L.C. Bird Boys (8-2) L.C. Bird 65Clover Hill 50Bird stats: Promyse Ferguson 15 pts; Tyler Henderson 13 pts, 8 asst; Bryce Blaine 8 pts, 5 reb, 3 asst L.C. Bird 58Cosby 45No stats reported L.C. Bird 51Highland Springs 48No stats reported L.C. Bird Girls (8-2) L.C. Bird 46Clover Hill 19Bird stats: Kyah Smith 16 pts, 3 reb, 3 stl; Kameron Brown 14 pts, 4 reb; Alexis Miller 6 pts, 4 reb, 4 stl; S’Zahria Jones 6 pts, 5 reb L.C. Bird 60Midlothian 50Bird stats: Kameron Brown 23 points (12 pts in 4th qtr) 6 reb; S’Zahria Jones 10 pts, 10…

Just five local teams saw action during what is exam week for many local students. Overall, teams fared well, winning six of eight games. Jordan Carpenter Jordan Carpenter and the Matoaca girls improved to 6-0 on the strength of balanced efforts. Carpenter, herself, continued to prove why she’s one of the best players in the Central Region. A stellar double-double against Deep Run with 14 points and 15 rebounds led the way, and another near double-double of 12 points and eight rebounds against Prince George rounded out the week. Alize Armstead, a senior forward, has shown improved play and averaged…

Thomas Dale boys (3-0) Thomas Dale 53, Douglas Freeman 51 Dale scoring: Kylon Lewis 14 pts, Neal Phillips 14 pts, Myles Phillips 8 pts Thomas Dale 56, Mills Godwin 49 Dale stats: Miles Phillips 13 pts, Kylon Lewis 12 pts, 5 reb, 4 asst, Jahmeel Campbell 10 pts, 5 reb, Luke Ogle 8 pts, 6 reb Thomas Dale 61, Meadowbrook 53 Dale stats: Kylon Lewis 19 pts, Neal Phillips 14 pts, 6 reb, Jahmeel Campbell 9 pts, Miles Phillips 9 pts Matoaca girls (2-0) Matoaca 73, Hermitage 33 Matoaca stats: Maia Pettaway 12 pts, 3 stl, Jordan Carpenter 11 pts,…

Knights start their season 3-0 As the basketball season got underway for seven of nine Chester-area teams, there was plenty of good news. After winning just five games last year, Thomas Dale already has 60 percent of that win total in the season’s first week. Under first-year head coach Keyode Rogers, Thomas Dale won the Rebel Invitational and started its season 3-0 by defeating Douglas Freeman, Mills Godwin and Meadowbrook. “We played good team basketball,” Rogers said. “We are being very unselfish on the offensive end and playing team defense on the other end. This is a good start, but…

Thomas Dale boys’ basketball has struggled in recent seasons. In fact, they won just five games last season. Now, there’s a new coach at the helm in Keyode Rogers, who has 16 years of coaching under his belt. Locally speaking, his last job was as an assistant under L.C. Bird head coach Troy Manns for the past four seasons. He’ll look to instill that same winning pedigree in the Knights. The team fell in the first round of the Region 6A tournament to James River last year, 83-56. Returning players: Myles Phillips, Kylon Lewis, Neal Phillps, Jahmeel Campbell, Luke Ogle…

By Soren Rutherford Coming into the new season, Matoaca looks to gather even more success after finishing a long regional run in the playoffs with a loss to Varina, 75-54. Despite having success last year with a 15-9 overall record, Matoaca will be playing under newly hired head coach Dennis Calloway. Departures: While the Warriors had several players leave the program due to transferring, they also lost Jalen Hargrove and Tyrese Tingle to graduation. Hargrove will be playing for Lynchburg College this year, while Tingle will be suiting up for the Apprentice School. Returning players: Essentially, coach Calloway and Matoaca…