The third Central/Southwest Virginia all-star football game will be played at 7 p.m. Friday at Franklin County High School.

The previous two games were held at William Fleming.

Below are the rosters for the two squads:

SOUTHWEST ROSTER
Players
Dominique Crockett, George Wythe, wr; Joey Augustin, Christiansburg, qb; Shaquille Bonds, Glenvar, wr; Arius McConnell, Salem, rb; Jaylyn Johnson, Northside, db; Troy Helton, Covington, qb; Alex Hampton, Lord Botetourt, db; Colton Wilson, Rockbridge County, db; Markel Jones, Glenvar, wr; Keon Mabin, Magna Vista, db; Deshaun Valentine, Bassett, olb; Marquise Nowlin, Patrick County, de; Cole Worrell, Floyd County, wr; Dorian Harris, Floyd County, rb; Garrett Lee, Giles, db; Chance Holland, Rockbridge County, olb; Ryan Wade, Franklin County, de; Thomas Kennedy, Lord Botetourt, ilb; Eddie Bowman, Bassett, olb; Tyler Tune, Franklin County, dt; Andrew Williams, Lord Botetourt, ol; Tyler Parcell, Magna Vista, dt; Zacy Boyda, Abingdon, ol; Marquise Johnson, Magna Vista, ol; Curtis Fridley, Rockbridge County, ol; Roger Woody, Bassett, ol; Josh Stone, Franklin County, ol; Tyler Vaught, Floyd County, te.
Coaches
Jason White, Rockbridge County; Chris Jones, Franklin County; Jamie Harless, Lord Botetourt; Tim Fulton, Cave Spring; Kevin Clifford, Glenvar, Tyler Brown, Northside.
CENTRAL ROSTER
Players
Sharif Price, East Rockingham, wr; Al Coleman, Amelia County, rb; Rashad Davis, Charlottesville, qb; Derek Foxx, Brookville, lb; Malcolm Revely, Amherst County, lb; Tre Bradley, Liberty Christian, db; Malachi Crawford, Robert E. Lee, wr; Roy Cubbage, Turner Ashby, db; David Jacobs, Jefferson Forest, te; Joe Moore, Robert E. Lee; John Wright, East Rockingham, wr; Marcus Alexander, Liberty Christian; Antone Payne, Brookville, db; Cole Jamerson, Appomattox County, p; Anthony Calloway, Brookville, db; Trevor Bostic, Broadway, rb; Garrett Neal, Jefferson Forest, lb; Dale Wood, East Rockingham, dl; Josh Powers, Turner Ashby, lb; Tariq Battle, Buckingham County, lb; Jalen Jones, Amelia County; Ricardo Scott, Robert E. Lee, ol; Dallas Harper, Broadway, ol; Devan Butler, East Rockingham, ol; Sydney Sandidge, Amherst County, dl; Ryan Jones, Buckingham  County, ol; William Martin, Altavista, ol; Colton McCauley, Robert E. Lee, dl.
Coaches
Eric Sherry, Charlottesville; David Tibbs, Robert E. Lee; Donnie Coleman, East Rockingham; Mike Roberts, Liberty Christian.

Radford’s Greg Wade, who led the Bobcats to 20 straight wins before a loss to Stonewall Jackson in the Group A boys soccer semifinals, has been named the VHSCA Group A coach of the year.
Seven Timesland players were named first-team all-state.
The list is below:

BOYS SOCCER
VHSCA all-state
GROUP AAA
First team
Forward – Grayson Smith, Thomas Dale, sr.; Kelvin Centeno, Hayfield; Andrew Jones, Forest Park; Midfield – Cutter Jacobson, Mills Godwin; Finnlay Wyatt, Midlothian; Connor Hulser, Atlee; Brandon Eaton, Indian River; Brooks Nopper, First Colonial; Robert Kerby, Kecoughtan; Patrick Moore, Oakton; Zach Hopkins, Lake Braddock; Matt Spencer, Mountain View; Michael Margulis, Broad Run; Zach Paget, Patrick Henry; Back – Alex Cady, Maury; Michael Cherry, W.T. Woodson; Goalkeeper – Banner Claure, J.E.B. Stuart. Second team Forward – Pierce Aggen, Mills Godwin; Adam Warren, Monacan; Stephen Durbin, Lake Braddock; Marc Lotterie, West Potomac; Simond Kargbo, Mount Vernon; Lewin Artega, Osbourn Park; Midfield – Evan Fowler, Thomas Dale; Vaughn Fowler, Thomas Dale; Max Dinsmore, Grassfield; Garrett Walke, Landstown; Suli Dainkeh, South Lakes; Emmanuel Scere, Patrick Henry; Christian Trout, Mountain View; Cullen Hunter, Broad Run; Back – Christian Irigoyen, Granby; Sammy Blosser, Menchville; Goalkeeper – Patrick Hagerman, Mills Godwin.
Honorable mention
(Timesland player)
Ben Greenwald, Patrick Henry.
Player of the year
Andrew Jones, Forest Park.
Coach of the year
Todd Spitalny, Oakton.

GROUP AA
First team
Jacob Burke, Chancellor; Reilly Maw, Tabb; Calvin Mitchell, Lafayette; Emery Trott, Lafayette; Collin Verfurth, Briar Woods; Dale Ludwig, Fluvanna County; Alex Hartman, Kettle Run; Rodrigo Castriano, Sherando; Michael Kenny, E.C. Glass; Patrick Harris, Lord Botetourt; Henry Gotay, Harrisonburg; Dilmer Martinez, Turner Ashby; Jack Maxey, Salem; Nick Eckstein, Tunstall; Logan Forest, Richlands; Garland Smith, Blacksburg.
Second team
Tanyon Lee, Culpeper County; Jeff Wolons, Jamestown; Matt Walseman, King George; Brian Anderson, Grafton; Angel Ceron-Garcia; Tuscarora; Cade Petty, Sherando; Gant Tolber, Western Albemarle; Forrest White, Western Albemarle; Cody Whitt, Brookville; Patrick Burns, Alleghany; Kyle Becker, Turner Ashby; Kolbe Adams, Lord Botetourt; James Craig, Bassett; Chandler Hundman, Abingdon; Tyler Blankenship, Hidden Valley; Koby Johnson, Magna Vista.
Honorable mention
(Timesland players)
David Heimer, Jefferson Forest; Mason Dannhardt, Lord Botetourt; Todd Johnson, Lord Botetourt; Geinda Smith, Blacksburg; Michael Mason, Martinsville; Kyle Gunville, Cave Spring; Josh Warren, Magna Vista; Gillen Beck, Blacksburg. Isaac  Glass, Marion.
Player of the year
Michael Kenny, E.C. Glass.
Coach of the year
Randy Turille, E.C. Glass.

GROUP A
First team
Juan Luna, Stonewall Jackson; Forrest Yates, Graham; Kylief Richmond, Northampton; Seth Gardner, Gate City; Matt Keaton, Giles; Juan Ochoa, Washington & Lee; Paul Darmstadter, George Mason; Micah Bledsoe, Gate City; Caleb Findley, Radford; Harris Dandridge, King William; Roberto Cardoso, Stonewall Jackson; Caleb Herron, Gate City; Davis Jeffery, Appomattox Regional Governor’s School; Ned Quill, George Mason; Adam Wyatt, Grayson County; Gray Mumpower, Virginia High.
Second team
David Wright, Nandua; Cole Hinson, George Mason; Ryan Layman, George Wythe;  Evan Harr, Virginia High; Raheem Lawal, George Mason; Chase Haynes, James River; Wes Blaylock, John Battle; Austin Meadows, West Point; Zach Turk, Radford; Victor Barros, Union; Jose Chipres, Washington & Lee; Cristian Rivas, Manassas Park; Junior Espinoza, Galax; Trevor Owens, Lebanon; Racquel Doherty, Windsor; David Dodson, Stonewall Jackson.
Honorable mention
(Timesland players)
Cory Thompson, Glenvar; Garrett Lee, Giles; Steven Dunford, Rural Retreat; Mario Ruiz, Grayson County; Juan Perez, Radford; Samuel Hix, Galax, Josh Monday, George Wythe.
Player of the year
Juan Luna, Stonewall Jackson.
Coach of the year
Greg Wade, Radford

Here is the final 2013 Timesland track and field checklist, with the top 15 in each boys and girls event.

