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.