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King and Queen's class of 2023 Malik Holmes has picked up a division 1 scholarship offer from VMI. Holmes was first team all state 2021 and 2022. Regional defensive player of the year 2021. District offensive player of the year 2022. Holmes notched 7,394 yards with 114 touchdowns, 248 tackles, and 19 interceptions over his career leading the Central Royal Tigers football program.

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Martinsville sliding in the wrong direction.

Looking for games home or away. If interested please contact Westmoreland Athletic Director to get scheduled.

Looking for games home or away. If interested please contact Westmoreland Athletic Director to get scheduled.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2023​

HOOPS: New RVA Sports Network Top 10 High School Polls​

While the number one teams remain intact for another week,
there is shifting elsewhere in the latest RVA Sports Network Top 10 high school boys and girls basketball polls,
based on results through Saturday January 14th.
********************

BOYS:

1) John Marshall (13-0, was #1)
2) Varina (10-1, was #3)
3) Hopewell (11-2, was #4)
4) L.C. Bird (9-4, was #7)
5) Manchester (12-1, was #2)
6) Steward (11-4, was #5)
7) James River (9-3, was #8)
8) St. Christopher's (9-3, was #6)
9) Glen Allen (11-3, was #10)
10) Matoaca (10-3, NEW)

Dropping Out: Mills Godwin (10-3, was #10)

KEY GAMES THIS WEEK:

#1 John Marshall vs. Grayson (GA), Monday, 10:45am, Kevin Durant Classic
#2 Varina vs. Saint Frances Academy, Monday, 4pm, DTLR MLK Classic, College Park, MD
#4 L.C. Bird at #10 Matoaca, Wednesday, 7:15pm
Highland Springs at Hermitage, Wednesday, 7pm
Monacan at #5 Manchester, Friday, 7:15pm
#7 James River at Cosby, Friday, 7:15pm



GIRLS:

1) Thomas Dale (12-2, was #1)
2) Glen Allen (11-0, was #3)
3) Manchester (11-3, was #2)
4) James River (10-2, was #4)
5) Saint Gertrude (13-3, was #5)
6) L.C. Bird (10-2, was #7)
7) Steward (13-4, was #8)
8) Highland Springs (8-3, was #6)
9) Hopewell (9-1, was #10)
10) Monacan (9-5, returning)

Dropping Out: Mechanicsville (11-1, was #9)


KEY GAMES THIS WEEK:

#7 Steward at Catholic, Tuesday, 6pm
#10 Monacan at #6 L.C. Bird, Tuesday, 7:15pm
#8 Highland Springs at Mechanicsville, Tuesday, 7:30pm
#5 Saint Gertrude at St. Anne's-Belfield (13-1), Wednesday, 5pm
Cosby at #4 James River, Wednesday, 7:15pm
#3 Manchester at #10 Monacan, Thursday, 7:15pm
Thomas Edison vs. #2 Glen Allen, Saturday, 2:30pm, Highland Springs HS
Massaponax at #8 Highland Springs, Saturday, 7pm
#7 Steward vs. St Anne's-Belfield, Saturday 8:30pm, Highland Springs HS







Posted by robwitham at 3:25 PM

Polls are based on known game results through Saturday January 21, 2023:
BOYS:

1) John Marshall (16-0, was #1)
2) Varina (12-2, was #2)
3) Hopewell (12-2, was #3)
4) L.C. Bird (11-4, was #4)
5) Manchester (14-1, was #5)
6) Steward (12-5, was #6)
7) Glen Allen (12-3, was #9)
8) James River (10-3, was #7)
9) Highland Springs (10-4, returning)
10) Matoaca (11-3, was #10)

Dropping Out: St. Christopher's

KEY GAMES THIS WEEK:

#9 Highland Springs at #8 James River, Monday, 7:15pm (TWITTER: @TheRVASportsNet)
#7 Glen Allen at #1 John Marshall, Tuesday, 7:30pm
#4 L.C. Bird at Patriot (15-2), Wednesday, 7pm
#2 Varina vs. #4 L.C. Bird, Saturday, 3:45pm, VSU Multi-Purpose Center, Ettrick
Petersburg (10-5) vs. #3 Hopewell, Saturday, 5:30pm, VSU Multi-Purpose Center, Ettrick





GIRLS:

1) Thomas Dale (13-2, was #1)
2) Glen Allen (13-0, was #2)
3) Manchester (13-3, was #3)
4) James River (13-2, was #4)
5) Saint Gertrude (16-4, was #5)
6) L.C. Bird (12-3, was #6)
7) Hopewell (11-1, was #9)
8) Steward (14-6, was #7)
9) Highland Springs (12-5, was #8)
10) Monacan (10-6, was #10)

KEY GAMES THIS WEEK:

#2 Glen Allen at John Marshall (12-5), Tuesday, 6pm
Cosby at #6 L.C. Bird, Tuesday, 7:15pm
#1 Thomas Dale at Matoaca (10-4), Tuesday, 7:15pm
#3 Manchester at Cosby, Thursday, 7:30pm







