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High school sports from across the 804 by the Richmond Times-Dispatch ( @RTDNEWS ) | Follow our reporters @ZachJoachim @SavannahReger17

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Wow. Corbin Slayton sinks a buzzer-beating 3-pointer and Bird beats John Marshall 57-55.
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Highland Springs’ Loren Johnson: “It’s the greatest thing in the world. No greater feeling right now.”
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The 804 went 3 for 3 today in state semifinal football. Today's winners: Goochland (Class 2) Highland Springs (Class 5) Manchester (Class 6)
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It’s over. Varina upsets Highland Springs 27-21. Springers’ win streak ends at 40. State championship run ends at 4. Barry Hill has four huge picks.
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“Stop doubting us.” Coach Loren Johnson makes a statement about Highland Springs’ “revolution” as a community to start his postgame press conference.
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Highland Springs (4-0) is now ranked 15th in the country by USA Today. The Springers visit Page of Greensboro, N.C. on Friday.
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There are 5 #804ballers in this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament: -- Kenny Williams (Bird, UNC) -- Jason Wade (Trinity, ODU) -- Mike'L Simms (Highland Springs, VCU) -- Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz (Deep Run, Liberty) -- Jalen Hudson (Florida)
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"Stomp," a documentary on the Highland Springs cheerleading team as makes a run for a 4th consecutive Stomp-n-Shake national title, airs Thursday at 6 pm at the Henrico Theatre. Admission is free. Here's a preview:
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Game over. Varina holds on for a 64-60 win over Wakefield to win its first state title.
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Brendon Clark’s 79-yd TD Run puts Manchester up 21-7. Third straight game he’s had a big carry.
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Trinity Episcopal boys play host to Norfolk Academy this evening. North Carolina coach Roy Williams and Virginia Tech coach Buzz Williams are in the house to check out Trinity’s Armando Bacot. #804Varsity
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Manchester coach Tom Hall gets the Gatorade shower after Manchester’s 42-3 win over Ocean Lakes in the Class 6 state semifinals.
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Thomas Dale QB Jasiah Williams commits to Richmond, where he will play slot receiver.
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Wow. Travis Fields gets the steal, hits the shot and Hopewell loses an absolute heartbreaker 67-65 in 3A final.
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Deep Run students wearing white tonight in memory of Art Washburn, who passed away Sunday. His son Zach is a senior.
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The 2018 All-Metro player of the year is Manchester QB Brendon Clark. He led the Lancers to a 15-0 record and a state title, producing 3,100 yards and 52 TDs. He has signed with Notre Dame.
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It’s over. Manchester beats Colonial Forge 21-7 and heads to the state semifinals.
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Thomas Dale RB Chris Tyree (Notre Dame pledge) is named an Under Armour All-American.
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Football teams still alive in the state semis: Varina Patrick Henry Hopewell Goochland TJ
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Tre Clark stays on his feet and scores a 16-yd TD on the pass from Brendon Clark. Manchester leads Ocean Lakes 21-3.
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Fans come on the field as Manchester wraps it’s 49-7 win over Freedom to claim the Class 6 state title.
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Megan Walker hit the game-winning shot with 14 seconds to go.
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Saturday at Hampton Univ. will be an 804 doubleheader. At noon: Highland Springs vs. Stone Bridge in the Class 5 final At 4:30 pm: Manchester vs. Freedom in the Class 6 final The 804 has never won the 5 and 6 state titles in the same year.
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Isiah Paige of Varina is named Class 5, Region B football offensive player of the year. Malcolm Greene of Highland Springs is the defensive player of the year. Springers coach Loren Johnson is the coach of the year.
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There's nearly a fight between Deep Run and Prince George but players are pried apart. PG leads 5-3.
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MY GOODNESS WHAT A GAME @hshsboysbball WINS IT 63-62 ON THIS @KhrisMartin2024 FREE THROW AND THE SPRINGERS ARE YOUR CLASS 5 CHAMPIONS THE EAST END GOES TWO FOR TWO @DSACoachHlee_4 @VHSL_ #804Varsity
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Highland Springs survives 28-18 against Nansemond River. Springers play Tuscarora next week in their 3rd straight state final.
