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Volume 65, Number 10 • March 5, 2020

Relay organizers inviting all to help fund cancer fight

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Recently, the American Cancer Society (ACS) announced in its annual report that deaths from cancer dropped by 2.2 percent in 2016-2017, and that there has been a 29 percent drop in deaths due to cancer since 1991. This is wonderful news, but there is still a lot of work to be done. The ACS study estimates that 1.8 million people will be diagnosed with cancer and 606,520 people will die from cancer in the US in 2020. The Relay For Life of Goochland invites all Goochland, Fluvanna and Louisa residents to join them this year as they con-

Many residents are tired of the garbage along county roadways. Now some are taking the matter into their own hands — literally

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At a certain point, Goochland resident Sandy Hensley realized she was fighting a losing battle. For several months last year, she and her husband had made it their mission to help clean up the roughly twomile stretch of roadway between their home on Route 609 and Broad Street. Picking carefully through steep roadside ditches, they collected bag upon bag of discarded fast food see Trash> 2

‘Misfits’ to take stage March 12 Contributed report

What happens when a groundhog steals Ellie’s homework? She chases after it down a hole and ends up in the Land of Rejected Fairy Tale Characters! There she meets an unusual mix of cast off fairy tale characters, such as Mac( the eighth and world’s largest dwarf), Jacqueline the Giant Slayer, Little Red Robinhood, and Indecisive Goldilocks. Ellie’s adventures are featured in Goochland Community Theatre’s production of Fairy Tale Misfits , by Jeff Fluharty, directed by Dillon White. see Misfits> 3

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The Goochland County Animal Shelter has temporarily relocated to the County’s Central High School Cultural and Educational Complex located at 2748 Dogtown Road, in Goochland. The temporary Animal Shelter will operate at the rear of the Central High School Complex until the new shelter is completed. Citizens can continue to contact the Shelter at (804) 556-5302. The shelter currently has the following pets available to a good home: A diluted, spayed female torti, about 8 years old; a neutered male Brittany mix, about a year old; and a sweet, spayed female hound, about 4-6 years old. The Goochland Animal Shelter is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The facility has many lost dog and cat fliers posted. For more information on these pets, as well as the many more still in need of homes at the Goochland Animal Shelter, call (804) 556-5302. You also can visit the shelter on Facebook at “Goochland County Animal Control.”

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packaging, plastic bottles and beer cans. Eventually, health issues forced them to suspend their effort, Hensley explained, and it wasn’t long before the trash returned with a vengeance. “Something needs to be done,” Hensley said, though she admits she doesn’t know what the best course of action is. “I don’t know how you get people to stop littering, it just seems like they don’t care,” Hensley said. “It’s truly sad.” Hensley isn’t alone in her efforts to try and take on what is becoming a hot button issue. Many other residents have also taken it upon themselves to tackle the trash problem in the areas where they live. Michelle Matts and her children spent a recent Friday working to clean up a three-

mile stretch of Three Chopt Rd, collecting 20 bags of litter and 18 tires. For Hensley, Matts and others, pitching in to collect what gets pitched out is something they do out of a desire to help maintain the scenic beauty of the place they call home. But while committed groups of residents willing to collect trash on their own time certainly helps, it does little to address the root cause of a problem with which county leaders continue to struggle. Goochland County administrator John Budesky discussed the issue during a Board of Supervisors meeting on Feb. 4, assuring residents that the county was not turning a blind eye to the trash problem. In addition to a Feb. 22 community clean-up event, the first of several that have been planned, Budesky said the county is continuing to pursue whatever solutions they can. Some have suggested tight-

er monitoring and enforcement would help prevent would-be litterers from tossing trash, while others point out that actually catching someone in the act of throwing a bottle out the window is no easy task. Some of those who contribute to the trash problem may not even realize it: Along Whitehall Road, for example, a good bit of roadside garbage likely comes from vehicles on the way to the dump without properly secured loads. For newly elected county supervisor Neil Spoonhower, fighting roadside trash was not among the things he expected to see as a top priority among his new constituents. He soon realized, however, just how significant the problem is. “It’s in front of us every day,” Spoonhower said, and has seemed to be even worse lately. Spoonhower said he favors an approach similar to that see Clean up> 3

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Pryor to serve seventh term as Virginia Farm Bureau president Contributed report

