Strasburg at Moorefield

Central at Amelia

Clarke hosts Warren County

Riverheads has a bye

Madison at William Monroe

Page hosts King and Queen

Draft hosts Luray

Buckingham at Fluvanna

Shocked to see no discussion about this game yet. I think QO wins, not as convincingly as Martinsburg did but it won’t be tight like how it was with James Madison. Thoughts?

Cavs fall to 1-3 on the season.

Will this game be streamed on NFHS?

COMMENT (3:00 pm Friday): If you saw the title on my original post I had the score 43-7. That was because I left with just seconds on the clock and SC about 60 yards from the end zone after FFX punted. Guess I was wrong and I guess taking a knee for the final play wasn't appropriate with a 36 point lead. Then again, that mentality sort of fits given that SC was using backups after obtaining a 35-7 lead midway through the 4th quarter, until they re-inserted the starting QB for one play when they faced a 4th and 15 at the FFX 42 yard line with about 6-7 minutes left. That 4th down play led to the score that pushed the lead to 43-7. Then they go for another score with seconds on the clock? Good sportmanship? Or getting your team reps? You decide.

South County's offense mostly sputtered until midway into the second quarter when they found their rhythm, then they maintained that efficiency in the second half to get a convincing 50-7 victory and rolling up about 500 yards of offense. South County had at least 10 plays that went between 21 and 96 yards, with four of the big plays resulting directly in scores. Game drive summary:

FFX - punt
SC - 95 yards, scoring on a 96 yard pass, 7-0
FFX - INT in the SC end zone
SC - punt
FFX - punt
SC - fumble recovered by FFX on the SC 5
FFX - 5 yards, scoring on a 5 yard run, 7-7
SC - punt after a fumble on a pitch resulted in a 21 yard loss
FFX - TOD at SC 43
SC - 59 yards, scoring on a 30 yard run set up by a 29 yard run, 14-7
FFX - punt
SC - punt
FFX - INT on the goal line as time expired

SC - 80 yards, scoring on a 76 yard pass, 20-7
FFX - big play on first down with a 33 yard run to the SC 27, TOD at the SC 22
SC - 78 yards, scoring on a 30 yard pass, 28-7
FFX - punt
SC - 90 yards, scoring on a 12 yard pass set up by a 36 yard pass and a 21 yard run, 36-7
FFX - TOD at the SC 23
SC - 73 yards, scoring on a 5 yard run set up by a 23 yard run and a 33 yard pass on 4th and 15, 43-7
FFX - punt as time was about to expire
SC - scores again, 50-7

Varsity Football
St. Christopher's 34, Lake Taylor 7
Jacob Zollar 3 catches, 79 yards, 2 TDs; 4 punt returns, 96 yards
Henry Omohundro 6 tackles, 2 sacks,
FR Sonny Bridges 2 INTs, 3 PBUs
Darius Gray 6 tackles
Kahlil Nash 4 TDs (3 passing)

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Varsity Football
St. Christopher's 34, Lake Taylor 7
Jacob Zollar 3 catches, 79 yards, 2 TDs; 4 punt returns, 96 yards
Henry Omohundro 6 tackles, 2 sacks,
FR Sonny Bridges 2 INTs, 3 PBUs
Darius Gray 6 tackles
Kahlil Nash 4 TDs (3 passing)
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Greetings from Bayside High School in Virginia Beach on this very comfortable 77-degree Thursday night in September. The wind has picked up a good deal as we are almost set for kick-off with the visiting Landstown Eagles (1-2) and host Bayside Marlins (2-1).

Both teams have to feel like they should be 3-0 on the season. In Bayside's case, they were almost ready to run the clock out and get a 9-7 win at Cox, a thorn in their side in recent years, but a fumble with under two minutes to go, followed by a 75-yard drive that culminated with an 8-yard touchdown pass with 4 seconds to go lifted the Falcons to an improbable 14-9 victory.

Meanwhile, Landstown fell to Ocean Lakes in overtime by a 13-12 count, rallied from a half-time deficit to double up Princess Anne 28-14, then fell at home in overtime again by a 28-26 count to Tallwood. Robert Jackson knows his Eagles are just a couple plays away from being unblemished.

The storyline here is Jackson once coached at Bayside, where one of his standout linebackers was current Marlins Head Coach Jon White. Until last year's 20-0 shutout at Landstown, White had not beaten Jackson, dating back to even his time at Salem. But we'll see if the student can get the better of the teacher again.

