Published October 1

Antone Exum tossed five touchdowns and ran for another as Deep Run, No. 3 in the Times-Dispatch Top 10 Poll, defeated John Marshall 51-20 last night in each team’s Colonial District opener.

Deadline for nominations for the Scholar-Athlete award for September is Oct. 8.

Delayed games, plus next week’s schedule

For the second year in a row, Thomas Dale pulled off a surprising victory over Meadowbrook.

All games 7:30 p.m. unless noted

Team Rec.
1. Meadowbrook3-0
2. Varina4-0
3. Deep Run3-0
4. L.C. Bird3-1
5. Highland Springs2-1
6. Hermitage1-2
7. Clover Hill3-1
8. Hanover2-1
9. Cosby3-0
10. Monacan3-0
Look for new rankings Tuesday.

Top-ranked Meadowbrook, which had last week off, resumes play tomorrow night against Thomas Dale, also with a week’s rest, in the teams’ Central District opener.

Watch sportswriter Arthur Utley analyze last week’s games and preview Friday’s Meadowbrook-Thomas Dale matchup.

Top teams in the Richmond region

HIGH SCHOOL SATURDAY
Bethel 34, Gloucester 7 Bishop O’Connell 54, St. Mary’s Ryken, Md. 6 Blue Ridge 47, Randolph-Macon 20 Collegiate 32, St. Albans, D.C. 21 Episcopal 35, The Potomac School 0 Kecoughtan 21, Menchville 7 Loyola, Md. 49, Fork Union Prep 0 Nansemond-Suffolk 28, Catholic 7

HIGH SCHOOLS FRIDAY’S SCORES
Albemarle 56, Charlottesville 7 Alleghany 10, Bath County 7 Altavista 13, Randolph Henry 12 Amelia County 44, Chatham 22 Amherst County 49, E.C. Glass 6 Appomattox 57, Central Senior 28 Armstrong 21, Colonial Heights 12 Atlantic Shores Christian 43, Hargrave Military 18

Games scheduled through next week

Richmond area high school football