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L.C. Bird boys' basketball preview keeping you awake
at night?
BY JOSH MATHEWS
The more things change, the more they a coach with a vast amount of experience, 6-5 Chris Ford. Williams is a double-
stay the same. Consistency is a model that’s a firm hand, and the resolve to push his double machine who has tallied three
been used by L.C. Bird in football and boys' student athletes to continue and improve through the team’s first three games. We can help
and girls' basketball. Last season, the boys upon the old basketball adage: the game is Early on, Ford has shone on defense, you resolve your
took home their first 5A state championship simply a team sport. averaging three blocks per game. tax nightmare.
in school history, and are hungry to follow in Five players from last year’s teams Guard Raheem Jenkins leads the Free and confidential consultation.
Call today! The sooner you call,
the footsteps of the football team, who won committed to play basketball at the next balanced scoring effort at 18.5 points the sooner the problem is resolved.
three straight 5A state titles from 2012-14. level. Mario Haskett is at Harvard, Pinky per game. Two more junior guards, Corbin
Let’s not put the cart before the horse, Wiley is at Delaware State, Cam Henry is Slayton (17 ppg) and Mack Burgett (15) are 804-425-9856
or the chicken before the egg – it’s a long at Lincoln Memorial in Tennessee, Jyles averaging double figures as well. A transfer www.eliminatetaxproblems.com
season – but early on, the Skyhawks are Webster is at Concord in West Virginia, and from Meadowbrook, junior Jamon Battle, 10310 Memory Lane, Suite 2E, Chesterfield, VA 23832.
playing a brand of basketball we’re used Jaylen Dillard is at Johnson C. Smith in finds himself at 11.5 points per game.
to – a balanced, selfless, team approach North Carolina. On any given night, any of Sophomore Tyler Henderson off the benchk
that has served them well since 2010, when the players could have been the spark plug tallied nine steals in the team’s first two Richmond Spine
they took an undersized team under coach or leading scorer. With early results coming games.
Chuck Thomas to the state title game by in, this year’s team is displaying the same While there are certainly questions
spreading the ball around and playing characteristics with different personnel in unanswered, there’s reason to believe Interventions
unselfishly. the spotlight. that the same blueprint is in place that
When coach Troy Manns was hired the A trio of seniors lead the way, L.C. Bird has instituted for nearly a Peyman Nazmi, M.D.
following season as Thomas stepped into headlined by two Norfolk State verbal decade. Instead of "L.C. Bird," the word Marc Caligtan, M.D.
the athletic director’s role, L.C. Bird gained pledges, in 6-9 Tyrek Williams and should be "success."
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Bengals junior division Super Bowl steroid Injections

champions • Neck and back
spinal injections
over the past couple of years,
these boys have formed a RichmondSpinePain.com
‘brotherhood,’ where they (804) 378-1800
would do anything for their
teammates. The majority
of the coaches have been
together for the past few We take
years as well.”
“In today’s society
everyone is looking for your
[his or her] child to be the smile
star. It’s extremely difficult
to keep a group of players personal
PHOTO COURTESY OF TOMMY BARBER towards the same goal. In all Metal - Clear - Invisible Braces
together for this many years
and to keep them all working

my years of coaching, this
was by far the best team that
I’ve ever been a part of. The

and truly formed a bond that
will never be broken. It has
BARBER COACHES WITH RICK DENT, JEREMY SPEER, JOE SYE, BRANDON BROOKS, BRIAN boys worked their butts off FREE CONSULTATION
LEINBERGER, J.D. DENNING, AND JASON YANCEY. YOUTH COACHES ARE SZECH WAGSTAFF, AND been an honor to work with
ADAM SPEER (UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE). PLAYERS ON THE TEAM ARE FREDDY BARBER NO.2, DEVIN these boys and coaches, and
BAUGH NO.99, WILL BROOKS NO.93, JUNIOR CORBETT NO.20, BRADEN DENNING NO.37, ISAIAH
FARAG NO.14, KAHLIL FUKUI-HALL NO.88, LANDON GLENN NO.4, JASON GLIDEWELL NO.15, KAHLIL for them to see that nothing WB
GOODE NO.53, ETHAN GRAVES NO.6, BRAD HURT NO.13, COLE JETTERS NO.36, COLE LEINBERGER is given, but everything
NO,16, KENITH MALLORY NO.30, XAVIER PAIGE NO.10, TERIEK RICE NO.42, GRADY SPEER NO.52, can be earned. We have a
J.T. STORRS NO.21, MIKE SUMMERSET NO.33, JOE SYE NO.0, SZAVIER WAGSTAFF NO.22, JEYSEAN popular saying at Chester: ORTHODONTICS
WALDON NO.23, AND BRANDON WILCOX NO.24.
'One Team One Goal.' Barber
The Chester Bengals junior division Run scored first in the third quarter then emphasized the word team in his remarks. Accept most insurances
brought home the trophy defeating the Chester responded with a touchdown of ' Barber said the Bengals "felt everything including Medicaid
Spring Run Huskies 13-7, at the 2017 their own. Tied with the Huskies 7-7, the they had worked so hard for sarting to sip Active-Duty Military
Chesterfield Quarterback League Super Bengals caused their opponents to turn away" after the Huskies scored. "They Discounts & Sibling
Discounts
Bowl games. In the minor division the the ball over, then take the lead on a 30- were not going to let that happen; they
Matoaca Indians beat Spring Run 26-6, yard touchdown run by Szavier Wagstaff. dug deep and were able to finish strong," Wakeshi Benson, DDS, FADI
and in the senior division, Prince George "We held them off at the end of the game he said. " To watch these young boys turn
over the Robious Bucs 30-2. These Dec. 2 to win 13-7,” head coach Tommy Barber into young men over the past few years, (804) 454-1888
games were played at Thomas Dale High said in an e-mail. “There is a 'core' group and especially this season, has been an wb-orthodontics.com
School’s Ed Karpus Field at J. Wilson of about 12 players, or half the team, that amazing feeling, as they can tell their 12230 Iron Bridge Road • Suite B
Crump Stadium. have played together for the past five children one day, 'I was part of the Chester Chester, VA 23831
After a scoreless first half, Spring years… With the new additions of players Bengals 2017 Super Bowl Champions.'”
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