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Brentsville Baseball headed to first-ever state tournament game

Submitted from Prince William County Neabsco District Supervisor John Jenkins: 

This past weekend the Brentsville baseball team won the regional baseball playoffs at Stafford .  I traveled to the games in Stafford with my wife and was thrilled to see the PWC team win it’s championship.  The team will travel to NORFOLK in a week or so for another championship tournament.  I am enclosing a press release sent to me by the team manager (who is also my grandson).  Can you arrange some press coverage?

Here’s a portion of his press release: 

Lead by the pitching staff of Kyle Turner, Jonathan Jenkins, Michael Gregory, and Joseph Wood the Brentsville District Youth Baseball (BDYB) 13-15 year old team won the 2016 Virginia Babe Ruth District 8 tournament. Brentsville defeated the Greater Manassas Baseball League 11-6 in the championship game

Sunday Night July 3, 2016. After losing their first game of the tournament to Greater Manassas, Brentsville rallied to beat Stafford

in the loser’s bracket game, and then went on to beat Greater Manassas twice on Sunday to claim the championship. Brentsville defeated Greater Manassas 19-6 in the first game Sunday to earn the right to play them again in the championship game.

Shortstop John Hall and Center Fielder Kevin Mendel were named the defensive players of the tournament by their Manager Jeremy Jenkins. Mendel caught the final out on a pop-fly to secure the championship.

This marks the first time a BDYB tournament team of any age group has won a district championship and advanced to the Virginia State Tournament. Brentsville will take on Greene County from District 5 on July 14 th in their first ever state tournament game.

Roster:

Manager: Jeremy Jenkins

Coach: Brandon Armentrout

Coach: Donald Gregory

Kyle Turner

Kevin Mendel

Jonathan Jenkins

Joseph Wood

Hunter Wightman

Michael Gregory

Ben Goetz

Kyle Bassett

John Hall

Ian Baker

Justin Stubenhofer

Christopher Jacob

Evan Martin

Ryan Krear

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Brentsville bolleyball eyes postseason play

The best kept secret in local high school athletics just might be unfolding in Brentsville this season, as Coach Amy Beard’s ladies of the Brentsville Volleyball Team are spiking, digging, and blocking their way into postseason play.

The Lady Tigers have quietly put together a 12-6 season so far (10-2 vs Conference Opponents, 12-2 vs division 3A opponents), and hopes of a push well into the postseason are high among players and fans.

Opening with a run of 7 straight wins, 6 of them against Conference 28 opponents, the Tigers set and have maintained a pace that looks like it will keep them in first place from season opener to season finale. Led by lone Senior Captain Sarah Wampler, the Tigers are looking to build on last season’s groundbreaking appearance at the district tournament.

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Forest Park, Woodbridge game turns into 4th quarter showdown

Friday’s conference matchup game between Woodbridge Senior High School and Forest Park High School was kicked off on the Bruins home turf following their homecoming festivities.

 
Forest Park won the toss and elected to receive the ball. Starting their drive on the 39-yard line, the Bruins quickly moved into a fourth down situation. Quarterback Guy Myers kept the drive alive with a quick run into Viking’s territory.
 
Unable to convert the drive into points, the Bruins turned the ball over to Woodbridge on downs. Kalel Grant elected to take the ball himself and ran for more than twenty yards, followed by an additional twenty-two yard pickup that put the ball on the 23-yard line and in Forest Park’s territory.
 
A pass interference call on the Bruins placed the ball in the red zone for the Vikings. While on the 1-yard line, quarterback, Brandon Pitt ran a sneak play in for the first touchdown of the game at 3:43 in the first quarter. Not able to score the extra point, Vikings went up six points on the Bruins.
 
Forest Park stayed steadfast with their offense, picking up two back-to-back first downs. An offsides penalty called on Woodbridge’s defense put the Bruins in scoring position. An interception thrown by Myers, and picked by cornerback Jeremiah Peterson, put the ball in the middle of the field for Woodbridge.

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Maintaining possession in the second quarter, Woodbridge committed to the running game with three strait running plays before a sideline pass to wide receiver, Dominic Benson. With 7:23 left in the second quarter, Pitt made a play that put the Vikings into another scoring situation. Keeping the ball for the majority of the quarter, running back JaVaughan Burrus was able to  give the Vikings their second score of the game, but the two point conversion was halted.
 
