Much was riding on Saturday’s Cumberland District clash with Eastside and Castlewood: a second place district finish and a home playoff opener. It was the Spartans of Eastside that came out on top in the back and forth battle by a final of 42-32.
The win gives the Spartans a home playoff game in the opening round of the Class 1, Region D playoffs. Eastside will host the Holston Cavaliers on Saturday, November 16 at 1:30 pm. … Read the rest Spartans Clinch Home Playoff Opener, Down Blue Devils 42-32
Much was riding on Saturday’s Cumberland District clash with Eastside and Castlewood: a second place district finish and a home playoff opener. It was the Spartans of Eastside that came out on top in the back and forth battle by a final of 42-32.
The win gives the Spartans a home playoff game in the opening round of the Class 1, Region D playoffs. Eastside will host the Holston Cavaliers on Saturday, November 16 at 1:30 pm. … Read the rest Categories:
Castlewood and Eastside have met eight times since the 2011 consolidations. The two rival schools have beaten each other four times in the eight game span. Castlewood won the inaugural matchup in 2011, 24-12 and then reeled off three in a row over the Spartans from 2014-2016. Eastside squeaked out a 29-28 victory over the Blue Devils in 2017, a win that clinched the outright regular season Cumberland district title.… 
Twin Valley (2-6) at Castlewood (5-3)
Twin Valley’s blunders continued last week when the Panthers travelled to Rye Cove. Jeremy Ward’s squad returned from Rye Cove on the wrong end of a 38-8 decision last Friday night. In its third consecutive loss, the Panthers were only able to amass 50 yards of total offense and a touchdown from Larry Justice.
A win this Friday night on the road in Russell County will not be an easier to come by. … 
J.I. Burton extended their winning streak to six games while taking over sole possession of first place in the Cumberland after their 28-7 victory over Castlewood Friday night. The loss snapped a four game winning streak for Castlewood and handed the Blue Devils their second Cumberland loss of the season.
The Raiders got all they wanted from Castlewood in the first half while only leading 6-0 in the second quarter. The Blue Devils finally found some traction in the running game and put together a scoring drive.… 
J.I. Burton has a new head coach but the results haven’t changed. Jacob Caudill has served on the Raiders coaching staff for the last seven years and was the defensive coordinator before taking over the head coaching position this summer. Caudill has his Raiders in position to claim another Cumberland crown if they can hold serve over the final three weeks of the season. The Raiders are only focused on the daunting task of slowing down Castlewoods Jeremiah Allen.… 
The inaugural football coverage season has come to a close. With the end of the season comes postseason awards—CoalfieldSports.com will recognize the achievements of athletes across the region. During the last month, our staff compiled a list of deserving nominees for a first and second team All CoalfieldSports squad, in addition to an honorable mention. After a list of nominees was finalized, the CoalfieldSports.com staff voted on who made each team.… 
Tensions were high as the Lebanon Pioneers played host to their Russell County rivals from Castlewood. The Pioneers came into the game still looking for their first win of the season. While the Blue Devils wanted to become the first Castlewood team to get a road win over Lebanon in 39 years. The added pressure of trying to extend the home winning streak over Castlewood to 40 years weighed heavy on the young Pioneers as the they took the field.… 
The Lebanon Pioneers (0-6) host the Castlewood Blue Devils (3-4) at Earl “Tommy” Bryant Stadium on Friday night. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 p.m. Lebanon leads the series with a 29-10-1 record. The first time the two schools played was in 1957. The Blue Devils haven’t defeated the Pioneers since their 7-0 victory at B.C. White Stadium at Castlewood in 1987. They haven’t beaten the Pioneers on Harry Stuart Field since 1979.… 
Welcome to Coalfield Sports’ Game of the Week Poll!
Throughout the season, we will select five games each week for our weekly pick’em segment on the SWVA Sports Podcast. Co-Hosts Ryan Dye and Brady Hess will keep a running total of their picks along with a collective total of the weekly guest picker!
With so many great games each week to choose from, we’re going to need your help in selecting the Coalfield Sports’ Game of the Week!… 
