SUFFOLK, Va. — High school football reaches its regional championship weekend, and nine local teams remain in the hunt for state titles. One of the marquee matchups comes in Class 5 Region B, where King’s Fork hosts two-time defending region champion—and reigning state champion—Maury.

Both teams enter Friday night at 11-1 after convincing semifinal wins. King’s Fork punched its ticket with a victory over Bethel, while Maury continued its postseason surge. The meeting marks a rematch of last year’s region final, a game Maury won on its home field to end the Bulldogs’ season.

This time, King’s Fork gets the showdown in Suffolk—and head coach Anthony Joffrion saw it coming months ago.

“Maury, you know they have the throne right now,” Joffrion said. “Great coaches, but when you guys intervi

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