This week’s Freedom Ford Player of the Week is sophomore quarterback Terrence Shambry, II who led his Deep Creek Hornets to a win after a 15 game losing streak. Shambry narrowly won the vote over Bayside senior quarterback Deion Stitt.
James Madison had what could be called their best recruiting class ever in their Class of 2012 haul. The Dukes are looking to repeat the feat with the Class of 2013. They added their first commit from The 757 over the weekend when the played host, and won a close game over CAA rival Towson.
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We’re now at the point of the season where we’re eyeing playoff teams. Saturday’s pairing of Bethel vs. Heritage gave both teams the opportunity to earn Power Points and improve their lot for the playoffs. Bethel made it in with three losses last season. They don’t have much room for error from this point forward.
Both Franklin and Sussex Central continued their dominance on Friday night as they edge closer to a late season showdown in the Tri-Rivers District. The two teams are undefeated now, and they’ve mowed through their opponents all season.
It was a matchup of two unbeatens. For Western Branch that was nothing new. In fact, Grassfield was the third unbeaten team that the Bruins had seen in as many weeks.
Something had to give. The Great Bridge Wildcats had been on the skids all season. Deep Creek was winless last season and was looking to break a 15 game losing streak. The game came down to the last play.
Rolling out to a 38-7 halftime lead, Cox (5-2) cruised to a Beach District win by that same count on Tallwood’s homecoming. The Falcons went beyond its first string after amassing 214 first half yards, all on the ground.
We’re now at the mid-point of the season, and we have enough data to look at stat leaders and see the stories developing. So far, the Southside teams have been far more prolific offensively. We’re also seeing that in the recruitment of players in the Classes of 2013 and 2014.
We’re at the halfway point of the season. While we know a lot about the teams in the Peninsula District already, the story isn’t finished. Is Phoebus still Phoebus? Will any Newport News teams make the playoffs? Will there be a Division 6 team from the Peninsula in the postseason?