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J.R. TUCKER |
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Canceled, rain. Was to have been VHSL fundraiser game, not counted in standings.
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MILLS GODWIN
(No. 10 in metro) |
W 14-7 |
Thanks to defense and a solid ground game, along with a few key plays, Monacan's No. 9-ranked Chiefs defeat Mills Godwin in a matchup of top 10 teams. Game originally scheduled for Godwin but played at Monacan following a delay in a fence being put up. Godwin of the Colonial District opened game with an eight-play drive that gained 42 yards but ended when Tyrone Sharpe recovered a fumble for Monacan. Chiefs countered with a touchdown drive that included a 25-yard run by Doren Brown and a 10-yard Michael-Graham-to-Marcus Murrell scoring pass. Brown ended a Godwin drive in the second quarter with a diving interception at the Monacan 10-yard line and broke 53-yard punt return that helped set up his own 8-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. Mark Parson's 89 yards of rushing behind Chiefs' big opffensive line helped keep the Eagles at bay. Godwin's only score came with 1:24 left. Monacan recovered Godwin's attempted onside kick to seal the game. In addition to Parson, both Brown and Shaeron Whittington also rushed for more than 50 yards.
Mills Godwin -------------------- 0 0 0 7 - 7
Monacan ------------------------- 7 0 0 7 -14
Mon - Murrell 10 pass from Graham (Arnold kick)
Mon - Brown 8 run (Arnold kick)
MG - Smith 14 pass from Williams (Blankinship kick)
RUSHING: Mills Godwin - Graham 10 carries, 48 yards, Carter 5-21, Tuzzo 3-11, Holley 1-3, Williams 4-minus 16. Monacan - Parson 14-89, Brown 6-55, Whittington 11-53, Graham 4-minus 7.
PASSING: Mills Godwin - Williams 10 completions, 16 attempts, 1 interception, 90 yards. Monacan - Graham 2-6-0-19.
RECEIVING: Mills Godwin - Berry 2 receptions, 30 yards, Smith 2-27, Albrecht 2-18, Graham 2-6, Carter 1-5, Joyce 1-4. Monacan- Murrell 1-10, McRae 1-9.
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH ARTICLE
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VARINA
(No. 3 in Metro) |
L 12-15 |
Monacan's No. 8-ranked Chiefs came within 1:19 of upsetting Varina's No. 3-ranked Blue Devils in a classic defensive game between two top teams. Varina of the Capital District scored early after a 91-yard drive aided by a pass intereference penalty. Monacan retaliated when Domonique Hargrove recovered a fumbled punt and Doren Brown ran 32 yards down the left sideline for a touchdown on the next play. The Blue Devils, however, blocked Monancan's point-after try. Monacan took the lead just before halftime, the big play being Mark Parson's catch of Michael T. Graham's pass a split-second after it was tipped by a Varina defender. The 42-yard play took the ball to the four and Graham scored moments later on a one-yard quarterback sneak. Monacan's two-point try was stopped. The second half turned into a defensive back-and-forth, with neither team seriously threatening. In the fourth quarter, Varina finally set on a long drive aided by two fourth-down conversions and an unsportsmanlike penalty on the Chiefs and scored with 1:19 in the game. Monacan, itself aided by an unsporsmanlike penalty against Varina (each team had two in the game), drove to Varina's 30 before running out of downs.
Varina ------------------------- 7 0 0 8 - 15
Monacan ----------------------- 6 6 0 0 - 12
V - Fields 16 run (Barley kick)
M - Brown 32 run (kick failed)
M - Graham 1 run (run failed)
V - Fields 3 run (Fields run)
RUSHING: Varina - Fields 23 carries, 103 yards, Logan 11-49, Archer 6-21, Williams 4-17; Monacan - Brown 9-72, Parson 16-54, Graham 3-6, Whittington 3-3.
PASSING: Varina - Logan 4 completions, 8 attempts, 39 yards, 0 touchdowns, 0 interceptions; Monacan - Graham 2-8-52-0-0.
