Preview: Hampton Crabbers Stay With Division 5

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All of the talk of reclassification and playoffs this offseason has gotten many fans abuzz about the changes. One program that’s benefitting from the change is the Hampton Crabbers. Gone are Lake Taylor, Norcom, Phoebus, and Lakeland. There’s plenty of competition in Division 5 still with teams like Salem, Warwick, and Green Run locally. Division 5 is one of the brackets where the best competitors might be out of town. L.C. Bird, Hermitage, Meadowbrook, and Highland Springs will be playoff bound in 2013. Coach Mike Smith won’t hear of that as of now. His focus is on getting his team ready for game number one.

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Kevin Newsome Leaves Temple Football Program

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Former Western Branch standout Quarterback Kevin Newsome recently left the football program at Temple University. It appears doubtful that his football career will resume this fall or any time soon. Generally rated one of the top ten Quarterbacks from the Class of 2009, Newsome played his final prep season in the fall of 2008 at the highly touted football program of Hargrave Military Academy. Hargrave also recently announced that they are suspending the football program.

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Deep Creek Rising (VIDEO Exclusive!)

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The story of Deep Creek Football is well known. They’ve been a legendary Chesapeake team for years, but since the building boom in Chesapeake and redistricting, the school has gotten smaller, the player pool more sparse, and the football program has struggled. That’s not lost on the football coaches, but it’s beyond their control. When talking about the upcoming year, the Hornets’ coaching staff has to deal with the hand they’ve been dealt. Now that VHSL reclassification pits Deep Creek against teams of equal size for the postseason, they’re still not catching a break.

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Heritage Ready To Revisit Playoffs

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The Heritage Hurricanes are a little more than a decade removed from their State Championship season in Football. It might seem like an age away now, but Heritage has the capacity to be a football power. Head Coach George Massenburg has things running right in Newport News, but two years into his regime, it’s not yet clicking like a fully fledged program. Signs of greatness are there. In spite of the loss of their lead tailback, Khalid Abdullah, can Heritage keep things moving in the right direction?

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2013 Dinwiddie Generals: Destination Lynchburg

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On December 14, 2013, the Dinwiddie Generals would like to be far from home. One hundred and one miles from home to be exact. Williams Stadium, nestled on the Liberty University campus in Lynchburg, VA, serves as the backdrop for a story yet to be written. Liberty University and Williams Stadium will host the Virginia High School League (VHSL) Class 4A Championship game and Dinwiddie expects to represent the Southern region against the Northern region opponent. In his characteristic confident but humble demeanor, Coach Billy Mills believes his team should be playing for the VHSL Division 4A Title. “Everyone in our program expects to be playing in Lynchburg in December,” says coach Mills.

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Scott Picks Tigers

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Gloucester Athlete James Scott has grown into a role of punisher with the football in his hands. His Dukes’ team has been undermanned, but he’s still been the guy you didn’t want to see carrying the ball. He’s only a year away from taking his game to the college level, and he’s now decided where he’s going. He’ll have to adapt to playing on the defensive side of the ball, but everything else lined up. Now he can focus on finishing his high school career.

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Presidents On The Comeback Trail

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The Wilson Presidents have had a tough time recently. Coach Curtis Williams inherited a program that was downtrodden, but with a rich history. In Williams’ first season as head coach, he guided the team to a 4-6 record. That was the best that the team had seen since 2004. In the last two seasons, the Presidents have been winless. They’re young again in 2013, but the coach is confident that the program is headed in the right direction.

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Bay Rivers Schedule Preview

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As we say farewell to the old district alignments, we’re going to review the football schedules by the old groupings one more time. There will be no more All-District team. No District Championships. The heady days of the free wheelin’ Bay Rivers District won’t be forgotten. The rivalries between the teams can’t be forgotten. While Bruton drops to Division 2, and New Kent and Smithfield remain far removed from everyone geographically, fans are going to miss seeing these teams play each other on a weekly basis. You have two years (in football) to say goodbye.

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