Elsewhere, Great Bridge scored a 44-27 victory over Poquoson in a battle of top-five teams ... Von Bernewitz’s win was the most notable as he pinned Poquoson’s defending Class 2 champion, Kam Harrell, in the 113-pound bout ... Poquoson (3).
Poquoson and Cox wrestled their way into Saturday’s semifinals of the Virginia Duals at Hampton Coliseum, while Grassfield put on an eye-popping, dominant display in gaining another semifinal berth.
Poquoson reaped the rewards from its 12-2 season and fourth consecutive Class 2 Region A football championship in the form of six spots to the Class 2 All-State team ... .
Portions of the PoquosonRiver will be closed to ... This VDH map shows the portions of the Poquoson River that are closed to shellfish harvesting with red hash marks angling down from left to right.
When Region B champ Strasburg (11-1) steps onto the PoquosonMiddle School field for a second consecutive December, the Islanders (12-1) will again see a team that runs virtually every play ... Poquoson (12-1) at Poquoson Middle School, 2 p.m.
Poquoson (12-1) will play in its eighth state semifinal in 20 seasons under ElliottDuty at 2 p.m ... With a single exception, receivers coach and Tabb graduate Robert Stokes, everyone on the Poquoson staff played for Poquoson.
Grassfield (Class 6), Cox (Class 5) and Poquoson (Class 2) all earned first-place trophies at last year’s Virginia High School League championships ...Eleven of the 20 return, including all four of Poquoson’s gold medalists from Class 2 ... Poquoson.
“We’ll get it going again. That’s the sweet thing. You just pour so much into the kids. You have to keep doing it over and over until you finish.” ....
Poquoson made the big plays late, a touchdown followed by defensive stop in the red zone, to defeat previously unbeaten Armstrong 19-14 in the Class 2 Region A championship game Friday on the Wildcats’ home field in Richmond.