RECEIVING: Varina - Archer 2 catches, 14 yards, Lambert 1-19, Fields 1-6; Monacan - Parson 1-42, Brown 1-10.
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH ARTICLE
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DOUGLAS FREEMAN |
W 33-7 |
Monacan's No. 8-ranked Chiefs score two quick first-quarter touchdowns and cruise to an easy win over winless Douglas Freeman of the Colonial District. Chiefs, now 2-1, had three rushers gaining 85 yards or more (Mark Parson, 125 on 21 carries; Doren Brown, 93 on 9 carries; Shaeron Whittington, 85). Monacan did not give up a defensive score and held the Rebels to only 46 yards total offense. Dominion District play begins next week.
Douglas Freeman ----------------------- 0 7 0 0 - 7
Monacan -------------------------- 14 6 7 6 - 33
Mon - Brown 8 run (Arnold kick)
Mon - Brown 23 run (Arnold kick)
Mon - Parson 15 run (kick failed)
DF - Moore 25 blocked punt return (Way kick)
Mon - Graham 1 run (Arnold kick)
Mon - Whittington 2 run (kick failed)
Richmond Times-Dispatch roundup
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at Manchester |
W 28-7 |
No. 8-ranked Chiefs opened Dominion District play with a solid win in a game played in a sometimes-heavy rainstorm. Mark Parson's 20 carries for 148 yards led the Chiefs' 266-rushing game, Michael Graham added another 66 yards passing, and the Chiefs were able to take control by the second half. Defense was led by Shawn Dickerson, who had 15 tackles, four of them unassisted. Game was broadcast on WXGI - 950 AM.
Monacan ------------------------- 7 7 7 7 - 28
Manchester ------------------------- 0 7 0 0 - 7
Mon - McRae 19 pass from Graham (Arnold kick)
Mon - Parson 2 run (Arnold kick)
Man - Ka. Conner 6 run (Toth kick)
Mon - Parson 64 run (Arnold kick)
Mon - Whittington 1 run (Arnold kick)
RUSHING: Monacan - Parsons 20 carries, 148 yards, Brown 7-69, Whittington 10-50, Graham 5 - minus 11. Manchester - Ka. Conner 18-63, Powell 6-55, Anderson 4-28, Ke. Conner 6-26, Sziachcic 2-8.
PASSING: Monacan - Graham 4 completions, 7 attempts, 0 interceptions, 66 yards. Manchester - Reid 1-10-1-11.
RECEIVING: Monacan - Brown 2 receptions, 26 yards, Murrell 1-21, McRae 1-19. Manchester - Lee 1-11.
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH ARTICLE
(NOTE: Third-quarter touchdown, incorrectly attributed to Parson above, was later determined to have been Doren Brown's.)
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MIDLOTHIAN
(No. 10 in Metro) |
W 38-12 |
Combining an explosive ground game with a tough defense that did not allow an offensive score until the final three minutes, No. 7-ranked Monacan easily stops No. 10 Midlothian. Doren Brown gained 225 yards on just 11 carries, and had a 40-yard fumble return. All tolled, Brown had four runs of 40 yards or more (including the fumble return), three of which went for touchdowns. Brown's 52-yard TD run in the first quarter and fumble return early in the second put the Chiefs up 14-0. Midlothian -- voted Monacan's biggest rival by 68 percent of voters in last month's Chief Poll -- countered with a 62-yard fumble return for a defensive touchdown of its own. But a Mark Parsons touchdown and a Jordan Arnold field goal on the final play of the half (set up by Brown's 49-yard serpentine run) put the Chiefs up 24-6. Midlothian moved the ball well through the air to start the second half. But the Trojans' drive was ended at the 13 by a Marcus Easton interception. Moments later, Brown scored on a 75-yard sprint and the game was effectively over. The Chiefs gave up a long-drive TD late in the game, but Kordero Watson canceled that with a 58-yard sprint down the left sideline for a score. Led by Brown, Parsons and Watson -- who ran almost at will behind Monacan's big offensive line -- the Chiefs gained 393 yards on the ground. In addition to hitting the field goal, Arnold was five-for-five on extra points and put five of six kickoffs into the end zone.
