February 23, 2010
Varina student from Haiti gets housing offers
Everson Merant, the Haitian high school student whose family left him behind last month, soon will have his choice of new homes. Since an article about his situation was published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on Saturday, “we have had such a huge response,“ said Kathryn G. Noah, assistant principal at Varina High School, where Merant is a junior.
February 22, 2010
Boys basketball: Cosby 60, Varina 42
Matt Gorski scored 25 of his 28 points over the final three quarters in leading the Titans over the Blue Devils. David Robinson recorded 15 points for Cosby. DeVonte Smith led Varina with 19 points and QuVaughn Jones contributed 11. VARINA (9-13) Wood 2, Hardy 2, Bradley 0, Q. Jones 11, Smith 19, Brown 2, Ready 0, Fitts 4, Jones 2. Totals 13 12-17 42.
COSBY (19-5)
Girls Basketball: Cosby 72, Varina 45
Cosby held visiting Varina to four points in the second period to put a strangle hold on the Central Region first round girls basketball playoff game. It was the Titans’ 16th straight victory. Becca Wann finished with a double-double, scoring 17 points and pulling down 10 rebounds to pace the Titans. She also added eight assists. Andrea Bertrand was 8 of 9 from the field, including 2-for-2 from behind the arc to finish with 21 to lead the Titans. Jazmin Pitts added 19 points, four blocks and six rebounds.
February 19, 2010
Boys Basketball: Highland Springs 56, Varina 40
VARINA (9-12) Wood 0, Johnson 2, Bradley 0, Q. Jones 11, Smith 4, Brown 3, Ready 3, Fitts 9, J. Jones 8, Hardy 0. Totals 13 10-18 40.
HIGHLAND SPRINGS (16-3) Lewis 9, Threatt 27, Ju. Jones 0, Alston 0, Tinsley 0, Porter-Williams 0, Crump 2, Ja. Jones 5, Richardson 1, Mayo 2, Brooks 0, Purnell 0, Hopkins 6, Pugh 2, Williams 2, Burchette 0. Totals 19 13-27 56
Varina———————————— 11 6 10 13—40
Highland Springs————————————- 14 19 14 9—56
February 17, 2010
Girls basketball: No. 1 Highland Springs 61, Varina 44
Marquia Jones scored 14 points and recorded seven assists as Highland Springs defeated Varina to advance to the district championship game. Linesha Tinsley had eight points and eight rebounds and Qunisha Cannon pulled down nine rebounds. VARINA (13-9) Dunaway 11, Cox 2, Mitchell 7, Tim. Bell 0, Gaines 0, Wilson 3, Tie. Bell 7, Vieira 10, Cooper 2, Nightengale 0, Logan 2. Totals 14 14-21 44.
HIGHLAND SPRINGS (17-3)
February 16, 2010
Boys basketball: No. 4 Varina 61, No. 5 Lee-Davis 50
DeVonte Smith scored 15 points and Varina took an early lead, then let the margin slip all the way to three points at the end of the third quarter before finally beating Lee-Davis. Chris Cook led Lee-Davis with 15 points. LEE-DAVIS (8-12) Cook 15, Frame 12, Naumann 11, Boze 5, Abele 5, Powell 2, King 0, Spenaler 0, Labonis 0. Totals 19 8-13 50.
VARINA (9-12)
Girls basketball: Varina 73, Hanover 46
The Blue Devils turned a first quarter tie into a blowout, outscoring Hanover 39-23 across the second and third periods. Raneka Dunaway scored 18 points and had three steals and Ashley Vieria added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils. Micha Cox got three steals. Mariah Douglas and Taylor Woolard scored 12 and 10 points respectively for Hanover.HANOVER (6-11)
February 12, 2010
Girls basketball: No. 8 Henrico 64, Varina 41
Henrico’s Bria Harris put her name beside every statistical category in the book. She finished the night with 20 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, three steals and two blocks as the Lady Warriors came away with the Capital District win. Bria Robinson added 15 points, six assists and 10 rebounds in helping Henrico collect 43 total boards.
Boys basketball: Varina 61, Henrico 55
February 05, 2010
Boys basketball: Hermitage 61, Varina 53
McLeod 14, Thomas 13, Alston 9, Burnett 8, Grimes 7, Dailey 7, Riddick 3, Hannah 0, Smith 0, Cooke 0. Totals 23 13-22 61.
VARINA (7-12) Q. Jones 15, Fitts 13, Smith 8, Hardy 8, Johnson 5, Ready 2, Dowling 2, Broadie 0, Bradley 0, J. Jones 0, Brown 0. Totals 17 17-28 53.
Hermitage————————————- 17 16 9 19—61
Varina————————————- 9 12 17 15—53
February 04, 2010
Colleges mine Capital District on signing day
The first day of the national signing period was a big one for Capital District football players. Nine players from three Capital schools put their names on the bottom line of letters of intent.
January 30, 2010
Wrestling: Maggie Walker GS, Mills Godwin, Varina
Mills Godwin 84, Maggie Walker GS 0 103: Lincoln (MG) by forfeit; 112: Mason (MG) p. Swanson; 119: Hassell (MG) by forfeit; 125: Lafferty (MG) by forfeit; 130: Workman (MG) by forfeit; 135: Neal (MG) by forfeit; 140: Edgar (MG) by forfeit; 145: Monroe (MG) by forfeit; 152: Seward (MG) p. Miller; 160: Be. Hill (MG) p. Watson; 171: Lawrence (MG) p. Pigg; 189: Coeffield (MG) by forfeit; 215: Br. Hill (MG) by forfeit; 285: Blat (MG) by forfeit Varina 69, Maggie Walker GS 0
103: double forfeit; 112: Crawley (V) p. Swanson; 119: Barlow (V) by forfeit; 125: Cecil (V) by forfeit; 130: Machupa (V) by forfeit; 135: Spivey (V) by forfeit; 140: Silva (V) by forfeit; 145: Monroe (V) by forfeit; 152: Dodd (V) d. Miller; 160: Jones (V) p. Watson; 171: Mboe (V) by forfeit; 189: Hargrove (V) by forfeit; 215: Grainer (V) by forfeit; 285: double forfeit Varina 38, Mills Godwin 26
103: Powell (V) d. Lincoln; 112: Crawley (V) p. Mason; 119: Barlow (V) p. Hassell; 125: Parker (MG) d. Dodd; 130: Workman (MG) d. Machupa; 135: Neal (MG) d. Spivey; 140: Silva (V) p. Edgar; 145: Monroe (V) d. Powell; 152: Seward (MG) d. Powell; 160: Jones (V) d. Hill; 171: Berger (MG) p. Mboe; 189: Hargrove (V) d. Coeffield; 215: Hill (G) by forfeit; 285: Grainer (V) p. Blat
Girls basketball: No. 3 Highland Springs, Varina 45
In the Capital District girls rivalry game, Highland Springs came away with the victory over Varina. The Springers used a 23-point fourth period, holding the Blue Devils to just seven over the same frame, to put a stamp on the win. Kyra Coleman scored 21 points to the Springers. Linisha Tinsely added 17 and Takeisha Jefferies chipped in 11.
January 23, 2010
Boys basketball: Varina 52, Clover Hill 49
Girls Basketball: No. 10 Varina 66, Clover Hill 34
Raneka Dunaway, Tierra Bell and Stequita Cooper were a Varina three-hit combination that knocked out Clover Hill in a nondistrict girls basketball game yesterday. Dunaway, Bell and Cooper finished with 14, 11 and 10 points respectively for the Blue Devils. Lindsey Tucker scored a game-high 17 points for the Cavaliers. VARINA (11-5)
