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    <title>High School Sports for Lynchburg News Advance</title>
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          <title>Playoff scores: Nov. 20</title>
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Lots of local teams remain in the playoffs. We&#8217;ll have scores here. You can call your team&#8217;s score in to 540-981-9126.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:03:27 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Amherst, Brookville, Liberty set for Region III semifinals</title>
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The three Seminole District teams competing in this weekend&#8217;s Region III playoff semifinals &#8212; Amherst, Brookville and Liberty &#8212; are postseason regulars with something to prove.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Region B playoffs kick off tonight with Altavista in Division 1</title>
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As the Region B playoffs finally get under way this weekend, Gretna and Appomattox find themselves in familiar positions. The Raiders are in the playoffs for the third consecutive season and the Hawks have won four state titles in the past six seasons.

The ninth consecutive trip to the postseason for Gretna comes without perennial Dogwood power William Campbell. Taking its place in the Division 1 field is Altavista (9-1), which hosts Madison County tonight at 7.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:32:43 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Prep athletes of the week for Nov. 9 to 14</title>
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High school athletes of the week for Nov. 9 to 13           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:29:42 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>FridayFootball.com Players of the Week for November 19, 2009</title>
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The playoffs are in full swing and the top teams are producing some outstanding individual efforts. This last week seems to have been all about running backs.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:32:21 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Glass sweeps Hidden Valley in Group AA quarterfinal</title>
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In volleyball, where games often stay in the balance to the end, learning how to finish well is critical, as E.C. Glass showed Tuesday night before a raucous home crowd in its cozy auxiliary gym.

Making their first state tournament appearance, in their first season competing at the Group AA level, the Seminole District and Region III tournament champion Hilltoppers (26-2) swept their fifth straight opponent, beating Region IV runner-up Hidden Valley, 25-21, 28-26, 25-23 to stretch their string of games won to 16.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:28:52 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Gretna to host Buckingham, not Appomattox, in Region B playoffs</title>
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Gretna&#8217;s football team finished tied with Clarke County with 24.2 points in the final VHSL power ratings for Region B, Division 2, after Monday&#8217;s rain-delayed makeup games. But the Eagles (10-0) received the No. 1 seed by virtue of their perfect record, bumping the two-time defending Group A champion Hawks (8-2) to No. 2.

Instead of entertaining fourth-seeded Appomattox in Saturday&#8217;s Region B, Division 2, semifinals, as was reported on Tuesday, Gretna will host third-seeded Buckingham (10-0) at 1 p.m. Appomattox (8-2), meanwhile, must travel to Clarke County (10-0) near Winchester for its 1:30 p.m. semifinal.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:05:59 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Prep football playoffs in full swing this weekend</title>
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The Region B football playoff pairings were finalized on Monday, with Dogwood District co-champions Altavista and Gretna receiving the No. 2 seed in Division 1 and 2, respectively and Appomattox, which also earned a share of the district title, seeded fourth in Division 2.

The two-time defending Group A, Division 2, state champion Hawks (8-2) will host third-seeded Buckingham (10-0) in one Region B, Division 2, semifinal on Saturday at 1 p.m. before Appomattox (8-2) travels to top-seeded Clarke County (10-0) in the other.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:07:37 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Strasburg sweeps host Altavista in Region B title match</title>
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ALTAVISTA &#8212; The Strasburg volleyball fans who made the three-hour trip to Altavista for the Region B championship match barely had time to settle into their seats before heading back home with the championship hardware.

Seniors Jenna Smoot and Jaclyn Ayers combined for 26 kills and 15 blocks in the Rams&#8217; 25-17, 25-18 25-21 sweep of the Colonels on Saturday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:09:30 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LCA falls to Flint Hill in VISVA final rematch</title>
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ROANOKE &#8212; Playing in its seventh consecutive Virginia Independent Schools Division I state championship match, Liberty Christian Academy&#8217;s volleyball team wasn&#8217;t intimidated by facing defending state champion Flint Hill&#8217;s giant front line.

