The first week of the high school football season in Southwest Virginia brought already some of the biggest headlines of the year, from Carroll County beating Christiansburg for the first time in 32 years to Salem’s barn burner against E.C. Glass to Liberty snapping its 37-game losing streak.

Expect more headlines to be made this week as non-district matchups and new head-to-head series kick off. Some truly telling games — where we’ll learn who’s for real and who’s for not — will unfold.

Here are five Timesland football games to watch in Week 2.

Brookville (1-0) at Alleghany (0-0)

The Cougars didn’t play Week 1, getting their open week to start the season, so they’ll likely be itching to hit the field.

The Bees are no slouch, although two years removed from a winning season, beating A

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