Sam Saunders – The Virginian-Pilot https://www.pilotonline.com The Virginian-Pilot: Your source for Virginia breaking news, sports, business, entertainment, weather and traffic Wed, 18 Sep 2024 03:37:29 +0000 en-US hourly 30 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/POfavicon.png?w=32 Sam Saunders – The Virginian-Pilot https://www.pilotonline.com 32 32 219665222 High school scoreboard: No. 12 Ocean Lakes disrupts rankings with girls volleyball victory over No. 3 Cox https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/09/17/high-school-scoreboard-no-12-ocean-lakes-disrupts-rankings-with-girls-volleyball-victory-over-no-3-cox/ Wed, 18 Sep 2024 03:23:26 +0000 https://www.pilotonline.com/?p=7372999 Field hockey

#757Teamz Top 15

#6 First Colonial 2, #14 Kellam 0

Claire Hitchings scored the first goal with an assist from Rylee Brooks-Booth who then scored the second goal. Freshman goalkeeper Addie Savoie recorded one save and her first career shutout.

#7 Cox 9, Landstown 0

Erma Bailey and Mac Derr each scored two goals. Bella Glenn, Mikaela Quinn, and Campbell Wright achieved their first career goals during the game. Rose Holland and Atalee Booth scored as well.

#9 Princess Anne 8, Bayside 2

Sydney Raguini scored five goals for the Cavaliers. Avery Eaves and Claire Holmes scored one and two goals, respectively. Bayside’s two goals were netted by Natalee Fortin and Chole Imanil.

Beach District

Salem 4, Kempsville 1

Tamia Lawton scored a hat trick, and Mariah Jones added the other goal for the SunDevils.

Boys soccer

Private schools

Hampton Roads Academy 3, Nansemond-Suffolk Academy 0

Zachary Busch scored two penalty kicks and assisted Luke Sablan’s goal.

Boys volleyball

#757Teamz Top 15

#2 Kellam d. Tallwood, 3-0

(27-25, 25-18, 25-20)

Captains Bennett Barco and Joel Eanes led the Knights with eight kills each. Nathan Pyka aided the team with 12 digs.

#6 Kecoughtan d. #9 Denbigh

(25-22, 25-16, 25-12)

Gabe Rumburg recorded 12 kills, 10 digs, and six aces. Jayden Dinh added 11 kills, eight digs, four aces, and two blocks.

Beach District

Cox d. Ocean Lakes, 3-2

Zach Hamilton had 22 kills and six digs, Thomas Moore had 10 kills, and Tony Cugini added six kills. Zane helped with 38 assists.

Green Run d. Salem, 3-0

(25-15, 25-15, 25-23)

Braven Jackson led the Stallions with eight kills and a 0.411 hitting percentage. Max Wasserzug and Torin Kernan combined for 12 service aces.

Girls volleyball

#757Teamz Top 15

#1 Grafton d. Tabb, 3-0

(25-18, 25-23, 25-14)

Kenzie Smith recorded 14 kills and two blocks, and Alana Washington added 11 kills. Olivia De La Cruz and Kaylie Klemm combined for 32 assists, and Ally Burke contributed 17 digs.

#12 Ocean Lakes d. #3 Cox, 3-2

Santina Martcheva had 22 kills while Carmela Mendoza contributed 42 assists. Kayla Bennett recorded 36 digs.

#4 Norfolk Academy d. Isle of Wight Academy, 3-0

Peyton McGee led the Bulldogs with nine kills. Charleston Hart had seven kills and five aces while Audrey Lipps added six more. Michaela Betancourt tallied 19 assists.

#7 Greenbrier Christian Academy d. Atlantic Shores, 3-0

Allie Dahlman led the Gators with assists and serves while Logan Turchetta and Katelyn Balka had numerous kills. Vivi Tucker and Jordan Freeman led defense.

#9 First Colonial d. Princess Anne, 3-0

(25-20, 25-14, 25-9)

The Patriots served 18 aces led by Elisa Chamness with seven. Grace Davies-Hackenberg, Gabby Taylor, and Alayna Cole combined for 20 kills.

#13 Kellam d. Tallwood, 3-1

(21-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-22)

Audrey Neil led the offense with 15 kills. Riley Erwin, Leilah Beasley, and Mia Schmidt added 14, 12, and nine kills, respectively. Mia Schmidt had 21 digs, Emmie Irving contributed 24 assists, and Sydney Stone had 17 digs. Riley Irwin and Leilah Beasley both recorded double-doubles.

#14 Bruton d. York, 3-0

(25-14, 25-19, 26-24)

Bruton was led by Cassie Hall with seven kills and seven digs. Annalise Wood added six kills, eight assists, and eight digs. Mina and Jolie Faw chipped in with five kills and two blocks each.

Bay Rivers District

Jamestown d. Lafayette, 3-0

(25-12, 25-7, 25-13)

Jamestown’s victory leads to a 6-4 overall record for the season.

Smithfield d. Warhill, 3-1

(25-22, 22-25, 25-20, 25-21)

Isabella Dow totaled 19 assists, seven aces, and 10 digs. Chloe Schall contributed nine kills, five aces, and seven digs. Freshmen Baylee Carriker and Lexie Hanna contributed a total of five aces.

Beach District

Salem d. Green Run, 3-0

(25-15, 25-10, 25-20)

The SunDevils were led by Brianna Douglas with five aces and five kills as well as Margaret Adolphe with six kills and 23 digs.

Peninsula District

Kecoughtan d. Denbigh, 3-0

(26-24, 25-19, 25-19)

Abby Pincus recorded two aces, four kills and one dig. Deziah Harper added one ace and six kills. Michelle Walker contributed one ace, seven assists, and one dig.

Southeastern District

Great Bridge d. Bayside, 3-0

(25-15, 25-23, 25-23)

Marcy Stambaugh had 12 kills, Katerina Vardeman added nine kills with seven digs, and Hailey Hossfeld totaled 12 digs.

Private schools

Catholic d. Oscar Smith, 3-2

(25-16, 22-25, 19-25, 25-15, 20-18)

Sophomore outside hitter Lacee Jackson was the kill leader with 10 kills, and senior libero Lee Schmieder led defense for the Crusaders with 17 digs and one ace. Miley Hoffman and Brooklyn Beverly combined for seven aces.

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High school scoreboard: No. 10 Poquoson overcomes No. 8 York in close field hockey match https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/09/16/high-school-scoreboard-no-10-poquoson-overcomes-no-8-york-in-close-field-hockey-match/ Tue, 17 Sep 2024 03:06:54 +0000 https://www.pilotonline.com/?p=7371233 Golf

Southeastern District

Lakeland 342, Deep Creek 390

Deep Creek’s Demi Mahiai shot a 75 and was the medalist at Suffolk Golf Course.

Field hockey

#757Teamz Top 15

#5 Great Bridge 8, Ocean Lakes 0

Lexi Curtis scored the first four goals of the game and finished with five. Leah Orrock and Lily Johnson scored one and two more goals, respectively.

#10 Poquoson 3, #8 York 2

Lucy Carpenter, Anabella Simmons and Elizabeth Trant all scored for the Islanders, with assists from Anabella Simmons and Casey Law. York’s goals were scored by Lexi Anderson and Natalie Moss.

Eastern District

Maury 7, Manor 0

Emerson Wesley recorded three saves. Annabelle Topping, Sophie Baker, Zoe Redel, Ellie Mcbride, and Elliot Bebber all scored with Zinnia Wilson making two goals for the Commodores.

