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Ties, one-point wins and a 69-point night in Virginia
Eighty-plus Virginia high school football scores from September 11, and the handful that actually decided something.
In brief
Eighty-plus Virginia high school football scores from September 11, and the handful that actually decided something. Week three's headline is No. 1 Varina failing to beat No. 6 Oscar Smith, ending in a 7-7 tie while the rest of the top 25 mostly rolled. Originally reported by High School On SI.
Friday night, full slate
More than 80 Virginia high school games went final on September 11, from private school matchups in Northern Virginia to Friday lights deep in the southwest coalfields.
“The Virginia high school football season had an action-packed friday night.”
No. 1 gets stuck at seven
Varina, ranked first in the state, could not put away sixth-ranked Oscar Smith. The two heavyweights traded a single score apiece and walked off tied 7-7.
“(#1) Varina 7, (#6) Oscar Smith 7”
Decided by a single point
Heritage beat Kecoughtan 14-13. Rye Cove got past Honaker 31-30. King George survived Potomac Senior 7-6. Three games, three one-point margins.
“Heritage 14, Kecoughtan 13”
Strasburg wins a shootout
Strasburg and Warren County combined for 69 points and settled it by one, 35-34. It was the highest scoring nail-biter on the board.
“Strasburg 35, Warren County 34”
Riverheads comes up short
Stuarts Draft edged Riverheads 28-24 in one of the night's tightest Shenandoah Valley games, a four-point swing against a program used to winning those.
“Stuarts Draft 28, Riverheads 24”
The ranked teams answered
No. 2 Benedictine shut out Matoaca 19-0, No. 8 Liberty Christian ran past Spring Mills 50-6, No. 14 King's Fork handled Deep Creek 36-7, and No. 17 Jefferson Forest blanked Mount Airy 42-0.
“(#2) Benedictine 19, Matoaca 0”
Woodberry sweats one out
No. 16 Woodberry Forest kept its ranking intact by three points, holding off St. Mary's Ryken 24-21 in the closest game any top 25 team played.
“(#16) Woodberry Forest 24, St. Mary's Ryken 21”
Scoreboards ran hot
Auburn hung 69 on Fort Chiswell, Patrick County won a 64-35 track meet with North Stokes, Southern Gap put up 63 on Giles, and Harvest Covenant shut out CMCC 60-0.
“Auburn 69, Fort Chiswell 7”
Patrick Henry's rough week
Glen Allen rolled Patrick Henry 33-7. Off the field, the school lost its VHSL appeal and will play up in Class 6 for the 2027-31 alignment cycle.
“Glen Allen 33, Patrick Henry 7”
The bottom line
Week three's headline is No. 1 Varina failing to beat No. 6 Oscar Smith, ending in a 7-7 tie while the rest of the top 25 mostly rolled.
