2019 Virginia high school football state championships recap

maury high school footballMaury wins Virginia Class 5 title. Twitter photo by @Nathan_Epstein
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South County, No. 2 in the High School football America Virginia Top 10, claimed its first-ever high school football title with a 14-13 victory over top-ranked Oscar Smith in the Class 6 title game.

The difference in the ballgame was a missed extra point by Oscar Smith.

For the first time since 1939, Maury is a state football champ. The Commodores capped a perfect 15-0 with a 28-21 win over Stone Bridge, which entered the game No. 2 in our statewide rankings. Maury will move-up from its No. 8 ranking when our final Virginia Top 10 is released next week.

The Class 4 championship goes to Lake Taylor. The Titans beat Tuscarora 34-14, giving the school its third over football state championship. LT also won state in 2012 and 2014.

In Class 3, Hopewell finishes 15-0 after beating Lord Botetourt, No. 7 in the Virginia Top 10, 34-14.

Appomattox County started the season 1-2, but finishes with the state’s Class 2 state title. The 42-21 win over Stuarts Draft gives the Raiders four state titles in five years.

And, in Class 1, Riverheads won its fourth straight state title with a 31-24 win over Galax.

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.