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RINER -- Brad Wooten picked off three passes and scored three touchdowns to lead Eastern Montgomery (4-2, 1-0) to a 26-0 Three Rivers District win over Auburn on Friday.

Wooten picked off a pass at the EM 1 and returned it 98 yards to the Auburn 1, where he was stripped of the ball. But he recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown.

Wooten also caught two TD passes from Shawn Christian.

Auburn (2-4, 0-1) was picked off five times and was held to 166 yards of total offense.

Eastern Montgomery 6 12 0 8--26

Auburn 0 0 0 0--0

EM -- Wooten 9 pass from Christian (kick blocked)

EM -- Wooten 21 pass from Christian (run failed)

EM -- Wooten fumble recovery in end zone (pass failed)

EM -- Christian 5 run (Christian run)

Rockbridge Co. 21, Spotswood 14

LEXINGTON -- Rockbridge County survived a late comeback attempt from Spotswood for a hard-earned victory.

Brittigan Coffey returned an interception 48 yards for a score late in the second quarter that proved to be the difference in the game.

Jaqwan Biggs scored on an 81-yard touchdown run in the first quarter but carried the ball only once more the rest of the night.

The Trailblazers started their final possession on their own 20-yard line with a minute to go, but could not move the ball any closer to come up short.

Spotswood 7 0 0 7--14

Rockbridge County 7 14 0 0--21

RC -- Biggs 81 run (Irby kick)

SW -- Glover 4 run (Johnson kick)

RC -- Fitz 14 run (Irby kick)

RC -- Coffey 48 interception return (Irby kick)

SW -- Kyger 22 pass from Williams (Johnson kick)

Brookville 36, Liberty 14

BROOKVILLE -- Stacey Houston carried the ball 28 times for 177 yards, and also scored three touchdowns to lead the Bees to a Seminole District victory.

Logan Thomas completed 10 of 11 passes for 113 yards and one touchdown for Brookville (8-0, 4-0), which entered the game holding the top ranking in The Associated Press Virginia Group AA poll.

Thomas Clark ran for 93 yards on 10 carries to lead the Minutemen (5-2, 2-1) offensively.

Liberty 0 7 7 0--14

Brookville 10 13 7 6--36

B -- FG Tordoff 27

B -- Houston 8 run (Tordoff kick)

B -- Houston 3 run (kick blocked)

L -- Bowyer 5 run (Johnson kick)

B -- Weiss 32 pass from Thomas (Tordoff kick)

B -- Houston 40 run (Tordoff kick)

L -- McCoy 43 pass from Reynolds (Johnson kick)

B -- Bateman 1 run (kick blocked)

Galax 30, Grayson County 28

GALAX -- Tyler Houk threw two touchdown passes and rushed for 103 yards to lead the Maroon Tide (2-4, 1-0) to a Mountain Empire District win.

Jordan Vaughan rushed for two TDs for the Maroon Tide.

Ryan Hernandez threw for 133 yards and three touchdowns for Grayson (0-7, 0-2). Ethan Hash caught two TD passes.

Grayson County 8 14 6 0--28

Galax 0 24 6 0--30

GC -- Hash 20 pass from Hernandez (Hernandez run)

G -- Mazon 1 pass from Houk (Houk run)

GC -- Thompson 58 pass from Hernandez (Hernandez run)

G -- Vaughan 12 run (Houk run)

GC -- Hash 55 pass from Hernandez (run failed)

G -- Brown 23 pass from Houk (Houk run)

G -- Vaughan 5 run (kick failed)

GC -- Hernandez 1 run (run failed)

Amherst County 35, Jefferson Forest 6

AMHERST -- Anthony Rose rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries for the Lancers, the No. 4 ranked team in the Group AA Associated Press poll.

Amherst County (6-1, 2-1) rushed for 293 yards on the ground, while holding Jefferson Forest (4-3, 2-2) to only 147 yards of total offense.

Jefferson Forest 0 0 0 6--6

Amherst County 14 21 0 0--35

A -- Rose 33 run (Dawson kick)

A -- Rose 45 run (Dawson kick)

A -- D. Brown 71 run (Dawson kick)

A -- Glover 3 run (Dawson kick)

A -- K. Anderson 30 blocked punt return (Dawson kick)

JF -- Hall 44 run (kick failed)

Halifax County 35, Patrick Henry 21

HALIFAX -- Laquan Lynn rushed for two touchdowns and took a screen pass 56 yards for another TD to lead the Blue Comets in a Western Valley district game. Trent Dale threw three touchdowns for the Blue Comets (3-3, 1-0).