The Bulldogs (22-10) gave the Huskies (31-2) a spirited battle before falling in four games, Saturday at North Cross, 25-14, 25-16, 20-25, 25-18.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Glass beats LB, completes sweep of Region III tourney</title>
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MONETA &#8212; As it did in the Seminole District tournament final, beating Jefferson Forest in four games, E.C. Glass&#8217;s vol-leyball team had a little extra motivation going into Saturday night&#8217;s Region III championship match at Staunton River.

The Hilltoppers (25-2) avenged the second of their two regular-season losses with a 25-21, 25-16, 25-14 sweep of Lord Bo-tetourt, which had beaten them in two games in the final match of an early season tournament it hosted.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:03:05 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Saturday&#8217;s prep scoreboard</title>
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Prep scoreboard for Saturday&#8217;s games           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:01:42 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Gretna rolls over Generals, clinches No. 1 seed</title>
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NARUNA &#8212; For years, the William Campbell-Gretna game has been a high-stakes affair.

Though that was not the case this year for the Generals, the Hawks still had plenty on the line in their regular-season finale, including a share of the Dogwood District title and a No.1-seed in the Region B, Division 2, playoffs. 

Playing on Saturday instead of Friday because of the weather, which wreaked havoc on area football fields, the Hawks, led by senior running back Andre Dickerson&#8217;s 169 rushing yards, steamrolled the Generals 69-30.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:55:08 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Dogwood finale between Gretna, Campbell lacks usual luster</title>
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GRETNA &#8212; As Kevin Saunders was being introduced as the new coach of Gretna&#8217;s football team back in May, a game that was being highlighted on the upcoming schedule was the season finale for the Hawks &#8212; at William Campbell.

With the two teams combining to win the past nine Dogwood District titles, many felt that this game &#8212; the first time the two teams have played in the regular season finale since 2002 &#8212; would decide the champion of the Dogwood.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:48:22 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Bulldogs&#8217; bite as bad as their bark in 63&#45;0 pounding of Potomac</title>
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Either someone forgot to tell the Potomac Panthers that they were playing in the state semifinals or the Liberty Flames, not the LCA Bulldogs, were on the field Friday night in LU&#8217;s Williams Stadium.

One way or the other, the Panthers were outmatched and overwhelmed against the Bulldogs. Up 56-0 at halftime, LCA mercifully called off the dogs in the second half and went on to win 63-0.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Altavista clinches share of first Dogwood title in 38 years</title>
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The wait is over for Altavista&#8217;s football team, which last won a Dogwood District title 38 years ago in 1971 when Richard Nixon was in his first term as president.

The Colonels earned a share of the district crown Friday night when they defeated visiting Nelson County 43-13. If Gretna beats William Campbell today, the Colonels, Hawks and Appomattox will all have a piece of the title.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:26:38 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Bees rally for dramatic Region III win over Alleghany</title>
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AMHERST &#8212; Never before in Jeff Woody&#8217;s six seasons as Brookville&#8217;s coach had the Bees won a football game by scoring a touchdown to overcome a deficit in the final minute.

They nearly did it in last year&#8217;s Group AA, Division 3, championship game, but their last-ditch drive on Liberty University&#8217;s turf stalled and they fell to James Monroe in a 50-46 shootout.

Friday night, playing in the Region III, Division 3, quarterfinal on Amherst&#8217;s home turf since Stinger Stadium was left too wet by this week&#8217;s torrential rain, Brookville (9-2) delivered the knockout punch against Alleghany (6-5) on a fourth-down sweep by junior Deshon Foxx with 35 seconds left in regulation.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:32:49 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Week 1 of the playoffs&#45; this weekend&#8217;s matchups</title>
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The rain has forced several date and location changes. Here are the games from this region that we&#8217;re reporting on. If you get news of a change or a final score that&#8217;s not shown here, please call us at 540-981-9126.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:40:50 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Glass collapses Fort, reaches Region III final, Group AA tourney</title>
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FISHERSVILLE &#8212; E.C. Glass proved to be a little too much for Fort Defiance on Thursday night in the Region III semifinals. The Hilltoppers swept the Indians in three games 25-16, 25-20, 25-14.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:38:44 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Prep football preview capsules for Friday night&#8217;s games</title>
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Preview capsules of tonight&#8217;s football games, including three playoff contests.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:06:02 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Brookville opens fifth straight playoff run, tonight at Amherst</title>
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Brookville&#8217;s Region III, Division 3, quarterfinal football game against Alleghany has been moved to Amherst High School, the first in the area to install Pro-Grass field turf, due to the wet field conditions at Stinger Stadium caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:03:23 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LCA opens VIS state playoffs tonight against Potomac School</title>
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Wet weather conditions have forced Liberty Christian Academy&#8217;s football team to practice inside the past three days, meaning the Bulldogs, who are coming off a bye week, could be a bit rusty going into tonight&#8217;s Virginia Independent Schools Division I state semifinal against Potomac School.