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In Sunday's Richmond Times-Dispatch, we published the names of the area's high school spring-season senior athletes who lost their last year of competition to the pandemic.
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Due to weather, Manchester and Hermitage was called before halftime. No. 2 Lancers end up with a 70-0 win.
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High school football in the 804 has gotten really good, right?
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Highland Springs' Loren Johnson is a finalist for the NFL's high school coach of the year award.
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Highland Springs kneels it, and they defeat Stone Bridge 35-29 for the 5A state championship. #804varsity
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Varina beats Manchester 34-16 and wins its first region title since 2008. Varina plays Maury in Hampton Roads next week in the Class 5 state semis.
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Merry Christmas. The 2018 All-Metro football team is here, including the player of the year, 1st team, 2nd team and HM.
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It’s over. No. 1 Highland Springs beats Oscar Smith 13-6. Springers’ defense was impenetrable in second half.
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Here's the 2019 All-Metro football team, our picks for the greatest the Richmond area had to offer in HS football this year. The player of the year is Hopewell RB TreVeyon Henderson, who scored a local-record 53 TDs and led his team to a state title.
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Dinwiddie’s Robert Barlow on scoring 7 TDs.
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Bird’s Jaden Payoute (Virginia Tech pledge) on being named to the All-American Bowl: “It’s a dream come true.”
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The 6B all-region offensive player of the year is QB Brendon Clark of Manchester. Teammate DL Hakeem Beamon was named region defensive player of the year.
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Ty White challenged his team to be unbreakable this season. After a 4-5 start, the John Marshall Justices are Class 3 state champions.
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Varina’s run is stuffed at the 1-yd line. No. 2 Manchester beats No. 5 Varina 45-38 in 2OT.
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Prince George baseball wins the Class 5 state title, stomping Potomac 8-0. Buck Forbes throws a 1-hitter.
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And here's the link to the All-Metro football team defense:
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Trinity Episcopal basketball player Henry Coleman commits to... Duke? VT?
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“We gotta get better man.” Highland Springs coach Loren Johnson on the Springers being shut out in the first half.
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The All-Metro football team is here.
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James River High School has named James Riley III its football coach. He graduated from James River in 2001 and played at Hampden-Sydney.
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Megan Walker of Monacan signs with UConn basketball.
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Class 5, Region B football ranking: 1 Manchester 2 H Springs 3 Deep Run 4 Varina 5 Matoaca 6 Freeman 7 P George 8 Henrico
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Final: Manchester 49-7 over Freedom. I'm not crying, you are...
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Sportsmanship of the year award goes to North Stafford junior Savannah Olyniec. She helped carry girls from the finish line. Awesome to see.
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Here’s Manchester’s Kevin Henderson, who made a crazy 48-yard TD catch in the first quarter.
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Manchester is getting happy.
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Class 5, Region B football standings: 1 H Springs 2 Deep Run 3 Manchester 4 Varina 5 Prince George 6 Freeman 7 Matoaca 8 Clover Hill
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Benedictine wins the VISAA Div I state baseball final, topping St. Christopher’s 7-4. Jay Woolfolk pitches the final inning, Casey Green gets the win and Bennett Lloyd had the go-ahead RBI in the sixth.
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Our first boys basketball top 10: 10. Henrico 9. Life Christian 8. James RIver 7. Monacan 6. Hopewell 5. H Springs 4. L.C. Bird 3. Trinity 2. John Marshall 1. Varina
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This was Hopewell’s second title in three seasons.
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No. 1 Highland Springs routs No. 9 Hermitage 67-0. The Springers are real.
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Billy Kemp following his big interception.
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Manchester’s Brendon Clark threw for 222 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 137 yards in the Lancers’ 21-7 win over Colonial Forge.
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The player of the week is Thomas Dale’s Jasiah Williams, who accounted for all 7 touchdowns in Dale’s 46-44 win over Dinwiddie.
