#TheLineUp: Tuesday August 31

With the approaching remnants of Hurricane Ida likely to affect Wednesday, we're seeing some action moving up to tonight. Here's the current schedule. Check back throughout the day for updates:

FIELD HOCKEY:

Deep Run 6, Mills Godwin 0
J.R. Tucker 1, Hermitage 0 (F/OT)
L.C. Bird 2, Clover Hill 1
Glen Allen 6, Matoaca 0
Culpeper 6, Caroline 1

BOYS VOLLEYBALL:

L.C. Bird 3, Hermitage 1
Mills Godwin 3, Clover Hill 0
Deep Run 3, Maggie Walker GS 0
Glen Allen 3, Patrick Henry 0
James River 3, Monacan 0
Midlothian 3, Thomas Dale 2
Manchester 3, Mataoaca 1

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL:

Nansemond Suffolk Academy 3, Trinity Episcopal 0
Meadowbrook 3, Thomas Jefferson 0
Powhatan 3, Manchester 1
Highland Springs at Caroline, 6pm
Dinwiddie at Nottoway, 5:30pm
Deep Run at Maggie Walker GS, 7pm
Patrick Henry 3, Glen Allen 0
Monacan 3, James River 1
New Kent 3, Bruton 0
King & Queen Central at Northampton, 5:30pm
Rappahannock at King William, 7pm
Lancaster at West Point, 7pm
Essex at James Monroe, 7pm

GIRLS TENNIS:

Trinity Episcopal 7, Veritas School 2

"SUPER 12" HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL (WEEK 2)

So, #1 loses to a nationally ranked team from North Carolina, #2 is idle awaiting their shot at #1, while #3 wins convincingly, all the while #4 and #6 have their showdown postponed due to COVID-19.

Sounds pretty typical for 2021, doesn't it? So, how does all this affect our latest "Super 12" High School Football Poll? See below! 

1) Highland Springs (was #1, 0-1, vs. #2 Manchester Friday, 7pm)
2) Manchester (was #2, opens at #1 Highland Springs Friday, 7pm)
3) Thomas Dale (was #3, 1-0, hosts L.C. Bird Thursday, 7pm)
4) Varina (was #4, hosts Glen Allen Thursday, 7pm)
5) Life Christian (was #5, 3-0, at Milton (GA) Thursday, 7:30pm)
6) Hopewell (was #6, at I.C. Norcom, Friday 9/10, 7pm)
7) Dinwiddie (was #7, hosts Heritage (Lynchburg) Friday, 7pm)
8) Patrick Henry (was #8, hosts Mills Godwin Friday, 7pm, 6:30pm airtime on Rejoice 101.3 FM/990 AM, RVASportsNetwork.com, RejoiceRichmond.com)
9) Hermitage (was #9, at Henrico Thursday, 7pm)
10) Trinity Episcopal (was #12, at Bishop McNamara Saturday, 1pm)
11) Monacan (was #11, at Hanover Thursday, 6:45pm airtime on RVA Sports Network)
12) Douglas Freeman (NEW, 1-0, hosts James River Friday, 7pm)

Dropped Out: Glen Allen (0-1, was #10)

On The Cusp: Matoaca, Louisa, Clover Hill, Midlothian, Benedictine, Prince George, Atlee

#TheLineUp: Monday August 30

FIELD HOCKEY:

Powhatan vs Midlothian, 3:30pm, POSTPONED to September 14th
Mechanicsville at Colonial Heights, 4:30pm
Lakeland at Hopewell, 4:30pm
Manchester at Monacan, 5:30pm
J.R. Tucker at Hermitage, POSTPONED to tomorrow, 6pm
L.C. Bird at Clover Hill, POSTPONED to tomorrow, 6pm
James River at Cosby, 7pm
Mills Godwin at Matoaca, POSTPONED
Thomas Dale at Atlee, POSTPONED 

BOYS VOLLEYBALL:

Manchester 3, Hermitage 0
Colonial Heights 3, Great Bridge 0
Hanover 3, Clover Hill 1
Thomas Dale at Atlee, 7pm
Midlothian 3, Prince George 0

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL:

Manchester 3, Hermitage 0
Colonial Heights 3, Highland Springs 0
Hanover 3, Clover Hill 0
Midlothian 3, Prince George 0
Atlee at Thomas Dale, 7pm
Washington & Lee at King and Queen Central, POSTPONED to September 8th
West Point at Northampton, 7pm