Fortunately, they will have the luxury of playing on the FieldTurf at Liberty University&#8217;s Williams Stadium.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:59:59 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Staunton River seeks upset at Spotswood tonight</title>
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Win or lose tonight, in its Region III, Division 4, quarterfinal at Spotswood, Staunton River&#8217;s football season has been an unqualified success.

&#8220;It&#8217;s been an unbelievable season,&#8221; second-year coach Rick Witt said. &#8220;It&#8217;s very exciting. Nobody in the world thought this team had a chance to go to the playoffs. Everything we do now is icing on the cake.&#8221;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:59:36 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>JF lacks fire in Region III semifinal loss to LB</title>
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MONETA &#8212; Jefferson Forest&#8217;s and Lord Botetourt&#8217;s volleyball teams came into Thursday night&#8217;s Region III tournament semifinal with identical 20-3 records.

The two sides, both nicknamed the Cavaliers, wore matching black uniforms with one subtle difference &#8212; JF&#8217;s had vertical white stripes under each arm while LB&#8217;s had one horizontal white stripe across the gut, resembling a lightning bolt.

That was symbolic of the advantage Botetourt had on Forest&#8212; a jolt of energy emanating from deep within. 

&#8220;We just didn&#8217;t have a lot of fire in our bellies tonight,&#8221; JF coach Steve Mills said after his Cavaliers&#8217; season came to an end with a 25-17, 25-22, 27-29, 25-19 defeat.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:45:16 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Altavista survives in five, advances to Region B final</title>
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ALTAVISTA &#8212; They&#8217;d been there before. A fifth game to decide who advances to the Group A state tournament. One point away.

Last year, Altavista came up one point short. This year, it closed the deal, and now will face the team it lost to in that epic fifth game last year for the 2009 Region B championship as the Colonels came back from 2-1 down to win a five-game slugfest over Madison County, 3-2 (23-25, 25-20, 15-25, 25-22, 15-11).            ]]></description>
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          <title>Holy Cross edges Roanoke Catholic in five&#45;game duel</title>
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If Holy Cross had any type of edge, it had to be experience. 

In terms of talent, the Gaels likely could have swapped uniforms with Roanoke Catholic and no one would have noticed the difference. After all, both teams do wear green. 

Experience, though, in the form of eight Holy Cross seniors, would be the ultimate decider in a No. 4 vs. No. 5 quarterfinal VISAA, Division 3, volleyball matchup. Led by their senior core, the fourth-seeded Gaels eked out a gutty 20-25, 25-18, 22-25, 27-25, 15-7 home victory over the visiting Celtics.           ]]></description>
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There&#8217;s a saying: &#8220;If you can&#8217;t run with the big dogs, stay on the porch.&#8221;

On Tuesday night, the third-seeded host Liberty Christian Academy Bulldogs&#8217; volleyball team proved to be top dog as it knocked off the No. 6-seeded Norfolk Academy Bulldogs, 25-17, 21-25, 25-19, 25-21 in the Virginia Independent Schools Division I state quarterfinals.           ]]></description>
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Central-Lunenburg played a slow-down game, but Altavista, despite some early troubles, still managed to race through the Chargers and into the Region B volleyball tournament semifinals with a 25-16, 25-16, 25-14 sweep in the quarterfinals Tuesday.

