The Virginia High School League logo. Courtesy of VHSL
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Saturday: E.C. Glass defeats Salem. Heritage-Lynchburg tops Liberty Christian. George Wythe ousts Grayson County. Graham outscores Ridgeview. Grundy advances with win over Patrick Henry-Glade Spring.

Friday: Christiansburg downs Lord Botetourt. Appomattox County edges Glenvar. 

VHSL PLAYOFFS

CLASS 6

Region A

 Oscar Smith 56, Floyd Kellam 7

 Western Branch 28, Franklin County 14

 Manchester 56, Cosby 15

 Thomas Dale 42, James River-Midlothian 12

Second round

 Western Branch 28, Oscar Smith 14

 Manchester 38, Thomas Dale 35

Region final

 Western Branch 21, Manchester 14

Region B

First round

 Freedom-Woodbridge 77, Gar-Field 26

 John Champe 44, Forest Park 25

 Patriot 49, Unity Reed 20

 Colonial Forge 17, Battlefield 13

Second round

 Freedom-Woodbridge 70, John Champe 35

 Patriot 49, Colonial Forge 21

Region final

 Freedom-Woodbridge 53, Patriot 21

Region C

First round

 Fairfax 49, Alexandria City 7

 Lake Braddock 24, James Robinson 13

 West Springfield 29. Hayfield 10

 South County 30, Thomas Edison 0

Second round

 Fairfax 63, Lake Braddock 21

 South County 48, West Springfield 28

Region final

 Fairfax 30, South County 14

Region D

First round

 James Madison 56, Washington-Liberty 6

 Yorktown 21, Langley 14

 Westfield 31, Herndon 28, OT

 Centreville 57, Chantilly 34

Second round

 James Madison 21, Yorktown 7

 Centreville 35, Westfield 6

Region final

 James Madison 22, Centreville 7

State semifinals

Saturday, Dec. 3

 Western Branch (11-2) at Freedom-Woodbridge (13-0)

 James Madison (10-3) at Fairfax (13-0)

CLASS 5

Region A

First round

 Green Run 63, Hickory 14

 Salem-Virginia Beach 10, Indian River 9

 Frank Cox 23, Bayside 15

 Kempsville 42, Tallwood 8

Second round

 Green Run 21, Salem-Virginia Beach 13

 Kempsville 39, Frank Cox 12

Region final

 Green Run 50, Kempsville 8

Region B

First round

 Menchville 14, Woodside 7

 Kecoughtan 7, Norview 0

Second round

 Maury 37, Menchville 0

 Nansemond River 21, Kecoughtan 7

Region final

 Maury 55, Nansemond River 7

Region C

First round

 Highland Springs 49, Prince George 0

 Douglas Freeman 24, Mills Godwin 10

 L.C. Bird 23, Hermitage 15

 Glen Allen 29, Midlothian 25

Second round

 Highland Springs 33, Douglas Freeman 10

 L.C. Bird 42, Glen Allen 0

Region final

 Highland Springs 35, L.C. Bird 0

Region D

First round

 Stone Bridge 38, William Fleming 7

 Riverbend 21, Woodgrove 14

 Patrick Henry-Roanoke 28, Briar Woods 14

 Mountain View 49, Albemarle 24

Second round

 Stone Bridge 50, Riverbend 29

 Mountain View 45, Patrick Henry-Roanoke 9

Region final

 Stone Bridge 42, Mountain View 0

State semifinals

Saturday, Dec. 3

 Maury (9-1) at Green Run (13-0)

 Stone Bridge (12-1) at Highland Springs (13-0)

CLASS 4

Region A

First round

 Warwick 22, Hampton 12

 Churchland 48, Heritage-Newport News 20

 Warhill 40, Grafton 7

 King’s Fork 24, Deep Creek 14

Second round

 Warwick 21, Churchland 7

 King’s Fork 43, Warhill 8

Region final

 Warwick 31, King’s Fork 19

Region B

First round

 Dinwiddie 54, Powhatan 7

 Hanover 35, Eastern View 31

 Varina 35, Matoaca 0

 King George 41, Patrick Henry-Ashland 6

Second round

 Dinwiddie 49, Hanover 12

 King George 31, Varina 14

Region final

 Dinwiddie 47, King George 41, OT

Region C

First round

 Loudoun County 42, John Handley 13

 Sherando 40, Loudoun Valley 23

 Millbrook 14, Tuscarora 13

 Kettle Run 38, Heritage-Leesburg 7

Second round

 Loudoun County 49, Sherando 28

 Kettle Run 38, Millbrook 14

Region final

 Kettle Run 35, Loudoun County 34

Region D

First round

 E.C. Glass 53, Halifax County 25

 Amherst County 40, Orange County 14

 Salem 42, Western Albemarle 0

 Louisa County 47, Jefferson Forest 13

Second round

 E.C. Glass 42, Amherst County 14

 Salem 54, Louisa County 37

Region final

 E.C. Glass 35, Salem 21

State semifinals

Saturday, Dec. 3

 Warwick (12-1) at Dinwiddie (13-0)