The Timesland male and female performers of the year will be announced June 30.

Care to guess who they will be?

2013 TIMESLAND TRACK AND FIELD CHECKLIST

NOTE: Rankings are based on major invitationals and postseason meets. Meets include are Knights Invitational, Raleigh Relays, Big Red Invitational, Vince Bradford Relays, Mike Brown Invitational, Falcons Track Classic, Colonel Classic, Judy Thomas Invitational, Frank Carver Invitational, All-American Relays, Amherst Invitational, Tri-Cities Classic, Penn Relays, Buffalo Invitational, MileStat Elite Classic, Joe Curcio Invitational, Bearcat Invitational, Times-News Relays, Dogwood Classic and Cosmopolitan Invitational, Western Valley, Blue Ridge, Piedmont, River Ridge, Seminole, Southwest, Hogoheegee, Mountain Empire, Pioneer, Three Rivers, VIC/Blue Ridge, Northwest Region, Region III, Region IV, Region C, Group AAA, Group AA, Group A and VIS.

BOYS
100 meters
1. Brandon Carter, Martinsville (Piedmont-Q), 10.84
2. Josh Pearson, Bassett (Piedmont-Q), 10.91
3. Khalil Bonds, William Fleming (Western Valley), 11.00
4. Trey Hairston, Martinsville (Piedmont-Q), 11.03
…..Rasheed Whorley, Patrick Henry (Western Valley-Q), 11.03
6. Andrew Storms, George Wythe (Region C), 11.09
7. Bryce Hankins, Magna Vista (Piedmont), 11.16
8. Ryan Layman, George Wythe (Region C), 11.25
9. Patrick Shulz, James River (Region C), 11.29
10. Tanner Reed, Christiansburg (River Ridge), 11.34
11. Marquis Smith, Franklin County (Western Valley), 11.37
12. Jerome Hill, William Fleming (Jones), 11.38
13. Riley Blevins, Marion (Southwest), 11.39
14. Ricky Claytor, Hidden Valley (Jones), 11.40
…..Michael Shough, Patrick County (Piedmont-Q), 11.40 Read more »

Forrest Haga of Chilhowie has been named the Virginia High School Coaches Association Group A baseball player of the year.

Haga, named to the first team at a utility position, was honored in a vote by a panel of coaches.

Also making the first team were Chilhowie shortstop Tyler Pierce, Grayson County third baseman Dylan Isom and Giles designated hitter Lucas Stevers.

Second-team picks included Radford first baseman Drew Cox and Grayson County outfielder Max Rodgers.

Wilson Memorial’s Rodney Cullen (Division 2) and Riverheads’ Rodney Painter (Division 1) were named coaches of the year.

