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Enjoy the complete history of Handley football from 1919 to the present
Recap of 2025:
We had another stellar year in 2025, only losing 2 games and advancing to
the region semi finals .In the summer our starting quarterback, who was injured
in the last game last year, got injured again and had to sit out the whole
year.
We started on the road at Eastern View and won 23-6. The score was only 8-3
at half. Our second game was on the road also at Liberty. We built up a 33-0
halftime lead and coasted 46-16. Our first home game was against Brentsville
and even though they scored first and led 6-0 at the end of the first quarter,
we caught fire in the second quarter and coasted to a 42-12 win. Next we
traveled to Skyline. We led 19-7 at half and wound up winning 41-7.
Musselman and Harrisonburg dropped us this year. So in our next game we
faced an unfamiliar opponent in Westmoreland at Home. It was no contest and we
won 42-0.
Every now and then a team has a bad game. We faced Kettle Run at home in our
6th game and practically gave the game away. We gave up 7 turnovers,
among them 3 pick 6’s. We were shut out and lost 34-0. Despite this, we led the
game in total yardage 219-112.
We rebounded the following week at home by blanking Manassas Park 42-0. This
was a strange game—Manassas Park refused to play in the second half, so the
game ended in just 2 quarters,
In our next game at Sherando defense was the name of the game. All the
scoring came in the first two quarters. It was tied at the end of the first
quarter, then we scored in the second quarter to lead at half 14-7. That was
the final score.. We out rushed them 198 to 30.
In a tight game on the road at James Wood, we trailed 21-13 at half, then
outscored them 15-2 in the second half to win 35-23. We out rushed them
289-143. In this game we also won the Apple Cup which is awarded to the best team
in the area.
In our last regular season game at home against Millbrook we built up a 28-0
halftime lead and coasted 62-21. We won the NW district class 4 title and
finished the regular season 9-1.
In the region quarter final we faced Liberty at home. We led 27-0 at half
and beat them soundly again 48-0.
We faced a tough Jefferson Forest team for the first time in our long
history. We led 10-7 at the half and after a scoreless 3rd quarter,
disaster struck. Late in the game Jefferson Forest block a punt deep in our
territory and on a 4rth and one from our goal line they scored with 1:54 left
to play. We still weren’t done, as we used up the final seconds and advanced in
their territory before an interception ended the game. A great season ended
with a record of 10-2.
2025 SCHEDULE
Aug 29 Handley 23 @ Eastern View 9 7:00pm
Sept. 5 Handley 46 @ Liberty 16 7:00pm
Sept. 13 Handley 42 Brentsville 12 1:00
Sept.19 Handley 41 @ Skyline 7 7:00pm
Sept. 27 Handley 42 Westmoreland 0 1:00pm
Oct 3 Off Week
Oct. 11 Kettle Run 34 Handley 0 1:00 PM
Oct. Handley 42 Manassas Park 0 1:00 PM
Oct. 24 Handley 14 @ Sherando 7 7:00PM
Oct. 31 Handley 35 @ James Wood 23 7:00pm
Nov. 8 Handley 62 Millbrook 21 1:00PM
Nov.15 Handley 48 Liberty 0 Region D Quarterfinal @ Handley
Nov. 22 Jefferson Forest 14 @ Handley 10 Region D Semi Final
Five CVAL (Cumberland Valley Athletic League) Titles
Six District 5 Titles
One District 10 Title
20 Northwestern District Tournament Titles
1 C0-Championship, Commonwealth District Title (1970) AAA
1 Co-Quarter State Championship (1949)
8 Regional Titles
8 Times In State Playoffs
2 State Titles
Teams Handley Has Played Since 1919. Handley was Winchester High from 1919-1923.
