IT WAS A DREARY, MISTY
FRIDAY NIGHT FOR HIGH
SCHOOL FOOTBALL.
BUT IN THIS THE FINAL
MONTH OF THE REGULAR
SEASON, EVERY WIN IS
IMPORTANT.
FROM THE SOUTHERN PART OF
CHESAPEAKE TO EAST OF THE
YORK RIVER, FANS
WITHSTOOD
THE ELEMENTS TO CHEER ON
THEIR FAVORITE TEAMS.
HI EVERYBODY I'M BRUCE
RADER, WELCOME TO FRIDAY
NIGHT FLIGHTS.
DEEP CREEK HAS BEEN THE
FEEL GOOD STORY OF THIS
HAMPTON ROADS FOOTBALL
SEASON THUS FAR.
UNABLE TO PUT TOGETHER A
WINNING SEASON FOR MORE
THAN A DECADE, THE
UNBEATEN HORNETS TONIGHT
LOOKED TO HAND ALWAYS
POWERFUL OSCAR
SMITH IT'S FIRST
CONFRENCE LOSS IN 96
STRAIGHT GAMES.
NATHAN EPSTIEN WAS THERE,
AND HE JOINS US WITH
FRIDAY NIGHT FLIGHTS GAME
OF THE
WEEK.
IT WAS A WET ONE, BUT THE
FANS ALSO FLOODED TIGER
STADIUM IN
CHESAPEAKE--CAN 6 AND 0
DEEP END OSCAR SMITH'S
96-GAME SOUTHEAST
DISTRICT WIN
STREAK---OSCAR SMITH IN
BLUE---KESHON ARTIS---THE
HIGHLY TOUTED LINEBACKER
PLAYING A LITTLE
OFFENSE---HE'S GOT A
NUMBER OF DIVISION ONE
OFFERS----TIGERS JUMPS
OUT
TO A 15-NOTHING
LEAD---THIRD QUARTER,
MORE TROUBLE FOR DEEP
CREEK---PUNT IS
BLOCKED--AND RECOVERED BY
CAM'RON KELLY, THE HIGHLY
RECRUITED CORNERBACK.
HE'S GOT MORE
THAN 30 OFFERS---TIGERS
IN BUSINESS---KHALID
WILSON--THE SENIOR---PUTS
THE SHOULDER PADS DOWN
AND MAKES IT 21-NOTHING
TIGERS----FOURTH
QUARTER---HORNETS GET ON
THE BOARD---
STONE LARSON---WALKS
IN---CAN THE HORNETS
COMEBACK----OSCAR SMITH
SHUTS THE DOOR ON THE
NEXT DRIVE---DEANGELO
WHITE-----OPENING,
ENDZONE, BALL GAME---THE
STREAK IS STILL ALIVE.
28-6 OSCAR SMITH WINS--97
STRAIGHT DISTRICT WINS---
97 IN A ROW. WE CAN'T
TAKE ALL THE CREDIT,
BECAUSE
PREVIOUS TEAMS DID IT
BEFORE US. SO, WE'RE JUST
TRYING TO GET TO 100.
COACH ALWAYS SAYS YOU GOT
TO PUT UP OR SHUT UP.
SO, WE JUST HAD TO GET
PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO
BELIEVE IT, BUT WE JUST
WANT TO GO 1 AND 0.
IN CHESAPEAKE, NATHAN
EPSTEIN FOR FRIDAY NIGHT
FLIGHTS.
HOW ABOUT HIS MATCH UP IN
NORFOLK?
3 AND 3 LAKE TAYLOR
HOSTING UNDEFEATED
NORCOM....
A WET AND SOGGY FIELD,
SLOWED DOWN THE SCORING A
BIT IN THIS ONE.
THE TITANS THOUGH, GOING
TO AIR IT OUT.
IKEEM WRIGHT WITH THE
TOUCHDOWN FOR LAKE
TAYLOR.
