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From and his accuracy down the field as he slung a deep ball to Trinity’s Trai Ferguson, who got open down the sideline and hauled in an 83-yard touchdown. free relay, where they finished with a time of 1:51.37. In the 50 free event, Vallent flew through the race with a time of 26.76 seconds.

“I saw there was one safety and the corner was a little pressed up, and I knew our guy was the better guy there so I just threw it up and gave him a shot,” Trevillian said.

Trevillian later fired another touchdown off a deep ball in the fourth quarter, with the Indians star finding Jashaun Amin this time for a 60-yard score that saw the L.C. Bird standout win his jump ball and keep both feet in as he backed into the corner of the end zone.

Gibbs, playing cornerback, had a solid day against the run, making a handful of tackles that stopped the ballcarrier near the line of scrimmage. Gibbs, who said this was likely his last time putting on the pads, plans to major in engineering at Virginia Tech.

“For me to have one last game it was a pretty great opportunity; I couldn’t turn it down,” Gibbs said.

Whitely, who holds offers to continue his football career and was a standout tight end and linebacker for the Indians, lined up exclusively on the offensive side of the field for the South, playing tight end and lining up wide as a receiver.

The chance to have one last time on the field with two guys he considers brothers was something he says he’ll never forget.

“It’s really enjoyable and meaningful – it was one last ride with my brothers,” Whitely said. “I just love the feeling of one last time with them, coming out and showcasing what we can do on the field.”

BSH’s Mann also lined up exclusively on the offensive side of the field as a tight end despite also proving to be a menace on the defensive line for the Knights during his senior season. The two-time first team All-State Knight finished his final season at BSH with 28 receptions, 436 yards and four touchdowns.

It’s hard to think of a better send-off event for these senior football stars, who now close out a thrilling chapter in their football careers with the proper recognition of being some of the best in the game in Richmond.

Autry also qualified with an excellent finish in the 100-yard butterfly event in which she finished with a time of 1:07.37.

The boys swimmers also left robby Fletcher can be reached at rfletcher@powhatantoday.com.

SwimRVA with some Powhatan history under their belts, becoming the first team in school history to to have a relay qualify for finals for the Hawk meet.

In the 200-yard medley relay featuring Malkerson, junior Nathan Orban, sophomore Christopher Naoroz and junior Brandon Vallent, the Powhatan swimmers worked together for a 13th place finish that was just behind their preliminary time of 1:54.50 with a finals finish that clocked in at 1:55.06.

Later in the 200-yard freestyle relay featuring all four of those swimmers yet again, they finished with a time of 1:43.30 in the finals with a preliminary time of 1:41.45.

As a team, the Indians combined for a score of 114 points at the end of the invitational, which placed them in 17th among the 21 competing teams. The girls team accounted for 37 of those points while the boys finished with 77. Western Albemarle had the most total points at the end of the meet with 1,753 points, 640 points higher than second place finisher Blacksburg High School. Cosby rounded out the top-3 with 1,082 points, making them the last team to reach over 1,000 team points during the meet.

With winter break approaching, Powhatan gets some time to celebrate a hard-fought effort at the Hanover Hawks Holiday Swim Invitational and look ahead to competing the rest of the season as they aim to make an impact in regionals and, hopefully, the VHSL Class 4 state championships.