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Thanksgiving Day Practice

I believe its a tradition in Greenville to be practicing on Thanksgiving Day . From early on the talk is to be Practicing on Turkey Day . Riverheads will have their hands full in Central . Unbeaten teams seam to get in a groove and have the confidence to keep rolling . Happy Thanksgiving to all and safe travels for those on the roads . RHS 35 - Central 13

Alignment

I am sure this has already been discussed on here but I have just gotten around to looking at the alignment plan starting next year. Dude, Region 4D is literally half of Virginia. I love it in terms of great matchups and possible rivalries being born, but man, you’re telling me Millbrook and Halifax are in the same region? That’s over four hours on a bus. Holy crap. It’s a great line-up in terms of brand names but that is crazy.

I’m glad Charlottesville is moving back up to C4. Love the old rivalry with EC Glass/GW and the 29 South foes. Now John Handley is in the region, so in theory a team like Charlottesville could travel a hundred miles south to Mecklenberg then a hundred miles north on 81 to Winchester in the same playoff run. Crazy!

Why are Sherando/Handley/James Wood/Liberty Bealton not in 4C? Heck even Orange County makes more sense in C. Just trying to wrap my head around it.
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NCAA/NFL Pick em Week 13 Results and Standings

Congratulations to FoxesPride for winning this week's Pick em!


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What's the call????

So right before the half in the Appo Glenvar game, Appo scored to tie the game and had to kick off with 1:10 on the clock.
Appomattox kicks a high hanger that is first touched by one of our players at the other 40 (kick went 20 yards), there is a scramble for the ball and we recover. Flag then comes out and the ball is given to Glenvar plus a 15 for tripping. Flag was thrown right at the kid who recovered the ball and on the film the closest he gets to a Glenvar player (other then when on the ground going for the ball) was 2-3 yards.

Aside from the tripping call some where told that the kicking team can't touch the ball before it either hits a player on the receiving team or hits the ground first past the 10 yards....... That correct????

I also add that while I didn't like this call I am not saying the game wasn't called well. I know some Appo folks were complaining and saying the refs were against us but I would remind them of the end of the game where we had to punt and their kid returned it for a TD that was called back on a block in the back. If that call isn't made its Glenvar traveling to Bluefield this weekend.

Game Recap Trojans Subdue Tigers and Set Up Clash with the Gladiators

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The Trojans Kam Robinson stops the Royal Tigers Kam Berry in his tracks.

TAPPAHANNOCK- In the regular season many anticipated the Essex vs. King & Queen Central matchup because of the competitive nature of last season's game. Many left disappointed but expected the rematch to be the test before the game for the Trojans. The Royal Tigers were surely going to make this time a much different outcome right? Hopes of a different outcome were quickly denied in less than 60 seconds.

After recovering the squib kick, Essex looked to send a message about how this game was gonna go. The first play from scrimmage Dorian Harris took the hand off cut right and it was goodbye. Harris would streak 51 yards for the touchdown before many got settled into the bleachers as only 11 seconds were off the clock.

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Dorian Harris exploded for the opening touchdown from 51 yards out.

The Royal Tigers offense would look to respond and they would but not in the way the visiting fans wanted. Malik Holmes' pass to his left would be picked by Mekhi Allen who raced 31 yards for the pick six. With 11:01 on the clock in the 1st Essex led 16-0.

King & Queen Central's defense would tighten up and would even look good stopping the Trojans offense the rest of the quarter and into the early 2nd. After denying a Trojan drive at their own 5 yard line, the Royal Tigers would watch a snap go right through the hands of Holmes into the back of the endzone for the safety. Essex led 18-0 with 8:21 before the half.

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The snap gets away and into the back of the endzone for an Essex safety.


If the fire had gone out then that safety would be the spark the Trojans needed to rekindle the flame. The next possession would end with Kam Robinson leaping into the endzone from a yard out. He would even throw a pass on the conversion to Jordan Howard to make it 26-0 with 4:59 to play before the half.

After an interception by Bryan Roane Jr., Michael Brimmer would throw a perfect pass to Allen from 29 yards out to make it 33-0 at the 3:17 mark in the 2nd. This would be the score at the half.

In the 2nd half, Brimmer would hit Javione Garner-Rich on a short reception in which he would then dash for a 14 yard touchdown! The running clock would be on and Zaccheus Ware would nail his 2nd straight extra point to make it 40-0. Jaden Holmes would get the final score going in from 2 yards on with the 2nd team to close things out with a 46-0 victory.

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Jordan Howard makes a big catch setting a score.


Essex will now move on to the state semifinals where they set up the most anticipated match up of the year. Essex (13-0) will travel to Greenville and face the Region B champion Riverheads (11-1) who defeated Central Lunenburg 42-13. Coach Todd Jones' group is their most talented in decades for the Trojans and a large convoy of fans should make the ride out west.

Coach Dylan DeHart gets the runner up trophy and will say goodbye to a group many would say were the faces of resurrecting the Royal Tigers back to their winning ways. Their community is proud of them and they look to reload and continue to be in the upper echelon of Region A contenders..

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Coach Dylan DeHart accepts the runner up trophy from Essex Principal Damean Barfield for the good season the Royal Tigers produced.

KING & QUEEN 0 0 0 0 - 0
ESSEX 16 17 7 6 - 46


E- Harris 51 yard run (Robinson run)
E- Allen 31 yard interception return (Harris pass from Brimmer)
E- Safety (ball goes out the back of the endzone)
E- Robinson 1 yard run (Howard pass from Robinson)
E- Allen 29 yard pass from Brimmer (Ware kick)
E- Garner-Rich 14 yard pass from Brimmer (Ware kick)
E- Holmes 2 yard run (kick failed)

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