RVA LOCALS ONLY: Talking Spring Break Baseball

Join Rob Witham as he joins Bob Black Friday morning at 9:30 on the "Black And Drew Sports Huddle" for #RVALocalsOnly as they welcome Deep Run head baseball coach Josh Aldrich to talk about the Wildcats' season so far, and preview next week's Deep Run Spring Break Baseball Classic, featuring four Top 10 teams!

CLICK HERE to listen live online, or tune in to 99.5 or 102.7 FM, or 950 AM on your radios for the latest in high school sports and more!

HONORS: Class 5 All-State Basketball Teams

Congratulations to the following student-athletes, named to the 2018-19 Virginia High School League (VHSL) Class 5 All-State Boys and Girls Basketball teams (local players are in bold):

GIRLS:

FIRST TEAM:

Aziah James, Princess Anne
Brianna Jackson, Princess Anne
Jasha Clinton, Princess Anne
Jaden Watkins, L.C. Bird
Jalen Gathers, Highland Springs
Carole Miller, Thomas Edison
Jaelyn Batts, Freedom
Charlotte Jewell, Thomas Edison

SECOND TEAM:

Cierra Bell, Hampton
Jayla Hearp, Hampton
Mahogany Lester, Princess Anne
Sydney Boone, Highland Springs
Savannah Wilson, Thomas Jefferson-Alexandria
Kensey Ferguson, William Fleming
Taniah Johnson, William Fleming
Serena Lytton, Patrick Henry-Roanoke

CLASS 5 GIRLS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Brianna Jackson, Princess Anne
CLASS 5 GIRLS COACH OF THE YEAR: Dianne Lewis, Thomas Edison

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BOYS:

FIRST TEAM:

Clarence Rupert, Maury
Ashley James, Green Run
Tyrese Jenkins, Varina
Jamon Battle, L.C. Bird
Bryan Phillips, Maury
Ian Anderson, Potomac Falls
Landon Hawes, Potomac Falls
Lance Johnson, Freedom

SECOND TEAM:

Mike Spraggins, Halifax
Javon Swinton, North Stafford
Anthony Williams, Varina
Mack Burgett, L.C. Bird
Jahme Ested, Henrico
Evan Buckley, Stone Bridge
Allen Strothers, Menchville
Jordan Crump, Highland Springs

CLASS 5 BOYS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Clarence Rupert, Maury
CLASS 5 BOYS COACH OF THE YEAR: Brandon Plummer, Maury

#TheLineUp: Wednesday March 27 High School Schedule

BASEBALL:

#1 Benedictine at Trinity Episcopal, 4:30pm
Matoaca at #4 Mills Godwin, 7pm
Colonial Heights at Southampton, 4:30pm
Goochland at Amelia, 5pm
Thomas Jefferson at Huguenot, 5:30pm
George Wythe at L.C. Bird, 5:30pm

SOFTBALL:

Colonial Heights at Southampton, 4:30pm
Collegiate at St. Gertrude, 4:45pm
Amelia at Goochland, 5pm
Hopewell at Lakeland, 6pm
Matoaca at Mills Godwin, 7pm

BOYS TENNIS:

Lee-Davis at Atlee, 4:30pm
Hanover at Patrick Henry, 4:30pm
Varina at Henrico, 4:30pm
J.R. Tucker at Matoaca, 4:30pm
Thomas Dale at Colonial Heights, 4:30pm
Dinwiddie at Smithfield, 5pm

GIRLS TENNIS:

King George at Caroline, 4pm
Atlee at Lee-Davis, 4:30pm
Patrick Henry at Hanover, 4:30pm
Henrico at Varina, 4:30pm
Matoaca at J.R. Tucker, 4:30pm
Colonial Heights at Thomas Dale, 4:30pm
Smithfield at Dinwiddie, 5pm
John Marshall vs. Maggie Walker GS, 5:30pm, Battery Park

BOYS SOCCER:

Bluestone at Goochland, 5:30pm
Carver College/Career Academy at Middlesex, 6pm
King William at Mathews, 7pm

GIRLS SOCCER:

Matoaca at Mills Godwin, 6pm
Manchester at Huguenot, 6pm
Bruton at King William, 7pm
Bluestone at Goochland, 7pm

BOYS LACROSSE:

Fuqua at Steward, 3:30pm
Flint Hill at Trinity Episcopal, 4:30pm
Monacan at L.C. Bird, 5:30pm
Western Albemarle at Deep Run, 7pm
James River at Douglas Freeman, 7pm
Cosby at Clover Hill, 7pm
Hanover at Patrick Henry, 7:30pm

GIRLS LACROSSE:

Douglas Freeman at James River, 7pm
Thomas Dale at Monacan, 7pm
Clover Hill at Cosby, 7pm
Atlee at Lee-Davis, 7:30pm
Patrick Henry at Hanover, 7:30pm

TRACK AND FIELD:

Caroline at Meet at King George, 4pm
Meet at Louisa County HS, 5pm

#TheLineUp: Tuesday March 26 High School Schedule

Rain has cleared, and hopefully, fields will dry out, but expect a chilly night across the RVA!

