2025 Big River Rivalry High School Football All-Star Game Rosters Announced!

The 2025 edition of the Big River Rivalry is set for Saturday December 20th at noon. The game, featuring top seniors from schools north of the James River versus schools from the south, will be played at Day Field on the campus of four-time defending Old Dominion Athletic Conference champion Randolph-Macon College in Ashland.

Congratulations to the players below who have been invited to participate in the eleventh annual event. This year's game proceeds will benefit Feed More.

NORTH:

0 Anthony Hansom QB 6'0 190 Armstrong

0 Eric Byrd RB 5'9 205 Highland Springs

1 Chad Young DB 6'1 175 Henrico 

1 JJ Parker RB 6'1 200 Hanover 

2 Cullen Burch DB 6'3 180 Deep Run 

2 Donzell Jones-Teal LB 5'10 195 Armstrong 

3 Ben Christian QB 5'10 185 New Kent 

3 Devyn Simmons DB 5'9 165 Highland Springs 

4 Antoine Richardson DB 6'1 185 Highland Springs 

4 Trey Rogers WR 5'8 150 Varina 

5 Avery Curtis RB 5'9 175 Hermitage 

5 Chase Wiles LB 5'10 185 New Kent 

6 Bobby Nodar LB 6'1 200 Deep Run 

6 Jalique Gilliam LB 5'10 175 Glen Allen 

7 Blake Morris WR 6'3 190 Caroline 

7 Lamont Wilson DB 5'8 175 John Marshall 

8 Andy Hingst WR 6'4 107 St. Christopher's

8 Ronald Jackson DB 5'9 185 Armstrong 

9 Chase Roberts QB 6'0 200 St. Christopher's

9 Riley Edelman DL 6'2 245 Atlee 

10 Caleb Fischer DB 6'2 185 Douglas Freeman 

10 Amare Gough WR 6'2 185 Thomas Jefferson 

11 Bryce Robinson WR 5'11 170 Hermitage 

11 JJ Archer LB 6'1 205 Highland Springs 

12 Ben Yeaney QB 5'10 170 Hermitage

12 David Miller WR 5'9 170 Thomas Jefferson 

12 Noah Wilbourne DB 5'10 155 Mills Godwin 

13 Davis Fisher WR 5'9 165 Glen Allen 

13 Shanundre Williams WR 6'3 180 Varina 

15 Trevor Queensberry LB 6'0 200 Mechanicsville 

16 Daeron Ferguson RB 5'9 200 Thomas Jefferson 

16 Massijah Bailey DB 6'1 160 Henrico 

17 Kyle Bitsko K 5'11 175 Douglas Freeman 

17 Stevie Walton LB 5'8 140 King William 

23 Jaevion Poindexter LB 5'11 180 Patrick Henry 

33 Rylan Sumner P 6'1 175 JR Tucker 

34 Sam Farkas RB 5'9 195 Goochland 

50 Aaron Atkins DL 5'11 240 Collegiate 

50 Angelo Toure DL 5'11 240 Caroline 

51 Patrick Liptrap LB 6'0 190 Hanover 

53 Conner McGrady OL 6'3 265 Atlee 

54 Brayden Layne OL 6'0 265 JR Tucker 

54 Leroy Cosby OL 5'11 260 Thomas Jefferson 

55 Clement Sinclair OL 6'4 315 Glen Allen 

55 Seth Hardy DL 6'1 260 Mechanicsville 

56 Corey McPhearson OL 6'1 270 King William 

57 Blake Johnson OL 6'0 225 Varina 

57 Josh Gaskill DL 6'4 240 Goochland 

64 Hank Beach OL 6'4 298 Douglas Freeman 

65 Devon Epps OL 6'6 285 Armstrong 

72 Nick Kirillin DL 6'2 275 Mills Godwin 

75 Tristan Aguilar OL 6'4 300 Patrick Henry 

79 Brayson Bristow OL 6'5 290 Hanover 

90 Paul Pritchett DL 6'2 230 Benedictine

99 Jervell Barksdale DL 6'1 255 Varina 

Head Coach:  Kevin Simonds-Douglas Freeman

SOUTH:

