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Western Branch 12, No. 15 Grassfield 7
Western Branch’s defense rose to every challenge in the second half as the Bruins held on to upset No. 15 Grassfield Friday in a Southeastern District game in Chesapeake.
The host Grizzlies (1-2), who trailed 12-7 at the half, had only three possessions during the final two quarters. All three got inside the Western Branch 35-yard line, but the Bruins’ defense forced Grassfield to turn the ball over on downs each time.
Grassfield’s best opportunity came midway through the fourth quarter. The Grizzlies moved the ball to the 20-yard line. But over the next three plays, the Bruins (2-2) pushed the Grizzlies back, forcing a fourth-and-25 at the 35-yard line. With time for a comeback running out, Grassfield went for it and the Bruins registered a sack.
Western Branch took the lead early on a first-quarter field goal.
The Bruins struck again early in the second quarter. After intercepting a Grassfield pass, Western Branch started driving. After two fumbles put the Bruins in a third-and-27 situation at the Grizzlies’ 48, quarterback JaShaun Fraizer hit CJ Fraser for a 13-yard gain. Fraizer followed it with a 34-yard pass to Paul Billups, putting Western Branch at the 1-yard line. Fraizer scored on the next play, giving the Bruins a 9-0 lead.
Grassfield responded quickly, moving 55 yards on six plays. Jai Foskey capped the drive with a 4-yard run. The extra point made the score 9-7.
The Bruins added another field goal before halftime and used their ground game to control the clock in the second half.
No. 2 Lake Taylor 20, Booker T. Washington 16
Jeff Foster scored on a 2-yard run with 3:53 left as the Titans rallied to avoid an Eastern District upset on the road.
Booker T. Washington (0-2) took a 16-13 lead with 8:26 left in the fourth quarter.
The Titans improved to 3-0 and ran their regular-season winning streak in the Norfolk rivalry to 16 straight games. The Bookers last defeated Lake Taylor in 2004.
No. 6 Maury 64, Granby 6
Maury (2-1) rebounded from last week’s loss to Lake Taylor in a big way, taking control early and rolling to an Eastern District victory at Powhatan Field.
The Commodores led Granby (0-2) 43-6 at halftime.
No. 7 Deep Creek 33, Great Bridge 0
The Hornets returned from a bye and rolled to a fifth consecutive victory over their Chesapeake rival.
Deep Creek (3-0) built a 20-0 halftime lead, denying the Wildcats their first 2-0 start since 2010.
Great Bridge (1-1) was playing its first game since Feb. 22 because of COVID19 quarantines.
No. 8 Lafayette 42, Warhill 0 (Saturday)
The Rams (3-0) had no trouble in a James
City County rivalry game at Wanner Stadium in winning their third Bay Rivers District game in a row.
The Lions, who yielded two touchdowns apiece in the second and third quarter, fell to 2-1.
Beach District Kempsville 21, Landstown 0
One season after snapping a 63-game losing streak, the Chiefs (1-2) broke another streak with their victory over Landstown (1-2).
Kempsville’s defense had a huge performance, earning the Chiefs’ first shutout since beating Bayside 41-0 in 2005.
The Chiefs had five sacks, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions, including Amari Presley’s 37-yard interception return for a touchdown. Jaylon White also had a big night, with six tackles and two sacks.
Quran Boyd had touchdown runs of 14 and 8 yards for the Chiefs, who scored their first points of the season.
Bayside 34, Kellam 0
Running back-turnedquarterback Aeron Williams threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead the Marlins in a shutout at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex.
Williams, who rushed for more than 100 yards in the Marlins’ season opener, moved to quarterback and found Lemar Law for TD passes of 3 and 16 yards in the first half and hit Tajon Reese for a 43-yard score late in the third quarter. Williams ran 13 yards for a score in the fourth quarter.
K’Shaun Hawks added a 67-yard punt return for Bayside (2-1).
The Marlins forced punts on Kellam’s first four possessions and finished with three interceptions. The Knights fell to 0-2.
Eastern District Norview 20, Norcom 3
The Pilots’ defense continued its early-season dominance, holding the Greyhounds to three points.
In three games this season, Norview (2-1) has allowed only 16 points.
Norcom fell to 1-2.
Southeastern District Indian River 52, Hickory 12
The Braves (1-2) got a much-needed victory, dominating Hickory (0-3) at Indian River High in Chesapeake.
After tight losses to No. 7 Deep Creek and No. 14 Grassfield, Indian River was in control from the start.
The Braves led 42-12 at halftime.
King’s Fork 42, Lakeland 6
The Bulldogs cruised to a victory over their crosstown rivals in the season opener for both teams.
King’s Fork gave firstyear coach Anthony Joffrion — a former Bulldogs assistant — his first victory as a head coach.
Peninsula District
Denbigh 27, Heritage 12
The Patriots pulled away with 27 unanswered points in the second and third quarters in a game that lasted nearly three hours at Todd Stadium.
Heritage (0-2) led the all-Newport News game 6-0 after the first quarter before Denbigh rattled off four touchdowns by the end of the third.
Denbigh improved to 1-1.
Private schools Nansemond-Suffolk 53, Catholic 15
The Saints scored the game’s first 20 points — and topped 50 for the third consecutive game — on the way to a Tidewater Conference victory at home.
Nansemond-Suffolk (3-1) led 26-7 at halftime and picked up its third straight win after a season-opening loss to Norfolk Academy. The Saints have scored 53, 55 and 53 points during their three-game winning streak.