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.”

Bay Rivers District

Bruton (1-0)

W, 36-0 Aug. 30 at Northampton

Sept. 6 vs. Nandua

Sept. 13 vs. West Point

Sept. 20 at Northumberland

Sept. 27 vs. Grafton

Oct. 11 vs. Tabb

Oct. 18 at Arcadia

Oct. 24 vs. York

Nov. 1 at Poquoson

Nov. 8 at New Kent

Grafton (0-1)

(Home games at Bailey Field)

L, 16-46 Aug. 29 vs. Norcom

Sept. 12 vs. Poquoson

Sept. 20 at New Kent

Sept. 27 at Bruton

Oct. 3 vs. Lafayette

Oct. 11 vs. Smithfield

Oct. 18 at Warhill

Oct. 25 vs. Tabb

Nov. 1 at Jamestown

Nov. 8 vs. York

Jamestown (0-1)

(Home games at Wanner Stadium)

L, 18-41 Aug. 29 at Nottoway

Sept. 5 at Essex

Sept. 13 at Tabb

Sept. 20 vs. Smithfield

Sept. 27 at York

Oct. 4 vs. Poquoson

Oct. 11 at New Kent

Oct. 25 at Lafayette

Nov. 1 vs. Grafton

Nov. 8 vs. Warhill

Lafayette (1-0)

(Home games at Wanner Stadium)

W, 37-6 Aug. 30 at Spotsylvania

Sept. 6 at Booker T. Washington

Sept. 13 vs. New Kent

Sept. 27 vs. Smithfield

Oct. 3 at Grafton

Oct. 11 vs. Warhill

Oct. 18 at Tabb

Oct. 25 vs. Jamestown

Nov. 2 at York, 1 p.m.

Nov. 7 vs. Poquoson

New Kent

Sept. 6 vs. Colonial Heights

Sept. 13 at Lafayette

Sept. 20 vs. Grafton

Sept. 28 vs. Warhill, noon

Oct. 4 at Tabb

Oct. 11 vs. Jamestown

Oct. 17 at York

Oct. 24 at Poquoson

Nov. 1 at Smithfield

Nov. 8 vs. Bruton

Poquoson (1-0)

(Home games at Poquoson Middle School)

W, 21-6 Aug. 30 at Lake Taylor

Sept. 12 at Grafton

Sept. 20 vs. Warhill

Sept. 27 vs. Tabb

Oct. 4 at Jamestown

Oct. 11 vs. York

Oct. 18 at Smithfield

Oct. 24 vs. New Kent

Nov. 1 vs. Bruton

Nov. 7 at Lafayette

Smithfield (1-0)

W, 48-0 Aug. 30 vs. Norview

Sept. 6 vs. Churchland

Sept. 20 at Jamestown

Sept. 27 at Lafayette

Oct. 4 vs. York

Oct. 11 at Grafton

Oct. 18 vs. Poquoson

Oct. 24 at Warhill

Nov. 1 vs. New Kent

Nov. 7 at Tabb

Tabb (1-0)

(Home games at Bailey Field)

W, 17-0 Aug. 30 vs. Heritage

Sept. 13 vs. Jamestown

Sept. 20 at York

Sept. 27 at Poquoson

Oct. 4 vs. New Kent

Oct. 11 at Bruton

Oct. 18 vs. Lafayette

Oct. 25 at Grafton

Nov. 1 vs. Warhill

Nov. 7 vs. Smithfield

Warhill (1-0) 

(Home games at Wanner Stadium)

W, 68-0 Aug. 29 vs. Manor

Sept. 6 vs. Matoaca

Sept. 12 vs. York

Sept. 20 at Poquoson

Sept. 28 at New Kent, noon

Oct. 11 at Lafayette

Oct. 18 vs. Grafton

Oct. 24 vs. Smithfield

Nov. 1 at Tabb

Nov. 8 at Jamestown

York

(Home games at Bailey Field)

Sept. 6 vs. Gloucester

Sept. 12 at Warhill

Sept. 20 vs. Tabb

Sept. 27 vs. Jamestown

Oct. 4 at Smithfield

Oct. 11 at Poquoson

Oct. 17 vs. New Kent

Oct. 24 at Bruton

Nov. 2 vs. Lafayette, 1 p.m.

Nov. 8 at Grafton

Beach District

Bayside (1-0)

W, 50-0 Aug. 29 vs. Princess Anne, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 6 at Cox

Sept. 13 vs. Kempsville

Sept. 20 vs. Salem

Sept. 27 at Landstown

Oct. 10 at First Colonial, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 19 vs. Green Run, 2 p.m.

