That will change this week with multiple games featuring two ranked teams. Fourth-ranked Oscar Smith hosts No. 12 Nansemond River in a key Southeastern District game on Thursday — one of four games in Chesapeake moved up to avoid traffic conflicts with Friday’s Luke Bryan country music concert.

On Friday, fifth-ranked Green Run visits No. 11 Cox.

Sonny Dearth, Jami Frankenberry, Jim McGrath, Marty O’Brien, Larry Rubama, Michael Sauls and Sam Saunders voted in the poll. Team, record, first-place votes, total votes and last week’s ranking are included.

1. Maury (2-0) (Seven first-place votes), 105 votes — 1

This week: vs. Dinwiddie at Powhatan Field, 7 p.m. Friday

2. Phoebus (2-0) 98 votes — 2

This week: vs. Heritage at Darling Stadium, 7 p.m. Friday

3. King’s Fork (2-0) 88 votes — 3 

This week: at Great Bridge, 7 p.m. Thursday

4. Oscar Smith (3-0) 87 votes — 4

This week: vs. Nansemond River, 7 p.m. Thursday

5. Green Run (3-0) 76 votes — 5

This week: at Cox, 7 p.m. Friday

6. Warwick (3-0) 71 votes — 6

This week: vs. Menchville at Todd Stadium, 7 p.m. Friday

7. Indian River (3-0) 60 votes — 7

This week: Idle

8. Lafayette (3-0) 55 votes — 8

This week: Idle

9. Salem (2-0) 50 votes — 9

This week: vs. Bayside, 7 p.m. Friday

10. Granby (2-0) 41 votes — 10

This week: at Norview, 7 p.m. Friday

11. Cox (3-0) 34 votes — 11

This week: vs. Green Run, 7 p.m. Friday

12. Nansemond River (2-0) 27 votes — 13

This week: at Oscar Smith, 7 p.m. Thursday

13. Poquoson (2-0) 26 votes — 12

This week: vs. Warhill, 7 p.m. Friday

14. Ocean Lakes (2-0) 13 votes — 14

This week: at Kellam, 7 p.m. Friday

15. Smithfield (2-0) 6 votes — NR

This week: vs. Jamestown at Wanner Stadium, 7 p.m.

Also receiving votes: Hampton 2, Kempsville 1.

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County music star Luke Bryan is scheduled to perform at Heritage Park on Battlefield Boulevard at 6 p.m. Friday. Parking opens at 2 p.m.

The football games that have been moved all will be played Thursday at 7 p.m.: Deep Creek at Grassfield, King’s Fork at Great Bridge, Nansemond River at Oscar Smith and Western Brach at Hickory.

Last week, Chesapeake Public Schools announced Hickory High and Hickory Middle schools would have a synchronous virtual instruction on Friday. Southeastern Elementary and Hickory Elementary are slated to dismiss students at 1 p.m. Friday.

Lakeland’s game at Booker T. Washington remains scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday.

Norfolk’s record: 30-39 in International League’s second half (66-78 overall)

New in town: Left-hander Danny Coulombe, on the shelf since June with an elbow injury, joined the Tides last week on a rehab assignment. He pitched a scoreless inning Wednesday and another one Sunday as he works his way back to the Baltimore Orioles’ bullpen.

In the Nashville dugout: RHP Garrett Stallings, a former star at Grassfield High in Chesapeake, returns to Norfolk after playing earlier this season for the Tides. Milwaukee acquired Stallings in a May trade and he is 1-2 with a 4.44 ERA in 16 games (five starts) with Nashville.

Schedule

Tuesday: 6:35 p.m., Breast Cancer Awareness Night and $2 popcorn and beer

Wednesday: 6:35 p.m., Wine Down Wednesday and Tides take the field wearing Fox Rescue: Hi-Surf jerseys

Thursday: 12:05 p.m., DECA Day

Friday: 6:35 p.m., Tides celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and team photo and 2025 schedule giveaway

Saturday: 6:35 p.m., Fan Appreciate Night and postgame fireworks

Sunday: 1:05 p.m., Bark in the Park and Football Day

Field hockey

Great Bridge’s Leah Orrock and Jordan Walters each scored two goals in the Wildcats’ 5-2 victory over Kellam in a non-district battle of 757Teamz Top 15 teams.

