Jefferson District Basketball-Central Virginia Dominance

LINK TO SCRIMMAGE PLAY PHOTOS:

http://photos.scrimmageplaycva.com/2015-2016/Charlottesville-football-takes/

CHARLOTTESVILLE–

Harrisonburg was prepped coming into this one, and with good reason. In their first game, they beat number 22 EC Glass in Lynchburg 14-0, a game they were expected to lose. Last week, after another 14-0 victory in their home opener against Handley,  the Blue Streaks thought they were headed for the top 25, but, alas, they were left out of last week’s rankings.

So going to Charlottesville in a Region 4A West game and winning would be great for the Blue Streaks program.

Charlottesville, on the other hand, had just come off of their bye week, and before that, they lost at (20) Dominion, 12-6.

So the Black Knights and the Blue Streaks, each coming from very different places record wise, played it out at Theodose Stadium on Friday.

The results were not what Harrisonburg had hoped for.

The game started out well for Harrisonburg. At the end of the first quarter, Charlottesville allowed a Harrisonburg punt to roll all the way to their own one-yardline.

Then, of course (who else) Rashad Brock, the senior running back for the Knights, pulled out some of that magic. He ran up the left side on first and 10, broke free, and ran for a 99-yard touchdown.

7-0, Charlottesville.

Then, the second quarter proved even better than the first for the Knights. Sophomore Rahkeem Davis, for the Black Knights, ripped off a 59-yard score on a keeper. Another touchdown in the second quarter put the Knights up 22-0.

Finally, Charlottesville’s defense. It killed Harrisonburg. Charlottesville defenders sacked Harrisonburg quarterback A.C. White eight times on the night and held the Blue Streaks to just six points in the entire game. Deandre Bryant, Sadarius Folley, and the other pack of CHS defenders made sure Harrisonburg’s hoped of being in the top 25 next week almost impossible.

The Black Knights, on the other hand, might just be there.

The final was 28-6.

Charlottesville plays @ William Monroe next Friday on 9/18.

Harrisonburg hosts (4) Brookville next Friday on 9/18.  

Tuesday, August 25th:

7:00pm

2 Trinity Episcopal (1-0, 1-0 Away)	Theodose Stadium, Charlottesville High School	8 * FINAL
5 Charlottesville (0-1, 0-1 Home)	TES-1 O/U: 3	0

Charlottesville (0-1, 0-1 Away)	EC Glass High School, Main Gym, Lynchburg, VA	0
18 EC Glass (1-0, 1-0 Home)	ECGHS-2 O/U: 4	3 *

Thursday, August 27th:

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL:

7:00pm

Charlottesville (0-2, 0-2 Away)	Amherst High School, Main Gym, Amherst, VA                     N/A	0
Amherst (1-0, 1-0 Home)	CHS-1 O/U: 4	3 *

Friday, August 28th:

VARSITY FIELD HOCKEY:

7:00pm

9 Charlottesville  (0-1, 0-1 Away)	Poquoson High School, Newport News, Va                       N/A
13 Poquoson  (0-0, 0-0 Home)	CHS-1.5 O/U: 3.5

VARSITY FOOTBALL:

7:00pm

Charlottesville (0-0, 0-0 Away)	Dominion High School Football Stadium, Sterling, VA               6 FINAL
20 Dominion (0-0, 0-0 Home)	DHS-1.5                                                                                             12 * O/U: 35

CHARLOTTESVILLE–

It’s time for football season, people. 

The Charlottesville Black Knights (0-0) just missed the top 25 in Division 4A in the Week 1 Rankings. The Black Knights (yet again) face a loaded schedule. Their roads games include (18) Powhatan and (22) Louisa. Their home schedule is also stacked, with games against rival and 7th ranked Monticello and their last home game is versus Western Albemarle, who is number three in the preseason 3A rankings. 

Charlottesville, last year, came into the season injured and tired. They lost their would-be starting quarterback to an injury in a scrimmage and suffered a 4-7 record. Despite all of this, the Black Knights made it into the postseason and they have high hopes coming into this season, especially because their star running back, Rashad Brock, is healthy.

Dominion returns most of their offensive line and receivers from a strong team last year. They are ranked 20th in the 4A Rankings, a ranking that seems fair to most fans. Still, Charlottesville comes into the game poised for an upset. Seniors such as Deandre Bryant will lead this Black Knights squad, and again, Rashad Brock (who CHS coach Eric Sherry is not afraid to call one of the best running backs in the state) will rush right by the Titans defensive line, and as usual, the Charlottesville defense will be a solid force. Yes, it is very possible for the Black Knights to pull an upset in Sterling on Friday.     

Others receiving votes: Smithfield, CHARLOTTESVILLE, Byrd, Bassett, Liberty Christain

Friday, August 21st

Varsity Volleyball: (Away)

5:30pm

Charlottesville  (0-0, 0-0 Away)	Covenant School, Upper Campus, Main Gym
Covenant (0-0, 0-0 Home)	Line: CHS-2 O/U: 4

Thursday, August 20th

 Saint Anne’s     

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  Charlottesville

Note: I do not have the roster for Charlottesville’s volleyball team….yet. So, unfortunately, there will be very few names in this recap. My apologies.

CHARLOTTESVILLE– There is no doubt, Charlottesville’s volleyball program is in a rebuilding state. Coming off of a 0-9 season last year, the Black Knights hoped to rebound with many returners and new players as well on this season’s roster. Out of the many opponents CHS had trouble with last year, STAB was one of them. The Saints beat the Black Knights 3 match wins to zero. This year the Knights were ready. They weren’t going to let that happen again.

The JV teams had just played, STAB earning a tough victory over a skilled Black Knights squad, made up of mostly 8th graders and freshmen who just started school two days ago. The Saints, however, won the first and third matches, winning the best-of-three series 2-1.

The first match between the Varsity teams was intense. STAb jumped to a meaningless 3-1 lead in the beginning, but the Knights woke up, eventually going on a 5-0 run, giving them the 8-4 lead, but STAB wasn’t giving up. After a STAB comeback, the game seesawed, with each team gaining weak 2 point leads. Finally, the score 21-21, the Saints went on a 4-0 spurt, winning the first match 25-21.

The second match was much like the first. The game was close form beginning to end, but, like the first, the Saints had the big plays late, winning the second match, 25-20.

At this point, the Knights were desperate, they needed a win. They got one. The third match was nothing but Black Knights. CHS jumped to an early 10-3 lead and never looked back. The final was 25-16, CHS.

The fourth match, the Saints regrouped. They weren’t about to lose another match, and they played very much like CHS did in the third match, jumping to an early lead and never looking back, winning 25-11.

The fifth and final match was not needed, the Saints already won the scrimmage, 3-1. Still, due to scrimmage rules, the teams had to play the fifth match. The Black Knights played very well, and eventually won the unimportant match.

CHS might have lost the scrimmage, but they look much better than last year, and there are high hopes for this Black Knight team.

Charlottesville will play at Covenant at 5:30 tomorrow. The regular season starts for the Black Knights at EC Glass High School (Lynchburg) on Tuesday, August 25th, at 6:45pm.