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BLUE RIDGE SCHOOL FOOTBALL

The Blue Ridge Barons break in their third coach in four years as Del Smith takes the reins.

The Barons were impressive at the Mercersburg jamboree last weekend, where they faced off against Woodberry, Flint Hill and Mercersburg.

Blue Ridge is huge up front with a line that averages 280 pounds. They have speed on the edge with Scott Williams, Ryan Smith and former Albemarle High star Denzel Wilson, who transfered from Fork Union.

Don't have any news on their quarterback search, but it appears that Head Coach Smith is committed to pounding the ball at opponents. We'll see how this works as the Barons open their regular season at Division 1 power Collegiate this weekend.

COVENANT SCHOOL FOOTBALL

The Covenant School mustered a gutsy goalline stand to hang on and defeat a much improved Atlantic Shores squad 28-26.

The Eagles have an improved passing attack this season but must overcome inconsistant offensive line play to achieve balance on offense. Their line averages about 220 and were very undersized against AS last week.

Covenant travels to Flint Hill, a Division 1 semifinalist last season, to avenge last years 35-9 loss at TCS.

Flint Hill lost some bigs to graduation, but they are still paced by all everything running back Orlandis Harvey, who racked up over 200 yards and 4 scores against the Eagles in last years contest.

GAME OF THE WEEK

St. Anne's-Belfield against Fork Union Military Academy is without question the game of the week.

It could be epic.

FUMA may have lost Dowtin to graduation, but its offensive line is still huge with three future Division I-A lineman.

Fork Union will pound the ball at the Saints 3-5 scheme and it will be a matter of whether the Saints can last until the fourth quarter.

Look for Head Coach John Blake to use some trickeration (thanks W.) to keep the FUMA defense off balance.

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Posted by Dennis Steljes on September 2, 2008 6:04 PM | Permalink

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