Posted by robwitham at 2:44 PM
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2023​

HOOPS: New RVA Sports Network Top 10 High School Polls​

While the number one teams remain intact for another week,
there is shifting elsewhere in the latest RVA Sports Network Top 10 high school boys and girls basketball polls,
based on results through Saturday January 14th.
********************

BOYS:

1) John Marshall (13-0, was #1)
2) Varina (10-1, was #3)
3) Hopewell (11-2, was #4)
4) L.C. Bird (9-4, was #7)
5) Manchester (12-1, was #2)
6) Steward (11-4, was #5)
7) James River (9-3, was #8)
8) St. Christopher's (9-3, was #6)
9) Glen Allen (11-3, was #10)
10) Matoaca (10-3, NEW)

Dropping Out: Mills Godwin (10-3, was #10)

KEY GAMES THIS WEEK:

#1 John Marshall vs. Grayson (GA), Monday, 10:45am, Kevin Durant Classic
#2 Varina vs. Saint Frances Academy, Monday, 4pm, DTLR MLK Classic, College Park, MD
#4 L.C. Bird at #10 Matoaca, Wednesday, 7:15pm
Highland Springs at Hermitage, Wednesday, 7pm
Monacan at #5 Manchester, Friday, 7:15pm
#7 James River at Cosby, Friday, 7:15pm



GIRLS:

1) Thomas Dale (12-2, was #1)
2) Glen Allen (11-0, was #3)
3) Manchester (11-3, was #2)
4) James River (10-2, was #4)
5) Saint Gertrude (13-3, was #5)
6) L.C. Bird (10-2, was #7)
7) Steward (13-4, was #8)
8) Highland Springs (8-3, was #6)
9) Hopewell (9-1, was #10)
10) Monacan (9-5, returning)

Dropping Out: Mechanicsville (11-1, was #9)


KEY GAMES THIS WEEK:

#7 Steward at Catholic, Tuesday, 6pm
#10 Monacan at #6 L.C. Bird, Tuesday, 7:15pm
#8 Highland Springs at Mechanicsville, Tuesday, 7:30pm
#5 Saint Gertrude at St. Anne's-Belfield (13-1), Wednesday, 5pm
Cosby at #4 James River, Wednesday, 7:15pm
#3 Manchester at #10 Monacan, Thursday, 7:15pm
Thomas Edison vs. #2 Glen Allen, Saturday, 2:30pm, Highland Springs HS
Massaponax at #8 Highland Springs, Saturday, 7pm
#7 Steward vs. St Anne's-Belfield, Saturday 8:30pm, Highland Springs HS







Posted by robwitham at 3:25 PM

SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2023​

HOOPS: New RVA Sports Network Top 10 High School Polls​

While the number one teams remain intact for another week,
there is shifting elsewhere in the latest RVA Sports Network Top 10 high school boys and girls basketball polls,
based on results through Saturday January 14th.
********************

BOYS:

1) John Marshall (13-0, was #1)
2) Varina (10-1, was #3)
3) Hopewell (11-2, was #4)
4) L.C. Bird (9-4, was #7)
5) Manchester (12-1, was #2)
6) Steward (11-4, was #5)
7) James River (9-3, was #8)
8) St. Christopher's (9-3, was #6)
9) Glen Allen (11-3, was #10)
10) Matoaca (10-3, NEW)

Dropping Out: Mills Godwin (10-3, was #10)

KEY GAMES THIS WEEK:

#1 John Marshall vs. Grayson (GA), Monday, 10:45am, Kevin Durant Classic
#2 Varina vs. Saint Frances Academy, Monday, 4pm, DTLR MLK Classic, College Park, MD
#4 L.C. Bird at #10 Matoaca, Wednesday, 7:15pm
Highland Springs at Hermitage, Wednesday, 7pm
Monacan at #5 Manchester, Friday, 7:15pm
#7 James River at Cosby, Friday, 7:15pm



GIRLS:

1) Thomas Dale (12-2, was #1)
2) Glen Allen (11-0, was #3)
3) Manchester (11-3, was #2)
4) James River (10-2, was #4)
5) Saint Gertrude (13-3, was #5)
6) L.C. Bird (10-2, was #7)
7) Steward (13-4, was #8)
8) Highland Springs (8-3, was #6)
9) Hopewell (9-1, was #10)
10) Monacan (9-5, returning)

Dropping Out: Mechanicsville (11-1, was #9)


KEY GAMES THIS WEEK:

#7 Steward at Catholic, Tuesday, 6pm
#10 Monacan at #6 L.C. Bird, Tuesday, 7:15pm
#8 Highland Springs at Mechanicsville, Tuesday, 7:30pm
#5 Saint Gertrude at St. Anne's-Belfield (13-1), Wednesday, 5pm
Cosby at #4 James River, Wednesday, 7:15pm
#3 Manchester at #10 Monacan, Thursday, 7:15pm
Thomas Edison vs. #2 Glen Allen, Saturday, 2:30pm, Highland Springs HS
Massaponax at #8 Highland Springs, Saturday, 7pm
#7 Steward vs. St Anne's-Belfield, Saturday 8:30pm, Highland Springs HS




Posted by robwitham at 3:25 PM

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

SFUWO 11
Gunz41 9
Scalvinscaliwag 6
Champ Cage 6
mike salem 4
m-squared 4
Ampipe_High 4
ClarkeFan83 4
tylerrossfc10 4
FoxesPride 4
-COUNTRY-CLUB-JOE- 4

(Lnacerhoo 8)



SFUWO 19
Gunz41 17
Champ Cage 14
FoxesPride 14
-------------------------(eliminated) Tiebreaker- reg season pts
mike salem 14
Scalvinscaliwag 14
ClarkeFan83 12
Ampipe_High 12
tylerrossfc10 10
m-squared 10
-COUNTRY-CLUB-JOE- 10

2A football.

Who has the most best gameday experience for fans.
Best game atmosphere?
Best student sections?
Best crowds?
Best playing field?
Best concession stands?
Best looking field?

Feel free to add another category.

This is one of your specialties. We now have five HC vacancies in the Richmond area. How many more do you anticipate? Do you see any of the openings as a golden opportunity?

BTW, has Charlottesville named a coach yet?

Final from last night

New school record in the boys 4by 400 and a first place finish! 3:25.52!!
Awesome job by Robbie Wilkerson (JR), Jessiah Parker (SO), Preston Douglas (SO), Lucas Mendoza (SO)! 👏🏻🥇
@CosbyAthletics

Henrico HS Student Activities
@HenricoWarrior

#Henrico is excited to announce DeShawn Holmes as new head FB coach. Holmes is a HCPS graduate, played 4yrs at UR serving as captain Senior year. Holmes is currently on staff in the HHS English dept, serves and an Administrative Aide in addition to being on FB staff since 15'.

After Friday night's humbling loss to Staunton, Riverheads needed a confidence boost and got it tonight with a dominating 56-30 rout of the visiting Minutemen. The Big Red controlled the action so completely that........Liberty did not score its first point until the 5 minute mark of the second quarter.........at halftime two different Riverheads players each had more points than Liberty had as a team.....and Liberty did not reach double digits on the scoreboard until the midway point of the third quarter.

The Gladiators were able to substitute frequently and as a result, all nine players got plenty of playing time and each of them scored. Sophomore sharpshooter Will Gardner returned to his early-season form and led the scoring with 19 to be the only Gladiator in double figures, with seven other guys scoring between 4 and 7 points. Gardner hit three triples and three other guys combined for another four shots from behind the arc.

It was a rather hectic game and was tightly called by the officials. Of course there were the usual cat calls and raised eyebrows over some of the calls, or lack thereof, but for the most part I thought they did a good job. It was one of those games where one team got the better of things in the first half and the other in the second.

With the win, Riverheads is now an even 7-7 on the season, with sights still set on a possible winning season and/or a Region 1-B playoff berth. Their next two games will be county rivalry battles, as they will host Stuarts Draft Tuesday and travel to Buffalo Gap Friday.

Tonight's JV game was much more entertaining and by far the more competitive of the two games. The respectable delegation from Liberty that made the trip must have been comprised mainly of JV family members because they were much louder and more enthusiastic during that game.

Of course part of that would be because they led most of the way. But RHS finally came to life in the fourth quarter and pulled out an exciting 37-32 win. Prior to that final period, Liberty had Riverheads on the ropes and in fact held the Big Red to just two third-quarter points. The Minutemen led 22-15 heading into the fourth but in one of the strangest stats you will ever hear, Riverheads scored just those 15 points through the first 21 minutes of action, but scored nine points in the first 1:21 of the fourth quarter as Chase Donathan and Ethan Mulcahy combined to hit three quick triples to surge the Big Red into the lead.

Moments later, Brody Phillips dropped in the fourth triple of the quarter and down the stretch Mulcahy fired in one more. But Liberty was keeping pace and the game was tied at 32-32 entering the final minute or so, when Riverheads was able to squeak out the win. Just as important as all those triples were four pressure packed free throws from Chris Dotson. His twin Jayden made his mark tonight also as he hit Riverheads' only triple of the first half.

So it was a good night to be a Gladiator as they completed a 4-0 sweep of the Class 3-A Minutemen, having also won both games last week on Liberty's home floor. The two teams had never met before and the idea for this home and home series actually came about because a holiday tournament Riverheads was hosting was canceled due to weather. The Gladiators were scheduled to host Liberty, Mountain View and Harrisonburg over two nights and when that event did not materialize, RHS instead scheduled series with MV and LB. Perhaps the same four schools can try the tournament idea again next season.

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