The skies cleared as the stands filled at Lynchburg’s 35th annual Lynchburg Classic marching band competition on Saturday. The event, held at Lynchburg City Stadium, was the largest in the event’s recent history, with 18 high school bands lining up to compete against their peers, some from as far away as Hot Springs and Staunton.

Right now, Liberty has a football opponent for Oct. 3, 2009. But will that opponent still have a football program at that time?

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News and notes from around the Big South, plus a new FCS Top 25.

Area high school football scores for Aug. 29.

News and notes from around the Big South Conference.

Former Jefferson Forest standout Ben Brandt makes the move from defensive to offensive line for VMI

Liberty finished with 431 yards of total offense to open its season with a 33-0 non-district win against Western Albemarle. More stories, scores and videos at FridayFootball.com

NARUNA — If Jonthan Hinson is raw, William Campbell coach Brad Bradley doesn’t want to see what the Thomasville junior looks like when he actually gets a little experience at tailback.
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In a season opener with huge implications in the Seminole District race, Brookville proved it could win a big game in a hostile environment, Friday night at Amherst. The Bees’ 24-21 triumph, which ended two-time defending Group AA, Division 4, state champion Amherst’s 26-game winning streak and spoiled coach Cecil Phillips’ debut, pivoted on two big plays and two fourth-quarter, fourth-down defensive stops.
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Several area teams opened their high school football seasons on Friday.

Check back throughout the evening for updated scores as they come in.
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William Campbell football coach Brad Bradley is never one to shun a challenge. So when it comes time to fill the Generals’ non-district schedule, he’ll play up in classification and travel out of state if necessary to test his team’s mettle early on.

A quick look at the news from around the Big South in the last week.

News and notes from around the Big South Conference