Marty Gordon
The 2023 high school football season just ended, and next year’s opponents will not really change for all our area schools.
Christiansburg will open at Floyd on Aug. 30 and then host Abingdon. On Sept. 13, the Blue Demons will begin a two game road trip in Roanoke with games against William Byrd and Cave Spring.
Back-to-back home games will be Sept. 27 against Pulaski and Oct. 4 against state semi-final Riverheads.
Christiansburg will then travel to cross-county rival Blacksburg on Sept. 11. On Sept. 18, they will host Hidden Valley before a road game at Patrick Henry. The season will end on Nov. 1 when Christiansburg will host Salem.
Blacksburg will open with a benefit game against Glenvar on Aug. 23 and then host Giles in the regular season opener on Aug. 30.
The Bruins will then take a trip to Lord Botetourt to begin the September part of their schedule before returning home on Sept. 13 to host Floyd.
A trip to Rockbridge will follow before Blacksburg hosts two straight home games against Cave Spring and Christiansburg.
On Oct. 18, the team will travel to Pulaski and the following week to Hidden Valley. A home game on Nov. 3 will be against Patrick Henry before the season finale at Salem.
Auburn will open the season with a home benefit game against Holston on Aug. 23 and then travel to Narrows to start the season on Aug. 30.
Craig County will travel to Riner on Sept. 6 before an open Friday night. Eastern Montgomery will host Auburn for the Golden Helmet Game on Sept. 20 with Auburn on the road for the next two against Galax and Giles.
They will return home on Oct. 11 for two straight against Bath County and Ft. Chiswell. On Nov. 1, Auburn will travel to Grayson County before ending the season with two home games against Eastside and George Wythe.
Radford will open the season at George Wythe and Giles before playing Virginia High at home on Sept. 8. Trips to Galax and Alleghany will be sandwiched in the regional championship rematch with Glenvar in Bobcat Stadium.
Radford will then travel to James River on Oct. 6 and play Patrick County at home on Oct. 13. The next three include a trip to Floyd, a home contest against Carroll County and then a road trip to James River.
Eastern Montgomery will open the 2024 season at home against Holston before two straight road games at Rural Retreat and Northwood. The team will then host Auburn on Sept. 15 in a span of three at home including Ft. Chiswell and Craig County.
On Sept. 13, Eastern Montgomery will travel to Bath before returning home to face Narrows. The season will end with two road games at Twin Valley and Parry McCluer.