#TheLineUp: Friday August 27: FOOTBALL FRIDAY

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FRIDAY NIGHT: Matoaca 31, Glen Allen 17

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Thomas Jefferson 7, Armstrong 0
Varina at Hopewell, POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 7
J.R. Tucker 20, Caroline 0
Douglas Freeman 17, Prince George 14
Meadowbrook at Hermitage, POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 8
Louisa 30, Huguenot 0
Thomas Dale 32, Cosby 0
GW-Danville at Dinwiddie, POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 21
Petersburg at Booker T Washington, POSTPONED
John Marshall at I.C. Norcom, POSTPONED
Goochland 13, King William 6
Essex 33, Sussex Central 16
King and Queen Central at Colonial Beach, Saturday, 7p
Washington & Lee at West Point, CANCELED
Chancellor at Massaponax, CANCELED
Eastern View 38, Culpeper 6
Nottoway 33, Jamestown 12
Chatham 48, Prince Edward 0
Randolph-Henry at Nelson County, CANCELED

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#TheLineUp: Thursday August 26

FOOTBALL:

Mechanicsville 43. Deep Run 7

James River 19, L.C. Bird 18

Atlee 17, Henrico 0

FIELD HOCKEY:

Trinity Episcopal 9, James River 0
Powhatan 2, Douglas Freeman 1 (F/OT)
Thomas Dale 2, Manchester 0
Monticello 4, New Kent 0

BOYS VOLLEYBALL:

Henrico 3, Hermitage 0
Colonial Heights 3, Hanover 2
Manchester 3, Prince George 0
James River 3, Mills Godwin 0
Matoaca 3, L.C. Bird 0
Mechanicsville at Monacan, postponed to October 25

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL:

Meadowbrook d. Highland Springs
Goochland 3, Maggie Walker GS 0
Hermitage 3, Henrico 0
Patrick Henry 3, Powhatan 1

#TheLineUp: Wednesday August 25

BOYS VOLLEYBALL:

Henrico at Douglas Freeman, 6pm
Deep Run at Cosby, 7pm
Atlee d. Maggie Walker GS
Thomas Dale at Clover Hill, 7pm

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL:

Cosby at Deep Run, 7pm
L.C. Bird 3, Huguenot 0
Douglas Freeman at Henrico, 7pm
Hanover 3, King George 2
Clover Hill at Thomas Dale, 7:15pm

FIELD HOCKEY:

Warhill vs. Midlothian, POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 1, 4pm
Prince George 6, Mills Godwin 0
L.C. Bird 4, Prince George 3
Powhatan 2, Monacan 1 (Indians win 3-2 in shootout)
Douglas Freeman 2, Mechanicsville 0
Deep Run 4, Cosby 1
Grafton 3, Hanover 2
Patrick Henry 7, Hermitage 0
Maggie Walker GS 3, Lafayette 1

FOOTBALL FALLOUT: Games Off Friday Due To COVID-19 (UPDATED THURSDAY 8-26)

As originally reported by Southside News Today, Friday's football game between George Washington-Danville and Dinwiddie has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests within the GW-Danville program, causing their program to be put on pause. 

The game has been rescheduled for Tuesday September 21st at 6pm. Dinwiddie will now begin their season on September 3rd when they host Heritage High School of Lynchburg.

Meanwhile, in Richmond, the John Marshall Justices continue a quarantine that forced them to miss their final scrimmage, and will not make the trip to I.C. Norcom for their scheduled opener this Friday night. The game is officially listed as postponed at this time. The Justices will now prepare, once quarantine is lifted, for a trip to Armstrong to open their season on Saturday September 11th.

Meadowbrook announced Tuesday night that, due to "uncontrollable circumstances", their game at Hermitage Friday has been postponed to Friday October 8th. There was no official cause given for the postponement.

The Washington and Lee at West Point game scheduled for Friday has been canceled, but no reason was given as to why. 

To the southeast, Friday's Poquoson at Southampton football game is off, due to COVID-19. Published reports do not indicate either which school, or if both, are having issues.

For updates on the 2021 high school football schedule, CLICK HERE. 

(NOTE: An earlier version of this story correctly stated the GW-Danville/Dinwiddie game was canceled. It has since been updated to reflect the rescheduled date and postponement status.)

