Liam McPoyle

Kingsport Times reports "With 2:39 remaining in the third quarter and the score tied at 14, officials ordered both teams and spectators to take shelter. The decision came at 9:34 p.m., and the lightning did not let up. Officials called the game just over an hour later. At press time, Dobyns-Bennett administrators were awaiting word from the TSSAA on whether the game would be considered a no-contest or a tie. A tie would be Dobyns-Bennett’s first since 1968 and Greeneville’s first since 1972."

The Lynchburg well never runs dry. Liberty Christian 21 Salem (S) 14 F, EC Glass 14 Lord Botty 7 F, Heritage (L) 24 Albemarle 7 F

Chilhowie ~25 yard TD pass on 4th and 4. XP good Chilhowie 15 Marion 9 5:26 3Q

22 Sturgill? 1 yard TD after a 70 yard run on the previous play. 2 pt conv good Marion 9 Chilhowie 8 1:15 2Q

Reid Osborne to Brody Witt 15 yards TD pass. Parker Wolfe xp Marion 9 Chilhowie 0 4:53 2Q

End of 1 at Chil-HI-uh . Canes 2 Warriors 0

Chilhowie called for holding with QB in the end zone. Marion 2-0

I’m saddened to hear about the passing of Ol’ Phantom. We can take comfort in knowing he’s in a better place.

VHSL FINAL SCORES from Thursday 8-24 Honaker 52 Lebanon 7 Spotsylvania 6 Lafayette 43 Green Run 34 Kempsville 14 Kellam 25 First Colonial 27 Bayside 27 Salem (VA Beach) 21 Brooke Point 14 King George 48 Clover Hill 13 Meadowbrook 32 Ocean Lakes 12 Landstown 6 Princess Anne 14 Frank W. Cox 41 Atlee 0 Freeman 45 Menchville 12 Western Branch 21 James River 12 Lloyd C. Bird 45 Monacan 13 Midlothian 21

You can count on a couple things with this series. 1) It's a fairly even over time with each team winning 5 of the last 10 games and 15 of the last 30 games. 2) Home Field Advantage is real with both teams going 4-1 at home over the past 10 contests. After playing a solid scrimmage at Honaker, Marion struggled mightily at Rural Retreat (0 comp, 2 INTS, fumble, turnover on downs inside the 5, critical miscues on D). Meanwhile, Chilhowie played decently against Tazewell on both sides of the ball and looked far better than I was expecting. The Warriors run the Spread and have a young, talented QB with an accurate arm and 4-5 fairly speedy backs/receivers. Chilhowie will be motivated to win the first game for their new coach. I hope I'm wrong, but I'm picking Chilhowie at home.

End 3rd Q: Honaker 27, Lee 26 Final: John Battle 14, Fort Chiswell 7 Final: Castlewood 18, Twin Valley 6 Final: Rural Retreat 18 Marion 7

Final: Holston 13, Auburn 7

Northeast TN Week 1 H: Knox Farragut 14, Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett 10 H: Greeneville 20, Tennessee High 0 7:58 2Q: Elizabethton 21 Science Hill 0 End of 1Q: West Ridge 6, Volunteer 0 End 1Q: Sullivan East 7, Johnson County 0

After 1 Quarter- Glenvar 20, Blacksburg 0

10:07 left in 2nd: Holston 13, Auburn 0

After 1 quarter Ridgeview 21 Eastside 6

4:36 left in 2nd Quarter John Battle 7, Fort Chiswell 0

8:07 2nd Quarter Honaker 21 Lee 7

NFHS with a beautiful live shot of an empty Hurricane Stadium. Meanwhile, Marion is playing 15 miles away at Rural Retreat.

NFHS is showing it as an upcoming event at 6:00 PM on GW's page

BlueTornadoLive @BlueTornadoLive TOUCHDOWN!!!!! BOYD TO ADKINS FOR 22 YARDS ON 4TH AND 20!!!!!!!!!! XP is off the upright. With 9:32 left in the half: Richlands 12 @grundy_high 0

Gate City 7 VA High 0 10:48 2Q

I thought one major issue was the Town of Bluefield, VA decided to purchase Fincastle CC instead.

I hope Graham can construct an on-campus stadium; however, recent double-digit inflation could make this project unfeasible. The proposed 4,500 seat stadium at Graham MS had a cost estimate of $6 million in 2018. Comparable, no-frills stadium projects in Ohio and South Carolina have cost estimates of $9.3 and 10.1 million, respectively.