Oct. 25 at Kellam

Nov. 1 vs. Ocean Lakes

Nov. 8 vs. Tallwood

Cox (1-0)

W, 38-0 Aug. 29 at Landstown, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 6 vs. Bayside

Sept. 13 at First Colonial

Sept. 20 vs. Green Run

Sept. 27 at Kellam

Oct. 4 vs. Ocean Lakes

Oct. 18 vs. Tallwood

Oct. 25 vs. Salem

Nov. 1 at Princess Anne

Nov. 8 at Kempsville

First Colonial (0-1)

L, 14-34 Aug. 29 vs. Kellam, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 6 at Ocean Lakes

Sept. 13 vs. Cox

Sept. 20 at Tallwood

Sept. 27 vs. Salem

Oct. 4 at Princess Anne

Oct. 10 vs. Bayside, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 18 at Kempsville

Oct. 25 vs. Green Run

Nov. 1 vs. Landstown

Green Run (1-0)

W, 54-0 Aug. 29 vs. Tallwood, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 6 at Kellam

Sept. 13 vs. Princess Anne

Sept. 20 at Cox

Sept. 27 vs. Kempsville, 6 p.m.

Oct. 4 at Salem

Oct. 10 vs. Landstown, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 19 at Bayside, 2 p.m.

Oct. 25 at First Colonial

Nov. 8 vs. Ocean Lakes

Kellam (1-0)

W, 34-14 Aug. 29 at First Colonial, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 6 vs. Green Run

Sept. 20 vs. Ocean Lakes

Sept. 27 vs. Cox

Oct. 4 at Tallwood

Oct. 10 vs. Salem, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 18 at Princess Anne

Oct. 25 vs. Bayside

Nov. 1 at Kempsville

Nov. 8 at Landstown

Kempsville (0-1)

L, 14-28 Aug. 29 vs. Salem, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 6 at Princess Anne

Sept. 13 at Bayside

Sept. 27 at Green Run, 6 p.m.

Oct. 4 vs. Landstown

Oct. 10 at Ocean Lakes, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 18 vs. First Colonial

Oct. 25 at Tallwood

Nov. 1 vs. Kellam

Nov. 8 vs. Cox

Landstown (0-1)

L, 0-38 Aug. 29 vs. Cox, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 6 at Tallwood

Sept. 13 vs. Salem

Sept. 20 at Princess Anne

Sept. 27 vs. Bayside

Oct. 4 at Kempsville

Oct. 10 at Green Run, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 25 at Ocean Lakes

Nov. 1 vs. First Colonial

Nov. 8 vs. Kellam

Ocean Lakes

Sept. 6 vs. First Colonial

Sept. 13 vs. Tallwood

Sept. 20 at Kellam

Sept. 27 vs. Princess Anne

Oct. 4 at Cox

Oct. 10 vs. Kempsville, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 18 at Salem

Oct. 25 vs. Landstown

Nov. 1 at Bayside

Nov. 8 at Green Run

Princess Anne (0-1)

L, 0-50 Aug. 28 at Bayside, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 6 vs. Kempsville

Sept. 13 at Green Run

Sept. 20 vs. Landstown

Sept. 27 at Ocean Lakes

Oct. 4 vs. First Colonial

Oct. 10 at Tallwood, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 18 vs. Kellam

Nov. 1 vs. Cox

Nov. 8 at Salem

Salem (1-0)

W, 28-14 Aug. 29 at Kempsville, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 13 at Landstown

Sept. 20 vs. Bayside

Sept. 27 at First Colonial

Oct. 4 vs. Green Run

Oct. 10 at Kellam, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 18 vs. Ocean Lakes

Oct. 25 at Cox

Nov. 1 vs. Tallwood

Nov. 8 vs. Princess Anne

Tallwood (0-1)

L, 0-54 Aug. 29 at Green Run, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 6 vs. Landstown

Sept. 13 at Ocean Lakes

Sept. 20 vs. First Colonial

Oct. 4 vs. Kellam

Oct. 10 vs. Princess Anne, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 18 at Cox

Oct. 25 vs. Kempsville

Nov. 1 at Salem

Nov. 8 at Bayside

Eastern District

Booker T. Washington (0-1)

L, 0-42 Aug. 29 at Petersburg

Sept. 6 vs. Lafayette

Sept. 13 at Churchland

Sept. 20 vs. Lakeland

Sept. 27 vs. Granby

Oct. 4 vs. Lake Taylor

Oct. 11 at Norview

Oct. 18 at Maury

Oct. 25 at Manor

Nov. 8 vs. Norcom

Churchland (0-1)

