Thomas Dale 50, Franklin County 0 Running backs Chris Tyree, A.J. Chavis, and Elijah Burns led a massive Thomas Dale rush attack, totaling 363 yards as the Knights rolled in the first round of the Region 6 playoffs over Franklin County, 50-0. Thomas Dale totaled an impressive 468 rushing yards in the bout, and the defense pitched a shutout. Special teams fired on all cylinders, too, as Jamarkus Wilson returned a punt for a touchdown to go with a receiving score from John Pierce. Defensively speaking, Zach Jacobs and Dusan Stjepanovic led the way with each eight tackles and two…

MATOACA 38 PETERSBURG 22 In their last game of the season, the Matoaca Warriors hosted the Petersburg Crimson Wave. Thanks to Kyle Williams and the defense, Matoaca started off hot-putting up two touchdowns giving them an early lead of 14-0. The Wave quickly responded on assuming possession, going 70 yards on one play and cutting the lead to 6. Matoaca’s offense stepped back on the field and got two more touchdowns before Petersburg would score. The Warriors found themselves ahead 28-16. After halftime, Matoaca would allow a touchdown before scoring 10 more points to close out a 38-22 win over…

by Louis Harrison Monacan 37, L.C. Bird 22 Going into Friday’s game, L.C. Bird had not lost to Monacan since 1998. The Chiefs were able to overpower the Skyhawks on their home turf winning 37-22. There was plenty of star power in the game, as Bird boasts the top running back in the area, C.J. Donaldson, while Monacan has a four-year starter quarterback in Syour Fludd, and perhaps the area’s second best rusher, Korey Bridy. L.C. Bird held the lead in the second quarter as quarterback Marcus Banks took off on a wild 90-yard touchdown run, making the score 14-10.…

Manchester 24, L.C. Bird 21  In the heavy mist of a cool, dreary October night, the “game of the week” match-up could not have been any better, it was a nail-biter to the very end. As both teams came into the game at 5-1, this was more than just a game for the better record; it was for bragging rights. Manchester started the game off slow. They had some three-and-outs early on, and L.C. Bird managed to draw first blood. The Lancers quickly answered with a touchdown pass by Wake Forest commit Brendon Clark.  Later, Manchester scored in the fourth…

Thomas Dale 39, Meadowbrook 0 It was a beautiful October night for some Friday night light action as the Meadowbrook Monarchs visited the Thomas Dale Knights in a primetime conference matchup. To start the game, both sides started off slow, with penalty after penalty slowing each side down and offenses trying to figure out their opponents’ defensive schemes. Eventually, the Knights’ offense ignited. Thomas Dale was led by a fierce ground attack on offense. Running back Chris Tyree was the big story of the night on both sides of the ball. He made 16 rushes for 67 yards and a touchdown and…

Thomas Dale 42, Matoaca 20 By Louis Harrison On a bright Friday night, the Thomas Dale Knights traveled to play one of their biggest rivals, the Matoaca Warriors. The Warriors came in looking to get revenge as they lost to the Knights last year and to Massaponax in a blowout last Friday. The Knights were led by their rush attack, as sophomore sensation Chris Tyree paced the team with 139 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns. Alongside Tyree were Dale’s two bruising backs in Collin Holmes, who also had 2 touchdowns and Elijah Burns (72 yards.) Not only did the offense prevail, but…