Micah Brown’s 1-yard touchdown run with 36.5 seconds to go in the game lifted the North Stafford High School football team to a 40-33 Commonwealth District victory over Riverbend Friday night.
Brown rushed for 77 yards and three scores on the night, finding the end zone on a 3-yard scamper in the second quarter and a 20-yard dash in the third.
Quarterback Chase Sullivan was also integral in the success of the Wolverines (5-1 overall, 2-0 Commonwealth), completing 14 of 26 passes for 263 yards with three touchdowns. He hooked up with Kenaz Sullivan for scoring strikes of 9 and 80 yards, respectively, the latter of which tied the score at 33 early in the fourth period.
Sullivan paced North’s receiving corps with five receptions for 119 yards. Ricky Adkins caught two balls for 50 yards—one of which went for a 48-yard TD in the second quarter.
The Wolverines will host rival Stafford (6-0, 2-0) in a first-place showdown next Friday. Meanwhile, the Bears (3-3, 1-1) will visit Colonial Forge.
Brooke Point 52, Massaponax 35
The visiting Black-Hawks scored 36 first-half points, then held off the Panthers down the stretch to earn a Commonwealth District win.
Brooke Point quarterback Gabe Dombek went 12 of 21 for 252 yards with four touchdowns. Three of his scoring strikes came before intermission, as the Black-Hawks built a 36-14 lead.
Craig Guyton tallied five receptions for 103 yards and a pair of scores for Brooke Point (4-3, 1-2). Jaelyn Cox ran for 106 yards and a TD on 13 carries to lead the Black-Hawks’ rushing attack.
Quarterback Ian Shook ran for a game-high 152 yards on 13 attempts, finding the end zone twice for Massaponax (1-6, 0-3). However, it was his 61-yard scoring strike to Malik Turner-Gutierrez that cut Brooke Point’s advantage to 44-35 with 1:47 left to play.
However, Cox answered the Shook TD with a 51-yard scoring run just 16 seconds later, sealing the victory for the Black-Hawks.
Brooke Point will host Mountain View next Friday. Massaponax is on a bye, and will return to action with a road contest at North Stafford Oct. 25.
Caroline 56, Chancellor 28
The Cavaliers rolled to the Battlefield District victory behind a 35-point second-quarter.
Caroline (5-1, 3-1) is off to its best start since 2007, when it also won five of its first six.
The Cavaliers scored on three consecutive touches in the second quarter—an 81-yard kickoff return by Blake Morris, a 58-yard touchdown pass from Peyton Fletcher to a streaking Malik Johnson and a 75-yard run by Vladimir Joacin Jr.
Joacin paced Caroline with 238 rushing yards and two scores on 19 carries. Fletcher passed for 165 yards and three touchdowns.
In addition to the kickoff return, Morris also scored on a 19-yard third-period reception and Tre Coles punched in a 2-yard run for a touchdown.
The Cavaliers’ second-quarter onslaught ended with a 20-yard scoring pass from Fletcher to Javoun Morris as the first-half clock expired. Caroline took a 42-14 lead into halftime.
The host Chargers (1-5, 1-3) scored on Jamareius Billingsley’s 47-yard run to trim its deficit to 42-21 with 7:31 remaining in the third period. After Blake Morris’ touchdown grab two minutes later, the Cavaliers closed out their scoring on a 12-yard fumble return by Cameron Johnson following a strip sack by Ty’Eir Williams in the fourth quarter.
Sophomore cornerback Zayvion Tompkins also recorded an interception for Caroline, which will host first-place King George in a district contest next Friday.
For Chancellor, quarterback Leo Ferguson passed for 102 yards and two touchdowns, both to Logan Hunter. Billingsley rushed for 114 yards and a score, and Nathaniel Newton scored on an 85-yard kickoff return in the second period.
The Chargers return to district action with a visit to Culpeper next Friday.
Courtland 14, Spotsylvania 0
The visiting Cougars scored twice in the second half to thwart the Knights’ upset bid in Battlefield District action.
Marcel Williams’ 66-yard touchdown reception got Courtland (4-2, 2-1) on the board in the third quarter. Laquann Chew’s 7-yard scoring scamper in the fourth period slammed the door shut.
Marcus LaRue paced the Cougars with 61 yards rushing on 13 carries. Quarterback Chieftain Watson went 4-of-7 passing for 95 yards, but threw a pair of interceptions.
Manny Duah rushed for 52 yards to lead Spotsylvania (2-4, 1-2), which travels to Eastern View next Friday.
Courtland returns home for a matchup with James Monroe next Friday.
Eastern View 48, James Monroe 13
AP Hull accounted for six touchdowns to buoy the Cyclones to a Battlefield District rout on the road.
Hull, a junior quarterback, completed 16 of 22 passes for 253 yards and four scores and ran for a pair of TDs. Two of his scoring strikes went to Brett Clatterbaugh, who also rushed for a touchdown.
Eastern View (4-2, 3-0) will welcome Spotsylvania next Friday, while James Monroe (2-4, 0-3) visits Courtland.
King George 58, Culpeper 14
The host Foxes built a 46-0 halftime lead on the way to their third consecutive victory.
Quarterback Dylan Koch continued his torrid play, going 9 of 10 for 235 yards and five touchdowns. Gunnar Reger caught three passes for 118 yards, with all three going for scores. Ky’Mani Carpenter hauled in four receptions for 62 yards and two touchdowns.
The Blue Devils scored all of their points in the third quarter courtesy of a pair of big plays by Christian Smith. Smith had a 73-yard touchdown run and returned a kickoff 80 yards for a score.
Both teams will stay in Battlefield District play next Friday. King George (4-2, 3-0) will travel to Caroline, while Culpeper (2-4, 0-4) hosts Chancellor.
Thursday’s game
Colonial Forge 23, Mountain View 13
Josiah Bryson scored twice to buoy the visiting Eagles to a Commonwealth District win.
Bryson’s 11-yard touchdown run in the first quarter opened the scoring, and his 27-yard scamper in the second period gave Colonial Forge (6-1, 2-1) a 16-0 halftime edge.
The Eagles sealed the victory with a 41-yard touchdown run by Sean Hill in the fourth quarter.
Quarterback Jaylen Castro completed 15 of 28 passes for 150 yards to lead the Wildcats. His 6-yard connection with Tyler Tanks got Mountain View (3-3, 1-2) on the board in the third period.
Forge will host Riverbend next Friday, while Mountain View travels to Brooke Point.