ALL-GROUP A BASEBALL
First team
Pitcher — Austin Hennan, Nandua; sr.; Jack Morris, William Monroe, jr.; Catcher – Keegan Woolford, William Monroe, soph.; First base — Cody Swisher, Riverheads, sr.; Second base — Chase Reid, King William; Shortstop — Tyler Pierce, Chilhowie, jr.; Third base — Dylan Isom, Grayson County, sr.; Outfield — Cody Smith, Virginia High, sr.; Seth Cunningham, John Battle, jr.; Shane Milhorne, Holston, jr.; Designated hitter — Lucas Stevers, Giles, soph.; Utility — Forrest Haga, Chilhowie, sr.
Second team
Pitcher — Dalton Dahley, Clintwood, jr.; Dillon Weaver, Amelia County, sr.; Catcher — Hunter Taylor, Nandua, jr.; First base – Drew Cox, Radford, sr.; Second base — Malik Miles, J.I. Burton, sr.; Shortstop — Tanner Dofflemeyer, Page County, sr.; Third base — Dallas Turner, Appomattox County, sr.; Outfield — Kinston Carson, Essex, soph.; Noah Zember, Nandua, sr.; Max Rodgers, Grayson County, jr.; Designated hitter – Heath Parrish, Goochland, soph.; Utility — Mikey Anerton, West Point, jr..
Honorable mention
(Timesland players)
Kevin Steele, Glenvar; Caleb Sheets, Chilhowie; T.J. Lewis, Chilhowie; Sam Armstrong, Parry McCluer; Steven Blevins, Covington.
Player of the year
Forrest Haga, Chilhowie.
Division 2 coach of the year
Rodney Cullen, Wilson Memorial.
Division 1 coach of the year
Rodney Painter, Riverheads.

The new Timesland top 15 is out and plenty of changes were made after four major meets were held over the weekend.

Among the highlights:

*Blacksburg put four runners under two minutes in the boys 800 meters at the MileStat Elite Classic in Richmond.

*Nick Link of Blacksburg ran 4:16.05 in the 1,600, while Noah Combs clocked 9:22.88 in the 3,200. Blacksburg’s Emily Beaty ran 5:06.22 in the girls 1,600.

*William Byrd’s Marcellus Fletcher went 46 feet in the triple jump at the Joe Curcio Invitational in Lynchburg where Alexis Brown of James River tossed the shot 38-10 and Liberty’s Nicole Smith threw the discus 121-8.

2013 TIMESLAND TRACK AND FIELD CHECKLIST

NOTE: Rankings are based on major invitationals and postseason meets. Meets include are Knights Invitational, Raleigh Relays, Big Red Invitational, Vince Bradford Relays, Mike Brown Invitational, Falcons Track Classic, Colonel Classic, Judy Thomas Invitational, Frank Carver Invitational, All-American Relays, Amherst Invitational, Tri-Cities Track Classic, Buffalo Invitational, MileStat Elite Classic, Joe Curcio Invitational and Bearcat Invitational.

BOYS
100 meters
1. Khalil Bonds, William Fleming (Colonel), 11.03
2. Andrew Storms, George Wythe (All-American), 11.10
3. Brandon Carter, Martinsville (Colonel), 11.18
4. Ryan Layman, George Wythe (All-American), 11.40
5. Arius McConnell, Salem (All-American), 11.41
6. Tanner Reed, Christiansburg (Colonel), 11.43
7. Riley Blevins, Marion (Thomas), 11.48
8. Joey Augustin, Christiansburg (Curcio), 11.53
9. Jamaal Preston, Liberty (Big Red), 11.55
…..Travis Hedgepeth, George Wythe (All-American), 11.55
11. Ryan Sims, Blacksburg (Knights), 11.57
12  Josh Pearson, Bassett (Buffalo), 11.58
13. Patrick Shulz, James River (All-American), 11.64
14. Ryan Kelly, Hidden Valley (Colonel), 11.65
15. Davonta Womack, Salem (Curcio), 11.67 Read more »

Northside’s Tierra Saunders took over the 2013 Timesland lead in the girls 400-meter run with an impressive clocking of 57.66 seconds last week in winning the event at the Amherst Invitational in Amherst.

William Byrd’s Marcellus Fletcher is the new Timesland leader in the boys triple jump at 44 feet, 11 inches.

Those were among the top performaces over the weekend in Timesland.

The updated Timesland track checklist is below.

NOTE: Rankings are based on major invitationals and postseason meets. Meets include are Knights Invitational, Raleigh Relays, Big Red Invitational, Vince Bradford Relays, Mike Brown Invitational, Falcons Track Classic, Colonel Classic, Judy Thomas Invitational, Frank Carver Invitational, All-American Relays, Amherst Invitational and Tri-Cities Track Classic.