Boys soccer

Private schools

Norfolk Collegiate 6, Steward 0

Jayden Walker and Storm Roelink led the Oaks with three goals and three assists, respectively. Additional goals from Aiden Chen, Myles Johnson and James Wells led to Norfolk Collegiate’s victory in the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools.

Boys volleyball

#757Teamz Top 15

#4 Granby d. Lake Taylor, 3-0

(25-5, 25-11, 25-14)

The Comets combined for 27 aces.

#7 Maury d. Norcom, 3-0

(25-8, 25-12, 25-20)

Rahsan Spruill and Jonas Stafford totaled 10 aces. Zach Mendoza and Andrew Smith had five digs each, while Aris Redel and Keegan Anuar had five kills each. Caleb Bailey, Owen Redel and Frank Morgan combined for 10 kills.

Private schools

Catholic d. Peninsula Catholic, 3-1

Cooper Green and Mika Pohling led the Crusaders with 30 kills and 23 digs. Carter Jaehn contributed 23 assists, Noah Dano added five kills, and Marshall Hou had 13 digs.

Girls volleyball

#757Teamz Top 15

#11 Maury d. Norcom, 3-0

(25-11, 25-8, 25-6)

Khalani Muhammad had 11 assists and three aces for the Commodores. Sadie Stafford had three aces, six kills and five assists. Molly Donahue added five aces and four digs.

Eastern District

Granby d. Lake Taylor, 3-0

(25-3, 25-12, 25-2)

Kyrsten Wells had 11 service aces, and Vienne August and Cheyenne Avery added five aces each.

Private schools

Nansemond-Suffolk Academy d. Isle of Wight Academy, 3-0

(25-10, 25-6, 25-7)

Marin McGowan tallied 20 serve points, six aces and eight kills.

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High school scoreboard: Top-ranked Norfolk Academy field hockey team shuts out Northern Virginia team https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/09/14/high-school-scoreboard-top-ranked-norfolk-academy-field-hockey-team-shuts-out-northern-virginia-team/ Sat, 14 Sep 2024 04:18:47 +0000 https://www.pilotonline.com/?p=7367231 Football

#757Teamz Top 15

#3 King’s Fork 33, Western Branch 7

King’s Fork 7 12 0 14 – 33

Western Branch 0 0 0 7 – 7

KF-Winn 18 pass from Artis-Boone (Bilé kick)

KF-Ford 1 run (kick failed)

KF-Davis 26 interception return (run failed)

KF-Winn 13 pass from Artis-Boone (Bilé kick)

WB-Baines 75 run (Miller kick)

KF-Anderson 40 run (Bilé kick)

Individual leaders

King’s Fork: Bubba Anderson 12 rushes-77 yards, 1 TD; DeAndre Artis-Boone 11-18-125 yards passing, 2 TDs, 0 INTs; Zy’Dar’eyus Winn 5 catches-46 yards.

Western Branch: Ky’Nique Baines 10 rushes-84 yards, 1 TD. Derrick Cook 16-25-112 yards passing, 3 INTs; Christopher Frasier Jr. 4 catches-78 yards.

#9 Salem 48, Landstown 7

Salem 14 13 21 0 – 48

Landstown: 0 0 7 0 – 7

S-Jason Williams 72 run (Graem Sines kick), 10:20

S-Willie Moore 26 run (Sines kick), 10:03

S-Isaiah Lovgren 1 run (Sines kick), 8:30

S-Willie Moore 5 run (pass failed), 0:22

S-Jason Williams 54 run (Sines kick), 11:05

L-Ben Favor 49 pass from Zach Ruello (Brighton Dobler kick), 6:40

S-Dewon Hayes 34 pass from Williams (Sines kick), 2:52

S-Kasir Patterson 37 pass from Williams (Sines kick), 0:00

#11 Cox 42, First Colonial 0

Cox 14 21 7 0 – 42

First Colonial 0 0 0 0 – 0

C-M. Palmerton 1 run (Widhelm kick)

C-Jefferies 20 run (Widhelm kick)

C-M. Palmerton 46 run (Widhelm kick)

C-M. Palmerton 12 run (Widhelm kick)

C-Miller 6 run (Widhelm kick)

C-Rodriguez 80 pass from M. Palmerton (Widhelm kick)

#13 Nansemond River 42, Deep Creek 7

Deep Creek 0 0 7 0 – 7

Nansemond River 14 14 7 7 – 42

NR – Tyrell Grant Jr. 15 run (Will Monument kick)

NR – Christian Jordan 14 pass from Grant (Monument kick)

NR – Taivon Douglas 5 pass from Grant (Monument kick)

NR – Melvin Brown 8 run (Monument kick)

DC – Tayshaun Johnson 3 run (Dylan Ausley kick)

NR – Karon Madison 18 pass from Grant (Monument kick)

NR – Ethan Welton 2 run (Monument kick)

TEAM STATS DC, NR

First downs 13, 17

Rushes-yards 34-77, 23-197

Passing yards 60, 154

Comp-Att-Int 6-13-1, 13-19-0

Penalties-yards 7-50, 8-75

Punts-avg. 2-18, 0-0

Fumbles-lost 1-0, 0-0

Eight-man football

Christchurch 31, Greenbrier Christian 17

Christchurch 8 7 8 8 – 31

Greenbrier Christian 7 10 0 0 – 17

G-Tucker Basnight 7 run (Hayden Streeter kick)

C-Christian Mongillo 11 run (Eli Belizor run)

G-FG Streeter 26

C-Belizor 8 run (Ben Pizzano kick)

G-Conner Isenberg 10 pass from Jason Moravec (Streeter kick)

C-Mongillo 57 run (Belizor run)

C-Belizor 2 run (Belizor run)

757Teamz Top 15

#1 Maury 38, Highland Springs 7

#3 King’s Fork 33, Western Branch 7

#4 Oscar Smith 62, Great Bridge 0

#5 Green Run 2, Princess Anne 0, forfeit

#6 Warwick 64, Kecoughtan 0

#7 Indian River 56, Hickory 3

#8 Lafayette 45, New Kent 0

#9 Salem 48, Landstown 7

#11 Cox 42, First Colonial 0

#13 Nansemond River 42, Deep Creek 7

#14 Ocean Lakes 43, Tallwood 19

Bay Rivers District

Tabb 37, Jamestown 20

Bruton 46, West Point 0

Beach District

Kempsville 28, Bayside 18

Eastern District

Churchland 49, Booker T. Washington 0

Norcom 39, Norview 7

Peninsula District

Hampton 54, Gloucester 6

Non-district

Lakeland 14, Manor 8

Hopewell 24, Lake Taylor 13

Private schools

Roanoke Catholic 34, Catholic 27

Christchurch 31, Greenbrier Christian 17

Fredericksburg Christian 41, Isle of Wight Academy 0

Collegiate 41, Nansemond-Suffolk Academy 6

St. Christopher’s 27, Norfolk Academy 6

Field hockey

#757Teamz Top 15

#1 Norfolk Academy 5, St. Paul VI 0

Cooper Cutchins, Mia Jones, Sallie Carter McCabe, Anja Speers and Sydney Huddleston all scored against a team from Chantilly, in Northern Virginia. Mia Clarkson earned a shutout with six saves.

#8 Catholic 7, Steward 0

Sophia Stavrides earned a hat trick. Anya Lundquist, Brooke Sunderland, AnneMarie Dimino and Fallon Cravens scored the other goals for the Crusaders.

