Charles City shines on offense but penalties, defense lead to 66-28 setback on Senior Night

Friday night’s football showcase between the visiting Middlesex Chargers and the hosting Charles City Panthers provided a glimpse of the home team’s future as they celebrated Senior Night. And while the Panthers had sparks on offense, mistakes and the ability to bring down Charger running back JaQuan Griffin proved to be the difference. Griffin accounted for all eight Middlesex touchdowns as the Chargers pulled away from the Panthers 66-28 in the Panthers final home game of the season. Charles City set the tone from the opening kickoff, as Raizen Hilliard found a crease in the Charger special teams and raced…
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Special teams play swings game, possibly season in New Kent’s favor

A big play in the second half of New Kent’s Oct. 17 contest against York at Bailey Field proved to be the momentum the Trojans needed to swing the game around. And their season. A blocked punt led to a touchdown for the Trojans, who added a second one later in the contest to conquer the hosting York Falcons 14-9. After the first quarter ended in a stalemate, York orchestrated a drive midway through the second quarter. Their efforts placed them on the 16-yard line before New Kent’s defense stepped up to halt the attack. York settled with a field…
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New Kent High School golf team finishes sixth in Group 3A state championships

New Kent High School’s golf team earned a sixth-place finish in the Group 3A State Championships held on Oct. 15 at Heritage Oaks Golf Course in Harrisonburg. Kyle Diggs was the top performer for New Kent, finishing tied for 16th place and shooting seven over par with a score of 77. Ty Staub finished in 34th with a score of 82, Cayden Sheaffer finished 36th with a score of 84, and Charlie Swarz placed 39th with a mark of 89 to round out the scorers for the Trojans. Other participants for New Kent were Rylan Opett (T-46, 89) and Parker…
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New Kent continues strong volleyball season, sweeps York

New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ volleyball team march to contending for a championship continued Tuesday night. This time, a valiant York Lady Falcons’ team was game to take on a Lady Trojans’ team who has only lost to undefeated Grafton. But even the visitors from York couldn’t derail New Kent as the Lady Trojans swept the Lady Falcons 25-15, 25-8, 26-24. The hosts trailed by two (10-8) early in the first set before Fallon Greenawalt’s kill swung momentum. A spike and score by Leah Rounds led to premiere serving from Ava Nieto, whose two consecutive aces gave New Kent an 18-13…
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Early Zabriskie goal enough for Lady Trojans’ victory over Lafayette

In a game where sometimes all it takes only one score to win, the team has to be able to grab that opportunity when it is available. New Kent’s Lady Trojans’ field hockey team did just that. Emma Zabriskie’s score in the first period turned out to be the only point of the contest as New Kent blanked the Lafayette Lady Rams 1-0 in Monday night’s Bay Rivers District contest. New Kent struck early in the game thanks to Zabriskie, who found the back of the net at the 4:16 mark of the opening frame. From there, the Lady Trojans’…
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Two Christian touchdowns are enough as New Kent beats Jamestown on Homecoming night

After earning victory number one on the road at Tabb, New Kent’s Trojans looked to give their home crowd the same type of treatment as they hosted Jamestown on Friday night as part of Homecoming festivities. The result would be something the hosts could celebrate when the final horn sounded. New Kent defeated Jamestown 14-7, notching win number two in a row in front of the homecoming crowd. The Trojans would be the first team to score in the contest. With 1:29 left in the first quarter, New Kent drove 60 yards down the field on Jamestown, with Nathaniel Christian…
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Gray twins dampen Charles City’s Homecoming with six combined scores

Friday night’s homecoming football game for Charles City’s Panthers looked to provide an opportunity to earn their first win in more than five years as they welcomed the visiting John Marshall Justices from Richmond. But unfortunately for the Panthers, a pair of twin brothers from the visitors elected to spoil the festivities and opportunity to win for the hosts. John Marshall’s Jacquan Gray rushed for four touchdowns while brother Jacquise Gray caught one and ran one in for a score as the visiting Justices coasted to a 42-0 win over Charles City, extending their losing streak to 24 games. It…
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Charles City snaps 10-game losing skid with sweep of Hopewell

Charles City’s Lady Panthers early promise of a winning season dwindled away in the past few weeks, dropping their last 10 contests to formidable opponents. The Lady Panthers finally found a way to bounce back as the Hopewell Lady Blue Devils visited on Oct. 9. Utilizing a strong opening set and consistent play over the contest, Charles City swept Hopewell 25-6, 25-19, 25-12 to snap their skid and earn their third win of the season. Charles City jumped on the Lady Blue Devils early in the game, being aggressive with their serves and at the net. The result was a…
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New Kent squanders double-digit lead, fall to Warhill in football

New Kent High School’s football team looked to be in firm control as they held a double-digit lead in Saturday’s Bay Rivers District contest against the visiting Warhill Lions. But the inability to put points on the scoreboard in the second half doomed the Trojans in the Sept. 28 Saturday affair. Warhill scored 20 unanswered points as the Lions rallied to defeat New Kent 34-24, keeping the hosts winless on the season. In the first half, New Kent’s offense seemed unstoppable thanks to the performance of quarterback Stephen Stazenski. Stazenski utilized his feet for two scores on the ground and…
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