Most patrons who showed up at the Ridge on Friday night were expecting a closely contested game between Ridgeview and Gate City.
The Blue Devils looked to grind it out on the ground, sustaining long drives and playing keep away from the high powered Ridgeview Wolfpack offense. The strategy was all for naught, however as the Wolfpack defense stymied the Blue Devils and the offense was churning on all cylinders in a dominant 42-7 final tally.… Read the rest Wolfpack down Blue Devils 42-7
Most patrons who showed up at the Ridge on Friday night were expecting a closely contested game between Ridgeview and Gate City.
The Blue Devils looked to grind it out on the ground, sustaining long drives and playing keep away from the high powered Ridgeview Wolfpack offense. The strategy was all for naught, however as the Wolfpack defense stymied the Blue Devils and the offense was churning on all cylinders in a dominant 42-7 final tally.… Read the rest Categories:
Ridgeview Wolfpack (3-0)
VS.
Gate City Blue Devils (1-2)
When: Friday, September 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: The Ridge, Rose Ridge, Va.
Series all time: Ridgeview leads 3-1 (Last meeting Ridgeview defeated Gate City 35-7 on September 28, 2018 in Gate City, Va.)
The intense grind that is the week in and week out competition in the Mountain 7 District gets a little more intense on Friday night. The resurgent Gate City Blue Devils head to Dickenson County on Friday night looking to pull off their second huge upset of the season.… 
The Gate City Blue Devils finished the 2018 football season Thursday night with a disappointing loss to the Wise Central Warriors in overtime. As it turns out, the contest was the last for Chris Akers as the head coach for the Blue Devils. Akers resigned his post officially on Monday, finishing his tenure at the helm of the Devils with a 7-24 record, which includes back to back 1-9 seasons.
The 2016 season was respectable for Gate City with Akers leading the charge. … 
The Gate City Blue Devils and Wise Central Warriors came into Thursday night’s Mountain 7 district contest with similar agendas. The Blue Devils wanted to close out a disappointing season with a victory. The Warriors needed a victory desperately to stay in contention for a playoff spot in Region 2D. Central came from two scores behind to defeat the Devils by the tally of 22-21 in an overtime thriller at Central Warrior Stadium on Thursday night.… 
It’s no secret that the Ridgeview Wolfpack have one of the most explosive offenses in all of the Coalfield Sports coverage area. What many folks are now realizing is that the Pack also have a pesky defense. A week after causing four turnovers against the Lee High Generals, the Pack were able to create four more against the Gate City Blue Devils on Friday night. The Pack came out of Gate City with a 35-7 victory on homecoming night at Legion Field.… 
Week Five
Union (3-1, 0-1) at Gate City (0-4, 0-1)
Last Week:
Ridgeview defeated Union, 27-14
Daniel Boone (TN) defeated GC, 48-13
Last Meeting: Union def. GC, 48-0
Series History: Union leads overall, 5-3.
What once was a fierce rivalry defined by epic contests and devoted fans has became a one sided beat down. Gate City has fell to some of its lowest times in program history while Union has built one of the most successful programs in SWVA.… 