Midlothian ----------------------- 0 6 0 6 - 12
Monacan ------------------------- 7 17 7 7 - 38
Mon - Brown 56 run (Arnold kick)
Mon - Brown 40 fumble return (Arnold kick)
Mid - Horvath 62 fumble return (kick failed)
Mon - Parsons 4 run (Arnold kick)
Mon - FG Arnold 17
Mon - Brown 75 run (Arnold kick)
Mid - Blackwell 2 run (kick failed)
Mon - Watson 58 run (Arnold kick)
PASSING: Midlothian - Trentham 9 completions 16 attempts 1 interception 97 yards, Moody 3-7-0-53. Monacan - Graham 2-6-1-24.
RUSHING: Midlothian - Watkins 8 carries 20 yards, Horvath 2-2, Trentham 3-(minus 13), Carrigan 10-42, Moody 3-12, Campbell 4-1, Gallihugh 1-5, Blackwell 5-7, Wyatt 2-2. Monacan - Whittington 6-13, Parsons 9-71, Graham 3-10, Brown 11-225, Watson 4-71, Thornton 1-2.
RECEIVING: Midlothian - Gallihugh 3 receptions 33 yards, Corrigan 1-6, Snyder 2-27, Doyle 3-31, Gunst 2-29, Gibson 1-24. Monacan - Watson 1-21, Parsons 1-3.
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH ARTICLE
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GEORGE WYTHE |
W 34-6 |
Chiefs easily won their homecoming game, once it was played. Chiefs ground out 279 yards, led by Mark Parson's 157 on 14 carries. Doren Brown added 93 on 21 carries, with three touchdowns. Shaeron Whittington had the other two scores. Wythe did close to 20-6 with a third-quarter TD before the Chiefs put the game away. Brian Buford had nine tackles for Monacan, and Chris McWhirt added seven.
Game was moved to Saturday afternoon following the region-wide cancelation of outdoor activities Friday night. Decision by Richmond-area school superintendents followed the latest in a week-long series of sniper shootings in Northern Virginia, this one closer, in Massaponax, south of Fredericksburg. The continuing rain also was cited.
Monacan (3-0, 5-1) remains one of three teams undefeated in the Dominion District (Bird and Huguenot are the others). Win sets up Friday's big game at Bird (3-0, 5-1). Monacan and Bird are the prime contenders for what probably will be only one Division 6 spot for the district in the Central Region playoffs. Huguenot appears likely to gain a spot in the Central Region's Division 5 playoffs, regardless of how it does against the other two teams.
'Monacan rushes past Wythe,' Times-Dispatch football round-up.
'Shootings cast pall over Monacan homecoming, others,' Times-Dispatch news article.
George Wythe --------------------- 0 0 6 0 - 6
Monacan ------------------------- 13 7 7 7 - 34
M -Whittington 2 run (kick failed)
M - Brown 3 run (Arnold kick)
M - Whittington 1 run (Arnold kick)
GW - Evans 21 pass from Choice (pass failed)
M - Brown 8 run (Arnold kick)
M - Brown 7 run (Arnold kick)
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at L.C. Bird |
L 14-27 |
In a night of strong defenses and big plays, No. 6-ranked L.C. Bird has more of each and topples No. 7 Monacan. Win gives Bird a leg up on the Division 6 playoff spot that will come from the Dominion District. Monacan now will have to get help from someone.
Game started off badly for the Chiefs, who lost a fumble on a pitchout on their own 34-yard-line. Minutes later, the Skyhawks were in the end zone. Monacan had to punt on its next position and Bird was ready to score again. Chiefs' defense stiffened, though, and Bird got only a field goal. Monacan's offense then got involved, picking up a first down on the ground. That set up Doren Brown's sprint down the left sideline with a screen pass for a 62-yard touchdown.