Southeastern District

Hickory 6, Tallwood 0

Hawks senior Ashlyn Martel recorded a hat trick in the first half. Caroline Jones, Erin Seery and Charlotte Petchel also scored.

Boys soccer

Private schools

Cape Henry 1, Norfolk Academy 0

Senior captain Cam Delaney provided an assist with a free kick to senior winger Reid Downs for a hard-won smashed header at the back post for the Dolphins’ goal.

Norfolk Christian 9, Peninsula Catholic 1

Jake Gispert scored a hat trick while Fede Galvez and Harrison Shaffer scored two goals each for the Ambassadors. Aaron Purcell and Emmett Cady scored the remaining goals for Norfolk Christian. the Knights’ goal was by David Roberson.

Girls volleyball

#757Teamz Top 15

#2 StoneBridge d. #8 Greenbrier Christian, 3-0

(25-15, 25-15, 25-20)

Libbie Plumlee, Ava Baker and Kailey Curry combined for 28 kills for the Cavaliers. Nattie Plumlee and Libbie Plumlee combined for 22 digs while Camryn Weatherford dished out 37 assists.

#4 Norfolk Academy d. Trinity Episcopal, 3-0

The Bulldogs’ Peyton McGee had 16 aces and seven kills. Sydney Petersen had 12 kills and Lauren Harvey added four more.

Private schools

Catholic d. Steward, 3-1

(21-25, 25-13, 25-16, 25-22)

Sophomore outside hitter Lacee Jackson led the way in kills for Catholic as Mya Milan, celebrating her birthday, maintained the defense.

Collegiate d. Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, 3-0

(25-20, 25-23, 30-28)

Marisa Krivanec tallied 10 kills, one block and four aces in defeat for the Saints against the Richmond-area Cougars.

Peninsula Catholic d. Isle of Wight Academy, 3-1

(24-26, 25-20, 25-23, 25-13)

Summer Spencer totaled nine aces, three kills, three digs and 34 assists. Kathryn Nguyen had four aces, 18 kills, 13 digs and two assists. Deana Tavarez finished with five aces, 15 kills and 16 digs.

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High school scoreboard: No. 1 Grafton defends girls volleyball ranking with victory against Warhill https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/09/11/high-school-scoreboard-no-1-grafton-defends-girls-volleyball-ranking-with-victory-against-warhill/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 03:00:25 +0000 https://www.pilotonline.com/?p=7363856 Golf

Southeastern District

Deep Creek 364, Churchland 430

Hornets freshman Demi Mahiai shot a 3-over-par 75 and was the medalist at Bide-A-Wee Golf Course.

Field hockey

#757Teamz Top 15

#3 Nansemond River 5, #12 Grassfield 0

Anyia Woods and Jordan White each scored two goals, with Caydence Parker scoring as well.

Trinity Episcopal 5, #4 Gloucester 3

The Titans, a private-school power from the Richmond area, outplayed the host Dukes.

#6 Great Bridge 9, Indian River 0

Lexi Curtis scored three goals, Lily Johnson and Kenzie Cummins each scored twice, and Jordan Walkers and Berkley Steckline both scored for the Wildcats.

#9 York 2, #15 Menchville 1

Carly Cooper and Chevelle Claypool scored for the Falcons with an assist from Sloan Beach.

Bay Rivers District

Grafton 7, Bruton 1

Sophie Ehrlich and Ashtyn Blackburn scored two goals each for the Clippers, along with goals from Savannah Cherry, Taylor Secrist and Kelsey Hurst.

Southeastern District

Hickory 8, King’s Fork 0

Madison Moulton, Charlotte Petchel, Caroline Jones, Laila Manipon, Addison Darnell, Elle Tyler, Erin Seery and Skylar Dugan all scored for the Hawks.

Boys soccer

Private schools

Catholic 5, Manteo (N.C.) 1

Jason Preble netted a hat trick as well as an assist for the Crusaders. Connor Cassani scored two goals and added an assist. Goalkeeper Joey Smith recorded five saves. Carson Stokes, Will Bovatsek and Kylan Jimenez all contributed assists.

Boys volleyball

#757Teamz Top 15

#2 Granby d. Churchland, 3-0

(25-16, 25-12, 26-24)

Percy Gordon, Gabe Sol and Alijah Lamp combined for 29 kills. AJ Angeles had 40 assists and Davis Mendoza had 30 digs.

#7 Maury d. Lake Taylor, 3-0

(25-14, 25-5, 15-15)

Outside hitters Owen Redel and Luke Shomaker combined for seven kills, middle Aris Redel had nine kills and opposite Caleb Bailey had three kills. Andrew Smith, Aris Redel and Rahsaan Spruill had a total of seven aces.

#9 Kecoughtan d. Lakeland, 3-1

(25-14, 25-14, 24-26, 25-14)

Gavin Holbrooks had 13 kills, three blocks and five aces. Isaiah Vette added six kills and 10 aces.

Girls volleyball

#757Teamz Top 15

#1 Grafton d. Warhill, 3-0

(25-15, 25-20, 25-17)

Kenzie Smith had 10 kills and six blocks, Ally Burke contributed 21 digs, and Ellie Duer served five aces.

#3 Cox d. Deep Creek, 3-0

(25-19, 25-15, 25-12)

Freshman India Starr earned three kills, and junior Kathleen Grosz totaled five kills.

#14 Maury d. Lake Taylor, 3-0

Molly Donahue and Emma Delmar had a combined 17 aces. Rylee Anderson and Lilah Husser combined for 10 kills.

Eastern District

Granby d. Churchland, 3-0

(25-13, 25-17, 25-22)

Vienne August led Granby with five kills and nine service aces. Cheyenne Avery and Sai Bhasin both had 14 digs.

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High school scoreboard: Unranked Ocean Lakes defeats No. 5 Kellam in girls volleyball https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/09/10/high-school-scoreboard-unranked-ocean-lakes-defeats-no-5-kellam-in-girls-volleyball/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 03:30:44 +0000 https://www.pilotonline.com/?p=7360018 Golf

Beach District

First Colonial 311, Ocean Lakes 329, Kempsville 333

Ocean Lakes’ Kaylee Bell shot an even-par 72 and was the medalist at Stumpy Lake Golf Course.

Kellam 315, Salem 333, Bayside 430

Salem’s Cole Cooper was the medalist after shooting a 73 at Red Wing Lake Golf Course.

Landstown 322, Cox 330, Princess Anne 357

Landstown’s Tyler Holloway shot a 73 and was the medalist at Kempsville Greens Golf Club.

Tallwood 336, Green Run 426

Tallwood’s Ben Thomas shot a 79 and was the medalist at Virginia Beach National Golf Club.

Eastern District

Manor 510, Norcom 528, Lake Taylor DNP, Booker T Washington DNP

Manor’s Alexander Lovejoy was the medalist at Ocean View Golf Course in Norfolk.

Maury 343, Granby 346, Churchland 439

Granby’s Tristen Munoz was the medalist after shooting an 84 at Bide-A-Wee Golf Course in Portsmouth.

Peninsula District

Team standings: 1. Gloucester 314; 2. Menchville 319; 3. Bethel 390; 4. Kecoughtan 433; 5. Hampton 434; 6. Warwick 449; 7. Phoebus 450; 8. Woodside 451; 9. Denbigh 477.

Gloucester’s Levi Vannoy won the medal at Kiln Creek Golf and Country Club.

