Lord Botetourt ready to resume football vs GW Danville
Daleville, Va. โ When last we saw Lord Botetourtโs football team, they were battling Hopewell in the Class 3 state title game at Liberty University. Itโs not a traditional opponent for the Cavaliers, but coach Harless says he was happy to get the matchup. โGreat football program, great tradition, just neat having them come to Daleville and play,โ Harless says. AdWhen last we saw GW Danville they were falling in the Class 4 region semifinals to Salem by a 48-21 count. The Eagles and Cavaliers are set to kick off at 1 p.m. in Daleville on Saturday.
Petersburg man charged in fatal shooting in Hopewell home
HOPEWELL, Va. โ A Petersburg man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a man who was found mortally wounded inside a Hopewell home. Hopewell police said Daemon Dashawn Clarke was apprehended Saturday by members of the U.S. Clarke is accused of killing 32-year-old Marcus Parker, of Petersburg, who was found with life-threatening injuries Thursday after police responded to a report of a person being shot. Parker later died at VCU Medical Center in Richmond. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that police have not released a potential motive in the killing or said whether Clarke and Parker knew each other.
'Like the night before Christmasโ: Jamie Harless and the LB Cavaliers prepare for Class 3 State final
DALEVILLE, Va. โ Itโs been almost four years to the day since Lord Botetourt beat Hopewell to head to the state championship in 2015. On Saturday, they will face that same team to claim the Class 3 State title, but according to head coach Jamie Harless, this team couldnโt be more different. โI canโt think of things being any more polar opposite then it was last time we went. Itโs crazy but thereโs a polar opposite in the way everything has occurred.โThe Cavaliers are definitely different than in years past... starting with their 14-0 season. โWhen we leave Daleville tomorrow, we will get on two yellow busses, not going to have a send off, not going to be a police escort,โ Harless added.