NORCOM, TRYING TO MAKE
SOMETHING HAPPEN,
ANYTHING HAPPEN TO KEEP
THAT
PERFECT RECORD INTACT.
THE GREYHOUNDS, FORCE
LAKE TAYLOR TO PUNT THE
BALL AWAY.
NORCOM HOWEVER, CAN'T
HOLD ON TO THE BALL.
TITANS RECOVER.
IT JUST WASNT' NORCOM'S
NIGHT.
LAKE TAYLOR WINS IT 20 TO
2, HANDING NORCOM IT'S
FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON.
THE GAME OF THE NIGHT IN
THE PENINSULA DISTRICT,
GLOUCESTER RIDING A FOUR
GAME
WINNING STREAK TAKING ON
MENCHVILLE.
GLOUCESTER GETS ON THE
BOARD AS CAMERON WALKER
PLOWS IT IN FOR THE
TOUCHDOWN.
AND YOU CAN'T OVERLOOK
SPECIAL TEAMS, GLOCHESTER
WITH THE BLOCKED
PUNT AND HE WASN'T DONE
HERE ON SPECIAL TEAMS
BLOCKING THE MENCHVILLE
PUNT.
DEFENSE END CHARLES
WILLIAMS MAKES HIS
PRESENS KNOWN BY NAILING
THE
MENCHVILLE RUNNING BACK
FOR A LOSS.
THE DUKES IN CONTROL OF
EVERY FACET OF THE GAME
AS THEY GO ON TO WIN
THEIR 5TH GAME IN A
ROW 24 TO 8.
AND OUR SPECIAL GUEST
HOST THIS WEEK ON FRIDAY
NIGHT FLIGHTS, IS DEANNA
LEBLANC.
SO MANY GREAT STORYLINES
THIS YEAR AROUND HAMPTON
ROADS.
INCLUDING UP ROUTE 17 IN
GLOUCESTER.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME
BRUCE.
IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT TO
BE IN GLOUCESTER FOR
THEIR WIN OVER
MENCHVILLE.
IT WAS THEIR 5TH WIN OF
THE SEASON.
THE DUKES, TRYING TO MAKE
THE PLAYOFFS FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN 29 YEARS,
AND EVEN WITH
THE RAIN - YOU COULD FEEL
THE EXCITMENT IN THE AIR.
BAD WEATHER MADE FOR
SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AT
DUKE STADIUM -
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KEITH WOOD/FOOTBALL FAN
19:12 THE WEATHER IS
AFFECTIGN THEM, THE BALLS
REAL SLICK
BUT IT COULDN'T SLOW THE
MOMENTUM FOR THE TEAM
VYYING FOR THE PLAYOFFS
FOR FIRST TIME IN NEARLY
LOSSES
- THE DUKES - WINNING THE
LAST FOUR GAMES - COULD
THEY MAKE IT TO 5?
WARNER BRUSH/JUNIOR
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21:06 I THINK WE HAVE A
SPOT IN THE PLAYOFFS IF
WE
WIN THIS, SO THIS IS A
PRETTY EXCITING GAME
RIGHT HERE.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN
NEARLY THREE DECADES THE
DUKES HAVE A CHANCE AT
POST SEASON PLAY.
ONE FAN TELLING US - IT'S
THE SENIORS WHO HAVE
PLAYED TOGETHER FOR FOUR
YEARS NOW - THAT ARE
ROSE.
SENIOR NIGHT - AND THE
LAST HOME GAME - BUT THIS
MOM IS CONFIDENT, THE
TEAM WILL KEEP GOING:
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SONDRA MARSH/MOTHER
23:47 EXCITING. EXCITING.
EVERY GAME IS DIFFERENT.
