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MAX MEADOWS -- Phillip Arnold threw for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth as Fort Chiswell came back from a fourth-quarter deficit to score a 35-32 Mountain Empire District win over visiting Pocahontas on Friday night.

Chris Rodriguez ran for 193 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries for the Pioneers (1-5, 1-0) and caught a 52-yard touchdown pass from Arnold.

Gavin Burnett had 66 yards on nine carries. Andrew Hamm and Bradley Robinson each caught a touchdown pass.

Arnold completed 4 of 11 passes for 95 yards, but was intercepted three times. He also ran for 51 yards on nine carries.

The Pioneers led 20-14 at halftime but fell behind 32-27 in the fourth quarter before Rodriguez led a final scoring drive for Fort Chiswell to pull out the win.

Zach Pauley ran for 84 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries for Pocahontas (3-4, 0-2).

Brandon Pauley completed 5 of 11 passes for 102 yards and two touchdowns. He ran for 36 yards and another score on 10 carries.

Pocahontas 14 0 6 12--32

Fort Chiswell 7 13 7 8--35

FC -- Hamm 25 pass from Arnold (Mabry kick)

P -- Interception return (kick good)

P -- Wilborn 22 pass from Pauley (kick good)

FC -- Robinson 12 pass from Arnold (Mabry kick)

FC -- Rodriguez 52 pass from Arnold (kick failed)

P -- Z. Pauley 11 pass from B. Pauley (kick failed)

FC -- Arnold 6 run (Mabry kick)

P -- Z. Pauley 2 run (kick failed)

P -- B. Pauley 6 run (run failed)

FC -- Rodriguez 5 run (Arnold run)

Bassett 40, Tunstall 14

Rashawn Woods had 108 rushing yards on 13 carries and two touchdowns, and he threw for 127 yards, connecting on three touchdown passes to lead the Bengals to the Piedmont District victory.

Martin Scales added 112 yards rushing on 12 carries and one touchdown for Bassett, which only gave up 82 total yards of offense to the visiting Trojans.

Tunstall 0 0 0 14--14

Bassett 15 12 13 0--40

B -- Womack 50 pass from Woods (Reza run)

B -- Norman 11 pass from Woods (martin kick)

B -- Scales 2 run (kick failed)

B -- Woods 12 run (kick failed)

B -- Woods 4 run (kick blocked)

B -- Severt 8 pass from Woods (martin kick)

T -- Hylton 28 pass from Adkins (Hill kick)

T -- Williams 10 run (Hill kick)

Bath County 40, Craig County 0

Nathan Hepler ran for 150 yards and two touchdowns as Bath County pounded Pioneer District rival Craig County.

Dustin Bratton, John Barden, Adam Persinger, and Michael Robertson each scored a touchdown for the Chargers (3-4, 1-0).

Bath County rolled up 379 yards of total offense, all but 15 on the ground. Craig County (0-7, 0-1) had just 147 total yards.

Bath County 20 14 6 0--40

Craig County 0 0 0 0--0

BC -- Bratton 14 run (King kick)

BC -- Hepler 70 run (kick failed)

BC -- Hepler 10 run (King kick)

BC -- Barden 1 run (King kick)

BC -- Persinger 8 run (King kick)

BC -- Robertson 1 run (kick failed)

James River 42, Covington 6

BUCHANAN -- Oliver Surprenant accounted for three touchdowns as James River (5-2, 1-0) opened its Pioneer District schedule with a lopsided win over the Cougars.

Surprenant threw touchdown passes of 77 yards to Corey Ware and 10 yards to Tyler Kelly. He also ran for a score from 2 yards out.

Surprenant finished 10-for-14 passing for 211 yards with two interceptions.

Phillip Stewart, who scored two touchdowns, ran for 114 yards on 15 carries.

Ware caught three passes for 94 yards and a TD, while Kelly hauled in two passes for 58 yards and a TD. Kelly also kicked six extra points.

A.J. Heighter rushed for 82 yards on 16 carries for Covington (0-7, 0-1).

Covington 0 0 0 6--6

James River 14 7 14 7--42

JR -- Ware 77 pass from Surprenant (Kelly kick)

JR -- Kelly 10 pass from Surprenant (Kelly kick)

JR -- Stewart 18 run (Kelly kick)

JR -- Stewart 16 run (Kelly kick)

JR- - Surprenant 2 run (Kelly kick)

JR -- Pentecost 9 run (Kelly kick)

C -- Long 7 pass from Javins (pass failed)

Alleghany 28, Rustburg 7

RUSTBURG -- The Mountaineers (6-1) got special teams and defensive touchdowns to help their cause against winless Rustburg (0-7).

Steven Holt returned a blocked punt 35 yards for Alleghany's first touchdown and DelMar Carroll wrapped up the Mountaineers' scoring with a 53-yard interception return. It was one of four turnovers forced by Alleghany's defense.

Timesland's leading quarterback Ryan Kessinger completed 16 of 20 passes for 151 yards and a touchdown.