0 Antonio Turner, Jr. DB 5' 10" 170 Manchester 

0 Dashod Singleton WR 5' 9" 170 Meadowbrook 

1 Jaelen Penson SS 5' 9" 190 Matoaca 

1 Stanley Green QB 6' 175 Petersburg 

2 Josh Jiggets DB 6' 1" 180 LC Bird 

2 Aaden Spencer WR 6' 2" 185 Monacan 

3 Malik Porter WR 6' 175 Huguenot 

3 Mike Benson DB 6' 180 RHSA 

4 Ben Whitver WR 6' 2" 190 Powhatan 

5 Keane Freedman LB 5' 9" 215 James River 

5 Brian Moore QB 6' 1" 215 Hopewell 

6 Camaury Holmes DB 6' 180 Colonial Heights 

6 Marquan Royal RB 5' 8" 200 Amelia 

7 Carson Parks RB 5' 7" 185 Trinity Episcopal 

7 Drew Mierchuk LB 6' 195 Midlothian 

8 Robert Pettaway LB 6' 2" 215 Dinwiddie 

9 Hezekiah Anderson LB 6' 190 RHSA 

10 Nolan Lee LB 5' 10" 200 Prince George 

11 Kevin Brown DE 6' 4" 219 Meadowbrook 

11 Nyion Mason WR 6' 2" 185 Dinwiddie 

12 Xavier Scott LB 6' 1" 205 Petersburg 

13 T' Mari Buford DB 6' 2" 185 Dinwiddie 

14 Landen Abernethy QB 6' 2" 185 Manchester 

15 Ben Rosen LB 6' 2" 215 Trinity Episcopal 

16 Deandre Mitchell LB 6' 195 Prince George 

17 Preston McAfee QB,WR,DB 6' 1" 175 Cosby 

19 Treshawn Williams DL 6" 230 Monacan 

20 Daniel Lewis WR 5' 8" 155 Thomas Dale 

21 Marcus West LB 6' 190 LC Bird 

21 Jaiden Hite RB 5' 9" 188 Thomas Dale 

22 Mike Davis LB 6' 2" 220 Thomas Dale 

23 Christian Jurey DB 5' 8" 170 James River 

24 DK Chapman RB 5' 10" 215 Midlothian 

25 Jayden Ballard DB 6' 1" 190 Manchester 

27 Josh Adams RB 5' 9" 185 Dinwiddie 

31 Jeremiah Blakney DB 5' 11" 185 Manchester 

35 Grant Horvath P 6' 1" 185 Cosby 

41 Joel Garcia De La Cruz K/P 5' 8" 150 Dinwiddie 

43 Eriq Johnson DE 6' 2" 190 Huguenot 

44 Cole Leinberger DL 6' 2" 245 Thomas Dale 

45 Jack Brotherton DL 6' 3" 220 Trinity Episcopal 

50 T-Ron Richardson DL 6' 4" 290 Hopewell 

51 Owen Pound DL 6' 230 Cosby 

51 Tyree Dickerson OL 6' 2" 280 Huguenot 

52 Rylan Gross OL 6' 225 Amelia 

53 Jaedyn Johnson Lee OL 6' 3" 225 Huguenot 

54 Travis Thompson OL 6' 2" 280 LC Bird 

55 Juan Garcia OL 5' 10" 250 James River 

56 Theo Shaffer OL 6' 5" 210 Clover Hill 

57 Parker Tarantino OL 6' 2" 255 Midlothian 

58 Landyn Martin DL 5' 11" 240 Powhatan 

59 Andre Lewter OL 6' 1" 245 Meadowbrook 

71 Joseph Massaquoi OL 6' 6" 312 Petersburg 

77 Sean Goodwyn OL 6' 1" 265 Matoaca 

78 Josiah Chalkley DL 5' 10" 220 Clover Hill 

Head Coach: Billy Rudd-Meadowbrook

FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL 2025

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CLASS 6, REGION A:

BYES: #1 Oscar Smith, #2 Thomas Dale

QUARTERFINALS (Friday November 14):
#3 Manchester 38, #6 Landstown 28 

#4 L.C. Bird 35, #5 Western Branch 7 

SEMIFINALS (Friday November 21):
#1 Oscar Smith 50, #4 L.C. Bird 0 

#2 Thomas Dale 27, #3 Manchester 21

CHAMPIONSHIP:
#1 Oscar Smith 48, #2 Thomas Dale 7

CLASS 5, REGION C:

QUARTERFINALS (Friday November 14):