Forest Park committed to putting a score on the board before the half and picked up two first downs quickly on throwing plays, but ultimately could not convert to a score. 
 
The Vikings led the first half 12-0.
 
Vikings took first possession in the second half of the game, but couldn’t squeeze anything out of their drive and Forest Park got the ball back deep in their own territory. Trying to make a play, the Bruins’ quarterback kept the ball for two straight running plays and landed into Woodbridge territory for the first time during the game. At 5:33 in the third quarter, Myers completed a 15-yard pass play to wide receiver, Eric Kumah, putting Forest Park on the board for a touchdown and an extra point.
 
Returning the kickoff to the 44-yard line, Woodbridge took over, but had to punt it back to Forest Park because they couldn’t capitalize on the possession. 
 
The 19-yard play by wide receiver Andrew Hardin, gave the Bruins the jumpstart they needed to keep the game close between Woodbridge. 
 
With the start of the fourth quarter, also came the start of Forest Park’s game momentum, and Myers instantly, took control of the game. At 10:47 left in the second half, Myers ran into the end zone for another Bruins touchdown. Evan Davitch completed the two point conversion. Forest Park took a three point lead over Woodbridge, 15-12.
 
Woodbridge would not do anything with their possession and gave the ball right back to Forest Park, but defensive player, JaVaughn Burrus, picked off a Myers’ pass and ran it in for a touchdown. Not being able to accrue the extra points after the third attempt, allowed Woodbridge to trump Forest Park’s lead, 18-15, with more than eight minutes left in the game.
 
A pass interference call on Woodbridge, at 6:42, gave Forest Park a 15-yard advantage into Vikings territory. A turnover on downs gave the ball back to Woodbridge.
 
Woodbridge was unable to eat up the clock had to punt the ball back to Forest Park with 2:49 left on the countdown. Another thrown interception by Myers, to Woodbridge’s Taylor Harris, looked to seal the Vikings victory. 
 
Woodbridge defeated Forest Park, 18-15.
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Hylton rolls over Gar-Field in homecoming game 61-20

The Hylton Bulldogs charged onto the field for their homecoming game Friday night after an hour-long lightning delay.

DJ Wright received the ball from the Gar-Field Indians and ran it down to the 35-yard line. A pass to Christian Brisueno brought the ball down to the one, where Jared Austin carried the ball in for a touchdown with 11:26 to go in the first quarter, bringing the score to 7-0.

The Indians fumbled the ball with 8:43 left in the quarter, and it was recovered by Albert Nunez. Later, a 19-yard pass to DJ Wright allowed Hylton to score their second touchdown of the night. Hylton was up 14-0 with 7:58 left to go in the first.

Seconds later in the game, the Indians fumbled the ball and the Bulldogs recovered it and took over on the 20-yard line. The play set up the team for its third touchdown of the night, scored by DJ Wright, bringing the score 20-0.

While Gar-Field struggled with fumbles, Hylton was plagued with penalties. Game officials called a pass interference play on a pass meant for Gar-Field wide receiver Malachi Smithen. It was one of many penalty calls on the Bulldogs during the game.

Gar-Field tried to come alive last in the first with a pass that was nearly picked off by Teryance Thomas. With 7:07 left in the first, Hylton’s Brandon Benson passed the ball down to the one-yard line, and that set up another touchdown for Jared Austin making the score 20-0.

With 1:30 left to go in the explosisve first quarter, a 20-yard run by Hylton’s Ishmeal Farmah set up the team to score again, this time on a pass play. Quarterback Brandon Benson threw the ball to Seshun Mickens who was waiting in the end zone.

With Hylton now up by 54 points, Gar-Field put eight points on the board late in the 2nd quarter with a touchdown and two-point conversion.

A touchdown catch by Gar-Field’s Chris Frederick brought the score to 54-14. Frederick made another touchdown, allowing the team to score 20 points in the game.

The final score was 61-20 Hylton.

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Hylton beats Freedom in rescheduled Thursday game

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Stormy weather last week prompted the C.D. Hylton Bulldogs to move up their match with the Freedom Eagles. 

The game was rescheduled from Friday, October 2 to Thursday, October, 1.

Hylton beat Freedom 34-33.

Mark Lomax was on hand to take photos of the game for Tacketts Mill Football Friday.

