Highlanders leave no doubt once again in drubbing of the Hawks

Altavista defended its home turf against Buffalo Gap in a region 1B football matchup.

The Gretna Hawks and Floyd County Buffaloes faced off in a high-stakes Region 2C football game that kept fans on the edge of their seats.

It was a high-scoring game for the Glenvar Highlander’s Friday night.

Friday night marks region quarterfinals, and some games are a toss-up in terms of who the winner may be; you can include our 1st and 10 Game of the Week into that category.

Altavista Colonels visited Gretna Hawks tonight in a decisive Dogwood District football game.

Gretna and Appomattox County met in the Dogwood District with both teams unbeaten in district play.

The Dogwood District is taking shape with Altavista and Appomattox as two of three teams without a district loss.

A battle of two 4-1 programs as the Nelson County Governors faced off against the Gretna Hawks on Friday night. The Hawks got the best of the Governors in last year’s matchup and are only continuing to improve under 5th-year coach Shaun Miller.

Altavista put together a strong non-district schedule to prepare for a potentially deep run this year. The Dogwood District team has rattled off three straight wins as of late, including back-to-back wins in its respective district. However, Chatham is trying to get back on track after coming across its third loss of the season.

Out of the Dogwood District - SMLCA Hosted North Raleigh Christian Academy on Friday.

Parry McCluer was back home this week to host SMLCA.

Heritage had a tough start on the road in West Virginia but got a chance to bounce back with a matchup against Appomattox County.

Tunstall’s football team, known for scoring over 40 points in each of their first two games, faced a tough challenge early in the season against Gretna.

Altavista faced Lord Botetourt in a matchup that showcased the Cavaliers’ strength and the Colonels’ fighting spirit.

The Liberty Bulldogs hosted the William Campbell Generals this week and came away with a commanding 50-16 victory.

The Brookville Bees buzzed past the Appomattox Raiders in a close home game, winning by 3 points in a 20-17 game.

Gretna wins in their second round of playoffs, defeating Radford in a 14-7 game.

Gretna hosted Nelson County this week, won 34-14.

The Buffaloes claimed victory over the Raider Friday night, 20-15.

Eric and Brooke take a look at the 8 regions that include our local high school football teams that will be competing in the VHSL postseason.

The Raiders won against the Generals, 50-8.

It was a night for the books in Appomattox County Friday night!

It was a night for the books in Appomattox County Friday night!

Radford advances to play Glenvar next week, winning this one, 50-30.

Back-and-forth it went, before Glenvar pulled away with the win, 38-34.

Gretna pulled away with the win, 25-21.

Gretna took down Chatham 44-7.

Altavista took the win, 48-8.

Two schools with big dreams in their sights faced off in our Week 7 Game of the Week.

The Pioneers would rally back to grab a 20-6 victory.

Golden opportunity after golden opportunity brought Magna Vista’s win home - 53-6.

Gretna dominated on Friday night, 27-9.

Rustburg took home the Lantern for another year with a final score of 22-7.

Jefferson Forest hosted Gretna on their home turf for the 2023 season opener.

In only their fourth meeting ever in the Region 2C final, Appomattox beat Glenvar 38-34 to win the title. It was defensive plays in the end that sent the Raiders to victory.

It was back and forth for most of the night, but Appomattox came out on top, 38-33.

It was Martinsville 42, Dan River 39

Chatham fell to Appomattox 35-19.

Martinsville remains undefeated so far in the 2022 season. They took down Chatham 19-9.

Appomattox had a brutal early schedule, and on Monday, they were looking to get things cranked into gear for the district match.

Rolling in with score after score, and with a defense that held up, LB won 35-3.

The game’s final score was 50-27, Martinsville.

If you ask us, one of the sleeping dogs is Bassett — stifled in a pair of tough opening games.

18 miles separate Appomattox County High and Rustburg High – they’re basically neighbors, so when they get together, it’s another backyard brawl.

Our Camp Tour rolls east to Appomattox to check in with Doug Smith and co., and the ever-present ‘Power of 1′. The Raiders saw a nearly perfect 2021 campaign end in a loss to Graham in the state semifinals.

After the first quarter, this game was tied 14-14.

After a big loss to Heritage last week, Appomattox County bounced back this week.

The Pioneers proved too much for the Raiders on Friday night.

The Hilltoppers left no doubt on Friday night.

After a postponed first game, Appomattox County won Friday night against Rustburg.

Magna Vista didn’t disappoint their home crowd on Friday night.

The Appomattox County Raiders continued their dominance on Friday night en route to a 48-21 win over Glenvar in the Region 2C title game.

It took some time for this game to get going due to delays, but that did not slow down Appomattox County.

In a close-fought game, Glenvar beat Dan River on Friday night.

NARUNA, Va. – It didn’t matter that Appomattox County was on the road, they left William Campbell High School with a win on Friday night. Raiders beat the Generals, 49-0.

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LYNCHBURG, Va. After the success of the Ronnie Roberts Classic, the Lynchburg Hillcats decided to host another special baseball game at Bank of James Stadium, this time to honor the seniors from the Dogwood District. More than 20 players came together two make up two teams. The Blue team consisted of players from Appomattox, Dan River, and William Campbell High Schools. The Grey team consisted of players from Altavista and Gretna High Schools. Sunday nights game had a great display of defensive play and big bats, as the Blue team scored in the final 4 innings to secure a 14-2 victory.

APPOMATTOX COUNTY, Va. – Appomattox County defended home field Friday night, beating Dogwood District rival Gretna 35-14 to advance to the state semifinal. Appomattox County was state champion in 2015, 2016 and 2017. The Raiders will host the winner of the Central-Wise/Graham game on Saturday.