BASEBALL:

L.C. Bird at #2 Cosby, 5pm
#4 Mills Godwin at J.R. Tucker, 6pm
#9 Thomas Dale at #5 Prince George, 5pm
#6 Midlothian at Monacan, 5pm
#8 Deep Run at Hermitage, 7pm
Grafton at New Kent, 4:30pm
Hopewell at Meadowbrook, 5pm
Petersburg at Matoaca, 5pm
Goochland at Cumberland, 5pm
Amelia at Prince Edward, 5pm
King William at Rappahannock, 5pm
Spotsylvania vs. Caroline, 5pm, Bowling Green Stadium
Thomas Jefferson at Huguenot, POSTPONED (Wednesday 3/27)
Glen Allen at Lee-Davis, 6pm
Maggie Walker GS at Douglas Freeman, 6pm
Patrick Henry at Highland Springs, 6pm
Atlee at Varina, 6pm
Colonial Heights at Dinwiddie, 6pm
Western Albemarle at Powhatan, 6pm
Louisa at Albemarle, 6:30pm


SOFTBALL:

L.C. Bird at #2 Cosby, 5pm
#5 Glen Allen at #3 Lee-Davis, 6pm
#4 Atlee at Varina, 6pm
#7 Hanover at Henrico, 7pm
Colonial Heights at #8 Dinwiddie, 6pm
Thomas Dale at #10 Prince George, 5pm
Grafton at New Kent, 4:30pm
St. Catherine's at Collegiate, 4:30pm
Midlothian at Monacan, 5pm
Hopewell at Meadowbrook, 5pm
Petersburg at Matoaca, 5pm
Prince Edward at Amelia, 5pm
Cumberland at Goochland, 5pm
King William at Rappahannock, 5pm
Spotsylvania at Caroline, 5pm
Thomas Jefferson at Huguenot, 5:30pm
Deep Run at Hermitage, 6pm
Mills Godwin at J.R. Tucker, 6pm
Louisa at Albemarle, 6pm
Western Albemarle at Powhatan, 6pm

BOYS TENNIS:

L.C. Bird at Cosby, 3:30pm
James River at Manchester, 3:30pm
Midlothian at Monacan, 3:30pm
Collegiate at St. Christopher's, 4pm
J.R. Tucker at Douglas Freeman, 4:30pm
Maggie Walker GS at Glen Allen, 4:30pm
Deep Run at Mills Godwin, 4:30pm
Hanover at Henrico, 4:30pm
Atlee at Varina, 4:30pm
Meadowbrook at Hopewell, 4:30pm
Dinwiddie at Colonial Heights, 4:30pm
Prince George at Thomas Dale, 4:30pm
Louisa at Albemarle, 5pm
Western Albemarle at Powhatan, 5pm

GIRLS TENNIS:

Manchester at James River, 3:30pm
Cosby at L.C. Bird, 3:30pm
Monacan at Midlothian, 3:30pm
Middlesex at Caroline, 4pm
Glen Allen vs. Maggie Walker GS, 4:30pm, Byrd Park (Courts 1-6)
Douglas Freeman at J.R. Tucker, 4:30pm
Mills Godwin at Deep Run, 4:30pm
Varina at Atlee, 4:30pm
Henrico at Hanover, 4:30pm
Hopewell at Meadowbrook, 4:30pm
Colonial Heights at Dinwiddie, 4:30pm
Thomas Dale at Prince George, 4:30pm
Powhatan at Western Albemarle, 5pm
Albemarle at Louisa, 5pm

BOYS SOCCER:

