Last season, the Commodores beat the Pumas by nearly three touchdowns. Maury went on to win the Class 5 state title, while Wise won 12 in a row to win the Maryland 4A state title.

On Friday night, it was a little bit different as the Commodores, ranked No. 1 in the 757Teamz Top 15, had to survive a last-second Hail Mary to the end zone to beat Wise 20-14 in the season opener for both teams.

“It helped us last year when we faced these situations. This is just another test for us. It lets us know that we’re not invincible and we need to get better,” said Maury coach Dyrri McCain. “We saw a bunch of guys who were trained to be ready for this moment, and we finished.”

Maury survives 20-14 over Wise pic.twitter.com/TcgKmRcWGO

— Larry Rubama (@LHRubama) September 7, 2024

The Commodores took an early lead when Indiana commit LeBron Bond scored on a 25-yard pass from Au’Tori Newkirk, but the extra point failed. They added to their lead a short time later when Newkirk and Bond hooked up again, this time on a 2-yard touchdown pass, to take a 13-0 lead.

“It was fourth-and-1, and I was asking Coach for the ball,” said Bond, who finished with four receptions for 36 yards and two touchdowns. “And he put the ball in my hands and we scored.”

It seemed like the Commodores might run away with the game, but Wise, located in Upper Marlboro outside of Washington, D.C., got an 89-yard return on the ensuing kickoff to set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Eric Wedge to cut the deficit to 13-7 before the half.

The Pumas took the lead in the third quarter on Wedge’s 1-yard touchdown pass to DeCarlos Young and a PAT kick with 4:08 left.

Simmons with the 17-yard TD run.
Maury 20, Wise (MD) 14 (3Q) pic.twitter.com/kT6VjuCE1y

— Larry Rubama (@LHRubama) September 7, 2024

But the Commodores regained the lead when Cameryn Simmons scored on a 17-yard touchdown run at the end of the third quarter.

Wise had two chances to take the lead late in the fourth quarter, including a long heave in the final seconds, but the Commodores broke up the pass in the end zone.

“It was very big for the program,” Maury defensive back Kendall Daniels Jr. said about the win. “Anything can happen at that moment, but we’ve prepared ourselves for that every day at practice.”

Larry Rubama, 757-575-6449, larry.rubama@pilotonline.com

In the process, the visiting Cadets from Richmond held the Bruins to minus-17 yards on 11 second-half carries and just 160 total yards for the game. Offensively, the Bruins failed to score a point, with both of their touchdowns coming from pick-six interceptions by Jaemarree Parker, whose returns went for 24 and 54 yards.

While the defense kept Western Branch in the game for three quarters, the Bruins could not stop Benedictine running back Ryker Cook. The senior tallied 159 yards and three scores on 21 carries.

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Cook’s first TD came in the second quarter as the Cadet sprinted 76 yards down the right sideline on Benedictine’s first play of a drive. On the Cadets’ next drive, Carson Lambert found Roddrey McWilliams on a perfect 33-yard post pattern to make the score 14-7 after Cole
Draucker’s extra point.

Parker’s second interception return closed the gap to 14-13 in the third quarter, but the Benedictine defense took control and stymied the Bruins’ ground attack.

Backed up to the 3-yard line, Western Branch quarterback Derrick Cook tried to escape a swarming Cadet rush, but his errant
pass was ruled a fumble and scooped by a defender. Ryker Cook followed two plays later with a 5-yard TD burst for his second score of the night.

Draucker tacked on a 43-yard field goal to extend the lead to 24-13, and after another stop from the Benedictine defense, Ryker Cook raced 30 yards for his third touchdown, providing an 18-point lead with four minutes remaining.

Western Branch’s Ky’Nique Baines, who led all reported Hampton Roads rushers last week, was held to 40 yards on 15 carries.

After the home players came out of the Oscar Smith “Tiger Cage,” they responded to the fired-up Greyhounds (1-1) with the touchdown.

“We want to play starting play one, and we actually talked a lot about it,” Oscar Smith coach Chris Scott said. “We said, ‘Listen, the blockers are going to allow us to run one back to the house.’ There was a lot of intensity, and then emotions, but just us running our assignments, and that’s when we are at our best.”

Brandon Nesbit scored two touchdowns and gained 112 yards on nine carries for Oscar Smith. Lonnie Andrews III completed 7 of 14 passes for 120 yards and a score and ran for 109 yards on seven attempts.

Despite yielding touchdowns on three consecutive possessions, the Greyhounds stayed competitive in the first half, thanks to a safety and rushing and passing touchdowns by Joedee Shelton.

In the second half, though, the Tigers (2-0) pulled away. Reginald Wallace, Travis Johnson and Charles McGlown provided touchdowns, and Camren Pearson capped the scoring with an athletic, 21-yard touchdown on an interception.

Oscar Smith outgained Norcom in total yards 438-166.

— Reported by Charlie Baumgardner

Falcons dominate Bayside

Max Palmerton and Tyre Jefferies had two rushing touchdowns apiece as No. 11 Cox thumped visiting Bayside 47-9 Friday night in a Beach District game.

Palmerton and Jefferies combined for 146 of 179 rushing yards for the Falcons (2-0). Palmerton’s first touchdown, on a 6-yard rush up the middle with less than two minutes remaining in the first half, and his ensuing two-point conversion run put his team ahead for good.

The Cox defense forced four turnovers and limited Bayside (1-1) to just four first downs and 14 total yards.

The Falcons’ other scores came via a 12-yard scoring run by Jiwan Mack and a 28-yard interception return by Jacob Palmerton.

Cox has outscored its first two opponents 85-9.

— Reported by Darrell Cuenca

He said it

“We had a good week at practice. We just took it one snap at a time — the kids trusted the process and it showed.”

