Diggs’ strong fourth quarter lifts New Kent to holiday tournament title

It took some second half holiday magic for New Kent’s Trojans to claim their first home holiday tournament championship. Behind a strong fourth quarter from Kyle Diggs, New Kent pulled away for a 74-61 victory over the Hanover Hawks in the championship game of the Hoopville Holiday Tournament. In the first three quarters, both teams played neck-and-neck, with the lead never growing larger than seven. During that time though, the Trojans never found themselves trailing, leading 19-16 after the first, 34-33 after the second, and 52-48 after the third. But in the fourth, it was the hot shooting from Diggs…
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Strong second half in holiday tournament keeps New Kent undefeated

New Kent’s stellar start to the season continued in the opening round of their home holiday Hoopville Tournament. After only holding a two-point advantage heading into halftime, New Kent’s hot shooting emerged in the second half, resulting in the Trojans 94-76 victory over the visiting Thomas Jefferson Vikings. Utilizing their strategy of draining three-pointers, New Kent sank five of them to kick off the contest, leading the Trojans to a 21-15 lead after the first quarter. The home team expanded that lead to 13 (37-24) before the Vikings used their physical presence to muscle their way back into the contest….
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New Kent’s Ross joins 1,000-point club

After rallying to tie game in second, Lady Trojans drop opener of Hoopville Tournament

New Kent Lady Trojans continue to navigate an early season filled with the learning process along with tough lessons. And at their first home holiday tournament, it was more coal in the stocking for the hosts. The visiting Gloucester Lady Dukes upended New Kent 51-36 in Friday night basketball action. New Kent’s offensive woes were evident coming off the winter break, as they missed a dozen three-point shot attempts. It would take a Talayah Wilson trifecta to finally break into the scoring column for the hosts. That basket would account for New Kent’s only points as they trailed Gloucester 9-3…
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Trojans’ swimming back into action

Back at full strength, Charles City puts on scoring display to defeat Windsor

With Charles City’s boys’ basketball team heading into the Winter break, one of their holiday wishes could be to have a healthy roster when they emerge from the hiatus. Their wish came true a couple days early. Charles City opened up with a dominant opening quarter as 10 players contributed to the scoring column as the Panthers cruised over the visiting Windsor Dukes 67-35 in the Dec. 20 non-district affair. The Panthers used their height advantage over the much smaller Dukes from the onset, as 6’5” forward Shane Jones fed 6’5” teammate Joseph Simms from the high post for easy…
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New Kent finishes with silver at home gymnastics competition

New Kent’s Ryan Griffith finished as the All-Around winner as New Kent’s Lady Trojans placed second at their home gymnastic meet at Virginia Elite Gymnastics Academy. Griffith finished first in the uneven bars (9.05), vault (9.35), balance beam (9.05), and floor exercise (9.275), scoring a total of 36.275 to finish as the top overall performer. Teammate Chloe Coyle finished second with a score of 31.9 with third-place performances on the uneven bars (6.975), vault (8.65), fourth on the beam (8.05), and fifth in the floor exercise (8.225). New Kent scored 125.35 at the home competition, finishing with the silver medal…
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Charles City can’t hold onto lead, drops fifth straight hoops contest

Charles City’s Panthers continue to look for answers to their early season struggles on the court. And Head Coach De’Quantae Mason hopes it starts when his team back at full strength. But that day is still yet to arrive, as Charles City squandered a first half lead, falling 47-39 to the visiting Cumberland Dukes as part of Dec. 13 hoops action. Charles City welcomed back 6’5” center Joseph Simms to the lineup. His presence back on the court immediately paid dividends for others, as teammate Gavin Stewart drained three trifectas in the first quarter, giving the hosts a lead over…
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Five finish in double figures as New Kent decimates York to remain undefeated

With a DJ playing musical hits at the Dec. 11 home game for New Kent’s Trojans, you can tell the hosts were on beat both on and off the court. New Kent decimated Bay Rivers rival York Falcons 79-35 in boys’ basketball action, keeping the hosts’ record unblemished. At first, it seemed like the Trojans would be in a battle as the Falcons slowed down the tempo of the game, resulting in the high-powered New Kent offense only pumping in 13 points, while the Falcons mustered 10 to keep within striking distance. But the hosts flipped the switch as the…
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New Kent boys’ basketball routs Lakeland in playoff revenge game

After being upset by the Lakeland Cavaliers in the first round of last year’s Group 3A Region A playoffs, New Kent Trojans wanted to wash that bad taste from their mouth and find relief from the stinging of that loss. That taste quickly went from sour to sweet during the Dec. 10 contest. New Kent routed Lakeland 93-63 in the non-district affair to keep their undefeated record intact. After jumping out to an 8-2 lead, the Trojans found themselves up by one (11-10) after Lakeland orchestrated an 8-3 run of their own. But from that moment, it was all New…
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