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Jordan Stout boomed some kicks and showed off his speed during the NFL Draft Combine on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
He was an all-Class 2 first team honoree at four different positions after the 2021 football season. He was a candidate for a fifth.
Trent Johnson drifted back, settled under the opening kickoff, corralled the football and then took off, shedding a couple of would-be tacklers as he sprinted to the end zone.
On the eve of an important game or in the aftermath of a crucial victory, the cell phone belonging to Holston High School football coach Chris Akers will buzz and alert him of an incoming text message from Tony Palmer.
Rallying around a grieving coach, the Graham G-Men led wire-to-wire on Saturday afternoon, turning back Union, 48-13, in a Region 3D semifinal game at Mitchell Stadium.
Malique Hounshell ran for 164 yards and three touchdowns, leading Abingdon to a 42-34 Region 3D semifinal victory over Bassett on a cold Friday night at Falcon Stadium.
This dip from @jesseandlindsey went viral for good reason. The dip pairs classic Thanksgiving cranberries with the unexpected kick of red onion and jalapeno for a dip that will get quickly scooped up at any holiday party.
Stout has been stellar in the here-and-now as one of the stars on special teams in the Big Ten Conference, proven by his sublime stats and the fact he has thrice been awarded the league’s special teams player of the week award.
LAS VEGAS — With a four-game win streak on the line, Washington kicker Brian Johnson, signed on Tuesday, took to the field Sunday for a 48-yard kick to claim victory.
Grundy, Patrick Henry, Abingdon, Wise County Central, Graham, Maryville all advance.
Union football player Zavier Lomax heard a passionate halftime speech Friday at historic Bullitt Park. The senior running back then authored some history of his own.Lomax rushed for a school-record 440 yards and six scores on 38 carries as the Union Bears rolled to a 62-27 win over the Virginia High Bearcats late Friday night in the Region 2 playoff opener.
Doug Pote, a former announcer for the Chilhowie football team, shares his recollections of the Warriors' thrilling 39-38 comeback win over Rural Retreat in a playoff game played 10 years ago on Nov. 11, 2011. Chilhowie trailed 31-0 at halftime, but came all the way back to win.
J.I. Burton, Wise County Central, George Wythe, Patrick Henry, Ridgeview, Eastside, Rural Retreat, Abingdon, Union win
“I kept trying to tell the guys to let’s be remembered as that team who dealt with adversity and never gave up. I think this team did that, I hope they can be proud of that.”
Twin Springs, Honaker, Bluefield, David Crockett, Hurley, Holston, Wise Central, George Wythe, West Ridge, Tazewell, Science Hill prevail
Patrick Ritchie connected on a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give the Shenandoah Hornets a 9-7 football victory over the Emory & Henry College Wasps on Saturday afternoon in Winchester, Virginia.
Cole Lambert completed 19 of 25 passes for 371 yards to guide the Abingdon Falcons to a 42-12 win over the Ridgeview Wolfpack in a Mountain 7 District game.
In a game Wise County Central played at home, the Warriors were frequent visitors to the end zone.
Those tough times continued on Battle Hill on Friday, as Gate City defeated the John Battle Trojans 42-6 in Mountain 7 District action, which helped keep the Blue Devils’ playoff hopes alive.
Twin Springs, Richlands, Greeneville, Chilhowie, Thomas Walker,, Ridgeview, Grundy, Galax, West Ridge, Bluefield win Friday night.
X marked the spot for Graham as Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw scored five touchdowns for the G-Men.
Holston improved to 7-0 with a 44-0 home win over Northwood on Thursday night.
Richlands, Wise Central, Rural Retreat, Lee High, Lebanon, Graham, West Ridge, Union County, River View (W.Va.) win. Virginia High vs. Honaker suspended.
Jordan Ezell likes to live on the edge.