The J.C. Penney Co. Big Book is dead—a victim of shoppers’ growing reliance on the Internet. Plano, Texas-based Penney confirmed that its fall/winter 2009 catalog is its last semiannual, telephone-book-size volume. The Internet has made the 1,000-page shopping venue obsolete, and printing and transportation costs have been rising annually. The move also improves Penney’s environmental footprint, reducing its catalog paper use by 30 percent next year.

J.R. Tucker High School’s former football coach pleaded guilty yesterday to three counts of taking indecent liberties with two teenage students. In a brief hearing in Henrico County Circuit Court, William Macgregor “Mac” Leighton, 31, acknowledged his guilt in months-long relationships with students 15 and 17. A prosecutor said the relationships consisted of the students sending Leighton scores of nude images of themselves by cell phone and exchanges of graphic text messages.

The former head football coach at J.R. Tucker High School in Henrico County pleaded guilty this morning to three counts of taking indecent liberties with teenaged students. William Macgregor “Mac” Leighton, 31, entered guilty pleas in a short court hearing. He was released on bond pending sentencing Feb. 19. He faces a maximum of five years in prison for each of the three convictions.

J.R. Tucker intercepted five Deep Run (4-3 Colonial, 5-5) passes en route to victory. The Tigers (6-1, 8-2) tied the school record for wins in a season, set in 1964, before the team played at the AAA level. Montre Carr has two interceptions, returning one for a TD. He also rushed for 50 yards on six carries. Tucker’s Jacob Bennett had 179 yards on 19 carries and one touchdown.

Michael Mey intercepted a Patrick Henry pass in overtime at the goal line to end the drive, then connected with Jered Bennett on a 29-yard score to secure the Tigers Colonial District win over the Patriots. In the fourth quarter, with Patrick Henry up 28-21 and 1:45 to go, Jacob Bennett returned a kick off 46 yards to the Patriots’ 34. On the third down, brother Jered threw a 31-yard TD pass with just 47 seconds remaining to send the game into OT.

No. 1 Deep Run easily defeated J.R. Tucker in the Colonial District semifinals. Suzy Rosser had eight aces, Mallory Woolridge had 13 kills and Ashley Dintaman had 27 assists for the Wildcats. Deep Run advances to play the winner of Hermitage vs. No. 2 Mills Godwin. J.R. Tucker————————————- 9 10 8
Deep Run————————————- 25 25 25
Highlights: Kara Lowell (JRT) 3 kills, ace, block; Amanda Jahn (JRT) 3 digs, kill, ace; Suzy Rosser (DR) 8 aces, 2 kills; Mallory Woolridge (DR) 13 kills, 2 blocks; Chaney LaReau (DR) 4 aces, 7 kills, 11 digs; Ashley Dintaman (DR) 4 aces, 27 assists, 8 digs
Records: J.R. Tucker 11-11; Deep Run 14-7

Stefanie Froelich’s 30 assists and three aces along with Hannah Grisevich’s 12 kills was enough for the fifth-seeded Tigers to win a five-game thriller with fourth-seeded Rebels. Jordan Wootton supported their efforts with eight kills and two digs. Lauren Schoenborn led Douglas Freeman with 18 kills, six digs and five aces, Summer Hamlin had 15 kills and Austin Hamlin had 23 digs. J.R. Tucker25 25 26 15 15 Douglas Freeman17 27 24 25 13

Nathan Manley had 12 kills and nine digs to lead the No. 4 seed Rebels to a hard-fought sweep over the No. 5 seed Tigers. Jeremy Wilson added 11 kills, nine digs and three aces. Dylan Mills recorded six kills and nine assists for J.R. Tucker. J.R. Tucker21 24 23 Douglas Freeman25 26 25 Highlights: Kurt Dieringer (JRT) 2 kills, 3 blocks; Dylan Mills (JRT) 6 kills, 9 assists, 2 aces; Nathan Manley (DF) 12 kills, 9 digs; Jeremy Wilson (DF) 11 kills, 9 digs, 3 aces; Tanner Clark (DF) 9 kills, 2 blocks; David Russell (DF) 36 assists, 2 digs, 1 kill

J.R. Tucker defeated Mills Godwin 21-9 last night to improve to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in the Colonial District. Jared Bennett had 195 yards of total offense with two touchdowns to lead the Tigers. Michael Mey grabbed four catches for 95 yards and a score. Derek Whitaker had 12 carries for 67 yards and a touchdown for the Eagles who fell to 3-5 overall and 2-3 in the Colonial.

J.R. Tucker————————————- 25 25 25
Thomas Jefferson————————————- 11 12 21
Highlights: David Nguyen (JRT) 3 kills, 9 assists, 1 ace; Dylan Mills (JRT) 5 kills, 13 assists, 3 aces; Fraquan McNeil (TJ) 5 digs, 3 blocks, 1 kill; Stephene Joseph (TJ) 12 digs, 2 kills; Chris Cobert (TJ) 5 digs, 2 kills, 4 blocks