THE DUKES DOMINATED THE
FIRST HALF - SOME CREDIT
THE PLAYERS - OTHERS SAY
ITS THE NEW IDEAS AT THE
TOP:
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KEITH WOOD/FOOTBALL FAN
18:53 THEY LOOK GOOD,
THEY LOOK GOOD, COMING
TOGETHER AS A TEAM WELL,
CHANGES OF COACHES, HE'S
REALLY GOTTEN THE TEAM IN
TOP NOTCH SHAPE.
A SOLID TURNOUT IN THE
UMBRELLA LINED STADIUM -
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KEITH WOOD/FOOTBALL FAN
19:46 THERE'S NOT A WHOLE
LOT OF THINGS TO DO IN
GLOUCESTER.
AS ONE FAN PUT IT - IT'S
THE BEST SHOW IN TOWN.
END ON NATS CHEERING.
FROM GLOUCESTER, TO
VIRGINIA BEACH.
THE LANDSTOWN EAGLES,
UNDEFEATED SO FAR THIS
SEASON.
IN FACT, LANDSTOWN, THE
TOP RATED TEAM IN THE
REGION IN CLASS 6.
EAGLES AT HOME AGAINST A
PESKY KELLAM SQUAD.
LANDSTOWN IN BLUE,
LOOKING TO JUMP ON THE
SCORE BOARD FIRST.
BRENT STUKES FAKES A
HANDOFF AND FINDS A HOLE
UP THE MIDDLE, EAGLES OFF
AND FLYING.
TO THE SECOND QUARTER
KELLAM ANSWER THAT
TOUCHDOWN WITH THIS
NICE RUN BY AIDEN ASHBY
HE TAKES OFF DOWN THE
FIELD OUT RUNS TWO EAGLES
DEFENDERS AND JUST HITS
THE PYLON FOR THE SCORE.
BUT LANDSTOWN TRYING TO
STAY ON TOP OF THEIR
DIVISION LOOKING TO AIR
IT OUT
BRENT STUKES DROPS BACK
LAYS THE BALL OUT THERE
FOR JALEN JENNINGS A 55
YARD
TOUCHDOWN PASS AND
LANDSTOWN GOES ON TO WIN.
LANDSTOWN, 37 TO 10 OVER
KELLAM.
STAYING AT THE BEACH.
TWO 4 AND 2 TEAMS---SALEM
ON THE ROAD LOOKING TO
TOPPLE TALLWOOD--
THIRD QUARTER, SALEM IN
WHITE IS DOWN BY
7----JOSHUA HOLLINS FINDS
JAMES ROGERS IN
THE ENDZONE--WE GOT A TIE
GAME!
FOURTH QUARTER, IT'S
ANOTHER SALEM
INTERCEPTION! THE LINEMAN
DANTE BATTS
PICKS IT OFF AND RUMBLES
INTO THE ENDZONE FOR THE
GO AHEAD TOUCHDOWN.
NOW IT'S TALLWOOD TRYING
TO TIE IT UP--- NOT GOING
TO HAPPEN---TALLWOOD
TURNS IT OVER FOR THE
FOURTH TIME ON THE
NIGHT--SALEM RECOVERS THE
FUMBLE
AND SURVIVES. SUNDEVILS
WIN IT BY 6.
COX, WHICH WON THE BEACH
DISTRICT LAST SEASON,
TRYING TO AVOID A LETDOWN
AGAINST WINLESS FIRST
COLONIAL.
COX IN GREEN.
HERE'S TAYVION ROBINSON
HE HAD 117 YARDS, THAT
RUN WAS FOR A FIRST DOWN.
ROBINSON, A REGULAR ON
OUR TOP 10 PLAYS OF THE
WEEK.
BUT THE STAR FOR COX,
KICKER CARSON DINARDO, HE
WON THE GAME WITH A FIELD
GOAL LAST WEEK, HE MAKE
THREE TONIGHT.
CARSON DINARDO, 26, 33,
28 YARD FIELD GOALS, HE
SINGLE HANDEDLY SCORED
ALL
THE POINTS IN THIS ENTIRE
GAME, COX WINS IT
9-NOTHING.
