GADES LOSE, JETS WIN AGAIN, HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

The Richmond Renegades fell behind 3-1 early in last nights game at Huntsville and were never able to recover falling to the Havoc 5-3, the same two teams will meet again tonight in Huntsville. The New York Jets beat the New England Patriots last night 34-31 in OT and with the win the Jets are now 7-3 and are now in 1st place a far cry from where the Packers are right now. In college football last night the Miami Hurricanes defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies 16-14, the Hurricanes shut down Virginia Tech's vaunted rushing attack. The high school football playoffs start tonight here in Virginia and also in North Carolina. Here in VA Douglas Freeman will be at Dinwiddie while Meadowbrook will travel to L.C. Bird. Down at the beach all three Dare County schools mad the NCHSA playoffs, First Flight will be at Franklinton, Jamesville will be at Manteo and Northhampton-West will be at Cape Hatteras. My PAIN index continues to fall this morning mainly because it is Friday and I don't have to many things bothering me, the index would be even lower if I had finished my Christmas shopping. MICKEY

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TONIGHT
DOUGLAS FREEMAN AT DINWIDDIE
MEADOWBROOK AT L.C. BIRD
MONACAN AT HANOVER
HERMITAGE AT VARINA
FIRST FLIGHT AT FRANKLINTON
JAMESVILLE AT MANTEO
NORTHAMPTON WEST AT CAPE HATTERAS

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