Varsity Football HOME GAMES IN CAPS
FINAL RECORD: 2-8
Dominion District: 1-6
Current Ranking: NR
Sept.
2
J.R. TUCKER
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scrimmage
10
at Mills Godwin (No. 10 in Metro)
L 14-34
Chiefs open the season with a loss to a cross-town rival they had beaten four of the past five years. But the 10th-ranked Eagles takes control in the first half and have the game wrapped up with a 27-7 lead at halftime. QB Rusty Linville and RB Kadero Watson score on short runs for the Chiefs.
Game originally was to be at Monacan but field house expansion was not complete.
Monacan --------- 7 0 0 7 - 14 Mills Godwin-- 14 13 0 7 - 34 MG- Bristow 6 run (Fitzpatrick kick)
M- Linville 4 run (Mize kick)
MG- Younger 88 run (Fitzpatrick kick)
MG- Simpson 12 pass from Bristow (kick failed)
MG- Simpson 9 run (Fitzpatrick kick)
M- Watson 3 run (Mize kick)
MG- Crawford 13 run (Fitzpatrick kick)
20
at Matoaca
L 14-49
Chiefs give up three first-quarter touchdowns enroute to a second lop-sided loss. Hopewell (2-0) gains 484 yards, including three scoring passes of more than 40 yards. Monacan gains only 165 yards, more than half coming on two scoring runs of 25 (William Williams) and 60 (Kadero Watson) yards. Monday night game was postponed by rain from Sept. 17.
Monacan ----------- 0 7 0 7 - 14 Matoaca ------------20 15 14 0 - 49 Mat- Mills 11 run (Alley kick)
Mat- Mills 3 run (pass failed)
Mat- Thorpe 48 pass from Haney (Alley kick)
Mon- Williams 25 run (Mize kick)
Mat- Jones 10 run (Burd pass from Haney)
Mat- Burd 56 pass from Haney (Alley kick)
Mat- Burd 42 pass from Haney (Alley kick)
Mat- Thorpe 15 run (Alley kick)
Mon- Watson 60 run (Mize kick)
24
at Prince George
W 12-7
Chiefs get their first win against the winless Royals (3-0) with two second-quarter touchdowns and tough defense. William Williams scores on a 10-yard run and Rusty Linville, back from injury, throws a 17-yard touchdown pass to Evan Lanier. Meanwhile, Monacan blanks Prince George after the first quarter. Antoine Towers (12 tackles) and Abas Camara (10 tackles) lead the defense.
Monacan ----------- 0 12 0 0 - 12 Prince George -----7 0 0 0 - 7 PG- Johnson 3 run (Waymack kick)
M- Williams 10 run (kick failed)
M- Lanier 17 pass from Linville (pass failed)
Oct.
1
JAMES RIVER
W 40-6
Chiefs make their home opener and district opener a memorable one, scoring six first-half touchdowns and cruising home with an easy win. Kadero Watson gains 196 yards on only seven carries, including scoring runs of 90 and 57 yards, and scores on a pass as well. QB Rusty Linville is 6-for-8 with 78 yards and 3 TD passes.
Meanwhile, defense holds James River to 50 yards and does not surrender a single point -- James River's only score comes on a fumble return to briefly draw the Rapids to within 7-6. Brian Kelly has eight tackles.
Win evens the Chiefs' season at 2-2, raises their district record to 1-0 and sets up an important game with Top-10-ranked Huguenot.
James River -------- 6 0 0 0 - 6 Monacan ---------- 20 20 0 0 - 40 M- Lanier 12 pass from Linville (Davis kick)
JR- Dunn 45 fumble return (kick failed)
M- Williams 5 run (kick failed)
M- Watson 90 run (Davis kick)
M- Nicholas 2 pass from Linville (kick failed)
M- Watson 57 run (Davis kick)
M- Watson 21 pass from Linville (Davis kick)
8
at Huguenot
13-54
Chiefs, who had given up only 13 points in the two previous games, give up 54 in losing their district game. Down 20-0, Monacan gets a boost before halftime with Kadero Watson's 85-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. But Huguenot scores three third-quarter touchdowns before Chiefs get on the board again with another long TD from Watson, this one a 48-yard run. For the game, Watson returns seven kicks for 334 yards.
