By Marty Gordon
Then there were two.
Eastern Montgomery was eliminated from the first round of the state high school playoffs this past week, while Radford and Christiansburg advanced with wins.
Christiansburg now hosts Lord Botetourt, which downed Hidden Valley this past week. This is the 10th straight year Botetourt has moved on to the second round of the regional playoffs. In the spring’s shortened season, Botetourt routed Christiansburg 55-0.
In Friday’s game, Christiansburg rolled over Staunton River 48-0 as quarterback Casey Graham was 11 for 13 passing for 157 yards with three touchdowns. The Blue Demons improved to 10-1 on the season.
Radford will now travel to Appomattox in the regional semi-finals after a 47-27 win over Floyd County. Landen Clark threw five touchdown passes, going 17 of 26 for 259 yards. He also had an interception for the 8-3 Bobcats.
Eastern Montgomery ran into a buzz saw in Giles in a 47-17 loss to finish the season at 5-6.
Predictions for the weekend: Christiansburg 34, Lord Botetourt 30; Radford 34, Appomattox 27.