— Cox coach Tyler Noe

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Storylines

Chiefs bounce back: Robert Hughes Jr. scored three touchdowns and Kempsville turned two turnovers into TDs during a 51-0 Beach District victory at Princess Anne (0-2).

Jason Galloway recovered a fumble in the end zone for a score and Jaylen Hatton returned an interception 35 yards for a TD for Kempsville (1-1), which rebounded from last week’s 28-14 loss to Salem in an opener. Hughes scored on a 1-yard plunge in the first quarter and added TD runs of 52 and 8 yards in the third.

Packers survive Truckers: Kyle Buggs threw two touchdown passes and Kinye Martin rushed for 148 yards as Smithfield (2-0) held off Churchland 14-13 on the Packers’ home field.

Buggs finished 8 of 12 for 136 yards with one interception, and both of his touchdown passes went to Ammon Rawlings (four receptions, 115 yards). The Truckers (0-2) trailed 14-0 after the first three quarters, but gave the Packers a scare by scoring 13 points in the fourth.

Zero tolerance: No. 10 Granby throttled Kecoughtan 79-0 in the Comets’ highest-scoring game in at least two decades. The Comets (2-0) have outscored their opponents 125-0 and dropped the Warriors to 0-2.

Granby had wins of 46-0 and 54-0 last season in the program’s resurgence. Those were the largest margins of victory for the Comets since Granby won 53-0 over Wilson (now Manor) in 2005.

Granby’s victory was the most lopsided among a number of shutouts involving 757Teamz Top 15 teams on Friday night: No. 5 Green Run blanked Kellam 49-0, and ninth-ranked Lafayette shut out Booker T. Washington 68-0.

Seahawk versatility: Atlantic Shores Christian scored touchdowns five different ways — punt return, pass (twice), run, blocked punt and interception return (twice) — in a 48-0 win over Catholic at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex.

Chris Higgins scored on a 40-yard punt return and a 25-yard pass, Malcolm Forbes recovered a block punt in the end zone and returned a pickoff 50 yards for a score and Corey Williams took an interception 24 yards for a TD. QB Micah Lance was 11 of 16 for 271 yards and two scores, including a 76-yarder to Josh Sibley.

Lafayette routs Booker T.: No. 9 Lafayette cruised to a 68-0 victory over Booker T. Washington. Baum Hogge threw two touchdown passes and scored two defensive TDs. Jael Love, Nayron Hudson, Breon Stokes, Brayden Smalls, Josh Simpson, Kordell London and Bryce Thompson scored touchdowns.

York dominates second half: York overcame Gloucester 21-6 at Bailey Field.

The Dukes went ahead 6-0 in the first quarter on an interception return. The Falcons came back in the third on AJ Wilson’s 25-yard TD pass to Conner Lawson, then recovered a pooch kick and scored again on Wilson’s screen pass to JeMarcus Tyler, who cut back against the grain for a 45-yard touchdown.

Sebastian Benitez-Marrero, in his first football game, was 3 for 3 on PAT tries as well as kicking off and punting.

Extra points

• Indian River built a 46-point lead after three quarters and cruised to a 56-3 victory over Lakeland. The Braves improved to 2-0.
• Great Bridge scored two first-quarter touchdowns and dominated Norview in a season-opening 34-6 victory in Norfolk. The Wildcats led 20-0 and won their first season opener since 2020.
• In the Beach District, Ocean Lakes opened its season with a 51-7 victory at home over First Colonial and Landstown improved to 1-1 with an 18-13 win over Tallwood.

Saturday

Crabbers fall in thriller: No. 14 Hampton (1-1) lost 41-33 Saturday to King George (1-1) at Darling Stadium as the quarterbacks — the Foxes’ Dylan Koch and the Crabbers’ Marcus Chapman — combined for 542 yards passing. The Foxes made a clinching stop on fourth-and-3 from the King George 18.

Down 41-13, the Crabbers’ Casey Lassiter returned a kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown with 6:11 left in the third quarter. Lavonte Chapman’s 4-yard touchdown run and Marcus Chapman’s two-point conversion run made it 41-27, and Marcus Chapman threw a 33-yard TD pass to Davion Perry to trim the margin to eight with 3:58 to go. Hampton then drove from the Foxes’ 41, but came up empty.

Friday night’s scores

757Teamz Top 15

#1 Maury 20, Wise (Maryland) 14

#2 Phoebus 23, Highland Springs 7

#4 Oscar Smith 54, Norcom 16

#5 Green Run 49, Kellam 0

#7 Indian River 56, Lakeland 3

#9 Lafayette 68, Booker T. Washington 0

#10 Granby 79, Kecoughtan 0

#11 Cox 47, Bayside 9

Benedictine 31, #15 Western Branch 13

Beach District 

Ocean Lakes 51, First Colonial 7

Kempsville 51, Princess Anne 0

Landstown 18, Tallwood 13

Peninsula District

Menchville 35, Heritage 0

Non-district

Smithfield 14, Churchland 13

Colonial Heights 14, New Kent 13

York 21, Gloucester 6

Great Bridge 34, Norview 6

Matoaca 35, Warhill 0

Bruton 39, Nandua 0

Private schools

Atlantic Shores Christian 48, Catholic 0

Greenbrier Christian Academy 57, Fuqua 0 (eight-man football)

Roanoke Catholic 40, Isle of Wight Academy 26

Saturday’s game

King George vs. #14 Hampton at Darling Stadium, 1 p.m.

“We came out today to show we’re not the underdogs, we’re the big dogs,” Hopson said as he celebrated his 18th birthday with two sacks.

The Phantoms showed exactly that on Friday night with a 23-7 victory on the Springers’ home field. Considering that Highland Springs, now a Class 6 team, won five of the seven Class 5 state championship games it played in the previous 10 years, Phoebus, a Class 4 school, showed plenty of grit putting its win streak on the line on the road.

