The Locker Room- October 8
TONIGHT AND WITH THAT WEWELCOME YOU BACK INSIDE THELOCKER ROOM... SOME SOLIDSHOWDOWNSN VIRGINIA BEACH,AND SOME NORFOLK CITY RIVALSSQUARE OFF... ALL OF THAT ANDMORE IN JUST MOMENTS.BUT FIRST, TWO POWERS SQUARINGOFF CHESAPEAKE... DEEPCREEK'S LONE LOSS COMING TOOSCAR SMITH TO OPEN UP THESEASON... KING'S FORK HAS YETTO TASTE DEFEAT-- SETTING THESTAGE FOR OUR 757 SHOWDOWN...MEGAN PLAIN SPENDING HEREVENING AT THE HORNETS' HIVE,GETTING A FRONT ROW SEAT FORTHIS ONE.AND IT IS BUZZIN' TONIGHT ATTHE HORNETS' HVE, MARC.
DEEPCREEK HOSTS KING'S FORK INWHAT IS THE HORNETS'HOMECOMING GAME.
AND CHECK OUTALL THE SCHOOL SPIRIT.
THESTUDENTS ARE DECKED OUT INPURPLE, AND DECK OUT SOMEPRETTY COOL FLOATS FOR THEPARADE.
HORNETS, WHY DON'T YOUTELL ME WHAT YOUR FAVORITEPART ABOUT HOMECOMING WEEK IS?"FAVORITE PART OF HOMECOMINGWEEK IS DEFINITELY DRESSING UPFOR SPIRIT WEEK" "THE MOSTFUN PART IS SCHOOL SPIRIT.""MY FAVORITE PART IS RIDINGTHE FOAT AND WATCHING THEFOOTBALL GAME AFTERWARDS."SPEAKING OF THE FOOTBALL GAME.LET'S SEE HOW THISSOUTHEASTERN DISTRICT MATCHUPGOES DOWN.
IT'S NOT UNTIL LEATIN THE FIRST QUARTER WHEN WEGET OUR FIRST SCORE OF THEGAME.
KING'S FORK QUARTERBACKCAMERON BUTLER HITS KHALILSHARP UP THE MIDDLE.
HE CAN'TBE BROUGHT DOWN... AND IS INFOR THE SCORE.
THE TWO POINTCONVERSION IS GOOD AND THEBULLDOGS TAKE AN 8-0 LEAD.JUMPING TO THE FINAL SECONDSOF THE FIRST HALF.
BUTLERSPOTS AYDEN LEWIS WAYDOWNFIELD .... LES WIIS OPENAT MAKES THE CATCH IN THE ENDZONE.
KING'S FORK CARRIES A15-3 LEAD INTO HALFTIME.
THEHORNETS DON'T GOTOUCHDOWN-LESS IN THEIRHOMECOMING GAME.
THEY SCORETWICE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER,EACH TIME ON A RUSHINGTOUCHDOWN BY QUARTERBACKANTHONY BARNES, BUT IT'S TOOLITTLE TOO LATE.
KING'S FORKWINS 31-16 AND REMAINSUNDEFEATED.
BUT AS MUCH ASHEAD COACH ANTHONY JAW-FREE-ON WOULD LIKE TOCELEBRATE THEIR UNBEATENSTINT, HE'S LOOKING TO CLEANTHINGS UP BEFORE FACING HISOLD HIGH SCHOOL HEAD COACH,WHEN THE BULLDOGS FACE OSCARSMITH NEXT WEEK."I'M EXCITED YOU KNOW WHAT IMEAN BUT AT THE END OF THEDAY, AND I FEEL SO BAD BECAUSEI WANT TO ENJOY THE WINB, TAT THE END OF THE DAY THERE'SA LOT OF STUFF WE GOTTA CLEANUP IF WE'RE GONNA TO CHALLENGEOSCAR SMITH IGHH SCHOOL.
WEGOTTA HAVE A GREAT WEEK OFPRACTICE, WE GOTTA FOCUS ONOUR DISCIPLINE AND WE GOTTA BEPREPARED TO PLAY NEXT WEEK."IT'S BEEN A SEASON OFRESSURGENCE FOR KEMPSVILLE...THE CHIEFS SPENDING THE YEARSO FAR ENDING LONG SKIDSAGAINST OPPONENTS... WOULD ITCONTINUE TONIGHT AGAINST OCEANLAKES?2009 THE LAST TIME THEDOLPHINS FALLING TOKEMPSVILLE... STUDENTS FIREDUP.