L, 6-38 Aug. 30 at King’s Fork

Sept. 6 at Smithfield

Sept. 13 vs. Booker T. Washington

Sept. 20 at Hopewell

Sept. 27 at Norview

Oct. 11 vs. Norcom

Oct. 17 at Granby

Oct. 25 at Lake Taylor

Nov. 1 vs. Maury

Nov. 8 vs. Manor

Granby (1-0)

(Home games at Powhatan Field)

W, 46-0 Aug. 31 at Denbigh, noon

Sept. 6 at Kecoughtan

Sept. 20 at Norview

Sept. 27 at Booker T. Washington

Oct. 4 vs. Lakeland

Oct. 11 vs. Lake Taylor

Oct. 17 vs. Churchland

Oct. 25 vs. Norcom

Nov. 1 vs. Manor

Nov. 8 vs. Maury

Lake Taylor (0-1)

L, 6-21 Aug. 30 vs. Poquoson

Sept. 13 vs. Hopewell

Sept. 20 vs. St. Christopher’s

Sept. 27 at Maury

Oct. 4 at Booker T. Washington

Oct. 11 at Granby

Oct. 18 vs. Manor

Oct. 25 vs. Churchland

Nov. 2 at Norcom, 1 p.m.

Nov. 8 vs. Norview

Manor (0-1)

L, 0-68 Aug. 29 at Warhill

Sept. 5 vs. Hickory

Sept. 13 at Lakeland

Sept. 27 at Norcom

Oct. 4 vs. Norview

Oct. 11 vs. Maury

Oct. 18 at Lake Taylor

Oct. 25 vs. Booker T. Washington

Nov. 1 at Granby

Nov. 8 at Churchland

Maury

(Home game at Powhatan Field)

Sept. 6 vs. Wise (Maryland)

Sept. 13 at Highland Springs

Sept. 20 vs. Dinwiddie

Sept. 27 vs. Lake Taylor

Oct. 4 at Norcom

Oct. 11 at Manor

Oct. 18 vs. Booker T. Washington

Oct. 25 at Norview

Nov. 1 at Churchland

Nov. 8 vs. Granby

Norcom (1-0)

W, 46-14 Aug. 29 at Grafton

Sept. 6 at Oscar Smith

Sept. 13 vs. Norview

Sept. 20 vs. Thomas Jefferson

Sept. 27 vs. Manor

Oct. 4 vs. Maury

Oct. 11 at Churchland

Oct. 25 at Granby

Nov. 2 vs. Lake Taylor, 1 p.m.

Nov. 8 at Booker T. Washington

Norview (0-1)

L, 0-48 Aug. 29 at Smithfield

Sept. 6 vs. Great Bridge

Sept. 13 at Norcom

Sept. 20 vs. Granby

Sept. 27 vs. Churchland

Oct. 4 at Manor

Oct. 11 vs. Booker T. Washington

Oct. 25 vs. Maury

Nov. 8 at Lake Taylor

Peninsula District

Bethel (0-1)

(Home games at Darling Stadium)

L, 14-46 Aug. 30 vs. Nansemond River

Sept. 5 vs. Warwick

Sept. 12 vs. Menchville

Sept. 21 vs. Woodside, noon

Sept. 28 at Phoebus, noon

Oct. 3 at Kecoughtan

Oct. 11 at Gloucester

Oct. 17 vs. Heritage

Oct. 24 vs. Denbigh

Oct. 31 at Hampton

Denbigh (0-1)

(Home games at Todd Stadium)

L, 0-46 Aug. 31 vs. Granby, noon

Sept. 14 at Heritage, noon

Sept. 19 vs. Gloucester

Sept. 28 vs. Hampton, noon

Oct. 3 at Woodside

Oct. 10 at Warwick

Oct. 19 vs. Kecoughtan, noon

Oct. 24 at Bethel

Nov. 1 at Menchville, noon

Nov. 8 vs. Phoebus

Gloucester (1-0)

W, 13-2 Aug. 29 vs. Kecoughtan

Sept. 6 at York

Sept. 13 at Hampton

Sept. 19 at Denbigh

Sept. 27 vs. Warwick

Oct. 5 at Menchville, noon

Oct. 11 vs. Bethel

Oct. 18 vs. Phoebus

Oct. 25 vs. Heritage

Nov. 2 at Woodside, noon

Hampton (1-0)

(Home games at Darling Stadium)

W, 25-19 (OT) Aug. 29 vs. Woodside

Sept. 7 vs. King George, 1 p.m.

