The Duke’s Championship Preview: Strasburg vs Glenvar

12/13/25, Salem, VA- Strasburg heads back to Salem to take on Glenvar in the VHSL Class 2 State Championship for the final Dave’s Diversified Service Game of the Week on The River 95.3, Fox Sports Radio 1450, TheRiver953.com, and The River 95.3 app with coverage starting at 10:45 am for the Tana Hoffman-Sager Realty pregame show, 11:30 am kick-off.

The Rams earned the school’s sixth shot at their first title after another great season led by a stellar offensive and defensive line.

Strasburg’s running backs Quincy Williams, Linkyn Bosworth, and Brady Knight have seen massive holes all season long behind an offensive line that returns nearly every piece from last year’s State Championship Runner-Up squad.

Hutson Conrad, Jacob Stickley, Gage Gutierrez, and Jacob Britton have been incredible all year, and after Tadeo Bunch was sidelined due to injury, Cooper Miller has filled the role seamlessly.

Like nearly every game this season, the Rams will have a distinct size advantage in the trenches.

Poquoson attempted to match Strasburg’s strength with 4-Star 6’6″ 280 lb tackle Carter Jones and a few other larger lineman, but the Rams still dominated and seemed to use their opponent’s accolades as fuel to the fire.

Jones made little impact in the stat sheet and Strasburg often used his own aggression against him to force him out of position.

Strasburg’s starting unit averages 6’2″ 257 lbs while Glenvar’s defensive line usually features just three down lineman with the most utilized players averaging 6’0″ 236 lbs.

For comparison, Division-III Shenandoah University’s OL last year averaged 6’0″ 254 lbs.

The Highlanders also only have one player listed over 235 lb (Ryan Harris 6’3″ 300 lb sophomore) while the Rams bring nine players over the same threshold.

Size isn’t everything though and what the Highlanders lack in brute force, they make up for with one of the best passing attacks in Virginia led by the VHSL record holder for passing touchdowns in a career.

Brody Dawyot will be the most talented passer Strasburg has seen this season or the last few combined.

The 6’5″ 225 lb 3-star athlete tallied 2,557 yards and 37 passing touchdowns this season to go with 754 rushing yards and 19 rushing touchdowns.

Believe it or not, those numbers are actually a step-back from his junior season which totaled 2,964 passing yards, 49 passing touchdowns, 701 rushing yards, and 12 rushing touchdowns.

Dawyot’s play on the other hand did not take a step-back as the decrease in stats is due to hardly having to play in the second half this season thanks to some huge leads for the Highlanders.

In a stark contrast from the Strasburg T-formation, Glenvar spreads out the opposition and boasts a talented receiving corps including Brody’s brother Tre, the school’s receptions record holder Cooper Mullins, and multisport stand out Cale Vaughan (Roanoke College baseball commit).

According to WR Jace Forster’s X account, the Highlanders will be without one of their top weapons as he self-reported his injury sustained in the win over Union.

Defensively, Brody Dawyot is a menace setting the edge where he racked up over 30 sacks and 30 TFL the last two seasons.

Joining him along the DL is Nick Wilson, the reigning Regional Defensive Player of the Year and a 1st Team All State selection in 2024.

The Highlanders linebacking corps boasts 1st Team All State LB Vaughan and highlight reel Rawlin Hanks.

Strasburg will need to account for Hanks every play after he racked up 91 tackles, 5 INTs (2 pick sixes), and 8 TFL in the regular season.

While a passing offense is considered a must at the collegiate and professional levels, running the ball and winning at the line of scrimmage is still the recipe in high school football.

Strasburg should be able to do both of those things against Glenvar and the Rams defensive line has the ability to get pressure on Dawyot.

The UNC-Charlotte commit hasn’t lost since the 2024 State Semifinals after Graham’s heavy pressure led to 3 interceptions before their matchup with Strasburg.

I look for the Rams to replicate that gameplan defensively to force some turnovers, win time of possession with the running game, and celebrate the first State Championship in Strasburg history, Rams 28 – Glenvar 20.

Check out the latest Sports Dogs Podcast for more on the State Championship game, JMU’s CFP birth, and Regional Players of the Year selection.

The Duke’s Preview: Warren County vs Strasburg

Strasburg High School (1-1) hosts Warren County High School (0-1) in the Dave’s Diversified Services Game of the Week on The River 95.3, Fox Sports Radio 1450, theriver953.com and The River 95.3 app with the Tana Hoffman Pregame Show starting at 6:30 pm for the 7 pm kick-off.

Both team’s are itching to get back out on the field after an early bye week for the Wildcats and a tight loss to Broadway for the Rams.

Warren County’s Week 1 matchup against Rock Ridge came down to the final play with the opposing kicker draining a 40 yard field goal for the win.

The Wildcat’s offense looked improved in the loss compared to last season and included a 22 point 2nd quarter.

Warren County would not score after that quarter as the offense tapered off so sustaining that success will be key.

WR Nick Harlow stood out in the second quarter with two receiving touchdowns.

Harlow’s second score could have made an appearance on “You Got Mossed” after the Senior rose up over his defender for the contested catch.

Warren County’s offense appears to be a bit more advanced this season with more pre-snap movement and Wildcat formation opportunities for RB Blaise Skube.

Strasburg’s defense led by Sr linebacker Nathaniel Turner and an experienced defensive line will be up to the test and ready to get the taste of last week’s loss out of their mouth in front of the hometown fans.

The 28 point output by Broadway last weekend was not up to typical Strasburg standards as the Rams only opponent to eclipse that mark last season were the State Champions from Graham.

Strasburg seemed to make some good adjustments and allowed just one second half score while limiting star WR Uriah Rutan to just one catch.

The defensive front led by 2nd Team All State Sr. Jacob Stickley and one-man wrecking crew Sr. Hutson Conrad (6’4″ 250 lb.) appear to have the biggest advantage on the field when they go up against Warren County’s inexperienced offensive line.

The Wildcats have great potential, especially Soph OT Aiden Dunseath, but without a single senior, they will have to learn to play at the Varsity level on the fly.

The advantage on the trenches carries over to Strasburg’s offense as well thanks to experience including two All State selections (Britton and Gage Gutierrez).

Coach Josh Breeden’s defense will have to figure out the Strasburg T-formation but did have two weeks to prepare thanks to the bye week.

Leading the rushing attack is Quincy Williams who has over 300 rushing yards in just two games and was the Sports Dogs Podcast Week 1 Player of the Week.

Brady Knight continues to improve at the position after playing TE last season and wracked up 85 yards vs the Gobblers.

Chasing around those backs for Warren County is the Texan Tackling Machine Frank Nelson and Edge Nehemiah Carter.

Nelson looked very aggressive and physical against Rock Ridge while Carter’s versatility and athleticism shine to help him maintain the outside.

I look for both teams to come out fired up after losses and for Warren County to try some trickeration early in the game to try to get Strasburg on their heals.

The Rams have started a bit shaky in two straight weeks before settling down for strong second halves so the Wildcats will look to exploit that.

Strasburg should be able to use their experience and the homefield advantage to weather an early storm and get some momentum.

Coach Lamb and Co. will want to see 4 quarters of football from his squad for the first time this year and I think he will for a big Rams win, 36-14.

For a preview of all the area Week 3 games, a recap of Week 2, and more, check out the latest Sports Dogs Podcast here.