The Colonels (16-7) will host the winner of the Madison County-Riverheads match at 7 p.m. on Thursday for a chance to play in Saturday&#8217;s championship match and receive an automatic bid to the Group A state tournament.           ]]></description>
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FOREST &#8212; Jefferson Forest senior Kelsey Stapleton didn&#8217;t limp on her injured left ankle for Tuedsay&#8217;s Region III quarterfinal match against Staunton River, a 25-10, 25-13, 25-17 Cavalier sweep.           ]]></description>
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Speed kills.

E.C. Glass proved that maxim to be true in the sport of volleyball Monday night in the Region III tournament opener against visiting Waynesboro.

The Hilltoppers ran their quick-strike attack nearly flawlessly in the first game of a 25-9, 25-17, 25-15 sweep of the Lady Giants, setting the tone for the match that lasted just over an hour.           ]]></description>
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After enduring a physical confrontation against Atlantic Shores Christian School with a 4-1 victory, Holy Cross&#8217; boys soccer team is headed for its third Virginia Independent Schools Division II Final Four in six seasons at Sports Backer Stadium in Richmond.
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STUARTS DRAFT &#8212; The Staunton River Golden Eagles ended Stuarts Draft&#8217;s volleyball season on Monday night, sweeping the Cougars in three decisive games, 25-12, 25-17, 25-14, during the first round of the Region III tournament.

Combining an impressive defensive effort with solid execution and precise hitting, the battle-tested Golden Eagles from the Blue Ridge District dominated the match from the start, leaving head coach Rich Northrup pleased.

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Despite tying Jefferson Forest for the Seminole District regular-season title and beating the Cavaliers in Thursday&#8217;s district tournament championship match, E.C. Glass&#8217; volleyball team is seeded second in this week&#8217;s Region III tips and must play in today&#8217;s first round.           ]]></description>
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GRETNA &#8212; It&#8217;s an odd feeling for a Gretna Hawk football team: Trying to bounce back from a regular-season loss more than once in a year.

It hasn&#8217;t happened since 2002, when the Hawks went 8-4. But that was exactly the task in front of Gretna this week. The Hawks were coming off a loss to Appomattox, the first Dogwood team other than William Campbell to defeat them in the last seven years. Gretna also lost its season opener at LCA.

And pity poor Chatham, which was on the other side of Gretna&#8217;s rebound effort. The Hawks scored two touchdowns before the Cavaliers could blink as Gretna cruised to a 52-0 victory that lasted less than two hours, thanks to a second-half running clock.           ]]></description>
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If football games were beauty pageants, Friday night&#8217;s Amherst-Rustburg matchup would not have even made it out of the first round. 

But thankfully they&#8217;re not, and Amherst clinched another Seminole District championship with a 45-0 victory over the Red Devils.           ]]></description>
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RINGGOLD &#8212; Neal Thomas did not play like his heart was heavy and his mind was elsewhere. For the senior wide receiver, the plays that he made on offense and defense seem to come as naturally as they would in any other game.

Thomas, who lost his father earlier in the week, scored two touchdowns midway through the Raiders&#8217; contest against Dan River that swung the tide toward the Appomattox sideline. 

That momentum &#8212; and a key stop by the Raiders&#8217; defense on a potential Dan River game-tying two-point conversion in overtime &#8212; gave the Raiders a 28-26 victory and ensured Appomattox a share of the Dogwood District title and a berth in the Region B, Division 2, playoffs.           ]]></description>
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Fourteen jumping jacks. That&#8217;s how many the Liberty Minutemen football team will do in practice.

The number is 14 because that is how long coach Chris Watts wants this season to be. A 14-game season for the Minutemen would mean a first-round bye in the playoffs and a run to the state championship game.

The playoff picture may still be uncertain, but with a 43-23 home win against Heritage on Friday, the Minutemen locked up that first-round bye and assured themselves of at least two more weeks of practice and sets of 14 jumping jacks.           ]]></description>
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FOREST &#8212; Early in the fourth quarter of Friday night&#8217;s Seminole District finale at Sabre Stadium, Brookville&#8217;s Deshon Foxx took a pitch from quarterback Kendall Becraft, just like he had three times before.

