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Loudoun County at Briar Woods, 7:00 p.m. The top two teams in the Dulles District square off tonight in Brambleton with local bragging rights and a district championship on the line. Briar Woods (8-1, 7-0 in the district) enters the contest riding an eight-game winning streak, and has not been tested since the team's opening game loss to Broad Run. The Falcons have simply overwhelmed opponents week in and week out. In fact, the closest game they've played since the Broad Run game was last week... a 37-0 victory over Loudoun Valley. The Falcons are on such a roll it's hard to pinpoint any …
Stone Bridge hosts James Madison, Friday, 7:30 p.m. The last two games of the season present the Stone Bridge football team with its biggest challenges of the year. This week, the Bulldogs (7-1, 5-0) host Liberty District co-leader James Madison (6-2, 5-0). The Warhawks enter the game riding a five-game winning streak, all against district opponents. While the Bulldogs have been blowing out opponents left and right, the Warhawks are battle-tested from a slew of close games, most of which they've won. The Warhawks are 4-1 in games decided by less than 10 points, including last week's …
Broad Run hosts Battlefield, Friday, 7:30 p.m. After an impressive run this season, things just don't get any easier for the Broad Run Spartans. A week after beating the defending Division 5 state semifinalist Osbourn Eagles, the Spartans now face the defending Division 6 state champion Battlefield Bobcats in a game with huge implications in the Cedar Run District and the Virginia High School League playoff picture. The Bobcats (6-2, 2-1) currently sit atop Cedar Run with their only losses coming against undefeated Hylton – currently one of the top ranked teams in the state – and Osbourn in a…

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