by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 The Bethel Boys watched the final seconds tick away in the Lady Bruins’ upset loss to Hampton just moments before the start of their own game. And when Hampton guard Jalen Ray opened the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader with a deep three-pointer for the Crabbers, it appeared both of the…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Woodside girls, currently 12-0 in the district, traveled to Western Branch High School to kick off Group 6A Monitor-Merrimac conference play. The Bruins entered the game with a 13-1 record in their district with their only district loss being against Kings Fork. Last season, Western Branch defeated Woodside in their first…
by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 Both Heritage and Menchville came in riding two-game winning streaks and would need a great showing to extend their streak to three games. Heritage came out on the attack and held Menchville dormant until the fourth quarter where free throws proved to be the death of Heritage. In overtime, Menchville was…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Norfolk Collegiate guard Kyonze Chavis had plenty of reason to anticipate Friday night’s showdown with top-ranked Cape Henry. Despite the team’s loss to Norcom on Tuesday, a matchup with the Dolphins afforded the Oaks an opportunity at redemption against the defending TCIS conference and VISAA Division I champions. Led by a…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Two of the top-scoring guards in the area will square off Friday night, as Churchland’s Jonae Cox, fresh off a 42-point effort earlier this week, will face Lake Taylor’s Junajah Somerville. Lake Taylor has experienced an up-and-down season with a new cast of stars led by Somerville, who transferred over from…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 The Kempsville Chiefs will host the 12-4 Maury Commodores on Friday night. The Commodores have won 10 out of their last 12 games including a 38-point thrashing of Hickory on Tuesday night, but were defeated by Princess Anne the following night to end their win streak. The Commodores are led by…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Tuesday’s battle between IC Norcom and Norfolk Collegiate was one for the ages. Some costly mistakes mixed with timely buckets by the Mighty Oaks at the end of regulation sent the contest to overtime. But the Greyhounds ran away from Collegiate in the extra period giving the program its 25th consecutive…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Bolstered by a huge performance from forward Michael Barfield-Owens, the Princess Anne boys walked away with a 63-47 win over Maury last night. Barfield-Owens scored 25 points, including 15 in the second half. The Cavaliers held a 23-16 lead at half, despite scoring only eight points in the first quarter. The…
by Daniel Payton, recruit757 Led by 26 points from guard Jonae Cox, Churchland girls cruised to a 59-38 win over Grassfield Wednesday night. The first quarter was tight as both teams contended for the early lead. The Lady Grizzlies scored the first points of the game but it would be a back-and-forth battle for much…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 The raucous crowd at Norfolk Collegiate roared as the host Mighty Oaks led Norcom 8-2 midway through the first quarter. With the Greyhounds shooting an awful 1-7 to start the contest, Norfolk Collegiate appeared on the brink of running the two-time defending state champions out of the school’s compact home gym.…