Rye Cove 14
Chilhowie 0
End of 1st Quarter

Football Finals:
JV 23, Collegiate 21
8th Grade 30, Collegiate 0
7th Grade 34, Collegiate 26
*7th Grade (pictured) trailed 26-12 in the middle of the fourth quarter and rallied for the win, finishing the season 6-0
!#StCVAFB

First, the weather next Friday and Saturday is interesting, AND a concern. The lower temperature will definitely be a much appreciated improvement. But, there is a growing concern of significant rain and storms by weeks end.

For me, the premier game will be Phoebus at Highland Springs. Regardless of the outcome, we should learn a lot about the potential dominance of these two powerhouse teams.

After a long drive, George Wythe goes into Altavista for a game of what is two of the best teams in Class 1.

Matoaca opens their season at 1-0 Warhill. This is a clash of two teams that have been getting closer to that championship level for several years now. Matoaca plans to repay Warhill for the loss they absorbed last year.

The answer Alex is: “What is the Battle of Chester?” Two teams, LCBird and Thomas Dale, that defend their turf like two junk yard dogs. To say they don’t care for each other would be like saying the Hatfield’s and McCoy’s were best friends. This will be a war. It will be, as it always is, a sellout and people will be turned away at the gate.

Amherst opening their season at GW has my interest. I hope for Wikki and the Amherst faithful that I am wrong, but I saw a strong powerful Eagles team last week. Forget their score at Dinwiddie, they are going to win 8 or 9 games this regular season. Amherst had better bring their A game. And I don’t know anything about the Amherst linemen, but I can tell you GW has got some beef on theirs. #70 must go 350 to 370?

Staunton River at JF might answer a question for me. Is SR back in good form of was MV just that bad last week? And what of JF?

Does another William, (Byrd this week), lay a 90 point shellacking on Hidden Valley?

And I’ll stop with this one. Charles City makes the long but beautiful trip across the Bay, almost to Maryland, to take on Arcadia. This is a winnable game for CC. Arcadia lost to Windsor last week, and Windsor has struggled for years just to win a game now and then. And the Lord knows, those boys, and that Charles City community, could sure use a win.

There are a ton more games that have my interest, but I just picked out a few to talk about. How about you? Anything pique your interest for this coming week?

Burgess resigns as Harrisonburg High boys basketball coach​

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - After nine seasons as the Harrisonburg High School boys basketball coach, Don Burgess is stepping down.

Burgess tells WHSV’s Connor Burgan the decision is an effort to spend more time with his family. Burgess will remain at Harrisonburg High School working as an administrator.

A former player at Harrisonburg from 1986 to 1990, Burgess played under legendary head coach Roger Bergey. He played college basketball at Radford. Following his playing career, Burgess had coaching stints at Central Florida, Coastal Carolina, High Point, Virginia Military Institute, and Bridgewater College. Burgess made the decision to return to his alma mater as a teacher and coach shortly after his time at Bridgewater.

This past season, Burgess helped lead Harrisonburg to a 16-10 record, which included a trip to the VHSL Region 5D Semifinals.

Rocktown High Schools Announces Coach for Girls Basketball​

The newest coaches to join the lineup is Eric Payne for girls basketball.
Coach Payne began coaching women’s basketball in the 1980s and became an assistant coach at Eastern Mennonite University in 2003, where he led the women’s team to an appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament.

Payne also led EMU to the Sweet Sixteen round in 2004 and captured an ODAC championship. He has also coached at Fort Defiance High School, Staunton High School and most recently Bath County High School.

Can anyone challenge Altavista in Region 1B? How do week feel about Gap, Brunswick, Sussex or Franklin?

1. Poquoson 26.25
2. Bruton 24.50
3. Southampton 24.25
4. Lunenburg 19.75
5. Greensville 18.25
6. Amelia 17.63
7. Nottoway 17.57
8. King William 16.00
9. John Marshall 13.89/14.11
10. Randolph Henry 13.25
11. Prince Edward 13.25
12. Nandua 12.63
13. Windsor 11.44
14. Arcadia 11.00

JM has Mathews on schedule, didn't see their result

At this time last week, Riverheads was in a position to lock down a tie for the district title with a win at Stuarts Draft, and had they done so, they would have had bragging rights for that title. But as we all know by now, The Cougars had other ideas, so there will be no outright title for RHS this season.

