Essex rode a relentless rushing attack and a stout first half defensive performance to a 40-14 Region 1A football semifinal victory over Northumberland Friday night in Tappahannock. The result propels the unbeaten Trojans (12-0) to the Region 1A final where they will host Rappahannock Saturday afternoon. Rappahannock defeated Northampton 55-18 in the other semifinal. In posting their 21st consecutive victory, […]
Sports
Hill, Bowen Pace All-Tidewater Picks
A pair of juniors have been named the top football players in the Tidewater District. King William’s multi-purpose K’Sean Hill was chosen as the conference’s Offensive Player of the Year, while Middlesex’s Jakub Bowen received the Defensive Player of the Year award. Hill rushed for 1,486 yards (10.1 yards per carry) and scored 21 touchdowns for the Cavaliers, who finished […]
Raiders Rout Jackets
Rappahannock’s Kenneth Madison ran for a career-high 372 yards and matched a career high with 6 touchdowns as the Raiders crunched second seeded Northampton 55- 18 in a Region 1A football semifinal game contested Friday night in Eastville. The Raiders’ C.J. Kelly added 113 ground yards and a pair of scores as Rappahannock advanced to the Region 1A title game […]
Essex To Host Raiders For Region 1A Grid Title
Essex and Rappahannock will collide Saturday afternoon in Tappahannock for supremacy in Region 1A football. Both teams advanced to the regional championship round with impressive semifinal round victories. Top-seeded Essex (12-0) handled Northumberland 40-14, while third-seeded Rappahannock (10-2) trounced Northampton 55-18. Saturday’s contest will be a rematch of last year’s 1A title game that was won by Essex 41-0. When […]
Remembering The ‘Losing Pitcher’
Hugh Mulcahy, a right-handed pitcher who started regularly for the dismal 1940s-era Philadelphia Phillies, was the first MLB regular drafted to serve in World War II. Inducted on March 8, 1941 — nine months before Pearl Harbor — Mulcahy lost five potentially productive MLB seasons. Before the 27-year-old left in 1941 for Camp Edwards on Cape Cod, Mulcahy was full […]
Indians Beat Middlesex, 46-14
Northumberland racked up more than 500 yards total offense Friday night and the figure was more than enough to overcome a plethora of penalties as the Indians eliminated a pesky Middlesex team 46-14 in a Region 1A football quarterfinal contest played in Claraville. With the win, the Indians (8-3) advance to a semifinal showdown with unbeaten Essex (11-0) Friday night […]
Trojans To Host Northumberland In Region 1A Football Semifinal
Coming off a second unanticipated bye week, Essex is now preparing for its Region 1A semifinal football game against Northumberland which will take place Friday night in Tappahannock. Defending state champion Essex (11-0) has been devising a game plan for the semifinal round since it received a forfeit from Charles City in the opening round. Charles City also forfeited to […]
Essex Wins NND Title With 47-0 Blanking Of Lancaster
Essex put the finishing touches on a perfect regular season Friday night with a 47-0 Northern Neck District football road victory over Lancaster. Not only did the Trojans complete a 10-0 regular season for just the ninth time in program history, they also reclaimed the NND championship. Essex finished 5-0 in NND play, one game better than defending league champion […]
Category Pages are limited to 90 days. Please use the archive page or the search box to find older articles.