Goochland at Amelia, 5pm
Douglas Freeman at Maggie Walker GS, 7pm
Deep Run at Western Albemarle, 7pm
L.C. Bird at Cosby, 7pm
Midlothian at Monacan, 7pm
Colonial Heights at Dinwiddie, 7pm
Hopewell at Meadowbrook, 7pm
Thomas Dale at Prince George, 7pm
Spotsylvania at Caroline, 7pm
Glen Allen at Lee-Davis, 7:30pm
J.R. Tucker at Mills Godwin, 7:30pm
Hanover vs. Henrico, 7:30pm, Capitol Park (Twitter: @hanoversports @henricosports)
Patrick Henry at Highland Springs, 7:30pm
Atlee at Varina, 7:30pm

GIRLS SOCCER:

L.C. Bird at Cosby, 4pm
St. Catherine's at Trinity Episcopal, 4:30pm
St. Gertrude at Collegiate, 4:30pm
Banner Christian at Steward, 4:30pm
Lee-Davis at Glen Allen, 6pm
Varina at Atlee, 6pm
Patrick Henry at Highland Springs, 6pm
Dinwiddie at Colonial Heights, 6pm
Monacan at Midlothian, 7pm
Meadowbrook at Hopewell, 7pm
Prince George at Thomas Dale, 7pm
Caroline at Spotsylvania, 7pm
Maggie Walker GS at Douglas Freeman, 7:30pm
Mills Godwin at J.R. Tucker, 7:30pm
Henrico at Hanover, 7:30pm

BOYS LACROSSE:

Blue Ridge School at St. Christopher's, 4pm
Collegiate at Episcopal, 4:30pm
Christchurch at Benedictine, 4:30pm
Matoaca at Manchester, 6pm
Powhatan at Charlottesville, 7pm

GIRLS LACROSSE:

Steward at Nansemond Suffolk Academy, 4:30pm
Collegiate at St. Anne's-Belfield, 4:45pm

HONORS: Class 6 All-State Girls Basketball Team

Congratulations to the following student-athletes for being named to the 2018-19 Virginia High School League (VHSL) Class 6 All-State Girls Basketball Team:

FIRST TEAM:

Kyla McMakin, Ocean Lakes
Nia Covington, Cosby
Grace Townsend, James River
Bailey Williams, Cosby
Aailyah Pitts, Woodbridge
Camryn Platt-Morris, Woodbridge
Kayla Jenkins, James River
Vanessa Laumbach, Woodbridge

SECOND TEAM:

Eryn Byrd, Western Branch
Kendle Dalrymple, Ocean Lakes
Trinity Palacio, T.C. Williams
Sha'Lynn Hagans, Osbourn Park
Cameren Downs, Colonial Forge
Sasha Bates, T.C. Williams
Alyssa Norris, Landstown
Meghan O'Brien, Chantilly

CLASS 6 GIRLS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Aaliyah Pitts, Woodbridge
CLASS 6 GIRLS COACH OF THE YEAR: Tamika Dudley, Woodbridge

TOP 10: New Baseball, Softball Polls

Some shifting thanks to top five showdowns in softball and upsets in baseball as the new RVA Sports Network Top 10 polls for both high school sports are released. Last week's ranking is in parentheses.


BASEBALL:

1) Benedictine (was #1)
2) Cosby (was #4)
3) St. Christopher's (was #2)
4) Mills Godwin (was #3)
5) Prince George (was #6)
6) Midlothian (was #7)
7) Hanover (was #8)
8) Deep Run (was #5)
9) Thomas Dale (was #10)
10) Manchester (NEW)

Dropping Out: Atlee (was #8)


SOFTBALL:

1) Manchester (was #1)
2) Cosby (was #4)
3) Lee-Davis (was #2)
4) Atlee (was #5)
5) Glen Allen (was #3)
6) Patrick Henry (was #7)
7) Hanover (was #8)
8) Dinwiddie (was #9)
9) Clover Hill (NEW)
10) Prince George (was #6)

Dropping Out: Midlothian (was #10)

#TheLineUp: Monday March 25 Schedule; New PH Football Coach on "In The Red Zone"

Be sure to join us live at Sports Page Grille Ashland at 6pm for "In The Red Zone" when we talk for the first time with new Patrick Henry head football coach Ken Wakefield! Wakefield, a former Lee-Davis and Randolph-Macon assistant, had spent the past six seasons at Culpeper County High School, leading them to the Class 3 state semifinals last year.

CLICK HERE to listen online from 6-7pm or join us on radio on 102.9 The Mater, at 102.9 FM or 1430 AM. Listen on your mobile device at the link or on the TuneIn app on "Radiall"!

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Here's #TheLineUp for high school action on this Monday, weather permitting!