Field hockey

#757Teamz Top 15

#1 Norfolk Academy 1, #7 Cox 0

Sydney Huddleston, assisted by Mia Jones, scored in the last quarter with seven minutes left. Sophia Galiotos and Anja Speer anchored the host Bulldogs’ defense as goalie Mia Clarkson recorded a shutout.

#11 Princess Anne 5, #8 Catholic 4, OT

Sydney Raguini scored three goals for the Cavaliers, including the overtime winner. Claire Holmes scored the other two goals for Princess Anne, while Sophia Stavrides, Fallen Cravens and Lauren Gallagher scored for Catholic.

#9 York 5, New Kent 1

Sloan Beach, Natalie Moss, Isabel Atlee and Bethany Robles all scored for the Falcons. New Kent’s goal was scored by Bailey Borszich.

Peninsula District

Kecoughtan 6, Warwick 0

Miley Slatter and Eliza Summerfield each scored twice while Alison Soter and Natalee Harris scored the Warriors’ remaining two goals.

Non-district

Hickory 4, Bayside 0

Hawks freshman Caroline Jones scored three goals, with junior Laila Manipon adding the final goal of the game.

Oscar Smith 2, Green Run 0

Bailie Gallagher, celebrating her birthday, and Grace Costello scored for the Tigers.

Cape Henry Collegiate 2, Maury 0

Lia Mulkey scored both goals and goalie Payton Devalda recorded five saves for the Dolphins.

Boys soccer

Private schools

Cape Henry 3, Norfolk Collegiate 1

Senior captain Cam Delaney came away with a hat trick. Two goals came from direct free kicks, and one was from the run of play after a back-heel flick assist from junior Ryan Brown.

Hampton Roads Academy 1, Steward 1

Both teams scored in the first half. Hampton Roads Academy’s Luke Sablan scored off an assist from Colten Fulcher.

Boys volleyball

Spectators stand during a moment of silence to remember the life of a 15-year-old Menchville High School student who was killed at a bus stop on Tuesday morning. Menchville volleyball faced Gloucester at Menchville High School in Newport News, Virginia, on Sept. 10, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)
Spectators stand during a moment of silence to remember the life of a 15-year-old Menchville High School student who was killed at a bus stop on Tuesday morning. Menchville volleyball faced Gloucester at Menchville High School in Newport News, Virginia, on Sept. 10, 2024. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

#757Teamz Top 15

#1 Kempsville d. Oscar Smith, 3-0

The Chiefs were led by Wyatt Strawbridge with 14 aces and six kills, as well as Trent Beeson with six kills. Rylan Patterson and Quinn Riley combined for 23 digs.

#3 First Colonial d. Tallwood, 3-1

(25-23, 25-17, 20-25, 25-23)

Zia Peterson had 19 kills, 15 digs and three aces, and Bo Sawyer had 17 kills, nine digs and two aces for the Patriots. Nate Duff contributed 47 assists and three aces.

#4 Kellam d. Ocean Lakes, 3-1

(24-26, 25-19, 25-17, 25-13)

Kellam was led by captains Joel Eanes and Austin Makovec. Eanes finished with 26 kills, while Makovec finished with 17. Bennett Pyka finished with 51 assists.

#5 Grassfield d. #11 Western Branch, 3-1

(25-20, 19-25, 26-24, 25-20)

Mason Rafter totaled 14 digs, Caedan Agustin had 36 assists, and Andrew Burke led the Grizzlies with 15 kills.

#7 Maury d. #13 Great Bridge, 3-0

(25-20, 25-23, 25-15)

Frank Morgan, Jonas Stafford, Luke Shomaker and Keegan Anuar served a total of 10 aces. Zach Mendoza had 12 digs.

#9 Kecoughtan d. Bethel, 3-0

(25-11, 25-14, 26-24)

Outside hitters Gavin Holbrooks and Isaiah Vette combined for 13 kills and 10 aces. Libero Daron Brown led the Warriors’ defense with 16 digs.

Princess Anne d. #10 Landstown, 3-0

(25-22, 25-22, 25-23)

Jason Busch led the Cavaliers with 13 kills, while Gabe Ng totaled 12 digs. Grant Parrish added 40 assists, three blocks and one kill.

#15 Menchville d. Gloucester, 3-0

Avion Massey and Steven Hart each finished with eight kills and two aces. Luke Woodard ran the Monarchs’ offense with eight aces and 21 assists, while Ethan Ellis totaled nine digs, two aces and four kills.

Beach District

Bayside d. Salem, 3-0

(25-18, 25-18, 25-14)

Alejandro Santos had 30 assists and five aces. Brady Humpf contributed 10 kills and 12 digs. Libero Benjamin Carnazza added 27 digs.

Cox d. Green Run, 3-0

(25-14, 25-20, 25-21)

Zach Hamilton had 11 kills, Thomas Moore finished with eight kills and two aces, and Joe Maleski served four aces.

Private schools

Catholic d. Cape Henry Collegiate, 3-0

(26-24, 25-18, 25-23)

Catholic’s Cooper Green and Mika Pohling combined for 18 kills, 10 digs and four aces. Carter Jaehn led the Crusaders with 17 assists and Nolan Greene added 10 service points.

Girls volleyball

#757Teamz Top 15

#1 Grafton d. Smithfield, 3-0

(25-17, 25-15, 25-17)

Ally Burke contributed 18 digs and eight aces, Ana Breckons added eight kills, and Olivia De la Cruz totaled 12 assists in the Clippers’ Bay Rivers District victory.

#2 StoneBridge d. Broadwater Academy, 3-0

(25-17, 25-13, 25-13)

Ava Baker, Mikaylah Telfer, Kailey Curry and Libbie Plumlee combined for 29 kills. Camryn Weatherford added 31 assists for the Cavaliers.

Ocean Lakes d. #5 Kellam, 3-0

Santina Martcheva had 15 kills and Kayla Bennett had 17 digs. Carmela Mendoza contributed 33 assists and four aces.

#7 Menchville d. Gloucester, 3-0

(25-8, 25-4, 25-12)

Caroline Clements totaled 10 kills and seven aces for the Monarchs, Lillian Abbitt made seven kills with four aces, and Kamryn Keasey added five kills and five aces. Emma Wade finished with 30 assists.

#8 Greenbrier Christian Academy d. Hampton Christian Academy, 3-0

(25-9, 25-12, 25-12)

Jordan Freeman and Dahlila McIntyre led the Gators’ defense, while Abbie Elliott and Emily Saunders secured the offense.

#9 Cape Henry Collegiate d. Norfolk Collegiate, 3-1

(25-23, 25-16, 18-25, 25-23)

The Dolphins (4-1) were led by Kate Kimball with nine kills and Justine Altmeyer with seven kills.

#15 Bruton d. #11 Tabb, 3-2

(24-26, 25-18, 19-25, 25-23, 15- 7)

Bruton’s Mina Faw had 13 kills, six blocks and 10 digs. Jolie Faw added eight kills, four blocks and six digs, and Victoria Compton totaled 16 assists, five kills and eight digs.

#12 First Colonial d. Tallwood, 3-0

(25-14, 25-14, 25-11)

Helen Murray served eight aces, Gabby Taylor had eight kills, and Rachael Zimmer added five kills and two blocks for the Patriots.

#14 Maury d. #13 Great Bridge, 3-1

(25-17, 16-25, 25-19, 25-14)

Madison Watts and Sadie Stafford scored 12 and 11 kills, respectively. Khalani Muhammad led the Commodores with 18 assists, and Lily Bockheim added six kills with 13 assists.