Chiefs' defense held again. Late in the first half, the offense moved into place for a potential game-tying field goal. Bird blocked the try, though, and minutes later, Bird's John Taylor ran 78 yards down his left sideline for a score that put Bird up 10 at halftime.
Chiefs gave up a third-quarter scoring drive that seemed to end the game, putting Bird on top 24-7. But Monacan got a big 57-yard kickoff return from Brown to the Skyhawks' 35. Moments later, Mark Parson took a short pass from Michael Graham and ran it in for a 32-yard score, bringing the Chiefs to within 10. Monacan held again on defense and moved into scoring position before missing a field goal.
Bird then ran out the clock with a nine-minute drive. The Skyhawks, facing a fourth-and-five deep in Monacan territory, called timeout and kicked a field goal with 4.8 seconds on the clock, taking the final margin to 13 points.
Chiefs ended with only 36 yards rushing on 24 attempts. Graham was 5 of 9 passing, for 139 yards and the two TDs. Taylor had 176 yards rushing for Bird.
ON THE AIR: Game will be telecast at 7 p.m., Sun., Oct. 19, on Comcast Cable Ch. 6. Was radio broadcast live on both WRNL (910 AM) and WXGI (950 AM).
"Bird takes out Monacan," Richmond Times-Dispatch article.
Monacan ------------------------- 0 7 7 0 - 14
L.C. Bird ---------------------- 10 7 7 3 - 27
LCB - Mines 1 run (Hinchey kick)
LCB - FG Hinchey 27
Mon - Brown 62 pass from M. Graham (Arnold kick)
LCB - Taylor 78 run (Hinchey kick)
LCB - Taylor 1 run (Hinchey kick)
Mon - Parsons 32 pass from M. Graham (Arnold kick)
LCB - FG Hinchey 27
RUSHING: Monacan - Whittington 9 carries, 27 yards, Parsons 7-19, Brown 7-1, M. Graham 1-minus 11. L.C. Bird - Taylor 21-176, Lewis 27-94, Mines 2-2.
PASSING: Monacan - M. Graham 5 completions, 9 attempts, 0 interceptions, 139 yards. L.C. Bird - D. Graham 2-2-0-25.
RECEIVING: Monacan - Parsons 2 receptions, 66 yards. Brown 2-63, Murrell 1-10. L.C.Bird - Lee 2-25.
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HUGUENOT |
PPD |
Senior Night. Rescheduled for Nov. 15 for concerns over Md.-Va. sniper.
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at Clover Hill |
W 31-3 |
No. 7-ranked Chiefs lead only 7-3 after one quarter but then put away the winless Cavaliers (0-5, 0-8) behind 353 yards of rushing. Mark Parson gaines 137 yards on 12 carries, Shaeron Whittingham has 75 on 12 carries (plus two TDs), and Kadero Watson has 90 yards on three carries, including a 72-yard touchdown in the second quarter that opened up the lead. Chiefs defense held Clover Hill to just 167 yards.
Monacan ------------------------- 7 10 14 0 - 31
Clover Hill ----------------------- 3 0 0 0 - 3
M - Whittington 1 run (Arnold kick)
CH - FG Hicks 34
M - Watson 72 run (Arnold kick)
M - FG Arnold 37
M - Parsons 33 run (Arnold kick)
M - Whittington 2 run (Arnold kick)
(NOTE: Senior RB/CB Doren Brown, injured on a first-quarter carry, was found to have a dislocated right elbow and is out for the remainder of the season. Brown was one of the region's top performers with 695 yards and 10 TDs rushing, and another 115 yards and one TD on five catches. He also gained 302 yards on kickoff and punt returns.)
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at James River |
W 21-0 |
Chiefs hold Rapids to just 41 yards rushing in running their record to 7-2 (5-1 in the Dominion District).
