Football Recap: Gretna Takes Down Dan River in a Playoff Battle + How To Watch

By Team Reports Nov 17, 2025, 12:51pm

Football Recap: Gretna Hawks vs. Dan River Wildcats

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the VA High School League (VHSL) & Gretna High School. Watch Full Replay

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Previous Games

11/14/25 - Home57-14 W
10/17/25 - Away56-28 W
10/04/24 - Home41-14 W
09/29/23 - Away34-0 W
10/14/22 - Away14-35 L
+ 5 more games

It's playoff time, and Gretna had no trouble coming through when it counted. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Dan River Wildcats 57-14. Considering the Hawks have won six contests by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Rayshaun Logan produced another solid effort throwing for 273 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 77 yards and a pair of scores. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (156.3). 94 of Logan's passing yards were hauled in by Tysen Miller.

Gretna didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Dan River to a completion percentage of just 17.6%. The team can thank Jayden Smith for the heroic effort on defense: he. Gretna has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.63 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.63 in their last three games.

Gretna didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Smith led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.

Gretna's record now sits at 9-2. As for Dan River, they now have a losing record of 5-6.

Looking ahead, Gretna will challenge Floyd County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dan River does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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