RVA LOCALS ONLY: New Hermitage Football Head Coach David Bedwell

For longtime high school football fans, reading that headline will take some getting used to. After a nearly two-decade run of dominance in Chester, leading L.C. Bird to three consecutive state championships from 2012 to 2014, head coach David Bedwell stepped down before the 2017 season to move up to Director of Student Activities for the Skyhawks.

Earlier this week, Bedwell agreed to return to the sidelines, this time at Hermitage, a program he is very familiar with, as the Skyhawks and Panthers collided in the playoffs in 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

We'll talk live with Coach Bedwell about, first the process of ending an historic era at L.C. Bird, and then, how to return Hermitage to its usual position of prominence in high school football.

Listen LIVE Friday, 9:30am as Bob Black, Andrew Wallace, and Rob Witham talk with Bedwell live only on ESPN Richmond!

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HONORS: All-Region 6B Basketball Teams

Congratulations to the following student-athletes for being named to the 2019 Class 6, Region B All-Region Boys and Girls Basketball Teams:


BOYS:

FIRST TEAM:

Jalen Jordan, James River
Josh Osakwe, Colonial Forge
Loginn Norton, James River
Collin Harding, Manchester
Martin Kawa, Colonial Forge
Saieed McLean, Riverbend
Glenn Parris, Franklin County
Miles Phillips, Thomas Dale

SECOND TEAM:

Brandon Jenkins, James River
Jack Brockwell, Thomas Dale
Brandon Majette, Manchester
Josh Sarratt, Colonial Forge
Brandon Vaughan, Clover Hill
C.J. Weber, James River
Robbie Matos, Riverbend
DeAndre Taylor, Cosby


REGION 6B PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jalen Jordan, James River

REGION 6B COACH OF THE YEAR: Andrew Blazar, James River

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GIRLS:

FIRST TEAM:

Nia Covington, Cosby
Cameren Downs, Colonial Forge
Grace Townsend, James River
Bailey Williams, Cosby
Jessica Henderson, Thomas Dale
Jasmin Williams, Riverbend
Kayla Jenkins, James River
Alexandria Sullivan, Colonial Forge


SECOND TEAM:

Jaedyn Jamison, Franklin County
Kyleigh Dia, Manchester
Alyssa Shazer, Clover Hill
Marissa Gallagher, Cosby
Erica Worthington, Manchester
Daizjah Brown, Thomas Dale
Tianna Smith, Riverbend
Maddie Cason, Manchester


REGION 6B PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Nia Covington, Cosby

REGION 6B COACH OF THE YEAR: Henry Schechter, James River

HONORS: All-Region 5B Basketball Teams

Congratulations to the following student-athletes for being named to the 2019 Class 5, Region B All-Region Boys and Girls Basketball Teams:


BOYS:

FIRST TEAM:

Tyrese Jenkins, Varina
Jamon Battle, L.C. Bird
Jahme Ested, Henrico
Tyler Warren, Atlee
Anthony Williams, Varina
Jordan Crump, Highland Springs
Mack Burgett, L.C. Bird
Tyrese Tingle, Matoaca

SECOND TEAM:

Jaden House, Henrico
Elijah Jones, Lee-Davis
Jason Nelson, Varina
Jordan Hernandez, Varina
Christian Smith, Douglas Freeman
Corbin Slayton, L.C. Bird
Jeff Jackson, Prince George
Michael Fortune, Douglas Freeman

THIRD TEAM:

Jajour Lambert, Prince George
Kenard Richardson, Varina
Kaleb Coleman, Matoaca
Damon Werts, Highland Springs
Lance Monteiro, L.C. Bird
Caleb Kenney, Douglas Freeman
Tyler Henderson, L.C. Bird
Tavian Morris, Prince George

REGION 5B PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Tyrese Jenkins, Varina

REGION 5B COACH OF THE YEAR: Andrew Lacey, Varina

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GIRLS:

FIRST TEAM:

Jaden Watkins, L.C. Bird
Briana Payne, J.R. Tucker
Sydney Boone, Highland Springs
S'Zahria Jones, Hermitage
Jalen Gathers, Highland Springs
Syniah Parker, Varina
Jordan Carpenter, Matoaca
Carmen Betts, Glen Allen
Jayla Henderson, L.C. Bird

SECOND TEAM:

Stephanie Bunce, Mills Godwin
Alary Bell, Meadowbrook
Natalie Nettermayer, Deep Run
Aya Youssef, Atlee
Illiana Davis, Varina
Codie Heilig, Lee-Davis
Deja Ruffin, Henrico
Maya Ellis, Meadowbrook

THIRD TEAM:

Kiaa Boyd, Highland Springs
Kayla Maxson, Atlee
Kielle Shaw, L.C. Bird
Nadja Gray, Matoaca
Charlotte Clyde, Mills Godwin
Tori Dickerson, Varina
Michaiah Walker, J.R. Tucker
Thea Clark, Mills Godwin

REGION 5B PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jaden Watkins, L.C. Bird

REGION 5B COACH OF THE YEAR: Michael Rawlings, Atlee

REGION TOURNAMENT CENTRAL

Your home for all the information you need as the high school basketball playoffs move through the region level on the road to state tournament action!

Tickets are normally $8 at regional VHSL events. Different regions have different tournament formats. Some play games at higher seeds, while others utilize "neutral sites".

"**"--Denotes clinched state tournament bid in their classification.

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VHSL:

GIRLS:

REGION 6B:

Quarterfinals (Monday 2/18 at Higher Seed):

Game 1: #1 James River 68, #8 Clover Hill 44
Game 2: #5 Colonial Forge 64, #4 Riverbend 48
Game 3: #2 Cosby 72, #7 Franklin County 37
Game 4: #3 Thomas Dale 46, #6 Manchester 43

Semifinals (now Friday 2/22 at Higher Seed):

**#1 James River 54, #5 Colonial Forge 44
**#2 Cosby 58, #3 Thomas Dale 47

Championship (Tuesday 2/26 at Higher Seed):

#2 Cosby 69, #1 James River 59

REGION 5B:

Quarterfinals (Friday 2/15 at Higher Seed):

Game 1: #1 Highland Springs 74, #8 Meadowbrook 46
Game 2: #4 Matoaca 47, #5 Glen Allen 36
Game 3: #3 L.C. Bird 57, #6 Varina 43
Game 4: #2 Mills Godwin 41, #7 J.R. Tucker 36

Semifinals (Wednesday 2/20 at J.R. Tucker HS):

**#1 Highland Springs 60, #4 Matoaca 46
**#3 L.C. Bird 48, #2 Mills Godwin 37

Championship (Friday 2/22 at Hermitage HS):

#1 Highland Springs 35, #3 L.C. Bird 32

REGION 4B (All Games At Higher Seed):

Play-In Game (Friday 2/15):

#13 Dinwiddie 60, #12 Courtland 31

First Round (Monday 2/18):

Game 1: #9 Huguenot 58, #8 Powhatan 54
Game 2: #5 Chancellor 81, #13 Dinwiddie 56
Game 3: #7 Hanover 67, #10 Caroline 37
Game 4: #6 Midlothian 63, #11 Louisa 38

Quarterfinals (Wednesday 2/20):

Game 5: #9 Huguenot 42, #1 Patrick Henry 39
Game 6: #4 Eastern View 50, #5 Chancellor 43
Game 7: #2 King George 62, #7 Hanover 37
Game 8: #3 Monacan 63, #6 Midlothian 41

Semifinals (Friday 2/22):

#4 Eastern View 53, #9 Huguenot 37
**#3 Monacan 55, #2 King George 47

Championship (Tuesday 2/26):

#3 Monacan 91, #4 Eastern View 42

REGION 3A:

Quarterfinals (Friday 2/15 at Higher Seed):

Game 1: #1 Hopewell 62, #8 Phoebus 24
Game 2: #5 I.C. Norcom 43, #4 Tabb 33
Game 3: #2 Park View-South Hill 54, #7 Booker T. Washington 38
Game 4: #3 Petersburg 57, #6 Colonial Heights 43

Semifinals (Tuesday 2/19 at Higher Seed):

**#1 Hopewell 71, #5 I.C. Norcom 44
**#2 Park View-South Hill d. #3 Petersburg

Championship (Friday 2/22 at Higher Seed):

#1 Hopewell 74, #2 Park View-South Hill 37

REGION 3B:

Quarterfinals (Friday 2/15 at Higher Seed):

Game 1: #1 William Monroe 56, #8 Thomas Jefferson 34
Game 2: #4 Skyline 58, #5 Culpeper 47
Game 3: #3 John Marshall 42, #6 Spotsylvania 32
Game 4: #2 Brentsville District 42, #7 Armstrong 39

