"It’s great to be back,” said Manuel.

WATCH: Lord Botetourt girls, Northside boys, and George Wythe boys and girls all win Region titles Saturday

The junior quarterback brought a big physical presence to both sides of the ball for the Fighting Blues.

1st and 10: Parry McCluer's Nathan Glass is Week 1 honoree

The late former Emory & Henry basketball coach left a lasting impact on those in the program.

Parry McCluer, Blacksburg boys claim team titles along with the Liberty girls.

The Blues are under new head coach Jeremiah Brockenbrough.

Parry McCluer hosted Eastern Montgomery girls in the Pioneer District championship Friday night. The Fighting Blues won in double overtime 55-51.

Long time assistant Troy Clark will serve as interim head coach for the 2022 season.

Carroll County girls also advanced to the Class 3 Championship.

Parry McCluer's Landon Catlett wins the Josh Leonard Character, Courage and Commitment Award.

Top region seed Galax used a couple of first half scores and a dynamic defensive effort to win the Region 1C title over Parry McCluer 14-0. Javonte Reeves rushed of a first half score and quarterback Ian Ashworth hit Ayden White for a second quarter touchdown pass to account for the scoring. The Maroon Tide (10-2) bottled up the power ground game led by RB John Snider in check throughout the game. Th Blues finish the season 9-4. Galax moves on to take on Region 1D champion Holston in the state semifinals.

Three-seed Parry McCluer beat the Spartans 14-6.

Eastern Montgomery couldn’t defend its home turf against Parry McCluer in Week 11 of high school football.

Parry McCluer left no doubt on Friday night as to who the better team was.

Parry McCluer beat Covington on Friday night, but the game ended in a way nobody wanted.

Two straight home games have resulted in two straight wins for Parry McCluer.

In a game added to the schedule earlier this week, the Parry McCluer Fighting Blues prevailed.

It wasn’t the shutout win Narrows fans are used to this season, but a win’s a win and with this win, Narrows advances to the Region 1C final next week.

A big moment of the night in this game was James River’s first female kicker scoring.

BUENA VISTA, Va. – Parry McCluer came into the night at sixth in Region 1C and Eastern Montgomery at fifth, with only four teams qualifying this year. Both teams have an uphill battle in catching up to George Wythe at No.

Spencer Hamilton scored 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks in the 56-39 win, as Parry McCluer won its first VHSL State Championship in program history. Ad“Two out of three years we’ve been to state title game, we get a little closer every year,” said Pulaski County head coach Scott Ratcliff. This season they reached a VHSL State Championship game for the first time in program history. The difference was, we made a few turnovers we didn’t want to and we had some shots that didn’t go in,” said Patrick Henry head coach Mike Hedrick. With the win Princess Anne has now won 8 consecutive VHSL State Championships, 12 overall as a program.