Princess Anne’s Sydney Raguini scored three goals for the Cavaliers, including the overtime winner, in a 5-4 victory against Catholic.

Golf

Grafton’s Lilly McDermott carded a 67 at the Newport News Golf Club’s Deer Run Course, winning a 10-team match, and leads Bay Rivers District golfers with a 70.0 average through five rounds.

Cox’s Paul Arthur Roth fired a 3-under-par 69 to earn medalist honors at Stumpy Lake Golf Course during a regular-season win over Kellam and Bayside.

Ocean Lakes freshman Kaylee Bell carded a 3-under-par 69 to earn medalist honors at Virginia Beach National Golf Course, though Landstown beat the Dolphins.

Gloucester senior Blake Sibley shot a 2-under-par 67 for the medal at the Woodlands, in Hampton, in a Peninsula District match.

Boys volleyball

Bayside’s Vincent Casambre had 56 assists to help the Marlins outlast Landstown, including 15-12 in the final set.

Hickory’s Nolan Kennedy had 17 kills and 10 digs and Grady Hagen added nine kills, three blocks and 15 digs in a 3-2 victory over rival Great Bridge.

Girls volleyball

Cox’s Avery Osler and Camdyn Milisitz each totaled 15 kills and Kathleen Grosz finished with 14 kills to lead the Falcons to a 3-2 win over Kellam during a Beach District showdown between top-five teams.

Grassfield’s Benisa Moore led the Grizzlies with 16 kills in a five-set victory against Western Branch.

Poquoson’s Ivey Lucas recorded 11 kills, 18 assists and 10 digs in a five-set win over Smithfield.

Boys soccer

Cape Henry’s Reid Downs scored on an assist from Cam Delaney to give the Dolphins a 1-0 victory over Norfolk Academy.

Girls tennis

Norfolk Academy’s Andersen Legum and Nora Clingenpeel won at No. 1 doubles and then prevailed at the top two singles spots as the Bulldogs overcame Cape Henry Collegiate 5-4 in a clash of two TCIS title contenders.

Cross country

Peninsula Catholic’s Isabella Curtis won the 5-kilometer Bill McGough Invitational girls race with a time of 19 minutes, 47.7 seconds. Eight teams competed.

Tickets: Sold out. Some tickets are available on after-market sites, including StubHub — the cheapest Friday was $99.

Pre-game: Tailgate lots open at 2 p.m. and festivities at Kaufman Mall also begin at 2 p.m., including a music performance by Party Fins. The ODU Marching Band will play at 3:30, and the team will go through Kaufman with the Monarch March at 3:45.

Want to watch? The game is on ESPN+ with Chip Tarkenton doing play-by-play and Andy Mashaw as analyst.

Last time in Norfolk: “Disastrous” might be an understatement for the Hokies. ODU picked off four passes in a 20-17 victory, and Virginia Tech coaches were stuck in an elevator during halftime. After the game, the Hokies returned to find their locker room had been burglarized — no arrests have been reported.

The series: Virginia Tech leads 3-2 and won 36-17 last season in Blacksburg. The teams are scheduled to meet every season through 2031.

Hokies’ 757 connections: Two wide receivers — Ali Jennings and DaQuan Felton — transferred to Virginia Tech from ODU and Norfolk State, respectively. Felton, a graduate student, starred for Churchland High in Portsmouth, as did starting defensive end Antwaun Powell-Ryland. Others from the 757 include: WR Brodie Adams (Green Run High, Virginia Beach); DL Kemari Copeland (Kellam, Virginia Beach); LB George Ballance (Cox, Virginia Beach); DL Gerard Johnson III (Cox) and OL Griffin Duggan (Nansemond-Suffolk Academy). Defensive lineman James Jennette, a Durham, North Carolina, native, transferred in from William & Mary, while linebacker Kaleb Spencer is a sophomore from Gloucester who played at Life Christian Academy.

