Three Christchurch School football players move forward

Christchurch School’s 2019 football season ended abruptly on Nov. 9 when the Middlesex County-based Seahorses fell to Blue Ridge in a heartbreaker, 43-40.

The team grew leaps and bounds from a 42-0 drubbing in September to almost stealing a win from the number two team in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association in the state semi-finals, recalls coach Ed Homer. That was the last time the Seahorses took the field. COVID-19 took the 2020 season and any chances for the players to add substantially to their resumes for college coaches.

The Seahorses somehow came through however, and DJ Sims of Ashland, Haley Van Voorhis of The Plains and Rock Wolfson of White Stone are now committed to their choices for college football in the coming season.

Sims joined the Christ-church School team in the spring of 2019. By the time the season started, the coaches were on the phone networking for the 6’3” junior wide receiver. Sims played some defensive back in his junior season and showed he can cover just about anyone, said Homer.

Van Voorhis will be the third young woman ever to play a field position in an NCAA program, and she is the first young woman to play tackle football at Christchurch School. The 5’6” 157-pound lot receiver and safety is a powerful force in the weight room, where she squats 150% and dead lifts more than 200% of her body weight, said Homer.

Any families interested in knowing more about the program are welcome to contact Coach Homer at ehomer@christchurchschool.org.