The Abingdon Falcons take their show on the road to Scott County to this Friday to take on the Gate City Blue Devils.
Gate City looks to build off their upset win over Richlands last week, while the Falcons look to pick up where they left off in their 45-14 week one win over John Battle.
Jeremy Houseright returned to his roots at Gate City this season as the Blue Devils’ new head coach and seems to pumped new life into a program that had been struggling in recent years.… Read the rest Abingdon Falcons Hit the Road to Take on New Look Gate City Blue Devils
The Abingdon Falcons take their show on the road to Scott County to this Friday to take on the Gate City Blue Devils.
Gate City looks to build off their upset win over Richlands last week, while the Falcons look to pick up where they left off in their 45-14 week one win over John Battle.
Jeremy Houseright returned to his roots at Gate City this season as the Blue Devils’ new head coach and seems to pumped new life into a program that had been struggling in recent years.… Read the rest Categories:
Last Week:
Abingdon def. Hidden Valley, 20-0
Lord Botetourt def. Christiansburg, 62-6
Last Meeting:
Lord Botetourt def. Abingdon, 39-28. November 2015 2nd Round Playoffs
The rematch between the Falcons and Cavaliers has been three years in the making since these two programs met in the playoffs. The Cavaliers won that contest 39-28 on a brisk night in Daleville. Abingdon has been itching for the chance to redeem themselves against teams all season. … 
The rain was steady at Bullitt Park as Abingdon (7-2 5-0) and Union (7-2 3-2) took the field for a showdown to potentially decide the Mountain 7 district. The Falcons were back to their usual game plan. Stifle the run, play gritty defense and take advantage of opportunities. The Falcons did just that. Union turned the ball over three times on their first four drives to open the game. Abingdon capitalized on those turnovers but only put up nine points thanks to Graham Griffith’s 39-yard field goal in the first quarter and William Seymore’s score after the Falcons recovered a fumble deep in the Bears territory.… 
Abingdon Falcons’ linebacker William Seymore is back to full strength for his senior season. Seymore came back off season ending ACL surgery during his junior year.
That means he wasn’t on the field last season last year as the Falcons made their run at the Region 3D playoffs. He was limited to watching from the sidelines as Abingdon fell to Northside in round one, 7-0.
Seymore went to work and rehabbed all off season to make it back on the field this fall.… 
The first forty-eight minutes on Friday night were as exciting as any game in Southwest Virginia. This game could be considered an instant classic as it came down to each teams possession in overtime.
When the dust settled, the home-standing Falcons had more to cheer about at the final whistle, as Abingdon (6-2) pulled out the 36-30 victory over Ridgeview (7-1) on William Seymore’s 23-yard touchdown run.
The Wolfpack took the early 3-0 lead on Joe Meggison’s field goal. … 