He had turned one into his second first-half touchdown, slanting inside the left pylon on fourth-and-goal from Jefferson Forest&#8217;s 2.

But this time, with the game tied at 20 and the Bees facing third-and-8 at JF&#8217;s 28, Foxx rolled to his right and unleashed a 30-yard spiral that hit Alec Thompson in stride in the right side of the end zone for the winning touchdown in a 27-20 triumph.           ]]></description>
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Brookville at Jefferson Forest and G-Dub at Fleming top the list of games this week. Staunton River still has a chance to get into the playoffs if they can win against Northside. Check back for scores and highlights. Don&#8217;t forget to make sure we&#8217;ve got your team&#8217;s score. You can call 540-981-9126.           ]]></description>
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At the start of this season, Appomattox second-year coach Ben Martin anticipated there would be five legitimate contenders in the seven-team Dogwood District race.

Two obvious candidates were Gretna and William Campbell, which have won the last nine district titles, capturing six state championships in the past seven seasons.

The rest included the Raiders, who last won a district title more than 10 years ago, Altavista which last made the regional playoffs nearly 20 years ago, and Dan River.           ]]></description>
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Preview capsules of Friday night&#8217;s football games involving area teams           ]]></description>
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ALTAVISTA &#8212; There was no thrilling comeback or heartbreaking loss for Nelson County on Thursday in the Dogwood District volleyball tournament championship match in Altavista, hosted by the Colonels.

Nelson County simply swept aside Altavista, the regular-season champion, to repeat as the tournament champions, 25-15, 25-20, and 25-20.            ]]></description>
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BEDFORD &#8212; To prepare for its first Seminole District tournament, E.C. Glass&#8217;s volleyball team scheduled a late-season match against its former Western Valley District nemesis, Patrick Henry.

The Group AAA tune-up, won by the Hilltoppers, helped them to play at a higher level in Thursday night&#8217;s championship match against Jefferson Forest at Liberty High School.           ]]></description>
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There will be plenty at stake tonight at 7 at Sabre Stadium when Jefferson Forest, which occupies the sixth and final spot in the Region III, Division 4, playoff race, hosts Brookville, rated third in Region III, Division 3.

But even if that wasn&#8217;t the case, there would still be a different vibe in the air for this Seminole District showdown.           ]]></description>
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Volleyball is a fast-paced game, and there is little time to play it safe. A perfect example was found in Dogwood District semifinal match between visiting Nelson County and William Campbell in Naruna on Wednesday.

The Generals won the first two games only to have the Governors (15-3) dominate the next three games and take the match 21-25, 22-25, 25-14, 25-18 and 15-11 and advance to the Dogwood District championship match today at 7 p.m. in Altavista, where they will face the Colonels.           ]]></description>
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DALEVILLE &#8212; A couple of brother-sister tandems were largely responsible for Jefferson Forest&#8217;s girls cross country team capturing its third consecutive Region III championship and the Cavaliers&#8217; boys squad finishing runner-up for the second straight season, Wednesday at Lord Botetourt&#8217;s 3.1-mile Greenfield Park course.

Sophomore Mary Deis was the girls&#8217; champion, winning in 20 minutes, 47 seconds, and senior brother Robert Deis placed an area-best fifth in the boys race in 17:28.           ]]></description>
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BEDFORD &#8212; After splitting with newcomer E.C. Glass and finishing tied for first place in the Seminole District regular season, Jefferson Forest&#8217;s volleyball team won a coin flip to determine the top seed for this week&#8217;s district and next week&#8217;s Region III tournaments.

Thursday at Liberty, the two teams, who swept their semifinal opponents on Tuesday, will have the opportunity to settle the score on the court in the district championship match.           ]]></description>
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Win or lose, week 10 highlighted some outstanding individual efforts.           ]]></description>
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AMHERST &#8212; Jefferson Forest&#8217;s football team gave Amherst its toughest test of the season, Friday night at Lancer Stadium, before allowing the Lancers to capitalize on a couple of big plays and come away with a 30-0 victory, their second shutout of the season.           ]]></description>
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Brookville got back to the basics in practice, and it got back to its winning ways on the football field.

