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Tanay Chandler, hard track work pays off

SUFFOLK
Tanay Chandler is easy to spot at track meets with her long braids and trademark multi-color socks.
But Chandler, a Nansemond River senior, is drawing attention for another reason this indoor track season.

Under Evans, Booker T. girls are on the rise

Mike Evans' reputation precedes him in Hampton Roads. A former high school All-American, he is proving to be a pretty good coach. In his first season at Booker T. Washington, his alma mater, Evans has turned around a girls basketball team that finished 11-13 last season. The No. 6 Bookers are 8-2 after defeating No. 7 First Colonial 56-43 on Saturday.

PA grad Benson sets Tribe mark for blocked shots

Those two Beach District Defensive Player of the Year awards Tiffany Benson earned playing girls' basketball at Princess Anne, it turns out, were omens.

Boys hoops: McAdoo's big game leads Norfolk Christian

Norfolk Academy 72, Norfolk Collegiate 58

  NORFOLK ACADEMY: Affronti 15, Brewbaker 4, W. Scott 21, Beck 10, Covington 20, Via 2. Totals: 28 11-18 72.

NORFOLK COLLEGIATE: Steendam 7, Schafer 9, Borte 4, Hitch 8, Hill 30. Totals: 22 7-12 58.

  Halftime: Norfolk Academy 43-27. 3-point goals: Affronti 2, Beck 3, Steendam, Schafer 3, Hitch, Hill 2.

 

Football: Two local standouts part of All-American Bowl

The Associated Press

  SAN ANTONIO

  Tajh Boyd threw three touchdown passes, including a pair to Miami-bound Bryce Brown, and the East high school stars beat the West 30-17 in U.S. Army All-American Bowl on Saturday.

 

Girls hoops: Booker T. runs past First Colonial

 By Rainer Sabin   The Virginian-Pilot   NORFOLK   Throw out the diagrammed plays and scripted sets. This latest challenge against undefeated First Colonial, Booker T. Washington coach Mike Evans told his players, would be tackled in a different way.  

Wrestling: Oscar Smith wins Cavalier Duals

Cavalier Duals

At Lakeland

Overall results: Oscar Smith; Tallwood; Granby.

Oscar Smith 52, Lakeland 30

Oscar Smith 41, Granby 25

Oscar Smith 57, Western Branch 20

Championship

Oscar Smith 48, Tallwood 29

Saturday's girls basketball results and highlights

  Bishop Sullivan 50, StoneBridge 49

BISHOP SULLIVAN (6-3): Decker 23, Murphy 2, Gemender 2, Dober 4, Goldsmith 8, Lawrence 11. Totals: 20 6-20 50. STONEBRIDGE (9-4): Cribb 5, Unsworth 20, Rowe 9, Foster 5, Tabb 10. Totals: 16 10-14 49.

Halftime: Bishop Sullivan 23-22. 3-point goals: Decker 4, Cribb, Unsworth 4, Rowe 2.

Cape Hatteras hones basketball skills for postseason

By Jeff Zeigler Correspondent BUXTON, N.C. Success for the Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Coastal Studies girls' basketball team has become something to be expected. Since the team moved into the Tideland Conference, it has dominated. Piling up wins, though, has not helped the team compete against tougher competition in the postseason.

Boys hoops: No. 3 Atlantic Shores crushes Trinity

#3 Atlantic Shores 93, Trinity 43 TRINITY (5-4): Fletcher 8, Johnson 1, Almond 4, Smith 3, McGill 6, Sorlo 9, Chillemi 3, Lorrabee 1, Clevey 1, Sbertoli 7. Totals: 16 8-15 43. ATLANTIC SHORES (7-1): Haynes 5, Britt 24, Bailey 5, Porterfield 3, Pledger 16, Stowe 12, A. Dawkins 24, J. Dawkins 4. Totals: 38 8-10 93.