ONE MORE GAME AT THE
BEACH TONIGHT.
KEMPSVILLE MAKING THE
SHORT TRIP TO GREEN RUN.
HOPE YOU BROUGHT YOUR
UMBRELLA, BEACUSE THIS
WOULD BE A SLOPPY ONE.
THIRD QUARTER, KEMPSVILLE
IN WHITE, DOWN BY SIX,
THE BALL COMES LOOSE.
GREEN RUN RECOVERS.
VERY NEXT PLAY, GREEN RUN
FUMBLES IT RIGHT BACK TO
KEMPSVILLE.
SO THE CHIEFS WITH THE
BALL.
AND WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT?
IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER
FUMBLE!
GREEN RUN CAPITALIZES.
NATE HARDEN TO KWAN-TAY
ANDERSON.
NO FUMBLE ON THIS ONE.
THAT'S A TOUCHDOWN.
GREEN RUN WINS IT 18 TO 6
OVER KEMPSVILLE
AND STILL TO COME.
IT'S AN OLD-SCHOOL
RIVALRY GAME IN NORFOLK.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
AGAINST GRANBY.
HIGHLIGHTS ON THE WAY.
AND WE HAVE THE BAY
RIVERS DISTRICT GAME OF
THE WEEK AS POQUOSON PUTS
ITS
UNDEFEATED RECORD ON THE
LINE AGAINST THE
SMITHFIELD PACKERS.
BECAUSE OF THE RAINY
WEATHER, WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE PRESENT AN ENCORE
PERFORMANCE
OF THE BAND THE OF WEEK,
SO WE GIVE YOU THE KING'S
FORK HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING
BAND, ALWAYS ONE OF OUR
FAVORITES.
YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE
BANDS OF THE WEEK FROM
THIS SEASON BY GOING TO
WAVY.COM.
THERE'S ALSO THE TOP TEN
PLAYS OF THE WEEK, FULL
EPISODES OF FRIDAY NIGHT
FLIGHTS.
IT'S ALL ON WAVY.COM.
AT POWHATAN FIELD.
AN ALL-NORFOLK SHOWDOWN
BETWEEN TWO TEAMS HOPING
TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS, 4
AND 3 BOOKER T.
WASHINGTON AGAINST 4 AND
2 GRANBY.
GRANBY PICKED UP A HUGE
WIN LAST WEEK WHEN THE
COMETS DEFEATED LAKE
TAYLOR.
COACH WILSON, DOING A
GREAT JOB HELPING TURN
THE COMETS AROUND.
AND IT HELPS THAT HE HAS
ROGER WILLIAMS.
HE'S BEEN A BIG
PLAYMAKER.
PICKS UP THE FIRST DOWN
ON THIS RUN.
THAT LED TO A COMETS
TOUCHDOWN TO PUT GRANBY
UP 7-6.
THIS GAME WAS BACK AND
FORTH, AND HERE THE
BOOKERS BOUNCE RIGHT
BACK.
REMEMBER THIS NAME.
RODNEY HAMMOND.
HE'S A FRESHMAN!
HE IS OFF AND THEY'RE NOT
GOING TO CATCH HIM.
AND THAT IS A 62 YARD
TOUCHDOWN RUN!
BOOKERS BACK ON TOP.
I SAID THIS WAS BACK AND
FORTH.
HERE'S GRANBY AGAIN.
STEVEN HARRIS CUTS
OUTSIDE FOR THE
TOUCHDOWN.
GOOD GAME IN NORFOLK.
AND IT GOES TO GRANBY.
THE COMETS WITH A 27 TO
24 WIN OVER BOOKER T.
WASHINGTON IN A WET ONE
AT POWHATAN
FIELD.
IN HAMPTON.
WOODSIDE, CLINGING TO A
PLAYOFF SPOT IN CLASS 6,
TAKING ON BETHEL AT
DARLING
STADIUM.
WOODSIDE IN WHITE.
