Week 6 prep football preview capsules

Battlefield at GW
WHERE: Danville
KICKOFF: 7:30 p.m.
RECORDS: Battlefield 5-0; GW 3-2
LAST WEEK: Battlefield edged Hylton 13-7; GW faltered 31-13 at West Forsyth (N.C.)
FACTS: GW is attempting to avoid its first three-game losing streak since opening the 2002 season with three consecutive losses. … Running back Nagee Jackson receives the bulk of Battlefield’s carries and has rushed for an average of 80 yards per game. Bo Revell starts at quarterback for the Bobcats. He has completed better than 50 percent of his passes this season for 602 yards, four touchdowns and an interception. … GW running back DeVaughn Benion leads the Eagles attack. He has racked up 468 yards and seven touchdowns on 77 carries this season. … This is Battlefield’s second road game this season. The Bobcats defeated Gar-Field 26-6 in their only other matchup away from Haymarket, which is located outside of Washington, D.C., in Northern Virginia, approximately 215 miles from Danville. … Battlefield started 10-0 last season before suffering a two-point loss in the playoffs to Cedar Run District (Group AAA) rival Osbourn Park. … The Bobcats are ranked No. 7 in the state by MaxPreps.com. … This is the first-ever meeting between Battlefield and GW.

Altavista at Gretna
WHERE: Gretna
KICKOFF: 7 p.m.
RECORDS: Altavista 4-0; Gretna 3-1
LAST WEEK: Altavista walloped Randolph-Henry 57-14; Gretna held off Radford 20-14
FACTS: Altavista is off to its first 4-0 start this decade. … The Colonels started last season 5-1 before losing their last four games to miss the playoffs. … Colonels running back Chris Clark has rushed for eight touchdowns and quarterback Johnny Wimbush has accounted for seven total touchdowns. … Altavista is averaging 40.75 points per game this season and is allowing a meager 13.5 per game. … The Colonels are 2-10 in Dogwood District games the past two seasons. … Gretna has owned Altavista, winning the last eight contests by a combined score of 333-64. … Hawks starting quarterback Nick Miller aggravated an injury in his right ankle in the second quarter of Gretna’s 20-14 homecoming victory over Radford, but is expected to start. Miller completed 5 of 8 passes for 111 yards and two touchdowns before leaving the game. … This is the Dogwood District opener for both schools.

William Campbell at Dan River
WHERE: Ringgold
KICKOFF: 7 p.m.
RECORDS: William Campbell 2-2; Dan River 3-1
LAST WEEK: William Campbell outlasted Magna Vista 14-8; Dan River ran over William Byrd 46-20
FACTS: William Campbell and Dan River open up their Dogwood District regular season. This is the first meeting between the two in which the Wildcats have a winning record. … William Campbell quarterback Brandon “BeBe” Adams strained his Achilles tendon early in the Generals’ victory over Magna Vista and may miss the next few games. In his place, Devante Easley completed six of eight passes for 170 yards and two second-half touchdown strikes, both to Terrence Younger, who caught seven passes for 150 yards in the win over Magna Vista. … The Generals have scored 43 points against Dan River in each of the last two matchups. … The Wildcats have three running backs averaging more than 60 yards rushing per game and as a team, Dan River has rushed for 1,104 yards in four games — an average of 276 yards per game.

Chatham at Appomattox
WHERE: Appomattox
KICKOFF: 7 p.m.
RECORDS: Chatham 0-3; Appomattox 3-1
LAST WEEK: Chatham fell 31-8 to Buckingham; Appomattox defeated Park View 27-14
FACTS: Appomattox has won three consecutive games after dropping the season opener 20-13 to Buckingham. … Raiders wide receiver, Neal Thomas, who stands at 6 feet tall, caught all four passes in last week’s victory, totaling 112 yards and a touchdown. … Quarterback Kenny Scott ran for 139 yards and two touchdowns. … The Raiders have finished 8-3 the past two seasons. … This is the Dogwood District opener for both schools. … Chatham has scored eight points in each of the team’s three losses. … This is the Cavaliers’ first game this season played outside of Pittsylvania County. … Chatham has lost nine of its last 10 Dogwood District regular season games.

Tunstall at Staunton River
WHERE: Moneta
KICKOFF: 7 p.m.
RECORDS: Tunstall 3-2; Staunton River 2-3
LAST WEEK: Tunstall obliterated Bluestone 61-0; Staunton River fell 42-33 at James River
FACTS: Staunton River, of the Group AA Blue Ridge District, is 0-2 at home this season. … The Golden Eagles have dropped 15 consecutive home games dating to a 27-26 victory against Appomattox on Oct. 7, 2006. … The Eagles are on a two-game winning streak after losing their first three games this season. That first victory, a 48-42 win at Patrick County on Sept. 18, snapped a 28-game losing streak. Staunton River went 0-10 each of the previous two seasons. … Staunton River gives up an average of 37 points per game and has had at least 40 points scored against it three times this season. The lone game that the Golden Eagles held an opponent to less than 30 points was a 26-0 season-opening loss to Cave Spring. … Tunstall is facing its second consecutive opponent to have a recent losing streak of 20 games or more. … The Trojans’ blowout victory against Bluestone last week allowed them to rebound from a shutout loss to Gretna the previous week.

North Cross at Hargrave
WHERE: Chatham
KICKOFF: 6 p.m.
RECORDS: North Cross 3-1; Hargrave 1-3
LAST WEEK: North Cross hammered Virginia Episcopal 42-0; Hargrave defeated Greenbrier Christian 44-24
FACTS: North Cross is on a three-game winning streak after dropping its season opener. … The Raiders have outscored their opposition 119-7 in that three-game span, including shutouts of Virginia Episcopal and Massanutten Military Academy. … The contest against Hargrave is the Raiders’ third consecutive road game in a span of four straight games away from their home field in Roanoke. … North Cross finished 11-1 last season, winning its final 11 games to capture the VISFA 3 state championship. …  Hargrave fell 52-18 to North Cross last season. Hargrave defeated the Raiders the last time these programs met in Chatham, as the Tigers captured a 28-8 victory on Sept. 28, 2007. … Hargrave’s victory against Greenbrier Christian last week was the Tigers’ first win of the season. It snapped a three-game losing streak that saw the Tigers outscored a combined 109-8. … Danny Smith paced Hargrave last week, racking up nearly 200 all-purpose yards while scoring four touchdowns, including returning the opening kickoff 85 yards for a score. Kentrell Hines tossed a 50-yard touchdown pass to Mike Pastore and returned an interception 40 yards for another score.

Bartlett Yancey at Providence Grove
WHERE: Franklinville, N.C.
KICKOFF: 7:30 p.m.
RECORDS: BY 2-3; Providence Grove 5-1
LAST WEEK: BY was crushed 58-0 by Reidsville; Providence Grove edged Eastern Randolph 35-34
FACTS: BY dropped its third straight game after opening the season with back-to-back victories. … The Buccaneers have been outscored 141-6 during their three-game skid. … Providence Grove suffered its only loss this season at home, falling 19-14 to Northwood on Sept. 18. … The Patriots outscored their opposition 160-21 while winning their first four games this season. … Providence Grove is in its second year of existence. The Patriots went 5-7 last season. … These teams meet for the first time as Mid-State 2A Conference rivals. … 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.