“We were playing a team full of championship pedigree,” Phoebus coach Jeremy Blunt. “Our guys know what it means to win up here at Highland Springs.”

The Phantoms (1-0), ranked second in the 757Teamz Top 15, did it in dominant fashion, outgaining the Springers (1-1) 306 yards to 68. Blunt said before the game that the team that ran the ball and stopped the run would win. The Phantoms outgained the Richmond area’s top-ranked team 194 yards to 4 on the ground.

Class 4 all-state running back Davion Roberts led the ground game for three-time defending state champ Phoebus with 104 yards on 22 carries. Sophomore quarterback Maurikus Banks ran for 65 yards on seven carries while completing 8 of 10 passes for 112 yards.

The Phantoms’ defense, which allowed only six points in the regular season on the way to a 15-0 record and the Class 4 state title a year ago, did not allow a point. Highland Springs’ only score came when it returned a fumbled punt by the Phantoms for a 5-yard touchdown.

By that time, early in the third quarter, the Phantoms led 14-0 and were in control. Roberts ran six times for 42 yards as the Phantoms drove 53 yards on eight plays to score on their first possession.

Banks got untracked on the 10-play, 69-yard drive the Phantoms used to increase their lead to 14 points in the second quarter. He had runs of 11, 27 and 11 yards before handing off to Brandon Diggs for a 9-yard touchdown on an end-around.

Diggs’ punt drop and Marreyon Harvey’s 5-yard return that made it 14-7 with 8:21 left in the third quarter did not faze the Phantoms. Romier Smith’s spectacular bobbling, diving catch of Banks’ pass for a 35-yard gain launched a 12-play, 80-yard TD drive that was the Phantoms’ response.

Banks’ 22-yard touchdown pass to Roberts on a screen made it 20-7. Farriss Knight added a 40-yard field goal, and with the Phoebus front — led by Hopson, Jonathan Rogers III, Brenden Thompson and Kaleb Tillery — totally denying the Springers’ run attack, there would be no comeback.

“We had our game plan, we knew what it was and we executed on a high level,” Roberts said.

#1 Maury 20, Wise (Md.) 14 – FINAL

#2 Phoebus 23, Highland Springs 7 – FINAL

#4 Oscar Smith 54, Norcom 16 – FINAL

#5 Green Run 49, Kellam 0 – FINAL

#7 Indian River 56, Lakeland 3 – FINAL

#9 Lafayette 68, Booker T. Washington 0 – FINAL

#10 Granby 79, Kecoughtan 0 – FINAL

#11 Cox 47, Bayside 9 – FINAL

Benedictine 31, #15 Western Branch 13 – FINAL

Beach District 

Ocean Lakes 51, First Colonial 7 – FINAL

Kempsville 51, Princess Anne 0 – FINAL

Landstown 18, Tallwood 13 – FINAL

Peninsula District

Menchville 35, Heritage 0 – FINAL

Non-district

Smithfield 14, Churchland 13 – FINAL

Colonial Heights 14, New Kent 13 – FINAL

York 21, Gloucester 6 – FINAL

Great Bridge 34, Norview 6 – FINAL

Matoaca 35, Warhill 0 – FINAL

Bruton 39, Nandua 0 – FINAL

Private schools

Atlantic Shores Christian 48, Catholic 0 – FINAL

Greenbrier Christian 57, Fuqua School 0 – FINAL

Roanoke Catholic 34, Isle of Wight 26 – FINAL

Saturday, Sept. 7

Non-district 

King George vs. #14 Hampton at Darling Stadium, 1 p.m.

Warwick (2-0) went ahead 20-0 by halftime and initiated the running clock with three third-quarter touchdowns.

The Raiders completed the game by stopping the Bruins (0-2) on first-and-goal from the 2.

Non-district

Hickory 54, Manor 6: The Hawks came through with an encouraging season opener, dominating the Mustangs (0-2) for one of their most lopsided victories in recent years.

Essex 48, Jamestown 6: The Trojans scored five first-quarter touchdowns in Tappahannock and improved to 2-0. The Eagles fell to 0-2.

Woodside 21, Grassfield 6: The Wolverines (1-1) their first victory of Alonzo Coley’s coaching era, handling the Grizzlies (0-2) at Todd Stadium.

King & Queen Central 20, Windsor 12: The Royal Tigers’ DJ Berry tied the game by returning an interception 84 yards in the second quarter.

Central’s Mekhi Dabney ran for 146 yards and two touchdowns, both in the second half, on 16 carries. He completed 3 of 6 passes for 78 yards. Teammate Randy Holmes had six tackles for loss and blocked a Windsor PAT try.

Hudson Williams scored both of the Dukes’ touchdowns, catching a 17-yard Jeremy King pass in the first quarter and running 5 yards in the fourth.

More scores

Arcadia 27, Charles City 14

Rappahannock 54, West Point 8

A victory would be all the more impressive because this game marks a rare time in either streak that the Phantoms are perhaps the underdog. Highland Springs has stacked up five state championships and two other finals appearances in the past decade in Classes 5 and 6, while Phoebus has played in smaller Classes 3 and 4.

The matchup is another example of Phantoms coach Jeremy Blunt — who has guided Phoebus to three consecutive state titles and another finals appearance in six seasons — seeking out the best competition when possible. With 58 consecutive Peninsula District victories, the Phantoms have rarely been challenged in their own league. However, state powers Lake Taylor and Oscar Smith have dotted the Phantoms’ regular-season schedule in recent years, while Maury has become a regular scrimmage opponent.

“The goal is always to expose our kids to the best competition,” Blunt said recently, noting win streaks mean less than preparing them for postseason play.

Although the underdog, Phoebus does not come in unarmed. Sophomore quarterback Maurikus Banks is a rising star after his 11-of-17, 165-yard passing performance in the 21-14 win over the Salem Spartans in the Class 4 state championship game in December.

