Games and Players to Watch in Week 5

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week 5 has some big matchups for teams looking to win their districts and make a playoff push. Below are some matchups in central and western Virginia that are worth noting and some players to watch. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Rustburg Red Devils (4-0) vs Jefferson Forest Cavaliers (4-0)</strong><br>9/22, 7:00 pm</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Battle of two undefeated Seminole District teams, the winner of this game will be in a position to control their own destiny in the Seminole District as both are yet to play the undefeated Liberty Christian Bulldogs later in the season. <strong>Players to Watch</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='386600' first='Josiah' last='Bell'], <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15868807/Jacob-Ford/about">Jacob Ford</a>,<a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16449174/Michael-knight/about"> Michael Knight</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Heritage Pioneers (2-1) vs Liberty Christian</strong> <strong>Bulldogs</strong> <strong>(3-0)</strong><br>9/22, 7:00 pm</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another Seminole District matchup where Heritage looking to regain positioning after a tough loss to Jefferson Forest last week. Liberty Christian is playing to be one of two remaining undefeated teams in the Seminole District and is scheduled to play Rustburg on 10/6 and close the season against Jefferson Forest on 11/3. <strong>Players to Watch</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='295781' first='Gideon' last='Davidson'], [player_tooltip player_id='363176' first='Tyler' last='Murray'], <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16547363/Marquis-White">Marquis White</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Radford Bobcats (5-1) vs Alleghany Mountaineers</strong> <strong>(4-0)</strong><br>9/22, 7:00 pm </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An important Three Rivers District matchup for the teams as they look to earn a key victory. Two other teams in the district remain undefeated so a victory here will put either team in a great position to win the district. <strong>Players to Watch</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='402281' first='Desmond' last='Jordan'], [player_tooltip player_id='853800' first='Mark' last='Hunter'], <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16507752/Sincere-Taylor/about">[player_tooltip player_id='1232873' first='Sincere' last='Taylor']</a>, <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15790336/Landen-Clark/about">Landen Clark</a>, <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/11522653/Brandon-Thompson">Brandon Thompson</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Sussex Central Tigers (3-1) vs Greensville County</strong> <strong>Eagles (2-1)</strong><br>9/22, 7:00 pm</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A match-up in the Tri-Rivers District, the Eagles travel to the Tigers in each team's first district game. The Eagles are coming off a 64-0 loss after putting up 32 and 50 points in their first two games. The Tigers are coming off a 54-8 victory and look to sustain their high-scoring offense against the Eagles. <strong>Players to Watch</strong> - <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16264745/Rachun-Silver/about">Rachun Silver</a>, <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18403451/Edward-Birchett-jr/about">Edward Birchett jr.</a>, <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/16589711/Mantle-jones/about">[player_tooltip player_id='1235207' first='Mantle' last='Jones']</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Salem Spartans (3-1) vs Patrick Henry Patriots (4-0)</strong><br>9/22, 7:00 pm</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A River Ridge District matchup, the undefeated Patriots travel to the one loss Spartans. The Spartans' lone loss came against the Liberty Christian Bulldogs in a 21-14 Week 1 contest. Both teams have high-scoring offensives with Salem outscoring their opponents 157-56 and Patrick Henry 165-71. Should be in for a great game here. <strong>Player to Watch</strong> - <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/14761060/Peyton-Lewis/about">Peyton Lewis</a>, <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/14761066/Christopher-Cole/about">Christopher Cole</a>, <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15641873/Troy-Brown/about">Troy Brown</a>, <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/15695275/Carson-Derey/about">[player_tooltip player_id='1231316' first='Carson' last='Derey']</a> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->