 Kettle Run (13-0) at E.C. Glass (12-1)

CLASS 3

Region A

First round

 Phoebus 64, York 7

 I.C. Norcom 27, Southampton 14

 Lake Taylor 21, Hopewell 12

 Lafayette 51, Colonial Heights 20

Second round

 Phoebus 42, I.C. Norcom 0

 Lake Taylor 27, Lafayette 20

Region final

 Phoebus 42, Lake Taylor 16

Region B

First round

 Brentsville 56, James Monroe 13

 Caroline 16, Armstrong 8, OT

 Warren County 21, Culpeper County 13

 Goochland 35, Skyline 2

Second round

 Brentsville 34, Caroline 0

 Warren County 21, Goochland 13

Region final

 Brentsville 35, Warren County 7

Region C

First round

 Liberty Christian 27, Rustburg 16

 Turner Ashby 17, Spotswood 14

 Brookville 41, Wilson Memorial 21

 Heritage-Lynchburg 35, Staunton 0

Second round

 Liberty Christian 50, Turner Ashby 19

 Heritage-Lynchburg 49, Brookville 21

Region final

 Heritage-Lynchburg 22, Liberty Christian 17

Region D 

First round

 Lord Botetourt 47, Hidden Valley 7

 Bassett 34, Cave Spring 28, 2OT

 Christiansburg 35, Abingdon 7

 Staunton River 35, Magna Vista 21

Second round

 Lord Botetourt 41, Bassett 7

 Christiansburg 28, Staunton River 0

Region final

 Christiansburg 34, Lord Botetourt 7

State semifinals

Saturday, Dec. 3

 Brentsville (12-1) at Phoebus (13-0)

 Christiansburg (10-3) at Heritage-Lynchburg (11-2)

CLASS 2

Region A

First round

 King William 49, Bruton 7

 Greensville County 18, Brunswick 13

 Poquoson 35, Nandua 0

 Thomas Jefferson-Richmond 33, Amelia County 15

Second round

 King William 40, Greensville County 0

 Poquoson 21, Thomas Jefferson-Richmond 17

Region final

 Poquoson 14, King William 7

Region B

First round

 Strasburg 42, East Rockingham 0

 Stuarts Draft 35, Clarke County 14

 Central-Woodstock 17, Buckingham County 12

 Luray 52, Madison County 38

Second round

 Strasburg 28, Stuarts Draft 7

 Central-Woodstock 22, Luray 12

Region final

 Central-Woodstock 34, Strasburg 7

Region C

First round

 Radford 48, Gretna 26

 Appomattox County 40, Alleghany 12

 Glenvar 49, Floyd County 14

 Martinsville 42, Dan River 39

Second round

 Appomattox County 38, Radford 33

 Glenvar 35, Martinsville 0

Region final

 Appomattox County 38, Glenvar 34

Region D

First round

 Graham 41, Central-Wise 13

 Gate City 21, Union 15

 Virginia High 37, Lee 20

 Ridgeview 35, Tazewell 0

Second round

 Graham 61, Gate City 14

 Ridgeview 42, Virginia High 0

Region final

 Graham 56, Ridgeview 35

State semifinals

Saturday, Dec. 3

 Poquoson (9-4) at Central-Woodstock (11-2)

 Appomattox County (10-3) at Graham (13-0)

CLASS 1

Region A

 Essex 56, Colonial Beach 6

 Westmoreland 14, West Point 6

 Northumberland 48, Rappahannock 7

 King & Queen 50, Northampton 2

Second round

 Essex 49, Westmoreland 0

 King & Queen 28, Northumberland 12

Region final

 Essex 46, King & Queen 0

Region B

First round

 Sussex Central 20, Franklin 2

 Buffalo Gap 56, William Campbell 36

Second round

 Riverheads 47, Sussex Central 20

 Central-Lunenburg 15, Buffalo Gap 14

Region final

 Riverheads 42, Central-Lunenburg 13

Region C

First round

 Galax 49, Bath County 0

 Grayson County 35, Giles 7

 Narrows 34, Covington 18

 George Wythe 41, Parry McCluer 22

Second round

 Grayson County 21, Galax 14

 George Wythe 48, Narrows 28

Region final

 George Wythe 48, Grayson County 28

Region D

First round

 Patrick Henry-Glade Spring 49, Hurley 8

 Holston 31, Rye Cove 8

 Grundy 38, Honaker 20

 Lebanon 51, Twin Springs 49

Second round

 Patrick Henry-Glade Spring 42, Holston 7

 Grundy 32, Lebanon 0

Region final

 Grundy 30, Patrick Henry-Glade Spring 19

State semifinals

Saturday, Dec. 3

 Essex (13-0) at Riverheads (10-1)

 Grundy (8-4) at George Wythe (9-3)

Robert Anderson

Robert Anderson worked for 44 years in Virginia as a sports writer, most recently as the high school...