BOYS
100 meters
1. Khalil Bonds, William Fleming (Colonel), 11.03 2. Andrew Storms, George Wythe (All-American), 11.10 3. Brandon Carter, Martinsville (Colonel), 11.18 4. Ryan Layman, George Wythe (All-American), 11.40 5. Arius McConnell, Salem (All-American), 11.41 6. Tanner Reed, Christiansburg (Colonel), 11.43 7. Riley Blevins, Marion (Thomas), 11.48 8. Jamaal Preston, Liberty (Big Red), 11.55    Travis Hedgepeth, George Wythe (All-American), 11.55 10. Ryan Sims, Blacksburg (Knights), 11.57 11 . Josh Pearson, Bassett (Colonel), 11.59 12. Patrick Shulz, James River (All-American), 11.64 13. Ryan Kelly, Hidden Valley (Colonel), 11.65 14. Elijah Onks, George Wythe (Thomas), 11.69 15. Fe’zahn Scott, Patrick Henry (Knights), 11.71    Dean Sayers, Hidden Valley (Colonel), 11.71 Read more »

Sales of Icy Hot and ice could be at record levels this weekend in Giles County.

Giles High School and neighboring James Monroe High of West Virginia will play an alumni football game at 6 p.m. Saturday at Ragsdale Field in Pearisburg.

The game is being promoted by USA Alumni Football, which provides some of the equipment to the two teams and gets 100 percent of the gate receipts on game day and 50 percent of the money from pre-sale tickets. Each high school keeps 50 percent of the revenue the pre-sale.

Each player pays $100 to participate.

Giles teacher and former coach Mitch Reed said Giles already has sold more than 2,000 tickets. Reed said 16 former All-Group A players are among the ex-Spartans who will suit up Saturday. Included are fairly recent standouts Ricky Cook, Billy Cook and Nathan Tanner.

Even with Virginia Tech’s spring game taking place earlier in the day up the road in Blacksburg, it’s always football time at Giles.

When I covered the 1997 Gator Bowl between North Carolina and Tech (the Hokies would like to forget that one) Carl Torbush had just been named Carolina’s interim coach after the sudden departure of Mack Brown for Texas.

Talking to Torbush in Jacksonville, he revealed that earlier that year he had played in the alumni game at his alma mater — Carson-Newman (Tenn.) — and had gotten banged up a little bit. I’m pretty sure Carl was in his mid-forties at the time.

Here’s hoping the orthopedic guys aren’t busy Sunday.

The River Ridge District boys basketball game between visiting Blacksburg and Salem scheduled for tonight has been postponed until Friday.

The winner will be the regular-season champion, while the loser will drop into a second-place tie and be relegated to the No. 3 seed in next week’s River Ridge tournament.

The Salem-Blacksburg girls game scheduled for tonight also has been postponed until Friday.

Other games postponed tonight include the boys and girls games between Covington and Highland. Both games have been reset for Friday.

Tonight’s Three Rivers District boys game sending Giles to Glenvar will start 90 minutes earlier than scheduled. Tipoff time is 5:30 p.m.

Hidden Valley and James River are off to a good start in pursuit of the 2012-13 Wells Fargo Cup, emblematic of the top overall athletic program in each of the VHSL’s three classifications.

The Titans are No. 2 in Group AA with 105 points after a runner-up finish in volleyball, a fourth-place finish in girls cross country and a sixth-place effort in boys cross country.

Points are distributed on a 50-45-40-35-30-25-20-15 basis for top-eight finishes in state competition.

Grafton leads the Group AA standings with 117 1/2 points. Blacksburg is tied for third with 100, while Christiansburg and Salem are tied for fifth with 87 1/2.

Blacksburg and Hidden Valley have combined to win six of the last seven Group AA Cups, with the Bruins winning four times during that span including last year.

