757Teamz picks: No. 6 King’s Fork, top-ranked Oscar Smith meet with Southeastern District title on the line
Top-ranked Oscar Smith has lost only three games in the Southeastern District since 2004.
The Tigers also have won at least a share of 15 of the past 16 district titles. The only year they didn’t win was 2018, when Indian River won it.
Oscar Smith has a chance to continue its domination Friday when the Tigers host unbeaten King’s Fork. The game will be the National Federation of High Schools Network National Game of the Week.
The Bulldogs (5-0 overall, 4-0 district) are one of those three district teams to beat Oscar Smith. They defeated the Tigers in 2017.
This season, King’s Fork has outscored opponents 153-27.
“We just got to keep getting better,” said Bulldogs defensive end and Virginia Tech commit Kyree Moyston, who has 37 tackles and nine sacks.
King’s Fork hopes to put a penalty-riddled win over Deep Creek behind. The Bulldogs were flagged 15 times.
“We definitely have to clean up these penalties,” King’s Fork coach Anthony Joffrion said. “It’s something we definitely need to improve on because one of these games it’s really going to hurt us.”
Oscar Smith, the defending Class 6 state champion, has dominated its Hampton Roads competition, though the Tigers (4-1, 4-0) lost 49-0 to nationally ranked St. John Bosco of California.
Tigers running back Kevon King has rushed for 604 yards and 13 touchdowns, while quarterback Ethan Vasko, an Old Dominion commit, has completed 47 of 88 passes for 845 yards and seven touchdowns, with two interceptions.
The Bulldogs are led defensively by Moyston, Jason Cole (47 tackles), Tavias Higgs (six sacks) and Bravion Campbell (30 tackles).
Offensively, they will count on QB Cameron Butler (570 passing yards, seven TDs) and WR Kaletri Boyd (10 receptions, 260 yards, four TDs).
Larry: Oscar Smith 42-20.
Marty: Oscar Smith 48-14.
Friday’s games
(All games at 7 p.m. unless noted)
757Teamz Top 15
Kecoughtan (3-2) vs. No. 2 Phoebus (6-0) at Darling Stadium
Larry: Phoebus 41-14.
Marty: Phoebus 35-7.
No. 3 Green Run (6-0) at Bayside (5-1)
Larry: Green Run 34-20.
Marty: Green Run 42-13.
Manor vs. No. 4 Maury at Powhatan Field, postponed
No. 5 Lafayette (5-0) at King William (4-1)
Larry: Lafayette 42-14.
Marty: Lafayette 34-18.
No. 10 Western Branch (6-1) at Hickory (2-4)
Larry: Western Branch 27-13.
Marty: Western Branch 21-7.
No. 11 Deep Creek (4-2) at Nansemond River (2-3)
Larry: Deep Creek 38-20.
Marty: Deep Creek 35-13.
Salem (3-2) at No. 12 Ocean Lakes (4-2)
Larry: Ocean Lakes 28-20.
Marty: Salem 20-19.
Lake Taylor (3-3) at No. 13 Churchland (4-2)
Larry: Lake Taylor 27-26.
Marty: Churchland 21-18.
Norcom (0-2) at No. 14 Booker T. Washington (4-1)
Larry: Booker T. Washington 27-23
Marty: Booker T. Washington 42-0.
Princess Anne (1-3) at No. 15 Cox (3-3)
Larry: Cox 28-13.
Marty: Cox 21-6.
Bay Rivers District
New Kent (2-4) vs. Grafton (1-5) at Bailey Field
Larry: New Kent 23-13.
Marty: New Kent 18-12.
Tabb (1-5) at Smithfield (1-3)
Larry: Smithfield 14-13.
Marty: Smithfield 21-17.
York (5-1) vs. Jamestown (1-4) at Wanner Stadium
Larry: York 42-14.
Marty: York 48-6.
Beach District
Landstown (0-5) at Kellam (2-4)
Larry: Kellam 28-14.
Marty: Kellam 21-13.
Tallwood (1-5) at First Colonial (2-5)
Larry: Tallwood 20-13.
Marty: Tallwood 22-14.
Eastern District
Granby (0-5) at Norview (3-3)
Larry: Norview 23-13.
Marty: Norview 38-0.
Peninsula District
Menchville (2-3) at Gloucester (1-4)
Larry: Menchville 27-14.
Marty: Menchville 35-6.
Warwick (3-4) vs. Heritage (0-2) at Todd Stadium
Larry: Warwick 27-14.
Marty: Warwick 28-7.
Southeastern District
Great Bridge (0-4) at Grassfield (0-7)
Larry: Grassfield 20-13.
Marty: Grassfield 17-16.
Indian River (2-2) at Lakeland (2-4)
Larry: Lakeland 28-26.
Marty: Indian River 28-24.
Private schools
Nansemond-Suffolk at Norfolk Academy, 6 p.m.
Blue Ridge vs. Atlantic Shores at Virginia Beach Sportsplex, 7 p.m.
Catholic at St. Anne’s-Belfield, 7 p.m.
Isle of Wight Academy at Norfolk Christian, 7 p.m.
Kenston Forest at Greenbrier Christian, 7 p.m.
Portsmouth Christian at Northampton, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Denbigh (0-6) vs. No. 8 Hampton (5-1) at Darling Stadium, noon
Larry: Hampton 41-6.
Marty: Hampton 50-7.
Southampton Academy at Randolph-Macon Academy, 2 p.m.
Last week
Marty O’Brien: 19-2 last week, 109-22 (83%)
Larry Rubama: 16-5 last week, 103-28 (79%)
