SALEM, Va. – Riverheads has taken the win over George Wythe, 49-27.
In a game that featured a dominant rushing attack by the Gladiators, the Maroons couldn’t muster enough defensive stops to get the job done. Riverheads claimed its seventh consecutive VHSL state championship.
“We just made too many mistakes defensively, just didn’t fit right and every time we didn’t fit right it was a big play or big score and I knew that would be the case,” said George Wythe head coach Brandon Harner. “You can’t screw up with guys like this they’re just a good football team. Offensively, I thought we did well at times it’s just defensively towards that last score it’s just them 2 platooning it and I got the same guys but I’m just proud of my guys. We just didn’t play well enough like we needed to on defense.”
Cayden Cook-Cash rushed for 282 yards and a total of 5 touchdowns while Luke Bryant added two rushing scores on 106 yards in the victory.
The Maroons end an impressive 10-4 season as the Class 1 runner-up. Saturday’s championship win proved to be the 10th state title in Riverheads school history.