11-06-26 Weekly Sports Roundup

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POCAHONTAS COUNTY SCHOOLS

The Pocahontas County Warriors boys’ varsity football team defeated Tygarts Valley 42-6 at home on Friday, October 30^th, improving their season record to 3-6.

The Warriors girls’ varsity soccer team lost 10-0 at Lincoln on Wednesday, October 28^th, finishing the season with a 12-8-1 record.

The Warriors girls’ varsity volleyball team fell in three straight sets at Tucker County on Wednesday, October 28^th, bringing their season record to 2-16.

BATH COUNTY SCHOOLS

The Bath County Chargers girls’ varsity volleyball team fell 25-15, 25-20, 25-14 at Giles in the Class I, Region C tournament quarterfinals on Monday, November 2^nd, finishing the season at 13-13. Bre Mabe led Bath with nine kills, followed by Trinity Forbes with seven, Addison Lockridge and Georgia Watkins with four each, and Reaghan Pritt with three. Lockridge also recorded two blocks, and Cassidee Nicely supplied 18 assists. Lockridge led with 17 digs, followed by Pritt and Mabe with 16 each, Watkins with 12, and Forbes with 11.

The Bath Chargers boys’ varsity football team fell 41-34 to Parry McCluer at home on Friday, October 30^th, dropping to 1-2 in the Pioneer District and 4-5 overall. Ike Phillips led Bath County with 183 rushing yards on 29 carries and three touchdowns. Cade Perdue completed five of 11 passes for 146 yards and a touchdown. Nate Turner caught two passes for 128 yards and scored two touchdowns, including a 73-yard kickoff return. DaJay Palmer rushed for 42 yards on 11 carries, and Michael Keyes recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter.

The Chargers boys’ JV football team fell 44-14 to Parry McCluer on Wednesday, October 28^th. Bath County’s Cason Phillips threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Mattheew Keyes and connected with Keyes again for the two-point conversion. Dallas Propst returned a kickoff 51 yards for the other touchdown. On Monday, November 2^nd, the Chargers defeated James River 14-6, finishing their season at 3-4. Phillips rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries and intercepted a pass on defense. Harper Campbell added 24 rushing yards and 10 tackles, while Easton Roberts also made 10 tackles. Roberts, Propst and Matthew Keyes each recorded a tackle for a loss, and Roberts and Kason Carson each recovered a fumble.

The Chargers girls’ varsity volleyball team beat Parry McCluer 25-15, 27-25, 25-14 on Thursday October 29^th in the Pioneer District tournament consolation match. Addison Lockridge recorded 12 digs, six kills, and five assists, while Trinity Forbes led the Chargers with 11 kills. Bre Mabe added nine digs, Reaghan Pritt eight digs, and Georgia Watkins six kills. The All-Pioneer District team was announced after the championship match. Forbes and Lockridge earned first-team honors for Bath County, while Nicely and Embrie Hazelwood were named to the second team.

HIGHLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS

The All-Pioneer District team was announced after the championship match in volleyball on Thursday October 29^th and Adelaide Baxter earned a second-team selection.

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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

The University of Virginia Cavaliers men’s football team lost 51-7 at No. 14 Wake Forest on Halloween night, October 31^st, dropping to 4-5 for the season. Beau Pribula and Eli Holstein led Virginia, combining to complete 32 of 45 passes for 314 yards and one touchdown.

The men’s basketball team opened their season with 89-60 victory against Drexel at home on November 2^nd. Thijs De Ridder led Virginia with 24 points, Sam Lewis added 20 while Johann chipped in with 11 points.

The women’s basketball team opened the season with an 87-45 home win over Mayland Eastern Shore on November 2^nd. Kymora Johnson led Virginia with 21 points. Adeang Ring contributed 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Breona Hurd added 11 points and 12 rebounds.

The men’s soccer team hosted Pitt on October 30^th playing to a 0-0 tie moving their record to 7-6-3.

The men’s golf team participated in the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational in Alabama on October 31-Nov 1.

The women’s #19 ranked field hockey team won in overtime defeating #6 Wake Forest 1-0 in the ACC tournament in North Carolina moving their record to 9-6. Caitlin Connell scored the winning goal for Virginia.

The women’s #19 ranked soccer team defeated #12 Louisville 3-0 at home on October 29^th, moving their record to 9-3-3. Addison Halpern scored two goals while Jordyn Hardeman added one for Virginia.

UVA’s men’s and women’s cross-country teams competed in the ACC Cross Country Championships in Blacksburg, VA, on October 30^th. The men finished 9^th among 14 teams, while the women placed 7^th among 18.