Bay Rivers District

Poquoson d. York, 3-0

(26-24, 26-24, 25-12)

Poquoson was led by Ivey Lucas with nine kills, 12 assists, one ace and nine digs. Peyton Ashworth recorded 11 kills and 10 digs, Emma Rogers had seven kills, and Emma Ward added 19 assists, six digs and two aces.

Beach District

Landstown d. Princess Anne, 3-1

The Eagles’ Iana Figueroa and Alex Perry each had nine kills, while Yasmeen Williams and Alyssa Ellerbe added eight and seven, respectively. Kailyn Johnson and Siri Larsen had 34 combined assists. Saige Antolin and Isabella Decker combined for 25 digs.

Salem d. Bayside, 3-2

(11-25, 25-18, 25-22, 18-25, 15-12)

Salem was led by Kylie Fisher with 12 kills and 27 assists, Brianna Douglas with seven aces and four blocks, and Mackenzie Estrada with 21 digs.

Peninsula District

Bethel d. Kecoughtan, 3-1

(13-25, 25-20, 25-13, 25-18)

Jaida Moefa’auo hit 60% and registered nine kills, while Jayde King recorded a 94% serving average and four aces.

Southeastern District

Grassfield d. Western Branch, 3-2

(25-21, 23-25, 21-25, 25-14, 15-12)

Benisa Moore led with 16 kills, Ella Barham added seven more, and Melanie Vasconcellos served 10 aces to lead the Grizzlies.

Private schools

Catholic d. Trinity Episcopal, 3-0

(25-17, 25-8, 25-23)

Norfolk Christian d. Christchurch, 3-2

(25-13, 25-19, 18-25, 21-25, 15-11)

Ava Holmes and Shekinah Anderson recorded 12 and 16 kills, respectively, and Megan Saunders served eight aces.

Summit Christian Academy d. Hampton Roads Academy, 3-1

The Eagles outplayed the Navigators.

Norfolk Academy No. 2 player Nora Clingenpeel eyes a forehand during her victory against Cape Henry Collegiate on Sept. 10, 2024. The Bulldogs won 5-4. SONNY DEARTH/STAFF
SONNY DEARTH/STAFF
Norfolk Academy No. 2 player Nora Clingenpeel eyes a forehand during her victory against Cape Henry Collegiate on Tuesday. The Bulldogs won 5-4. SONNY DEARTH/STAFF

Girls tennis

Private schools

Norfolk Academy 5, Cape Henry Collegiate 4

The defending Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools champion Bulldogs took a large step toward repeating their championship, winning at home over the reigning VISAA Division II state champion Dolphins. The tandems of Anderson Legum/Nora Clingenpeel and Claudia Tillar/Sabrina Yee gave Norfolk Academy a 2-1 edge in doubles despite a triumph by Cape Henry’s No. 2 team, Katie Tserediani and Liza Pridgen. In singles, No. 1 Legum, No. 2 Clingenpeel and No. 6 Haylee Wilson won in straight sets to give Norfolk Academy an insurmountable 5-3 lead. No. 3 Cora Timms, No. 4 Tamara Tserediani and No. 5 Pridgen won in singles for Cape Henry.

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High school scoreboard: No. 11 Princess Anne gets back on track with field hockey victory https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/09/09/high-school-scoreboard-no-11-princess-anne-gets-back-on-track-with-field-hockey-victory/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 03:08:36 +0000 https://www.pilotonline.com/?p=7358452 Golf

Non-district

Cox 296, Grassfield 319, Granby 374

Christian Fletcher from Cox shot a 2-under-par 69 and was the medalist at Sewells Point Golf Course in Norfolk.

Southeastern District

Hickory 338, Lakeland 345

Hickory’s Paul Fulfer was the medalist, shooting a 76 at Suffolk Golf Course.

Field hockey

#757Teamz Top 15

#11 Princess Anne 1, #12 Grassfield 0

Julia Philips scored with an assist from Sydney Raguini. Sophia Michelli made seven saves.

Beach District

Tallwood 4, Deep Creek 0

Morgan Hayes scored two goals with Kara Calascibetta and Jenna Steadman scoring one each.

Eastern District

Granby 8, Manor 0

Brianna Carrasco, Lyric Jones, Kameron Creamer, Kalista Burrus, Zyonna Mack and Miya Bartlett all scored for the Comets.

Boys soccer

Private schools

Nansemond-Suffolk Academy 13, Portsmouth Christian 0

Brooks Carmody, Miles Clarke, and Kellan Shearin each scored two goals.

Girls tennis

Private schools

St Gertrude of Richmond 6, Hampton Roads Academy 3

Boys volleyball

#757Teamz Top 15

#2 Granby d. Norcom, 3-0

(25-16, 25-7, 25-20)

The Comets were led by Will Findlay with nine aces and Cameron Diaz-Cruz with five kills.

#7 Maury d. Manor, 3-0

(25-13, 25-5, 25-20)

Keegan Anuar, Jonas Stafford and Zach Mendoza combined for 21 aces. Stafford totaled 20 assists.

#9 Kecoughtan d. Warwick, 3-1

(25-23, 19-25, 25-21, 25-20)

Hunter Lively had 25 assists, four digs, one ace and two blocks. Gavin Holbrooks added 18 kills, 10 digs and two blocks.

Girls volleyball

#757Teamz Top 15

#4 Norfolk Academy d. Beach Breakers, 3-0

Peyton McGee led the Bulldogs with 10 kills and Kinsley Flores added seven. Bela Cancado had 20 digs.

#14 Maury d. Manor, 3-0

Freshman Caroline Challoner led the Commodores with 10 assists and five aces. Kenzie Levensalor and Katie McNabb also made their debuts, adding eight kills for the Commodores.

Eastern District

Granby d. Norcom, 3-0

(25-20, 25-11, 25-21)

Sophomore Maddie Montez had 11 digs while juniors Sai Bhasin and Cheyenne Avery had eight digs and five kills each.

Private schools

Nansemond-Suffolk Academy d. Atlantic Shores Christian, 3-0

(25-14, 25-11, 25-15)

Marin McGowan led the Saints with 16 kills, seven aces and two blocks.

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High school scoreboard: No. 3 Nansemond River blanks No. 7 Cox in field hockey https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/09/06/high-school-scoreboard-no-3-nansemond-river-blanks-no-7-cox-in-field-hockey/ Sat, 07 Sep 2024 03:44:09 +0000 https://www.pilotonline.com/?p=7354936 Football

#757Teamz Top 15

#1 Maury 20, Wise 14

Wise 0 7 7 0 – 14

Maury 0 13 7 0 – 20

M – Bond 25 pass from Newkirk (kick failed)

M – Bond 2 pass from Newkirk (McCoy kick)

W – Wedge 1 run (Fuentes kick)

W – Wedge 3 pass from (Fuentes kick)

M – Simmons 17 run (McCoy kick)

#2 Phoebus 23, Highland Springs 7

Phoebus 7 7 6 3 – 23

Highland Springs 0 0 7 0 – 7

P – Roberts 1 run (Knight kick)

P – Diggs 9 run (Knight kick)

HS – Harvey 9 fumbled punt return (Anderson kick)

P – Roberts 22 pass from Banks (run failed)

P – FG Knight 40

#4 Oscar Smith 54, Norcom 16

Norcom 2 14 0 0 – 16

Oscar Smith 14 14 7 19 – 54

OS-Bradley 83 kickoff return (Hernandez kick)

N-Safety, punter Stanton tackled in end zone after blocked punt

OS-Nesbit 46 run (Hernandez kick)

N-Shelton 1 run (Sholtz-Jones run)

OS-Curtis 1 run (Hernandez kick)

N-Johnson 32 pass from Shelton (run failed)

OS-Wallace 2 run (Hernandez kick)

OS-Nesbit 1 run (Hernandez kick)

OS-Johnson 25 run (kick failed)

OS-McGlown 36 pass from Andrews (Hernandez kick)

OS-Pearson 21 interception return (kick failed)

Individual leaders

Norcom: Nakeem Sholtz-Jones 13 carries-42 yards.