BASEBALL:

#4 Cosby at #7 Midlothian, 5pm
Patrick Henry at #5 Deep Run, 6pm
#10 Hanover at Chancellor, 6pm
John Marshall at Armstrong, 4:30pm
Tabb at New Kent, POSTPONED (Thursday 3/28)
Jamestown at Clover Hill, POSTPONED (Tuesday 3/26)
Thomas Jefferson at Huguenot, POSTPONED (Tuesday 3/26)
Henrico at J.R. Tucker, 6pm
Maggie Walker GS at Varina, POSTPONED
Hopewell at Lakeland, 6pm
Colonial Heights at Dinwiddie, POSTPONED (Tuesday 3/26)

SOFTBALL:

#2 Cosby at Midlothian, 5pm
#6 Patrick Henry at Deep Run, 6pm
#7 Hanover at Chancellor, 5pm
Colonial Heights at #8 Dinwiddie, POSTPONED (Tuesday 3/26)
Clover Hill at Thomas Dale, POSTPONED (Wednesday 5/15)
Thomas Jefferson at Huguenot, POSTPONED (Tuesday 3/26)
Douglas Freeman at James River, 5pm
Armstrong at John Marshall, 4:30pm
Henrico at J.R. Tucker, 6pm
Hopewell at Lakeland, 6pm

BOYS TENNIS:

Caroline at King George, 4pm
Cosby at Douglas Freeman, 4:30pm
Glen Allen at Lee-Davis, POSTPONED (Thursday 5/2)
Atlee at Varina, POSTPONED (Tuesday 3/26)
Hanover at Henrico, POSTPONED (Tuesday 3/26)
Patrick Henry at Highland Springs, 4:30pm
Thomas Dale at Colonial Heights, POSTPONED (Wednesday 3/27)
J.R. Tucker at Matoaca, POSTPONED (Wednesday 3/27)
Dinwiddie at Smithfield, POSTPONED (Wednesday 3/27)

GIRLS TENNIS:

Douglas Freeman at Cosby, 3:30pm
Jamestown at Clover Hill, POSTPONED
Middlesex at Caroline, 4pm
Matoaca at J.R. Tucker, POSTPONED (Wednesday 3/27)
Lee-Davis at Glen Allen, POSTPONED (Thursday 5/2)
Varina at Atlee, POSTPONED (Tuesday 3/26)
Henrico at Hanover, POSTPONED (Tuesday 3/26)
Highland Springs at Patrick Henry, 4:30pm
Matoaca at J.R. Tucker, POSTPONED (Wednesday 3/27)
Colonial Heights at Thomas Dale, POSTPONED (Wednesday 3/27)
Smithfield at Dinwiddie, POSTPONED (Wednesday 3/27)

BOYS LACROSSE:

Fuqua at Trinity Episcopal, 4:30pm
L.C. Bird at Cosby, 6pm
Douglas Freeman at Atlee, NOW 6PM
Lee-Davis at Glen Allen, 7:30pm
Deep Run at Hanover, 7:30pm
Matoaca at Thomas Dale, POSTPONED (Wednesday 5/15)

GIRLS LACROSSE:

Matoaca at Thomas Dale, POSTPONED (Wednesday 5/15)
Atlee at Douglas Freeman, 7pm
Manchester at James River, NOW 6:30PM
Monacan at Midlothian, 7pm
Hanover at Deep Run, 7:30pm
Glen Allen at Lee-Davis, 7:30pm

BOYS SOCCER:

Goochland at Cumberland, POSTPONED (Thursday 3/28)
Armstrong at Carver College/Career Academy, 6pm
Thomas Jefferson at Highland Springs, 6pm
Amelia at Prince Edward, 6:30pm
Cosby at Clover Hill, 7pm
Massaponax at Patrick Henry, 7pm
Colonial Heights at Dinwiddie, POSTPONED (Tuesday 3/26)
Middlesex at King William, 7pm
Louisa at Albemarle, 7pm
Henrico at J.R. Tucker, 7:30pm

GIRLS SOCCER:

J.R. Tucker at Henrico, 6pm, Capitol Park
Huguenot at Manchester, POSTPONED (Wednesday 3/27)
Patrick Henry at Monacan, 6pm
Dinwiddie at Colonial Heights, POSTPONED (Tuesday 3/26)
King William at Middlesex, 6pm
Hopewell at York, 6:30pm, Bailey Field
Caroline at Courtland, 6:30pm
Albemarle at Louisa, 7pm
Powhatan at Western Albemarle, 7pm