#1 Patrick Henry-Roanoke 38, #8 Franklin Co. 7

#5 Hermitage 26, #4 Midlothian 14 

#2 Highland Springs 28, #7 Glen Allen 9

#3 William Fleming 46, #6 Douglas Freeman 6

SEMIFINALS (Friday November 21):
#5 Hermitage 28, #1 PH-Roanoke 25

#2 Highland Springs 37, #3 William Fleming 7

CHAMPIONSHIP:
#2 Highland Springs 21, #5 Hermitage 13

CLASS 4, REGION B:

QUARTERFINALS (Friday November 14):
#1 Dinwiddie 49, #8 Hanover 14 

#4 Varina 47, #5 Courtland 6

#2 Louisa 42, #7 Caroline 7

#3 Huguenot 52, #6 Spotsylvania 10

SEMIFINALS (Friday/Saturday November 21/22):
#4 Varina 34, #1 Dinwiddie 0

#3 Huguenot 34, #2 Louisa 11

CHAMPIONSHIP:
#4 Varina 21, #3 Huguenot 12

CLASS 3, REGION A:

QUARTERFINALS (Friday November 14):
#1 Lake Taylor 49, #8 Colonial Heights 6

#2 Petersburg 40, #7 York 7

#6 Hopewell 27, #3 New Kent 14

#4 I.C. Norcom 20, #5 Tabb 7

SEMIFINALS (Friday November 21):
#1 Lake Taylor 42, #4 I.C. Norcom 13

#2 Petersburg 20, #6 Hopewell 7

CHAMPIONSHIP:
#1 Lake Taylor 40, #2 Petersburg 26

CLASS 3, REGION B:

QUARTERFINALS (Friday November 14):
#1 Kettle Run 63, #8 Warren County 9

#5 Brentsville District 48, #4 James Monroe 12 
#2 Culpeper 49, #7 Goochland 0 

#3 Skyline 22, #6 Meridian 8

CLASS 2, REGION A:

QUARTERFINALS (Friday November 14):

#1 Armstrong 49, #8 Nottoway 8 

#4 Thomas Jefferson 42, #5 King William 8

#2 Poquoson 44, #7 Greensville 6 

#6 Southampton 44, #3 Central-Lunenburg 30

SEMIFINALS (Friday November 21):

#1 Armstrong 20, #4 Thomas Jefferson 13

#2 Poquoson 42, #6 Southampton 6

CHAMPIONSHIP:
#2 Poquoson 19, #1 Armstrong 14

CLASS 1, REGION A:

QUARTERFINALS (Friday November 14):
#1 Essex advances via forfeit 

#4 Northumberland 46, #5 Middlesex 14

#2 Northampton 43, #7 Colonial Beach 8

#3 Rappahannock advances via forfeit

SEMIFINALS (Friday November 21):
#1 Essex 40, #4 Northumberland 14 

#3 Rappahannock 55, #2 Northampton 18

CHAMPIONSHIP:

#3 Rappahannock 19, #1 Essex 16 

CLASS 1, REGION B:

QUARTERFINALS (Friday November 14):
#1 Altavista 71, #8 Cumberland 6

#5 Buffalo Gap 21, #4 Luray 6

#2 Sussex Central 48, #7 Surry 0

#3 Riverheads 42, #6 Brunswick 6

SEMIFINALS (Friday November 21):
#5 Buffalo Gap 53, #1 Altavista 29 
#3 Riverheads 29, #2 Sussex Central 12

CHAMPIONSHIP:

#5 Buffalo Gap at #3 Riverheads, Friday, 7pm

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STATE SEMIFINAL ROUND PAIRING INFORMATION BY CLASS:

Semifinals – The higher rated team (based on power rating or pre-determined site) will host. 

Class 1 & 2 pairings are Region A champion v. Region B champion; Region C champion v. Region D champion. 

Class 3 pairing are Region D vs. Region A and Region C vs. Region B. 

Class 4 will rank the four region champions - #1 seed to #4 seed. The #1 seed & #2 seed will host the state semifinal games. 

Class 5 pairings are Region A champion v. Region C champion and Region B champion v. Region D champion. 

Class 6 pairings are Region D champion v. Region A champion and Region B champion v. Region C champion. 

FOOTBALL: Randolph-Macon Playoff Game To Air On ESPN Richmond

Saturday's NCAA Division III Football Championship Second Round game between #17 Randolph-Macon and #9 John Carroll will be heard live on ESPN Richmond beginning at 11:30am.

