Powhatan 17 13 27 25
Cosby 25 25 25 27
Highlights: Morgan Dowdy (C) 10 kills, 9 digs, 3 blocks; Jessica Melhorn (C) 7 kills, 6 digs, 1 block; Abigayle Holt (C) 2 aces, 25 assists
Records: Powhatan n/r; Cosby 7-2.

Powhatan————————————- 2 2—4
Midlothian————————————- 0 2—2 P: Redmond 4 M: McBride, O’Boyle
Saves: Sill (P) 3; Martyn (M) 6; Atkinson (M) 5 Records: Powhatan 3-1; Midlothian 3-1

in alphabetical order   2008 records: 9-2 (Independent)
  Offense: Benedictine has a strong receiving corps led by senior Drew Petrohovich (6-5, 185, Sr.). His twin brother, QB Greg Petrohovich (6-5, 195, Sr.), leads the offense again this year. Both are in the top 20 players to watch. The offense will be young in spots with a few sophomores seeing action, including WR Charley Meyer (6-1, 190, So.) and TE Nigel Williams (6-3, 240, So.).

TE: Spinson 2, Bryant, Slaughter Saves: Long (CH) 19; Goldberg (TE) 2 Records: Colonial Heights 0-1; Trinity Episcopal 1-0

Norfolk Collegiate————————————- 0 0—0
Powhatan————————————- 0 0—0
Norfolk Collegiate wins 2-0 in penalty strokes

HIGH SCHOOLS Monacan 300, Thomas Dale 300
(18 holes at River’s Bend GC, par 70)
M: Critzer 74, Pratt 75, Parker 75, C. Young 76 TD: Hamilton 71, Clark 74, Swope 77, Haynes 78 MONTICELLO HIGH SCHOOL
GOLF CLASSIC
(18 holes at Spring Creek, par 72)
Team scores: 1. Western Albemarle 319, 2. Cosby 321, 3. Monticello 335, 4. Powhatan 366, 5. Orange County 402, 6. Madison 414

AAA softball Times-Dispatch softball player of the year Lauren Vinson of Prince George headlines the Richmond area selections to the Virginia High School Coaches Association Group AAA all-state team. Joining Vinson, who spearheaded the Royals’ first Central Region championship and advancement to the state semifinals, are Leona Rainey of Mills Godwin and Morgan Reynolds of Cosby. Rainey was the Colonial District and Central Region player of the year. Reynolds was the Dominion District player of the year.

If Tahliek Taliaferro were alive, he would have walked across the stage at Powhatan High School yesterday to receive his diploma. He would have been 19 and among nearly 300 students who make up the Class of 2009. Instead, his teary grandmother accepted an honorary diploma for her grandson to a round of applause at yesterday’s graduation ceremony.

Kelsey Waugh went 2 for 3 with a triple and scored a run as Powhatan defeated King George 3-1 in the Group AA, Region I tournament quarterfinals yesterday. Starter Jessica Brooks struck out five in 21/3 innings, and reliever Rachael Walters finished with eight strikeouts and allowed only one baserunner. Liz Sill added an RBI double for the Indians.

Prev. TeamW-Lrank
2. Hanover17-1No. 2 3. Thomas Dale15-3No. 3
4. Matoaca15-4No. 4
5. Mills Godwin14-4No. 5
6. Lee-Davis12-4No. 6
7. Dinwiddie14-5No. 7
8. Steward22-3No. 8
9. Douglas Freeman13-6No. 10
10. St. Christopher’s18-4-
Softball Prev.
TeamW-Lrank
2. Midlothian15-1No. 4 3. Prince George14-3No. 7

Gabby Taylor scored 16 points and controlled the ball on both sides of the court as Greensville defeated Powhatan in the Southside District semifinals. Greensville will play the winner of Prince Edward and Parkview on Friday for the championship. Powhatan will play the loser in the consolation game. GREENSVILLE 50, POWHATAN 34
POWHATAN (7-7 Southside, 12-10)

PRINCE EDWARD 63, POWHATAN 57
POWHATAN (4-19) Bradley 2, Minor 23, Berry 11, Diamond 1, Henderson 8, Moore 7, Hobson 1, Prillaman 0, Barden 4. Totals 29 8-13 57.
PRINCE EDWARD (n/r) Harris 4, Ford 1, Johnson 19, Little 15, Scott 14, Randall 0, Goode 10. Totals 28 4-9 63.
Powhatan————————————- 15 15 16 11—57
Prince Edward————————————- 18 17 10 18—63

Hannah Livermon totaled seven assists and five steals to go along with 20 points in leading Powhatan over Bluestone in the first round of the Southside District playoffs. Jessie Harris added 12 points, and Hana Davis recorded 10 points and nine rebounds for the Indians, who travel to Greensville tomorrow. POWHATAN 69, BLUESTONE 52
BLUESTONE (n/r)

POWHATAN 81, BRUNSWICK 24  BRUNSWICK (0-12 Southside, n/r)  Jacobs 6, Coleman 4, Cleton 4, Brown 0, Macklin 0, Malone 9, Stith 1. Totals 7 10-30 24.  POWHATAN (6-6, 11-9) Dalton 25, Stowers 2, Harrison 3, Livermon 10, Harris 14, Hinden 0, Davis 2, Deleon 23, Shiflett 2. Totals 35 3-12 81.  Brunswick———————————— 8 6 3 7—24

PRINCE EDWARD 87, POWHATAN 84 (OT)
PRINCE EDWARD (n/r) Ford 2, Wardell 9, Davis 2, J. Johnson 32, Little 21, Atkins 2, R. Johnson 0, Scott 6, Randall 0, Goode 13. Totals 36 14-23 87.
POWHATAN (2-9 Southside, 4-17) Pace 5, Harvey, Minor 36, Berry 0, Diamond 4, Henderson 3, Moore 18, Hobson 4, Miller Barden 14, Fralin, Prillaman, Jefferson, Purington. Totals 31 14-21 84.
PRINCE EDWARD———————————— 9 16 19 31 12—87
POWHATAN————————————- 21 14 12 28 9—84