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Freedom tops Gar-Field, despite Indian comeback

Friday’s conference matchup between the Gar-Field Indians and the Freedom Eagles began with a heartfelt  moment of silence for former Gar-Field Varsity Football Coach, Mike Madison, who recently past away this week. 

 
Gar-Field elected to receive the kickoff, with Corey James running it for short yardage. The Indians were unable to convert their possession.
 
Freedom picked up a quick three-and-out from Gar-Field and started their run on the 31-yard line. Two quick penalties by the Indians gave the Eagles great field position. A quick slant by Anthony Cowherd put Freedom in position to pick up their third, first down.
 
At 6:40 in the 1st quarter, running back Tyquan Brown made a leaping jump into the end zone for the first touchdown of the game. With the extra point, Freedom went up seven points over Gar-Field.
 

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In their second possession, Indians were able to pick up their first, first down with a catch by wide receiver, Jaeden Wyatt. However, a fumble on the 41-yard line gave the ball right back to Freedom. 
 
With the ball on the Indian’s 20-yard line, the Eagles chose to go for it on 4th down with six seconds left in the quarter. Brown ran a handoff more than 40-yards down the sideline and followed the run with another score to add to the Eagles’ lead. 
 
Gar-Field kicked off the second quarter by forcing a fumble, but was unable to convert the fumble into points on the board.
 
With a little more than than five minutes to go in the half, quarterback, Mike Wilson carried the ball himself to pick up a first down. Following his possession, Wilson threw the a complete pass to Miles Noye for another Eagles’ touchdown. 
 
A bad snap by Gar-Field, with 14 seconds left, had Brown scrambling to throw the pass. Despite a couple of shakes, he was unable to get it down the field for a score.
 
Freedom led at the half, 21-0.
 
Indians started an exciting third quarter with Corey James intercepting a pass form Freedom’s quarterback. Gar-Field continued their drive with a pass to Jaeden Wyatt who scored the Indian’s first touchdown of the game.
 
The Eagles returned the favor with a score of their own. Brown who already earned two touchdowns in the first half, ran another touchdown into the end zone with 9:21 left in the third quarter. Although the Indians tried to capitalize on their possession, the Eagles got the ball back quickly and set themselves up for another potential offense scoring drive. 
 
Wilson chose to keep the ball following their long field yardage gain and ran in the Eagles’ fifth touchdown of the game. Lacking the ability to develop a long drive and keep the ball, Wilson scored again with 2:57 left in the third quarter.
 
Using another slant play to Cowherd, Freedom racked up another quick touchdown to start the fourth. The Indians stayed strong and Kavary Hill threw a deep pass down the side line to put Gar-Field in the red zone. 
 
A solid pass to Malachi Smithen cut their deficit and put another touchdown on the board for Gar-Field. 
 
Freedom turned the ball over to the Indians on sacks and with less than five minutes in the final quarter, Wyatt ran for another long touchdown up the middle of the field.
 
Unable to quiet the Eagles, Freedom was able to earn another touchdown with minutes left in the game. Gar-Field challenged Freedom’s score with one of their own and quarterback, Hill, ran the ball in with the final minute of the game.  
 
Running out of steam, the Indians fell to the Eagles, 56-26.
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What’s going on with the new stadium for the Potomac Nationals?

The Potomac Nationals expect to announce the naming rights sponsor of its planned $70 million stadium in Woodbridge by December.

The project is slated to be built across the street from Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, at Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center. The stadium’s naming sponsor as been a lynchpin in the entire deal, one that does not require any public monies to build the stadium.

The 6,000-seat facility was scheduled to open this year when the project was announced by the ballclub and Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart in 2012. Potomac Nationals Owner Art Silber in January 2014 pushed back the stadium opening date to 2016.

Both Silber and Stewart said there has been a lot of behind-door, ongoing negotiations about which company will purchase the naming rights. Both men say there are some strong prospects but say it would be premature to make any announcement just yet.

“Why would I want to be in one of the worst ballparks when I can be in a palatial environment making five times as much as I’m making now,” quipped Silber.

His team still plays at the 31-year-old Richard G. Pfitzner Stadium at the Prince William County Government Center in Woodbridge. It has been ranked by Minor Leauge Baseball as one of the worst stadiums in the league.

Prince William County officials this year voted to spend $230,000 to expand the stadium’s clubhouse — one of the smallest in the league.