Sept. 13 vs. Gloucester

Sept. 19 at Kecoughtan

Sept. 28 at Denbigh, noon

Oct. 5 at Phoebus, noon

Oct. 11 vs. Heritage

Oct. 18 vs. Menchville

Oct. 25 at Warwick

Oct. 31 vs. Bethel

Heritage (0-1)

(Home games at Todd Stadium)

L, 0-17 Aug. 30 at Tabb

Sept. 6 at Menchville

Sept. 14 vs. Denbigh, noon

Sept. 20 at Phoebus

Sept. 27 vs. Woodside

Oct. 4 vs. Warwick

Oct. 11 at Hampton

Oct. 17 at Bethel

Oct. 25 at Gloucester

Oct. 31 vs. Kecoughtan

Kecoughtan (0-1)

(Home games at Darling Stadium)

L, 2-13 Aug. 29 at Gloucester

Sept. 6 vs. Granby

Sept. 13 at Warwick

Sept. 19 vs. Hampton

Sept. 26 at Menchville

Oct. 3 vs. Bethel

Oct. 10 vs. Phoebus

Oct. 19 at Denbigh, noon

Oct. 25 vs. Woodside

Oct. 31 at Heritage

Menchville (0-1)

(Home games at Todd Stadium)

L, 0-28 Aug. 29 vs. Western Branch

Sept. 6 vs. Heritage

Sept. 12 at Bethel

Sept. 20 at Warwick

Sept. 26 vs. Kecoughtan

Oct. 5 vs. Gloucester, noon

Oct. 12 at Woodside, noon

Oct. 18 at Hampton

Oct. 26 at Phoebus, noon

Nov. 1 vs. Denbigh

Phoebus

(Home games at Darling Stadium)

Sept. 6 at Highland Springs

Sept. 12 at Woodside

Sept. 20 vs. Heritage

Sept. 28 vs. Bethel, noon

Oct. 5 vs. Hampton, noon

Oct. 10 at Kecoughtan

Oct. 18 at Gloucester

Oct. 26 vs. Menchville, noon

Nov. 2 vs. Warwick, noon

Nov. 8 at Denbigh

Warwick (1-0)

(Home games at Todd Stadium)

W, 35-0 Aug. 30 vs. Grassfield

Sept. 5 at Bethel

Sept. 13 vs. Kecoughtan

Sept. 20 vs. Menchville

Sept. 27 at Gloucester

Oct. 4 at Heritage

Oct. 10 vs. Denbigh

Oct. 18 vs. Woodside

Oct. 25 vs. Hampton

Nov. 2 at Phoebus, noon

Woodside (0-1)

(Home games at Todd Stadium)

L, 19-25 (OT) Aug. 29 at Hampton

Sept. 5 vs. Grassfield

Sept. 12 vs. Phoebus

Sept. 21 at Bethel, noon

Sept. 27 at Heritage

Oct. 3 vs. Denbigh

Oct. 12 vs. Menchville, noon

Oct. 18 at Warwick

Oct. 25 at Kecoughtan

Nov. 2 vs. Gloucester, noon

Southeastern District

Deep Creek (1-0)

W, 22-3 Aug. 29 vs. Currituck County (N.C.)

Sept. 13 at Nansemond River

Sept. 19  at Grassfield

Sept. 27 vs. Indian River

Oct. 4 at Hickory

Oct. 11 vs. Western Branch

Oct. 18 vs. Oscar Smith

Oct. 25 at Great Bridge

Nov. 1 at King’s Fork

Nov. 8 vs. Lakeland

Grassfield (0-1)

L, 0-35 Aug. 30 at Warwick

Sept. 5 at Woodside

Sept. 19 vs. Deep Creek

Sept. 27 at Oscar Smith

Oct. 4 at Great Bridge

Oct. 11 vs. King’s Fork

Oct. 18 at Hickory

Oct. 25 vs. Nansemond River

Nov. 1 vs. Western Branch

Nov. 8 at Indian River

Great Bridge 

(Home games at Great Bridge Middle School)

Sept. 6 at Norview

Sept. 13 vs. Oscar Smith

Sept. 19  vs. King’s Fork

Sept. 27 at Hickory

Oct. 4 vs. Grassfield

Oct. 11 at Lakeland

Oct. 18 at Western Branch

Oct. 25 vs. Deep Creek

Nov. 1 vs. Indian River

Nov. 8 at Nansemond River

Hickory

Sept. 5 at Manor

Sept. 13 at Indian River

Sept. 19 vs. Western Branch

Sept. 27 vs. Great Bridge

Oct. 4 vs. Deep Creek

Oct. 11 at Nansemond River

Oct. 18 vs. Grassfield

Oct. 25 at Lakeland

Nov. 1 at Oscar Smith

Nov. 8 vs. King’s Fork

Indian River (1-0)