Updates to follow here on the Blog and on X, once known as Twitter, @hatfieldsports

New Kent @ Grafton (Thur)
Poquoson @ Warhill
Atlee @ Spotsylvania
Cosby @ Monacan
Godwin @ Hanover
Jamestown @ Smithfield
Hopewell @ Churchland
Kecoughtan @ Hampton (Sat)
Massaponox (C5) @ Matoaca (C5)
York (C3) @ Tabb (C3)
Hermitage @ Patrick Henry Ash (Thur)*
Maury @ Dinwiddie*

Eastern View @ Brooke Point*
Loudoun Valley @ Broad Run* (Thur)
Rockbridge Co @ Blacksburg
Union (C2) @ Graham (C2)
Magna Vista (C3) @ Franklin Co (C5)
William Byrd (C3) @ Bassett (C3)
Rustburg (C3) @ Brookville (C3)
Lord Botetourt (C3) @ Appomattox (C2) (PPD, later date)
Stone Bridge (C5) @ Quince Orchard, MD (C6) (Thur)

*GOW 2 pts each

1 point per game, 2 points for GOTW give points total for GOTW- for tie breaker. Picks made/edited after kickoff will not count. Winning picker each week will pick GOTW for following week. Good Luck!!



GW vs Carroll County
CB vs Sussex
Honaker vs Holston
BG vs East Rockingham
Galax vs Radford
Northumberland vs Bruton
Grundy vs PH
Giles vs Narrows
West Point vs John Marshall
Grayson vs Floyd


GOTW Essex vs Franklin

Most games are on Thursday this week. Please submit your picks by 7:00 pm Thursday.

Stone Bridge @ Quince Orchard (-21)
Maury (-17) @ Dinwiddie
Woodbridge @ Battlefield (-24)
Colonial Forge (-14) @ Patriot
Centreville @ Mountain View (-28)
South County @ Fairfax (-7)
Lake Braddock (-10) @ West Potomac
Madison (-24) @ Marshall
Gainesville (-21) @ Robinson
Yorktown @ Washington-Liberty (-6)

E Car @ App St
TN @ FL
GT @ MS
BYU @ AR
Syr @ Pur
Pitt @ WV
TCU @ Hou
LSU @ MS ST*
WA @ MI ST*

BAL @ CIN*
MIA @ NE*
MN @ PHI (Thur)
GB @ ATL
LV @ BUF
SEA @ DET
IN @ HOU
KC @ JAX
CHI @ TB
LAC @ TN
NYG @ AZ
SF @ LAR
NYJ @ DAL
WAS @ DEN
NO @ CAR
CLE @ PIT

*GOW 2 pts each

My goodness, do we have two mega showdowns in the Commonwealth or what? Freedom-Woodbridge is hosting DeMatha of Maryland in a game that is sold out and the same will likely be said for the matchup at Powhatan Field in Norfolk that's a re-match of last year's Class 5 State Football Championship as Maury hosts Highland Springs.

Both Freedom and Highland Springs come in on 17-game winning streaks, but you could make the case that both go down, a split happens or that each prevails.

We have a Full Preview of Maury / Highland Springs in the latest Tidewater Predictions here along with other matchups around the '757' area code.

Let's get to the Picks, just quick-hitter score style for this week, below after catching you up on how my selections have done so far along with my former radio turned current Podcast partner, Coach Ed Young...


Hatfield’s Week 2 Total in Tidewater: 19-6 (76%)
Hatfield’s Tidewater Season Total: 36-13 (73.5%)
Hatfield’s VHSL Season Total: 64-21 (75.3%)

Young’s Week 2 Total in Tidewater: 17-8 (68%)
Young’s Tidewater Season Total: 33-16 (67.3%)


MATT'S MEGA MATCHUPS:

DeMatha, MD (2-0) at Freedom-Woodbridge (2-0)
Hatfield Says - Freedom-PW 35-34 in OT


Highland Springs (2-0) at Maury (1-0)
Matt Hatfield Says – Maury 23-21
Coach Ed Young Says – Maury 28-27


More Intriguing Matchups Around VA:
Western Branch (1-1) at King's Fork (1-0)
Matt Hatfield Says – King’s Fork 22-14
Coach Ed Young Says – King’s Fork 20-16

Lake Taylor (2-0) at Hopewell (1-0)
Matt Hatfield Says – Lake Taylor 30-23
Coach Ed Young Says – Lake Taylor 24-21