The Bees&#8217; defense held E.C. Glass to 67 total yards and four first downs and their offense accounted for 342 yards in a 32-0 home victory Friday night.           ]]></description>
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NARUNA &#8212; Altavista had endured a lot of pain at the hands of William Campbell over the years, and plenty of humiliation.

The scores the last four seasons: 28-3, 56-0, 56-6, 70-0, all in favor of the Generals.

And when the Generals won those games, they made sure the Colonels knew how many points they scored, jumping up and down at the middle of the field once for each point tallied.

So it was with great satisfaction Friday night after Altavista&#8217;s convincing 28-6 victory that the Colonels gathered at one end of William Campbell&#8217;s stadium and jumped up and down 28 times.           ]]></description>
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CHATHAM &#8212; As Chatham&#8217;s defense time after time held Nelson County out of the end zone when the Governors were threatening in regulation, it was only fitting that the defense made two stands in overtime to give the offense a chance to get that elusive first win.

Chatham junior quarterback Cam McClellan scored on a touchdown run on the Cavaliers&#8217; first play in the second overtime, sending Chatham to a thrilling 28-22 homecoming victory Friday night in a Dogwood District matchup.           ]]></description>
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Heritage scored 13 unanswered points in the second half to knock off Rustburg 34-14 in a Seminole District matchup at City Stadium on a decidedly emotional senior night for the Pioneers.

&#8220;We knew with all the injuries coming into the year that it was going to be rough, but they stuck it out,&#8221; Heritage coach Doug Smith said.           ]]></description>
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Friday night&#8217;s high school scoreboard           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:19:07 EST</pubDate>
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E.C. Glass plays Brookville, and Gretna travels to Appomattox in two of the big games this week. Send your scores in, or call to report scores at 540-981-9126           ]]></description>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:29:23 EST</pubDate>
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Amherst coach Cecil Phillips got a first-hand glimpse at Jefferson Forest junior running back Rashad Hall&#8217;s speed last spring, during a football combine held at Lancer Stadium.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:08:51 EST</pubDate>
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It&#8217;s been a season of struggles for Heritage&#8217;s football team, ever since senior quarterback O&#8217;Shawn Bryant blew out his right knee in the Pioneers&#8217; opening scrimmage at GW-Danville.

&#8220;We&#8217;ve been through a lot of adversity this year,&#8221; said fellow senior Lakuan McPhaul, Bryant&#8217;s replacement who grew up playing basketball in Brooklyn, N.Y.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:54:49 EST</pubDate>
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FOREST &#8212; Sometimes, sibling rivalry transcends gender.

Such is the case for Jefferson Forest&#8217;s Robert and Mary Deis, a brother and sister tandem who swept the boys and girls individual championships at Wednesday&#8217;s Seminole District cross country meet at Forest&#8217;s Wolf Branch Farm.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:01:02 EST</pubDate>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:57:35 EST</pubDate>
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Tuesday&#8217;s high school scoreboard            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:58:07 EST</pubDate>
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Nelson County won the first two games of its Dogwood District match at Altavista on Tuesday night only to have the Colonels roar back and sweep the last three games.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:08:35 EST</pubDate>
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Virginia Episcopal School coach Bob Leake voted for Liberty Christian Academy goalkeeper Chris Lawson in the all-Virginia Independent Conference boys soccer selections.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:06:34 EST</pubDate>
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Fridayfootball.com&#8217;s Week 9 saw its share of outstanding performances. Here are three of the best.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:31:59 EST</pubDate>
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Check out a recap of the latest Friday Football videos and photos here.           ]]></description>
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High school scoreboard from Friday night&#8217;s action and a look at Saturday&#8217;s events           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:08:03 EST</pubDate>
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The logjam atop the Dogwood District didn&#8217;t loosen up Friday night as Gretna, Altavista and Appomattox all won convincingly.