Darren Thomas ran for two touchdowns for the Patriots (1-5, 0-1).

Patrick Henry 0 13 8 0--21

Halifax County 7 14 0 14--35

HC -- Lynn 44 run (Starke kick)

HC -- Ervin 30 pass from Dale (Starke kick)

HC -- L. Adams 20 pass from Dale (Starke kick)

PH -- D. Thomas 5 run (Silverstein kick)

PH -- K. Smith 1 run (kick blocked)

PH -- D. Thomas 31 run (Thomas run)

HC -- Lynn 6 run (Starke kick)

HC -- Lynn 56 pass from Dale (Starke kick)

Marion 15, Carroll County 13

HILLSVILLE -- Brock Hanna rushed for 134 yards and one touchdown on 19 carries and also kicked a field goal to lead the Scarlet Hurricane (4-3, 2-2) to a Southwest District win.

Blake Bowman threw a 28-yard TD pass to Dillon Caviness to cut Marion's lead to 15-13 with 1:09 left. Cody Mabe tried to run it in for a 2-point conversion but was stopped short of the goal line.

Bowman completed five of nine passes for 119 yards for Carroll County (3-4, 1-2).

Marion 0 6 3 6--15

Carroll County 0 7 0 6--13

M -- Hanna 83 run (kick blocked)

CC -- Lanning 19 pass from Bowman (King kick)

M -- FG Hanna 27

M -- Parsons 8 run (kick blocked)

CC -- Caviness 28 pass from Bowman (run failed)

North Cross 54, Fishburne Military 0

WAYNESBORO -- Sid Brown scored two touchdowns, one on a 2-yard run and another on a punt return, to lead the Raiders to victory.

Brown accounted for 237 all-purpose yards, while Fishburne (1-5) only gained 86 yards of total offense all night.

Tyler Caveness carried the ball nine times for 117 yards and two touchdowns for North Cross (5-1).

North Cross 13 21 13 7--54

Fishburne Military 0 0 0 0--0

NC -- Caveness 2 run (Lacy kick)

NC -- Brown 8 run (kick failed)

NC -- Lacy 3 blocked punt return (Lacy kick)

NC -- Ring 2 run (Lacy kick)

NC -- Caveness 20 run (Lacy kick)

NC -- Brown 82 punt return (kick failed)

NC -- Ring 2 run (Lacy kick)

NC -- Coles 8 run (Lacy kick)

James River 35, Covington 0

COVINGTON -- Jordan Talbott threw two touchdowns to lead James River (3-4, 1-0 Piedmont District), which handed Covington its 17th consecutive defeat. Talbott was 6-of-11 for 106 yards through the air.

Aaron Fertig of Covington (0-7, 0-1) completed 17 of 41 passes for 231 yards and two interceptions in the loss.

James River 7 7 14 7--35

Covington 0 0 0 0--0

JR -- Dustin Williams fumble recovery in end zone (Whiting kick)

JR -- Johnson 7 run (Whiting kick)

JR -- Ross 21 pass from Talbott (Whiting kick)

JR -- Clark 14 pass from Talbott (Whiting kick)

JR -- Garrett 5 run (Whiting kick)

Martinsville 28, Magna Vista 14

RIDGEWAY -- DeChane Hairston ran for two touchdowns and threw for another to lead the Bulldogs (3-3, 1-0) to a Piedmont District win over the Warriors (0-7, 0-1).

Rural Retreat 27, Northwood 20

NORTHWOOD -- Rural Retreat jumped out to a 27-point lead, then had to survive a fourth-quarter rally from Northwood for the Hogoheegee District win.

Jake Whalen rushed for two scores and threw for another to lead Rural Retreat (2-5, 1-1).

