- Blacksburg 30.00
- E C Glass 28.87
- Jefferson Forest 25.12
- Pulaski Co. 24.87
- GW-Danville 24.75
- Salem 24.62
- WM. Byrd 23.25
- LCA 20.85
- Carroll Co. 19.25
- Bassett 18.25
- Amherst Co. 17.12
- Charlottesville 15.25
Month: October 2018
Black Diamond, Cumberland and Mountain 7 District Standings / Overall Records
Black Diamond District
- Grundy 3-0, 5-3
- Honaker 2-1, 4-4
- Twin Valley 0-2, 4-5
- Hurley 0-2, 3-6
Cumberland District
- JI Burton 3-0, 6-2
- Eastside 3-1. 3-5
- Thomas Walker 2-1, 6-2
- Castlewood 2-2, 3-6
- Rye Cove 0-3, 3-5
- Twin Springs 0-3, 0-8
Mountain 7 District
- Abingdon 4-0, 6-2
- Ridgeview 5-1, 7-1
- Union 3-1, 7-1
- John Battle 2-2, 4-4
- Gate City 1-4, 1-8
- Lee High 0-4, 2-6
- Central- Wise 0-5, 2-6
Pioneers lose heartbreaker to Grayson
Max Meadows…The Fort Chiswell Pioneers lost a heartbreaker of a game to the Blue Devils of Grayson Co. 14-7 in their last home game of the regular season.
The Pioneers scored on a Brody Crockett to Isaac Dunford 40-yard pass and run touchdown with 7:20 remaining in the second quarter and Jacob Turpin’s PAT had the Pioneers up 7-0. They held that lead going into intermission as the two teams’ defenses controlled the ballgame.
Grayson Co. (7-1, 4-0) would finally score on the third play of the third quarter. Quarterback Jake Hollingsworth broke loose for a 27- yard run, but the kick was no good. The score remained the same until Hollingsworth capped off a drive with a two-yard run. He would then pass to Chase Pope for a two-point conversion pass to put the Blue devils up 14-7 with 9:47 left in the game.
Fort Chiswell (4-4, 2-3 ) would drive the ball, but Grayson Co. would intercept a pass to end their threat. “It was a defensive battle,” said a disappointed Pioneer head coach Josh Wingate. “Grayson is well coached and we moved the ball, but we always seemed to stall. We turned the ball over a couple times that hurt us also. I’m proud of the way our defense performed, but we just came up short.”
Grayson Co. was lead in rushing by Levi Johnson as he had 57 yards on 16 rushes. Hollingsworth had 36 yards rushing and passed for 83 more.
Fort Chiswell got 43 yards rushing from Isaac “Bevo” Dunford, and Brody Crockett had 97 yards passing. Dunford caught two passes for 55 yards.
The Pioneers will hit the road next week as they travel to Bluefield to take on the Graham G-Men at Mitchell Stadium. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:00 pm.
Grayson Co. 0 0 6 8 -14
Fort Chiswell 0 7 0 0 -7
Rushing – Fort Chiswell – Dunford 10-43, Crockett 12 -5, Poole 6 -6. Grayson Co. – Hollingsworth 13-36, Johnson 16-57, Allen 9-32
Receiving – Fort Chiswell – Dunford 2-55, Woods 2-15, Newman 1-15, Crawford 1 -12, Grayson Co. – Pope 3-62, Johnson 1-13, Allen 1-8
Radford defeats James River
(Photography Courtesy of Bryant Altizer)
Radford …The Radford Bobcats got two touchdowns from P J Prioleau and two from quarterback Zane Rupe as they defeated the James River Knights 31-13.
Both teams came into the contest with 6-1 overall records and so began the big showdown game in the Three Rivers District.
The Bobcats got on the scoreboard first at the 7:40 mark of the opening quarter when Rupe sneaked in from one yard out. Connor Lytton’s point after made it 7-0. They would then score again with 11:19 in the second quarter as the Bobcats reached into their bag of tricks. Rupe would handoff to Prioleau who then pitched the ball back to Justice Marshall. Marshall then stopped and tossed a 33-yard pass to Rupe and Lytton’s point after put the Cats up 14-0.
