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LOW MOOR -- Lord Botetourt recovered a fumbled kickoff on the Alleghany 11-yard line and subsequently scored for a 20-14 come-from-behind football win on Friday night.

Zack Santolla found the end zone from 4 yards out for the go-ahead score with five minutes left for the Cavaliers (3-6, 1-1 Blue Ridge District).

Josh Colombini led the Cavaliers with 81 yards on 28 carries. Backup quarterback Dalton Hargrove was 4-of-9 passing for 64 yards and had a 34-yard touchdown pass to Santolla. Hargrove replaced Emory Straub in the second quarter when Straub sprained his ankle.

Dakota Nicely scored two touchdowns for the Mountaineers (3-6, 0-2) on a 35-yard run and 4-yard reception from Brian Kessinger.

Lord Botetourt 0 0 3 17--20

Alleghany 0 14 0 0--14

A -- D. Nicely 35 run (Bradley kick)

A -- D. Nicely 4 pass from Kessinger (Bradley kick)

LB -- FG McNeill 37

LB -- Santolla 34 pass from Hargrove (Cooper run)

LB -- Santolla 4 run (kick failed)

LB -- FG McNeill 32

Eastern Montgomery 32, Radford 10

ELLISTON -- The Mustangs handed the Bobcats their first Three Rivers District loss and kept their own hopes for the league title alive with a big win.

Eastern Montgomery (5-3, 2-1) significantly enhanced its hopes for a Region C Division 1 playoff berth.

Radford (6-2, 2-1) dropped out of a tie for first place. If Giles defeats Floyd County on Monday, the Three Rivers will be in a four-way tie.

No further details on the game were reported.

James River 47, Craig County 6

BUCHANAN -- Jordan Talbot threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Knights (4-4, 2-0 Pioneer District).

Talbot completed 16 of 24 passes and hooked up with DaVon Ross and Jeff Johnson on touchdown passes of 45 and 41 yards, respectively. Ross caught six passes for 136 yards.

Eric Thiemer scored two touchdowns for the Knights and gained 67 yards on nine carries.

Justin Martin scored on a 43-yard run for Craig County (1-7, 1-2), which broke its 27-game losing streak last week. The Rockets' Adam Howard completed 10 of 26 passes for 94 yards.

Craig County 0 0 0 6--6

James River 7 20 14 6--47

JR -- J. Johnson 4 run (Whiting kick)

JR -- Thiemer 20 run (kick blocked)

JR -- I. Johnson 9 run (Whiting kick)

JR -- Thiemer 2 run (Whiting kick)

JR -- Ross 45 pass from Talbot (Whiting kick)

JR -- J. Johnson 41 pass from Talbot (Whiting kick)

CC -- Martin 43 run (pass failed)

JR -- Pentecost 36 interception return (kick failed)

North Cross 69, Hampton Roads Academy 8

NEWPORT NEWS -- Sid Brown scored four touchdowns, three on offense and another on defense, as North Cross (8-1) annihilated Hampton Roads Academy.

Brown had 227 total yards of offense to go along with a 55-yard interception return for a touchdown.

Tyler Caveness also scored four touchdowns while carrying the ball 153 yards on 14 carries.

Hampton Roads managed only 18 yards of total offense in the game.

North Cross 35 20 7 7--69

Hampton Roads Aca. 0 0 0 8--8

NC -- Williams 3 run (Lacey kick)

NC -- Brown 75 pass from Williams (Lacey kick)

NC -- Caveness 19 run (Lacey kick)

NC -- Brown 41 pass from Williams (Lacey kick)

NC -- Caveness 15 run (Lacey kick)

NC -- Clark 60 pass from Williams (Lacey kick)

NC -- Caveness 35 run (kick failed)

NC -- Brown 55 interception return (Lacey kick)

NC -- Caveness 10 run (Lacey kick)

NC -- Brown 81 run (Lacey kick)

HR -- Fisher 2 pass from Satterwhite (McConkey run)

Chilhowie 49, Rural Retreat 23

RURAL RETREAT -- Alex Russell rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns, and Curtis Williams had two TD catches as the Warriors stayed undefeated with the Hogoheegee District win over the Indians.

Quarterback Josh Jackson threw three touchdown passes for the Warriors (9-0, 3-0).