The Raiders routed Nelson County 50-14 to stay in the race for the district championship. Quarterback Kenny Scott accounted for 193 total yards (139 rushing) and two rushing touchdowns, and Joe Reed rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries to lead the attack.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:01:11 EST</pubDate>
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GRETNA &#8212; Gretna running back Andre Dickerson rushed for career highs of 219 yards and five touchdowns as Dan River could never find an answer for the fleet-of-foot running back in the Hawks&#8217; 33-20 Dogwood District victory Friday night.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:49:12 EST</pubDate>
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The name on the schedule was Chatham, just another in a string of conference games for Altavista. But it might as well have read trap game. 

The Colonels were coming off an emotional 19-6 road win over Appomattox and facing a winless Chatham team that nearly knocked off William Campbell last week. Coupled with homecoming, the game had the makings of a letdown. However, Altavista dominated both sides of the ball, forcing five fumbles and scoring seven touchdowns to notch its seventh victory of the season, 47-14.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:46:40 EST</pubDate>
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FOREST &#8212; With its backs against the wall, Jefferson Forest&#8217;s football team was at its absolute best, Friday night in a back-and-forth Seminole District battle against Heritage at Sabre Stadium.

All four of the Cavaliers&#8217; touchdowns in the 29-26 triumph were set up by or scored on fourth-down conversions, including the last two by sophomore slot receiver Marcus Jones.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:36:09 EST</pubDate>
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Our featured games include Salem at Christiansburg, Dan River at Gretna, and Heritage at Jefferson Forest            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:35:42 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Clark, Myers give Colonels&#8217; defense crunch factor</title>
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ALTAVISTA &#8212; In the seven seasons Mike Reavis has served as Mike Scharnus&#8217; defensive coordinator, dating back to their years at Rustburg, his players have had a history of hard knocks.

This year&#8217;s defensive unit at Altavista may rank as the hardest hitting group the two have coached, led by two senior, four-year starting linebackers Daelyn Myers and Chris Clark.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:13:06 EST</pubDate>
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The last time Gretna&#8217;s and Dan River&#8217;s football teams met, Sept. 11 in Ringgold, there were no Dogwood District implications.

Tonight&#8217;s rematch, starting at 7 at Gretna, counts in the district standings, with the two-time defending Group A, Division 2, state champion Hawks (5-1, 2-0 Dogwood) in the driver&#8217;s seat, leading the Wildcats (5-2, 2-1), Altavista and Appomattox by half a game.

And they have home-field advantage and a healthy quarterback to boot.           ]]></description>
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Friday night&#8217;s high school football preview capsules            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:03:25 EST</pubDate>
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Thursday night&#8217;s high school scoreboard           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:02:01 EST</pubDate>
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Led by a dominating frontcourt, the LCA Bulldogs powered to a sweep of eight-time defending VIS Division III state champion Grace Christian, 25-19, 25-11, 25-16 to claim first place in the Blue Ridge Conference.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:32:46 EST</pubDate>
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Tuesday night&#8217;s high school sports scoreboard           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:21:30 EST</pubDate>
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NARUNA &#8212; Playing without two of its starters battling a flu bug that kept nearly a third of Altavista&#8217;s 447 students out of school on Tuesday, the Colonels&#8217; volleyball team rearranged its lineup and avenged last month&#8217;s five-game home loss to William Campbell with a four-game upset on the road.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:18:26 EST</pubDate>
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 It was a great weekend  for running backs across the region.           ]]></description>
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&#8220;Unfinished Beesness&#8221; read one of the banners hanging outside Amherst&#8217;s football fieldhouse prior to Friday night&#8217;s showdown with defending Seminole District champion Brookville at Lancer Stadium.

The sign played off the theme of the season for the Lancers, who lost to Broad Run on a snowy field at Liberty University in last year&#8217;s Group AA, Division 4, state championship game immediately after Brookville fell short in a shootout to James Monroe in the Division 3 final.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:41:27 EST</pubDate>
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Prep scoreboard from Friday night&#8217;s action           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:39:50 EST</pubDate>
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 Martin Owens&#8217; second touchdown catch of the night lifted Virginia Episcopal School&#8217;s football team to its first win of the season while Desmond Rice ran for three touchdowns and Mike Rocco threw for another as Liberty Christian Academy blanked Fork Union Military Academy.



