Clarissa Schick led four runners in the top 10 to help Maggie Walker Governor’s School edge past Deep Run for the girls title of the Colonial District Championship. Deep Run have three of the top four finishers including winner Erica Dobbs. Grant Pollock won the individual boys title to lead Mills Godwin to the team championship. Douglas Freeman finished second led by second and third-place finishers Silas Frantz and Will McPherson.

Two-way player Devonte Derricott rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown and got seven tackles as Patrick Henry defeated Douglas Freeman 29-19. The Patriots also got two touchdowns from Jayrin Waller as they improved to 3-5 overall and 3-2 in the Colonial. The Rebels (1-3; 2-6) was led by Eric Addison who rushed for 61 yards. Douglas Freeman————————————- 6 6 7 0—19
Patrick Henry————————————- 0 7 8 14—29

Deep Run’s Kenny Williams passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another as he staged a spirited quarterback duel with Thomas Jefferson counterpart Marvin Robinson and led the Wildcats (4-1, 5-3) to a Colonial District win. Williams was 13 of 18 for 188 yards and TD tosses of 34 yards to Holden Bass and 11 to Wes Valentine (five catches, 62 yards). Dallas Simmons (19 carries, 81 yards, TD) paced the ground game,

Curtis Grant had 14 tackles, 2 sacks and a blocked field goal attempt as No.3 Hermitage (5-0 Colonial, 7-0) shut out John Marshall (1-4, 3-4). Daryl Howell had 7 tackles and 2 sacks and Diamonte Bailey had 8 tackles for the Panthers. John Marshall————————————- 0 0 0 0—0
Hermitage————————————- 0 3 0 13—16

Mills Godwin 25 25 25
Patrick Henry 10 14 22
Highlights: Maggie Murphy (MG) 18 kills; Maddie Wood (MG) 7 aces, 6 digs; Leslie Smith (MG) 8 assists, 2 aces, 2 kills; Meghan Meleski (MG) 12 assists
Records: Mills Godwin 7-1 Colonial, 15-5; Patrick Henry 3-5, 10-10

Douglas Freeman 25 25 25
Hermitage 23 12 19
Highlights: Nathan Manley (DF) 11 kills, 9 digs; Jeremy Wilson (DF) 7 kills, 15 digs, 3 aces; David Russell (DF) 23 assists, 5 digs, 3 kills, 2 blocks; A.J. Alston (Herm) 10 kills, 12 blocks; Jackson Wu-Pong (H) 13 digs, 5 kills
Records: Douglas Freeman 5-3, 6-14; Hermitage 3-5, 6-14

The Warren duo of Caitlyn and Courtlyn helped pace Manchester to a 4-2 win over Monacan in the opening round of the Dominion District girls field hockey tournament yesterday. Caitlyn’s first goal came in the first half for the fifth-seeded Lancers, and Courtlyn and Samantha White added scores to Warren’s in the second. Goalkeeper Alexis Meyers had five saves for the Lancers.

Hermitage’s Easton Gordon rushed 13 times for 129 yards and two TDs in No. 3 Hermitage’s (4-0 Colonial, 6-1) victory over Douglas Freeman (1-3, 2-5). Brendan Riddick completed 7 of 10 passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns for the Panthers.
Hermitage————————————- 13 27 0 0—40
Douglas Freeman————————————- 0 0 0 0—0

Dane Forlines passed for two touchdowns and Derek Whitaker ran for two to lead the Eagles to a Colonial District victory. Dylan Forlines led Mills Godwin (2-2, 3-4) on the ground with 86 yards and a touchdown on six carries. David Carabati led the defense with 12 tackles, four tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and two sacks. Quarterback Marvin Robinson completed 21-of-38 passes for 289 yards and two touchdowns for Thomas Jefferson (0-4, 0-7). Darius Simpson had five catches for 128 yards and a score.

Holden Bass returned a punt 52 yards for a touchdown and finished off a stellar Deep Run defensive performance with a 36-yard interception return in the Wildcats’ Colonial District victory. The Patriots (2-2, 2-5) had four turnovers and managed just 58 yards total offense. Their only score was a 48-yard punt return by Brian Houchens. Dallas Simmons rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries, and placekicker Sarah Bradley booted her fourth field goal in two weeks for Deep Run (3-1, 4-3).

The J.R. Tucker at John Marshall football game scheduled for a 1 p.m. start Saturday at John Marshall has been moved up to 11:30 a.m. John Marshall athletic director Cutt Cole said the change was made to beat the thundershowers forecast for Saturday afternoon.

Maggie Walker 25 22 17 25 5
J.R. Tucker 22 25 25 20 15 Highlights: Meredith Bearden (MW) 7 kills, 23 assists, 10 digs, 2 aces;Jessica Nelms (MW) 10 kills, 3 digs; Banner Gray (MW) 2 assists, 14 digs, 2 assists; Hannah Grisevich (JRT) 12 kills, 1 assist; Kara Lowell (JRT) 8 kills, 1 ace, 3 blocks; Stefanie Froelich (JRT) 1 kill, 22 assists, 10 aces;