Week 11 prep football preview capsules

GW at William Fleming
WHERE: Roanoke
KICKOFF: 7:30 p.m.
RECORDS: GW 5-4, 2-1 Western Valley; Fleming 6-2, 2-1 Western Valley
LAST WEEK: GW fell 41-32 to Franklin County; Fleming upended Halifax County 28-8
FACTS: Franklin County’s victory against GW on senior night in Danville last week secured the Western Valley District championship for the Eagles from Rocky Mount, who finished the district schedule undefeated. The district title is Franklin County’s fifth overall and first outright championship since 2005. … GW surrendered four touchdowns on special teams in the loss, including two blocked punts for touchdowns, a punt return for a touchdown and a kickoff return for a score. … GW and William Fleming, which are ranked fifth and sixth in the VHSL’s Group AAA Northwest Region Division 5 power rankings, respectively, are both likely to make the playoffs regardless of the outcome of this game, which is the regular season finale. If Mountain View (4-5), currently seventh in the rankings and on the outside looking in, can find a way to defeat Massaponax (7-2), the top-ranked team, tonight in Stafford, the Wildcats could slip into the postseason and bump the loser of the GW-Fleming contest out. … The winner of the GW-Fleming game is virtually assured a spot in the postseason. … GW is 21-19-2 all-time against Fleming. The Colonels defeated GW 20-17 last season in Danville.

Appomattox at Dan River
WHERE: Ringgold
KICKOFF: 7 p.m.
RECORDS: Appomattox 7-2, 4-1 Dogwood; Dan River 5-3, 2-2 Dogwood
LAST WEEK: Appomattox upset Gretna 28-26; Dan River fell to Gretna 33-20 on Oct. 23
FACTS: This is Dan River’s final home game of the season. … Dan River, which has won the most games since 2001, is sixth in the Region B Division 2 ratings at 18.0 points — 2.7 behind fourth-place Appomattox. … The Wildcats last appeared in the playoffs in 2001 as members of Group AA and the Piedmont District. … Dan River senior middle linebacker R.J. Myers is averaging 15 tackles per game and recorded 20 in last year’s meeting with Appomattox. … Since Dan River moved to the Dogwood District, the Wildcats have lost both meetings to Appomattox. The Raiders won 13-6 in 2007 and the teams combined to score seven fourth-quarter touchdowns in Appomattox’s 32-27 victory last year in Ringgold. … A victory by Appomattox would guarantee the Raiders a share of the Dogwood District title, as the Raiders are currently tied with Altavista and Gretna for first in the district. … Appomattox has finished with eight wins in each of the last two seasons after combining to win seven games from 2003-06. … Raiders quarterback Kenny Scott finished last year’s game with 171 yards passing and 122 yards rushing. He accounted for all four Appomattox touchdowns in the hectic fourth quarter, passing for three and adding an 81-yard touchdown run. Scott scored the game-winning touchdown in last week’s victory over Gretna.

Chatham at Gretna
WHERE: Gretna
KICKOFF: 7 p.m.
RECORDS: Chatham 1-7, 1-3 Dogwood; Gretna 6-2, 3-1 Dogwood
LAST WEEK: Chatham squeaked out a 28-22 double overtime victory over Nelson County; Gretna was upended 28-26 by Appomattox
FACTS: Gretna is the top-rated Region B Division 2 team in the VHSL power ratings and ranked No. 10 in the Associated Press Group A state poll. … The Hawks are in a three-way tie with Altavista and Appomattox for first in the Dogwood District. Gretna defeated Altavista and lost to Appomattox. … This is Gretna’s senior night. … Aside from 2005 when Gretna allowed 34 points in both games against Chatham, the Hawks have held to the Cavaliers to 14 or fewer points eight times, including three shutouts. … Chatham has defeated Gretna once since 2000 — a 2005 first-round Region B playoff game. Since then, the Hawks have outscored the Cavaliers 168-28 in three games. … The Cavaliers are coming off a thrilling 28-22 double-overtime homecoming victory over Nelson County. … Chatham has scored more points this season (105) than they did in all of last season (101). … The Cavaliers have won at least two games every year since 2000, except for 2002 when Chatham went 1-9.

Bartlett Yancey at Graham
WHERE: Graham, N.C.
KICKOFF: 7:30 p.m.
RECORDS: BY 2-6; 0-4 2A Mid-State; Graham 2-8, 0-5 2A Mid-State
LAST WEEK: BY was beaten 28-6 by Jordan-Matthews; Graham fell 55-14 at Providence Grove
FACTS: BY and Graham are the only two team to have not recorded a 2A Mid-State Conference victory so far this season. … Graham has lost seven consecutive games since opening the season with a 2-1 record. … The Red Devils have been shut out four times this season and have scored more than once in only two of their eight losses. … Graham is 0-4 at home this season. … BY has dropped six consecutive contests since opening the season with a 2-0 record. … Both of BY’s victories were in road games. … 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. … This is the regular season finale for both teams.

Hargrave at Randolph-Macon
WHERE: Front Royal
KICKOFF: 2 p.m. Saturday
RECORDS: Hargrave 1-7, 0-3 VISFA Independent; Randolph-Macon 3-5, 1-2 VISFA Freelance
LAST WEEK: Hargrave was beaten 31-27 by Virginia Episcopal; Randolph-Macon fell 14-7 to Clear Spring
FACTS: Hargrave has dropped four consecutive games since its lone victory this season. … The Tigers’ four-point loss to Virginia Episcopal was by far their closest margin of defeat this year. … Hargrave has been outscored a whopping 328-114 this season and has not won a road contest. … Randolph-Macon has dropped its last two games by a combined 11 points, the second two-game losing streak for the Yellowjackets this season. … In only one of Randolph-Macon’s five losses this season have the Yellowjackets been defeated by more than two touchdowns. … This is the regular season finale for both teams.