Virginia Farm Bureau Federation President Wayne F. Pryor, a Goochland County hay and grain producer, was elected president and chairman of the Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co. board of directors on Feb. 18. Pryor has been a member of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of directors since 1998. Southern F a r m Bureau Life Pryor Insurance Co. is located in Jackson, Miss., and is owned by Farm Bureaus in 10 Southern states, including Virginia. Pryor is serving his seventh two-year term as VFBF president. He served as Farm Bureauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vice president from December 1998 through November 2006 and has been

Clean up continued from >2 used in Fluvanna, a county that has had success combating its own roadside garbage issues. There, he said, a combination of concerned citizens pitching in, strong local ordi-

Misfits continued from >1 Director Dillon White and his cast began rehearsing in January. The production showcases the talents of a cast comprised largely of children and teens from Goochland County, in addition to a few adults. White, an alumni of the Goochland High

a member of the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of directors since 1988. He currently serves on the board of the American Farm Bureau Federation and is a member of the Chicagobased American Agricultural Insurance Co. board and American Farm Bureau Insurance Services Inc. board. In addition, Pryor is president and chairman of the board of directors of Syracuse, N.Y.based Countryway Mutual Insurance Co. In Virginia, he serves as president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board for the Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.; the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation AgPAC; and the Virginia Foundation for Agriculture, Innovation and Rural Sustainability. He also is president of the Virginia Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom. He is a member of

the Virginia Agribusiness Council, Virginia Cattlemenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association and the Virginia Cooperative Extension Leadership Council. Pryor is a past member of Virginia Techâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Advisory Committee and served three terms as a trustee of the Center for Rural Virginia. In 2014, he received the Honorary American FFA Degree, an award that recognizes personal commitments and contributions that advance agricultural education and FFA. Pryor attended Richmond Professional Institute, now Virginia Commonwealth University. He is a Mason and past master of Cabell Lodge #328. He also is an elder and lifelong member of Forest Grove Christian Church. He and his wife, Pattie, have one adult son.

nances, and tough enforcement have made a major difference on the trash front. It could work in Goochland as well, he said, particularly since so many residents are willing to help. One of those residents is Matts, who said she plans to keep on working to keep the

roadsides near her home clean. She also has a suggestion for other local homeowners. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The people who own those particular properties with litter on them could help by cleaning up the litter on their own property,â&#x20AC;? Matts said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If everyone did that it would help.â&#x20AC;?

School drama program and a cast member of Goochland Community Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first show, A Good Old Fashioned Redneck Country Christmas by Kris Bauske, makes his debut as a director with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fairy Tale Misfits.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fairy Tale Misfitsâ&#x20AC;? will run March 12, 13, and 14 at 7:00 PM each night at the Eagle Theatre at Central High Cultural and Educational

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Obituaries OSCAR W. AGEE Oscar W. Agee waltzed to heaven on February 23, 2020, to dance once again with his bride of 50 years, Ruth Hawk Agee. They met where they both worked at American Tobacco Co. Oscar was born in Buckingham, Va. and was preceded in death by his parents, Nick and Anna Agee; and all of his 10 siblings. He is survived by son, Mark (Debbie); and grandchildren, Luke and Jennie. All of whom he loved dearly. He has many beloved nieces, nephews and friends whom he adored. Visitation was held Friday, February 28, at Elpis Christian Church in Maidens. Service was Saturday, February 29, also at Elpis. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Elpis Christian Church. Norman Funeral Home of Goochland is handling the arrangements.

ELIZABETH R. PARRISH Elizabeth Rigsby Parrish, 99, of Goochland, Va., passed away on February 27, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wi l l i e Parrish; sister, Alice Sikes; and b r o t h e r, Claude Parrish Rigsby. She is survived by her niece, Debbie Hall (Ron); and nephew, Frank Rigsby; great-nephews, Matt (Angie) and Mike Rigsby; great-niece, Amanda Taliaferro; and five great-great-nieces and nephews. She was a lifelong member of Forest Grove Christian Church. Family received friends at Norman Funeral Home on Saturday, February 29, 2020. Funeral services were held at Forest Grove Christian Church on Sunday, March 1, 2020.

