Gretna running back Andre Dickerson rushed for career highs of 219 yards and five touchdowns as Dan River could never find an answer for the fleet-of-foot running back in the Hawks’ 33-20 Dogwood District victory Friday night.

Chatham looks to improve after tough loss and Tunstall plays in final road game

Gunnar Saunders, Gretna coach Kevin Saunders’ son, airlifted to hospital after suffering concussion

A preview of tonight’s prep football action

Gretna’s defense forced five Radford turnovers and Andre Dickerson returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown as Gretna celebrated its homecoming with a 20-14 victory over Radford on Friday night.

Kevin and Matthew Saunders share special bond as Gretna hosts Radford

Gretna, Dan River Chatham, BY and Hargrave all host on busy Friday of high school football

Gretna senior linebacker Antony Reynolds forced an interception that was returned for a touchdown in the second quarter and finished off the scoring with a touchdown run as Gretna shut out Tunstall 18-0 on a sloppy, fog-filled Friday night.

Tunstall aims to end skid against Gretna and Bartlett Yancey and Hargrave look to rebound from losses

Gretna quarterback Nick Miller accounted for 235 yards and four touchdowns as the Hawks staved off a hungry Dan River squad 27-21 Friday night in a non-district matchup.

The early season, non-district matchup between Dogwood District rivals Gretna and Dan River offers more than a preview of what’s to come this season in the Dogwood.

Preview capsules of this week’s area prep football games

Marissa Thompson scores a game-high 16 points, including every Chatham point in the first quarter
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Former GW boys assistant getting the Hawks to play his way

The top-seeded George Washington Eagles scored the game’s first 17 points and rolled to an 85-48 victory over eighth-seeded Gretna on the opening night of the 26th annual Register and Bee Shootout at Averett University’s Grant Center.
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