High Schools

Playoff football: Lake Taylor 10, Hampton 7

Michael.Connors — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:58:30 -0500

By Chic Riebel The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK In a stunning finish that left Lake Taylor shrieking with delight and Hampton howling in complaint, the Titans notched a 10-7 overtime victory in the Eastern Region Division 5 semifinals Friday night when LaRoderick Dean blocked a 23-yard field goal attempt that could have sent the game into a second overtime.

Playoff football: Phoebus 42, Great Bridge 0

Michael.Connors — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:36:03 -0500

HAMPTON Pitch left, toss right and quarterback sneaks up the middle. Phoebus employed a blue-collar blueprint in dominating Great Bridge in an Eastern Region Division 5 semifinal at Darling Stadium. Colby Goodwyn rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns in the Phantoms’ 42-0 thrashing Friday night.

Friday's basketball results and highlights

Michael.Connors — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:31:14 -0500

Boys basketball Tidewater Academy 59, Alliance Christian 42 TIDEWATER ACADEMY (1-0): Westbrook 4, Greene 8, Starkes 21, Parker 3, Yerby 3, Rickmond 12, Doyle 8. Totals 24 8-12 59. ALLIANCE CHRISTIAN (0-1): Lilley 15, Hunter 2, Dozier 8, Rogers 15, Didio 2. Totals 18 4-11. Halftime: Tidewater Academy 31-19 Girls basketball Cape Henry 63, Norfolk Academy 33

Oscar Smith turns tie into win with last-minute TD

david.putney — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:51:27 -0500

CHESAPEAKE A tie game, ball at midfield. Thirty-four seconds. Who would you want guiding your team? Oscar Smith star quarterback Phillip Sims, the state’s career leader in a host of categories, needed just two plays – and the fleet feet of receivers Charlie Ricks and Quinta Funderburk – to keep the Tigers’ season alive.

Playoff football: Woodside 22, Bayside 19

david.putney — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:29:39 -0500

VIRGINIA BEACH Bayside linebacker Henry Coley could only watch in frustration as Woodside’s football team celebrated following the Wolverines’ 22-19 come-from-behind win over the Marlins in the Eastern Region Division 6 semifinals on Friday night. Woodside (11-1) meets defending region champion Oscar Smith next week in the championship.

Playoff football: Oscar Smith-Grassfield preview

Michael.Connors — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:21:12 -0500

CHESAPEAKE Sure, it was a victory – part of Oscar Smith’s current 26-game winning streak. But after years of dominating opponents in 30-, 40- and 50-point wins, a four-point escape sticks out.

Playoff football: Bayside-Woodside preview

Michael.Connors — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:11:47 -0500

Woodside hosted its first ever playoff football game last week when the Wolverines crushed Maury 56-15. Wolverines coach Danny Dodson was thrilled with the school’s first postseason victory this decade but didn’t get too excited. “We want to do a little more than just make the playoffs,” Dodson said. “And the kids have played incredibly each week.”

Playoff football: Great Bridge-Phoebus preview

Michael.Connors — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:04:52 -0500

Defending Group AAA Division 5 state champion Phoebus’ offensive prowess can be summed up in a name: Colby Goodwyn. “He’s a real horse and we’ve been riding him,” first-year coach Stan Sexton said. “We try to spread it out a little bit to open things up for him. “But it’s no secret that he’s our man.”

Playoff football: Lake Taylor-Hampton preview

Michael.Connors — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:55:21 -0500

By Chic Riebel The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK Mario Rowson cringes when he recalls the start of last year’s Eastern Region Division 5 semifinal against Hampton. “They came out and scored on that first drive and I thought we were going to take a real whuppin’,” the Lake Taylor defensive back/wide receiver said.

Football: NSA senior shines in two sports

Michael.Connors — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:47:02 -0500

By Chic Riebel The Virginian-Pilot SUFFOLK Will Crenshaw is a young man with vision. The kind that allowed him to earn a Division I college scholarship in lacrosse and lead his Nansemond-Suffolk football team into Saturday’s Virginia Independent Schools Division II state title game at Blue Ridge.