By Marty Gordon NRVsports@ourvalley.org
County high school football teams recently completed a shortened spring schedule thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, and now they have to make a quick turnaround to prepare for the fall season.
Earlier this week, the Montgomery County Public Schools and Radford High School released their projected schedules for the fall.
For the first time in years, Blacksburg and Christiansburg will not face each other in the final week of the season, instead they will play on October 8.
Radford will play George Wythe, Gate City, Galax, Ft. Chiswell, and Christiansburg out-of-district this coming fall.
Blacksburg will face Giles, Lord Botetourt, Amherst, and Graham as non-River Ridge opponents.
Christiansburg’s non-district opponents will be Floyd, Abingdon, William Byrd and Radford.
Eastern Montgomery will travel to Holston, then host Rural Retreat and North Cross in back-to-back weeks while facing Auburn in the annual cross-county rival contest.
Besides Eastern Montgomery, Auburn will face Giles, Craig, Narrows, and Floyd.
Radford High School schedule:
Friday, Aug. 27, George Wythe; Saturday, Sept. 4, at Gate City; Friday, Sept. 10, at Ft. Chiswell; Friday, Sept. 17, Galax; Friday, Sept. 24, at Christiansburg; Friday, Oct. 1, Alleghany; Friday, Oct. 8, Carroll County; Friday, Oct. 22, Floyd; Friday, Oct. 29 at Glenvar; Friday, Nov. 5, at James River.
Blacksburg High School schedule: Friday, Aug. 27, at Giles; Thursday, Sept. 2, Lord Botetourt; Friday, Sept. 10, Amherst; Friday, Sept. 24, Salem; Friday, Oct. 1, at Patrick Henry; Friday, Oct. 8, at Christiansburg; Friday, Oct. 15, Pulaski; Friday, Oct. 22, Hidden Valley; Friday, Oct. 29, at Graham; Friday, Nov. 5, Cave Spring.
Christiansburg High School schedule:
Friday, Aug. 27, at Floyd; Friday, Sept. 3, at Abingdon; Friday, Sept. 17, William Byrd; Friday, Sept. 24, Radford; Friday, Oct. 1, at Salem; Friday, Oct. 8, Blacksburg; Friday, Oct. 15, at Hidden Valley; Friday, Oct. 22, Patrick Henry; Friday, Oct. 29, Cave Spring; Friday, Nov. 5, at Pulaski.
Eastern Montgomery High School schedule:
Friday, Aug. 27, at Holston; Friday, Sept. 3, Rural Retreat; Friday, Sept. 10, North Cross; Friday, Sept. 17, at Auburn; Friday, Sept. 24, Bland; Friday, Oct. 8, at Craig; Friday, Oct. 15, Bath County; Friday, Oct. 22, Narrows; Friday, Oct. 29, at Covington; Friday, Nov. 5, Parry McCluer.
Auburn High School schedule:
Friday, Aug. 27, Narrows; Friday, Sept. 3, at Craig; Friday, Sept. 10, Floyd; Friday, Sept. 17, Eastern Montgomery; Friday, Oct. 1, at Ft. Chiswell; Friday, Oct. 8, Grayson County; Friday, Oct. 15, at Bland; Friday, Oct. 22, at Galax; Friday, Oct. 29, at Giles; Friday, Nov. 5, George Wythe.