Semifinals (Tuesday 2/19):

**#1 William Monroe 50, #4 Skyline 33
**#2 Brentsville District 37, #3 John Marshall 24

Championship (Friday 2/22 at Higher Seed):

#1 William Monroe 42, #2 Brentsville District 32

REGION 2A:

First Round (Friday 2/15 at Higher Seed):

Game 1: #8 Nottoway 42, #9 Bruton 32
Game 2: #5 King William 50, #12 Randolph-Henry 21
Game 3: #7 Brunswick 27, #10 Poquoson 26
Game 4: #6 Goochland 67, #11 Arcadia 27

Quarterfinals (Monday 2/18 at Higher Seed):

Game 5: #1 Maggie Walker GS 56, #8 Nottoway 33
Game 6: #5 King William 46, #4 Amelia 40
Game 7: #2 Greensville 57, #7 Brunswick 34
Game 8: #6 Goochland 63, #3 Prince Edward 46

Semifinals (Wednesday 2/20 at Higher Seed):

**#1 Maggie Walker GS 57, #5 King William 35
**#2 Greensville 66, #6 Goochland 43

Championship (Friday 2/22 at Higher Seed):

#2 Greensville 68, #1 Maggie Walker GS 60

REGION 1A (Local Teams Posted):

First Round (Friday 2/15 at Higher Seed):

#5 Middlesex 32, #12 Essex 31

REGION 1B (Local Teams Posted):

Quarterfinals (Tuesday 2/19):

#6 Appomattox Regional GS 62, #3 Cumberland 50

Semifinals (Thursday 2/21):

#2 Altavista 58, #6 Appomattox Regional GS 57

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BOYS:

REGION 6B:

Quarterfinals (Monday 2/18 at Higher Seed):

Game 1: #1 James River 73, #8 Clover Hill 38
Game 2: #5 Thomas Dale 62, #4 Cosby 53
Game 3: #2 Colonial Forge 56, #7 Riverbend 43
Game 4: #3 Manchester 70, #6 Franklin County 61

Semifinals (now Friday 2/22 at Higher Seed):

**#1 James River 83, #5 Thomas Dale 56
**#2 Colonial Forge 75, #3 Manchester 60

Championship (Tuesday 2/26 at Higher Seed):

#2 Colonial Forge 56, #1 James River 51

REGION 5B:

Quarterfinals (Friday 2/15 at Girls Higher Seed):

Game 1: #1 Varina 75, #8 Matoaca 54
Game 2: #4 Prince George 56, #5 Highland Springs 50
Game 3: #6 Douglas Freeman 64, #3 Henrico 60 (OT)
Game 4: #2 L.C. Bird 56, #7 Atlee 33

Semifinals (Tuesday 2/19 at Hermitage HS):

**#1 Varina 82, #4 Prince George 58
**#2 L.C. Bird 56, #6 Douglas Freeman 41

Championship (Friday 2/22 at Hermitage HS):

#1 Varina 53, #2 L.C. Bird 43

REGION 4B (All Games At Higher Seed):

Play-In Game (Friday 2/15):

#12 Powhatan 67, #13 Patrick Henry 64

First Round (Monday 2/18):

Game 1: #8 Huguenot 76, #9 Eastern View 56
Game 2: #5 Courtland 69, #12 Powhatan 55
Game 3: #10 Chancellor 55, #7 Midlothian 50
Game 4: #6 Hanover 78, #11 King George 52

Quarterfinals (Wednesday 2/20):

Game 5: #8 Huguenot 75, #1 Monacan 70
Game 6: #5 Courtland 67, #4 Caroline 63
Game 7: #2 Louisa 80, #10 Chancellor 54
Game 8: #6 Hanover 66, #3 Dinwiddie 64

Semifinals (Friday 2/22):

**#5 Courtland 79, #8 Huguenot 65
**#2 Louisa 92, #6 Hanover 79

Championship (Monday 2/25):

#2 Louisa 77, #5 Courtland 53

REGION 3A

Quarterfinals (Friday 2/15 at Higher Seed):

Game 1: #1 Phoebus 82, #8 Booker T. Washington 59
Game 2: #4 Petersburg 74, #5 Lakeland 71
Game 3: #7 I.C. Norcom 70, #2 Tabb 58
Game 4: #3 Hopewell 79, #6 Park View-South Hill 68

Semifinals (Tuesday 2/19 at Higher Seed):