So that shifts the focus to a new two-team race, this one between Stuarts Draft and Staunton. At the present time, they are the only teams left in the Shenandoah with just one district loss. As I was walking away from Friday night's game, I overheard a good old boy telling another good old boy that the Cougars had just won the district with their dominating performance over the Gladiators, but that is simply not the case.

Did the Cougars LOOK like district champs Friday night? Absolutely. They played one of the most perfect games I have seen a high school team play and again I apologize for my computer malfunction that prevented me from giving them full credit and giving you a full picture of that game. So in case I failed to mention it or if you haven't read it elsewhere, their senior quarterback Landon Graber had lights-out statistics, they had explosive offensive plays from several other guys, and most impressive of all, they played to the best of my memory anyway, a penalty-free and turnover-free game.

So moving forward, you have to like the Cougars' chances to clinch the district but more importantly to make some serious playoff noise. But we cannot forget about what happened in Gypsy Hill Park back on September 27th, when The Storm knocked off Stuarts Draft 21-14. That game is why they are tied today, and in my opinion, if they both win out and finish with just their one loss in the district, then Staunton should be considered the champion because of that head to head win.

With two weeks left in the regular season, each one has one final huge hurdle. Staunton has the first big test this Friday when they host Fort Defiance. Stuarts Draft is one of three teams (Wilson and Buffalo Gap being the other two) that have a bye this week, so we have to wait until next Friday, when they will travel to play Wilson, a team that is almost as hot as they are, for their big game of the season.

Therefore there are three different ways this could all shake out. First of all, they both could pass their big tests. You might not agree with me, but if that should happen, Staunton proved it on the field that September night, so even if they might not look like the best team now, they would deserve the title. Possibility number two...........If one of them wins its last big game, and the other loses, then of course the winning team will be the outright district champ.

But how about this third intriguing possibility........what happens if they both lose those final games? If you follow me on the math here, they would each have two losses, Wilson and Fort would each have two losses, and Riverheads with an expected win over Waynesboro this Friday, would have two losses. So yep, a five-way tie for the title is entirely possible. Of course Fort would have to beat Buffalo Gap that final night and Staunton would have to beat Waynesboro, but those two wins are a pretty safe bet.

So as we head into this Friday night, the day after Halloween, we will be blessed with abnormally warm weather it appears, but we will have only two games to watch, because of those three teams having their bye weeks. Riverheads will celebrate Senior Night with a visit from Waynesboro and the other will be the huge Fort at Staunton game.

Riverheads, although injury-ridden at the moment, should have little trouble with the Little Giants. As for the Fort/Staunton game, of COURSE I want to see an Indian win, so that the chances for that five-way tie can remain in play. But a Staunton win should take care of matters, and leave that final-night SD/Wilson game important of course, but not "quite" as crucial as it could have been.

If we do get that five way tie, nobody can crow too loudly, but they could all justifiably have "district champ" sweatshirts printed up and congratulate one another for a job well done.

Coach P all shook up when GMen voted to get rings las week cauze all of em had hands up. Coachings said we got 2 vote one more 2b sure and all of em dubbled down and chose ringz again. Union's ain't voted twice yet but they plan 2. GMen voted lass Thirzday 2 open up the offense and they went ahead an already dun it. Shucks

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The fact that it’s week 7 already, caught my attention. Can you believe it? It feels like we were so excited for that first game.

Salem struggled with a no win Pulaski team. The Spartans won, but it was touch and go for three quarters.

Appomattox finally posting a win. And Lake Taylor being destroyed by Granby. My, how times have changed.

How about that little war over towards the Northern Neck? Essex and Rappahannock are averaging 50+ points a game and they ended up with the Raiders winning 13-8.

Little Rye Cove way out there in far SWV beat a previously unbeaten Eastside 40-7. RC has put 337 points on the board already this season.

Varina beating Glen Allen didn’t surprise me. But the margin of victory did.

Matoaca beating Thomas Dale must have been a slugfest. TD has their typical good defense, but apparently just don’t have all the pieces and parts they need on offense. Both Matoaca and Dinwiddie are not likely to loose to anyone else before they meet in the final game of the regular season. If it plays out that way, Dinwiddie’s loss to Maury should be the only blemish on two nearly perfect records. And the Warriors have shut out every opponent except Ponax. That final game between these two will be one for the ages.

