NORFOLK, VA (WTKR)- 35 Hampton Roads-area teams entered Friday still alive in the hunt for state championships. The first round saw many of the favorites take care of business.
Indian River and Frank Cox set up a marquee match-up next week in the Region 5A semifinals. The Braves improved to 11-0 with the 54-6 triumph over Bayside, while Cox went to 10-1 after a 34-6 victory against Hickory. Green Run and Salem will meet in the other semifinal after their own respective lopsided wins.
Bethel stayed perfect and is now 11-0 after its eighth shutout of the season. The top seed in Region 5B rolled past Granby, 66-0. The Bruins will face Warwick in the semifinals after the Raiders held off Nansemond River, 20-12. King’s Fork and Maury will square off on the other side of the bracket, after the Bulldogs cruised past Woodside and the Commodores handled Norview…