ROCKINGHAM — Following a pretty successful week around the Sandhills Athletic Conference, Richmond Senior High School’s fall athletics programs will return to action starting Monday.
For the second week in a row, all six programs will compete. It will also mark the first time this school year that all fall sports will face SAC opponents.
Girls’ golf hosts home match
Returning to the course Monday, the Lady Raider golf team and head coach Keith Parsons will host their lone home match of the season.
Finishing fourth in last week’s season opener, Richmond will welcome in the five other SAC schools with a girls’ golf team at Foxfire Resort and Golf.
The nine-hole match will see golfers tee off in a shotgun start beginning at 3 p.m.
Boys’ soccer eyes first conference victory
A season-long losing streak is in the past and the Raider soccer team and head coach Chris Larsen will continue moving forward with two matches this week.
Richmond (1-8-1, 0-2 SAC) has opportunities to get its first conference win when Hoke County (7-3-1, 1-1 SAC) and Union Pines (4-5, 1-0 SAC) high schools visit Rockingham.
Hoke County makes the trip Monday, followed by the Vikings on Wednesday. Both matches will begin at 7 p.m.
The junior varsity boys’ soccer team (4-4-1, 1-0-1 SAC) hosts Hoke County and Union Pines on the same days. Those matches start at 5:15 p.m.
Volleyball gets three chances to get back in win column
Knocking on the door of a victory several times last week, the Lady Raider volleyball team (5-7- 1-4 SAC) is currently on a five-match losing streak.
Richmond has three matches this week, two SAC contests and one non-conference matchup, to try and end it. Up first will be a home match with Scotland High School (8-2, 3-2 SAC) Tuesday, which closes the first round of regular-season conference play.
A road trip Wednesday will visit non-conference Pine Forest High School (7-6), followed by another home match Thursday with Southern Lee High School (5-6, 0-5 SAC), both teams the Lady Raiders have defeated this season. All varsity matches will begin at 6 p.m.
The JV Lady Raider volleyball team (5-6, 2-3 SAC) will follow the same schedule and start at 5 p.m.
Cross country teams on the road at Lee County
The fourth SAC cross country meet of the season will be run Tuesday at Lee County High School.
Richmond’s boys’ and girls’ teams will face off against Lee County and visiting Pinecrest High School. The first race will start at 5 p.m., followed by the second race at 5:30 p.m.
Girls’ tennis hosts two SAC matches
For the second straight week, the Lady Raider tennis team (2-3, 2-3 SAC) will have a pair of home SAC matches.
Up first will be Pinecrest Tuesday, followed by Hoke County Thursday. Richmond has split its previous two matches between those opponents this season.
Singles action will start at 4 p.m. with doubles play starting right afterward.
Football teams kick off SAC slate with Southern Lee
Wins by the varsity and junior varsity football teams last week built some momentum for the Raider football program heading into SAC play.
On the heels of a 21-10 win over Myers Park, the varsity Raiders and head coach Brad Denson will start their journey to try and win their first SAC title since the 2021 season.
The Raiders (2-2) will play at Southern Lee (2-1) Friday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased on GoFan.co.
The JV Raiders (3-1) and head coach Patrick Hope are riding a three game winning streak. They’ll host the JV Cavaliers Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
