New Kent dominates in pole vault at 3A East Region indoor track meet

New Kent’s Griffin Kowal cleared a meet record 15 feet, 3 inches in pole vault as the Trojans placed four in the event on the way to a fifth place finish in the 3A East Region indoor track championships held Feb. 15 in Hampton. Darius Jones cleared 12 feet to take second followed by Will Tolley in fourth (10-6) while Jack Daniels tied for fifth (9-6). Overall, the Trojans totaled 46.5 points for fifth place. Lakeland won the meet with 92.5 followed by Tabb with 81.5. In the girls’ portion, New Kent’s Lady Trojans came in 12th with 8.5 points…
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New Kent’s Mills wins state 3A diving championship

New Kent sophomore Alexa “Lexi” Mills won the state diving title during the Virginia 3A swimming and diving championships held Thursday night in Richmond. Mills is New Kent’s first athlete to compete in diving. She adds the 3A state title to her recent championships on the Conference 25 and 3A East Region levels.

New Kent blows 20-0 lead, falls 54-51 to Colonial Heights in Conference 25 semis

Seven minutes into their Conference 25 basketball semifinal with Colonial Heights, New Kent’s host Trojans owned a 20-0 lead. Unfortunately, it would take just over 20 minutes for the Trojans to net their next 20 points. In between, the Colonials gradually erased New Kent’s seemingly comfortable margin, bypassing the Trojans late in the third quarter. Trailing for all of the final quarter, the Trojans’ last ditch bid to force overtime came up short, enabling the Colonials to escape with a 54-51 Thursday win along with trip to the conference final as well as next week’s region tourney. New Kent’s season…
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New Kent third in regional wrestling; eight Trojans headed to state tournament

A third-place finish was not what New Kent’s Trojans, champions of Conference 25, had in mind entering the two-day 3A East Regional wrestling tournament, especially since the event took place on their mats. After all, in past seasons when New Kent served as host, the Trojans always claimed the team title. But after Friday’s first day matches, Warren County sat comfortably in front with New Kent locked in a tie for second with arch-rival Poquoson. And when the finals wrapped up late Saturday afternoon, the Islanders edged ahead of the Trojans, relegating the hosts to third. Warren County had no…
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Lafayette free throws hold off New Kent in regular season finale

What Lafayette’s Rams lacked in shooting accuracy from the floor, they offset with nearly perfect precision from the free throw line. They used that touch over three quarters to separate themselves from New Kent’s host Lady Trojans before pulling away for a 46-21 basketball triumph. Frequent turnovers (25 combined) plus missed shots from the floor (46 combined) contributed to a low-scoring first half Wednesday night. Both teams sank five field goals, but Ram free throw shooting (8-for-9 compared to New Kent’s 0-for-2) put the visitors up 19-10 at the break. Through three quarters, Lafayette converted only 17 percent (8-for-47) of…
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Trojans win Conference 25 wrestling, host region tourney Friday, Saturday

New Kent distance runner signs with Randolph

New Kent comeback falls just short, Poquoson escapes 42-39

Staging a late rally, New Kent’s Lady Trojans closed within a single point of Poquoson in a game in which the visiting Islanders led since midway through the second quarter. Unfortunately for the hosts, a trio of opportunities in the final minute to either move in front or force overtime went for naught, enabling the Islanders to salvage a 42-39 Monday night basketball win. “Missed layups and free throws — that was the difference in the game,” said Lady Trojan coach Neko Burson. “But I’m real proud of the girls. Last time we played [Poquoson] we let it slip away…
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Hotly contested affair with Warhill lands in New Kent’s win column

Smash-mouth — a term usually reserved for football — could be applied to the basketball battle that ensued Friday night in New Kent’s gym between the host Trojans and Warhill’s Lions. In an in-your face, (almost) no holds barred, take no prisoners affair in which neither team backed down, the Trojans outlasted the Lions over the final seconds to claim a 78-75 victory. For aficionados of full court man-to-man defense from both sides, the game came made to order. And going with a small lineup (four guards and a small forward) late in the final quarter to create better matchups…
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King William traps Charles City, ends Panthers’ win streak

Coming off victories over Middlesex and Carver Academy, Charles City’s Panthers looked to run their win streak to three during a Feb. 3 Tidewater District matchup against the visiting King William Cavaliers. And for one half, the Panthers and Cavaliers battled back-and-forth in the contest. But a switch to a trapping 1-3-1 defense by the much taller visitors resulted in a 15-minute drought from the floor for Charles City. And while King William didn’t impress on the offensive end, they did enough to leave with a 54-42 victory. Both teams battled back and forth for the first quarter and a…
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