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          <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:36:55 EST</pubDate>
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Heritage took out some early season frustrations on its oldest rival and newest Seminole District opponent, E.C. Glass, as the Pioneers pounded the Hilltoppers 31-11 at City Stadium on Friday.

&#8220;This is one of those games you look forward to all year,&#8221; Heritage coach Doug Smith said. &#8220;Our kids wanted it. They worked for it and it turned out all right for them.&#8221;           ]]></description>
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CHATHAM &#8212; A high scoring first half turned into a defensive battle as William Campbell (3-4, 2-2) defeated host Chatham (0-6, 0-2) 34-32 in Dogwood District football action Friday night. 
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BEDFORD &#8212; Liberty&#8217;s offense is built on deception. It&#8217;s difficult at times to see from the sidelines exactly which running back in Liberty&#8217;s three-back set gets the football. It can even be tougher for the players on the field.

Jefferson Forest, though, had played sound assignment football for most of Friday night, making sure to key in on the fullback every time he touched the ball. The Cavaliers made one mistake, one bad read, and it proved costly.
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RINGGOLD &#8212; A week after its defense was exploited by Altavista, the motto at Dan River&#8217;s practices was to return to its old form &#8212; a fast, hard-tackling unit that created havoc for opposing teams.

The Wildcats returned three Nelson County fumbles for touchdowns in the first half and senior linebacker R.J. Myers recorded a season-high 18 tackles as the Wildcats celebrated homecoming with an authoritative 46-6 victory over the Governors Friday night in Dogwood District action.           ]]></description>
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APPOMATTOX &#8212; Appomattox could not have asked for a better start. 

Playing host to Dogwood District rival Altavista on a bitingly cold night, the Raiders put six points on the board without sending the offensive unit onto the field when Neal Thomas returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown. They even held Altavista&#8217;s Johnny Wimbish in check in the first quarter. However, before the final horn sounded, Wimbish would score a touchdown on defense, plus a pair on offense to lead the Colonels to a 19-6 road victory.           ]]></description>
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Check back for delays, postponements, and scores. If you&#8217;re at the game, send us photos, and call your score in to 540-981-9126 .           ]]></description>
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FOREST &#8212; There&#8217;s no telling how fast Jefferson Forest junior cross country runner Justin Resendes could be if he didn&#8217;t have Vocal Cord Dysfunction.

The condition has prevented him from finishing numerous races throughout his career and caused him to lose consciousness and collapse along the course in others. Those incidents have occurred when he tried to run through the symptoms, similar to a severe asthma attack.           ]]></description>
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It&#8217;s been a long time since Altavista has been a contender in the Dogwood District, dominated by Gretna and William Campbell for the past decade.

The Colonels (5-1, 1-1 Dogwood), whose only loss was to the Hawks, come into tonight&#8217;s district duel against Appomattox (5-1, 2-0) with as many wins as they had last year and the most since 1998, when they finished 6-4.           ]]></description>
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Tonight&#8217;s clash between Bedford County and Seminole District rivals Jefferson Forest and Liberty promises to be as physical a football game as ever, unless the flu bug that has hit both high schools hard this week takes its toll.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:34:26 EST</pubDate>
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Being blessed with an abundance of athletes doesn&#8217;t do a football team much good unless it has a quarterback who can get the ball in their hands, with space to showcase their speed and skill.
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Group AA state golf tournament host Jamestown held off three-time defending state champion Blacksburg by three strokes (585 to 588) to capture its first title in 10 years, Tuesday at the Par-72 Williamsburg National.           ]]></description>
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Group AA state golf tournament host Jamestown held off three-time defending state champion Blacksburg by three strokes (585 to 588) to capture its first title in 10 years, Tuesday at the Par-72 Williamsburg National.

Jefferson Forest, the only area Region III team qualifier, added two strokes to its eighth-place score on Monday with a 329 for a two-day total of 656.           ]]></description>
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The Top 10 Virginia Football teams in the Virginia Group AAA, AA, A prep poll as selected by sports writers and broadcasters from around the state, with first-place votes in parentheses and total points received based on a 10-through-1 voting system           ]]></description>
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Players of the week from Friday&#8217;s football action.           ]]></description>
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