Creation Genesis 1:31 “God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.” After six 24 hour days of creative power God completed His work. “Evening and morning” is used in the Hebrew to speak of a day, not an eon. Jesus fully, and without apology or modification, endorsed the Genesis creation account as recorded. He said “But from the beginning of creation, God MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE.” (Mark 10:6) The philosophy of evolution is not compatible with the truth of God’s Word. In fact, there was no such thing as death before Adam and Eve! We know that from Romans 5:12.

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Thursday, March 5 Storytimes at the Goochland Branch Library are as follows: Toddler - 10 a.m.; Preschool - 10:45 a.m.; Mother Goose - 11:30 a.m. Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at 3075 River Road West for more information. Friday, March 6 Family Storytime at the Cochrane Rockville Branch Library is held at 10:30 a.m. Call (804) 749-3146 or visit the library at 16600 Pouncey Tract Road for more information. The Cochrane Rockville Branch Library will host First Friday Films from 4 - 6 p.m. All are invited to bring the whole crew for a great movie on the big screen. Refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Rockville Library. Call (804) 749-3146 or visit the library at 16600 Pouncey Tract Road for more information. Saturday, March 7 The Goochland Branch Library will host the Teen Volunteer Advisory Board from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Those ages 13-18 interested

in getting volunteer hours, helping their community, and making some good friends are encouraged to join the Volunteen group and find out about monthly opportunities to make a difference. Refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Goochland Library. Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at 3075 River Road West for more information.

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The Goochland Branch Library will host an Art Opening Reception from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., offering an evening of art and music by the students of Goochland County Public Schools. Refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Goochland Library. Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at Sunday, March 8 3075 River Road West for more Goochland author Nancy information. Parrish will be speaking about her most recent book “The Tuesday, March 10 Downton Era: Great Houses, The Goochland Branch Churchills, and Mitfords,” at the Goochland Library at 3 Library will host Knit Wits p.m. The book offers readers from 2 – 3 p.m. Those who a guided tour through some knit or crochet are encouraged of the 20th Century’s most to meet at the library for a splendid residences, sharing monthly gathering to stitch the stories of the larger-than- with a purpose. Participants life men and women who bring their own yarn and walked their halls. Parrish, needles, and refreshments are who holds a Ph.D. from the provided by the Friends of the College of William and Mary, Goochland Library. Call (804) offers glimpses into the daily 556-4774 or visit the library at lives of the British aristocracy, 3075 River Road West for more a topic that has recently seen information. a surge of interest thanks to wildly popular PBS series Wednesday, March 11 Downton Abbey. Call (804) The American Cancer 556-4774 or visit the library at Society’s Goochland Relay For Life of 2020 will hold a Team Captains and Planning Committee meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Providence Presbyterian Church, 3388 Three Chopt Road, Gum Spring. Go to www. relayforlife.org/goochlandva or contact Laura Burton with the American Cancer Society at

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Thursday, March 12 The Goochland Tea Party will sponsor a Republican Candidate Forum for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District at Goochland High School (3250 River Road West) from 7 – 9 p.m. Scheduled to appear are candidates John McGuire, Nick Freitas, Pete Greenwald, Tina Ramirez, Andrew Knaggs and Jason Roberge. For more information, contact Margie Derreberry at (804) 516-9145 or by e-mail at mcdberry@ yahoo.com. All citizens of the 7th District are welcome to attend. The Goochland Branch Library will host Mystery Book Group from 2 - 3 p.m. Call (804) 556-4774 or visit the library at 3075 River Road West for the title of the group’s latest amazing thriller. The Goochland Branch Library will host LEGO Adventures from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., offering a fun night of free Lego play for kids. Materials will be provided. Call (804) 5564774 for more information. Storytimes at the Goochland Branch Library are as follows: Toddler - 10 a.m.; Preschool - 10:45 a.m.; Mother Goose 11:30 a.m. Call (804) 556-4774 for more information.

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Moniker madness: Some otherwise nice plants have strangest of names Billy Balls, Beetlebungs, and Hen Widdies are only some of the weird and quirky names history has given to plants and trees in our landscaping. Here are a few more:

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national tree of Chile, is an evergreen growing 3–5 ft in diameter and 100–130 ft in height. Araucaria araucana is the hardiest species in the conifer genus Araucaria. Because of the prevalence of similar species in ancient times, it is sometimes referred to as a living fossil. How did it get its English language name? In 1850, Sir William Molesworth, the owner of a young tree in Cornwall, Britain, showed it to a group of friends. Barrister Benthamist Charles Austin remarked, “It would puzzle a monkey to climb that.” Araucaria araucana was elevated to stardom as Captain Gregg’s prized specimen in the 1947 classic movie, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.