Brandon Ross, who was the receiver on the 56-yard TD pass, finished with five catches for 100 yards. Corey Pullin had 14 carries for 51 yards and a TD.

Alleghany 14 0 0 14--28

Rustburg 0 0 0 7--7

A -- Holt 35 blocked punt return (Agner kick)

A -- Pullin 29 run (Agner kick)

R -- Campbell 1 run (Gulf kick)

A -- Ross 56 pass from Kessinger (Agner kick)

A -- Carroll 53 interception return (Aganer kick)

Heritage 42, Staunton River 0

MONETA -- Brian Patterson ran for two touchdowns and A.J. Payne ran for one and passed for another as Heritage scored a Seminole District victory.

Payne ran for 81 yards on 10 carries and completed eight of 15 pass attempts for 64 more yards.

Cody Jones completed 11 of 23 pass attempts for 78 yards for Staunton River. Al Dillon had five catches for 54 yards.

Heritage 14 14 7 7--42

Staunton River 0 0 0 0--0

H -- Payne 28 run (Landis kick)

H -- Petty 35 run (Landis kick)

H -- Patterson 5 run (Landis kick)

H -- Dale 5 pass from Payne (Landis kick)

H -- Patterson 15 run (Landis kick)

H -- Jefferson 1 run (Phelps kick)

Amherst County 47, Jefferson Forest 7

AMHERST -- Pete Rose passed for 95 yards and a touchdown, ran for 63 yards and two TDs, and recovered a blocked punt to lead the Lancers (7-0, 3-0) in a Seminole District win over the Cavaliers (2-5, 1-3).

Josh Braxton ran for 82 yards and a TD for Amherst County.

Amherst County 26 14 7 0--47

Jefferson Forest 7 0 0 0--7

AC -- Moore 71 punt return (kick failed)

AC -- Rose 42 run (run failed)

AC -- McCoy 20 interception return (Fletcher pass from Rose)

AC -- Rose 17 run (run failed)

JF -- Brown 33 run (Storm kick)

AC -- Grubbs 28 pass from Rose (Kreuziger kick)

AC -- Rose recovered blocked punt (Kreuziger kick)

AC -- Braxton 25 run (Kreuziger)

Brookville 47, Liberty 20

LYNCHBURG -- Brookville scored 40 unanswered points in the second half to earn a Seminole District victory.

Derek Comer ran for two touchdowns for Liberty (4-3, 1-2).

Fuquan Goode ran for 31 yards and a score. Lavarta Tanner led the Minutemen in rushing with 44 yards on 14 carries.

Liberty led 20-7 at halftime, but could not score again.

Stacey Houston ran for 170 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries for Brookville (5-3, 3-1).

Logan Thomas ran for 78 yards and two scores for the Bees.

Brookville 0 7 20 20--47

Liberty 7 13 0 0--20

L --Goode 10 run (Johnson kick)

B -- Houston 14 run (Wood kick)

L -- Comer 8 run (kick failed)

L -- Comer 1 run (Johnson kick)

B -- Houston 49 (kick blocked)

B -- Thomas 2 run (Tordoff kick)

B -- Thomas 11 run (Tordoff kick)

B -- Watts 5 run (Tordoff kick)

B -- Smith 37 run (Tordoff kick)

B-- Bateman 44 fumble return (kick failed)

William Byrd 42, Patrick County 0

Brent Hubbard ran for 201 yards and two touchdowns as William Byrd beat visiting Patrick County.

Quarterback Landon Johnson ran for 58 yards and a touchdown and completed two of three passes for 58 yards and another score. Brandon Garnett caught the touchdown pass.

Jon Woodall-Gainy and Derrrick Palmer each scored a touchdown. Woodall-Gainy and Tyler Snow each had 11 tackles as the Terriers (6-1) recorded their third shutout of the season and second in a row.

Patrick County 0 0 0 0--0

William Byrd 7 14 14 7--42

WB -- Garnett 6 pass from Johnson (TJ Frazier kick)

WB -- Johnson 10 run (Frazier kick)

WB -- Hubbard 9 run (Frazier kick)

WB -- Woodall-Gainy 1 run (Frazier kick)

WB -- Hubbard 47 run (Frazier kick)

WB -- Palmer 12 run (Minnich kick)

Rural Retreat 59, Northwood 7

RURAL RETREAT -- David Harrison ran for 165 yards and four touchdowns as the Indians (6-1, 2-0) racked up a Hogoheegee District win against the Panthers (1-5, 0-3).

Jared Dix had six individual tackles and six assists for Rural Retreat, holding Northwood to 72 yards rushing and 28 yards passing.

Northwood 0 0 0 7--7

Rural Retreat 12 21 12 14--59

RR -- Harrison 24 run (run failed)

RR -- Harrison 28 run (run failed)

RR -- Rider 63 pass from Stoneman (William Wright kick)

RR -- Harrison 82 run (Wright kick)

RR -- Harrison 6 run (Wright kick)

RR -- Mills 94 kickoff return (run failed)

RR -- Stoneman 42 run (kick failed)

NW -- Call 28 pass from Thompson (Crowgey kick)

RR -- Holman 7 run (Wright kick)

RR -- Fields 6 run (Wright kick)

George Wythe 42, Holston 0

DAMASCUS -- Larry McCoy ran for 109 yards and two touchdowns as the Maroons (6-1, 2-0) shut out the Cavaliers (5-3, 1-3) in a Hogoheegee District game.