Maury in a tight one with Manor, 97-0!

Other than that, I believe most of the teams that were expected to win, did.

Looking ahead to next week, I see several rivalry games and some important games with playoff implications.

How about you? What grabbed your attention this week?

804 HS Football with Gary & Gary​

PRESEASON - 2024
PTS
1 - HIGHLAND SPRINGS (20) 223
2 - VARINA 177
3 - DINWIDDIE (2) 157
4 - MATOACA 120
5 - BENEDICTINE (1) 105
6 - THOMAS DALE 104
7 - MANCHESTER 101
8 - L.C. BIRD 79
9 - TRINITY EPISCOPAL 71
10 - HUGUENOT 57

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
POWHATAN (23),
HERMITAGE (21),
GLEN ALLEN (7),
THOMAS JEFFERSON (5),
COLLEGIATE (4),
HOPEWELL (4),
ARMSTRONG (2),
DOUGLAS FREEMAN (2),
HANOVER (2),
ST. CHRISTOPHER’S (2),
MONACAN (1)

A great sitdown interview with former Tunstall coach and GW alum and new Eagles head coach Demarcus Morr


DeMarcus Morrison takes over as head coach at GW-Danville.


George Washington Eagles 2024-2025 Schedule

Northampton vs Snow Hill (MD)
Northumberland vs Westmoreland
Buffalo Gap vs Staunton
Sussex Central vs Franklin
Bland Co vs Jenkins (KY)
Bath Co vs Craig Co
Grundy vs Marion
Thomas Walker vs Eastside
Honaker vs Patrick Henry G-S
Rye Cove vs Chilhowie

GOTW- Galax (0-6) vs Richlands (0-7) Winner and Points total.

*Sorry SWVA but I like to get the picks up early to give everyone enough time to "think" about the match-ups.

Congratulations to FoxesPride for winning this week's Pick em!

FoxesPride 22
mike salem 21
Ampipe_High 21
Scalvinscaliwag 21
m-squared 21
Champ Cage 20
Gunz41 19
SFUWO 17
tylerrossfc10 16


Champ Cage 156
mike salem 150
Gunz41 147
FoxesPride 143
SFUWO 142
tylerrossfc10 140
Scalvinscaliwag 140
Ampipe_High 138
m-squared 134

Most watched game in RVA this week.

Unofficially, Atlee, Monacan, and Powhatan are tied for 7th at 23.13.

Hanover is next with 22.38 points
Then Caroline at 22.25

Pick the two teams that you think will snag the 7th and 8th playoff spots.

SUPER 12 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL: WEEK TEN​

1) MATOACA (8-0, was #1, vs. Prince George Friday)
2) HUGUENOT (8-0, was #2, at #10 Midlothian Friday)
3) VARINA (6-1, was #3, vs. #4 Highland Springs Saturday)
4) HIGHLAND SPRINGS (6-2, was #4, at #3 Varina Saturday)
5) DINWIDDIE (7-1, was #5, vs. Meadowbrook Thursday)
6) GLEN ALLEN (7-1, was #7, vs. J.R. Tucker Friday)
7) THOMAS JEFFERSON (8-0, was #7, at #8 Armstrong Friday)
8 ) ARMSTRONG (8-0, was #8, vs. #7 Thomas Jefferson Friday)
9) LOUISA (6-2, was #11, at Albemarle Friday)
10) MIDLOTHIAN (7-1, was #12, vs. #2 Huguenot Friday)
11) BENEDICTINE (6-3, was #10, vs. Trinity Episcopal Saturday)
12) THOMAS DALE (5-3, returns, at Hopewell Friday)

DROPPING OUT: L.C. Bird (was #9)

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GAMES TO WATCH THIS WEEK:

Henrico at Patrick Henry, Thursday, 7pm

Collegiate at St. Christopher's, Friday, 6:30pm
#7 Thomas Jefferson at #8 Armstrong, Friday, 7pm
L.C. Bird at Cosby, Friday, 7pm
Douglas Freeman at Hanover, Friday, 7pm
#12 Thomas Dale at Hopewell, Friday, 7pm
Caroline at Courtland, Friday, 7pm
West Point at King William, Friday, 7pm

#4 Highland Springs at #3 Varina, Saturday, 1pm
Trinity Episcopal at #11 Benedictine, Saturday, 1pm

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