Jami Frankenberry

Old Dominion rallied from a 10-point deficit, scoring touchdowns on four consecutive second-half drives, and rolled up more than 500 total offensive yards.

The Hawks were the No. 1 seed in the Class 6 Region C tournament, but the team had been embroiled in a saga in recent weeks that included a Circuit Court appeal that put Hayfield back in the playoffs after the VHSL issued a two-year postseason ban.

The Hawks were the No. 1 seed in the Class 6 Region C tournament, but the team had been embroiled in a saga in recent weeks that included a Circuit Court appeal that put Hayfield back in the playof…

In Class 6 Region, Hayfield's withdrawal gives Fairfax a berth in the championship game against the West Springfield-Lake Braddock winner.

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Five teams remain in the hunt for a Virginia High School League football state championship and play in semifinals at 2 p.m. Saturday. Oscar Smith (Class 6), Maury (Class 5), Phoebus (Class 4), Poquoson (Class 2) all play home games, while Lafayette (Class 3) travels to Nokesville, near Warrenton, to play Kettle Run. Maury is the defending state champion, and Phoebus has won three consecutive VHS ...

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Football VHSL semifinals Class 6 Colonial Forge at Oscar Smith, 2 p.m. James Madison at Lake Braddock, 2 p.m. Class 5 Green Run vs. Maury at Powhatan Field, 2 p.m. L.C. Bird at Briar Woods, 2 p.m. Class 4 Sherando vs. Phoebus at Darling Stadium, 1 p.m. Tuscarora at Varina, 2 p.m. Class 3 Lafayette at Kettle Run, 2 p.m. William Byrd at Liberty Christian, 2 p.m. Class 2 Strasburg vs. Poquoson at Poquoson Middle School, 2 p.m. Glenvar at Graham, 2 p.m. Class 1 Essex at Altavista, 2 p.m. Grayson County at Rye Cove, 2 p.m.

Oscar Smith (Class 6) and Maury (Class 5) play at JMU in Harrisonburg, while Phoebus (Class 4) plays at Liberty University in Lynchburg.

The game was a showdown between unbeaten teams that featured Oscar Smith's youth (five senior starters combined on offense and defense) against Madison's experience (nine seniors on defense alone).