Speaking of sneezing, Achillea ptarmica, the sneezewort, sneezeweed, bastard pellitory, European pellitory, fairmaid-of-France, goose tongue, wild pellitory, or white tansy, is a European species of herbaceous perennial once used as sneezing powder. Dried Sneezewort flowers were used medicinally to help clear out peoples’ sinuses. The dried flowers can also be used as insect repellent. Achillea ptarmica can be planted in the Billy Balls windiest and driest parts of hot, Craspedia globosus is a sloped gardens. globe shaped perennial with yellow blooms atop sturdy stems resembling a Tootsie Pop. Beetlebung Craspedia globosus a native of Nyssa sylvatica, often known Australia is commonly used simply as tupelo or black tupe- in floral arrangements and for lo. It’s also called the black decorating. gum or the sour gum. But this species is called the beetleHooded Skullcap or bung on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. The name is Marsh Skullcap Its flowers look like caps! thought to have originated from its use in making the mallet Scutellaria galericulata is a hardy known as a beetle used for ham- perennial herb in the mint fammering bungs or stoppers into ily native to northern regions barrels. The tough, resistant of the Northern Hemisphere. wood of Nyssa sylvatica is dif- One of its plant relatives, madficult to split even after drying. dog weed, was used in medieval It is considered to be a premier times as a remedy for rabid-dog wood for making railroad ties. bites. Nyssa sylvatica is also a major source of wild honey within its growing range of eastern North America.

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Its flower looks like an egg yolk. Linaria vulgaris is native Monkey Puzzle Tree to most of Europe, northAraucaria araucana, the ern Asia, and western China.

It’s now common in North contains more vitamins and America and used for creating minerals than many vegetables. yellow dye or as a lotion to help Skunk Cabbage heal insect bites. Symplocarpus foetidus, Hens and Chicks or also known as swamp cabbage, clumpfoot cabbage, foetid Hen Widdies pothos or polecat weed, is a low Often called houseleeks, growing plant found in wetSempervivum, a succulent lands and moist hilly slopes of native to southern Europe eastern North America. Bruised and northern Africa, consists leaves present a fragrance remiof about 40 species in the niscent of skunk. Certain parts Crassulaceae family. It grows or of the plant were eaten by Native expands in a cluster. The “hen” Americans, but severe calcium is surrounded by smaller baby oxalate poisoning and possibly plants known as the “chicks.” death can occur if the wrong “Hen and Chicks” was the plant part is eaten. Why do we forerunner of today’s lightning like skunk cabbage? I’s one of rods. No, not exactly…. But the earliest plants to appear in it was planted on roof tops for late winter, a welcome yet stinky protection against fire as the harbinger of spring! plant was associated with the Norse god of thunder, Thor.

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Lambsquarters or White Goosefoot Chenopodium album is named after Lammas Quarter, a harvest festival held on August 1st in ninth century England. It’s also sometimes called Goosefoot because its leaves look...well, like goose feet! Lambsquarters is prolific and can grow in all soil types. Delicious cooked like creamed spinach, it’s very nutritious and

Rafflesia keithii, found only in the rain forests of Indonesia, is a parasitic organism without visible leaves, stems or roots. It’s actually the largest individual flower in the world. It also holds the highly un-coveted honor of worst smelling flower of all time!

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Along for the ride: New program to offer viewers a chance to see ‘good’ happen around the world By Roslyn Ryan Editor

How often has this happened to you: You’re watching the news, or reading a newspaper, and you come across something that just doesn’t seem right. Maybe someone is being taken advantage of, or perhaps a dangerous situation is being allowed to remain unresolved and people are getting hurt. So you look at the television or the paper in your hand, and say, to no one in particular, “Wow, somebody should really do something about this.” Admittedly, I do this sometimes. Ok, I do it a lot. The “somebody” I am referring to, of course, is always someone better connected than I am, with

deeper pockets and more free time. Someone with the right experience and with the needed skill-set to be able to affect the change that is so desperately needed. Never mind that there have been countless examples throughout history of ordinary people who have made a tremendous impact simply by stepping in to do what others would not. They did not always have special tools or skills, and they often weren t born into wealth or privilege. In fact, the thing most of these people seem to have in common is that they were simply not afraid to try. Last week, the Richmond Times-Dispatch featured a wonderful column by Bill Lohmann about a new series set to begin airing on PBS in April. The program, titled “The Good

