Friday’s slate of games gives us some heavy hitters vs. heavy hitters; captivating bouts between perennial contenders and playoff hopefuls who have started 2025 on a high note and are eager for a signature win.

These contests, now three weeks into the season, could prove who the legitimate teams are in Southwest Virginia and who the phonies are, as district play looms on the horizon.

Here are five high school football games to watch in Week 3.

Salem (0-2) at William Fleming (1-1)

The Spartans are inauspiciously 0-2 for the first time in 28 years. That likely hasn’t sat well with them last week as they prepare to face a Class 5 foe in William Fleming, the No. 1 team in The Roanoke Times weekly rankings that smacked Albemarle 49-0 last week. An 0-3 start hasn’t happened at Salem since 19

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