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Final: St. Christopher’s baseball beats Norfolk Academy 7-2 to win the VISAA Div I state title.
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On the second-to-last play of the game, Dale lateraled 5 times and the clock ran out. Matoaca players thought the game was over and came onto the field. Matoaca was called for illegal participation, giving Dale one final play at the 30, setting up the Hail Mary.
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Highland Springs coach Loren Johnson speaks about Chris Thaxton, who caught the winning TD after losing his mother to cancer weeks ago.
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Atlee quarterback Tyler Warren, a Virginia Tech pledge, spends his offseason playing basketball and baseball, a feat that has become increasingly rare. The idea came from his grandfather, Pops.
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TJ hangs on, wins first regional title in football in school history 30-28.
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The Maggie Walker and track communities helped Ryan Buscaglia run through tragedy
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The boys scholar-athlete of the year finalists: Ian Baker, Mon Greg Cuffey, Hope Maddison Furman, St Chris Collin Gerardi, Pow John King, Goochland Grant Northcutt, Cosby Cory O'Shea, Godwin Joe Paul, MWGS Scott Phillips, Coll Matthew Whelan, JRT
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The Glen Allen students.
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Varina’s Barry Hill on ending Highland Springs’ winning streak and intercepting four passes.
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Here’s Thomas Dale’s DeAngelo Gray, who had 18 rushes for 101 yards, 5 catches for 113 yards and 2 TDs, including the game-winner on the final play.
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Benedictine has hired Matt Murrer as its new basketball coach, per a release from the school. Murrer is the president and owner of @RockItSportsLLC and a @bcprva alum in the Class of 2003. He was a 1,000-point scorer and captained the Cadets to an ‘03 @GO_VISAA title #804Varsity
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Dehaney intercepts a pass, Clark runs 75 yds then throws a 16-yd TD to Harding. 14-0 Manchester
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Highland Springs goes up 13-6 on the first play of the fourth quarter. Jones throws a 12-yd TD pass to Jamel Johnson. Video only got the end of it.
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Down 16-0, Highland Springs roars back to beat Manchester 26-16.
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The all-region football teams. Brendon Clark, D'Vonte Waller, K'ymon Pope, Meziah Scott and Jalen Brown are all named offensive players of the year in their regions:
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Here’s video of St. Christopher’s senior Nick Biddison hitting a walk-off HR against Collegiate in the state semis.
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L.C. Bird boys basketball coach Troy Manns was named Virginia coach of the year by USA Today.
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Patrick Henry boys volleyball wins the 5A state championship over Princess Anne, 3-0.
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Two 804 alums in the NFL: Henrico's Sharif Finch and Highland Springs' Greg Dortch.
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Its Good to make it ... even better when ya people make it witchu. #Va2TheLeague ✊🏽
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Godwin's Paige Franks, who scored a hat trick in the 5A final, is first team All-Metro.
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Class 5, Region B standings. Top 8 qualify for playoffs. 1 H Springs 2 Manchester 3 Deep Run 4 Varina 5 Prince George 6 Clover Hill 7 Douglas Freeman 8 Henrico -- 9 Matoaca 10 Bird 11 Glen Allen
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Manchester is 13-0 and is playing in its first state semifinal.
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The 2017 All-Metro football team is here. Hopewell's Greg Cuffey is the All-Metro player of the year.
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Deep Run beats TJ 33-0. Deep Run is 10-0 for the second time in school history.
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Four straight. Springers beat Stone Bridge 37-26 to win their fourth consecutive Class 5 title.
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Manchester coach Tom Hall on QB Brendon Clark, who threw for 204 yds and 2 TDs and rushed for 120 and a TD. “He’s the guy you want to lead your team.”
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Varina coach Stu Brown: “We’re not there yet. But beating them is a huge step.”
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Chris Thaxton catches the TD pass and Highland Springs goes up 35-29.
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John Marshall is inducting its hall of fame class tonight, which includes UVA basketball assistant Jason Williford.
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