Reigning VISAA Division II state champion North Cross (Roanoke, VA) kicked off its 2020 season last week, defeating the Virginia Spartans by a score of 69-0. University of Virginia-bound senior James Jackson, who stars at linebacker and wide receiver for the Raiders, was happy to be playing again in a time when coronavirus concerns have prevented many of his future UVA teammates from doing the same.

UVA football commit James Jackson ~ Photo credit: Ryan Hunt, Special to the Roanoke Times