#TheLineUp: Tuesday August 24

BOYS VOLLEYBALL:

Varina 3, Hermitage 2
Mills Godwin at Patrick Henry, 7pm
Thomas Dale 3, Manchester 0

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL:

Mechanicsville 3, Meadowbrook 1
Louisa 3, Caroline 0
Prince George at Douglas Freeman, 7pm
Hermitage 3, Varina 0
Goochland 3, Powhatan 1
Thomas Dale 3, Manchester 0
Monacan 3, Matoaca 0
Lancaster at King and Queen Central, 7pm

FIELD HOCKEY:

J.R. Tucker 2, Henrico 1
Hanover at Maggie Walker GS, 6:45pm
Cosby 4, Manchester 0
Glen Allen 3, Atlee 2 (OT) (see winning goal on Instagram: @rvasportsnetwork)
Northumberland at Caroline, 5pm

#TheLineUp: Monday August 23

FIELD HOCKEY:

L.C. Bird 3, J.R. Tucker 2
Atlee 2, Mills Godwin 1
Monacan d. Colonial Heights
Henrico 4, Hermitage 0
Prince George 6, Douglas Freeman 0
Glen Allen 2, Patrick Henry 0
Thomas Dale 1, James River 0
Lafayette 5, Matoaca 0
Chancellor 10, Louisa 0

BOYS VOLLEYBALL:

Maggie Walker GS 3, Colonial Heights 0
Glen Allen 3, Clover Hill 0

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL:

Colonial Heights 3, Maggie Walker GS 1
Mills Godwin 3, Matoaca 0
Meadowbrook 3, Varina 0

DEBUT "SUPER 12" HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL

It's almost time!! Finally, we return to high school football on (soon to be) fall Friday nights! With that comes the first RVA Sports Network "Super 12" Poll of the 2021 season. Let the fun begin!!

NOTE: For complete analysis on this poll, listen to the newest edition of "In The Red Zone", the exclusive podcast of the RVA Sports Network, at the top of this page, on Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Podbean, or on Alexa by saying "Alexa, play In The Red Zone from iHeartMedia"! 

1) Highland Springs (vs. JC Cougars, Saturday, 5pm on @henricosports on Twitter)
2) Manchester (at Highland Springs, September 3rd, 7pm)
3) Thomas Dale (at Cosby, Friday, 7pm)
4) Varina (at Hopewell, Friday, 7pm)
5) Life Christian Academy (2-0)
6) Hopewell (vs. Varina, Friday, 7pm)
7) Dinwiddie (vs. Heritage-Lynchburg, September 3rd, 7pm)
8) Patrick Henry (vs. Mills Godwin, September 3rd, 7pm)
9) Hermitage (at Henrico, September 3rd, 6:30pm airtime on Rejoice 101.3 FM & website)
10) Glen Allen (vs. Matoaca, Friday, 6:30pm airtime on Rejoice 101.3 FM & website)
11) Monacan (at Hanover, September 2nd, 6:45pm airtime on website)
12) Trinity Episcopal (vs. Benedictine, Saturday, 7pm at Henrico HS)

On The Cusp: Douglas Freeman, Benedictine, Prince George, Clover Hill, Midlothian, Louisa, Henrico, Atlee, Hanover

VHSL ISSUES CLARIFICATION ON NON-INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES GUIDANCE

The following message was released by the Virginia High School League (VHSL) on Wednesday regarding guidelines for non-instructional activities for public schools as it pertains to the coronavirus pandemic.

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On Thursday, August 5, 2021, Governor Northam reminded Virginia’s public schools that Virginia law (Bill Tracking - 2021 session > Legislation (virginia.gov)) requires school boards to implement in-person instruction in the 2021-2022 school year in a manner that adheres, to the maximum extent practicable, to any applicable federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance (Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools | CDC). 

 

VHSL staff has consulted with the Virginia Department of Education and VHSL Legal Counsel to determine the extent to which this law applies to VHSL activities. This law addresses explicitly “in-person instruction” under the purview of local school boards, and therefore does not apply to extracurricular activities or other non-instructional activities on school grounds. School Boards are not bound by law to follow CDC guidelines for non-instructional activities.

 

Each local school board will adopt safety protocols for extracurricular activities - athletes, coaches, and spectators.