Noah Jefferson is a productive receiving target and Davion Roberts (1,509 yards, 29 touchdowns rushing in 2023) a relentless ball-carrier. They operate behind an experienced offensive line led by two-way all-state pick Markus Hopson.

But running on the Springers is a tall task. So Hopson and the other Phoebus run-stoppers — including the all-state linebacker tandem of Kaleb Tillery and Brenden Thompson — will have to do some run-stopping of their own because the Springers are deep on the ground.

Quarterback Nelson Layne, a speedy transfer from James River High in Midlothian, ran for 2,611 yards the past two seasons. Eric Byrd (1,591 yards rushing and 19 TDs in 2023) and Daeron Ferguson (60 yards rushing in a 42-8 win last week against Manchester) join Layne to give the Springers three rushing threats to the edge behind an experienced line led by Mike Becton — whose older brother Mekhi plays for the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Phantoms might ultimately need a few well-timed completions from Banks to pull off the upset. While not impossible, that might be easier said than done against a defensive backfield led by safety Brennan Johnson, a Division I recruit and son of Springers coach Loren Johnson.

No. 2 Phoebus (0-0) at Highland Springs (1-0), 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: Highland Springs 20-13. Marty’s pick: Highland Springs 10-7.

Friday’s games

757Teamz Top 15

Wise, Md. (0-0) vs. No. 1 Maury (0-0) at Powhatan Field, 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: Maury 28-13. Marty’s pick: Maury 24-10.

No. 5 Green Run (1-0) at Kellam (1-0), 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: Green Run 41-20. Marty’s pick: Green Run 35-13.

No. 7 Indian River (1-0) at Lakeland (0-1), 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: Indian River 35-0. Marty’s pick: Indian River 42-0.

No. 9 Lafayette (1-0) at Booker T. Washington (0-1), 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: Lafayette 42-0. Marty’s pick: Lafayette 49-0.

No. 10 Granby (1-0) vs. Kecoughtan (0-1) at Darling Stadium, 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: Granby 33-13. Marty’s pick: Granby 31-7.

Bayside (1-0) at No. 11 Cox (1-0), 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: Cox 34-20. Marty’s pick: Cox 32-24.

Benedictine (0-1) at No. 15 Western Branch (1-0), 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: Benedictine 35-21. Marty’s pick: Benedictine 21-20.

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Beach District

First Colonial (0-1) at Ocean Lakes (0-0), 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: Ocean Lakes 28-13. Marty’s pick: Ocean Lakes 21-6.

Kempsville (0-1) at Princess Anne (0-1), 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: Kempsville 34-0. Marty’s pick: Kempsville 45-6.

Landstown (0-1) at Tallwood (0-1), 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: Landstown 27-26. Marty’s pick: Tallwood 18-16.

Peninsula District

Menchville (0-1) vs. Heritage (0-1) at Todd Stadium, 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: Menchville 27-20. Marty’s pick: Menchville 21-7.

Non-district

Nandua (0-1) at Bruton (1-0), 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: Bruton 27-13. Marty’s pick: Bruton 38-6.

Churchland (0-1) at Smithfield (1-0), 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: Churchland 26-13. Marty’s pick: Churchland 28-13.

Gloucester (1-0) at York (0-0), 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: York 23-20. Marty’s pick: York 17-14.

Great Bridge (0-0) at Norview (0-1) , 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: Great Bridge 21-20. Marty’s pick: Norview 13-12.

Matoaca (0-0) vs. Warhill (1-0) at Wanner Stadium, 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: Matoaca 24-20. Marty’s pick: Matoaca 14-13.

Norcom (1-0) at Oscar Smith (1-0), 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: Oscar Smith 35-21. Marty’s pick: Oscar Smith 38-16.

Friday’s private-school games

Catholic vs. Atlantic Shores Christian at Virginia Beach Sportsplex, 7 p.m.

Greenbrier Christian at Fuqua, 7 p.m.

Isle of Wight Academy at Roanoke Catholic, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s game

757Teamz Top 15

King George (0-1) vs. No. 14 Hampton (1-0) at Darling Stadium, 1 p.m.

Larry’s pick: King George 26-23. Marty’s pick: King George 20-14.

757Teamz Top 15

No. 6 Warwick (1-0) vs. Bethel (0-1) at Darling Stadium, 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: Warwick 33-13. Marty’s pick: Warwick 27-7.

Non-district

Jamestown (0-1) at Essex (1-0), 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: Essex 14-13. Marty’s pick: Essex 31-13.

Hickory (0-0) at Manor (0-1), 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: Hickory 27-13. Marty’s pick: Hickory 28-8.

Grassfield (0-1) vs. Woodside (0-1) at Todd Stadium, 7 p.m.

Larry’s pick: Woodside 20-14. Marty’s pick: Woodside 21-18.

Bay Rivers District

Bruton (1-0)

W, 36-0 Aug. 30 at Northampton

Sept. 6 vs. Nandua

Sept. 13 vs. West Point

Sept. 20 at Northumberland

Sept. 27 vs. Grafton

Oct. 11 vs. Tabb

Oct. 18 at Arcadia

Oct. 24 vs. York

Nov. 1 at Poquoson

Nov. 8 at New Kent

Grafton (0-1)

(Home games at Bailey Field)

L, 16-46 Aug. 29 vs. Norcom

Sept. 12 vs. Poquoson

Sept. 20 at New Kent

Sept. 27 at Bruton

Oct. 3 vs. Lafayette

Oct. 11 vs. Smithfield

Oct. 18 at Warhill

Oct. 25 vs. Tabb

Nov. 1 at Jamestown

Nov. 8 vs. York

Jamestown (0-1)

(Home games at Wanner Stadium)

L, 18-41 Aug. 29 at Nottoway

Sept. 5 at Essex

Sept. 13 at Tabb

Sept. 20 vs. Smithfield

Sept. 27 at York

Oct. 4 vs. Poquoson

Oct. 11 at New Kent

Oct. 25 at Lafayette

Nov. 1 vs. Grafton

Nov. 8 vs. Warhill

Lafayette (1-0)

(Home games at Wanner Stadium)

W, 37-6 Aug. 30 at Spotsylvania

Sept. 6 at Booker T. Washington

Sept. 13 vs. New Kent

Sept. 27 vs. Smithfield

Oct. 3 at Grafton

Oct. 11 vs. Warhill

Oct. 18 at Tabb

Oct. 25 vs. Jamestown

Nov. 2 at York, 1 p.m.