Jake Whalen ran for two scores for Rural Retreat (2-7, 1-3).

Chilhowie 7 21 14 7--49

Rural Retreat 10 0 0 13--23

RR -- Whalen 1 run (Wright kick)

C -- Russell 25 run (Russell kick)

RR -- FG 32 Wright

C -- Jackson 33 run (Russell kick)

C -- Russell 8 run (Russell kick)

C -- Williams 30 pass from Jackson (Russell kick)

C -- Blevins 14 pass from Jackson (Russell kick)

C -- Williams 44 pass from Jackson (Russell kick good)

RR -- Marshall 18 run (Wright kick)

C -- Rector 8 run (Russell kick)

RR -- Whalen 3 run (two-point failed)

Jefferson Forest 38, Bassett 10

Desmond Goode rushed for 221 yards on 16 carries and scored two touchdowns to lead the Cavaliers (6-3).

JF finished with 424 yards on offense.

Emanuel Alston ran for 85 yards on 10 carries for the Bengals (5-3).

Jefferson Forest 14 3 21 0--38

Bassett 0 3 0 7--10

JF -- Tyler Rosser 1 run (Storm kick)

JF -- Mark Carter 64 run (Storm kick)

B -- FG Martin 27

JF -- FG Storm 17

JF -- Goode 22 run (Storm kick)

JF -- Goode 15 run (34 kick)

JF -- 34 6 run (34 kick)

B -- Woods 6 run (Martin kick)

Bland County 19, Galax 8

GALAX -- Josh Shrader rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries to lead the Bears over the Maroon Tide in a Mountain Empire District game that featured 13 fumbles.

Tyler Houk scored the lone touchdown and two-point conversion for Galax (2-6, 1-2).

Korey Kennedy put Bland County (7-1, 2-0) ahead for good with a TD from 4 yards out.

Bland County 0 0 6 13--19

Galax 0 0 8 0--8

BC -- Shrader 51 run (run failed)

G -- Houk 1 run (Houk run)

BC -- K. Kennedy 4 run (run failed)

BC -- Shrader 13 run (Leighton kick)

Fort Chiswell 25, Grayson County 6

MAX MEADOWS -- Chris Rodriguez ran for 169 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries to lead Fort Chiswell to a Mountain Empire District victory over Grayson County (0-8, 0-3).

Rodriguez scored on runs of 43, 9 and 64 yards.

The Pioneers (5-3, 2-0) finished with 330 total yards, 248 on the ground.

Grayson County, held to 165 yards total, averted the shutout when Ryan Hernandez connected on a 3-yard pass with Jason Thompson.

Fort Chiswell did not commit a turnover on the rainy night. Parker Mabe had an interception for the winners.

Grayson County 0 0 6 0--6

Fort Chiswell 0 19 6 0--25

FC -- Biars 3 run (Mabry kick)

FC- -- Rodriguez 43 run (kick failed)

FC -- Rodriguez 9 run (run failed)

FC -- Rodriguez 64 run (pass failed)

GC -- Thompson 3 pass from Hernandez (run failed)

Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot 10, Roanoke Catholic 7

POWHATAN -- Not even a successful fake punt could help Roanoke Catholic (6-2) overcome four turnovers in a loss that took the Celtics out of playoff contention.

In the fourth quarter, Catholic punter Charles Blevins threw a 41-yard pass to Jamar Brown on the fake punt to inside the Knights' 20-yard line. But an interception at the goal line turned the Celtics away.

Zach Zoller gained 100 yards on 18 carries to lead a Catholic offense that was held to 193 total yards.

Deon Watts led the Knights (10-0) with 113 yards on 16 carries.

Roanoke Catholic 0 7 0 0--7

Blessed Sac.Huguenot 3 7 0 0--10

BS-H -- FG 24 Thomas Young

BS-H -- Trainum 17 pass from Wingfield (Young kick)

RC -- Brown 1 run (Blevins kick)

Amherst County 44, Staunton River 0

AMHERST -- Mario Vaughn scored four touchdowns, three on the ground and one receiving, to lead Amherst County over Staunton River (0-9, 0-5) in a Seminole District game.

Kirby Anderson rushed for 82 yards and threw a touchdown for Amherst County (8-1, 4-1).