Oscar Smith: Brandon Nesbit 9 carries-112 yards, 2 TDs; Lonnie Andrews 7 carries-109 yards, 7-14-120 yards passing, 1 TD, 0 INTs; Ken’Morris Watts 2 receptions-46 yards.

#11 Cox 47, Bayside 9

Bayside 7 0 2 0 – 9

Cox 6 11 9 21 – 47

C – Jefferies 8 run (kick failed)

B – Kyron Brown 23 run (Diabagate kick)

C – M. Palmerton 6 run (Palmerton run)

C – FG Widhelm 19

B – Safety, Palmerton downed in end zone

C – Mack 9 run (Widhelm kick)

C – Safety, Bayside snap out of end zone

C – M. Palmerton 2 run (Widhelm kick)

C – Jefferies 18 run (Widhelm kick)

C – J. Palmerton 28 interception return (Widhelm kick)

Benedictine 31, #15 Western Branch 13

Benedictine 0 14 7 10 – 31

Western Branch 7 0 6 0 – 13

WB – Jaemarree Parker 24 interception return (Brady Miller kick)

B – Ryker Cook 76 run (Cole Draucker kick)

B – Roddney McWilliams 33 pass from Carson Lambert (Draucker kick)

WB – Parker 54 interception return (conversion failed)

B – Cook 5 run (Draucker kick)

B – FG Draucker 43

B – Cook 30 run (Draucker kick)

TEAM STATS Ben, WB

First downs 6, 9

Rushes-yards 24-152, 30-64

Passing yards 41, 96

Comp-Att-Int 2-8-2, 10-18-1

Penalties-yards 6-65, 2-10

Punts-avg. 4-34, 6-33

Fumbles-lost 0-0, 2-1

Beach District

Kempsville 51, Princess Anne 0

Kempsville 13 24 14 0 – 51

Princess Anne 0 0 0 0 – 0

K – Hughes 1 run (run failed)

K – Galloway fumble recovery in end zone (Clatterbuck kick)

K – Mingo 34 pass from Spence (Clatterbuck kick)

K – Hatton 35 interception return (Clatterbuck kick)

K – FG Clatterbuck 30

K – Kellam 46 pass from Hawley (Clatterbuck kick)

K – Hughes 52 run (Clatterbuck kick)

K – Hughes 18 run (Clatterbuck kick)

Atlantic Shores 48, Catholic 0

AS – Higgins 40 punt return (Weaver kick)

AS – Higgins 25 pass from Lance (Weaver kick)

AS – Sibley 76 pass from Lance (Belford pass from Lance)

AS – Weaver 6 run (Weaver kick)

AS – Forbes blocked punt recovery in end zone (kick failed)

AS – Forbes 50 interception return (Weaver kick)

AS – Williams 24 interception return (no PAT)

757Teamz Top 15

#1 Maury 20, Wise (Md.) 14

#2 Phoebus 23, Highland Springs 7

#4 Oscar Smith 54, Norcom 16

#5 Green Run 49, Kellam 0

#7 Indian River 56, Lakeland 3

#9 Lafayette 68, Booker T. Washington 0

#10 Granby 79, Kecoughtan 0

#11 Cox 47, Bayside 9

Benedictine 31, #15 Western Branch 13

Beach District 

Ocean Lakes 51, First Colonial 7

Kempsville 51, Princess Anne 0

Landstown 18, Tallwood 13

Peninsula District

Menchville 35, Heritage 0

Non-district

Smithfield 14, Churchland 13

Colonial Heights 14, New Kent 13

York 21, Gloucester 6

Great Bridge 34, Norview 6

Matoaca 35, Warhill 0

Bruton 39, Nandua 0

Private schools

Atlantic Shores Christian 48, Catholic 0

Greenbrier Christian 57, Fuqua 0 (eight-man football)

Roanoke Catholic 34, Isle of Wight Academy 26

Field hockey

#757Teamz Top 15

#1 Norfolk Academy 3, Assumption (Kentucky) 2

Sydney Huddleston, Sallie Clarke Roberts and Cooper Cutchins scored for the Bulldogs against a Louisville team that’s ranked seventh in Kentucky by MaxPreps.

#3 Nansemond River 3, #7 Cox 0

Brylee Johnson and Caitlin Outlaw scored one and two goals, respectively, in a notable victory for the Warriors.

Oakton 7, #10 Princess Anne 1

A Northern Virginia team outplayed the Cavaliers.

#13 Kellam 2, Cape Henry Collegiate 1

Carleigh Porter scored the Knights’ goals.

Boys soccer

Private schools

Cape Henry 2, Collegiate 2

Cape Henry captain Cam Delaney struck first off an assist from sophomore Rett Krueger. Junior captain Graham Campbell netted the second goal for the Dolphins. Peter Hartman and Shaan Agarwal scored goals for the Cougars of Richmond.

Girls tennis

Private schools

Cape Henry 9, Catholic 0

The Dolphins, who won the VISAA Division II title last year, shut out the Crusaders.

Collegiate 9, Norfolk Academy 0

The Cougars from Richmond, annually one of the best teams in VISAA Division I, shut out the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools favorites.

Hampton Roads Academy 8, Walsingham Academy 1

The Navigators won a Peninsula TCIS showdown against the Trojans.

Boys volleyball

#757Teamz Top 15

#9 Cape Henry d. Peninsula Catholic, 3-0

(25-20, 25-17, 25-15)

Trent Parker, Logan Seith and Ethan Jenkins had five kills each. AJ Sweeney had six kills and 11 digs, while Andrew Corcoran totaled four kills and nine digs.

Non-district

Denbigh d. Churchland, 3-2

(17-25, 25-19, 25-12, 21-25, 15-7)

The Patriots outlasted the Truckers.

Girls volleyball

#757Teamz Top 15

#8 Greenbrier Christian Academy d. Denbigh Baptist, 3-0

(25-15, 26-24, 25-15)

Katelyn Balka and Logan Turchetta had 11 and nine kills, respectively. Audrey Countiss controlled the middle for the Gators. Vivi Tucker and Allie Dahlman led their defense with nine digs and 18 assists.

Catholic d. #11 Cape Henry, 3-2

(21-25, 26-24, 18-25, 25-21, 15-10)

The Crusaders defeated Cape Henry.

Private schools

Hampton Roads Academy d. Veritas, 3-1

(23-25, 25-17, 25-15, 25-21)

Middle blocker Kate Lasley had eight kills and three blocks for the Navigators. Setter and right-side hitter Lexi Trudeau totaled seven kills and 12 assists.

Nansemond-Suffolk Academy d. Christchurch, 3-0

(25-7, 25-17, 25-16)

The Saints breezed past the Seahorses.

Norfolk Academy d. Norfolk Christian, 3-0

Peyton McGee led the Bulldogs with 10 kills and Vivi Deans had five kills and four blocks.

