Virginia High School Football - Richlands held off by Union [Appalachia/Powell Valley]
September 5, 2014: Richlands, VA 24641 In Friday's non-league game, the Union [Appalachia/Powell Valley] Bears (Appalachia, VA) football team tipped the host Richlands Blue Tornado (Richlands, VA), by a final score of 29-28.
The Bears (2-0) will now prepare for their game against Sullivan North (Kingsport, TN). The Raiders come into the non-league game with a 1-2 record. In their last game, Sullivan North got by Unicoi County (Erwin, TN), 52-18, in a league game.
The Blue Tornado now hold a 0-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Graham for a 2A Conference 39 game on Friday, September 12. Richlands will battle a G-Men team coming off a 45-21 league loss to Tazewell (Tazewell, VA). The G-Men record now stands at 1-2.