Boys basketball
757Teamz Top 15
#10 Denbigh 62, Heritage 45
Victor George scored 13 points to lead the Patriots, followed by Kevin Parker and Nasir Johnson with 10 points apiece. The Hurricanes’ Terrance Bowen and Mekhi Watkins both scored 11, followed by Keyshon Jackson with 10.
Nondistrict
Veritas Collegiate Academy 90, Bayside 70
Tailon Wray led all scorers with 28 points, and Falcon Green had 24. Caleb Ventura had 14 points and Kevin Boguera 11.
Private schools
Atlantic Shores 85, Fredericksburg Christian 61
Justin Jones scored 24 points, giving him 2,014 and counting for his career before he heads to Norfolk State to play for his father, Robert. Noah Eddy had 12 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Chris Mason had 19 points. For Fredericksburg Christian, Ja’Den McKoy scored 24 and Isaiah Dillman 23.
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Girls basketball
757Teamz Top 15
#3 Catholic 75, Bishop O’Connell 48
Caroline Casady had 23 points and 12 rebounds for the Crusaders, and Justice Brown-Jones had 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Peninsula District
Heritage 49, Denbigh 29
The Hurricanes’ Brittnee Green had 16 points, six steals and five assists. Brandi Richardson contributed a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds.
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Swimming and diving
Class 5 Region A
First Colonial’s girls and boys swimming teams continued to reign in Class 5 Region A, winning both divisions of its championship meet Saturday at Princess Anne Rec Center in Virginia Beach.
The Patriots’ girls had 486 points, followed by Kellam (397) and Ocean Lakes (204). The FC boys had 424.5, followed by Great Bridge (310) and Kellam (241).
First Colonial girls teammates Dara Duffy, Maris Marchione and Norah Everhart all swam in four races, including relays, and went undefeated in them.
Individually, Duffy won the 200- and 100-meter freestyles in 2:04.02 and 58.27, Marchione won the 50 free in 26.89 and Everhart took the 200 individual medley in 2:22.54.
First Colonial won every girls swimming race except the 400 free, which Kellam’s Avery Brecke led in 4:29.07. Deep Creek’s Sydney Holback won the diving competition.
On the boys’ side, FC’s Chase Wilkerson won all four of his races. He was on all three of the Patriots’ victorious relays, as well as winning the 100 backstroke in 57.04.
Kempsville’s Coyle Moore and Great Bridge’s Karter Wachs earned two individual golds apiece. First Colonial’s Parker Knapp (100 butterfly) and Austin Temple (50 free) each won an individual event and were on two first-place relays.
Ocean Lakes’ Patrick Kinser took the diving championship.
Top swimmers will go on to compete Feb. 21 in the state Class 5 meet at SwimRVA in Richmond. The Class 5 diving will be held Feb. 19 at Brittingham-Midtown Community Center in Newport News.
Salem’s Tyler Koepp swims in the 200 individual medley during the VSHL Class 5 Region A Swimming Championships at the Princess Anne Recreation Center in Virginia Beach, Va., on Feb. 14, 2026. (Peter Casey / The Virginian-Pilot)
Boys
Team standings: 1. First Colonial 424.5; 2. Great Bridge 310; 3. Kellam 241; 4. Cox 229; 5. Deep Creek 203; 6. Princess Anne 193.5; 7. Ocean Lakes 189; 8. Hickory 109; 9. Salem 96; 10. Kempsville 92; 11. Green Run 40; T12. Indian River 30, Tallwood 30; 14. Bayside 27.
Event winners:
200-meter medley relay: First Colonial (Chase Wilkerson, Tyler Newton, Thomas Everhart, Alex Keenan) 1:48.25.
200 freestyle: Coyle Moore (Kemp) 1:51.51.
200 individual medley: Tyler Koepp (Salem) 2:04.80.
50 free: Austin Temple (FC) 23.73.
1-meter diving: Patrick Kinser (OL) 269.
100 butterfly: Parker Knapp (FC) 56.94.
100 free: Moore (Kemp) 51.16.
400 free: Karter Wachs (GB) 3:58.68.
200 free relay: First Colonial (Wilkerson, Newton, Knapp, Temple) 1:37.23.
100 backstroke: Wilkerson (FC) 57.04.
100 breaststroke: Wachs (GB) 1:03.36.
400 free relay: First Colonial (Wilkerson, Wilson Wood, Knapp, Temple) 3:36.70.
Girls
Team standings: 1. First Colonial 486; 2. Kellam 397; 3. Ocean Lakes 204; 4. Hickory 192; 5. Cox 184; 6. Great Bridge 155; 7. Kempsville 133; 8. Princess Anne 125; 9. Tallwood 107; 10. Salem 90; 11. Deep Creek 78; 12. Bayside 50; 13. Green Run 44; 14. Indian River 14.
200-meter medley relay: First Colonial (Norah Everhart, Sydney Whiteman, Mira Masson, Alina Masson) 2:03.04.
200 freestyle: Dara Duffy (FC) 2:04.02.
200 individual medley: Everhart (FC) 2:22.54.
50 free: Maris Marchione (FC) 26.89.
1-meter diving: Sydney Holback (DC) 444.60.
100 butterfly: Marchione (FC) 1:03.32.
100 free: Duffy (FC) 58.27.