Team Won Lost Tie First, Last Year Played
Albemarle 2 2 0 1970,1981
Allegany, Md 5 11 0 1929,1957
Alumni 2 2 0 1931(2x),1932,1950
Augusta Military 0 1 0 1924
Anacostia DC 1 2 0 1940,1942
Beall MD 5 0 0 1955,1967
B. Springs WVA 11 0 0 1929,1945
Berryville High School 1 0 0 1919
Blacksburg 1 0 0 1984, State Final Won 28-16
Brentsville 10 1 0 2003,2025
Briar Woods 1 1 0 2009,2010
Brookville 0 1 0 1999, State Semi-Final, Lost 14-6
Broad Run 20 6 0 1974,2002
Broadway 8 2 0 1955,2004 (2004, Region Semi, Won 10-0
Bruton 0 1 0 2009, Lost State Semi, 10-7
Calvin Coolidge 1 0 0 1941
Caroline 1 0 0 1993, Region Final Won 10-7
Central DC 0 1 0 1924
Central, Woodstock 4 0 0 2005,2008
Chambersburg, Pa 5 1 0 1919,1925
Chantilly 1 0 0 1974
Charles Town, WVA 7 3 2 1925,1941
Charlotte Hall, MD 1 0 1 1922,1923
Clarke County 22 8 1 1955,2018. Not included is the 1919 game which Handley won 75-0. Clarke was then Berryville High
Clifton Forge 5 1 0 1946,1951
Courtland 1 1 0 1981, Region Semi Lost 17-10 in overtime, 1984 Region Final Won 14-9
Covington 2 4 0 1946, 1951
Culpepper 3 2 1 1982,2021
Davis WVA 0 1 0 1932
Dominion 2 0 0 2011,2012
Eastern View 1 2 0 2013,2025
Falls Church 2 0 1 1947, 1949
Fairfax 2 2 0 1944,1959
Fauquier 22 11 0 1963, 2024
Fishburne Military 0 0 1 1924
Fluvanna 1 0 0 1999, Region Semi, Won 31-22
Fort Defiance 1 0 0 1998, Region Semi, Won 28-17
Fort Hill MD 4 12 1 1937,1960
Frederick MD 3 3 0 1921,1958
Front Royal HS 2 0 0 1919 (2x)
Garfield 3 1 0 1970,1973
Gainesville 1 0 0 2022
Gate City 1 0 0 1994, State Final Won 12-7
George Mason 9 5 0 1960, 1979
Goochland 1 0 0 2009, Region Semi, Won 30-20
Hagerstown MD 11 12 1 1921,1956
Hagerstown North 1 0 0 1957
Hagerstown South 3 0 0 1957,1959
Harpers Ferry WVA 3 0 0 1925,1929
Harrisonburg 52 32 3 1922,2024, Region Semi, 1987, lost 34-22, Region Semi 1996, lost 28-21, Region Final 1978 Lost 10-3, Region Final 1999 Won 31-7
Heritage, Leesburg 2 0 0 2005, 2006
Herndon 3 4 1 1960,1967
James Monroe 6 9 2 1938,1984, Region Final 1984 Won 7-6
James Wood 44 19 1 1962, 2025
Jefferson County 0 2 0 2016
Jefferson Forest 0 1 0 2025 Region D Semi Final L 14010
John Mosby 1 0 0 1961
Keyser WVA 0 1 0 1925
Kettle Run 3 13 0 2009,2025
King George 0 1 0 1988, Region Semi Lost 17-14
Lane (Charlottesville) 1 3 0 1970,1973
Lee (Springfield) 1 1 0 1958, 1959
Leesburg HS 2 0 0 1928,1929
Lexington 6 1 2 1946,1954
Liberty 12 15 0 1994, 2025 (2011 Region Quarter, Lost 28-14) (2013 Conference 4A First round, lost 49-47)(Region D Quarterfinal Won 48-0 2025)
Loudoun County 27 17 0 1955,2021 (Region Quarterfinal Lost 21-6 2021, Region quarterfinal lost 42-13 2022)
Loudoun Valley 26 16 0 1964,2019 (region quarter L 13-9, 2019)
Luray 3 1 1 1922,1935
Manassas Park 1 0 0 2025
Martinsburg WVA 30 23 6 1919, 2012 Includes 2 games each in 1919 and 1920 before Handley entered the CVAL.
