New Kent High School wrestlers dominate for sixth consecutive regional title

New Kent High School’s Wrestling Team clinched their sixth consecutive regional championship with a dominating performance Saturday on their own home floor. New Kent accumulated 305.5 points, more than double than runner-up Lafayette who finished with 127.5 points, to win the Group 3A Region A championship. Bay Rivers District rival Tabb finished in third with 114 points. Eight New Kent grapplers finished as winners of their respective weight classes. Samuel Stamper pinned Tucker Cobb of Southampton to capture the 113-pound weight division. Peyton McNamee won via pinfall in the 120-pound division via pinfall of Nathan Taylor of Hopewell. Kyle Gibson…
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New Kent counters Smithfield’s rallies with scoring runs to advance to district tournament finals

District tournaments no longer have a significant impact for several regions in regard to postseason play and positioning. But don’t tell New Kent’s Trojans that. Behind three players finishing in double figures, the Trojans won a Feb. 8 contest at Smithfield, 66-56 to advance to the district tournament championship game. It’s the first time New Kent has defeated the Packers since 2012. New Kent got rolling early in the contest. Kyle Diggs three-pointer provided the visitors a 7-5 lead. That margin grew to seven after a Dillon Mickles jumper and a Will Ross trifecta. That lead reached nine with Isaiah’s…
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Lamprecht finishes second in two events at Bay Rivers indoor track and field championships

New Kent’s Isaac Lamprecht finished as runner-up in two events as the Trojans indoor track and field team placed seventh in the Bay Rivers District Championship meet held Feb. 3 at the Boo Williams Complex in Hampton. Lamprecht earned silver in the 1600-meter run (4:36.16) and 3200-meter run (9:37.84). Teammates Ryan Wright and Ellis Branch also earned silver medals, with Wright going 8.86 in the 55-meter hurdles, and Branch leaping 41’6” in the boys’ triple jump. New Kent’s boys scored 41 points in the meet. Grafton captured the boys’ team title. On the girls’ side, New Kent accumulated 18 points…
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Warhill wallops Lady Trojans, spoils Senior Night celebration

New Kent’s Lady Trojans have dealt with adversity throughout the 2022-23 season. And with the Feb. 2 Senior Night contest against the visiting Warhill Lady Lions, their effort fell short to close out the home regular slate. Warhill opened up with a strong first quarter en route to a 57-27 Bay Rivers District victory over the Lady Trojans. The visitors didn’t hold back as they utilized transition baskets and easy scores to open the game. Warhill’s offense orchestrated 19 first quarter points. By contrast, New Kent was only able to toss in four. The second quarter saw another 16 from…
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New Kent Trojans send Seniors out in style with rout of Poquoson

The turn of the calendar couldn’t be sooner for New Kent’s Trojans. And with their final home game on Feb. 1, they couldn’t have asked for a better outcome. New Kent jumped out to an early lead before coasting to a 72-38 victory over the visiting Poquoson Islanders in the Senior Night contest. With senior players getting the nod in the starting line-up, New Kent’s Andrew Johnson converted a free throw to get the game started. When teammate Khoen Christian entered the game, a basket sparked what would be an 8-2 run. The Trojans, however, had to settle for a…
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Fifth-ranked Middlesex spoils Charles City’s Senior Night festivities

Charles City’s Panthers have run the gauntlet against top ten teams ranked in Class 1A in Virginia. After dropping losses to tenth-ranked Carver Academy and seventh-ranked Northampton, the Panthers welcomed fifth-ranked Middlesex as part of Senior Night. And as with the previous two contests, Charles City found it difficult to hang with another top tier team. Middlesex catapulted out the game and cruised to a 75-48 victory in the Tuesday night Tidewater District contest. With Charles City’s Senior Class starting the game, it was Bryan Lewis’ lay-in that put the Panthers up early. But after a Middlesex timeout, the Chargers…
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