W, 37-31 Aug. 29 at Varina

Sept. 6 at Lakeland

Sept. 13 vs. Hickory

Sept. 27 at Deep Creek

Oct. 4 at King’s Fork

Oct. 11 vs. Oscar Smith

Oct. 18 vs. Nansemond River

Oct. 25 at Western Branch

Nov. 1 at Great Bridge

Nov. 8 vs. Grassfield

King’s Fork (1-0)

W, 38-6 Aug. 30 vs. Churchland

Sept. 13 at Western Branch

Sept. 19  at Great Bridge

Sept. 27 at Nansemond River

Oct. 4 vs. Indian River

Oct. 11 at Grassfield

Oct. 18 vs. Lakeland

Oct. 25 at Oscar Smith

Nov. 1 vs. Deep Creek

Nov. 8 at Hickory

Lakeland 

Sept. 6 vs. Indian River

Sept. 13 vs. Manor

Sept. 20 at Booker T. Washington

Sept. 27 at Southampton

Oct. 4 at Granby

Oct. 11 vs. Great Bridge

Oct. 18 at King’s Fork

Oct. 25 vs. Hickory

Nov. 1 at Nansemond River

Nov. 8 at Deep Creek

Nansemond River (1-0)

W, 46-14 Aug. 30 at Bethel

Sept. 13 vs. Deep Creek

Sept. 19 at Oscar Smith

Sept. 27 vs. King’s Fork

Oct. 4 at Western Branch

Oct. 11 vs. Hickory

Oct. 18 at Indian River

Oct. 25 at Grassfield

Nov. 1 vs. Lakeland

Nov. 8 vs. Great Bridge

Oscar Smith (1-0)

W, 44-6 Aug. 30 vs. Hermitage

Sept. 6 vs. Norcom

Sept. 13 vs. Great Bridge

Sept. 19 vs. Nansemond River

Sept. 27 vs. Grassfield

Oct. 11 at Indian River

Oct. 18 at Deep Creek

Oct. 25 vs. King’s Fork

Nov. 1 vs. Hickory

Nov. 8 at Western Branch

Western Branch (1-0)

W, 28-0 Aug. 29 at Menchville

Sept. 6 vs. Benedictine

Sept. 13 vs. King’s Fork

Sept. 19  at Hickory

Oct. 4 vs. Nansemond River

Oct. 11 at Deep Creek

Oct. 18 vs. Great Bridge

Oct. 25 vs. Indian River

Nov. 1 at Grassfield

Nov. 8 vs. Oscar Smith

Private schools and western Tidewater

Atlantic Shores Christian (2-0)

(Home games at Virginia Beach Sportsplex)

W, 48-0 Aug. 23 vs. Isle of Wight Academy W, 48-0

W, 50-6 Aug. 30 vs. Roanoke Catholic

Sept. 6 vs. Catholic

Sept. 20 at North Cross, 4 p.m.

Sept. 27 at Nansemond-Suffolk Academy

Oct. 4 at Norfolk Academy, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 12 at Blue Ridge, 2 p.m.

Oct. 18 vs. Fredericksburg Christian, 6 p.m.

Oct. 25 at St. Anne’s-Belfield

Nov. 1 vs. Smith Mountain Lake Christian

Catholic (0-2)

L, 7-41 Aug. 24 at Fredericksburg Christian

L, 6-19 Aug. 30 vs. Smith Mountain Lake Christian

Sept. 6 at Atlantic Shores Christian

Sept. 13 at Roanoke Catholic

Sept. 20 vs. Life Christian

Oct. 3 at Nansemond-Suffolk

Oct 12 vs. Flint Hill School, noon

Oct. 18 vs. St. Anne’s-Belfield

Oct. 25 vs. Trinity Episcopal

Nov. 1 vs. Norfolk Academy

Greenbrier Christian (2-0)

W, 62-18 Aug. 23 vs. Kenston Forest W, 62-18

W, 51-0 Aug. 30 vs. Broadwater Academy

Sept. 6 at Fuqua

Sept. 13 vs. Christchurch

Sept. 20 at Blessed Sacrament Huguenot

Sept. 27 at Rappahannock County

Oct. 5 at Virginia Episcopal, 2 p.m.

Oct. 11 vs. Chincoteague

Oct. 18 at Fishburne Military, 4 p.m.

Oct. 25 at Covenant, 4 p.m.

