Football Recap: Colonial Forge Skates Past Gainesville with Ease + How To Watch

By Team Reports Sep 13, 2025, 9:47am

Football Recap: Colonial Forge Eagles vs. Gainesville Cardinals

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

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Colonial Forge won the last time they faced Gainesville and things went their way on Friday too. The Eagles blew past the Cardinals, posting a 47-14 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-7.

Brock Brimhall

Passer Rating (Career)

09/12/25 @ Gainesville165.2
09/13/24 @ Potomac Senior163.2
09/20/24 vs Patriot141.7
11/29/24 @ Patriot139.4
11/15/24 @ Stafford125.9

Brock Brimhall had a dynamite game, throwing for 195 yards and three TDs while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 46 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (165.2).

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Colonial Forge proved: they limited Gainesville to a paltry 2.4 yards per carry. The Eagles didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.9.

The win (which was Colonial Forge's third in a row) raised their record to 3-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.7 points on average this season. As for Gainesville, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Coming up, Colonial Forge will challenge Oakton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Gainesville, they will square off against Forest Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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