Staunton River 0 0 0 0--0

Amherst County 23 7 14 0--44

A -- Glover 68 run (Dawson kick)

A -- Dawson 37 field goal

A -- Vaughn 23 run (Dawson kick)

A -- Vaughn 19 pass from Anderson (kick failed)

A -- Vaughn 9 run (Dawson kick)

A -- Vaughn 7 run (Dawson kick)

A -- Scott 21 run (Dawson kick)

Richlands 23, Carroll County 7

RICHLANDS -- Joel Elswick threw for 165 yards and rushed for 87 to lead Richlands (6-3, 5-0) to a Southwest District victory.

Carroll County (4-5, 2-3) scored first on Cody Mabe's 5-yard run, and Dillon Caviness led the Cavaliers with 69 yards on eight carries.

Carroll County 7 0 0 0--7

Richlands 7 6 10 0--23

CC -- Mabe 5 run (King kick)

R -- Elswick 15 run (Strong kick)

R -- Hearl 63 pass from Elswick (kick failed)

R -- FG Strong 18

R -- Hearl 34 run (Strong kick)

E.C. Glass 30, Patrick Henry 22

LYNCHBURG -- James Gaines hit O.J. Robey on a 55-yard touchdown pass in the first half to give the Hilltoppers the lead for good as they kept the Patriots winless in the Western Valley District.

Gaines finished with 109 yards passing for Glass (2-1, 4-4).

Kyle Smith and Xavier Stanley scored first-half TDs for PH (1-7, 0-3). Darren Thomas hit Dominic Alexander on a 6-yard TD pass in the fourth quarter.

The Patriots had 252 yards rushing.

Patrick Henry 7 7 0 8--22

E.C. Glass 7 10 0 13--30

PH -- Smith 3 run (Silverstein kick)

G -- Wesley 12 run (Priest kick)

PH -- Stanley 2 run (Silverstein kick)

G -- FG Priest 25

G -- Robey 55 pass from Gaines (Priest kick)

G -- Wesley 5 run (kick blocked)

G -- Gaines 1 run (Priest kick)

PH -- Alexander 6 pass from Thomas (Thomas run)

Liberty 41, Rustburg 26

RUSTBURG -- Brandon Sparrow ran for 141 yards and three touchdowns on 10 carries as the Minutemen pulled away for a Seminole District win.

Sophomore Thomas Clark gained 100 yards on 13 carries and scored two first-half TDs for Liberty (6-3, 3-2).

Justin Davis had the other TD on a 30-yard run.

Javon Campbell scored twice for Rustburg (2-7, 0-5).

Liberty 7 14 13 7--41

Rustburg 6 8 6 6--26

Lib -- Clark 34 run (Johnson kick)

Rust -- J.Campbell 4 run (pass failed)

Lib -- Clark 10 run (Johnson kick)

Rust -- Gage 15 fumble return (Cobbs run)

Lib -- Sparrow 6 run (Johnson kick)

Lib -- Sparrow 71 run (kick blocked)

Lib -- Davis 30 run (Johnson kick)

Rust -- D.Campbell fumble recovery in end zone (run failed)

Lib -- Sparrow 22 run (Johnson kick)

Rust -- J.Campbell 4 run (run failed)

Christiansburg 38, Cave Spring 6

CHRISTIANSBURG -- Keith Johnson ran for 196 yards and one touchdown on 15 carries to lead the Blue Demons over the Knights in a River Ridge District game.

The Christiansburg (5-3, 1-2) defense forced five turnovers, and four of those were interceptions. DJ Palmer led the Blue Demons with two interceptions.

Josh Woodrum completed 13 of 28 passes for 208 yards and four interceptions for Cave Spring (2-6, 0-3).

Woodrum's favorite target was Erik Jacobsen, who caught 9 passes for 156 yards.

Cave Spring 0 6 0 0--6

Christiansburg 7 0 10 21--38

C -- Wills 1 run (Cox kick)

CS -- Cole 3 run (kick failed)

C -- FG Cox 42

C -- K. Johnson 72 run (Cox kick)

C -- Weller 10 run (Cox kick)

C -- Lee 2 run (Cox kick)

C -- Bibb 24 run (Cox kick)

-- Staff reports

Bath County 33, Pendleton County, W.Va. 14

FRANKLIN, W.Va. -- J.P. Plecker ran for 176 yards on 22 carries, propelling the Chargers (5-3) to a crucial road victory.

