HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Booker T. Washington coach steps down
For the second time this season, a football coach in the Eastern District has been replaced, as Booker T. Washington High has made a coaching change.
Mason Williams has stepped down as head coach, saying it was “mutually agreed.” Parish Howell has been named the interim coach.
Williams was 1-16 in two seasons with the Bookers, including 0-7 this season. The Bookers have lost nine games in a row.
Earlier this month, Granby High replaced head coach Kendal Jefferson. Granby athletic director Chris Harris said he couldn’t comment on personal matters other than to say Jonathan Wilson was named the interim coach.
NFL
Commanders bring back Lake Taylor grad
The Washington Commanders brought back defensive lineman Jalyn Holmes, a former Lake Taylor High and Ohio State star, and he could play Monday night at Kansas City. He had nine tackles in four games this season before being released.
Holmes, a 6-foot-5, 283-pounder who is an eight-year NFL veteran, was released last week by Washington but was brought back after defensive end Dorance Armstrong was put on injured reserve.
Holmes appeared in 11 games last season, recording 14 tackles for loss and two sacks.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
UVA’s Elliott on Dodd Trophy midseason list
Virginia’s Tony Elliott was named to the Bobby Dodd Trophy midseason watch list. He is among 24 coaches on featured on the list and one of three from the Atlantic Coast Conference, joining Louisville’s Jeff Brohm and Miami’s Mario Cristobal.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Six teams from Va. ranked in D-III top 25
Virginia teams formed a large portion of the d3hoops.com men’s preseason poll.
Christopher Newport was chosen ninth and Virginia Wesleyan 14th. Randolph-Macon was second only to defending champion Trinity of Connecticut, while Roanoke was 10th, Mary Washington 15th and Hampden-Sydney 17th.
Tribe often on MASN
Seven William & Mary men’s games and 10 women’s contests will be shown on MASN. The first women’s game shown will be at 1 p.m. Dec. 13 against Coppin State, and the first men’s game will be at 7 p.m. Dec. 18 versus Radford.
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
No. 1 CNU romps
Christopher Newport (15-0), ranked No. 1 in Division III, breezed past St. Mary’s of Maryland 7-1 at Jennings Family Stadium. Riley Iasello and Caroline Hughlett had two goals apiece, Lindsey Loar had a goal and two assists, Emily Evans had a goal and an assist and Courtney Hughlett had two assists.
Local players spark No. 17 Lynchburg
Lynchburg (12-3, 5-0 ODAC), ranked 17th in Division III, blanked Virginia Wesleyan 7-0 in Virginia Beach for the Hornets’ fifth consecutive victory.
Maddie Schuchter had two goals, as well as assisting former Menchville High star Danielle Coon’s goal. Tabb High graduate Allie Freeman and Western Branch product Hannah Christenbury were among the other goal scorers for Lynchburg.
The Marlins (5-8, 2-3) got 14 saves from DJ Holsclaw.
COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER
No. 10 West Virginia blanks ODU
No. 10 West Virginia (10-2-2, 5-1-1 Sun Belt) edged Old Dominion 1-0 in Morgantown, though senior goalkeeper Michael Statham made eight saves for the Monarchs (5-5-4, 1-3-2).
In the 44th minute, Felix Ewald scored from assists by Isaac Scheer and Nicolas Scargie.
Regent lost 4-3 at St. Mary’s in Maryland, though Raik Peter, Yann-Olivier Kamga and Isaiah Morris scored first-half goals in the first 15:41 of the match for the Royals.
Trailing 3-2 with less than four minutes remaining, the Seahawks tied the score on Trey Magnaye’s goal with 3:43 remaining and won on Nick Haney’s goal with 2:34 left.
Marlins deal Bridgewater its first ODAC loss
Virginia Wesleyan (10-4-1, 4-3-0) registered a 3-2 road win to hand Bridgewater (10-3-2, 5-1-2) its first Old Dominion Athletic Conference setback. Zach Bittler, Nolan Schulte and Tyler Waddell scored in the 28th, 52nd and 80th minutes, respectively, for a 3-1 lead.
CNU (10-1-4), ranked 19th in Division III, got goals from Joe Summerfield in the eighth minute and Drew McWhinney in the 62nd to shut out North Carolina Wesleyan 2-0 in Rocky Mount. The Bishops fell to 6-8-1.
Host William & Mary (2-8-4) and George Mason (6-5-2) played to a scoreless draw, with the Tribe outshooting the Patriots 11-8. W&M’s first three shots hit the woodwork. Tribe goalkeeper Karan Sobti made one save.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER
Va. Wesleyan zooms in second half
Virginia Wesleyan (11-3-2, 6-1-1 Old Dominion Athletic Conference) earned a 5-0 home win over Randolph-Macon (8-6-2, 6-2-0), getting second-half goals in less than 22 minutes from Alexis Manfredi, Shyenne Diaz, Emma Nguyen, Courtney Mills and Charlotte Gantt.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
No. 18 VWU sweeps Eastern Mennonite
Virginia Wesleyan (23-1, 9-0 Old Dominion Athletic Conference), which rose three spots to 18th in this week’s Division III coaches’ poll, rolled to a 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-12) victory at Eastern Mennonite (5-17, 1-7) in Harrisonburg.
VWU’s Hannah Smith had 10 kills and eight digs, Brianna Clay and Breana Brooks had eight kills each, and Niya Nash had 27 assists and nine digs.