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757Teamz live Friday night scoreboard: Maury hosts Wise, Phoebus visits Highland Springs https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/09/06/757teamz-live-friday-night-scoreboard-maury-hosts-wise-phoebus-visits-highland-springs/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 21:42:01 +0000 https://www.pilotonline.com/?p=7353881 757Teamz Top 15

#1 Maury 20, Wise (Md.) 14 – FINAL

#2 Phoebus 23, Highland Springs 7 – FINAL

#4 Oscar Smith 54, Norcom 16 – FINAL

#5 Green Run 49, Kellam 0 – FINAL

#7 Indian River 56, Lakeland 3 – FINAL

#9 Lafayette 68, Booker T. Washington 0 – FINAL

#10 Granby 79, Kecoughtan 0 – FINAL

#11 Cox 47, Bayside 9 – FINAL

Benedictine 31, #15 Western Branch 13 – FINAL

Beach District 

Ocean Lakes 51, First Colonial 7 – FINAL

Kempsville 51, Princess Anne 0 – FINAL

Landstown 18, Tallwood 13 – FINAL

Peninsula District

Menchville 35, Heritage 0 – FINAL

Non-district

Smithfield 14, Churchland 13 – FINAL

Colonial Heights 14, New Kent 13 – FINAL

York 21, Gloucester 6 – FINAL

Great Bridge 34, Norview 6 – FINAL

Matoaca 35, Warhill 0 – FINAL

Bruton 39, Nandua 0 – FINAL

Private schools

Atlantic Shores Christian 48, Catholic 0 – FINAL

Greenbrier Christian 57, Fuqua School 0 – FINAL

Roanoke Catholic 34, Isle of Wight 26 – FINAL

Saturday, Sept. 7

Non-district 

King George vs. #14 Hampton at Darling Stadium, 1 p.m.

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High school scoreboard: No. 1 Norfolk Academy defeats No. 4 First Colonial in a close field hockey match https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/09/05/high-school-scoreboard-no-1-norfolk-academy-defeats-no-4-first-colonial-in-a-close-field-hockey-match/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 03:26:03 +0000 https://www.pilotonline.com/?p=7353165 Football

Essex 48 Jamestown 6

Hickory 54, Manor 6

King & Queen 20, Windsor 12

Warwick 47, Bethel 0

Woodside 21, Grassfield 6

Golf

Beach District

First Colonial 306, Tallwood 347, Bayside DNQ

Jake Chavis shot a 1-under-par 69 and was the medalist at Kempsville Greens Golf Club.

Kellam 292, Landstown 305

Landstown’s Tyler Holloway was the medalist after shooting a 67 at Red Wing Lake Golf Course. Ryan Solimeo’s 69 was the best score by a Knight.

Kempsville 316, Cox 325, Green Run DNQ

Cox’s Maddox Johnson was the medalist at Virginia Beach National Golf Club, shooting a 75.

Princess Anne 336, Salem 349, Ocean Lakes 361

Medalist Fin Worrall shot a 1-over 73 at Stumpy Lake Golf Course.

Eastern District

Manor 510, Norcom 560, Lake Taylor DNQ, Booker T Washington DNP

Lake Taylor’s Chris Hankins was the medalist at Bide-A-Wee Golf Course in Portsmouth.

Maury 331, Granby 337, Churchland 407, Norview 427

Maury’s Landon Carraway shot a 75 and was the medalist at Ocean View Golf Course in Norfolk.

Southeastern District

Nansemond River 373, Deep Creek 377

Deep Creek freshman Demi Mahiai shot a 70 and was the medalist at Bide-A-Wee.

Field hockey

#757Teamz Top 15

#1 Norfolk Academy 2, #4 First Colonial 0

Sydney Huddleston and Mia Jones scored, with goalie Mia Clarkson recording a shutout.

#11 York 4, Lakeland 2

York’s Lexi Anderson and Natalie Moss scored one and three goals, respectively. Chevelle Claypool, Sloan Beach and Gracie White had assists.

#12 Grassfield 2, Woodside 1

Courtney Brock, with an assist from Ella Ruane, and MacKenna Scott scored for the Grizzlies. Jemma Lee scored for Woodside.

Beach District

Salem 4, Oscar Smith 0

Tamia Lawton scored two goals for the SunDevils, with Mariah Jones and Heather Taylor scoring as well.

Boys soccer

Private schools

Catholic 6, Atlantic Shores Christian 2

Jason Preble netted a hat trick for the Crusaders (3-2), while Xavier Torres and Joey Smith scored one and two goals, respectively. Griffin Weaver scored both of the Seahawks’ goals.

Girls tennis

Private schools

Nansemond-Suffolk Academy 8, Norfolk Collegiate 1

Singles competition included an 8-0 victory by Saints No. 2 Aubrey Council. Paige Dowd, Julia Adams, Kiera Mallas and Finley House also won for the Saints. Norfolk Collegiate’s Anya Beach won 8-4 at the top spot.

Boys volleyball

#757Teamz Top 15

#1 Kempsville d. Bayside, 3-0

(25-9, 25-16, 25-19)

John Applegate and Rylan Patterson had nine kills each, and Quinn Riley made 18 digs.

#3 First Colonial d. Cox, 3-2

(19-25, 25-18, 20-25, 25-22, 15-13)

Bo Sawyer and Zia Peterson led the Patriots’ offense with 23 and 24 kills, respectively. Lucas Hills led their defense with 44 digs, while Peterson had 38 and Sawyer 33. Nate Duff had 48 assists, three aces and 17 digs.

#6 Grassfield d. Oscar Smith, 3-0

(25-16, 25-9, 25-21)

Andrew Burke led Grassfield with nine aces and six kills, and Illia Antoniuk totaled three aces and seven kills. Mason Rafter had three aces, five assists and a block.

Tallwood d. #8 Ocean Lakes, 3-2

(13-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-21, 15-12)

Eric Jak recorded 16 kills, 2 aces, and 24 digs for Tallwood and Trevor Hardy added 9 kills with 31 digs. Dominic Jak made 47 digs in the game.

Indian River d. #10 Hickory, 3-1

(18-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-23)

Jaden Norman, Jashtan Brown and Francisco Lloret combined for 35 kills, and Dawkins Rombaoa contributed 39 assists for the Braves. Bobby Johnson made five blocks.

#11 Princess Anne d. Green Run, 3-0

(25-20, 25-21, 25-17)

Maciej Majcherczyk, Jason Busch and Michael Korba combined for 28 kills for the Cavaliers. Gabe Ng added 15 digs, and Will Murphy added 11 assists and five kills.

Kecoughtan d. #13 Menchville, 3-1

(25-17, 20-25, 25-20, 25-22)

Gabe Rumburg and Gavin Holbrooks both contributed 10 kills for the Warriors, with Hunter Lively providing 32 assists. Rumburg had six aces and seven digs.

Landstown d. #15 Salem, 3-0

(25-16, 25-22, 25-17)

James Gonzales had 39 assists and four kills, Marco Phillis had three blocks, and Tyler Robinson had five aces.

Peninsula District

Denbigh d. Hampton, 3-0

(25-22, 25-23, 25-19)

The Patriots swept the Crabbers.

Heritage d. Woodside, 3-1

(25-23, 23-25, 26-24, 26-24)

Marcus Dozier had 19 kills and 15 digs while San’Tonio Garett-Hymon contributed 36 assists and 17 digs for the Hurricanes. They were the first double-double of the season for both players.

