From River Ridge, the Blacksburg Bruins faced the Cave Spring Knights in an exciting matchup at Bogle Field.
Midway through the first quarter, Cave Spring safety Camden Wilson stopped a Bruins scoring chance with a pick in the end zone, keeping the game scoreless.
At the start of the second quarter, Knights quarterback Jaden Hollins found Cael Flanary in the red zone, setting up a 1-yard touchdown run by Stephan Babich. This gave Cave Spring a 7-0 lead.
The Bruins quickly responded as Jacob Hendricks handed off to Mack Strahm, who powered in a 12-yard touchdown run.
Cave Spring prevented the game from being tied by blocking the extra point, maintaining a 7-6 lead.
As the half wound down, Blacksburg kicker Ethan Lowdermilk redeemed himself by hitting a 38-yard field goal, putting the Bruins ahead 9-7 at halftime.