Road”, is a travel show of sorts — only the focus in this case is centered on extraordinary people rather than just far-flung and exotic locations. To be sure, creators Earl Bridges and Craig Martin do get to visit some of the most fascinating corners of the Earth, but their journey, they explain, is cleverly termed an exercise in “philanthropology.” Through their own unique lens, the two endeavor to connect viewers with the work of activists who otherwise would almost certainly remain unknown to the wider world. The fact that Bridges and Martin manage to find ordinary people stepping into harm’s way and helping others will probably not surprise too many people: Not to disparage in any way the good work that well-known people do,

but I’d be willing to wager that for every Bill Gates or Bono there are 10,000 people whose names will never make the papers but who are nevertheless changing the world every day with their compassion and their grit. I’m excited to see the show, and have a feeling it will leave viewers with the sense that they too can have an impact. Watching the trailer, I couldn’t help but recall an oft-quoted line from the famed anthropologist Margaret Mead, one of my own personal heroes and someone who would probably have loved “The Good Road.” “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world,” Mead said. “Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

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Too old to be POTUS? Possibly so By Jim Ridolphi Contributing Columnist

If you blinked your eye, you may have missed it, but it’s presidential primary time in the Commonwealth, and on Tuesday, thousands of Virginians added their two cents to what seems to be an ever-increasing and confusing question of just who will oppose our incumbent president in November. Considering my status as a maturing member of an aging America, you may thing I’d be thrilled with the prospect of a pair of plus 70-year-olds vying for the top spot in the nation — but I’m not. Unlike the people running this year, most of them older than Bill Clinton, I’ve learned that with age comes, yes, some added amount of wisdom. But, I’ve also learned that, as years click off, limitations become more apparent. I’ve also noticed that the ones affected by this inevitable change in skill-sets are often the last ones to acknowledge the hands of time stand still for no one. Add to that equation, a job that demands the most from the youngest of candidates, and one might reasonably ask if the job might be done better by a younger person. I say yes. I first voted in 1968, and if there is one constant in our American political arena, it’s the before and after photos of the, so far, men, who have accepted the challenge. Not a one of them has survived those photos that clearly show the strain of the job, the immense daily grind of pressure and politics that takes a toll on all who endure it. Even the youngest of candidates have displayed the wrinkled lines of experience that only the White House can provide. I must admit our current president has perhaps shown the least see Letters > page 13

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Relay continued from >1 tinue in the fight to find a cure for all cancers on Saturday, June 13, 2020 from 2 p.m. until midnight at the Goochland Central High School Complex (formerly Goochland County

Letters continued from >6 GoochlandCares, turns 20 years old. Celebrating this milestone has led me to reflect on how our organization has evolved to meet the needs of our community. In addition to health care, we provide 10 other services to keep our neighbors safe, fed, and warm and bring hope to those in need. Recently, the expansion of Virginia’s Medicaid program has made healthcare accessible to many Goochland neighbors who were uninsured and relied on our clinic for their medical care. Our new- found capacity allowed us to consider using our resources — current facilities and strong volunteer professional support — to provide medical care for those whose income is over the Medicaid threshold but still have diffi-

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Middle School), 2748 Dogtown Road, Goochland 23063. In addition to funding additional research into cancer treatments and cures, money donated to the ACS helps with a 24/7 live helpline, free rides to treatment, free lodging when you have to travel for treatment, free wigs and

makeup sessions, and free cancer screenings for underserved communities. For more information on Relay For Life of Goochland, go to www.relayforlife.org/ goochlandva, see our Facebook page, or call ACS at 800-2272347. Form a team and sign up!