Monacan ----------- 0 7 6 0 - 13 Huguenot ---------- 7 13 21 13 - 54 Hug - Bailey 19 pass from Kizzie (Larkin kick)
Hug - Freeman 45 run (kick failed)
Hug - Bailey 68 pass from Kizzie (Larkin kick)
Mon - Watson 85 kick off return (Jerrigan kick)
Hug - Kizzie 11 run (Larkin kick)
Hug - Cousins 57 pass from Kizzie (Larkin kick)
Hug - Epps 65 int return (Larkin kick)
Mon - Watson 48 run (kick failed)
Hug - Kizzie 14 run (kick failed)
Hug - Smalls 72 punt return (Larkin kick)
15
GEORGE WYTHE
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Chiefs actually win this game 32-0 but later have to forfeit when a player was found to have been academically ineligible.
As to the game itself, Chiefs score three second-quarter touchdowns en route to a Homecoming blowout win. Kadero Watson runs for three touchdowns and a total of 66 yards on just four carries. Meanwhile, Monacan holds the winless Bulldogs to just 70 yards of offense. Olumide Akanni registers three of the team's six quarterback sacks.
Times-Dispatch coverage (10/16)
As to the forfeit, Monacan Activities Director Pat Ferguson told the Richmond Times-Dispatch in November that he had checked the player's grades three times since August, and each computer check showed the player had the required five credits from last year. A recent check showed the player was one credit short. "I don't know what happened," Ferguson said. "This has been a real mystery." The player competed in losses to Mills Godwin and Matoaca, the victory over Wythe, and a loss to Midlothian. He did not play afterward, Ferguson said.
George Wythe ------- 0 0 0 0 - 0 Monacan ------------ 7 19 6 0 - 32 M - Watson 6 run (Mize kick)
M - Lanier 19 run (Mize kick)
M - Watson 30 run (kick failed)
M - Watson 9 run (kick failed)
M - Camara 27 pass from Linville (kick failed)
22
at Midlothian
L 12-17
Tough loss for the Chiefs against their arch-rivals. Trailing 7-0 at halftime, Monacan comes out to tie -- almost -- on QB Linville's one-yard run, then misses the extra-point. Midlo scores next 10 points. A late Linville-to-Nicholas TD pass tightens the score but Monacan can get no more.
Linville finishes 8-for-20 passing for 95 yards, one TD and one interception. Defensively, Chiefs give up only 20 yards passing but only 251 yards on the ground. Midlo and Monacan now both 2-2 in district play.
Five turnovers lead to 45 points in the first quarter en route to one of Monacan's worst losses in history. Chiefs gain only a total of 29 yards in falling to 2-3 in the Dominion District and 3-5 overall.
Monacan -------- 0 0 0 0 - 0 L.C. Bird -------45 14 7 6 - 72 LCB - Jones 2 run (Westra kick)
LCB - Safety; ball snapped out of end zone
LCB - Jones 1 run (Jones run)
LCB - Hughes 5 run (Westra kick)
LCB - Westra 45 interception return (Westra kick)
LCB - Winfield 4 pass from Hughes (Westra kick)
LCB - McBride 25 pass from Hughes (Westra kick)
LCB - Taylor 1 run (Westra kick)
LCB - Winfield 7 run (Westra kick)
LCB - M. Grayson 11 run (Westra kick)
LCB - Williams 65 run (no attempt)
Nov.
5
CLOVER HILL
L 18-35
Kadero Watson scores on three TDs of 50 yardsd or more -- including a 93-yard kickoff return -- but Chiefs can get no more in falling. Monacan leads 6-0 after one quarter but it is all Clover Hill after that. Watson finishes with 256 all-purpose yards.