Isle of Wight Academy

L, 0-48 Aug. 23 at Atlantic Shores Christian

L, 6-26 Aug. 30 vs. Nansemond-Suffolk Academy

Sept. 6 at Roanoke Catholic

Sept. 13 vs. Fredericksburg Christian

Sept. 20 vs. St. Anne’s-Belfield

Sept. 27 at Washington

Oct. 11 vs. Nandua

Oct. 25 vs. Hargrave Military

Nansemond-Suffolk (1-1)

L, 0-56 Aug. 23 at North Cross

W, 26-6 Aug. 30 at Isle of Wight Academy

Sept. 13 vs. Collegiate

Sept. 20 at Hargrave Military, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 27 vs. Atlantic Shores Christian

Oct. 3 vs. Catholic

Oct. 10 vs. Norfolk Academy

Oct. 25 vs. Fredericksburg Christian

Nov. 1 at St. Anne’s-Belfield

Norfolk Academy (2-0)

W, 34-21 Aug. 23 vs. Currituck County

W, 23-6 Aug. 30 vs. Potomac School, 6 p.m.

Sept. 13 at St. Christopher’s, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 27 vs. Fork Union Military, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 4 vs. Atlantic Shores Christian, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 10 at Nansemond-Suffolk, 6 p.m.

Oct. 18 vs. Blue Ridge, 6 p.m.

Oct. 26 at Collegiate, 1 p.m.

Nov. 1 at Catholic

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.

But Tides fans can get a head-shaking replica of Holliday this week at Harbor Park. Norfolk will give out Jackson Holliday bobbleheads Friday as they host the Charlotte Knights for a 6:35 p.m. game.

A look at the Tides as they return home Tuesday and begin a six-game series against the Knights, the top affiliate of the Chicago White Sox:

Norfolk’s record: 60-72

New in town: Tides fans missed the Triple-A debut of prospect Samuel Basallo, a highly touted catcher who joined Norfolk on last week’s road trip, but they can see him now. Also, right-handed reliever Jacob Webb joined the Tides on Sunday for a rehab assignment. Webb is working his way back to the majors after registering two saves and 12 holds with a 3.08 ERA in the Orioles’ bullpen. He was dealing with right elbow inflammation.

In the Charlotte dugout: RHP Mason Adams was activated last week from the 7-day injured list and joined the Knights. Adams, 24, made his Triple-A debut with Charlotte last month after going 7-5 with a 2.44 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 18 games (17 starts) for Double-A Birmingham.

Schedule

Tuesday: 6:35 p.m., school supply drive.

Wednesday: 6:35 p.m., In Our Tides Era Night.

Thursday: 12:05 p.m.

Friday: 6:35 p.m., Jackson Holliday bobblehead giveaway.

Saturday: 6:35 p.m., postgame fireworks.

Sunday: 1:05 p.m., football day.

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I’m Jami Frankenberry, sports editor at The Virginian-Pilot, Daily Press and 757Teamz.com, and I’ll be your guide this football season. Each week, I’ll bring you exclusive content on high school football in the 757. Let’s get right to it.

The season openers for most local high school teams are Thursday and Friday, and every team has a clean slate. Our staffers are just as excited about the season getting underway, so I asked our high school football gurus — Larry Rubama and Marty O’Brien — about the first game they covered and what they like most about the beginning of the season.

Marty: “The first high school game I covered for a newspaper, the erstwhile York Town Crier, was on Aug. 31, 1990, when Nottoway beat York 14-11 in overtime at Bailey Field and it felt to me like I was covering the Super Bowl. The first time each season I see players burst through that sign held up by the cheerleaders brings me back to the thrill of opening night 1966, when I saw York lose an equally exciting 19-18 decision to Newport News at old Saunders Stadium in downtown Newport News.”

Larry: “I have been covering high school football in Hampton Roads since 1999. What I love most about the first week is the excitement of a new season. Every team is 0-0. Every team has a chance. Every player thinks they can win the district. That talk, of course, changes by Week 5 when every team gets an idea of how the season is really going to go.”

You’ll be hearing regularly from Marty and Larry in the newsletter.

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Game you gotta see!

Where are you headed this week? On Thursday, the Beach District features five games, including Tallwood at fifth-ranked Green Run and No. 7 Salem at Kempsville. Those games kick off at 6:30 p.m.

But I think the week’s most intriguing game is Friday when Poquoson travels to Lake Taylor for a 7 p.m. game. The Bull Islanders are a powerhouse in most sports in the small-school Class 2, and rarely do they get a chance to take on the 757’s traditional powers in football.

Want to know your team’s season schedule? A team-by-team look at the entire season.

Top 50 deep dive

Maury’s Ari Watford topped our annual list of the Top 50 high school football players in the senior class. Watford, a fearsome defensive end, is headed to Clemson and snapped a string of three straight wide receivers at No. 1:

• Class of 2024 –  WR Keylen Adams, Green Run (Virginia Tech)
• Class of 2023 – WR Paul Billups Jr., Western Branch (North Carolina)
• Class of 2022 – WR Tychaun Chapman, Landstown (North Carolina)

Watford, though, kept the 757’s pipeline to the Atlantic Coast Conference going.  Since 2011, 13 of 15 top-ranked players picked an ACC school. The only two that didn’t? Indian River’s Antwaun Powell-Ryland (Class of 2020) picked Florida and Catholic’s Teradja Mitchell (Class of 2018) chose Ohio State.