Bayside (2-0) at Cox (1-1)
Matt Hatfield Says – Cox 27-23
Coach Ed Young Says – Bayside 27-23

Fairfax (2-0) at Centreville (1-1)
Hatfield Says - Fairfax 36-14

Westfield (2-0) at Lake Braddock (1-1)
Hatfield Says - Westfield 27-13

South County (1-1) at West Springfield (1-0)
Hatfield Says - South County 28-18

Tuscarora (2-0) at Loudoun County (1-1)
Hatfield Says - Tuscarora 30-17

Appomattox (1-1) at Heritage-Lynchburg (1-0)
Hatfield Says - Heritage-Lynchburg 20-10

Brentsville District (2-0) at Millbrook (2-0)
Hatfield Says - Brentsville District 21-13

Louisa (2-0) at Massaponax (1-1)
Hatfield Says - Massaponax 20-18

Central-Lunenburg (2-0) at Brunswick (1-0)
Hatfield Says - Central-Lunenburg 26-24

Honaker (2-0) at Rye Cove (2-0)
Hatfield Says - Honaker 28-14

King George (2-0) at Riverbend (2-0)
Hatfield Says - King George 34-21

Albemarle (0-2) at Patrick Henry-Roanoke (2-0)
Hatfield Says - Patrick Henry-Roanoke 35-14

WEEK 3:
Final Scores from the third full week of the 2023 Virginia High School Football season - from Thursday, September 7, 2023 through Monday, September 11, 2023 - can be seen below...

Friday, September 8, 2023:
Abingdon 17, Gate City 14
Alleghany 55, Rockbridge County 8
Altavista 42, Cumberland 14
Amherst County 28, Mecklenburg County 7
Armstrong 54, John Marshall 0
Atlantic Shores Christian 53, Norfolk Christian 13
Bassett 35, Dan River 12
Bath County 47, Richwood, W.Va. 6
Battlefield 39, Gar-Field 14
Benedictine 42, Woodberry Forest 13
Blacksburg 40, Floyd County 14
Broadway 21, Waynesboro 6
Brooke Point 36, Independence 14
Bruton 35, West Point 6
Buckingham County 33, William Campbell 6
C.D. Hylton 27, Osbourn 8
Central-Lunenburg 42, Brunswick 41, OT
Charlotte Country Day, N.C. 30, North Cross 27
Chatham 34, Martinsville 16
Christiansburg 14, William Byrd 10
Churchland 28, Booker T. Washington 6
Clarke County 40, Buffalo Gap 7
Collegiate-Richmond 31, Nansemond-Suffolk 20
Colonial Forge 35, Potomac 14
Colonial Heights 40, Nottoway 0
Douglas Freeman 33, Mechanicsville 13
E.C. Glass 27, GW-Danville 14
Eastern Montgomery 22, Northwood 16
Eastside 14, River View, W.Va. 6
Fairfax 40, Centreville 14
Fauquier 55, Culpeper 35
First Colonial 36, Princess Anne 26
Fluvanna 38, Chancellor 33
Frank Cox 14, Bayside 9
Fredericksburg Christian 19, St. Anne’s-Belfield 10
Gainesville 34, Woodbridge 20
Galax 21, Carroll County 13
George Marshall 34, Justice 0
Glen Allen 14, Patrick Henry 6
Glenvar 7, Cave Spring 3
Grafton 21, Poquoson 16
Graham 37, George Wythe 0
Green Run 56, Kellam 0
Gretna 49, Tunstall 0
Hampton 54, Gloucester 13
Hanover 38, King William 0
Hayfield 50, Annandale 0
Heritage (Lynchburg) 20, Appomattox 6
Heritage-Newport News 21, Denbigh 0
Herndon 63, Osbourn Park 0
Holston 13, John Battle 12, OT
Honaker 40, Rye Cove 32
Hopewell 42, Lake Taylor 25
Hurley 39, Van, W.Va. 14
Indian River 33, Hickory 0
James Madison 26, James Robinson 10
James River 41, Parry McCluer 15
Jefferson Forest 42, Halifax County 0
John Champe 52, Loudoun Valley 20
Kempsville 28, Ocean Lakes 20
King George 37, Riverbend 13
Lafayette 46, New Kent 7
Lake Braddock 9, Westfield 7
Lawrence Academy, N.C. 45, Greenbrier Christian 2
Liberty Christian 49, Franklin County 6
Liberty-Bealeton 46, James Monroe 6
Lloyd Bird 20, Monacan 6
Lord Botetourt 48, Pulaski County 20
Manchester 54, Powhatan 28
Maret, D.C. 51, St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes 17
Marion 40, Lebanon 20
Massaponax 33, Louisa 14
Maury 23, Highland Springs 14
Midlothian 16, Cosby 0
Mountain View 22, TJ-Alexandria 8
Nansemond River 53, Deep Creek 14
Narrows 34, Chilhowie 15
Norcom 40, Norview 13
Norfolk Academy 42, Catholic 6
Northside 34, Hidden Valley 27
Northumberland 35, Charles City 0
Oscar Smith 48, Great Bridge 6
Patrick Henry-Roanoke 49, Albemarle 6
Patrick Henry-Glade Spring 60, J.I. Burton 7
Phelps, Ky. 20, Bland County 6
Phoebus 34, Woodside 0
Prince George 41, Deep Run 14
Radford 43, Virginia High 3
Rappahannock 41, Westmoreland County 22
Ridgeview 44, Central-Wise 7
Riverheads 28, Fort Defiance 13
Roanoke Catholic 52, Fishburne Military 24
Rustburg 51, Stuarts Draft 13
Salem 33, William Fleming 14
Science Hill, Tenn. 27, Union 6
Smith Mountain Lake Christian 35, Randolph-Henry 21
Snow Hill, Md. 26, Nandua 23
South County 14, West Springfield 9
South Lakes 65, Falls Church 0
Spotswood 14, Wilson Memorial 13
Spotsylvania 34, Caroline 28
St. Christopher's 27, Flint Hill 13
Stafford 38, Colgan 19
Staunton River 57, Liberty-Bedford 0
Stone Bridge def. Woodgrove, forfeit (2-0)
Surry County 28, Northampton 26
Sussex Central 52, King Queen Central 16
Tallwood 28, Landstown 26, OT
Turner Ashby 55, Monticello 27
Warhill 48, York 0
Washington-Liberty 49, John R. Lewis 7
Windsor 34, Middlesex 23
Woodstock Central 14, Staunton 6
Yorktown 34, Wakefield 9