Radford (7-1, 4-0 ) would get the kickoff to start the second half and Prioleau would receive the ball at his own 13. He took off up the middle of the field and then broke off to the Radford sideline and raced 87 yards to pay dirt untouched. Lytton’s point after and his 24-yard field goal at the 4:34 mark of the quarter would extend the Bobcat lead to 24-0. Prioleau would bull his way in from two yards out to up the score to 31-0 on the first play of the fourth quarter.
James River (6-2, 2-2) finally scored with 9:58 left in the game as Deacon Paivanas caught a 65-yard pass from Coulter Hodges. They would tally another touchdown when Dyllan McAllister received a 20-yard pass from Hodges, but the kick was blocked with just 25.9 seconds left in the contest.
“I thought our defense shut their running down,” said a relieved and happy Radford head coach Matthew Saunders. “This was a big game and win for us. We had too many penalties tonight. I thought Zane (Rupe) did a good job at quarterback for us, but I’m really proud of how our defense performed.”
This was Radford’s six consecutive win and they are still tied with Glenvar for first place in the district.
Rupe rushed the ball eight times for 90 yards. Prioleau had 15 carries for 105 yards and went over the 1,000-yard mark for the season.
The Knights were lead by Hodges with 87 yards rushing on 15 rushes. He also threw for 201 yards, but most of that was against the Bobcats second string defense.
Radford will travel to Carroll Co. next Friday night to take on the Cavaliers and former Pulaski Co. coach Jack Turner.
Radford 7 7 10 7 -31
James River 0 0 0 13-13
Rushing – Radford – Prioleau 15-105, Rupe 8-90, Marshall 8-35, Shepherd 1-9, Chadwick 1-7, Taylor 1-1, Nestor 1-(-3), James River – Hodges – 15-87, McAllister 4-(-1), Peay 7-4, Clonch 4-16
RSN Football Picks for Fri. Oct. 19
Last Week 10-0, Overall 71-9, .887
- Patrick Henry over Christiansburg
- Grayson Co. over Fort Chiswell
- Carroll Co. over Alleghany
- Graham over Richlands
- Glenvar over Giles
- Radford over James River
- Marion over Tazewell
- Rural Retreat over Northwood
- Galax over Auburn
- Covington over Eastern Montgomery
Class 4-D – Football Rankings -as of Wed. Oct. 17
- Blacksburg 29.50
- EC Glass 27.71
- Jefferson Forest 25.71
- GW- Danville 25.14
- Pulaski Co. 24.25
- Salem 23.28
- Wm. Byrd 23.14
- LCA 22.00
- Carroll Co. 18.42
- Bassett 16.71
- Amherst Co. 15.14
- Charlottesville 14.62
Class 3-C – Football Rankings – as of Wed. Oct. 17
- Heritage (LYN) 27.14
- Brookville 23.14
- Fluvanna 22.85
- Western Albemarle 22.00
- Spotswood 21.57
- Rockbridge Co. 19.87
- Liberty (BED) 19.85
- Fort Defiance 19.28
- Rustburg 17.85
- Broadway 17.00
- Turner Ashby 15.87
- Monticello 15.00
- Waynesboro 12.62
Class 3-D -Football Rankings- as of Wed. Oct. 17
- Northside 28.00
- Lord Botetourt 25.42
- Tunstall 21.85
- Abingdon 20.57
- Magna Vista 20.00
- Hidden Valley 19.00
- Cave Spring 17.42
- Patrick Co. 14.57
- Christiansburg 14.14
- Staunton River 13.42
- Alleghany 13.00
Class 2-C – Football Rankings – as of Wed. Oct. 17
- Gretna 25.50
- Radford 23.00
- Gretna 22.00
- Appomattox 21.66
- James River 20.85
- Giles 19.00
- Fort Chiswell 17.28
- Dan River 16.28
- Buckingham Co. 14.33
- Martinsville 14.14
- Floyd Co. 12.62
- Nelson Co. 11.14
- Chatham 10.42
Class 2-D -Football Rankings – as of Wed. Oct. 17
- Ridgeview 25.42
- Union 22.87
- Grayson Co. 22.28
- Graham 20.57
- Richlands 20.42
- Va. High 17.14
- John Battle 16.57
- Marion 15.00
- Lee High 14.85
- Tazewell 14.14
- Gate City 13.87
- Central-Wise 13.28
- Lebanon 11.85