The pairings have been set for the first round of the state football playoffs.
Region C’s first-round games will all be played Friday, April 9, at 7 p.m.
Region D’s first-round games will be played on both Friday and Saturday nights, April 9 and 10, at either 7 p.m. or 1 p.m.
Radford and Christiansburg both pulled out wins to end the season and jump into the final playoff spot in their respective regions.
As the #4 seed in Region 2C, Radford (4-1) will play at #1 Appomattox (6-0) at 7 p.m. Friday. In the other 2C semifinal game, #2 Dan River (4-0) will host #3 Glenvar (4-2), also at 7 p.m. on Friday. As the #4 seed in Region 3D, Christiansburg (3-3) will play at #1 Lord Botetourt (6-0) at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 10. The other Region 3D semifinal game will pit #2 Abingdon (5-0) against #3 Carroll Co. (4-1) at a time and date to be determined.
In other contests of local interest, in Region 1C, top-seed Galax (6-0) will host #4 George Wythe (3-2), and #2 Narrows (6-0) will host #3 Parry McCluer (4-2) with both games played Friday, April 9, at 7 p.m. In Region 4D, #1 Salem (6-0) will host #4 Amherst Co. (3-3) at 7 p.m. Friday, and #2 George Washington (5-1) will host #3 Pulaski Co. (4-2), also at 7 p.m. Friday.
