The Duke’s Preview: Strasburg vs Warren County

9/11/26, Front Royal, VA- Warren County (1-0) welcomes Strasburg (2-0) to town for tonight’s Hike Kidz Foundation Game of the Week c/o Brickhouse Bar and Grill with coverage starting at 6:30 pm on The River 95.3, Fox Sports 1450, TheRiver953.com, and The River 95.3 app.

The Wildcats will enter the contest off a Bye Week and plenty of time to prepare for an angry Rams squad coming off a loss.

Warren County is 1-0 after a season opening thrashing of Rock Ridge, 58-12.

Senior QB Bryce Bergmann led the way with 4 TD passes, 3 of those to senior WR Troy DeHaven.

But now the Wildcat offense will face a much tougher opponent in Strasburg.

The Rams defense actually shutout Broadway in the 8-7 loss with the Gobblers only touchdown coming in the form of a late pick-six.

Strasburg will now look to rally this season like they did last year after an early loss to Broadway before turning things around and winning the school’s first State Championship.

In last year’s matchup vs Warren County, Quincy Williams was sidelined due to injury, but this go round he is expected to be at full strength.

Williams is coming off a 177 yard, 4 TD performance against Skyline followed by a 131 yard, 1 TD game last week.

With a healthy season and a few playoff games, the Strasburg career rushing record of 5,307 yards set by Frankie Shoemaker (stat via Until It Was Ours by Ryan Sonner) could be within reach.

Warren County’s defense led by the Texan Tackling Machine LB Frank Nelson and two-way standout Kaiden Clowser, scoop and score vs Rock Ridge, will need to contain Williams and read their keys against Strasburg’s T-Formation to keep this game within reach.

Strasburg has dominated this rivalry in recent years, but Warren County is hoping to have a turned a new leaf with Coach Breeden now establishing his culture and coming off what he claims is the program’s best offseason since his arrival.

We will see tonight how much ground the Wildcats have made up, but the Rams still seem to be a program farther along and they will be seeing red after experiencing another heartbreaking loss to Broadway.

Warren County will be able to connect on a few explosive plays, but Strasburg will dictate the pace of the game and win at the line of scrimmage.

Rams out pace the Cats, 34-22.

For a preview of all the Week 3 matchups and a look back at Week 2, listen to the latest Sports Dogs Podcast HERE.

RHSPCA announces opening of on-site Veterinary Care Center

The Rockingham County- Harrisonburg SPCA announced the opening of a new Veterinary Care Center set for this Spring.

This $500,000 investment will help significantly reduce the cost of preparing animals for adoption after citing the unprecedented need for animal welfare services in the region.

In addition to the investment, the project was made possible in part through the donation of a reconfigured former modular classroom at Broadway High School.

For six consecutive months in 2025, more than 140 dogs and 350 cats were in the cars of RHSPCA and over 100 of those animals were rescued from hoarding or neglect.

Most animals arrive with little to no medical history and less than 15% of dogs have up to date records upon arrival.

Through the Veterinary Care Center, they will be able to save lives by providing faster treatment including up to 75 feline surgeries per week and expanded services for soft-tissue surgeries, dental procedures, wellness exams, lab work, and diagnostic imaging.

The in-house services will also allow the expansion of the organization’s spay and neuter capacity to provide a long term strategy to reduce stray cats.

RHSPCA also cited nearly 1,200 per surrenders in 2025 and they believe many of those could have been prevented through affordable care.

For more information on the new Veterinary Care Center, click here.

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