Dominique Ashlock and Kyran Howard combined for 41 points as Essex recorded its fifth boys’ basketball victory of the season with a 69-39 triumph over King and Queen Central on February 5 in Tappahannock. Essex improved to 5-11, while King and Queen fell to 1-16. “We did a good job of picking up our intensity defensively,” Essex coach Tione Meade […]
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Lady Trojans Roll Past K&Q Central
In a non-district girls’ basketall game that featured an eye-bulging 121 missed shots from the floor, Essex completed a season sweep of King and Queen Central with a 62-23 rout of the Lady Royal Tigers on February 5 in Tappahannock. “Once we got into a groove we played really well,” Essex coach Johnathan Mercer said. Essex took the lead for […]
Line Judge Procedure Modified in High School Volleyball
Line judges will be required to change sides of the court between sets when teams remain on the same bench. The change in officiating procedure highlights the 2024-25 high school volleyball rules changes. In all, four rules changes were recommended by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Volleyball Rules Committee at its annual meeting January 7-9. All […]
Uniform Language Changed For H.S. Football In 2024
Language in the 2024 NFHS Football Rules Book will be changed in an effort to ensure consistent interpretation of the rule regarding requirements for home team uniforms in high school football. Next season, all home team jerseys must be the same dark color(s) that clearly contrasts with white. This uniform change in Rule 1-5-1b(3) was recommended by the NFHS Football […]
Westmoreland Downs Essex In NND Boys’ Hoops Finale
The 2023-24 Northern Neck District boys’ basketball campaign came to and end Friday night in Tappahannock as Essex dropped a 68-53 decision to the Westmoreland Eagles from Montross. Essex finished NND play with a 2-8 mark. Westmoreland earned a 7-3 district ledger. Essex led 9-8 midway through the opening period, but a string of four turnovers over the Trojans’s next […]
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