Hopewell’s pressure halts New Kent playoff run, ends Lady Trojans’ season

New Kent’s Lady Trojans exceeded expectations this year by advancing to the second round of the Group 3A Region A quarterfinal found. Unfortunately for the Lady Trojans, a trip to Hopewell to face a 19-1 Lady Blue Devil squad ended their season. A plethora of turnovers coupled with the inability to get the offense going resulted in New Kent’s downfall, dropping the contest at Hopewell 74-26 Monday night. The Blue Devils burst out the gate behind the scoring of Tyiana Simmons. Her lay-in off the opening score put the hosts up for good. After her basket, Hopewell enforced full-court pressure…
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Lady Trojans’ swim and dive team earn top ten finish at state championships

New Kent High School girls’ swim and diving team earned a top ten finish at the Group 3A State Championships on Feb. 16. The Lady Trojans accumulated 108 points, good enough to finish ninth in the contest. Bay Rivers District rival York claimed the team title with 352 points. Alexis Mills earned a second-place finish in the girls’ one-meter dive competition with a score of 457.85. The team of Emily Montecalvo, Jasmine Cazares, Zorey Sargent, and Morgan Bowman finished eighth in both the 200-yard medley relay (1:58.30) and 200-yard freestyle relay (1:45.90). In the girls’ 100-yard butterfly, Sargent finished fourth…
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New Kent finishes fifth at Group 3A State wrestling championships

New Kent High School’s wrestling team earned a fifth-place finish in the Group 3A State Championship in a two-day meet held Feb. 16-17. The Trojans scored 102.5 points in the affair, with powerhouse Christianburg easily claimng the title once again with 258 points. Also finishing ahead of New Kent was Warren County (137), Cave Spring (135.5), and Staunton River (111). Trent Ragland claimed the 220-pound division in the state championships. He accumulated pinfalls over Connor Sides (Brentsville), Damontre Saunders (Liberty-Bedford), and Nathan Johnson (Warren County), before defeating Andy Smith of Christianburg via an ultimate tiebreaker 4-2. Other Trojans who earned…
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Lady Trojans handle Lakeland in first round of playoffs

New Kent’s Lady Trojans found themselves as the seventh-seed in the Group 3A Region A tournament, enabling them to host the 10th-seeded Lakeland Lady Cavaliers from Suffolk in the first-round matchup on Feb. 16. With the visitors coming in with a 1-21 and trying to pull the ultimate upset, it didn’t take long for hosts to establish dominance in what was an expected result New Kent used tough defense and a strong offensive showing to demolish the Lady Cavaliers 66-28 in the contest. The Lady Trojans will travel to Hopewell on Monday (Feb. 19) to challenge the second-seeded Lady Blue…
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Harrell leaves New Kent head football coach position

New Kent High School is now looking for a new head football coach to lead the program into the 2018-19 season. After three years at the helm, former head coach Clark Harrell has accepted a position at Riverbend High School. Harrell took over the New Kent program after leaving Smithfield. He led the Trojans to a 10-20 record over three seasons. The ten wins are equal to the number of victories the team earned in the seven years prior to his arrival.

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Charles City’s season concludes with loss to Middlesex

Similar to what had been the story of Charles City’s Panthers’ hoops season, an encounter with Middlesex’s Chargers on Feb. 8 presented a “pick your poison” scenario. The invading Chargers placed six players in double figures as they defeated Charles City 78-64 in a contest where the score was closer than the actual play of the game. Charles City’s only lead of the night came on Kameron Johnson’s three-pointer early in the game (3-2). But from there, the visitors exploited mismatches in Charles City’s defenses. First, it was Charger big man Jaden Reed scoring six of his team’s next eight…
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Another loss by Lady Panthers keeps team winless

Charles City’s Lady Panthers searched for every way possible to garner a win in a Feb. 8 matchup with Middlesex’s Lady Chargers. Unfortunately for the hosts, a lack of experience and inability to put the ball in the hoop echoed what has been a dismal year for the Lady Panthers. The Lady Chargers had no problem trouncing Charles City 66-27 in the home finale in the Tidewater District contest. Early on, Lady Panther Cheyenne Marshall’s putback knotted the game at two apiece. But that would be the only true threat Charles City posed to Middlesex. The visitors Lyndsay Greene scored…
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Lady Trojans drop regular season finale to Warhill 37-28

New Kent’s Lady Trojans needed to play near perfect basketball against a Warhill Lady Lions team that needed a win. However, miscues and inadequate shooting made for a disappointing home finale for the hosts. New Kent committed 20 turnovers and only sank four of 12 free throws as they fell 37-28 in the Feb. 7 season finale against Warhill. Warhill broke a 2-2 tie early on Te’Daizhua Jones three-pointer and an Alyssa Brungot jumper to spurt a 9-4 run, resulting in a 12-7 advantage after the first quarter. The Lady Trojans had ample opportunities to cut the lead with trips…
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Despite buzzer beater to force overtime, New Kent emerges with 80-75 win

After being throttled the night before, New Kent’s Trojans looked to bounce back after an unfathomable performance against Poquoson. They got that sour taste out their mouth Tuesday night. Despite questionable officiating and a buzzer beater to force overtime, the Trojans persevered with an 80-75 victory over the York Falcons to cap off a successful Senior Night. York opened the contest early behind Jesse Kimrey’s three-pointer. From there, each team exchanged scores in back-and-forth action, with the visitors emerging with a 14-12 lead to end the first quarter. After the Falcons’ advantage opened to eight (29-21), New Kent began to…
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