Shutout win places Monacan in second-place tie with Huguenot, which lost 38-0 to Bird. Two teams finish regular season at Monacan.
Monacan ------------------------- 0 14 7 0 - 21
James River --------------------- 0 0 0 0 - 3
M - Parson 24 run (Arnold kick)
M - Hargrove 8 fumble return (Arnold kick)
M - Eaton 8 run (Arnold kick)
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HUGUENOT
(No. 7 in Metro) |
L 0-7 |
No. 6-ranked Monacan loses a heartbreaker in the season finale, 7-0 to No. 7 Huguenot. Game dominated by great defense, neither team able to mount a single drive on a muddy field. Only score came on a record-setting, tackle-breaking 98-yard run by Huguenot's Ervin Battle just 3:15 before halftime.
Chiefs finish 7-3 overall and 5-2 (third place) in the Dominion District. Huguenot finishes regular season 8-2 and 6-1. Falcons, who already had qualified for Division 5 playoffs (Monacan did not qualify for Division 6 playoffs), earned a playoff home game with win.
NOTES: Game was rescheduled from Oct. 25 for concerns over Md.-Va. sniper. Senior Night.
Huguenot ----------------------- 0 7 0 0 - 7
Monacan ----------------------- 0 0 0 0 - 0
H-Battle 98 run (Larkin kick)
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Varsity Roster
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Coach Keith Daniels |
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| No. |
Player |
Ht./Wt. |
Yr. |
Pos. |
| 1 |
Hargrove, Dominque |
5-11/160 |
WR/DB |
11 |
| 2 |
Wright, Andrew |
5-9/180 |
RB/LB |
11 |
| 3 |
Hargrove, Donell |
5-10/160 |
WR/DB |
11 |
| 5 |
Arnold, Jordan |
6-0/185 |
QB/L |
12 |
| 7 |
Sharpe, Tyrone |
5-10/175 |
DB/RB |
10 |
| 8 |
Davis, Sheldon |
6-1/165 |
WR/DB |
12 |
| 10 |
Graham, Michael T. |
6-1/160 |
QB/DB |
11 |
| 11 |
Patterson, Matthew |
5-8/155 |
WR/LB |
11 |
| 12 |
Baldwin, Elwood |
5-9/120 |
QB/DB |
11 |
| 14 |
Kennedy, Allan |
5-10/175 |
QB/DB |
11 |
| 19 |
Murrell, Marcus |
6-2/175 |
WR/DB |
12 |
| 20 |
Watson, Kadero |
5-9/150 |
RB/DB |
10 |
| 21 |
Cappa, Chris |
6-0/180 |
RB/LB |
11 |
| 22 |
Brown, Doren |
5-11/170 |
RB/DB |
12 |
| 24 |
Parson, Mark |
5-10/185 |
RB/DB |
11 |
| 25 |
Banks, William |
5-7/165 |
RB/DB |
11 |
| 26 |
Bramble, Jamal |
5-11/165 |
WR/DB |
11 |
| 27 |
McGill, Christian |
5-6/160 |
RB/DB |
12 |
| 28 |
Leggette, Josh |
5-8/165 |
RB/DB |
11 |
| 29 |
Hall, Martin |
5-5/135 |
RB/DB |
11 |
| 30 |
Thornton, Aaron |
5-9/170 |
RB/DE |
12 |
| 32 |
Hall, Chris |
5-6/140 |
RB/DB |
12 |
| 33 |
Mills, Brandon |
5-7/145 |
RB/DB |
11 |
| 34 |
Eaton, Marcus |
5-9/165 |
RB/LB |
12 |
| 37 |
Lumpkin, Ryan |
6-1/180 |
WR/LB |
12 |
| 39 |
Whittington, Shaeron |
5-10/240 |
RB/LB |
11 |
| 40 |
Lewis, Josh |
5-10/175 |
RB/DB |
11 |
| 41 |
Buford, Brian |
5-9/200 |
RB/LB |
11 |
| 42 |
Dickerson, Shawn |
6-0/195 |
RB/LB |
11 |
| 44 |
