Inside game lifts Charles City over Washington & Lee

Charles City Panthers’ head basketball coach Terrell Brooks told his team that there will be no acceptance of back-to-back losses during the season. Message received. One night after dropping a contest at Mathews, Charles City rebounded with a 71-57 victory over the Washington & Lee Eagles during the Dec. 11 encounter. Offensive woes from the floor for both teams factored in for most of the first quarter before Panther senior De’Rome Chretien provided some spark. A three-pointer from the win followed by one from the corner pushed the home team’s advantage to nine (16-7) going into the second frame. That…
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New Kent wins low scoring affair against Poquoson 35-30

Sometimes you have to score just a little more than your opponents do. That was the case as New Kent’s Lady Trojans won a defensive minded contest over the Poquoson Lady Islanders 35-30 during a sluggish Dec. 10 Bay Rivers District contest that saw poor free throw shooting and a physical contest. New Kent led 14-8 at the halftime break when the hosts found their first offensive spurt of the night. A 7-4 run to begin the third along with a defense that held Poquoson scoreless from the field four minutes into the third quarter provided some comfort for the…
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Domination at the Trojan Duals

Panthers’ offense explodes to snap 16-game losing skid to New Kent

Saturday night’s contest between New Kent’s Trojans and Charles City’s Panthers was a rivalry that has been one-sided in the last 16 faceoffs as New Kent has emerged victorious in each of those games. However, a much improved and experienced Panthers team brought that streak to a halt in an impressive fashion. The hosting Panthers scored 63 points in the first half, more than New Kent’s total in the entire game as Charles City put together a 90-61 victory in front of a capacity crowd. The transition game for the Panthers opened the gap early on, as Justis Crawley scored…
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Charles City Athletics and Activities Inaugural Hall of Fame class

Charles City collapses in third quarter; Colonial Beach cashes in for victory

Charles City’s Lady Panthers took hard hits from Colonial Beach’s Lady Drifters in the first two quarters of Friday night’s contest, withstanding the runs imposed by the visitors. But the knockout blow in the third frame proved to be too detrimental to answer. Utilizing a 27-5 third quarter outburst along with four Lady Panthers fouling out the contest, Colonial Beach emerged as 67-33 victors over Charles City. The Lady Drifters incorporated a 1-2-2 full-court press on the Lady Panthers, enabling them to jump out a 10-2 lead. But the experienced trio of Lady Panthers Skye Bradby, Alexis Williams, and Nijah…
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Fourth quarter scoring outburst elevates Colonial Heights over Charles City

After winning their season opener by 40 points, Charles City’s Lady Panthers opened its home slate against a tougher opponent in the visiting Colonial Heights Lady Colonials. For the visitors, they would find that the team of seven Lady Panthers wouldn’t bow out of the contest so easily. But for the hosts, a futile fourth quarter saw Colonial Heights outscore Charles City 23-2 to catapult the visitors to a 58-26 victory. Colonial Heights’ Jayla Stith opened the scoring for the visitors, as they strung together an 11-0 run to take an early double digit last. Only free throws mustered by…
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Stifling defense comes to forefront as New Kent dominates Bruton in home opener

Using a suffocating defense to stifle the visiting Bruton Lady Panthers, New Kent’s Lady Trojans basketball team provided a glimpse of season possibilities during Tuesday night’s home opener. The hosting Lady Trojans led from start to finish, rolling to an easy 52-21 win in the Bay Rivers District contest. New Kent jumped out to a 6-0 lead thanks to defensive stops that turned into offensive fast breaks. After Bruton scored to snap the run, the hosts orchestrated a bigger run of 15-0 over the last five minutes of the first quarter. From there, New Kent controlled the tempo of the…
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Heading to national tournament