When Brookville and Heritage staged a Week 10 high school football showdown last fall, the Bees were decided underdogs against the undefeated Pioneers, who lost three of their final four games, starting with a 28-21 upset by Brookville at City Stadium.

Tonight, the roles are reversed as it’s the Bees who are unbeaten at 9-0, ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press Group AA state poll and no worse than a No. 2 seed going into the Region III, Division 3, playoffs, while the Pioneers (3-5) are battling for a postseason berth in Region III, Division 4.

About 250 students from 14 different schools will compete in the Big Orange Classic Drill and Rifle Competition at Heritage High School on Saturday.

FOREST — Running negative splits — starting conservatively and finishing each mile with a faster time — has proven to be a successful tact for Jefferson Forest’s cross country teams.

That’s especially true on the Cavaliers’ 3.1-mile home course of Wolf Branch Farm, site of Wednesday’s Seminole District championships.

The first half wasn’t pretty, but Heritage exploded for 27 unanswered points in the second half and cruised past Staunton River, 40-3, Saturday at City Stadium, snapping a five-game losing streak.

Videography from Liberty’s football team’s 32-14 Seminole District victory over Heritage on Friday night in Bedford, homecoming for the Minutemen.

BEDFORD — Three Heritage turnovers in a five-minute period spanning the third and fourth quarters turned the tide in Liberty’s favor in a Seminole District football showdown Friday night.

A fourth four minutes later — Boo Payne’s interception returned 60 yards for a touchdown — put the Minutemen in complete control and they went on to pummel the Pioneers 32-14, payback for a 35-0 loss last fall.

RUSTBURG — Heritage showed its youth on Friday in a hard-fought 12-7 victory over Rustburg.
The Pioneers, who return just one starter on offense and five on defense, committed 13 penalties and fumbled five times, losing two, but still managed to grind out a win in the season opener for both teams.