Southeastern District

Western Branch d. Lakeland, 3-0

(25-6, 25-11, 25-13)

The Bruins’ Billy Marietta had five kills with two aces, and Nate Brownfield had 17 assists with four aces.

Girls volleyball

Norfolk Academy's Peyton McGee makes a play on the ball during a match on the Bulldogs' home court against Kellam on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024.
Steven Goldburg
Norfolk Academy’s Peyton McGee makes a play on the ball during a match on the Bulldogs’ home court against Kellam on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024.

#757Teamz Top 15

Norfolk Academy d. #1 Kellam, 3-0

(26-24, 25-16, 25-23)

The Bulldogs’ Peyton McGee and Sydney Petersen had eight kills each, with Charleston Hart adding seven. Bela Cancado had 22 digs as Norfolk Academy knocked off the Knights.

#2 Grafton d. Lafayette, 3-0

(25-5, 25-17, 25-10)

Kenzie Smith, Alana Washington and Ana Breckons recorded 11, seven and six kills, respectively. Kaylie Klemm and Olivia De La Cruz combined for 29 assists for the Clippers, who improved to 4-0 in the Bay Rivers District.

#3 StoneBridge d. Grace Christian (of Mechanicsville), 3-0

(25-18, 25-19, 25-19)

Kailey Curry had 11 kills while Libbie Plumlee added seven kills and 15 digs for the Cavaliers.

#7 Cox d. #4 First Colonial, 3-1

(14-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-21)

The Falcons’ June Culicerto and Avery Osler finished with 16 and 13 kills, respectively.

#6 Menchville d. Kecoughtan, 3-0

(25-10, 25-7, 25-13)

Ava Carter provided seven aces and seven digs for Menchville as Lillian Abbitt, Kamryn Keasey and Caroline Clements combined for 19 kills.

#9 Hickory d. Indian River, 3-1

(25-19, 25-17, 21-25, 25-12)

Hickory’s Mia Goode and Milan Curl combined for 30 kills, and Kylie Rodriguez provided 22 digs.

#13 Ocean Lakes d. Tallwood, 3-0

The Dolphins swept the Lions.

Beach District

Bayside d. Kempsville, 3-0

(25-23, 25-19, 25-22)

Bayside’s Isabella Vargas and Isabella Castro combined for 31 digs, while Akira Askew, Lauren Lemke and Jhordyan Rowson combined for 12 kills. Nadia Pendell and McKenna Bowman combined for 23 assists.

Landstown def. Salem, 3-2

(19-25, 25-18, 25-17, 22-25, 15-9)

Mia Crawford, Siri Larsen and Saige Antolin combined for 36 digs, and Cheyenne Wright and Yasmeen Williams combined for 30 kills for the Eagles (2-1) against the SunDevils (1-1).

Princess Anne d. Green Run, 3-0

(25-16, 25-20, 25-21)

Princess Anne had 17 kills, with Jodie Jiang serving six aces.

Peninsula District

Denbigh d. Hampton, 3-1

(27-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-21)

Alexis Green led Denbigh’s serving attack, and Remi Martin led the Patriots’ defense. Kimani Grady, Tattiana Medeiros and Aisha Elrahhal also sparked Denbigh.

Southeastern District

Grassfield d. Oscar Smith, 3-1

(25-9, 25-11, 22-25, 25-16)

Sierra Hunt tallied 14 kills and Ellielynn Rock served six aces for the Grizzlies (3-3). Landyn Smith had 28 assists and Ryann Botoff had 20 digs.

Western Branch d. Lakeland, 3-0

(25-10, 25-11, 25-14)

Western Branch’s Takota McFarlin and Keira Wright made seven and four kills, respectively, and Lexi Anderson served six aces for the Bruins.

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High school scoreboard: No. 3 Nansemond River earns a dominant victory in field hockey https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/09/04/high-school-scoreboard-no-3-nansemond-river-earns-a-dominant-victory-in-field-hockey/ Thu, 05 Sep 2024 02:36:45 +0000 https://www.pilotonline.com/?p=7351393 Field hockey

#757Teamz Top 15

#3 Nansemond River 7, Lakeland 1

Nansemond River’s Caydence Parker scored two goals, Brayden Johnston had a goal, Anyia Woods had a goal and an assist, Caitlin Outlaw scored two goals and had an assist, and Jordan White had a goal and two assists. Brylee Johnston added an assist. Kylee Gorham had the Cavaliers’ goal.

#7 Great Bridge 1, #12 Grassfield 0

Great Bridge’s Lexi Curtis scored, assisted by Bella Steckline. Goalie Cam Johnson shutout Grassfield with three saves, and Olivia Young made three defensive saves.

#8 Catholic 2, Cape Henry 1

Fallon Cravens and Lauren Gallagher scored for the Crusaders.

#9 Poquoson 7, Maggie Walker 1

Elizabeth Trant scored five goals for the Islanders. Anabelle Simmons and Grace Oates scored the other two.

#11 York 9, Colonial Heights 0

Gracie White led the Falcons with three goals and an assist, followed by Natalie Moss and Sloan Beach with two goals each. Lana Quick and Carissa Beales also added goals for York.

Non-district

Tallwood 2, Norfolk Collegiate 1, OT

McKenna Townsley and Cora Doty each scored for the Lions, who were a player down in overtime. Sophie Adams and Belle Perez, as well as Maddie Weiss in midfield, led Tallwood’s defense.

Eastern District

Maury 3, Granby 0

Katie Dixon, Annabelle Topping and Lily Schroeder scored for the Commodores. Emmie Wesley recorded three saves and earned her first shutout of the year.

Southeastern District

Indian River 1, Deep Creek 0

Addison Poul scored for the Braves off a penalty stroke. Freshman goalie I’yanna Porter recorded her third shutout in a row.

Oscar Smith 2, King’s Fork 0

Senior and captain Sophia Dortch earned a goal and an assist. Captain Eleanor Close scored the second goal for the Tigers.

Boys soccer

Private schools

Veritas School 2, Hampton Roads Academy 0

Veritas scored a goal in each half.

Boys volleyball

#757Teamz Top 15

#2 Granby d. #7 Maury, 3-1

(25-22, 25-20, 24-26, 25-22)

The Comets rallied back from being down 16-9 in the fourth set. They were led by Gabe Sol with 13 kills, as well as tough defense from the team.

#10 Hickory d. Norfolk Christian, 3-0

(25-15, 25-17, 25-15)

Hickory’s Jason Leary totaled 14 assists, four kills and two digs, while Carson Tortone finished with five kills, six aces and nine digs. Grady Hagen had six kills and five aces, Will Katchmark collected five kills and four digs, and Logan Kennedy executed 11 digs.

Eastern District

Churchland d. Manor, 3-1

Alex Latham scored 16 points and had more than 10 assists for the Truckers, and Carter Grimsley totaled five service points in the fourth set. Jayce Taylor scored 17 points and delivered four attacks in the fourth set.

Girls volleyball

#757Teamz Top 15

#12 Maury d. Granby, 3-0

(25-20, 25-17, 25-19)

Captains Lily Bockheim and Kathleen Searing combined for seven aces and 12 assists. Vivian Kliner had six kills and Sadie Stafford added five kills.

Private schools

Norfolk Christian d. Walsingham Academy, 3-0

(25-18, 25-17, 25-13)

Laney Parker had four aces, Baylee Williams had four kills, and Kyleigh Pruhs had nine assists for the Ambassadors.

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