Kenneth Madison and C.J. Kelly led an offensive assault that rang up 58 first half points as Rappahannock blasted Westmoreland 71-20 Friday night in Warsaw. The Border Bowl contest did not count in the Northern Neck District Standings. Rappahannock remained undefeated at 3-0, while Westmoreland dropped to 1-2. “Our young men came out ready to play,” Rappahannock coach William West […]
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Helping Coaches Provide Learning Opportunities
The premise of the education-based athletics philosophy is to go beyond winning and to help students gain lifelong values and qualities. In order to accomplish this goal, it is incumbent upon athletic administrators to establish the standards and to help their coaching staff to consider and provide educational learning opportunities for student-athletes. Missy Townsend, athletic director at Prescott (Arizona) High […]
Trojans Blank Brunswick, 54-0
Essex rode a relentless rushing attack and an opportunistic defense to a 54-0 destruction of Brunswick in a non-district football game played in Tappahannock Friday night. Blessed with outstanding field position (the Trojans started only three of their nine possessions in their own territory), Essex racked up 375 yards and eight touchdowns via the ground. Jaden Holmes did the bulk […]
Lady Trojans Fall To West Point In 3 Sets
The West Point High volleyball team came to Tappahannock on September 4 and completed a season-sweep of its home-and-away series with Essex. West Point returned home with a straight sets victory: 25-15, 25-11 and 25-18. The result dropped Essex’s record to 2-2, while the Lady Pointers improved to 3-2. “We didn’t communicate well and didn’t play together,” first year Essex […]
Raiders Clobber West Point, 54-8
High School Footall RoundupRappahannock rolled up more than 400 yards total offense Friday night as the Raiders rolled to a 54-8 non-district football victory over West Point in Warsaw. “Our guys came out ready to play and executed well,” Rappahannock coach William West said. “We still need to clean up some things to get to the level that we want. We did a […]
Essex High Varsity Football Cheerleaders
Essex High School 2025 varsity football cheerleaders (from left): First row — Anasia Harris, Malajiah Carey, Gabrielle Few. Second row — Amani Famble, Sanai Cuffee, Key’Mariyah Wise, Maliyah Ellis. Third row — Mirakel King, Serenity Baylor, Sarah Lee, A’laysia Brown.
Essex-King William Grid Rivalry Resumes Friday
One of the area’s most intense football rivalries will be renewed Friday night when King William makes a 24-mile trip east on U.S. Route 360 to Tappahannock to face the Trojans of Essex High School. The teams last met in 2022 in a series that dates back to 1980 when King William departed the Tidewater District to join the Northern […]
Essex Survives Scare From Sussex Central
On an evening in which they seemingly committed a season’s worth of mistakes, Essex leaned heavily on its rushing attack and was the beneficiary of some Sussex Central turnovers as the Trojans held off the Tigers for a 52-30 non-district football triumph. The season-opening victory was contested Thursday night at the Essex High Athletics Complex. “Sussex is a very explosive […]
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