Petersburg quarterback Kevin Greeen followed his touchdown run in overtime by darting in for the two-point conversion, lifting the Crimson Wave to a 22-21 win over the Clover Hill Cavaliers yesterday and into the Central Region, Division 5 title game. In overtime, each team gets four attempts from the 10-yard line to cross the goal line. Clover Hill won the toss and took their first lead of the game on a diving catch by wide receiver Tyler Groves in the back of the end zone. Kicker James Swoap added the extra point to put the Cavaliers up 21-14.

When: Today, 1:30 p.m.
  Tickets: $8
  Records: Petersburg Crimson Wave 5-5; Clover Hill Cavaliers 8-2. Clover Hill was No.10 in the final Times-Dispatch Top 10. Petersburg was unranked.
  Last meeting: This is the first meeting between the teams. They were in different classifications when Petersburg won the state title in 1979, and they were in different Group AAA divisions until Clover Hill dropped to Division 5 this year. Petersburg last qualified for the region playoffs in 2003. The Wave lost to Meadowbrook in the semis. Clover Hill earned a spot in the Division 6 playoffs in 2006 before losing to Varina.

Andre Coble accounted for 329 yards and two touchdowns and Domico Phillips scored twice to lead the Monarchs (6-1 Central, 9-1) past the visiting the Crimson Wave (3-4, 5-5). Coble rushed for 172 yards and a TD on 13 carries and completed 10 of 15 passes for 157 yards and a score. Phillips finished with 20 carries for 93 yards. Petersburg quarterback Kevin Green completed 18 of 28 passes for 309 yards and three TDs. Damon McLaughlin had four catches for 141 yards and two scores and Demonte Gregory grabbed a 65-yard scoring strike.

PETERSBURG—Changing the culture of low student achievement at Petersburg High School didn’t happen overnight. Through steady, persistent work by an administration and instructional staff led by Principal Alicia Fields, the high school is leading a resurgence in student achievement in Petersburg’s much-maligned school system. For the first time, Petersburg High is fully accredited by the Virginia Department of Education and met Adequate Yearly Progress benchmarks set forth by the federal No Child Left Behind.

Kevin Green finished 10 for 19 for 324 yards and four touchdowns to power the Crimson Wave over the Colonials in a Central District matchup. Keith Johnson totaled 190 yards receiving and four TDs for Petersburg (2-3, 4-4), whose defense held Colonial Heights (1-4, 3-5) to just four first downs enitre game. Anthony Johnson made 11 tackles, Jamal Young had 12 tackles and a sack, Ray Procise added 10 tackles, 1½ sacks and Elton Briggs contributed nine tackles, a sack and a tipped pass for the Wave.

Down 15-0, Petersburg (2-3 Central, 4-4) scored five unanswered touchdowns to beat Prince George (0-5, 1-7). Petersburg’s Kevin Green rushed for 164 yards on 13 carries and threw 214 yards on a 12-for-23 passing effort. He threw for two touchdowns. Petersburg’s Jamal Young had four solo tackles, assisted on five more, and forced a fumble.

Dinwiddie’s Chris Hall passed for 193 yards and a touchdown, and added a score on 78-yards rushing as the Generals beat the Crimson Wave (1-3 Central, 3-4). Deandre Allen notched two TDs for Dinwiddie (2-3, 4-3) on 71 yards rushing. Petersburg’s Kevin Green scored three touchdowns, and Eric Magruder rushed for 96 yards. Petersburg————————————- 6 0 0 12—18
Dinwiddie————————————- 0 7 22 0—29

Petersburg————————————- 1 6 14
Prince George————————————- 25 25 25

Records: Petersburg 0-11 Central, 0-11; Prince George 7-4, 10-8

Petersburg————————————- 15 9 11
Dinwiddie————————————- 25 25 25
Highlights: Carly Winfield (D) 9 aces, 2 assists, 2 kills; Erica Rivas-Cruz (D) 4 aces, 3 assists, 2 kills; Catherine Tucker (D) 4 kills, 4 aces; Katie Tench (D) 3 aces
Records: Petersburg n/r; Dinwiddie 4-6 Central, 6-7

Kevin Green accounted for 245 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Crimson Wave to a Central District rout of the Blue Devils. After Ray Prosise blocked a punt out of the end zone to start the scoring for Petersburg (1-2, 3-3), Green (126 rushing, 119 passing) took over with two touchdown passes and a 58-yard touchdown run. Eric McGruger also saw time at quarterback and ran for 132 yards and one touchdown and passed for another touchdown. Petersburg finished with 468 yards of offense,

BOYS
Thomas Dale 15, Meadowbrook 50
Thomas Dale 15, Petersburg 50
Pocahontas Park (upper course), distance 3.1 Martin (TD) 17:30 Garton (TD) 17:43 Fink (TD) 17:58 Fisher (TD) 18:29 Cerully (TD) 18:30 Fox (TD) 18:56 Goodwin (TD) 19:12 Britton (TD) 19:20 Shaw (TD) 19:59 McCray (TD) 20:05 GIRLS
Thomas Dale 15, Meadowbrook 42
Thomas Dale 15, Petersburg 50 Crawford (TD) 22:04 Jackson (M) 22:42 Ellena (TD) 22:44 Oertel (TD) 22:44 Traylor (TD) 24:33 Brescia (TD) 24:35 Gaffson (TD) 24:53 Roberts (M) 26:33 Burch (M) 27:10 Martin (TD) 31:16

Petersburg————————————- 10 10 15
Meadowbrook————————————- 25 25 25
Highlights: Laquita Edmonds (P) 3 aces; Victoria Motley (P) 3 aces; Rebekah Johnson (P) 2 digs; Khaliyqa Collier (M) 6 aces, 2 assists, 2 kills; Jasmine Long (M) 1 block, 4 kills; Brytana Fischetti (M) 5 aces, 1 assist