**#1 Phoebus 68, #4 Petersburg 49
**#7 I.C. Norcom 69, #3 Hopewell 47

Championship (Friday 2/22 at Higher Seed):

#1 Phoebus 73, #7 I.C. Norcom 62 

REGION 3B:

Quarterfinals (Friday 2/15 at Higher Seed):

Game 1: #1 John Marshall 71, #8 Armstrong 56
Game 2: #5 George Wythe 62, #4 William Monroe 45
Game 3: #3 Culpeper 102, #6 Thomas Jefferson 99 (4 OT)
Game 4: #2 Manassas Park 56, #7 James Monroe 55

Semifinals (Tuesday 2/19 at Higher Seed):

**#1 John Marshall 88, #5 George Wythe 74
**#3 Culpeper 79, #2 Manassas Park 70

Championship (Friday 2/22 at Higher Seed):

#1 John Marshall 100, #3 Culpeper 62

REGION 2A

First Round (Friday 2/15 at Higher Seed):

Game 1: #8 Poquoson 54, #9 Prince Edward 47
Game 2: #5 Bruton 70, #12 Arcadia 56
Game 3: #7 Maggie Walker GS 67, #10 Amelia 33
Game 4: #11 Nandua 57, #6 King William 53

Quarterfinals (Monday 2/18 at Top 4 Seeds):

Game 5: #1 Goochland 46, #8 Poquoson 35
Game 6: #4 Brunswick 75, #5 Bruton 66
Game 7: #2 Bluestone 64, #7 Maggie Walker GS 24
Game 8: #3 Greensville 63, #11 Nandua 42

Semifinals (Wednesday 2/20 at Higher Seed):

**#1 Goochland 96, #4 Brunswick 89 (OT)
**#3 Greensville 63, #2 Bluestone 55

Championship (Friday 2/22 at Higher Seed):

#1 Goochland 55, #2 Greensville 53

REGION 1A (Local teams posted)

First Round (Friday 2/15 at Higher Seed):

#6 Lancaster 73, #11 Charles City 46
#7 King & Queen 60, #10 Sussex Central 52

Quarterfinal (Tuesday 2/19 at Higher Seed):

#2 Rappahannock 63, #7 King & Queen 54

REGION 1B (Local teams posted):

Quarterfinal (Monday 2/18 at Higher Seed):

#1 Carver Academy 82, #8 Appomattox Regional GS 38

Semifinal (Wednesday 2/20 at Higher Seed):

**#1 Carver Academy 68, #4 William Campbell 46

Championship (Friday 2/22):

#1 Carver Academy 54, #2 Riverheads 42

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PREP LEAGUE:

Quarterfinals (Tuesday 2/19 at Higher Seed):

Game 1: #4 St. Christopher's 65, #5 Woodberry Forest 42
Game 2: #3 St. Anne's-Belfield 71, #6 Fork Union Military Academy 58

Semifinals (Friday 2/22 at St. Christopher's School):

#1 Trinity Episcopal 65, #4 St. Christopher's 55
#3 St. Anne's-Belfield 52, #2 Collegiate 48

Championship (Saturday 2/23 at St. Christopher's School):

#1 Trinity Episcopal 66, #3 St. Anne's-Belfield 61

Final Top 10 Basketball Polls

The playoffs begin on Friday, so, as we draw the high school basketball regular season to a close, let's reveal the final RVA Sports Network Top 10 Boys and Girls polls!


BOYS:

1) Varina (was #2)
2) L.C. Bird (was #1)
3) John Marshall (was #4)
4) Hopewell (was #3)
5) James River (was #7)
6) Henrico (was #5)
7) Trinity Episcopal (was #6)
8) Steward (was #10)
9) Petersburg (was #9)
10) Douglas Freeman (return)


GIRLS:

1) Trinity Episcopal (was #1)
2) Hopewell (was #2)
3) Highland Springs (was #3)
4) Cosby (was #5)
5) L.C. Bird (was #4)
6) James River (was #6)
7) Monacan (was #7)
8) Patrick Henry (was #8)
9) Mills Godwin (was #9)
10) J.R. Tucker (was #10)

FRIDAY HOOPS HEADLINES

BOYS:

#2 Varina routs #8 Highland Springs to move to 20-1 on the season....

#6 Trinity Episcopal tripped up by Collegiate comeback in thrilling Cougar victory....