Plecker scored three touchdowns, while Dillon Perdue and Josh Robertson each scored once.

Bath County 7 0 13 13--33

Pendleton County, W.Va. 0 0 0 14--14

BC -- Plecker 3 run (King kick)

BC -- Robertson 8 run (kick failed)

BC -- Plecker 2 run (King kick)

BC -- Purdue 5 run (run failed)

PC -- Redman 40 pass from Gardiner (pass failed)

PC -- Moats 65 pass from Gardiner (Moats pass from Mitchell)

BC -- Plecker 13 run (Brinkley kick)

George Wythe 49, Northwood 6

SALTVILLE -- Jacob Sharitz threw three touchdowns to lead the Maroons over the Panthers (0-9, 0-5) in a Hogoheegee District game.

Will Sawyers rushed for two touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass for George Wythe (5-4, 4-0).

George Wythe 21 21 7 0--49

Northwood 0 0 6 0--6

GW -- Atwell 1 pass from Sharitz (Atwell kick)

GW -- Turpin 65 run (Atwell kick)

GW -- Sawyers 20 pass from Sharitz (Atwell kick)

GW -- Atwell 5 pass from Sharitz (Atwell kick)

GW -- Sawyers 3 run (Atwell kick)

GW -- Lester 2 fumble return (Atwell kick)

NW -- Keesee 7 run (run failed)

GW -- Sawyers 10 run (Jones kick)

Parry McCluer 39, Covington 6

BUENA VISTA -- Terry Isaia carried the ball 20 times for 225 yards and a touchdown in the Fighting Blues' Pioneer District victory.

Quarterback Josh Woody threw a pair of interceptions, but also completed six passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns.

Parry McCluer (2-6, 1-1) put the game away early, scoring on its first four possessions of the game.

Aaron Fertig scored for Covington (0-9, 0-3) to spoil the shutout.

Covington 0 0 0 6--6

Parry McCluer 13 14 6 6--39

PM -- Tolley 7 run (kick failed)

PM -- Woody 65 run (Higginbotham kick)

PM -- Taylor 23 pass from Woody (Higginbotham kick)

PM -- Isaia 60 run (Higginbotham kick)

PM -- Taylor 20 pass from Woody (kick failed)

PM -- Husaw 3 run (kick failed)

C -- Fertig 1 run (pass failed)

Patrick County 47, Magna Vista 18

STUART -- John Harris ran for 191 yards and four touchdowns to lead Patrick County (6-2, 2-0 Piedmont District) past Magna Vista.

The strong performance put Harris over the 2,000-yard mark and gave him 25 touchdowns on the season.

Quarterback Anthony Redd tossed a pair of touchdowns and ran for another to lead Magan Vista (0-9, 0-3).

Magna Vista 6 0 12 0--18

Patrick County 6 22 7 12--47

PC -- Kroplin 27 fumble return (kick failed)

MV -- Butler 76 pass from Redd (kick failed)

PC -- Harris 6 run (Reynolds kick)

PC -- Harris 4 run (Nowlin pass from Dunlap)

PC -- Atkins 1 run (Martin kick)

MV -- Butler 36 pass from Redd (pass failed)

PC -- Harris 49 run (Martin kick)

MV -- Redd 46 run (run failed)

PC -- Walker 29 run (kick failed)

PC -- Harris 1 run (kick failed)

Marion 20, Virginia High 6

MARION -- Brock Hanna broke free for a 38-yard touchdown run late in the game to finish with 213 yards as Marion (5-4) won a nondistrict game.

Damon Dock gained 112 yards on 18 carries for Virginia High (3-6).

Virginia High 0 6 0 0--6

Marion 0 14 0 6--20

M -- Hanna 80 run (Hanna kick)

VH -- McCoy 22 pass from Jones (kick failed)

M -- Noe 1 run (Hanna kick)

M -- Hanna 38 run (kick blocked)

Martinsville 11, Tunstall 0

DRY FORK -- Marquill Eggleston scored the first points of the game on a 9 yard run in the fourth quarter.

Colin Welch added a 32-yard field goal to help Martinsville (4-4, 2-0) put the game away.

Martinsville 0 0 0 11--11

Tunstall 0 0 0 0--0

M -- Eggleston 9 run (Scott run)

M -- FG Welch 32