Highland Springe goes 3 & out with the punt being fielded LeBron Bond near his own 12 and he zigs and zags his way along the near sideline close to midfield. Unofficially, we'll call it a 38-yard return to their own 48 with 50.6 seconds to go in the third quarter.

The Commodores have not been nearly as crisp in this half and they'll head to the fourth quarter still with a comfortable 24-point lead, but facing 2nd & 17 from their own 41.

MARTINSVILLE 19 CHATHAM 0 — HALF

Caden Martin with a pair of rushing scores. Camarion Plunkett with a TD on sweep. Jailyn Reynolds with a fumble, Da’Veono Love with pick.

GEORGE WASHINGTON 14 EC GLASS 3 — HALF

Nehemiah Cabell and Jaden Glenn with rushing scores.

Rye Cove 30
Honaker 14
End of 1st Half

Prince George 26 Deep Rrun 0 Halftime

Keeping the offense on the field on fourth down on their side of the 50, Springers QB Nelson Layne is sacked by Maury's Javonti Hughes.

It gives the Commodores the ball at the HSHS 30 with 2:58 to go in the third period.

But the effects of the Maury offensive line minus two regulars - Jayvon Wynn (1st Team All-State last year) and Naziar Tate - due to injuries is beginning to show. They've gone just 4 of 11 through the air here after half-time as the Springers have made some adjustments to counter them.

Stone Bridge 0, Woodgrove 0 at the half

Briar Woods 28, Broad Run 0 at the half

Science Hill 17, Union 0

Hilltoppers have scored on all but one drive and Union hasn’t really sniffed the end zone. All Hilltoppers in this one

Halftime: Abingdon 14, Gate City 0

HALFTIME Louisa: 21 Massaponax: 7

Halftime: Heritage 27 Appomattox 0

Halftime Orange County 42 Harrisonburg 0

Fort Defiance 28
Riverheads 14
End of 3rd Quarter

Halftime - Glenvar 33, Cave Spring 0.

Patrick Henry (Roanoke) 38 Albemarle 21

Much like we noted that Leslie Hines has been an x-factor on defense for Maury, the same can be said about junior WR Damon McDaniel Jr. On this series alone, McDaniel Jr. has grabs of +6, +25 and +9, showing off the hops for one of those grabs.

His father was starred on that 2004 Landstown team that won a state title before going off to play College Football at Florida State and Hampton University.

LeBron Bond slips out of two or three tackles to get a catch worth a couple of yards. You don't usually see Highland Springs fail to wrap up like that and the Commodores are on the move, at the Springers 36.

The Highland Springs defense generates a turnover as it's Demontez Bullock-Coles picking off QB Au'Tori Newkirk over the middle. Newkirk was trying to get it to Bond over the middle.

Can this jump-start the Springers offense? They're at their own 20 with 6:11 to go in this third quarter, which is moving much slower than portions of our first half.

End of the 1st half William Byrd 21 Christiansburg 0

Langley 35 Edison 0 half

BASSETT 24 DAN RIVER 14 — HALF

Maury Commodores
24
Halftime
Highland Springs Springers
0

Lightridge 10 Sherando 8

Clarke County 14 Buffalo Gap 6

JW 35, Skyline 14

Handley trails Kettle Run 28-7 at the half.

Brentsville 28 Millbrook 14

Excellent kickoff return to begin the second half for Highland Springs, all the way to the Maury 48. However, a strong stuff by LB Carlton Smith, the Terps commit for Maury, keeps Daeron Ferguson from gaining a yard on first down. The Springers then get called for a false start penalty, backing them up to their own 47.

Nelson Layne's second pass attempt of the night on a screen is incomplete. This makes it a mighty daunting challenge with 3rd & 15 and the Springers will burn a time-out. Leslie Hines, No. 12 off the edge, hurries the throw and it's incomplete.

Hines just might be the most underrated defensive performer on this Maury defense and deserves more attention than he's gotten in my opinion.

Maury's first possession of the third quarter will come with 10 minutes to go on the clock from their own 19.