November 16, 2009
Football: No. 4 Thomas Dale 21, Matoaca 14
After a scoreless first half, Thomas Dale outscored Matoaca three touchdowns to two in the second to win the Central District championship and advance to the Central Region Division 6 playoffs for the first time since 2002. Matoaca recovered two Thomas Dale fumbles in the first quarter, and the Knights covered a Warriors fumble as the defenses ruled.
November 09, 2009
Boys volleyball: Cosby 3, Matoaca 0
Dominion District champion Cosby swept three games from Matoaca and advanced to the region semifinals. Although the games were close, the outcome was never in doubt. Stephen Cunningham had 11 kills, Brent Zackon 14 assists and Ben Morrison and Cameron Vaile combined for 17 more kills and four blocks for the Titans. Dylan Vavra contributed 14 assists, and Ryan Chapman had seven kills for the Warriors.
November 06, 2009
Football: Matoaca 27, Dinwiddie 19
Daquan Turner rushed for 172 yards and a TD on 35 carries as Matoaca (5-1 Central, 5-4) defeated Dinwiddie (3-3, 5-4) in a back-and-forth game. Benjamin Smith had five receptions for 80 yards and two TDs. For Dinwiddie, QB Chris Hall was 15 for 24 for 249 yards and three TDs. Trey Gardner had five receptions for 112 yards and two TDs.
November 05, 2009
Boys volleyball: Thomas Dale 3, Matoaca 0
The top-seeded Knights claimed the title by defeating No. 2 Matoaca on the Chiefs home court. Matoaca’s Ryan Clapman had nine kills. For the Knights, Zach Seymour led with 14 kills, 11 assists and 11 blocks; Matt Knickerbocker had13 blocks and 3 kills and Jake McCall added 6 kills. Matoaca————————————- 20 17 19
Thomas Dale————————————- 25 25 25
November 03, 2009
Boys volleyball: Matoaca 3, Colonial Heights 0
The second-ranked Chiefs swept their way into the finals behind 11 kills and 5 digs from Austin Woods. Dell Ramsey and Ryan Clapman each had 9 kills, as the Colonials’ David Freeland.Colonial Heights————————————- 24 22 19
Matoaca————————————- 26 25 25
Records: Colonial Heights 12-9; Matoaca 17-4
Girls volleyball: Prince George 3, Matoaca 0
No. 3 Prince George swept No. 2 Matoaca to advance to tomorrow’s Central District final. For the Royals, Jorden Lykes led with 17 kills, Brittany Johnson had 11 kills, 6 digs and 4 aces, Danielle Perry had 17 assists, and Sarah Ham added 6 kills, 4 digs and 2 aces. Prince George————————————- 25 25 25
Matoaca————————————- 12 16 23
November 02, 2009
Field hockey: Cosby 3, Matoaca 0
Mary Beth Danaher stopped 22 of Cosby’s 28 shots, but the Titans put three in the net and defeated the Warriors, the Central District runners-up, in the Central Region field hockey tournament quarterfinals. Taylor Johnson, April Peterson, Kelsey Powell scored for Cosby, the Dominion District regular-season and tournament champion. The Titans extended their winning streak to 12 games.
October 31, 2009
Phillips, Meadowbrook whip Matoaca 29-0
Matoaca was ever-so-close to the end zone once again, facing fourth and 1 at the Meadowbrook 9-yard line late in the third quarter last night. DeQuan Turner took the handoff and followed a pulling lineman off the right side. He was cut down by Meadowbrook defensive end DeQuan Chatmon a half-yard short of the first down.
October 30, 2009
It pays to listen to your coach
The Matoaca High School football team slid into its bye week 0-3. No panic or season-is-over commiseration ensued. Warriors coach Pat Manuel already had prepared his squad for the possibility of a rough start while facing C.D. Hylton, L.C. Bird and Manchester. Unimportant, he kept telling them, because they were nondistrict games. The season really started with district play in Game 4, Manuel preached, for a simple reason: If you’re a Division 6 team in the Central Region, as is Matoaca, you pretty much have to win your district to get in the playoffs.
October 28, 2009
Girls Volleyball: Matoaca 3, Thomas Dale 2
Matoaca————————————- 25 20 25 17 15
Thomas Dale————————————- 16 25 15 25 9
Highlights: Cecilia Spenser (M) 17 kills, 3 aces, assist, 7 blocks; Lindsay Froggatt (M) 3 kills, ace, 27 assists, block; Mariana Montarriois (M) 20 digs, 3 aces; Hunter Buyalos (TD) 7 digs, ace; Brittany Filliben (TD) 2 digs, 9 assists, 15 kills, block, 4 aces; Mallory Feal (TD) 16 assists, 5 kills, 4 blocks, 2 aces
Field hockey: Central District tournament final postponed
The Central District field hockey tournament championship game scheduled today at Prince George High School has been postponed to tomorrow at 3 p.m. because of wet grounds. Top-seed Thomas Dale plays No. 3 seed Matoaca.
October 27, 2009
Girls Volleyball: Matoaca 3, Dinwiddie 0
Matoaca25 26 26 Dinwiddie12 24 24 Highlights: Cecilia Spencer (M) 9 kills, 1 ace, 3 blocks; Lindsay Froggatt (M) 2 kills, 2 aces, 22 assists; Emily Delovercio (M) 7 kills; Heather Page (D) 3 kills, 2 digs; Carly Winfield (D) 4 assists, 2 kills, 5 digs; Kourtney Hendricks (D) 6 kills; Catherine Tucker (D) 4 kills Records: Matoaca 9-2 Central, 14-4; Dinwiddie 4-7, 6-9
Field hockey: Central District tournament
PRINCE GEORGE—Regular-season champion Thomas Dale got two goals from Hannah Robbins to defeat fourth-seeded Hopewell 2-0 in the semifinals of the Central District field hockey tournament yesterday. Thomas Dale, the defending district and Central Region champion, will meet third-seeded Matoaca in today’s 4 p.m. final at Prince George. Matoaca advanced with a 2-1 victory over the hosts.
Boys Volleyball: Matoaca 3, Dinwiddie 0
Matoaca25 25 25 Dinwiddie17 15 18 Highlights: Austin Woods (M) 10 kills, 6 aces, 10 assists; Matt Harper (M) 14 kills, 2 assists; Dylan Vavra (M) 27 assists; Ryan Clapman (M) 10 kills; Lamont Fields (D) 10 kills, 1 block; Zach Allan (D) 6 assists Records: Matoaca 10-1 Central, 16-3; Dinwiddie 4-7, 4-9
October 23, 2009
Football: Matoaca 35, Hopewell 7
Steele Driskill rushed nine times for 93 yards and two touchdowns in leading the Warriors over the Blue Devils. Jermaine Edwards added seven carries for 69 yards and two TDs for Matoaca (4-0 Central, 4-3). Jalen Reeves ran for a 1-yard score to avoid the shutout for Hopewell (0-1, 0-5). Matoaca————————————- 7 7 7 14—35
Hopewell————————————- 0 0 7 0—7