400 free: Avery Brecke (Kellam) 4:29.07.
200 free relay: First Colonial (Marchione, A. Masson, Everhart, Duffy) 1:50.67.
100 backstroke: Maggie Wright (FC) 1:03.44.
100 breaststroke: Whiteman (FC) 1:13.83.
400 free relay: First Colonial (Marchione, Wright, Everhart, Duffy) 3:58.42.
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Wrestling
The nationally ranked Grassfield wrestling team celebrates Saturday in Oscar Smith High’s gym in Chesapeake after repeating as the Class 6 Region A team champion. COURTESY OF JAMES SHERLOCK
Class 6 Region A
Grassfield, with 351.5 points, easily repeated as the Class 6 Region A team champion with a historically dominant showing in Chesapeake. Landstown (240.5) was second, and tournament host Oscar Smith (154) was third.
The Grizzlies put a wrestler in the final of all 14 weight classes and won 11 of them. Both of those totals are the most in Class 6 Region A history.
Nolan Mather (106 pounds), Leland Mendez (120), Luca Schinelli (132), Nicholas Barrett (138), Simeon Barrett (144), Hunter Johnson (150), Nick Moore (165), Nate Moore (175), Colton Jones (190), Chase Burns (215) and Christian Funches (285) earned titles for the Grizzlies, who are ranked 28th nationally by Sports Illustrated.
Higen Castillo, Dennis Bruin and Brady Greene were the runners-up for Grassfield, which is looking for its second consecutive state Class 6 title.
Landstown’s Lucas Bundy (113), Western Branch’s Brandon Cynar (126) and Oscar Smith’s Eugene Miller (165) took first at their weights.
The top four finishers in each class qualified for the state Class 4, 5 and 6 tourney Feb. 20-21 at Virginia Beach Sports Center.
Team standings: 1. Grassfield 351.5; 2. Landstown 240.5; 3. Oscar Smith 154; 4. Cosby 148; 5. Western Branch 146.
Finals:
106: Nolan Mather (G) tf. Nathan Lanoue (WB) 19-3, 3:33.
113: Lucas Bundy (L) p. Higen Castillo (G) 2:29.
120: Leland Mendez (G) md. Waylon Anderson (C) 14-0.
126: Brandon Cynar (WB) tf. Dennis Bruin (G) 21-5, 5:05.
132: Luca Schinelli (G) tf. Paul Eaton (WB) 16-1, 4:56.
138: Nicholas Barrett (G) p. James Elam (L) 2-1, TB-1.
144: Simeon Barrett (G) p. Elijah Phoutasen (L) 2:31.
157: Hunter Johnson (G) tf. Ryan Higgins (C) 17-1, 5:31.
165: Eugene Miller (OS) d. Brady Greene (G) 5-4.
175: Nick Moore (G) tf. Benaiah Jackson (Manchester) 19-4, 1:35.
190: Nate Moore (G) p. Mekhi Ferguson (L) 0:27.
215: Chase Burns (G) p. Javaris Thomas-Tucker (Thomas Dale) 1:04.
285: Chris Funches (G) md. Chase Nilo (L) 10-1.
Class 5 Region B
Nansemond River won the Class 5 Region B championship in Norfolk, qualifying 12 wrestlers for state. The Warriors had 310 points, while homestanding Granby had 255 and third-place Maury 170.5.
Of Nansemond River’s 11 finalists, Trystin Boggs (120), Terryl Wright (126), Brayden Galicia (132), Matthew Shodunke (138), Wyatt Ellenor (150) and Charles Falkenstein (175) took titles.
Team standings: 1. Nansemond River 310; 2. Granby 255; 3. Maury 170.5; 4. Norview 167; 5. Bethel 114; 6. Warwick 92; 7. King’s Fork 79; 8. Woodside 68.5; 9. Menchville 46; 10. Kecoughtan 44.5.
Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association
Top teams: 1. Benedictine 321; 2. St. Christopher’s 307.5; 3. St. Paul VI Catholic 278.5; 4. Cape Henry Collegiate 163.5; 5. Peninsula Catholic 156. Also: 8. Norfolk Academy 105.5; 10. Catholic 89.5; 19. Greenbrier Christian 32.5; 22. Norfolk Christian 26.5.
Cape Henry Collegiate placed fourth and Peninsula Catholic took fifth in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association championships at Benedictine’s gym in Richmond. The host Cadets won the title with 321 points, while St. Christopher’s placed second with 307.5.
Cape Henry’s Townsend Winans took first place at 190 pounds, beating Drew Pendlebury of St. Christopher’s 10-3 in the final. Also among the Dolphins, Malik Peralta was the runner-up at 144, Conner Walck took second at 132, and Jack Grew (113) and Luke Feldman (150) placed fourth. Cape Henry had 163.5 points.
Peninsula Catholic’s Ryder Allen earned the championship at 157 in a 16-15 thriller against Benedictine’s Manny Evans. Also among the Knights, who totaled 156 points, Jacob Stewart (132) was third, while Kenton Wesby (120), Alexander Wiatt (190) and Dominik Richard (285) were fourth.
Norfolk Academy’s Matteo DeFilippo won the 138 bracket, helping the Bulldogs take eighth in team points. He beat Noah Rankin of St. Christopher’s 8-5 for the title.
