The top games this week include Gretna at Appomattox, Franklin Co. at George Washington, and Nelson Co. at Chatham. Check back later for final scores and wrapups. If you have your teams final score and don’t see it listed here, you can call 540-981-9126 to report the score.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees waited six long years for this.

NEW YORK (AP) — The ho-hum catch that tickled his teammates, the behind-the-back snag that looked so easy.

Chatham’s players — despite being winless entering Friday’s homecoming game against Nelson County — are hungry to prove that they are better despite the record.

Reidsville’s Francie Trent, McMichael’s Masey DeMoss will be competing

The first mention of it came Sunday. While going over the plan for the week, coach Al Groh briefly reminded his team of what went down in Durham last year — a 31-3 loss to Duke.

Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer tried to set the record straight during his Tuesday news conference. Yes, he thought the referees failed to call some illegal cut blocks in the Hokies’ 28-23 loss to Georgia Tech on Oct. 17. No, he didn’t think the missed calls cost his team the game.

Lady Cougars lose to Chapel Hill, Lady Phoenix beaten by Cardinal Gibbons Tuesday night

Fridayfootball.com’s Week 9 saw its share of outstanding performances. Here are three of the best.

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — DeSean Jackson scored on a 67-yard run and a 57-yard reception, both in the first half. His night might have been perfect if his tender right ankle hadn’t messed up his touchdown tap dance.

The New York Yankees, baseball’s biggest spenders, finally cashed in with their first pennant in six years Sunday night, beating the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 in Game 6 of the AL championship series behind the savvy pitching of that old October pro, Andy Pettitte.

RHS tennis falls in first round of 2-A Duals

Morehead, which drops to 2-7, faces Northern Guilford Friday night

RCHS sweeps Overhills Saturday afternoon

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.

Our featured games include Salem at Christiansburg, Dan River at Gretna, and Heritage at Jefferson Forest. Check back for scores, and call in scores to 540-981-9126

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Lady Cougars, a 1-seed, are hosting Overhills

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

Lady Cougars enter Saturday’s game at 21-2

Lady Cougars swept Eastern Alamance

Eagles in excellent position to possibly capture Western Valley District championship, postseason appearance

Cougars travel to Northern Guilford (7-1, 4-0) Friday night

Chatham was already facing a strong deficit heading into the second round of the Group A state golf tournament, but that didn’t detour the Cavaliers from going out and posting a solid score.

Lady Cougars defeated Morehead, Lady Eagles win at McMichael Tuesday night

It was a great weekend for running backs across the region.

Stanley Shelton shot a team-low 79 to lead Chatham to a third-place standing after the first round of the Group A state golf tournament Monday at Independence Golf Club in Midlothian.

One day, two fantastic finishes.

Jimmy Rollins lined a two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning off closer Jonathan Broxton and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 Monday night for a 3-1 lead in the NL championship series.

ATLANTA — Virginia Tech’s defense picked a bad time to revert to old habits.