Prince William County owns Pfitzner Stadium, but officials want to see the team boast new digs. For a time, the team threatened to leave Prince William County in search of a new home, where a new stadium could be built. Talk of moving out ended in 2012 when the plan to build a new stadium was announced.

“We’ve got to keep the baseball team in the county,” said Stewart. “It’s important that there be good family-friendly entertainment in the county…people shouldn’t have to leave Prince William County to enjoy themselves.”

Finding a naming rights sponsor for a new stadium for the team, affiliated with the Washington Nationals, has been a slow process. Stewart said it has been difficult selling naming rights for a stadium that doesn’t exist yet.

“We ran into the chicken and egg problem,” said Stewart. “We can’t build a stadium without naming rights, and can’t sell naming rights without a stadium constructed,” added Stewart.

A plan for the Virginia Department of Transportation to fund and build a 2,800-space, $15 million covered parking garage outside the stadium is still in place, Stewart confirmed. The parking lot would be used by commuters during the day and by baseball fans for night and weekend games.

To build a new baseball stadium without taxpayer funding  — complete with skyboxes and a restaurant to be open 365 days a year — is almost unheard of.

“It’s extremely uncommon, it’s very rare, to have no public money involved,” said Norfolk Tides Owner Ken Young.

His team is affiliated with the Baltimore Orioles. He said he’s very familiar with what Silber is trying build in Woodbridge.

“There’s no question the [Potomac] Nationals would be very successful in new stadium, and would be leader in the Carolina League because the demographics are are so good in the area,” added Young.

The Tides struck a deal with the City of Norfolk to build the team’s $17 million Harbor Park stadium in 1993. The baseball club guaranteed the city $1 million per year, plus $50,000 every four years in revenue generated by a ticket tax and revenue generated by parking fees.

“As it turned out, the city was more successful than what projections were,” said Young. “It’s been an economic success based on how many people we brought downtown for restaurants and other ancillary revenue.”

The Tides has repaid the city for the cost of constructing the stadium, said Young.

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Brentsville keeps winning streak alive, remains undefeated

The Brentsville Tigers was the first team on the scoreboard Friday night.

They played the Warren County Wildcats at home in Nokesville in front of a crowd donned in home team colors orange and black.

Brentsville’s DeShawn Denny ran the ball 50 yards for the touchdown with one second left in the first quarter. An attempt at a two-point conversion for the Tigers ended poorly, and the Wildcats took over on downs.

The Tigers had several penalties leading up to the score. Game officials called an illegal shift on the team at the 1:29 mark. The team then turned over the ball to Warren County at 1:25 in the first.

The Wildcats came alive in the second quarter when Jakob Cornwell intercepted the ball from the Tigers with nine minutes left in the quarter. Later in the quarter with seven yards to go to the goal line, Warren County answered the Tigers as Warren County Quarterback Robert Rutherford ran the ball into the end zone for a touchdown.

The score was Warren County, 7, Brentsville, 6 at halftime.

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The crowd then went for the food truck, where fried Oreo cookies, fried, pickles, chocolate-covered French fries, awaited them.

The Tigers came back onto the field to start the second half on fire. Warren County fumbled, allowing Brentsville’s Kyle Persons to recover. That set up 16-year-old junior Zack Yates who took the ball in for a touchdown complete with a two-point conversion at 10:40 in the 3rd, bringing the score 14-7. It was the last time Warren County lead in the game.

Warren County came back later in the quarter, as Joshua Butler picked off a pass intended for Brentsville’s DeShawn Denny.

Then early in the fourth, another play by Brenstville’s Yates who ran the ball 20 yards down to the 10-yard line. That set up Eric Jones for another touchdown, bringing the score 21-7 Brentsville, at 10:42 in the fourth.

With the ball back in hand, Warren County fumbled at 9:11 and the Tigers took over on downs. Brentsville’s Donovan Hollins made an impressive 40-yard run to the 20-yard line and jumped into the air before tackled.

Hollins took the ball in for a touchdown with 3:26 left in gameplay, making the score 28-7.

Warren County through several deep passes, and connected with Daniel Spangler who took it in for a touchdown with 2:28 left in play, making the score 28-14.

Warren County was possession of the ball with 53 seconds left in the 4th and fumbled on the 20-yard-line inside Tiger territory. Brentsville took over and took a knee to finish the game.

Win kept alive Brentsville’s undefeated streak. The team record stands at 3-0. The Tigers will take on Riverside High School in Leesburg at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25.

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