Friday night’s high school scoreboard

TALLADEGA, Ala. - NASCAR demanded drivers be on their best behavior at Talladega Superspeedway, where a ban on bump-drafting sanitized what’s usually one of the most spectacular races of the season.

Richard Anthony isn’t even on Liberty’s official football roster. Spencer Landis is a fourth-string quarterback who hasn’t played a snap this season.

Yet those two became important players at practice this week, as the Flames prepared for tonight’s game against VMI — Liberty’s home finale — and the Keydets’ triple-option offense.

Virginia’s football practices this week were conducted in sweats, not because the temperature was low in Charlottesville, but rather to try to imitate the heat the Wahoos will face today in Miami.

“It’s hard to simulate, but we’re trying to get as close to it as we can here,” receiver Vic Hall said.

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Though it was pushed to the brink a few times, Virginia Tech’s defense didn’t concede much in the Hokies’ 16-3 win over East Carolina on Thursday night.

Richard Anthony isn’t even on Liberty’s official football roster. Spencer Landis is a fourth-string quarterback who hasn’t played a snap this season.

Yet those two became important players at practice this week, as the Flames prepared for tonight’s game against VMI — Liberty’s home finale — and the Keydets’ triple-option offense.

No major-league team has had a longer history in Lynchburg than the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have been the Hillcats’ parent club since 1995.

Staunton River clinched its first playoff berth in more than a decade despite losing Friday night’s game to a Northside team that was an offensive buzzsaw.

The Vikings rolled up 601 yards of total offense in a 51-26 victory that sealed the Blue Ridge District title outright.