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=
Alexandria City vs. Forest Park, ppd. to Sep 9th.
Briar Woods vs. Broad Run, ppd. to Sep 9th.
Freedom-PW vs. Dematha, Md., ppd.
Freedom vs. Patriot, ppd. to Sep 9th.
Goochland vs. Orange County, ppd. to Sep 11th.
James Wood vs. Skyline, ppd. to Sep 9th.
King's Fork vs. Western Branch, ppd. to Sep 9th.
Langley vs. Edison, ppd. to Sep 9th.
Lightridge vs. Sherando, ppd. to Sep 9th.
Loudoun County vs. Tuscarora, ppd. to Sep 9th.
Potomac Falls vs. Heritage, ppd.
Rock Ridge vs. Strasburg, ppd.
Rural Retreat vs. Grayson County, ppd. to Sep 9th.
Tazewell vs. Richlands, ppd. to Sep 11th.
W.T. Woodson vs. Oakton, ppd. to Sep 9th.
Woodgrove vs. Stone Bridge, ccd.



Saturday, September 9, 2023:
Blue Ridge 82, Hargrave Military 25
Briar Woods 28, Broad Run 13
Forest Park 21, Alexandria City 10
Grayson County 24, Rural Retreat 14
James Wood 41, Skyline 13
Kettle Run 50, John Handley 25
King’s Fork 26, Western Branch 0
Lightridge 27, Sherando 25
Oakton 13, W.T. Woodson 7
Patriot 48, Freedom-South Riding 0
Riverside 36, Dominion 3
The Covenant School 41, Broadwater Academy 6
Thomas Edison 22, Langley 14
Trinity Episcopal 42, Fork Union Prep 0
Tuscarora 7, Loudoun County 0
Virginia Episcopal 62, Richmond Christian 0

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=
Freedom-PW vs. Dematha, Md., ccd.

Monday, September 11, 2023:
Auburn 54, Craig County 18
East Rockingham 35, Page County 0
Episcopal 26, St. Michael the Archangel 22
Fuqua School 7, Quantico 0
Huguenot 75, Clover Hill 6
Manor 37, Lakeland 6
Matoaca 39, Henrico 22
Millbrook 21, Brentsville District 14, OT
Nelson County 30, Prince Edward 8
Orange County 20, Goochland 0
Petersburg 12, Southampton 7
Tazewell 39, Richlands 36
Thomas Jefferson-Richmond 54, Amelia County 12


Scores compiled by Associated Press, Score Stream, VirginiaPreps posters (a big thanks to pizzzzza), Twitter and other various news sources.