Nov. 7 vs. Poquoson

New Kent

Sept. 6 vs. Colonial Heights

Sept. 13 at Lafayette

Sept. 20 vs. Grafton

Sept. 28 vs. Warhill, noon

Oct. 4 at Tabb

Oct. 11 vs. Jamestown

Oct. 17 at York

Oct. 24 at Poquoson

Nov. 1 at Smithfield

Nov. 8 vs. Bruton

Poquoson (1-0)

(Home games at Poquoson Middle School)

W, 21-6 Aug. 30 at Lake Taylor

Sept. 12 at Grafton

Sept. 20 vs. Warhill

Sept. 27 vs. Tabb

Oct. 4 at Jamestown

Oct. 11 vs. York

Oct. 18 at Smithfield

Oct. 24 vs. New Kent

Nov. 1 vs. Bruton

Nov. 7 at Lafayette

Smithfield (1-0)

W, 48-0 Aug. 30 vs. Norview

Sept. 6 vs. Churchland

Sept. 20 at Jamestown

Sept. 27 at Lafayette

Oct. 4 vs. York

Oct. 11 at Grafton

Oct. 18 vs. Poquoson

Oct. 24 at Warhill

Nov. 1 vs. New Kent

Nov. 7 at Tabb

Tabb (1-0)

(Home games at Bailey Field)

W, 17-0 Aug. 30 vs. Heritage

Sept. 13 vs. Jamestown

Sept. 20 at York

Sept. 27 at Poquoson

Oct. 4 vs. New Kent

Oct. 11 at Bruton

Oct. 18 vs. Lafayette

Oct. 25 at Grafton

Nov. 1 vs. Warhill

Nov. 7 vs. Smithfield

Warhill (1-0) 

(Home games at Wanner Stadium)

W, 68-0 Aug. 29 vs. Manor

Sept. 6 vs. Matoaca

Sept. 12 vs. York

Sept. 20 at Poquoson

Sept. 28 at New Kent, noon

Oct. 11 at Lafayette

Oct. 18 vs. Grafton

Oct. 24 vs. Smithfield

Nov. 1 at Tabb

Nov. 8 at Jamestown

York

(Home games at Bailey Field)

Sept. 6 vs. Gloucester

Sept. 12 at Warhill

Sept. 20 vs. Tabb

Sept. 27 vs. Jamestown

Oct. 4 at Smithfield

Oct. 11 at Poquoson

Oct. 17 vs. New Kent

Oct. 24 at Bruton

Nov. 2 vs. Lafayette, 1 p.m.

Nov. 8 at Grafton

Beach District

Bayside (1-0)

W, 50-0 Aug. 29 vs. Princess Anne, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 6 at Cox

Sept. 13 vs. Kempsville

Sept. 20 vs. Salem

Sept. 27 at Landstown

Oct. 10 at First Colonial, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 19 vs. Green Run, 2 p.m.

Oct. 25 at Kellam

Nov. 1 vs. Ocean Lakes

Nov. 8 vs. Tallwood

Cox (1-0)

W, 38-0 Aug. 29 at Landstown, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 6 vs. Bayside

Sept. 13 at First Colonial

Sept. 20 vs. Green Run

Sept. 27 at Kellam

Oct. 4 vs. Ocean Lakes

Oct. 18 vs. Tallwood

Oct. 25 vs. Salem

Nov. 1 at Princess Anne

Nov. 8 at Kempsville

First Colonial (0-1)

L, 14-34 Aug. 29 vs. Kellam, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 6 at Ocean Lakes

Sept. 13 vs. Cox

Sept. 20 at Tallwood

Sept. 27 vs. Salem

Oct. 4 at Princess Anne

Oct. 10 vs. Bayside, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 18 at Kempsville

Oct. 25 vs. Green Run

Nov. 1 vs. Landstown

Green Run (1-0)

W, 54-0 Aug. 29 vs. Tallwood, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 6 at Kellam

Sept. 13 vs. Princess Anne

Sept. 20 at Cox

Sept. 27 vs. Kempsville, 6 p.m.

Oct. 4 at Salem

Oct. 10 vs. Landstown, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 19 at Bayside, 2 p.m.

Oct. 25 at First Colonial

Nov. 8 vs. Ocean Lakes

Kellam (1-0)

W, 34-14 Aug. 29 at First Colonial, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 6 vs. Green Run

Sept. 20 vs. Ocean Lakes

Sept. 27 vs. Cox

Oct. 4 at Tallwood

Oct. 10 vs. Salem, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 18 at Princess Anne

Oct. 25 vs. Bayside

Nov. 1 at Kempsville

Nov. 8 at Landstown

Kempsville (0-1)

L, 14-28 Aug. 29 vs. Salem, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 6 at Princess Anne

Sept. 13 at Bayside

Sept. 27 at Green Run, 6 p.m.