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

The West Virginia Mountaineers men’s basketball team opened their season with a 91-46 victory over Niagara at home on November 2^nd. Six Mountaineers scored double figures led by Miles Sadler with 16.

The #9 ranked men’s soccer team defeated James Madison 2-0 on the road on November 3^rd, running their record to 10-2-4. Pablo Pozos and Civan de Jesus-Ferreira each scored goals for West Virginia.

The women’s basketball team earned a 68-64 victory against Rhode Island at home on November 3^rd to open their season. Gia Cooke led the mountaineers with 28 points and Zahirah Walton added 12.

The women’s #3 ranked cross-country team competed in the Big 12 Championships in Oklahoma on October 31^st finishing in 2^nd place. Three Mountaineers finished in the top 10 with Mercy Kinyanjui being the best finisher at 5^th place.

The women’s soccer team played TCU to a 0-0 at home on October 30^th, moving their record to 9-4-3.

The women’s volleyball team lost a pair of road games this past week losing to Iowa State 3-0 on October 30^th and to Cincinnati 3-0 on November 1^st dropping their record to 11-10.

JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY

The James Madison Dukes men’s football team were upset by Troy 24-21 at home in overtime on October 29^th moving their record to 7-2. James Madison was led by Camden Coleman and JC Evans who combined for 22-for-35 passing for 247 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Seth Cromwell rushed for 135 yards on 23 attempts and one touchdown.

The men’s basketball team opened their season with a home loss to Miami Ohio 86-77. JMU had four players score double figures led by Paul Jones III with 14.

The men’ soccer team went 0-1-1 this past week playing to a 1-1 tie against Old Dominion 1-1 on the road on October 30^th and losing to #9 West Virginia 2-0 at home on November 3^rd, dropping their record to 7-6-4. Against Old Dominion Chris Niblock scored for JMU.

The women’s field hockey team lost to #4 Massachusetts 3-0 on the road on October 30^th dropping their record to 8-8.

The women’s soccer team played to a 1-1 tie against Georgia Southern on the road on November 1^st, moving their record to 9-5-3. Ginny Lackey scored for JMU.

The women’s volleyball team hosted Coastal Carolina for a two-game series on October 30-31 losing the first game in five sets and winning the second game in five sets. The Dukes raised their record to 11-11.

VIRGINIA TECH UNIVERSITY

The Virginia Tech Hokies men’s basketball team opened their season with an 88-54 victory over Coppin State at home on November 3^rd. Four Tech players scored double figures led by Ben Hammond with 20 points.

The men’s soccer team defeated Syracuse 2-1 at home on October 30^th, improving their record to 8-5-3. The Hokies scored on an own goal and one by Alex Perez.

The men’s and women’s cross-country teams participated in the ACC Championships in which they hosted, and the Tech men placed second and the women placed third. The Tech men were led by George Couttie with a third-place finish while the women were led by Aniya Mosley with a 12^th place finish.

The women’s soccer team defeated Boston College 3-2 at home on October 29^th raising their record to 7-5-5. Elianna Salama, Anna Weir and Gabby Ciocca each scored for Virginia Tech.

The women’s volleyball team split a pair of home games this past week, defeating Florida State 3-1 on October 30^th and losing to Miami 3-0 on November 1^st, moving their record to 7-14.

VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE

The Virginia Military Keydets men’s football team lost to Chattanooga 24-10 on the road to remain winless at 0-9. VMI scored on a 40-yard touchdown reception from JoJo Crump to Zion Trump in the third quarter.

The men’s basketball team opened their season with a 115-83 victory over Virginia Lynchburg at home on November 2^nd. Six players from VMI scored double figures led by TJ Johnson with 17 points.

The men’s soccer team ended their regular season with a 5-0 loss to Liberty on the road on October 30^th before defeating Mercer 1-0 in the Southern Conference tournament at home on November 3^rd. Yeiren Mejia scored for VMI.

The women’s soccer team lost twice this past week losing to Wofford 3-0 on the road on October 29^th and to Samford 6-0 at home on November 1^st to remain winless at 0-18-1.

The men’s and women’s cross-country teams competed in the Southern Conference Championship in North Carolina on October 31^st. The VMI women placed 10^th out of 11 teams and the men placed 9th overall out of 11 teams.

INFORMATION FOR THIS REPORT CAME FROM: MARK PIFER OF THE RECORDER, LYLE KAMPF, MAX-PREPS, GAME CHANGER, WVSSAC.ORG AND INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL WEBSITES.

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