The Phantoms got a statement win by defeating the Springers 23-7, but the Commodores held off Wise, of Maryland, and stayed at No. 1 in the 757Teamz Football Top 15.

Several top teams were idle last week and return to action with key district games, including No. 3 King’s Fork at Western Branch and No. 13 Nansemond River at home against Deep Creek.

In the Beach District, Cox makes the short trip to play rival First Colonial after outscoring its first two opponents 85-9, and rankings newcomer Ocean Lakes plays Tallwood.

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Sonny Dearth, Jami Frankenberry, Jim McGrath, Marty O’Brien, Larry Rubama, Michael Sauls and Sam Saunders voted in the poll. Team, record, first-place votes, total votes and last week’s ranking are included.

1. Maury (1-0)

(Seven first-place votes), 105 votes — 1

This week: at Highland Springs, 7 p.m. Friday

2. Phoebus (1-0)

98 votes — 2

This week: vs. Woodside at Todd Stadium, 7 p.m. Thursday

3. King’s Fork (1-0)

87 votes — 3

This week: at Western Branch, 7 p.m. Friday

4. Oscar Smith (2-0)

85 votes — 4

This week: at Great Bridge, 7 p.m. Friday

5. Green Run (2-0)

79 votes — 5

This week: vs. Princess Anne, 7 p.m. Friday

6. Warwick (2-0)

71 votes — 6

This week: vs. Kecoughtan at Todd Stadium, 7 p.m. Friday

7. Indian River (2-0)

59 votes — 7

This week: vs. Hickory, 7 p.m. Friday

8. Lafayette (2-0)

52 votes — 9

This week: vs. New Kent at Wanner Stadium, 7 p.m. Friday

9. Salem (1-0)

51 votes — 8

This week: at Landstown, 7 p.m. Friday

10. Granby (2-0)

45 votes — 10

This week: Idle

11. Cox (2-0)

37 votes — 11

This week: at First Colonial, 7 p.m. Friday

12. Poquoson (1-0)

24 votes — 13

This week: vs. Grafton at Bailey Field, 7 p.m. Thursday

13. Nansemond River (1-0)

22 votes — 12

This week: vs. Deep Creek, 7 p.m. Friday

14. Ocean Lakes (1-0)

9 votes — NR

This week: vs. Tallwood, 7 p.m. Friday

15. Smithfield (2-0)

8 votes — NR

This week: Idle

Dropped out: Hampton (1-1), Western Branch (1-1).

Also receiving votes: Hampton 3, Deep Creek 2, Western Branch 2, Norfolk Academy 1.

Field hockey

Great Bridge’s Lexi Curtis scored and goalie Cam Johnson registered a shutout in the Wildcats’ 1-0 victory over Chesapeake rival Grassfield.

Norfolk Academy’s Sydney Huddleston and Mia Jones each scored goals and Mia Clarkson recorded the shutout in goal as the top-ranked Bulldogs beat then-No. 4 First Colonial.

York’s Natalie Moss scored three goals to lift the Falcons to a 4-2 victory over Lakeland.

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Boys volleyball

First Colonial’s Bo Sawyer had 40 kills and 15 digs, Zia Peterson added 36 kills and 12 digs and Nate Duff had 56 assists in the Patriots’ marathon 3-2 victory over Ocean Lakes.

Granby’s Gabe Sol recorded 13 kills to help the Comets rally from a 16-9 fourth-set deficit during a 3-1 victory over Maury.

Kempsville’s Trent Beeson (14 kills) and Wyatt Strawbridge (13 kills, seven aces) paced the top-ranked Chiefs’ offense in a 3-1 win over Princess Anne.

Tallwood’s Eric Jak recorded 16 kills and 24 digs to pace the Lions in a five-set victory — 15-12 in the final set — against Ocean Lakes.

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Girls volleyball

Grafton’s Kenzie Smith totaled 14 kills and six blocks, while Alana Washington had 10 kills and six aces in a victory against Bruton.

