FRANKLIN—Lavon Evans rushed for 157 yards on 22 carries and scored three touchdowns to lead Franklin to a nondistrict victory over Mathews. Evans scored the last of his TDs with 7:47 to play, then ran in the two-point conversion try to put Franklin (3-0) ahead. The Franklin defense, which had given up 15 points in the third quarter, stiffened and shut out Mathews (1-2) the rest of the way.

Essex————————————- 23 18 16
Mathews————————————- 25 25 25 Highlights: Kendall Tignor (E) 5 aces; Caitlin Francis (E) 4 kills; Megan Campbell (E) 2 blocks; Casey Parish (M) 4 kills, 12 digs; Grace Shomaker (M) 4 kills, 2 aces; Mackenzie Moughan (M) 3 kills, 15 assists, 5 aces

King William 188, Mathews 211
(9 holes, at Queenfield GC, par 36)

KW: Stone 45, Davis 46, Williams 47, Lipscomb 50
M: Moore 42, Callis 52, Deforge 58, Lyle 59

Kiera Gaines scored 20 points to go along with six assists, and Courtney Bell had 20 points and pulled down 10 boards as West Point slipped past Mathews in the semifinals of the Group A, Region A, Division 1 tournament. Paige Rowlett netted 11 points, and Kristen Medlin grabbed 10 rebounds for the Pointers. West Point will face Franklin tomorrow night in the final at Surry.

T.T. Carey (32 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) and Dylan Farinet (18 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists) both tallied triple-doubles as Colonial Beach hammered Mathews 96-47 to win the district final. Thomas Peery (14 points) and Kevin Swope (12 points) both made four 3-pointers for the Drifters, who won their 11th straight and finished the season undefeated in the Tidewater District.

MATHEWS 57, KING WILLIAM 36
MATHEWS (9-1 Tidewater, 18-3) Morgan 2, Eriksen 4, McLaughlin 6, Latimer 0, Miales 22, Hudgins 6, Jarvis 9, Thomas 2, Pierson 0, Scribe 0, Peters 0, Collins 4, Forrest 2. Totals 24 8-8 57.
KING WILLIAM (4-6, 6-11) Gray 13, Roane 0, Moore 0, D. Johnson 9, Vencill 0, Goodwin 0, Dandridge 0, Temple 0, Morris 0, Hill 12, K. Johnson 0, Salmons 2. Totals 14 5-9 36.
Mathews————————————- 18 21 12 6—57
King William————————————- 5 6 5 20—36

KING WILLIAM 71, MATHEWS 27  MATHEWS (2-2 Tidewater, 7-9)  T. Dixon 1, Roye 6, Hudgins 0, White 2, Kelly 10, Cunningham 0, Williamson 0, Carter 2, K. Dixon 3, McLaughlin 0, Brooks 3. Totals 10 5-11 27.  KING WILLIAM (4-1, 6-7)  Petterosi 3, Ballard 2, Carter 13, Powell 8, Williams 20, Holmes 8, Johnson 9, Jackson 0, Waller 2, Carey 6, Ross 0. Totals 33 0-3 71.

MATHEWS 54, WEST POINT 53  MATHEWS (n/r)  McLaughlin 4, Miales 24, Hudgins 6, Jarvis 12, Scribe 4, Collins 4. Totals 16 17-30 54.  WEST POINT (10-1) L. Rowlett 0, Bell 15, Gaines 13, T. Ashley 1, Amorim 0, P. Rowlett 16, Pitts 0, Medlin 8. Totals 13 23-33 53.  Mathews———————————— 11 22 9 5 7—54

COLONIAL BEACH 89, MATHEWS 63  MATHEWS (n/r)  T. Dixon 3, Roye 9, Kelly 20, Cunningham 4, Williamson 15, Cole 1, K. Dixon 7, Brooks 4, Carter 0. Totals 25 10-18 63.  COLONIAL BEACH (8-2) Carey 28, Robinson 4, Peery 14, Dickerson 2, Slater 2, Swope 9, Farinet 18, Cundiss 2, Roberson 2, Beavers 0, Hayward 8, Gorsida 0. Totals 40 3-6 89.

ESSEX 58, MATHEWS 28
MATHEWS (n/r) T. Dixon 3, Roye 8, Hudgins 0, White 0, Kelly 10, Moore 4, Cunningham 0, Williamson 0, Carter 0, Vroomen 0, Cole 1, K. Dixon 2, Brooks 0. Totals 12 4-19 28.
ESSEX (3-0) Garner 0, J.R. Gaines 1, Sayles 14, Samuel 2, A. Gaines 6, Baker 16, Braxton 2, Dille 11, Douglas 2, Thorne 2, Lee 2. Totals 20 13-16 58.
Mathews 6 9 9 4—28
Essex 17 16 10 15—58