Delhomme’s 3 TDs power Warwick
Class 5 Region B
Messiah Delhomme scored five of the six times he touched the ball Friday night as Warwick routed city and Peninsula District rival Menchville 57-6 at Todd Stadium in a Class 5 Region B quarterfinal.
The third-seeded Raiders (10-1) earned a trip to Suffolk to face second-seeded King’s Fork (11-0) in a semifinal of what appears to be Hampton Roads’ strongest playoff bracket.
“We were able to score in all three phases,” Warwick coach Corey Hairston said. “We’ve got a lot of great players on our team. We focus on team and not one player, and we are pleased with our performance tonight.”
Delhomme capped a 69-yard, six-play opening drive with an 8-yard touchdown run. After Menchville went three-and-out, Delhomme returned the punt 57 yards for a touchdown. After another three-and-out by the Monarchs, quarterback Eduardo Rios ended a 30-yard drive with a 1-yard TD run. Abdul Mokhtar’s third PAT made it 21-0 with 4:38 left in the first quarter.
Menchville quarterback Amir Harrison, who rushed for 119 yards on 16 carries, reeled off a 57-yarder in the first quarter, and a Warwick penalty took the ball to the 4.
On fourth down from the 1, Harrison barely made it to the end zone to cut Warwick’s lead to 21-6.
But the Raiders put the game away in the second quarter with three more touchdowns: Julio Carrecter’s 7-yard return of a blocked punt, Rios’ 18-yard pass to Cameron Glenn and Delhomme’s 45-yard run. Delhomme ran for a pair of two-point conversions as well.
Saeed Williams and Keon Batts provided Warwick’s final TDs. With a running clock triggered by the 35-point margin, the Raiders only ran five offensive plays in the
second half.
— Reported by Charlie Baumgardner
King’s Fork 49, Bethel 7: The Bulldogs reached the end zone three times in the first quarter and twice in the second to take a 35-7 halftime edge.
Maury 63, Kecoughtan 0:
LaVontay Bond ran back the opening kickoff for a touchdown, and Josh Powell’s 57-yard punt return and Leon Clark’s 7-yard run also were among the Commodores’ touchdowns. The Commodores have outscored foes 682-84 this season and will play fourth-seeded Nansemond River (9-2).
Nansemond River 35, Granby 20:
A blocked field-goal attempt that the Warriors’ Immanuel Ezeogu picked up and ran back for a touchdown proved critical.
The Warriors moved ahead 14-0 by halftime, saw the fifth-seeded Comets (7-4) get back in contention, then scored the game’s final two touchdowns.
Granby was in its first playoff game since 2017.
Class 6 Region A
Thomas Dale 31, Western Branch 22:
The second-seeded Knights advanced to a region semifinal against third-seeded
Manchester, which downed sixthseeded Landstown 42-0.
The host Lancers (10-1), who won their 10th game in a row, went ahead 28-0 in the second quarter and gave the Eagles (5-6) little hope of an upset in their first playoff appearance since 2019.
Class 4 Region A
Phoebus 104, Jamestown 0:
In one of the all-time mismatches in VHSL playoff history, Phoebus set a school record — and likely a Peninsula-area record — for points and victory margin in a 104-point dismantling of Jamestown (1-10) in a Class 4 Region A quarterfinal at Darling Stadium.
The Phantoms (11-0), strong candidates to win their third consecutive state trophy despite moving up an enrollment class, rang up 84 points in the first half. By then, they already had broken the school record for points in a game, which the 2003 squad set by scoring 79 against Menchville. They’ll face the rival Hampton Crabbers next week.
Warhill 59, Manor 12: The second-seeded and unbeaten Lions (11-0) led 31-0 against the Mustangs (2-9) after the first 15 minutes.
Next week, Warhill will play host to third-seeded Churchland (8-3), which clobbered Gloucester 70-0 in Portsmouth, ending the Dukes’ campaign at 3-8.
Class 3 Region A
Lake Taylor 38, Colonial Heights 0:
Marquise Drew-Rogers was a workhorse back for the Titans, and his 1-yard TD began the scoring. The hosts totaled 19 points in each half on their way to a secondround road clash against Lafayette.
Class 2 Region A
King William 54, Bruton 13: The fourth-seeded Cavaliers made a statement that they’ll be a threat for the region title, knocking out the fifth-seeded Panthers.