Wolfpack open season with win over Raiders, Adkins scores 5 TD’s

Lawson-Fitchko Stadium in downtown Norton was the site of Southwest Virginia’s opening football contest of 2019.  The venerable stadium was also the host of one of Southwest Virginia’s finest single performances in recent memory.  Trenton Adkins of the Ridgeview Wolfpack rushed for 357 yards and 5 TD’s on the night in a 40-13 convincing victory over the John I. Burton Raiders. It did not take long for the fireworks to begin for Adkins on the night. … Read the rest
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Wolfpack, Raiders set to kickoff season in SWVA

Ridgeview Wolfpack (0-0) VS.   J. I. Burton Raiders (0-0) When:  Thursday, August 29, 7:30 pm Where:  Lawson-Fitchko Stadium, Norton, Va. Series all time:  First meeting The high school football season will kick off in style on Thursday evening in picturesque downtown Norton, Virginia as the Ridgeview Wolfpack and J. I. Burton Raiders are set to do battle. This will be the first ever meeting between the Wolfpack and Raiders on the gridiron, but there is a lot of familiarity between the coaches of the two schools. … Read the rest
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Tigers, Raiders set for battle on homecoming night in Honaker

After starting the season 3-0, the Honaker Tigers have hit a two-game losing skid. The Tigers are indeed into the meat of their schedule and it will not get ant easier when the 3-2 J.I. Burton Raiders travel to Fuller Field for battle. Honaker is coming off a 41-17 defeat at the hands of the George Wythe Maroons last week at Pendleton Field in Wytheville. Behind a Cole Simmons and his 166-yard, three-touchdown performance on the ground, the Maroons outgained the Tigers in total offense, 349-218.… Read the rest
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