Oct. 4 vs. Landstown

Oct. 10 at Ocean Lakes, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 18 vs. First Colonial

Oct. 25 at Tallwood

Nov. 1 vs. Kellam

Nov. 8 vs. Cox

Landstown (0-1)

L, 0-38 Aug. 29 vs. Cox, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 6 at Tallwood

Sept. 13 vs. Salem

Sept. 20 at Princess Anne

Sept. 27 vs. Bayside

Oct. 4 at Kempsville

Oct. 10 at Green Run, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 25 at Ocean Lakes

Nov. 1 vs. First Colonial

Nov. 8 vs. Kellam

Ocean Lakes

Sept. 6 vs. First Colonial

Sept. 13 vs. Tallwood

Sept. 20 at Kellam

Sept. 27 vs. Princess Anne

Oct. 4 at Cox

Oct. 10 vs. Kempsville, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 18 at Salem

Oct. 25 vs. Landstown

Nov. 1 at Bayside

Nov. 8 at Green Run

Princess Anne (0-1)

L, 0-50 Aug. 28 at Bayside, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 6 vs. Kempsville

Sept. 13 at Green Run

Sept. 20 vs. Landstown

Sept. 27 at Ocean Lakes

Oct. 4 vs. First Colonial

Oct. 10 at Tallwood, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 18 vs. Kellam

Nov. 1 vs. Cox

Nov. 8 at Salem

Salem (1-0)

W, 28-14 Aug. 29 at Kempsville, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 13 at Landstown

Sept. 20 vs. Bayside

Sept. 27 at First Colonial

Oct. 4 vs. Green Run

Oct. 10 at Kellam, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 18 vs. Ocean Lakes

Oct. 25 at Cox

Nov. 1 vs. Tallwood

Nov. 8 vs. Princess Anne

Tallwood (0-1)

L, 0-54 Aug. 29 at Green Run, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 6 vs. Landstown

Sept. 13 at Ocean Lakes

Sept. 20 vs. First Colonial

Oct. 4 vs. Kellam

Oct. 10 vs. Princess Anne, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 18 at Cox

Oct. 25 vs. Kempsville

Nov. 1 at Salem

Nov. 8 at Bayside

Eastern District

Booker T. Washington (0-1)

L, 0-42 Aug. 29 at Petersburg

Sept. 6 vs. Lafayette

Sept. 13 at Churchland

Sept. 20 vs. Lakeland

Sept. 27 vs. Granby

Oct. 4 vs. Lake Taylor

Oct. 11 at Norview

Oct. 18 at Maury

Oct. 25 at Manor

Nov. 8 vs. Norcom

Churchland (0-1)

L, 6-38 Aug. 30 at King’s Fork

Sept. 6 at Smithfield

Sept. 13 vs. Booker T. Washington

Sept. 20 at Hopewell

Sept. 27 at Norview

Oct. 11 vs. Norcom

Oct. 17 at Granby

Oct. 25 at Lake Taylor

Nov. 1 vs. Maury

Nov. 8 vs. Manor

Granby (1-0)

(Home games at Powhatan Field)

W, 46-0 Aug. 31 at Denbigh, noon

Sept. 6 at Kecoughtan

Sept. 20 at Norview

Sept. 27 at Booker T. Washington

Oct. 4 vs. Lakeland

Oct. 11 vs. Lake Taylor

Oct. 17 vs. Churchland

Oct. 25 vs. Norcom

Nov. 1 vs. Manor

Nov. 8 vs. Maury

Lake Taylor (0-1)

L, 6-21 Aug. 30 vs. Poquoson

Sept. 13 vs. Hopewell

Sept. 20 vs. St. Christopher’s

Sept. 27 at Maury

Oct. 4 at Booker T. Washington

Oct. 11 at Granby

Oct. 18 vs. Manor

Oct. 25 vs. Churchland

Nov. 2 at Norcom, 1 p.m.

Nov. 8 vs. Norview

Manor (0-1)

L, 0-68 Aug. 29 at Warhill

Sept. 5 vs. Hickory

Sept. 13 at Lakeland

Sept. 27 at Norcom

Oct. 4 vs. Norview

Oct. 11 vs. Maury

Oct. 18 at Lake Taylor

Oct. 25 vs. Booker T. Washington

Nov. 1 at Granby

Nov. 8 at Churchland

Maury

(Home game at Powhatan Field)

Sept. 6 vs. Wise (Maryland)

Sept. 13 at Highland Springs

Sept. 20 vs. Dinwiddie

Sept. 27 vs. Lake Taylor

Oct. 4 at Norcom

Oct. 11 at Manor

Oct. 18 vs. Booker T. Washington

Oct. 25 at Norview

Nov. 1 at Churchland

Nov. 8 vs. Granby

Norcom (1-0)

W, 46-14 Aug. 29 at Grafton

Sept. 6 at Oscar Smith

Sept. 13 vs. Norview

Sept. 20 vs. Thomas Jefferson

Sept. 27 vs. Manor

Oct. 4 vs. Maury

Oct. 11 at Churchland

Oct. 25 at Granby

Nov. 2 vs. Lake Taylor, 1 p.m.

Nov. 8 at Booker T. Washington

Norview (0-1)

L, 0-48 Aug. 29 at Smithfield

Sept. 6 vs. Great Bridge

Sept. 13 at Norcom

Sept. 20 vs. Granby

Sept. 27 vs. Churchland

Oct. 4 at Manor

Oct. 11 vs. Booker T. Washington

Oct. 25 vs. Maury

Nov. 8 at Lake Taylor

Peninsula District

Bethel (0-1)

(Home games at Darling Stadium)

L, 14-46 Aug. 30 vs. Nansemond River

Sept. 5 vs. Warwick

Sept. 12 vs. Menchville

Sept. 21 vs. Woodside, noon

Sept. 28 at Phoebus, noon

Oct. 3 at Kecoughtan

Oct. 11 at Gloucester

Oct. 17 vs. Heritage

Oct. 24 vs. Denbigh

Oct. 31 at Hampton

Denbigh (0-1)