PICK IT UP IN THE 3RD...NAIQUAN WASHINGTON- PEARCETAKES THE HANDOFF, LOOKS LIKEHE'S GONNA BE BROUGHT DOWNBEHIND THE LINE, BUT STAYSUPRIGHT FOR THE SHORT TD...CHIEFS LEAD 29-14 THEY'RE NOTDONE...WAHSINGTO N-PEARCEAGAIN, THIS TIME RUNNING TOTHE OUTSIDE.
HE GETS THE EDGEAND PLOWS THROUGH A COUPLE OFDOLPHINS LIKE AN IRRESPONSIBLESPEED BOAT IN OPENOCEAN...KEMPSVILL E LEADS36-14 BUT OCEAN LAKES NOTLYING DOWN... LANDON SPELLROLLS, RESETS, AND FINDS RYLEYMCINTOSH IN THE ENDZONE TOMAKE IT A 2 SCORE GAME,36-21... BUT IT'S NOTENOUGH... CHIEFS TAKE THE "W",AND THE CELEBRATION IS ON.THE CHIEFS OFF NEXT WEEKBEFORE HOSTING BAYSIDE ONOCTOBER 22ND.STILL AHEAD... MAURY BACK ONTHE FIELD AFTER AN UNEXPECTEDWEEK OFF... WE'LL SEE IF THECOMMODORES COULD NAVIGATE PASTUPSET- MINDED CHURCHLAND,COMING UP AFTER THIS.LAST FRIDAY, MAURY GETTING ANUNEXPECTED NIGHT OFF, AFTERITS' GAME WITH NORCOMPOSTPONED... THIS WEEK FINDINGTHE COMMODORES BACK IN ACTION,WELCOMING CHURCHLAND TOPOWHATAN FIELD.THE TRUCKERS LOOKING TOREBOUND AFTER LAST WEEK'SLOSS.
AND IT'S CHURCHLANDSTRIKING FIRS.T..
BRANDYNHILLMAN DROPS IT OFF TO JORDANRIDDICK WHO DOES THE REST...27 YARD TD PUTS THE TRUCKERSUP 7-0.
MAURY ANSWERS...SAQUAN MILES DECIDES TO KEEPIT HIMSELF... HE'LL FINDPAYDIRT, AND THE COMMODORESTIE IT UP.
LATER... MILES WITHHIS LEGS AGAIN... KEEPS IT ONTHE READ OPTION AND SPLITS THECHURCHLAND "D"... ANOTHERTOUCHDOWN... 14-7 MAURY GOESIN FRONT.
AND HE'S NOT DONE...IN THE SECOND QUARTER...DECIDES TO KEEP IT AGAIN...SAME RESULT... COMMODORES UP21-7 AT THE BREAK.
AND GO ONFOR THE 48-13 VICTORY.UNBEATEN GREEN RUN PLAYINGHOST TO KELLAM.
ON THE VERYFIRST PLAY OF THE GAME, GREENRUN'S TAYON HOLLOWAY GETS THEBALL AND IT'S ALL OVER.
67YARDS TO GIVE THE STALLIONSTHEIR FIRST SCORE.
BUTKELLAM'S SPECIAL TEAMS STEPSUP.
THE LOW PUNT IS BLOCKED BYTHE SHIN OF GAVIN MACDONALDWHO LANDS ON THE BALL ASWELL... BUT YOU KNOW YOU'RECOOKING WHEN EVEN YOUR DROPSTURN INTO TOUCHDOWNS.
GREENRUN WR #14 TASEAN YOUNG-STIEFF HAS THE CATCH THIS PASSTWICE AFTER IT GETS BOUNCEDAROUND AND STILL TAKES IT THEDISTANCE.
GREEN RUN GOES UP14-0BOOKER T.
WASHINGTON UPSETTINGCHURCHLAND LAST WEEK... COULDTHE BOOKERS HANDLE NORVIEW?8-6 BOOKER T IN THE 3RD...CRAZY PLAY HERE... THEY BLOCKTHE PUNT... WE'RE GOING THEOTHER WAY, BUT THEN IT'S AFUMBLE, AND THE PILOTS GET THEBALL BACK.
TO THE FOURTH...NORVIEW LOOKING TO TAKE THELEAD, BUT THE BOOKER DEFENSECOMING UP BIG... THEINTERCEPTION... BIPG LAY TOSTOP THE MOMENTUM.
THAT LEADSTO THIS... THE FLIP TO DAVIDMONTEIHL, WHO FINDS SOME SPACEAND PICKS UP THE BIG GAIN...HE'LL GET DOWN TO THE 24 YARDLINE.
