Notre Dame commit Chris Tyree makes Cosby defenders miss in Thomas Dale’s 58-0 victory. (Rob’s Digipix) By Soren Rutherford and Josh Mathews Thomas Dale 58, Cosby 0 Thomas Dale was nothing short of extraordinary Friday, shutting out Cosby 58-0 in an electrifying effort on both sides of the football. Running back Chris Tyree led an exhilarating offensive display as he rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns and returned a punt 95 yards for a score. Dale’s defense was on par as well, as Cosby reached past the 50-yard-line just once. The stout defense featured back-to-back sacks by junior defensive…

Head coach Jay Parker running through drills with his players. (Kameron Childress photo) By Joe Short Matoaca High School didn’t have an ideal season in their 2018 campaign. The Warriors finished 3-7. Three of those victories came in the final four contests, and there was a more positive vibe coming from the Matoaca locker room at the end of the year. Notable leadership departures have impacted the team. However, there is no shortage of talent. With a few new additions to the squad as well as the coaching staff, Matoaca looks to take advantage of momentum gained last year. Some…

L.C. Bird finished last season 9-3, beating Glen Allen in the first round of the region 5B playoffs in coach Troy Taylor’s first year at the helm. The Skyhawks sent three student athletes to play college football at the next level, including one of the area’s biggest recruits in wide receiver, defensive back and athlete Jaden Payoute, who’ll play for Virginia Tech. Defensive back Mykey Anderson and offensive lineman Demarkus Dancy are headed to attend class and play football at UVA Wise. This offseason, Taylor navigated the winds of change as the hiring of former L.C. Bird coach David Bedwell…

Last season, Thomas Dale finished 9-3. That’s an excellent year by any standards, but when you consider what could have been, you wonder what the team may have done if it wasn’t for an onslaught of injuries. The Knights’ coaching staff had to dig deeper into the depth chart than ever before. Thomas Dale had to start seven different quarterbacks due to various injuries. The team lost East Carolina commit and star defensive end Rick D’Abreu for the season in week 3. Zach Jones,a team leader and stalwart on the offensive line tore his ACL in week two. Originally, Tucker’s…

L.C. Bird High School has seen a constant stream of college interest in their athletes, and running back Ramon Brown may be making headlines for years to come. This week, he received an offer from the University of Virginia. “Brown is a gifted athlete, and he works hard,” coach Troy Taylor said. “He was able to carry the ball at tailback and start as a cornerback this year.” In his 11 games for the Skyhawks, he carried the ball 72 times for 631 yards, good for 8.8 yards per carry. Defensively, he played well and provided coverage against opposing wide…

Tre Fowler-Davis warms up for Meadowbrook High School’s football team last year. (Twitter) Meadowbrook High School football had a rough season in head coach Chamont Thompson’s first year, but the Monarchs still managed to see athletes such as Paul Davis and Frank Howard go to the next level. Now, they’ve got a budding recruit on their hands in Tre Fowler-Davis. The rising junior recently attracted offers from Liberty and Notre Dame. Fowler-Davis doesn’t have a star rating, and he’s been completely under the radar. Why? He played most of the 2019 season on the junior varsity squad. At 6 feet,…

Tyson Pledger (Twitter) The L.C. Bird High Skyhawks have another Division I-level recruit in their midst. Tyson Pledger, a 6-foot 2-inch, 210-pound defensive end-tight end picked up an offer from Delaware State University of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. A junior, Pledger was a captain for Troy Taylor and the Skyhawks last season. “He’s a good student and a great kid,” Taylor said. “He always shows up and always works hard.” Taylor has a tie to the Delaware State coaching staff in Mark James, the former head coach of Virginia Union, where Taylor was quarterback coach after his tenure at Meadowbrook…