culty affording insurance. We know that these families must often choose between food and medicine or paying their bills. In thoughtful response to these changes, we have increased our eligibility threshold from 200 percent to 300 percent above the Federal Poverty level for medical only for Goochland residents without health insurance. Along with increasing access to our medical clinic for Goochland residents, it became apparent that we had the capacity to open our clinic doors to provide care (medical only) to those nearby (Fluvanna, Louisa & Cumberland) in greatest need. This means our other services (Food Pantry, Clothes Closet, Financial Assistance, Critical Home Repair, Mental Health care, Emergency Shelter, Case Management, Medical Transportation, , ESL & GED

programs and Dental Care) are still only available to Goochland neighbors. As always, our Domestic & Sexual Violence services are available regardless of income or location. As a grateful steward of the community support that has made our success possible, I am writing to clarify that GoochlandCares is still, at its heart, serving Goochland. I believe GoochlandCares reflects the best of our unique, compassionate community. At the center, are your readers, hundreds of donors and volunteers sharing so much to improve the lives of neighbors. Please know that the limited expansion of medical clinic services to underserved in outlying counties does not shift the focus of our efforts. Grateful in Goochland, Sally K. Graham Executive Director, GoochlandCares

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In final game, Quincy Snead nets 1,000th point By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor

GOOCHLAND – When he stepped onto the court for Tuesday’s Class 3, Region B home quarterfinal alongside his Goochland Bulldogs, senior Quincy Snead thought he was about 6 or 8 points away from achieving a milestone that relatively few high school basketball players get to reach. Bur when he hit the 3-pointer for his first basket of the game, he saw his head coach Preston Gordon and others jumping up. That’s when he knew he had netted his 1,000th career point. “It was a great feeling,” he said. “It was a tough shot, so it felt good.” The accomplishment, four years in the making, was another notch in the belt of a multisport standout who’s been playing both basketball and football since he was 5 years old. He’s been a part of a Bulldogs football program that over the past four years assembled a 51-5 record, reached two state semifinals and played in a state championship game. He helped the Goochland boys basketball

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Goochland senior Quincy Snead(22) tosses the ball to his family after achieving his 1,000th high school career point in his Goochland boys basketball team’s Class 3, Region B quarterfinal game versus Manassas Park last Tuesday at Goochland High School.

team go 80-22 in four years and make history across the 201718 and 2018-19 seasons. The Bulldogs in 2018 went the furthest they had ever gone at that point – the state quarterfinals – and then topped that mark in 2019 when they reached the state semifinals. Snead also helped each team win two regional championships, and he contributed to the Bulldogs winning the 2018-19 James River District boys basketball regular season

and tournament titles. In his senior football season, he totaled 433 yards and eight touchdowns on 51 carries as well as 259 yards on 24 catches. Across his four years on the basketball court, the 5-foot-9 point guard was able to make plays wherever he was needed. He finished his high school basketball career with 1,007 points, 486 rebounds, 323 assists and 278 steals. “He was our leader this year,

and he’s done so much for us,” Gordon said. “A lot of the success we’ve had in these past four years is a tribute to what he’s been able to do as a point guard.” When it came to Snead’s ability to handle the basketball and pressure opposing players, sometimes he’d just get under their skin, Gordon said. “It’s almost like he’s just nerve-racking because of his defense and how he plays the game,” Gordon said. “He plays

Left: Goochland senior Quincy Snead (22) attempts a jumper in last Tuesday’s Class 3, Region 4B quarterfinal home game versus Manassas Park; right: Snead’s mom Regina Cooley and the rest of Snead’s family react after Cooley received the ball with which Snead scored his 1,000th high school career point last Tuesday versus Manassas Park at Goochland High School.

with intensity and he’s just so competitive...that’s something that’s been instilled in him for a very long time.” Snead can block, too. He showed as much when he blocked four shots in Goochland’s Ballin’ 4 a Cure game – a 65-39 win over Nottoway – and denied Cumberland’s last-ditch attempt to score after he was the one who made the final two free throws to propel Goochland past the Dukes, 63-62, in overtime on Jan. 17. “It really comes from you, your heart – deep down inside,” Snead said. “I grew up in a tough spot, and I’ve been through a lot, so when I step onto the court, I just give it my all. I just let everything out.” “He’s a guy that you always want on your team, with his fire, with his grit,” Gordon said. “Nine times out of 10, he was the smallest player on the floor, but played with the biggest heart.” With basketball, Snead loves playing with a smaller group. And he’s had varsity teammates that he’s been playing with since his rec league days. “Playing with your boys, it’s

