ALEXANDRIA—Jake McGee completed 25 of 36 passes for 281 yards and three touchdowns to lead Collegiate to a 23-7 victory over Episcopal yesterday. McGee connected with Alex Newsome on scores of 5 and 10 yards and with Russell Harper on a 2-yard TD. Newsome had 10 receptions for 113 yards, and Harper made five catches for 55 yards for the Cougars (4-0).

Willie Ezell rushed for three touchdowns and B.J. Clark threw for two more to lead Goochland over Amelia on Friday night. Hakeem Herbert returned an interception 57 yards to put the Raiders on the board, and Shay Perry ran for a TD. Amelia————————————- 0 0 6 8—14
Goochland————————————- 16 23 7 9—46

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.).

Marc Rosen hit an RBI single and Mike Goldberg drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk to tie the game in the seventh inning and keep Benedictine alive, giving the Cadets a 6-2 win over St. Anne’s-Belfield in the quarterfinals of the VIS Divison I tournament yesterday. The Cadets then came in full force in the eighth, with Rosen getting another RBI single, Will Swoope hitting 2-run triple and Teddy Kozak following with an RBI single. Pitcher Derek Bushey closed out the inning, holding the Saints to just one hit.

Other members of The Times-Dispatch 2008 All-Metro Wrestling team.

Sport/Vitals: Sophomore, 140 What he did: Went 4-0 at the prestigious Virginia Duals tournament at the Hampton Coliseum in the American division. He had two wins wrestling up at 145 pounds and a pair of pins at 140. Age: 16 Coach’s quote: “He’s really, really working hard and continued to improve himself this year. . . . We’ve been bumping him up to basically wrestle against the opposition’s toughest guy, whoever is tougher at 40 or 45, we put David against him. And he’s beaten them all, so he’s contributing a lot.“ - Frank Kiefer Last season: “I didn’t do as well as I really wanted to. I think I was a lot more nervous going out for my matches, so I didn’t perform. . . . This year, I’m doing better at just getting rid of those nerves.“ Three words to describe himself: Determined, quiet, loyal. One thing most people don’t know: He commutes 50 minutes to school from the family farm in Louisa. “We’ve got cows and horses, that’s it.“ Strengths: “On offense, I think I catch my opponents off guard. . . . And top, I guess, top work.“ I’m working on: “Definitely bottom, trying to get out.“ Biggest craving: “Probably breakfast foods, like french toast, biscuits and gravy.“ Best sports memory: Winning the Richmond Invitational Tournament. “I felt pretty good after that.“ Best Richmond-area rivalry: Matt Hatcher, Mills Godwin On the iPod: “Pretty much everything. Country, rap, rock.“ Person he admires: “It’s close between my dad and my grandpa. My grandpa wrestled at Virginia Tech, he was hall of fame. My dad just taught me how to work hard, but he never wrestled.“ - Andee Sears

All games 7:30 unless noted

The best defensive players in the Richmond region.

NORFOLK ACADEMY 49, ST. CHRISTOPHER’S 47 (OT)
ST. CHRISTOPHER’S (0-1 Prep, 0-4) Martin 0, Jackson 0, A. Vozenilek 9, R. Vozenilek 14, Cobb 0, Franz 3, Dunivan 0, Henkel 3, Lampkins 8, Hart 10. Totals 19 6-10 47.
NORFOLK ACADEMY (1-1, 3-1) Affornpi 6, Bourdon 0, W. Scott 17, Beck 13, Joy 0, Covington 11, M. Scott 2, Gorsline 0. Totals 19 7-9 49.
St. Christopher’s 6 9 15 17 0—47
Norfolk Academy 14 6 17 10 2—49

Unless you’re a dyed-in-the-wool member of the Highland Springs basketball family, you are going to need a roster to match names, numbers and faces of the current Springers. For just a little while anyway. The learning curve will be small considering the way Aaron Hodnett, Jeri Mask, Sage Reed and Jarvis Threatt, to name a few, performed last night in an 85-62 victory over L.C. Bird at Mills Godwin in the Rebel Invitational Tournament.

DOUGLAS FREEMAN 70, ST. CHRISTOPHER’S 36  ST. CHRISTOPHER’S (0-1)  Martin 6, Jackson 0, A.Vozenilek 12, R. Vozenilek 4, Cobb 0, Franz 0, Lynde 0, Henkel 4, Lampkins 2, Harris 2, Hart 6. Totals 16 2-2 36.  DOUGLAS FREEMAN (1-0) Eastman 11, Mann 2, Smalley 4, Susic 3, N. Turner 3, Smith 7, O’Connor 7, Giles , Witty 0, Rohrer 9, Janney 4, Brinkley 16, J. Turner 4. Totals 29 6-11 70.

The Collegiate Cougars’ quest for a fifth state championship in six years will officially commence on a high note.

LYNCHBURG—No. 4 seed Liberty Christian scored twice in the second half, pulling away to a 3-0 victory over No. 13 St. Christopher’s in the first round of the Virginia Independent Schools, Division I boys soccer tournament. Seth Dorman connected in the first half, and Abass Ayembillah and Soho Choi scored in the second half to seal the victory. Brenden Doyle of St. Christopher’s and Gorgi Branov (Liberty Christian) each made five saves.

Saturday’s and the week ahead

Last night’s top performers