James River has 102 1/2 points, trailing only Wilson Memorial’s 142 1/2 in Group A. The Knights picked up 45 points for a runner-up finish in golf, 35 in girls cross country and 22 1/2 in volleyball.

Radford is seventh in Group A with 75 points. Giles is tied for eighth with 72 1/2 points.

Chantilly leads the Group AAA standings with 120 points. Patrick Henry is tied for 35th with 22 1/2 points.

The standings will be updated following the winter season, which includes basketball, wrestling, swimming and indoor track.

George Wythe has cashed in on its Group A Division 1 state football championship at the ballot box.
The Maroons took nine spots on the first and second teams on the Division 1 all-state team picked this weekend by the Virginia High School Coaches Association.
Congrats to George Wythe’s Hardy Lester, who was named Division 1 defensive player of the year; and Wythe’s H.S. Ingo, who was named coach of the year.
Unlike Group AAA and Group AA, the Group A coaches picked two all-state teams, one for Division 2 and one for Division 1.
The Group A teams are heavily tilted toward a small core of teams. The threesome of Franklin, George Wythe and Riverheads accounted for 27 of the 62 first- and second-team positions on the Division 1 team. Franklin had players named to TWELVE different first- or second-team spots.
Sixty-six, count ‘em, 66 players were named first-team All-Group A in football.
Is that too many? You tell me.
I guess there will be six different all-state teams next year, so perhaps the point is moot.
Below are the Timesland players named to the Group AA, Division 2 and Division 1 teams. We’re still trying to unearth the All-Group AAA team.
For the Division 2 and Division 1 teams, click here.
For the Group AA team, click here.
Here are the players of the year we have so far: Group AA offense (Trace McSorley, Briar Woods), Group AA defense (Wyatt Teller, Liberty-Bealeton), Division 2 offense (Dominek Broaddus, Essex), Division 2 defense (Nathan Adams, Goochland), Division 1 offense (Travis Brown, Franklin), Division 1 defense (Hardy Lester, George Wythe).

GROUP AA
FIRST TEAM
Offense
Guard — Alex Light, Salem
Tackle — Dylan Brucki, Cave Spring
Running back — Ethan Richardson, Marion
Defense
Lineman — DeAnthony Muse, Northside
Linebacker — Eddie Bowman, Bassett
Back — Jake Kite, Hidden Valley
SECOND TEAM
Offense
Guard — Curtis Fridley, Rockbridge County
Tackle — Lucas Holder, Carroll County
Tight end — Jordan Bryant, Cave Spring
Wide receiver — Chad Fisher, Salem
Quarterback — Porter Abell, Rockbridge County
Defense
End — Demetreus Ferebee, Northside
Back — Chad Fisher, Salem

GROUP A DIVISION 2
FIRST TEAM
Offense
Center — Coleman Thomas, Fort Chiswell
Running back — Daniel Hamm, Fort Chiswell
Running back — Ian Mann, Giles
Wide receiver — Mikey Rodgers, Grayson County
SECOND TEAM
Offense
Guard — Kearsley Dillon, Giles

GROUP A DIVISION 1
FIRST TEAM
Offense
Lineman — Chase Altizer, George Wythe
Wide receiver — Ron Ford, Eastern Montgomery
Tight end — Hardy Lester, George Wythe
Utility — Troy Helton, Covington
Defense
End — Hardy Lester, George Wythe
Lineman — Chase Altizer, George Wythe
Linebacker — Justin Snavely, George Wythe
Back — Isaac Baltazar, George Wythe
Back — Jalen France, George Wythe
SECOND TEAM
Offense
Caleb Findley, Radford
Defense
Lineman — Chaz Sizemore, Galax
Wide receiver — Reid Sturgill, Chilhowie
Running back — Dominique Crockett, George Wythe
Running back — Steven Peoples, Galax
Punter — Andrew Storms, George Wythe
Return specialist — Donte Peoples, Galax