Join the Hall of Fame Voice Of The Yellow Jackets Marty Wilson and Rob Witham for all the action, live from Don Shula Stadium in University Heights, Ohio. The pregame show will feature "The Final Word" before kickoff with Randolph-Macon head coach Pedro Arruza. Kickoff is set for 12pm.

The game will be televised on ESPN+, which requires a subscription.

Here's how to listen on Saturday!

RADIO: 106.1 FM in the Metro Richmond area

WEB: ESPNRichmond.com, click on "LISTEN LIVE"

APP: Download the ESPN Richmond App

SMART DEVICE: Say "Alexa, Play One Of Six One ESPN Richmond!"

This will be Randolph-Macon's fourth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championship, and eighth overall. The Yellow Jackets and Blue Streaks played in the first round of the 2018 Championship with Randolph-Macon prevailing 23-20.

FINAL RVA Sports Network Super 12 High School Football Poll

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1) DINWIDDIE (10-0)

2) VARINA (8-2)

3) LOUISA (10-0)

4) HUGUENOT (9-1)

5) THOMAS DALE (9-1)

6) MANCHESTER (9-1)

7) BENEDICTINE (10-1)

8) ARMSTRONG (10-0)

9) TRINITY EPISCOPAL (9-1)

10) HIGHLAND SPRINGS (7-3)

11) MIDLOTHIAN (8-2)

12) HERMITAGE (8-2)

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DROPPING OUT: None

ON THE CUSP: Caroline, Hanover, Petersburg, New Kent

THE WEEK 11 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6:

Matoaca 33, Meadowbrook 12

Armstrong 37, Mechanicsville 0
Lafayette 42, Tabb 0

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7:

Varina 77, Patrick Henry 0

Highland Springs 30, Hanover 27

Atlee 52, Henrico 0

Mills Godwin 24, Deep Run 0

Douglas Freeman 21, Glen Allen 18 (F/OT)

Hermitage 9, Thomas Jefferson 7

Arcadia 22, John Marshall 12

RHSA 14, Clover Hill 12

Huguenot 27, Manchester 7

Midlothian 48, Monacan 7

L.C. Bird 21, James River 15

Cosby 50, Powhatan 33

Petersburg 28, Prince George 21

Thomas Dale 36, Hopewell 22

King William 48, Colonial Heights 21

Goochland 34, Charlottesville 14

Louisa 59, Monticello 10

New Kent 40, Jamestown 0

Culpeper 21, Caroline 6

Essex 47, Lancaster 0

West Point 50, Charles City 22

Central-Lunenburg 42, Amelia 15

Buckingham 56, Cumberland 0

Randolph-Henry 41, Prince Edward 0

Northumberland 48, Colonial Beach 8

Chancellor 16, King George 15

Spotsylvania 42, Eastern View 14

Courtland 42, James Monroe 20

Lake Taylor 49, Norview 14

Poquoson 42, Smithfield 0

Bruton 41, York 14

Greensville 42, Brunswick 22

James Wood 59, Fauquier 7

Altavista 48, Gretna 47

Western Albemarle 27, Orange 0

I.C. Norcom 40, Booker T Washington 20

Appomattox County 38, Nelson County 7

Patrick Henry-Roanoke 35, Blacksburg 14

Northampton 60, Nandua 46

Sussex Central 48, Surry 0

Riverbend 28, North Stafford 21

Mecklenburg County 37, Tunstall 0

Kettle Run 17, Brentsville District 3

Skyline 42, Warren County 6

Oscar Smith 56, Western Branch 7

Southampton 42, Franklin 7

William Fleming 26, Franklin County 7

Landstown 17, Floyd Kellam 10

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8:

VISAA State Semifinals

#1 Trinity Episcopal 55, #4 Norfolk Academy 7
#2 Benedictine 34, #3 St. Christopher's 14

Rappahannock 56, Westmoreland 21

WEEK 11 SUPER 12 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL

Our poll will be shown a bit differently down the stretch. Our analysis for the teams, as playoff clinching scenarios begin, will appear in our weekly column at The Richmonder, so be sure to click The Richmonder logo to the right every Wednesday to read our "Deep Dive" into high school football with information and stories you won't find anywhere else!