OFF THE DOUBLE REVERSE.
DANTE CHESSON WITH THE
BIG GAIN FOR THE
WOLVERINES.
MORE WOODSIDE AND MORE
RUNNING.
CONRAD OUTLAW.
NUMBER 44.
LOOKING LIKE JOHN
RIGGINS.
AND THAT LED TO THIS.
CHRISTIAN WALKER WITH THE
TOUCHDOWN CATCH.
WOODSIDE, BIG WIN OVER
BETHEL.
45 TO 6 THE FINAL.
BAY RIVERS DISTRICT GAME
OF THE NIGHT.
UNDEFEATED POQUOSON
HOSTING 4 AND 2
SMITHFIELD ON HOMECOMING
FOR THE
ISLANDERS.
WE PICK IT UP IN THE
FOURTH QUARTER WITH THE
PACKERS UP SIX NOTHING.
AFTER A LOT OF BACK AND
FORTH ON PUNTS FOR BOTH
FOR THE SHORT TOUCHDOWN
TO PUT
THE PACKERS UP 12 TO
NOTHING.
POQOUSON TRIES TO RESPOND
ON THE NEXT DRIVE, BUT
QUARTERBACK STEVEN
PARKER FUMBLES THE SNAP
AND PACKERS LINEBACKER
COLONEL HIGGINS SCOOPS IT
UP,
THE SMITHFIELD DEFENSE
OUTSTANDING TONIGHT.
PACKERS RUNNING BACK
CALEB BRODIE 164 YARDS,
RUNNING IT IN.
SMITHFIELD BRINGS HOME
THE BACON AND KNOCKS OFF
POQOUSON 20 TO NOTHING.
MORE SCORES.
LAFAYETTE PITCHES THE
SHUTOUT OVER NEW KENT, TO
GO 6 AND 2. BRUTON WITH A
SHUTOUT AS WELL, THE
BRUINS OVER THE GRAFTON
CLIPPERS.
ANOTHER SHUTOUT.
WARHILL HAVING ITS BEST
SEASON EVER, THE LIONS
WITH THE BIG WIN OVER
TABB.
AND IT WAS HERITAGE OVER
WARWICK, 22 TO 6.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
BACK TO THE SCOREBOARD.
HOW ABOUT KING'S FORK!
THE BULLDOGS 28 TO 7
WINNERS OVER INDIAN
RIVER.
WHILE LAKELAND WITH THE
10 POINT WIN OVER
GRASSFIELD.
BATTLE OF SOUTHERN
CHESAPEAKE GOES TO
HICKORY, THE HAWKS DEFEAT
GREAT BRIDGE
35-0.
AND IT WAS NANSEMOND
RIVER WITH THE BIG OVER
WESTERN BRANCH.
PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
NORFOLK CHRISTIAN SHUTS
OUT GREENBRIER.
NORFOLK ACADEMY OVER
NANSEMOND SUFFOLK
ACADEMY, 35 TO 20.
THE HIGH SCHOOL GAME OF
THE DAY COMING UP
TOMORROW AT DARLING
STADIUM, UNBEATEN
HAMPTON AGAINST UNBEATEN
PHOEBUS--THE PENINSULA
DISTRICT
TITLE PROBABLY ON THE
LINE.
WE'LL HAVE HIGHLIGHTS
TOMORROW NIGHT ON THE
SPORTSWRAP. DEANNA THANKS
FOR BEING WITH US, GREAT
STORY FROM GLOUCHESTER.
THANKS BRUCE, DON'T
FORGET TOMORROW NORFOLK
STATE AGAINST HAMPTON
UNIVERSITY, THE BATTLE OF
THE BAY AT NORFOLK STATE,
AND A BIG COLLEGE
FOOTBALL UPSET TONIGHT,
UNRANKED SYRACUSE KNOCKS
OFF
NUMBER 2 CLEMSON 27-24.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND
EVERYBODY, I'LL SEE YOU