BUT: Powell-Ryland is finishing his career in the ACC after transferring to Virginia Tech before last season.

Drop me a line

Maury and Phoebus are 1-2 in the 757Teamz Top 15, and they’re the prohibitive favorites to win state championships in Class 5 and Class 4, respectively. But I want to know: What other team can win a state championship? Why? Email me at jami.frankenberry@pilotonline.com, tell me your name and city, and I’ll feature some responses in the next newsletter – coming at you next Thursday.

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The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, citing sources, reported the trade, and Chargers Central and Ari Meirov, an NFL insider for The 33rd Team, reported the Falcons received a conditional sixth-round draft pick in exchange for Heinicke. The NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero also reported the trade on the NFL’s official X handle.

Falcons trade QB Taylor Heinicke to Chargers. (via @TomPelissero) pic.twitter.com/G3tV4WHM2S

— NFL (@NFL) August 28, 2024

Heinicke joins a Chargers quarterback room that includes starter Justin Herbert and backup Easton Stick, and Heinicke will be one of two former ODU quarterbacks on the Chargers’ roster: Stone Smartt, who has converted to tight end, is in his third season with LA.

Heinicke was in his second season with the Falcons after leaving the Washington Commanders. He was one of three QBs on the roster along with starter Kirk Cousins — acquired in the offseason — and first-round draft pick Michael Penix Jr.

Heinicke, 31, has played in 38 NFL games and made 29 starts during the regular season. He also started a playoff game for Washington after the 2020 season.

Heinicke signed with the Falcons in March 2023 and was the backup to Desmond Ridder, but he played in five games and went 1-3 as a starter last season.

Heinicke grew up near Atlanta and played for Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Georgia, before signing with ODU. Suwanee is about a 20-minute drive from the Falcons’ facility in Flowery Branch.

The move to L.A. continues an improbable NFL journey for Heinicke, who rewrote the record books during a legendary career with Old Dominion.

Heinicke was undrafted out of ODU and spent short regular-season stints with the Houston Texans and Carolina Panthers, appearing in seven games during the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He was out of football, and studying online courses to complete his ODU degree, when Washington pulled him back into the league in 2020.

But the former Old Dominion star quarterback survived the NFL’s cutdown day Tuesday and made Atlanta’s initial 53-man roster. Heinicke is in his second season with the Falcons after leaving the Washington Commanders, and he is one of three QBs on the roster along with starter Kirk Cousins and first-round draft pick Michael Penix Jr.

Cousins was acquired in free agency this offseason and Penix was the eighth overall draft pick out of Washington. Heinicke has played in 38 NFL games and made 29 starts during the regular season. He also started a playoff game for Washington after the 2020 season.

Heinicke signed with the Falcons in March of 2023 and was the backup to Desmond Ridder. But Heinicke played in five games and went 1-3 as a starter last season.

But the arrival of Cousins and Penix indicated Heinicke would have to look elsewhere for a roster spot. Heinicke grew up near Atlanta and played at Collins Hill High — about 10 miles from the Falcons’ practice facility.

“Yeah, I kind of see the writing on the wall,” Heinicke said last month. “It’s nothing that I haven’t been through before, so I accept my role in any case. My role, for me, and what I think is to help Kirk any way that I can.”

Heinicke started in Atlanta’s final exhibition game against Jacksonville on Friday, a 31-0 loss. He completed 8 of 17 passes for 81 yards against the Jaguars’ first-team defense.

Let’s count the reasons:

• A roster bolstered by commits headed to the SEC, ACC and Big Ten.
• The No. 1 overall recruit in the 757.
• Six consecutive Region B championships.
• A dominating and unbeaten run to the Class 5 state championship last season.

There are no sure things, but the Commodores look ready to make a like a buzzsaw (again) through the Eastern District on their way to a potential Class 5 championship. Maury went wire-to-wire at No. 1 last season, and could do so again barring a stumble against a rugged early schedule.

First-place votes are in parentheses, followed by total voting points.

Staffers Sonny Dearth, Jami Frankenberry, Marty O’Brien, Larry Rubama, Michael Sauls and Sam Saunders and freelancer Jim McGrath voted in the poll.