Rural Retreat 6 6 15 0--27

Northwood 0 0 0 20--20

RR -- Hash 17 run (kick failed)

RR -- Whalen 2 run (run failed)

RR -- Hayes 24 pass from Whalen (Hash run)

RR -- Whalen 1 run (Hall kick)

NW -- Combs 1 run (kick failed)

NW -- Jones 40 hook and lateral from Keesee (Jones run)

NW -- Frye 21 pass from Keesee (kick failed)

Bassett 27, Tunstall 6

DRY FORK -- Boo Woods rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries to lead the Bengals (5-2, 1-1) to a Piedmont District win over the Trojans (3-4, 0-1).

Bassett 14 0 7 6--27

Tunstall 0 0 6 0--6

B -- Valentine 58 run (T. Martin kick)

B -- Woods 23 run (T. Martin kick)

B -- Alston 24 run (T. Martin kick)

T -- 19 run (kick failed)

B -- Woods 6 run (kick failed)

Carlisle 37, Southampton Academy 18

MARTINSVILLE -- Dorian Valentine scored touchdowns on a catch, a run, an interception return and a return of a blocked punt to lead the Chiefs (4-3).

He ran for 180 yards on 10 carries.

Southampton Academy 6 0 6 6--18

Carlisle 0 28 3 6--37

SA - Matear 5 run (kick failed)

C - Valentine 65 pass from Watkins (Coleman kick)

C - Valentine 32 run (Coleman kick)

C - Valentine 48 interception return (Coleman kick)

C - Valentine 7 return of blocked punt (Coleman kick)

C - Coleman FG 23

SA - Hinkle 5 run (run failed)

SA - Matear 6 run (run failed)

C - Watkins 79 run (kick failed)

Bath County 46, Craig County 18

HOT SPRINGS -- Jim King caught two touchdown passes to help the Chargers (3-3, 1-0) win a Pioneer District game.

Corey Tenney caught eight passes, including one for a TD, for Craig County (0-6, 0-1). James Jones and Adam Howard each ran for a TD for the Rockets, who lost their 17th straight game.

-- Staff reports

Fort Chiswell 33, Gilbert, W.Va. 0

MAX MEADOWS -- Chris Rodriguez rushed for 193 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries to lead the Pioneers.

Hody Byers ran for a touchdown and threw for another TD for Fort Chiswell (3-3).

The Pioneers gained 16 first downs and 343 yards rushing against the Lions (3-4).

Gilbert, WV 0 0 0 0--0

Fort Chiswell 7 12 7 7--33

FC -- C. Rodriguez 34 run (Mabry kick)

FC -- C. Rodriguez 29 run (kick failed)

FC -- Byers 1 run (kick failed)

FC -- Cook 6 pass from Byers (Mabry kick)

FC -- Bond 60 run (Mabry kick)

George Wythe 31, Holston 13

WYTHEVILLE -- Will Sawyers rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries to lead the Maroons to a Hogoheegee District win over the Cavaliers (7-1, 3-1).

Jacob Sharitz completed eight of 11 passes for 154 yards and one touchdown for the Maroons (3-4, 1-0). Teammate Jonathan Turpin had 106 yards.

Holston 0 7 0 6--13

George Wythe 14 7 7 3--31

GW -- Turpin 9 run (Atwell kick)

GW -- Wood 39 pass from Sharitz (Atwell kick)

H -- Blevins 24 pass from Bramlett (Bramlett kick)

GW -- Sawyers 1 run (Atwell kick)

GW -- Sawyers 53 run (Atwell kick)

GW -- FG Atwell 25

H -- Hand 30 pass from Pratt (run failed)

Chilhowie 46, PH-Glade Spring 6

CHILHOWIE -- Curtis Williams caught three touchdown passes and ran for one more to lead the Warriors to a Hogoheegee District win.

Josh Jackson completed six of 10 passes for 201 yards.

Jonathan Whiteside provided the lone score of the game for PH-Glade Spring (2-6, 0-3), followed by 46 unanswered points from Chilhowie (7-0, 2-0).

PH-Glade Spring 6 0 0 0--6

Chilhowie 6 12 21 7--46

PH -- Whiteside 3 run (kick failed)

C -- Russell 59 run (kick failed)

C -- Dowell 47 pass from Jackson (kick failed)

C -- Williams 18 pass from Jackson (pass failed)

C -- Williams 7 run (Russell run)

C -- Williams 58 pass from Jackson (pass failed)

C -- Williams 53 pass from Jackson (Russell kick)

C -- Rector 16 run (Russell kick)