In a weather-delayed football game Thursday night, Petersburg won 30-6 at home over Norcom.
The Crimson Wave (2-0), coached by former Petersburg and Hampton University football and track star Jerome Mathis, once an NFL receiver and kickoff returner, rolled past the visiting Greyhounds (0-2) as Cavonta Carey ran for two Petersburg touchdowns.
A Carey run and a safety in the first quarter gave Petersburg an 8-0 edge. Norcom’s Di’Andre Atkins caught a touchdown pass late in the second quarter, only to see the Crimson Wave’s Keyon Ridley return the kickoff to the end zone. A two-point conversion put Petersburg ahead 16-6 at halftime.
Jalen Ray and Carey raced for second-half touchdowns.
Norcom opened its season with a 14-0 loss to Thomas Jefferson of Richmond and hopes to break through on offense.
Bay Rivers District
Jamestown was leading Gloucester 8-0 with 10 minutes left in the second quarter at Wanner Stadium when the game was postponed indefinitely because of lightning
Nondistrict
Meadowbrook 41, Kecoughtan 0: The Monarchs from Chesterfield County outgained the Warriors 400 yards to 61 in the first three quarters at Darling Stadium and earned their second shutout in a row. Deshaun Chisem threw two touchdown passes and ran for the game’s final touchdown.
Michael Wesley ran for two TDs for Meadowbrook, which is 2-0 for the first time since 2011. Kecoughtan, which had beaten Booker T. Washington 23-6, fell to 1-1.
Chisem threw an 88-yard touchdown pass to fellow sophomore Kaden Jones on Meadowbrook’s second possession to start the rout. Michael Wesley ran for a 4-yard touchdown for a 14-0 halftime lead.
In the third quarter, Chisem threw a 36-yard TD pass to Dashod Singleton, Wesley ran for a 20-yard touchdown, Tyshaun Jackson ran for a 6-yard TD, and Chisem scored on an 8-yard keeper to cue the running clock with 8:25 left in the game.