... See a missing score or result reported incorrectly? Please post a replay here on this thread and/or shoot an e-mail to hatfieldsports@gmail.com.

After opening their season with a pair of impressive wins, the Junior Gladiators suffered their first loss of the season tonight as visiting Spotswood took a 26-6 victory. However, the Big Red did not go down without a fight as they had drives into the red zone in both the second and third quarters that could have tightened things up a bit, but just could not convert.

A brief rain shower that almost directly coincided with the opening kickoff sent fans scurrying for cover or raising the umbrellas but it only lasted 5-10 minutes and soon the sun was out. The Gladiators took the ball first and moved into Blazer territory before being stopped on downs. The Blazers then used the ground game to drive straight down the field for their first score, as the opening quarter ended 6-0 Spotswood.

The remaining four touchdowns were all scored in an action-packed second quarter. The Blazers pushed across a second rushing touchdown to go up 12-0 and then took to the air for the first of two TD passes. However they were not faring well on two-point conversions, so the lead was 18-0 when Riverheads' running back Jackson Fitzgerald broke loose for about a 55 yard gallop around left end.

That score made it 18-6 with less than two minutes to go before halftime, but The Blazers got a break when a late hit out of bounds was called on RHS. That gave them the chance to strike for their second TD pass of the quarter, and although we did not know it at the time, the 26-6 halftime score would be the final.

Riverheads used up at least seven minutes of the third quarter on one steady drive, but came up short on their final attempt to close the gap. Then in the fourth quarter, in an interesting twist, the Blazers broke loose and scored on long running plays, not once but twice. However in each case, the TD was called back on a holding penalty.

Those three penalties I have just mentioned might give the impression that the game was poorly officiated, but it really wasn't. Overall there was limited controversy and the game was pretty much decided because Spotswood was able to move the ball both on the ground and through the air, whereas Riverheads was more one-dimensional in its approach and the Blazers were able to adapt. To their credit, both teams were willing to gamble as there were several occasions where one or the other went for it on fourth down when a punt might have seemed to be the expected call.

Fitzgerald as mentioned was the leading RHS rusher, but teammate Spencer Simpson also had a nice long run that almost matched Fitzgerald's but he was injured soon thereafter and was unable to return to action. Skyler Shifflett, who had been a defensive specialist so far this season, filled in for him the rest of the way and showed some promise.

With the win the Blazers made it two trips in a row into Augusta County as they also left Wilson victorious last week. Coincidentally those same Junior Hornets will be up next for Riverheads as they will travel to Greenville a week from tonight before the two varsity teams take the field at The Hive on Friday the 22nd for a much-anticipated Shenandoah District tussle.

Meanwhile the Varsity Gladiators, as mentioned earlier, are off this Friday. Wanna bet how many of the Red Pride coaches and players will be spotted at Western Albemarle Friday night taking in that Wilson game?

Galax 21- Carroll 13 final

Gretna won easily, but one of worst crew of officials I've ever seen. Seemed as if Gretna had to score 2 or 3 times on some possessions, for TD to count.

Best rivalry around. Two towns truly don't get along!!

Still very wide open. No team has really stood out thus far. Feel free to share yours.

1. Honaker
2. Essex
3. Sussex
4. Grayson County
5. Patrick Henry
6. Galax
7. Northumberland
8. Rye Cove
9. Narrows
10. George Wythe

Rode past the school this weekend and their nice, new scoreboard has been installed, but the bleachers continue to sit in the school's parking lot!!! They've been sitting there since at least mid-July. Someone needs to be held accountable for this situation and reprimanded! Essex has had two scrimmages and one game relocated thus far. Their "first" home game is supposed to be September 22. Will is happen or will school system officials allow this fiasco to continue? This is a disservice to the student-athletes who represent the school.
On a totally different note, King and Queen Central has a new lighting system that really brightens the field there.

What is the rule for being ejected for 2 unsportsmanlike conduct penalties how many games are you suspended for?

Brunswick 15.5
Altavista 14.33
Sussex Central 13.33
Franklin 12.5
WC 11
Surry 10
Buffalo Gap 8.33
Cumberland 5.67