Matoaca 0 1 0 1993, State Semi, Lost 28-10
McKinley Tech DC 0 3 1 1930,1933
Millbrook 16 8 0 2003, 2025, Region Semi Won 2009 24-13, Region Quarterfinal 2023 Won 21-7
Mills Godwin 1 0 0 1984, State Semi Won 14-9
MMA 1 3 0 1915,1926
Montevideo 1 0 0 1955
Monticello 1 3 0 2005, 2010, Region Semi 2005 Lost 31-30, Region Semi 2007 Lost 21-17, Region Final 2008, Lost 27-14, Region Semi 2010 Won 19-0
Musselman WVA 3 4 0 1992, 2024
Natural Bridge 3 1 0 1951,1954
Nottoway 1 1 0 1994, 1998, State Semi 1994 Won 33-8, State Semi 1998 Lost 18-13
Orange County 3 0 0 Region Semi 1979 Won 35-11, Region Final 1994 Won 38-9
Osbourn 14 8 0 1970,1995
Osbourn Park 5 1 0 1978,1983
Park View 12 13 0 1976, 2009, Region Final 2009 Won 33-7
Poquoson 0 2 0 2004, State Semi Lost 36-34, State Semi 2010, Lost 10-3
Potomac Falls 1 1 0 1999, 2000
RMA 12 2 1 1920,1938
Robert Lee (Staunton) 16 3 2 1922, 1994, Region Semi 1994 Won 30-0,Region Semi 2000, Won 19-16
Rockbridge 2 1 0 2004 Region Semi Won 31-28, Region Semi Won 2005, 35-13, Region Semi 2006 Lost 20-6
Rock Ridge 1 0 0
Romney Deaf 1 0 0 1939
Romney HS 2 1 0 1943,1945
Salem 0 2 0 1924, Region Semifinal Lost 42-0, 2023, Region Quarterfinal 2024 Lost 31-28
Sherando 14 17 0 1994,2025
Skyline 12 4 0 2007,2025
Southampton 1 0 0 1999, State Semi Won 59-13
Spotsylvania 0 1 0 1977, Region Semi Lost 21-6
Spotswood 2 0 0 2022
St. Johns (Petersburg WVA) 1 0 0 1928
St. Stephens (Alexandria) 1 0 0 1975
Stafford 4 2 0 1968,1973
Stonewall Jackson, Manassas 2 2 0 1970,1973
Strasburg 5 1 0 2001,2006
SVA 0 6 4 1914,1932
Turner Ashby 4 2 0 1974,2005, Region Final 2000, Lost 9-7, Region Final 2005, Lost 22-21
Tuscarora 0 1 0 2020 region semi final lost 56-0
VSDB (Staunton) 1 1 0 1920,1923
Warren County 61 12 1 1944, 2024, Region Final 2010 Won 49-20
Washington WVA 4 0 0 2011,2014
Washington and Lee 1 2 1 1933,1936
Wash. and Lee Frosh 0 1 0 1924
Waynesboro PA 6 9 1 1921,1937
Waynesboro VA 11 2 0 1994, 1998, Region Semi 1993 Won 23-14, Region Final 1998, Won 20-13
Westmoreland 1 0 0 2025
Westminster MD 2 5 0 1956,1962
Western Albemarle 2 1 0 Region Final 1979 Lost 40-6, Region Semi 1981 Won 34-17, Region Quarter 2010 Won 30-7
William Byrd 0 1 0 1948, Handley's first playoff game, Lost 26-13
William Fleming 0 0 1 1949, Handley's second playoff game, tie
Wilson Memorial 6 0 1 1948,1954
Woodbridge 3 1 0 1970,1973
Woodward Prep DC 1 0 0 1946
Woodstock HS 1 0 0 1915
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