Banks, Raymond |
5-8/210 |
RB/LB |
11 |
| 46 |
Burgess, Adam |
6-2/195 |
TE/DE |
11 |
| 51 |
Freeman, Ryan |
5-11/220 |
OL/LB |
10 |
| 52 |
Taylor, James |
5-11/180 |
OL/LB |
12 |
| 55 |
Miller, Eric |
5-10/200 |
OL/DE |
11 |
| 56 |
Thompson, Brad |
5-10/185 |
TD/LB |
11 |
| 59 |
Turner, Eric |
6-1/245 |
OL/DL |
11 |
| 60 |
Vaughan, Evan |
5-9/220 |
OL/DL |
11 |
| 63 |
Howells, Chase |
5-11/230 |
OL/DL |
11 |
| 65 |
Tyler, Cedric |
5-8/265 |
OL/DL |
12 |
| 66 |
Kelly, Brian |
6-4/295 |
OL/DL |
10 |
| 67 |
Dockery, Patrick |
6-0/235 |
OL/DL |
12 |
| 69 |
Self, David |
6-3/265 |
OL/DL |
12 |
| 70 |
Duffee, Scott |
6-0/340 |
OL/DL |
11 |
| 71 |
Hidalgo, Peter |
5-10/240 |
OL/DL |
11 |
| 75 |
Graham, Michael J. |
6-0/315 |
OL/DL |
11 |
| 76 |
McWhirt, Chris |
6-3/240 |
OL/DL |
11 |
| 78 |
Randolph, William |
6-1/250 |
OL/DL |
11 |
| 79 |
Arendall, Matt |
6-3/305 |
OL/DL |
12 |
| 80 |
McRae, Brandon |
6-4/170 |
WR/DB |
11 |
| 81 |
Jackson, David |
6-1/135 |
WR/DB |
11 |
| 82 |
Barnell, Robert |
6-1/165 |
WR/DB |
12 |
| 83 |
Holston, Ryan |
6-4/215 |
TE/DE |
11 |
| 85 |
Call, Justin |
6-1/185 |
WR/DB |
12 |
| 87 |
Thornton, Brian |
5-8/165 |
TE/DE |
12 |
Pre-Season Forecast
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Aug. 29, 2002
Coach: Keith Daniels
2001: 4-3, 6-3
Offense: Chiefs have size and experience up front with Will Randolph
(6-1, 250), Eric Turner (6-0, 245), Brian Kelly (6-4, 295), Matt Arendall (6-3, 305), David Self (6-2, 265) and Ryan Holston (6-4, 215). Skill players -- QB Jordan Arnold, backs Mark Parson, Doren Brown and Aaron Thornton, and WR Marcus Murrell -- are largely untested.
Defense: Speed and aggressiveness may make up for lack of experience. LBs Shaun Dickerson and Bryan Buford are back, along with backs Brown and Parson. Holston, Adam Burgess, Kris McWhirt and Michael Graham make up the front line, backed by Chris Cappa and Marcus Eaton. The safety is Tyrone Sharpe.
Prognosis: Several coaches think the underclassmen-dominated Chiefs
could finish at or near the top. Others think they'll fall somewhere in the
middle. Early schedule is tough, but Monacan should make noise as it gains experience.
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Notes & Achievements
*9/12: RB/CB Doren Brown named Times-Dispatch Player of the Week following Chiefs' win over Mills Godwin. Brown rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown (on 7 carries), returned a punt 52 yards to set up the TD, and made a diving interception to stop a Godwin scoring threat.
*10/4: RB/CB Doren Brown sets Monacan all-purpose yardage record of 285, the Times-Dispatch reports 10/10. Brown had 225 yards rushing (on 11 carries), a 20-yard punt return and a 40-yard fumble recovery return in a 38-12 win over Midlothian
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