a great feeling,” he said. Snead will play for Goochland baseball again this spring, having made the team after contributing to last year’s group primarily as a pinch runner. Collegiately, he’ll look to continue to play football, with potential schools including Averett, Ferrum and Shenandoah. Snead said that he could play both basketball and football at Shenandoah. His 1,000th point did come in a game that ultimately saw the Bulldogs fall short of their goals. Manassas Park edged past them 63-61 in the quarterfinals, thus ending their season and drawing Snead’s outstanding high school career to a close. He was part of a large senior class that contributed to the boys basketball team’s 18-6 year in 2019-20 in a variety of ways. That class included players Walker Murray, NyJavion Timberlake, Jackson Raines, Kyin Carter, Kindrick Braxton and Khalil Holman and manager Benjamin Cox. “You can’t control everything, you can only control what you can and what’s right there in front of you, and I know one of the things that he did control was his effort,” Gordon said of Snead. “That’s one of the things we as a coaching staff, we try to preach every day, is you’ve got to put forth the effort every day. “He did that.” Snead contributed 10 points in the loss to Manassas Park while J.B. Bell scored 18 and added seven rebounds, Jack Hoffler netted 14 points and Kameron Holman chipped in 13. The biggest part that Goochland’s players, both returning and incoming, need to take away from what Snead

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Season ends, but Bulldogs never lost in district Staff Report

GOOCHLAND Goochland’s girls basketball team hosted George Mason in last Tuesday’s Class 3, Region B quarterfinals at Goochland High School. While the hosting Bulldogs stayed competitive through the first half, George Mason would go on to win 58-36 and advance to the next round of regional competition. The loss brought the Bulldogs’ 2019-20 season to a close at 18-7. Goochland, however, did go unbeaten in the James River District and Kate Gibson/Goochland Gazette won the 2020 district cham- Left: Goochland sophomore Emmy Paulin (23) maneuvers down the court during the Bulldogs’ Region 3B quarterfinals game at Goochland High School pionship, 53-30 over Amelia. versus George Mason last Tuesday; right: senior Carleigh Gilstrap (at left) moves past a George Mason defender. George Mason defeated Goochland 58-36.

Cadets reach state quarterfinals Staff Report

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Benedictine’s Jaden Daughtry, seen taking a shot in the Cadets’ final home game in Memorial Gym on Saturday, Feb. 22, scored the game-winning shot in last Tuesday’s state game.

Benedictine boys basketball powered its way into the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division I quarterfinals with a thrilling 63-61 stunner of a triumph over rival and host St. Christopher’s in a first-round state tournament game that went down to the final buzzer. Sophomore Jaden Daughtry slashed from inside the key and to his right, disrupted the dribble by the Saints’ Keishawn Pulley, drove the steal down the right side, flew up against the pressure brought by 6-foot-7 senior captain Gill Williamson and laid in the gamewinner before the regulation clock hit zero. The victory marked a massive turnaround for the Cadets from when they took a 73-50 home-game setback to the Saints on Jan. 3. Benedictine ended the 2019-20 year in the quarterfinals with Wednesday’s 91-55 road loss to St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes, but turned in its first winning season (18-16) in 5 years. Daughtry should be among the returners for the Cadets, whose home games in 202021 will shift to the new gymnasium at Benedictine’s campus in Goochland.

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Goochland head boys basketball coach Preston Gordon (left) congratulates Quincy Snead after Snead, a senior, scored his 1,000th career point.

Snead continued from >9 has been able to contribute to the basketball program is his passion, Gordon said. For Snead, being a part of Goochland boys basketball was a great experience. “It was a special group of people,” he said. “I wouldn’t want to be with another group. It just

taught me a lot of lessons that I can take outside of the sports – just for life.” The senior is grateful for the Goochland community and for everyone who supported him throughout his journey. After he netted his 1,000th point, Snead took the ball over to the home stands, and he tossed it up to his mom, Regina Cooley.

“He doesn’t want to let his mom down. He doesn’t want to let his family members down and I think that’s another motivational point for him, and it says a lot about his family,” Gordon said. “Just the look on her face, it made me smile, too,” Snead said of his mom. “I made her proud, and just seeing her reaction lifted me up.”

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