Jacob Sharitz threw two TD passes with 196 total passing yards for George Wythe.

George Wythe 14 21 7 0--42

Holston 0 0 0 0--0

GW -- McCoy 21 run (White run)

GW -- Porter 38 pass from Sharitz (kick failed)

GW -- Smith 4 run (Grimes kick)

GW -- Atwell 14 pass from Sharitz (Grimes kick)

GW -- McCoy 4 run (Grimes kick)

GW -- White 8 run (Grimes kick)

Carroll County 27, Marion 14

MARION -- Zane Mitchell led Carroll County (3-4, 2-1 Southwest) with 120 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

Cody Mabe returned a fumble for a Cavaliers' defensive touchdown.

Jordan Burrows led Marion (3-4, 1-3) with 96 rushing yards and a touchdown.

Carroll County 7 14 0 6--27

Marion 0 14 0 0--14

C -- Mitchell 3 run (Ayers kick)

C -- Early 10 pass from Travis Green (Ayers kick)

M -- Burrows 27 run (Mendez kick)

C -- Mabe 35 fumble return (Ayers kick)

M -- Crosen 53 pass from Patterson (Mendez kick)

C -- Mitchell 20 run (kick failed)

Chilhowie 26, PH-Glade Spring 7

GLADE SPRING -- Curtis Williams caught two touchdown passes as the Warriors remained unbeaten in the Hogoheegee District with a victory over the Rebels (3-5, 1-2).

Williams finished with three receptions for 90 yards.

Tyler Grinstead rushed for 89 yards on 13 totes for Chilhowie (6-1, 2-0). At linebacker, Grinstead finished with 11 tackles and two sacks.

Marcus Montgomery finished with 110 yards rushing on 11 carries for Patrick Henry-Glade Spring.

Chilhowie 19 0 0 7--26

PH-Glade Spring 7 0 0 0--7

C -- Jackson 1 run (Russell kick)

C -- Gonzalez 2 run (kick failed)

PH -- Montgomery 68 run (kick good)

C -- Williams 16 pass from Jackson (pass failed)

C -- Williams 57 pass from Jackson (Russell kick)

Spotswood 47, Rockbridge County 13

PENN LAIRD -- Ricky Suggs ran for 238 yards on 16 carries and two TDs in the Trailblazers' (5-2) victory over the Wildcats (4-3).

Terrell Fitz ran for 87 yards and a TD for Rockbridge County.

Rockbridge County 0 0 0 13--13

Spotswood 13 27 0 7--47

SW -- Suggs 11 run (Griffith kick)

SW -- Glover 8 run (kick failed)

SW -- Suggs 12 run (run failed)

SW -- Holtz 9 run (Griffith kick)

SW -- Roadcap 54 pass from Jarrels (Griffith kick)

SW -- Glover 19 pass from Jarrels (Griffith kick)

RB -- Walsh 1 run (Higgins kick)

SW -- Morris 12 run (Griffith kick)

RB -- Fitz 14 run (kick failed)

Roanoke Catholic 66, Montcalm, W.Va. 0

MONTCALM, W.Va. -- Zack Zoller, Sam Cook and Brandon Trent led the Celtics' onslaught in a nonleague game.

Catholic (4-2) rolled up 439 yards of offense, including 250 on the ground.

Zoller rushed for 129 yards on 11 carries for two touchdowns. He caught two passes for 69 yards, including a 39-yarder for a touchdown.

Cook was 6-of-8 passing for 121 yards and threw three touchdown passes.

Trent caught four passes for 85 yards and two scores.

Zoller, a linebacker, also scored on a 30-yard interception return.

Montcalm is 1-7.

Roanoke Catholic 13 27 14 12--66

Montcalm, W.Va. 0 0 0 0--0

RC -- Moses 11 run (Blevins kick)

RC -- Zoller 29 run (kick failed)

RC -- Blevins 1 pass from Cook (Blevins kick)

RC -- Zoller 26 run (kick failed)

RC -- Zoller 39 pass from Cook (Blevins kick)

RC -- Trent 21 pass from Cook (Blevins kick)

RC -- Trent 20 pass from Glover (Blevins kick)

RC -- Montouri 5 run (Blevins kick)

RC -- Blevins 19 run (kick failed)

RC -- Zoller 30 interception return (kick failed)

NOTE

Galax-Grayson postponed

Galax's game at Grayson County was postponed after Galax officials were informed Friday that a Galax football player has been diagnosed with MRSA, a bacterial skin infection.

The game will be played at 7 p.m. on Monday at Grayson County.

Galax principal Bill Sturgill and Galax athletic director Bill Sutherland said the game had to be pushed to Monday to give the school time to clean the football locker room and equipment.

-- Staff reports