Knights finish season 9-4 By Soren Rutherford Oscar Smith 29, Thomas Dale 7 The Tigers put the clamps on Thomas Dale in the Region 6A championship game with an overwhelming display of defense, ending a successful Knights season by a score of 29-7. Through the first half, Oscar Smith had held the Knights to just 32 total yards of offense and 139 for the entire game. Besides Thomas Dale’s final drive late in the fourth quarter that gave the Knights their only score of the game, they had just 77 yards of offense. Oscar Smith’s first score of the game…
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Will play Oscar Smith for region title Chris Tyree scored a touchdown and rushed for 110 yards in the team’s victory over Ocean Lakes. Thomas Dale traveled to Ocean Lakes for the second round for the Region 6A playoffs and brought a storm the Dolphins couldn’t withstand. The Knights scored early, the defense clamped down, and special teams made plays as the maroon and gray dominated in all three phases, beating the Tidewater powerhouse 36-6. “On offense, we controlled the front line early in the game, which allowed us to have success running the ball,” said Thomas Dale coach Kevin…
Barfield, with parents, on senior night.
L.C. Bird running back and linebacker Chris Barfield has made his college decision. He’ll attend the University of Virginia and will have preferred walk-on status.
By Soren Rutherford Thomas Dale 55, Grassfield 28 They say that it’s all about peaking at the right time. It appears as if Thomas Dale is doing just that and building momentum. Entering the playoffs riding a three-game winning streak, they made it four by defeating Grassfield 55-28 in the first round of the region 6A playoffs. The offensive outburst was their biggest scoring output in a playoff game in 23 years. The Knights put up 55 points against the Grizzlies, their largest point total since scoring 64 against L.C. Bird in 1996. Carrying most of that momentum has been…
Jacob ColemanTroy LewisJasiah Williams Photos by Rob’s DigiPix Story by Josh Mathews, Soren Rutherford and Joe Short Dale 46, Dinwiddie 44 They say that lightning doesn’t strike in the same place twice. That might be right, but when it comes to catching game-winning touchdowns, Thomas Dale High running back DeAngelo Gray might be the exception. After catching a tipped pass on a Hail Mary for a score, Gray struck again, catching a 44-yard touchdown pass from Jasiah Williams with 38 seconds left as the Warriors defeated Dinwiddie in a shootout. The win was particularly important, as it guarantees TDHS a…
Jasiah Williams scored three of Thomas Dale’s five touchdowns last week and had a hand in a fourth en route to a 35-0 victory over Granby. (Rob’s DigiPix) By Josh Mathews, Soren Rutherford and Joe Short Thomas Dale 35, Granby 0 It was senior night for the Thomas Dale Knights as they improved to 6-3 on Friday after defeating Norfolk’s Granby High School. Although the Knights got their third win in four games, they had some road bumps along the way against the 3-7 Comets. “We fumbled the ball six times tonight, and that’s just unacceptable,” Thomas Dale coach Kevin…
Nathaniel Dozier (77), Jasiah Williams (5) and Troy Lewis (13) in action. (Rob’s DigiPix) https://youtu.be/Fuf_YEle6C4 https://youtu.be/g5EUQA8lFO0 Game highlights A 30-yard pass by Thomas Dale High’s quarterback Courtenay Burrell soared through the air and was deflected twice by Matoaca defenders before landing in the hands of Knights’ running back D’Angelo Gray, who was standing in the end zone with no time left. The catch set off a delirious celebration as Thomas Dale sank Matoaca 19-14. “We had D-Lo [D’Angelo Gray] coming behind everyone on the play. They tipped it, and he was there,” Thomas Dale coach Kevin Tucker said. “When your…
L.C. Bird’s offense failed to find the end zone last week against Monacan, losing a 14-0. The 7-1 Chiefs got their third win in a row over Bird not having not defeated the Skyhawks since 1998. “Our coaching staff did a great job of preparing our guys tonight,” Monacan coach Jim Henderson said. “We also had a great performance up front with our players making good tackles.” All of the game’s offensive scores came in the first half. Monacan struck in the first quarter, with running back Keyshawn Jefferson punching in a 3-yard touchdown. In the second quarter, the Chiefs…
Dominic Gray tackles a Cosby player. (Rob’s DigiPix) https://youtu.be/5q0bhYYdEsM By Josh Mathews and Joe Short The Skyhawks’ defense held Cosby at bay for the entire game and made three key stops that kept the Titans out of the end zone to win 7-2. In so doing, Bird kept its playoff hopes alive. Most of the action of the game was in the first quarter, and L.C. Bird struck first. K.B. Miles’ 10-yard run gave the Skyhawks the lead. Early in the second quarter, Cosby threatened from the Bird 28. Senior linebacker Dominic Gray got a big quarterback sack on second…
Angel Hines and Dominic Gray https://youtu.be/4cercem2ejo Soccer player Angel Hines took her role as a “kicker” and gave it a new meaning. In August, she made the decision to expand her skills from the soccer field to the football field of L.C. Bird High School, becoming the first female to make the team in the school’s history. Defensive coordinator Matt Bland noticed Hines at a First Touch soccer event in which his daughter was playing. Bland invited Hines to try out, and she accepted. Being a football player had new types of drills, physical tests and techniques, but Hines has…