(Home games at Todd Stadium)

L, 0-46 Aug. 31 vs. Granby, noon

Sept. 14 at Heritage, noon

Sept. 19 vs. Gloucester

Sept. 28 vs. Hampton, noon

Oct. 3 at Woodside

Oct. 10 at Warwick

Oct. 19 vs. Kecoughtan, noon

Oct. 24 at Bethel

Nov. 1 at Menchville, noon

Nov. 8 vs. Phoebus

Gloucester (1-0)

W, 13-2 Aug. 29 vs. Kecoughtan

Sept. 6 at York

Sept. 13 at Hampton

Sept. 19 at Denbigh

Sept. 27 vs. Warwick

Oct. 5 at Menchville, noon

Oct. 11 vs. Bethel

Oct. 18 vs. Phoebus

Oct. 25 vs. Heritage

Nov. 2 at Woodside, noon

Hampton (1-0)

(Home games at Darling Stadium)

W, 25-19 (OT) Aug. 29 vs. Woodside

Sept. 7 vs. King George, 1 p.m.

Sept. 13 vs. Gloucester

Sept. 19 at Kecoughtan

Sept. 28 at Denbigh, noon

Oct. 5 at Phoebus, noon

Oct. 11 vs. Heritage

Oct. 18 vs. Menchville

Oct. 25 at Warwick

Oct. 31 vs. Bethel

Heritage (0-1)

(Home games at Todd Stadium)

L, 0-17 Aug. 30 at Tabb

Sept. 6 at Menchville

Sept. 14 vs. Denbigh, noon

Sept. 20 at Phoebus

Sept. 27 vs. Woodside

Oct. 4 vs. Warwick

Oct. 11 at Hampton

Oct. 17 at Bethel

Oct. 25 at Gloucester

Oct. 31 vs. Kecoughtan

Kecoughtan (0-1)

(Home games at Darling Stadium)

L, 2-13 Aug. 29 at Gloucester

Sept. 6 vs. Granby

Sept. 13 at Warwick

Sept. 19 vs. Hampton

Sept. 26 at Menchville

Oct. 3 vs. Bethel

Oct. 10 vs. Phoebus

Oct. 19 at Denbigh, noon

Oct. 25 vs. Woodside

Oct. 31 at Heritage

Menchville (0-1)

(Home games at Todd Stadium)

L, 0-28 Aug. 29 vs. Western Branch

Sept. 6 vs. Heritage

Sept. 12 at Bethel

Sept. 20 at Warwick

Sept. 26 vs. Kecoughtan

Oct. 5 vs. Gloucester, noon

Oct. 12 at Woodside, noon

Oct. 18 at Hampton

Oct. 26 at Phoebus, noon

Nov. 1 vs. Denbigh

Phoebus

(Home games at Darling Stadium)

Sept. 6 at Highland Springs

Sept. 12 at Woodside

Sept. 20 vs. Heritage

Sept. 28 vs. Bethel, noon

Oct. 5 vs. Hampton, noon

Oct. 10 at Kecoughtan

Oct. 18 at Gloucester

Oct. 26 vs. Menchville, noon

Nov. 2 vs. Warwick, noon

Nov. 8 at Denbigh

Warwick (1-0)

(Home games at Todd Stadium)

W, 35-0 Aug. 30 vs. Grassfield

Sept. 5 at Bethel

Sept. 13 vs. Kecoughtan

Sept. 20 vs. Menchville

Sept. 27 at Gloucester

Oct. 4 at Heritage

Oct. 10 vs. Denbigh

Oct. 18 vs. Woodside

Oct. 25 vs. Hampton

Nov. 2 at Phoebus, noon

Woodside (0-1)

(Home games at Todd Stadium)

L, 19-25 (OT) Aug. 29 at Hampton

Sept. 5 vs. Grassfield

Sept. 12 vs. Phoebus

Sept. 21 at Bethel, noon

Sept. 27 at Heritage

Oct. 3 vs. Denbigh

Oct. 12 vs. Menchville, noon

Oct. 18 at Warwick

Oct. 25 at Kecoughtan

Nov. 2 vs. Gloucester, noon

Southeastern District

Deep Creek (1-0)

W, 22-3 Aug. 29 vs. Currituck County (N.C.)

Sept. 13 at Nansemond River

Sept. 19  at Grassfield

Sept. 27 vs. Indian River

Oct. 4 at Hickory

Oct. 11 vs. Western Branch

Oct. 18 vs. Oscar Smith

Oct. 25 at Great Bridge

Nov. 1 at King’s Fork

Nov. 8 vs. Lakeland

Grassfield (0-1)

L, 0-35 Aug. 30 at Warwick

Sept. 5 at Woodside

Sept. 19 vs. Deep Creek

Sept. 27 at Oscar Smith

Oct. 4 at Great Bridge

Oct. 11 vs. King’s Fork

Oct. 18 at Hickory

Oct. 25 vs. Nansemond River

Nov. 1 vs. Western Branch

Nov. 8 at Indian River

Great Bridge 

(Home games at Great Bridge Middle School)

Sept. 6 at Norview

Sept. 13 vs. Oscar Smith

Sept. 19  vs. King’s Fork

Sept. 27 at Hickory

Oct. 4 vs. Grassfield

Oct. 11 at Lakeland

Oct. 18 at Western Branch

Oct. 25 vs. Deep Creek

Nov. 1 vs. Indian River

Nov. 8 at Nansemond River

Hickory

Sept. 5 at Manor

Sept. 13 at Indian River

Sept. 19 vs. Western Branch

Sept. 27 vs. Great Bridge

Oct. 4 vs. Deep Creek

Oct. 11 at Nansemond River

Oct. 18 vs. Grassfield

Oct. 25 at Lakeland

Nov. 1 at Oscar Smith

Nov. 8 vs. King’s Fork

Indian River (1-0)

