Dan River and Gretna meet with playoff implications

Dan River at Gretna
WHERE: Gretna
KICKOFF: 7 p.m.
RECORDS: Dan River 5-2, 2-1 Dogwood; Gretna 5-1, 2-0 Dogwood.
LAST WEEK: Dan River destroyed Nelson County 46-6; Gretna pulled away from Nelson County 36-14 on Oct. 9.
FACTS: This is the second meeting between the two teams this season. Gretna held off Dan River 27-21 in a non-district meeting in Ringgold on Sept. 11. In that game, Hawks quarterback Nick Miller accounted for 235 yards of offense and four touchdowns. … Gretna is the only team in the Dogwood which has not suffered a district loss. There are three teams with one loss. … Dan River’s 18.1 rating among the VHSL Group A Division 2 teams is the third best in the Dogwood, trailing Gretna and Appomattox. … Dan River would need to either win the Dogwood or finish ahead of Appomattox to possibly secure a playoff berth. … The Wildcats defense scored three touchdowns on fumble returns in Dan River’s homecoming victory over Nelson County.

Chatham at Altavista
WHERE: Altavista
KICKOFF: 7 p.m.
RECORDS: Chatham 0-6, 0-2 Dogwood; Altavista 6-1, 2-1 Dogwood.
LAST WEEK: Chatham was edged by William Campbell 34-32; Altavista defeated Appomattox 19-6.
FACTS: Chatham’s 32-point outburst against William Campbell was the most points scored in a game by the Cavaliers this season and was also more points scored than in the previous five games combined. … Quarterback Cam McClellan rushed for 147 yards and four touchdowns, and running back Brandon Walker was held to 74 yards — ending his streak of two consecutive games of rushing for more than 100 yards. … Altavista’s Johnny Wimbish scored three touchdowns as the Colonels handed Appomattox its first Dogwood District loss of the season. … Altavista held Appomattox to 135 yards of total offense — including 73 yards rushing on 30 attempts.

Tunstall at Bassett
WHERE: Bassett
KICKOFF: 7 p.m.
RECORDS: Tunstall 3-5, 0-2 Piedmont; Bassett 2-5, 1-0 Piedmont
LAST WEEK: Tunstall was clobbered 35-3 by Magna Vista; Bassett edged Martinsville 17-14
FACTS: This is Tunstall’s final road game of the season. The Trojans are 1-3 away from Dry Fork. … Tunstall has lost three consecutive games. … The Trojans have been outscored 88-16 in the last three weeks, since blowing out Bluefield for their lone road victory this season. … Bassett’s victory against Martinsville last week snapped a five-game losing streak. … The Bengals are 1-1 at home this season. … Bassett’s two victories this season have come by a combined four points. … The 14 points Bassett allowed to Martinsville last week was a season low. … Bassett defeated Tunstall 27-6 in Dry Fork last season. … Bassett has won five consecutive games against Tunstall. … The Trojans’ last victory against the Bengals was a 28-6 win at Bassett in 2003.

Jordan-Matthews at Bartlett Yancey
WHERE: Yanceyville, N.C.
KICKOFF: 7:30 p.m.
RECORDS: Jordan-Matthews 7-2, 3-1 Mid-State; BY 2-5, 0-3 Mid-State
LAST WEEK: Jordan-Matthews defeated Providence Grove 32-17; BY was hammered 41-6 by Eastern Randolph
FACTS: BY has dropped five consecutive games, all in blowout fashion, since winning its first two contests of the season. … The Buccaneers have been outscored a whopping 209-18 in the last five weeks. … The Bucs failed to score a point in two of their five losses and have not scored more than six points a game in the last five weeks. … This is BY’s final home game of the season, as the Bucs close the campaign with consecutive road games. … Jordan-Matthews is 4-1 in road games this season. … The Jets have allowed an average of less than 12 points per game in each of their seven victories this season. … BY, which is going for its third victory this season, has five total wins in the previous five seasons combined and has not won more than two games in a season during that span. The Bucs last won three games in a season in 2002, when they posted a 3-7 record.

Hargrave at Liberty Christian
WHERE: Lynchburg
KICKOFF: 7:30 p.m.
RECORDS: Hargrave 1-5, 0-2 VISFA; Liberty Christian 7-1, 2-0 VISFA
LAST WEEK: Hargrave fell 62-28 to Covenant; LCA stopped Fork Union 28-0
FACTS: Hargrave is winless in two games on the road this season. … The Tigers are playing their first road game in more than a month. … Hargrave has given up points in bunches this season, and has surrendered 62 and 53 points in its last two contests, respectively. … The Tigers have been shut out in three of their six games this season. … Liberty Christian is on a six-game winning streak. … The Bulldogs have outscored their opponents 300-46 in that span. … LCA has won each of its last six games by an average of 43 points, which includes two shutouts. … LCA is ranked No. 24 in the state by maxpreps.com.