AND THE BOOKERS CAP OFFTHE DRIVE... FRED FULLER ONTHE QB SNEAK... CROSS THEGOALLINE BOOKER T WASHINGTONADDS A TWO POINT CONVERSION--WINS 16-6, AND GOES TO 4-AND-1ON THE ESASON.UP IN THE PENINSULA... TABBWELCOMING GRAFTON.
TIGERSSTRIKE FIRST AND EARLY...DIMARCUS GANTT TAKES THEHANDOFF, FINDS A WHOLE ANDFINDS THE ENDZONE... TABBTAKES A 7-0 LEAD.
13-0,GRAFTON TRYING TO FIGHTBACK... BRYSON FELL FINDSJUSTICE GILLIARD... THIS GOESFOR A 32 YARD GAIN, BUTUNFORTUNATELY, DOESN'T LEAD TOANY POINTS.
TO THE 2ND... MOREFROM THE TIGERS... AND MOREFROM GANTT... HE'LL GETTHROUGH THE DEFENSE ANDSCAMPERS 65 YARDS TO THE HOUSEFOR THE SCORE.
TABB PICKS UPITS FIRST WIN OF THE SEAOSNAND IN A BIG WAY... 26-0 THEFINAL.COMING UP... LAKE TAYLORHITTING THE ROAD TONIGHT TOTHE RICHMOND AREA... WE'LL SEEIF THE TITANS COULD RETURNWITH A WIN, RIGHT AFTER THIS.GODWIN OUTSIDE OF RICHMONDTONIGHT.
TITANS STRIKEFIRST... AARON MCDANIEL TAKESTHE SNAP... DECIDES TO KEEP ITHIMSELF, GOES 13 YARDS FOR THESCORE... 7-0 LAKE TAYLOR.
BUTTHE EAGLES ANSWER... MIYKAELJOHNSON-HARRIS WILL GET USBACK TO EVEN.
..HE'LL DASH 49YARDS TO THE PROMISE LAND...WE'RE KNOTTED UP AT SEVENAPIECE.
AFTER A TITANS FUMBLE,GODWIN CAPITALIZING... LUKECALVERIC CAPS OFF THE DRIVEWITH A 14 YARD TD STRIKE TOJUSTIN HARRIS.
BUT THE TITANSRESPOND WITH 26 UNANSWEREDPOINTS... THEY RETURN TONORFOLK WITH A 33-14 VICTORY.FROM THE GRIDIRON TO THEHARDWOOD, WHERE SOME DUKECOLLEGE BASKETBALL LEGENDS INTOWN THIS WEEKEND.
BUT THEY'REOTN HOSWING OFF THEIRBASKETBALL SKILLS... TODAY ANDTOMORROW IT'S ALL ABOUT PINGPONG.THE DUKE POWER COMPANY,FEATURING FORMER BLUE DEVILSMIKE GMINKSI, GEEN BANKS ANDKENNY DENNARD, TAKING PART INTHE CELEBRITY SLAM FESTTONIGHT AT J- T'S CAMP GROM INVIRGINIA BEACH... EAIERLRTODAY, THE GROUP PART OF ANEXHIBITION AT PRIORITY CHEVYN CIHESAPEAKE... THISWEEKEND'S EVENTS TO RAISEFUNDS AND AWARENESS FOR MENTALHLTEAH AND BRAIN FITNESS...BANKS DUKE'S FIRST BLACK ALL-AMERICAN AND HELPING TO SETTHE STAGE FOR MIKEKRZEZEWSKI'S RECRUITINGSCEUCSS... SO-- IS HE AS GOODAT PING PONG AS HE WAS ATHOOPS?"WHEN I WAS IN JR HIGH SCHOOLMY DAD AND I USED TO PAYL INTHE BASEMENT ALL THE TIME ANDTHAT WAS A GREAT TIME FOR MEAND MY DAD AND I GOT VERYCOMPETITIVE.
IT'SBE E ANWHILESINCE I"VE PLAYED.
I PLAYEDMICHAEL JORDAN ONCE, BUT I'MTNO GOING TO TELL YOU WHO WONBECAUSE THAT WILL GO TOANOTHER STORY, BUT I'M OK, I'MOK, IT'S BEEN AWHILE, BUT SOMEOF MY SKILLS CAME BACK ALITTLE BIT TODAY." THELEBCERTYI TOURNAMENT EARLIERTHIS EVENING AND THERECREATION TOURNAMENT SLATEDFOR TOMORROW.THAT WRAPS UP TONIGHT'SEDIITON OF THE LOCKER ROOM...IF YOU JOINED US LATE, THEENTIRE SHOW WILL BE POSTED ONTHE SPORTS PAGE OF WTKR DOT