Locals make college choices, break swimming records

Football
Twitty, Hill make college choices

Two first-team All-Tidewater football players have made their college decisions.

Lake Taylor tackle Fred Hill is headed to NAIA school UVA-Wise, while Grassfield linebacker Isaiah Twitty has chosen Northwestern College, a Christian school in Orange City, Iowa.

Hill, 6 feet 1 and 240 pounds, was second-team all-state, first-team All-Eastern Region and first-team All-Eastern District. Last season, the two-way starter helped lead Lake Taylor’s vaunted rushing attack and led South Hampton Roads’ top-ranked defensive unit. He recorded 78 tackles, including 27 for loss.

Twitty, 5-10 and 200 pounds, was second-team All-Eastern Region and All-Southeastern District. In his three-year career, he compiled 198 tackles, 22 sacks, 14 forced fumbles and five interceptions. On offense, he rushed for 15 touchdowns and averaged five yards per carry.

“We are very excited to add Isaiah to our linebacker group next fall,” Northwestern coach Kyle Achterhoff said in a release. “He is an outstanding linebacker who is always around the football, making tackles and creating turnovers. Isaiah is a physical player and we look forward to having him be part of the Red Raider football family.”

Swimming
Maury’s White sets 3 national records

Maury sophomore Sarah White set three national records swimming for the Old Dominion Aquatic Club in a recent competition in Orlando, Fla.

White, who didn’t swim for the Commodores this season after a record-setting freshman year, was clocked at 2:01.13 in the 200 butterfly, breaking the old mark of 2:01.33 set by Olympic gold medalist Mary T. Maegher. White’s 55.44 finish in the 100 butterfly broke Darby Chang’s record of 55.92. She also swam a leg on the record-setting 200 freestyle relay team.

Boys Basketball
N. Academy’s covington to play in all-star game

Norfolk Academy’s D.J. Covington is slated to play in the inaugural Private vs. County game April 16 at Matoaca High School in Chesterfield.

The game is part of the 804 All-Star Game weekend. The 804 game, in its seventh year, features a North and South team from the Central Region and will be played April 17 at Matoaca.

Covington, a senior who has signed with VMI, averaged 18.8 points, 11.7 rebounds and 5.2 blocks per game this past season. He also finished with more than 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds in his career.