1. Maury (7), 105 points

No. 1 recruit Ari Watford, a defensive lineman headed to Clemson, leads a roster that had college coaches salivating: linebacker Carlton “CJ” Smith (Maryland), safety Kendall Daniels (South Carolina) and receiver LeBron Bond (Indiana) are just a few other major-college commits. Oh, and QB Au’Tori Newkirk returns after a 3,600-yard season.

2. Phoebus, 98 

There are holes to fill, but the Phantoms will no doubt make a run at a state title four-peat. QB Maurkis Banks has only three starts, but he was cool under fire, tossing a last-second touchdown pass to win the Class 4 championship, and RB Davion Roberts returns after a 1,500-yard season.

3. King’s Fork, 89

Fresh off the program’s first outright Southeastern District championship, the Bulldogs and coach Anthony Joffrion are hungry for more. As in region and state titles.

4. Oscar Smith, 86 

The Tigers? Ranked fourth? Makes sense after a four-loss season, but Oscar Smith has the trio of QB Lonnie Andrews III, WR Travis Johnson and RB Brandon Nesbit, and they could help the program climb back on top.

5. Green Run, 77

The Stallions were unceremoniously bounced from the region semifinals by Indian River last season, and that didn’t sit well with the returners, including star QB K’Saan Farrar.

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6. Warwick, 68

The Warriors could play the entire season without playmaker Messiah Delhomme, who suffered a broken leg during the summer. But scoring against this defense will be a challenge with three all-state picks last season still on the roster: DBs Iziah Emery and Xavier Carter and lineman Christian Corbin.

7. Salem, 57 

A defense led by all-state lineman Jaylen Gilchrist, who has committed to Maryland, should help the SunDevils make their 15th consecutive playoff appearance, and maybe do more in coach Mark Hall III’s third season.

8. Indian River, 56

The Braves had some near misses last season, including a devastating loss to Oscar Smith on the game’s final play and a double-overtime loss to King’s Fork. Is Indian River ready to take the next step?

9. Lafayette, 51

The Rams reached the Class 3 state championship game last season in what was supposed to be a down year. Now, they’re loaded and ready to win another Bay Rivers District title and keep coach Andy Linn’s average of 10-plus wins per season going.

10. Granby, 41

The Comets were the biggest surprise in the 757 last season, winning seven games and making the playoffs under first-year coach Kendal Jefferson. Sixteen starters are back.

11. Cox, 31

Is this the year a team reels in Green Run in the Beach District? If the Stallions stumble, the Falcons — 8-3 in coach Tyler Noe’s first season — just might be that team. Cox has seven starters back on defense.

12. Nansemond River, 29

Coach Alonzo Ricks took the Warriors from four to nine wins in his second season, and the program took a monumental step forward last year with a rare victory over Oscar Smith — the Warriors’ first win in the series since 2002.

13. Lake Taylor, 19

Coach Hank Sawyer has an intriguing mix of veterans (all-state linebacker Jerome Brown) and youth (freshman running back Dannuel Maye) that should help him build on his 234 career victories over 26 seasons.

14. Hampton, 16

There figured to be a dip in the Crabbers’ fortunes after the departure of longtime coach Mike Smith. But Hampton rebounded from a three-win slog through 2022 with seven wins in former assistant Woodrow Wilson’s second season last year.

15. Churchland, 8

The Truckers have made six consecutive playoff appearances, and the return of RB Dontavius Booker — Hampton Roads’ leading rusher during the regular season last year — and other veterans should help keep that streak going.

Others receiving votes: Poquoson 7, Tallwood 2.

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Each week, beginning Wednesday, we’ll deliver highlights of our exclusive content for high school football season all in one place — your inbox. Here’s a sampling of what to expect:

Who’s No. 1? The 757Teamz Top 15 will keep you plugged in about the top teams, who they play that week and who moved up and who moved out.

Who plays where? We’ll have a team-by-team look at all the districts, including weekly results and the upcoming schedule, so you can figure out where to go on Friday night.

Who will win? Nobody in Hampton Roads knows more about 757 high school football than veteran staff writers Larry Rubama and Marty O’Brien, and each week they’ll break down the biggest games of the week and predict who will win games in the Beach, Eastern, Bay Rivers, Peninsula and Southeastern Districts.

An inside look: In-depth feature stories from our team will focus on the players and issues making news this season, and we’ll provide recruiting updates to let you know who’s going where — including updates to our annual list of the Top 50 recruits in the senior class.

What do you think? Polls and surveys will give fans a chance to sound off on their favorite aspects of 757 high school football.

Friday night lights: And don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten about the best place to be on Friday night. Join us online at 757Teamz.com for our Friday Night Scoreboard and on X (@757Teamz) for updates and video highlights from across the region.

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Jami Frankenberry, sports editor of The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press, can be reached at jami.frankenberry@pilotonline.com.