idea why they did it at that point. Was it the back up kicker though? Could be just giving him practice kicking one & seeing if they could recover it. 😂

Region C Playoff Scenarios*
*As of 11/3 with all teams eligible for post-season play. Will update if anything changes.

IN:

HAYFIELD (@ 1-8 Lewis)
Current Points: 260
Max points with a win: 292-300
Max points with a loss: 280-288
Points with wins from: West Springfield +2, Annandale +2, Chantilly +2, South County +2

LAKE BRADDOCK (vs. 3-6 Robinson)
Current Points: 278
Max points with a win: 316-320
Max points with a loss: 302-306
Points with wins from: Colgan +2, Madison +1, Westfield +1

WEST SPRINGFIELD (vs. 0-9 C.G. Woodson)
Current Points: 254
Max points with a win: 283-291
Max points with a loss: 272-280
Points with wins from: Hayfield +1, West Potomac +1, Oakton +2, Yorktown +2, Fairfax +1, Robinson +1

FAIRFAX (@ 3-6 Alexandria City)
Current Points: 248
Max points with a win: 284-291
Max points with a loss: 270-277
Points with wins from: Wakefield +2, Oakton +1, Centreville +2, Robinson +1, C.G. Woodson +1

SOUTH COUNTY (@ 4-5 West Potomac)
Current Points: 235
Max points with a win: 273-277
Max points with a loss: 258-262
Points with wins from: Robinson +1, Alexandria +1, Hayfield +1, Madison +1

ON THE BUBBLE (5 TEAMS/3 SPOTS):

WEST POTOMAC (vs. 4-5 South County)
Current Points: 221
Max points with a win: 258-265
Max points with a loss: 243-250
Points with wins from: Mount Vernon +2, Centreville +2, Alexandria +1, Oakton +1, C.G. Woodson +1

- In with a win.
- In a loss, in with one loss from Alexandria or Robinson.
- Owns tiebreaker with Edison if both teams lose.

EDISON (vs. 4-5 Mount Vernon)
Current Points: 218
Max points with a win: 257-260
Max points with a loss: 242-245
Points with wins from: Lewis +1, Annandale +2

- In with a win.
- In a loss, in with losses from Alexandria and Robinson.

MOUNT VERNON (@ 4-5 Edison)
Current Points: 212
Max points with a win: 250-255
Max points with a loss: 235-240
Points with wins from: Unity Reed +1, Lewis +1, Annandale +2, West Potomac +1

- In a win, in with one loss from West Potomac, Alexandria, or Robinson OR beat one of West Potomac, Alexandria, or Robinson in points.
- In a loss, in with losses from Alexandria and Robinson AND beat Alexandria and Robinson in points.

ALEXANDRIA CITY (vs. 6-3 Fairfax)
Current Points: 209
Max points with a win: 251-255
Max points with a loss: 234-238
Points with wins from: Centreville +1, Colonial Forge +1, Forest Park +1, Robinson +1

- In a win, if Edison wins, in with a West Potomac loss OR beat Robinson in points.
- In a win, if Mount Vernon wins, in with a West Potomac loss OR beat Mount Vernon or Robinson in points.
- In a loss, if Edison wins, needs Robinson loss AND beat Mount Vernon and Robinson in points.

ROBINSON (@ 7-2 Lake Braddock)
Current Points: 208
Max points with a win: 251-257
Max points with a loss: 233-239
Points with wins from: West Potomac +1, South Lakes +2, Madison +1, Gainesville +1, C.G. Woodson +1

- In a win, in by beating two of West Potomac, Edison, Mount Vernon, or Alexandria in points.
- In a loss, in by beating Edison/Mount Vernon loser and Alexandria in points.

OUT: FALLS CHURCH, ANNANDALE, JUSTICE, LEWIS, C.G. WOODSON