James Monroe junior Messiah Hampton ... Section V football's top games from Saturday — Marquel Slaughter is a journalist for the Democrat and Chronicle, specializing in high school sports.

All those traits make Watford the top high school football player in Hampton ... who was second-team All-Tidewater and first-team all-state in Class 3, led Hampton Roads in tackles during the ...

The Pirates are nearly unrecognizable from last spring, with 33 new players. But the mission is clear: build a culture of grit, toughness and finishing strong.