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1) DINWIDDIE (10-0, was #1, defeated Prince George, BYE)

2) VARINA (7-2, was #3, defeated #8 Highland Springs, vs. Patrick Henry Friday, 7pm)

3) MANCHESTER (9-0, was #5, defeated RHSA, at #6 Huguenot Friday, 7pm)

4) LOUISA (9-0, was #6, defeated Western Albemarle, at Monticello Friday, 7pm)

5) THOMAS DALE (8-1, was #7, defeated Petersburg, vs. Hopewell Thursday, 7pm)

6) HUGUENOT (8-1, was #8, defeated RHSA; at James River Thursday, 7pm)

7) BENEDICTINE (9-1, was #2, lost to Trinity Episcopal, vs St. Christopher's Saturday)

8) HIGHLAND SPRINGS (6-3, was #4, lost to #2 Varina, at Hanover Friday, 7pm)

9) ARMSTRONG (9-0, was #9, defeated Hanover, at Mechanicsville Thursday, 7pm)

10) HERMITAGE (7-2, was #10, defeated Douglas Freeman, vs. Thomas Jefferson Friday, 7pm)

11) TRINITY EPISCOPAL (8-1, returning, defeated #7 Benedictine, vs. Norfolk Academy Saturday)

12) MIDLOTHIAN (7-2, returning, bye week, at Monacan Friday, 7pm)

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DROPPING OUT: Hanover (was #11), Petersburg (was #12)

ON THE CUSP: Caroline, St. Christopher's, Hanover, Petersburg

FOOTBALL: The Week Ten High School Scoreboard

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 29:

Huguenot 54, James River 0

THURSDAY OCTOBER 30:

Armstrong 47, Hanover 16

Varina 21, Highland Springs 3

Hermitage 48, Douglas Freeman 24

Thomas Jefferson 24, Mills Godwin 17

Colonial Heights at Meadowbrook, 7pm

Matoaca at Hopewell, 7pm

Dinwiddie 19, Prince George 0

Caroline 54, King George 14

Nottoway at Central-Lunenburg, 7pm

Smith Mtn. Lake Christian Academy at Randolph-Henry, 7pm

Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot at Southampton Academy, 7pm

Catholic at Norfolk Academy, 6pm

Jamestown at York, 7pm, Bailey Field

Poquoson at Bruton, 7pm

Hickory at Grassfield, 7pm

Oscar Smith at Great Bridge, 7pm

Deep Creek at Western Branch, 7pm

Hampton at Heritage-Newport News, 7pm, Todd Stadium

Landstown at First Colonial, 6:30pm

Churchland at Booker T. Washington, 7pm

Broadwater Academy at Brunswick Academy, 6:30pm

Sherando at Fauquier, 7pm

William Campbell at Altavista, 7pm

Prince Edward d. John Marshall via forfeit

FRIDAY OCTOBER 31:

Mechanicsville at Atlee, 7pm

Patrick Henry at Henrico, 7pm

Deep Run at J.R. Tucker, 7pm

Powhatan at Clover Hill, 7pm

RSFA at Manchester, 7pm

Monacan at Cosby, 7pm

Fluvanna at Goochland, 7pm

Western Albemarle at Louisa, 7:30pm

New Kent at Grafton, 7pm, Bailey Field

Tabb at Warhill, 7pm, Wanner Stadium

Essex at Colonial Beach, 7pm

Mathews at Charles City, 7pm
Amelia at Buckingham, 7pm

Nandua at West Point, 7pm

Lancaster at Rappahannock, 7pm

Culpeper at Courtland, 7pm

Chancellor at Eastern View, 7pm

James Monroe at Spotsylvania, 7pm

Sussex Central at Brunswick, 7pm
Southampton at Windsor, 6pm

Northampton at Arcadia, 6pm

Greensville at Franklin, 7pm

Monticello at Albemarle, 7pm
Charlottesville at Orange, 7pm

Salem at Hidden Valley, 7pm

PH-Roanoke at Pulaski, 7pm

Cave Spring at Christiansburg, 7pm

William Byrd at Franklin County, 7pm

William Fleming at Lord Botetourt, 7pm

Northside at Staunton River, 7pm

Lakeland at Nansemond River, 7pm

Stafford at North Stafford, 7pm

Gretna at Appomattox, 7pm

Riverheads at Staunton, 7pm

William Monroe at Harrisonburg, 7pm

Meridian at Skyline, 7pm

Warren Co. at Brentsville District, 7pm

GW-Danville at Tunstall, 7pm

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1:

Benedictine at Trinity Episcopal, 1pm

St. Christopher's at Collegiate, 1pm

Thomas Dale at Petersburg, 2pm

Northumberland at Westmoreland, 2pm