It seemed like the whole city of Suffolk was out to watch hometown favorite Nansemond River face off against the Truckers of Churchland. Pre-game we discovered that Malik Sexton, quarterback for Churchland, would not start the game but would start the second half. Also, starting running back Jamil Edwards did not play due to illness. That didn’t slow the orange and black attack one bit.
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It was another night of blowouts and surprises. York was upset by New Kent, Churchland topped Nansemond River to run the Truckers’ record to 3-0, and Booker T. Washington won their second game of the young season. Here’s the full scoreboard of local action from Friday night:
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The Churchland Truckers will travel not very far to Nansemond River High School to face the Warriors tonight, in what is sure to be a match up of Division 4A playoff teams. The distance between the two schools is approximately 18 miles apart. Even though the schools are only a stone’s throw away from each other, they played annually between 1999 and 2003, and never since.
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Congratulations to Oscar Smith High School lineman Andrew Brown on winning the Buffalo Wild Wings Player of the Week Award. We were at Oscar Smith High School yesterday to congratulate the team, and Andrew, on winning the award.
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According to a Virginian-Pilot report, the Monarchs are now the kings of football sellouts in the Commonwealth. Virginia Tech did not sell out their home game against Western Carolina last Saturday, so the crown goes to ODU.
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For this week’s Sportswrap/recruit757 Game of the Week, we turn our eye to the Peninsula and a match up with a lot of history involved. Heritage High School has only been open for a little more than a decade, but the storylines here are decades old.
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Ocean Lakes came out strong and never looked back scoring on each of its drives in the 1st half, and adding two more scores in the second half during a runnnig clock. Dolphins QB Churchie Harold threw for more than 400 yards, hooking up with Jason Lewis, Brandon Simmons and Mike Alston.
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There were some thrillers and some blowouts on Thursday night in limited action. The Beach played all of their games on Thursday night, and we had a few others happening in the region.
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September 11 is a commemoration of the thousands of innocent citizens that perished in the attack that propelled this country into a decade and a half of war. But for an area professor, September 11 also marks another tragedy as well as a celebration. Virginia State University Assistant Professor and Richmond native, Dr. Shedrick McCall Jr. celebrates twenty years of life after a helmet-to-helmet collision that ended his football career and nearly cost him his life.
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Two weeks into his first season, Southampton Indian coach Willie Gillus is still very optimistic about his season. After two shutout losses, Gillus believes this season still has promise. The renewing of the old rivalries with VHSL reclassification brings a positive influence to his schedule.
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