Front Row: Brenna Fink, Tessa Fitzgerald, Emily Brown, Lakin Crigger, Chloe Gibson
2nd Row: Dakota Bailey, Lily Goforth, Jenna Ball, Abigail Hillenburg, Krista King, Claire Beasley, Robbie Turner
Back Row: Eli Martin, Mac Phillips, Brody Musser, Aiden Rooney, Eli Eversole, Tristen Blair, Colton Morgan, Cooper Davis
Eli Tweed needed just nine carries to amass 162 yards and three touchdowns as the Holston Cavaliers flattened Fort Chiswell 55-21 on Friday night in Damascus.
Tweed had scoring runs of 36, 18 and 57 yards and made a 65-yard house call on a punt return as well.
Holston led 42-6 at halftime.
“We did what we needed to do in order to win tonight,” said Holston coach Chris Akers.
Maddox Buchanan (five carries, 133 yards, two touchdowns) also had a strong performance, while Liam Maness and Hunter Stanley scored TD as well.
Holston (4-2) hosts rival Patrick Henry (5-1) on Oct. 9 in a crucial Hogoheegee District game. PH is led by star running back Jeb Stewart, while Tweed led the district in rushing last season.
“PH is rolling right now,” Akers said. “Jeb Stewart is on another level. We will have to find a way to slow them down in order to have a chance.”
Fort Chiswell senior Dakota Bailey threw three touchdown passes.
Holston 21 21 7 6—55
Fort Chiswell 0 6 8 7—21
Scoring Summary
H – Buchanan 51 run (Sanchez-Medina kick)
H – E. Tweed 36 run (Sanchez-Medina kick)
H – E. Tweed 65 punt return (Sanchez-Medina kick)
FC – Rooney 5 pass from Bailey (kick failed)
H – E. Tweed 18 run (Sanchez-Medina kick)
H – Maness 30 pass from Richardson (Sanchez-Medina kick)
H – Buchanan 28 run (Sanchez-Medina kick)
H – E. Tweed 57 run (Sanchez-Medina kick)
FC – Maxwell 40 pass from Bailey (Halsey pass from Bailey)
H – Stanley 39 run (run failed)
FC – Halsey pass from Bailey (Bailey kick)
Team Stats
Rushes-Yards: H 20-344, FC 25-36; Passing Yards: H 41, FC 149; Penalties-Yards: H 6-55, FC 2-10.
The Jeb Stewart Show is turning into must-see football on Friday nights, and the Patrick Henry High School senior garnered some record-setting ratings in his latest performance.
Stewart rushed for a school-record 421 yards on 33 carries and also scored seven touchdowns as PH posted a 55-22 Hogoheegee District win over the Rural Retreat Indians.
Stewart broke the program's previous rushing mark of 380 yards, which had been set by Connor Beeson in a November 2021 playoff game against Twin Springs.
Stewart scored on dashes of 67, 1, 39, 2, 50 and 50 yards and also caught a 16-yard TD pass from Kolby Hicks. He now has 26 touchdowns on the season.
PH’s big offensive line took control in the second quarter as the Rebels (5-1) erupted for 28 points to build a 35-7 halftime lead.
Kallum Gobble scored the other touchdown for Patrick Henry.
Rural Retreat (2-4) was led by Jake Rollyson’s 129 receiving yards and 92 rushing yards. Brody Allen passed for 189 yards in the loss, the fourth straight for the Indians.
Rural Retreat 7 0 8 7—22
Patrick Henry 7 28 7 13—55
Scoring Summary
RR – Rollyson 75 run (Davis kick)
PH – Je. Stewart 67 run (Ratliff kick)
PH – Je. Stewart 1 run (Ratliff kick)
PH – Je. Stewart 39 run (Ratliff kick)
PH – Je. Stewart 2 run (Ratliff kick)
PH – Je. Stewart 50 run (Ratliff kick)
PH – Je. Stewart 16 pass from Hicks (Ratliff kick)
RR – Rollyson 56 pass from Allen (Allen run)
PH – Gobble 6 pass from Hicks (kick failed)
RR – Allen 6 run (Davis kick)
PH – Je. Stewart 50 run (Ratliff kick)
Team Stats
First Downs: RR 9, PH 14; Rushes-Yards: RR 22-116, PH 43-471; Passing Yards: RR 189, PH 22; Comp.-Att.-Int.: RR 13-9-1, PH 2-5-0; Fumbles-Lost: RR 1-0, PH 0-0; Penalties-Yards: RR 11-102, PH 13-110; Punts-Average: RR 2-29, PH 1-34.
Fan favorite Coy Francis of George Wythe scored on a 66-yard touchdown run on the final play of the game to bring the crowd to their feet as the Maroons lost 63-6 at Mitchell Stadium.
GW (2-4) was outgained 553-173.
Bluefield quarterback Max Simpson passed for 322 yards and five touchdowns.
Volleyball
Panthers best Rural Retreat
Aubree Kegley stuffed the stat sheet with 25 assists, 10 digs, three kills and two aces as the Northwood Panthers recorded a 25-15, 25-18, 25-21 Hogoheegee District win.
Channing Waldie (10 kills, four blocks), Emma Burress (11 kills, six blocks), Khloe Salyer (six kills, six digs) and Pyper Chapman (11 digs) joined Kegley as tone-setters for the squad from Saltville.