W, 37-31 Aug. 29 at Varina

Sept. 6 at Lakeland

Sept. 13 vs. Hickory

Sept. 27 at Deep Creek

Oct. 4 at King’s Fork

Oct. 11 vs. Oscar Smith

Oct. 18 vs. Nansemond River

Oct. 25 at Western Branch

Nov. 1 at Great Bridge

Nov. 8 vs. Grassfield

King’s Fork (1-0)

W, 38-6 Aug. 30 vs. Churchland

Sept. 13 at Western Branch

Sept. 19  at Great Bridge

Sept. 27 at Nansemond River

Oct. 4 vs. Indian River

Oct. 11 at Grassfield

Oct. 18 vs. Lakeland

Oct. 25 at Oscar Smith

Nov. 1 vs. Deep Creek

Nov. 8 at Hickory

Lakeland 

Sept. 6 vs. Indian River

Sept. 13 vs. Manor

Sept. 20 at Booker T. Washington

Sept. 27 at Southampton

Oct. 4 at Granby

Oct. 11 vs. Great Bridge

Oct. 18 at King’s Fork

Oct. 25 vs. Hickory

Nov. 1 at Nansemond River

Nov. 8 at Deep Creek

Nansemond River (1-0)

W, 46-14 Aug. 30 at Bethel

Sept. 13 vs. Deep Creek

Sept. 19 at Oscar Smith

Sept. 27 vs. King’s Fork

Oct. 4 at Western Branch

Oct. 11 vs. Hickory

Oct. 18 at Indian River

Oct. 25 at Grassfield

Nov. 1 vs. Lakeland

Nov. 8 vs. Great Bridge

Oscar Smith (1-0)

W, 44-6 Aug. 30 vs. Hermitage

Sept. 6 vs. Norcom

Sept. 13 vs. Great Bridge

Sept. 19 vs. Nansemond River

Sept. 27 vs. Grassfield

Oct. 11 at Indian River

Oct. 18 at Deep Creek

Oct. 25 vs. King’s Fork

Nov. 1 vs. Hickory

Nov. 8 at Western Branch

Western Branch (1-0)

W, 28-0 Aug. 29 at Menchville

Sept. 6 vs. Benedictine

Sept. 13 vs. King’s Fork

Sept. 19  at Hickory

Oct. 4 vs. Nansemond River

Oct. 11 at Deep Creek

Oct. 18 vs. Great Bridge

Oct. 25 vs. Indian River

Nov. 1 at Grassfield

Nov. 8 vs. Oscar Smith

Private schools and western Tidewater

Atlantic Shores Christian (2-0)

(Home games at Virginia Beach Sportsplex)

W, 48-0 Aug. 23 vs. Isle of Wight Academy W, 48-0

W, 50-6 Aug. 30 vs. Roanoke Catholic

Sept. 6 vs. Catholic

Sept. 20 at North Cross, 4 p.m.

Sept. 27 at Nansemond-Suffolk Academy

Oct. 4 at Norfolk Academy, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 12 at Blue Ridge, 2 p.m.

Oct. 18 vs. Fredericksburg Christian, 6 p.m.

Oct. 25 at St. Anne’s-Belfield

Nov. 1 vs. Smith Mountain Lake Christian

Catholic (0-2)

L, 7-41 Aug. 24 at Fredericksburg Christian

L, 6-19 Aug. 30 vs. Smith Mountain Lake Christian

Sept. 6 at Atlantic Shores Christian

Sept. 13 at Roanoke Catholic

Sept. 20 vs. Life Christian

Oct. 3 at Nansemond-Suffolk

Oct 12 vs. Flint Hill School, noon

Oct. 18 vs. St. Anne’s-Belfield

Oct. 25 vs. Trinity Episcopal

Nov. 1 vs. Norfolk Academy

Greenbrier Christian (2-0)

W, 62-18 Aug. 23 vs. Kenston Forest W, 62-18

W, 51-0 Aug. 30 vs. Broadwater Academy

Sept. 6 at Fuqua

Sept. 13 vs. Christchurch

Sept. 20 at Blessed Sacrament Huguenot

Sept. 27 at Rappahannock County

Oct. 5 at Virginia Episcopal, 2 p.m.

Oct. 11 vs. Chincoteague

Oct. 18 at Fishburne Military, 4 p.m.

Oct. 25 at Covenant, 4 p.m.

Isle of Wight Academy

L, 0-48 Aug. 23 at Atlantic Shores Christian

L, 6-26 Aug. 30 vs. Nansemond-Suffolk Academy

Sept. 6 at Roanoke Catholic

Sept. 13 vs. Fredericksburg Christian

Sept. 20 vs. St. Anne’s-Belfield

Sept. 27 at Washington

Oct. 11 vs. Nandua

Oct. 25 vs. Hargrave Military

Nansemond-Suffolk (1-1)

L, 0-56 Aug. 23 at North Cross

W, 26-6 Aug. 30 at Isle of Wight Academy

Sept. 13 vs. Collegiate

Sept. 20 at Hargrave Military, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 27 vs. Atlantic Shores Christian

Oct. 3 vs. Catholic

Oct. 10 vs. Norfolk Academy

Oct. 25 vs. Fredericksburg Christian

Nov. 1 at St. Anne’s-Belfield

Norfolk Academy (2-0)

W, 34-21 Aug. 23 vs. Currituck County

W, 23-6 Aug. 30 vs. Potomac School, 6 p.m.

Sept. 13 at St. Christopher’s, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 27 vs. Fork Union Military, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 4 vs. Atlantic Shores Christian, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 10 at Nansemond-Suffolk, 6 p.m.

Oct. 18 vs. Blue Ridge, 6 p.m.

Oct. 26 at Collegiate, 1 p.m.

Nov. 1 at Catholic