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Published: Nov 20, 2007 Goochland edges Clarke County 34-28 in playoffs  The Goochland Bulldogs took their first step on a championship repeat run last week with a 34-28 victory over a stubborn Clarke County team in a Region B, Division 2 semi-final playoff game. The Eagles, led by all region quarterback Chandler Rhodes, entered the game with a plan— to control the ball and keep it out of the hands of D.J. Coles. Taking the opening kickoff, the visitors looked like they might accomplish their objective, stringing together a 19-play drive that resulted in a touchdown. The drive took up more than nine minutes and consumed much of the first quarter.… Read more... Published: Nov 08, 2007 JV Bulldogs capture James River crown as Knights fall 22-8  More than three months ago in the heat of summer, JV football coach Patrick Gordon assembled a group of junior varsity players and set a goal for his team— to win the district championship. Last night, a determined group of Bulldogs finished the job they began in August.Posting a 22-8 victory over previously undefeated Buckingham, The Bulldogs captured the James River District Junior Varsity football championship. “It feels great. These kids worked so hard for this and it belongs to everyone on the team,” Gordon said following the win. The Knights jumped out to… Read more... Published: Nov 07, 2007 Rewarding season comes to an end for volleyball squad  The Goochland girl’s volleyball team’s playoff run came to an end last week at the hands of visiting Appomattox. Meeting in the first round of the Region B playoffs, the Bulldogs came up short against a hard-hitting aggressive Raider squad. Appomattox started out strong in the first game, but the Bulldogs regained their composure, overcame a six-point deficit and tied the opening contest at 25-25. The Raiders eventually won the opening game, 28-26. With powerful slams from Shakia Pennix, Haley Lawson and Annie Terry, the visitors overpowered the Bulldogs in the next… Read more... Published: Nov 07, 2007 J.V. Bulldogs on brink of district title  When the 2007 season began, Goochland’s Junior Varsity football team had two goals. The first was avenging a heartbreaking loss to Buckingham last year. The second — to win the James River District. This week, the JV Bulldogs can accomplish both feats in one fell swoop, as 7-1 Goochland hosts Buckingham Wednesday. “We said at the beginning of the season we wanted to beat Buckingham and win it all and we can do both with one shot next week,” Goochland Coach Patrick Gordon said following the Bulldogs’ thumping of visiting Cumberland last week. The… Read more... Published: Nov 07, 2007 Bulldogs near peak performance as playoffs approach It’s like he never left. Returning from a missed game last week due to a prior baseball commitment, John Hicks came back to Goochland’s lineup with a vengeance, scoring three touchdowns as the Bulldogs destroyed Cumberland 48-14 in a James River District contest. “Jaz definitely gave us a spark and he was anxious to get back out there and have a big game,” said Coach Joe Fowler of Hicks. The Bulldogs (4-0, 9-0) did what they do best, employing three running backs and amassing more than 500 offensive yards. Traveling west on Va. Route 6… Read more... Published: Oct 23, 2007 Three running backs, no waiting  Goochland’s offensive canon launched three running backs for more than 100 yards each in a 42-8 shock-and-awe ground assault of visiting Randolph Henry Friday night. The fireworks started early, as Goochland’s offensive ground game exploded for almost 450 yards in a lopsided James River District victory. On Goochland’s first possession, D.J. Coles swept right for 26 yards and a touchdown. Coles (123 yards on six carries) doubled those numbers on his next touch as he powered right for 52 yards and a second Goochland score, putting the bulldogs up 14-0. At… Read more... Published: Oct 16, 2007 Football: Week 7 previews Randolph-Henry at Goochland Published: Oct 16, 2007 Football: Bulldogs still battling Gretna for lead in AP poll, VHSL ratings With the top teams in the state and Region B continuing to win, that means this week’s batch of rankings look an awful lot like last week’s. Published: Oct 16, 2007 Football roundup: Goochland handles Central Goochland 34, Central 20: The Bulldogs opened their James River District season with a flourish in Victoria last Friday, running for 369 yards on their way to their 20th straight victory. Published: Oct 16, 2007 Volleyball: Unlikely loss leads to unlikely benefits for Goochland Nobody saw it coming. Not the fans, not the coach, not the players. Nobody. |
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