First Colonial’s Teagan Emdadi registered 13 kills and Kaiyah Hiles contributed 40 assists as the Patriots topped Ocean Lakes 3-1.

Menchville’s Emma Wade, a junior, had 21 assists in a victory over Warwick to give her 1,000 during her high school career.

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Golf

First Colonial’s Jake Chavis shot a 1-under-par 69 in a win against Tallwood and Bayside at Kempsville Greens Golf Club.

Landstown’s Tyler Holloway was the medalist with a 67 in a loss to Kellam at Red Wing Lake Golf Course.

Deep Creek freshman Demi Mahiai shot 70 at Bide-A-Wee to win the medal in a loss to Nansemond River.

B.A.S.S. officials announced the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule Friday with nine events across seven states.

Elizabeth City will welcome more than 100 anglers to the Pasquotank River and Albemarle Sound on April 10-13 for a B.A.S.S. tournament’s first visit to the area since the North Carolina Invitational in 1981.

“Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound is located between Camden and Pasquotank counties, and the waters’ striped bass population heads 125 miles upriver to spawn in April, leaving the largemouth the keys to the kingdom,” B.A.S.S. wrote in Friday’s announcement. “The largemouth should congregate in canals and small tributaries that enter the sound, which warm significantly faster than the main-river channel to create a perfect place to kick off the spawn.”

The Bassmaster Elite Series series, in its 20th year, also makes stops in Florida (twice), Texas (three), South Carolina, Oklahoma, Michigan and Wisconsin. The tour begins Feb. 20-23 on the St. Johns River in Palatka, Florida.

Bassmaster.com calls the Elite Series “the highest level of professional bass fishing tournaments.”

Maury, the defending state champion in Class 5, takes on Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School of Prince George’s County, Maryland. Phoebus, the defending state champion in Class 4, pays a visit to Highland Springs near Richmond.

Most of the 757Teamz Top 15 stayed put after last week’s season openers, but Poquoson hopped in after an impressive road win over Lake Taylor and Western Branch sneaked in by a vote.

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Sonny Dearth, Jami Frankenberry, Jim McGrath, Marty O’Brien, Larry Rubama, Michael Sauls and Sam Saunders voted in the poll. Team, record, first-place votes, total votes and last week’s ranking are included.

1. Maury 0-0 (seven first-place votes), 105 votes — 1

This week: vs. Wise (Md.) at Powhatan Field, 7 p.m. Friday

2. Phoebus 0-0, 98 votes — 2

This week: at Highland Springs, 7 p.m. Friday

3. King’s Fork, 1-0, 89 votes — 3

This week: Idle

4. Oscar Smith, 1-0, 85 votes — 4

This week: vs. Norcom, 7 p.m. Friday

5. Green Run, 1-0, 78 votes — 5

This week: at Kellam, 7 p.m. Friday

6. Warwick, 1-0, 69 votes — 6

This week: vs. Bethel at Darling Stadium, 7 p.m. Thursday

7. Indian River, 1-0, 55 votes — 8

This week: at Lakeland, 7 p.m. Friday

8. Salem, 1-0, 54 votes — 7

This week: Idle

9. Lafayette, 1-0, 52 votes — 9

This week: at Booker T. Washington, 7 p.m. Friday

10. Granby, 1-0, 43 votes — 10

This week:  vs. Kecoughtan at Darling Stadium, 7 p.m. Friday

11. Cox, 1-0, 34 votes — 11

This week: vs. Bayside, 7 p.m. Friday

12. Nansemond River, 1-0, 32 votes — 12

This week: Idle

13. Poquoson, 1-0, 24 votes — NR

This week: Idle

14. Hampton, 1-0, 10 votes — 14

This week: vs. King George at Darling Stadium, 1 p.m. Saturday

15. Western Branch, 1-0, 3 votes — NR

This week: vs. Benedictine, 7 p.m. Friday

Dropped out: Lake Taylor (0-1), Churchland (0-1).

Also receiving votes: Bayside 2, Churchland 2, Norcom 2, Kellam 1, Lake Taylor 1, Norfolk Academy 1.