COLONIALS IMPROVE TO 2-0

The Colonial Heights Colonials football team improved 2-0 on the season last night with a 20-14 win over Park View South Hill. The Colonials jumped out to 7-0 lead before falling behind 14-7 before rallying for a 21-14 win over the Green Dragons. The Colonials will be back at home next week against 2-0 Armstrong. Down in Georgia last night Pike County beat Crawford County 33-14 and at the beach Manteo beat Atlantic Shores 16-12. There are some big college football games set for today with East Carolina looking to stay undefeated when it travels to Blacksburg to face Virginia Tech, the Pirates are 2-0 and out 20 1/2 point underdogs in todays game which is hard for me to believe. Brad Keselowski is on the pole for tomorrows race at New Hampshire, Keselowski edged out Clint Boyer for the top spot. Well I think I might to a little Christmas shopping today, I am bit behind so far this year. MICKEY

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES
COLONIAL HEIGHTS 20 PARK VIEW 14
PIKE COUNTY 33 CRAWFORD COUNTY 14
VARINA 40 THOMAS DALE 19
MANCHESTER 24 MATOACA 13
HERMITAGE 14 MEADOWBROOK 3
PRINCE GEORGE 35 THOMAS JEFFERSON 14
DINWIDDIE 35 GREENVILLE 6
LEE-DAVIS 31 HOPEWELL 14
MANTEO 16 ATLANTIC SHORES 12

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