Clover Hill -------- 7 14 7 7 - 35 Monacan ---------- 6 0 6 6 - 18 M - Watson 55 run (kick failed)
CH - Nickle 34 run (Stevens kick)
CH - Nickle 1 run (kick failed)
CH - Nickle 3 run (Ryan run)
M - Watson 93 kickoff return (run failed)
CH - Polchinski 5 run (Stevens kick)
M - Watson 50 pass from Linville (pass failed)
CH - Nickle 1 run (Stevens kick)
12
MANCHESTER (No. 7 in Metro)
L 0-54
Tough season comes to an end in a game played, fittingly, in a downpour. No. 7-ranked Lancers score 42 points in the first half en route to handing Chiefs their second loss by more than 50.
Manchester -------- 21 21 6 6 - 54 Monacan ----------- 0 0 0 0 - 0 Man - Conner 49 run (Bakun kick)
Man - Conner 11 run (kick failed)
Man - Conner 3 run (Conner run)
Man - Conner 6 run (Bakun kick)
Man - Jarrett 19 run (Bakun)
Man - Conner 9 run (Bakun kick)
Man - Buschmann 56 run (pass failed)
Man - Young 25 run (kick failed)
Varsity Roster
Coach Danny Parsons
No.
Player
Yr.
Pos.
Preview
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Sept. 3, 2004
Coach: Danny Parsons
2003: 6-1, 9-1
Offense: Parsons takes over for Keith Daniels and inherits an inexperienced bunch led by T Brian Kelly (6-6, 310) and G Ryan Freeman (6-0, 225, Sr.). RB Kadero Watson (5-10, 170, Sr.) should receive plenty of carries. The QB spot is up for grabs. Track star Paul Nicholas provides speed at WR.
Defense: LB Freeman is the lone returning starter. Kelly will anchor the line. Lineup includes juniors and seniors, but most are inexperienced. Ten starters lost from last year's outstanding outfit tell the story.
Prognosis: Eighteen starters were lost from a team that was snubbed by the Division 6 playoffs. Game time is needed and wanted by Parsons for his bunch. But starting with Mills Godwin and Matoaca is no picnic. Look for the Chiefs to improve as the season goes on. (Predicted 5th place in 8-team Dominion District.)
Freshman Football HOME GAMES IN CAPS
CURRENT RECORD: 1-7
Dominion District: 0-5
Sept.
2
J.R.TUCKER
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scrimmage
9
MILLS GODWIN
PPD
Rained out. May be rescheduled in November.
15
MATOACA
W 23-22
Originally scheduled for Sept. 16; advanced to avoid forecast storm.
23
PRINCE GEORGE
L 0-16
Chiefs shut out the Royals in the second half but fall to 16 first-half points. Defensive highlight comes when defensive back Bobby Swanson runs down a Prince George ballcarrier at the PG 10-yard line after a 60-yard gain; Monacan defense stiffens and keeps the Royals out of the end zone.
30
at James River
L 6-27
The fiorst half's only score comes on a James River interception. Chiefs take the lead on a third-quarter touchdown pass from Jordan Snyder to Johnathan Papillion, who takes the pass at about midfield and makes a great 50-yard run for the score. The extra point puts Monacan up 7-6. But James River comes back with a touchdown to take the lead, then adds two in the final quarter for the win.
Oct.
7
HUGUENOT
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No game.
14
at George Wythe
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No game.
21
MIDLOTHIAN
L 8-14
Midlo scores just 20 seconds before halftime to go up 6-0, then adds another touchdown in the fourth (plus a two-point conversion) to go up 14-0. Chiefs score with 3:36 left in the game on J.C. Wiggins' touchdown and Kenny Anderson's two points, but they can get no closer.
28
L.C.BIRD
L 0-28
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Nov.
1
MILLS GODWIN
L 8-19
Godwin takes a 19-0 halftime lead of a game rescheduled from the first week of the season. Visitors maintain the lead until the closing minutes. Starting at midfield, Chiefs advance to the 20-yard-line on two Jordan Snyder passes, the first to Gabe Gugliemo on a good catch and the second to Dexter Epps. Epps follows with a strong run to the 4. Bobby Swanson scores on a TD pass with 2 minutes, 47 seconds remaining. Snyder adds a two-point conversion to close out the scoring.