Loginn Norton scores 1,000th career point as #7 James River bests rival Cosby...
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Atlee wins its 7th straight, but Matoaca wins to keep ahead for final Region 5B playoff spot...

An emotional win for J.R. Tucker, defeating rival Mills Godwin in their final game on the gymnasium floor they've called home since the Nixon Administration....


GIRLS:

#3 Highland Springs wins big over Varina to solidify top seed in Region 5B...

#9 Mills Godwin holds off #10 J.R. Tucker on the road, will host Region 5B quarterfinal next Friday...

#8 Patrick Henry holds potent Atlee offense to just 24 points to move to 18-3, draw towards top seed in Region 4B....

#7 Monacan defeats George Wythe to improve to 16-5, while the Steward Spartans are also 16-5 after a win over Peninsula Christian.


NEXT WEEK: REGION TOURNAMENT CENTRAL returns! All the schedules, brackets, scores, and trophy shots from over a week of tournament action!

RVA Locals Only: James River's Andrew Blazar

Join us on the Black And Drew Sports Huddle Friday morning on ESPN Richmond to hear the head coach of James River boys basketball, Andrew Blazar, live, as we talk about their 16-4 season, their win over #1 L.C. Bird Monday, and how their program has turned around.

We'll also have the latest basketball playoff news and more, 9:30am only on 99.5 and 102.7 FM, 950 AM, CLICK HERE to listen online, or use the ESPN Richmond app!

Region 5B Basketball Standings

It's the power points that count. Just as in football, ratings determine who is in and who is out in Region 5B boys and girls basketball. The latest standings are below, based on games played through February 2, 2019.

The 2019 Region 5B Boys and Girls Basketball Tournaments will begin on Friday, February 15th at the sites of the top four girls seeds. There will be girls/boys doubleheaders at each of the four locations.

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BOYS:

1) Varina (18-1, 47.895)
2) L.C. Bird (16-3, 45.158)
3) Henrico (17-3, 43.750)
4) Prince George (12-7, 38.895)
5) Highland Springs (12-5, 38.412)
6) Douglas Freeman (15-6, 37.905)
7) Lee-Davis (12-7, 37.263)
8) Matoaca (12-7, 36.895)
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9) Atlee (9-9, 36.389)
10) Meadowbrook (10-7, 36.353)
11) Mills Godwin (10-10, 35.950)
12) Glen Allen (7-13, 31.400)
13) Deep Run (7-12, 31.316)
14) J.R. Tucker (6-13, 29.947)
15) Hermitage (5-12, 28.824)


GIRLS:

1) Highland Springs (17-3, 47.700)
2) Mills Godwin (17-2, 44.474)
3) L.C. Bird (15-4, 43.579)
4) Matoaca (15-4, 40.368)
5) Glen Allen (14-6, 39.900)
6) J.R. Tucker (14-5, 38.474)
7) Varina (13-6, 38.105)
8) Atlee (12-7, 37.684)
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9) Meadowbrook (8-10, 36.778)
10) Deep Run (9-10, 33.368)
11) Prince George (6-11, 31.118)
12) Lee-Davis (4-15, 28.053)
13) Henrico (3-15, 27.389)
14) Hermitage (3-15, 26.444)
15) Douglas Freeman (1-17, 25.722)

New Top 10 Boys, Girls Basketball Polls

The final days of the high school basketball season are upon us, and there's movement in the latest RVA Sports Network Top 10 boys poll, not as much on the girls side.


BOYS:

1) L.C. Bird (was #2)
2) Varina (was #1)
3) Hopewell (was #4)
4) John Marshall (was #3)
5) Henrico (was #6)
6) Trinity Episcopal (was #5)
7) James River (was #10)
8) Highland Springs (was #8)
9) Petersburg (was #7)
10) Steward (was #9)

GIRLS:

1) Trinity Episcopal (was #1)
2) Hopewell (was #2)
3) Highland Springs (was #3)
4) L.C. Bird (was #7)
5) Cosby (was #5)
6) James River (was #6)
7) Monacan (was #4)
8) Patrick Henry (was #8)
9) Mills Godwin (was #9)
10) J.R. Tucker (was #10)

LISTEN LIVE: Game Of The Week: #8 Highland Springs at #6 Henrico

Arch rivals collide in a late season battle for playoff positioning in Region 5B!

CLICK HERE to listen live to the Springers and Warriors at 7:30 Friday only on RVA Sports Network!