The first ever home ACC game for Stanford did not go the way that they expected it to. In what was a very hot Saturday afternoon at The Farm, the Cardinal (2-3, 1-2 ACC) hosted the Virginia Tech Hokies (3-3, 1-1 ACC) in their first home game in three weeks, but came up short in the 31-7 loss.
Without quarterback Ashton Daniels, who was out due to an injury, the Cardinal turned to Justin Lamson who held it down, going 13-for-24 for 103 yards while also throwing an interception.
“I think Justin is a gritty, tough kid,” head coach Troy Taylor said after the game. “He’ll give you everything he possibly can. I know he didn’t play probably his best, but I thought he gave it all and left it all on the field. When you come up short, you certainly can sense that we needed to play better in all three areas. He would have liked to have played better, but I thought he was tough and gritty.”
The scoring started with a nine yard touchdown pass from Virginia Tech’s Kyron Drones to Stephen Gosnell with 6:33 remaining in the first quarter. The Hokies were then able to take complete control of the game, never once trailing, and took home the victory to snap a two game losing streak.
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After both sides tightened up and played good defense, the Hokies then extended their lead with 1:54 left in the first half when running back Bhayshul Tuten carried the ball seven yards into the end zone after a good drive from the Hokies and after the successful PAT from kicker John Love, the Cardinal found themselves down 14-0.
Choosing to defer, the Hokies got the ball to start the second half and started fast, with receiver Da’Quan Felton catching a 55-yard touchdown from Drones to extend it to 21-0. However, the Cardinal would get on the board later in the third quarter. With one minute left, Elic Ayomanor caught a touchdown pass but instead of it being thrown by the quarterback, running back Micah Ford threw the TD out of the wildcat formation.
“Yeah, we just felt like we tried to utilize him in this game as one of our weapons,” Taylor said. “He’s a versatile guy, obviously he can throw it and run, smart kid, so we thought we’d try and expand (our offense) and give ourselves a chance.”
In the fourth quarter, Drones added one more touchdown to the Hokies scoreboard, driving the Hokies down the field before running the ball in himself for a two yard score with 7:28 left in the game. Josh Love then made a 46-yard field goal to make it 31-7, sending the Hokies back to Blacksburg with a win.
Defensively, the Cardinal saw a handful of standout players, but particularly got big plays out of linebacker Tristan Sinclair led the team with 12 tackles, making six solo and a half tackle for loss. Gaethan Bernadel, Sinclair’s linebacker partner, was tied for second with safety Scotty Edwards with 10 tackles.
Signs that say, “Don’t Fairfax Me” and “Vote No” are appearing in rural parts of Virginia in opposition to gerrymandered maps being voted on in a special election.
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‘Don’t Fairfax Me’: Northern Virginians fight redistricting plan
As the special election that will determine the fate of a plan to redraw Virginia’s congressional districts approaches, the state’s largest jurisdiction has started being referenced as a verb in messaging opposing the initiative.
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Signs that say, “Don’t Fairfax Me” and “Vote No” started appearing in rural parts of Virginia, Cardinal News reported. And on social media, Del. Wren Williams, whose district includes several counties in the southwestern portion of the state, defined “Fairfaxphobia.”
Early voting has been underway for weeks, but on April 21, voters will decide whether to OK a plan that would redraw Virginia’s congressional map. Currently, the state has elected six Democrats and five Republicans across its 11 districts. The proposed map could give Democrats a 10-1 advantage, experts say.
Virginia Democrats argue the step comes in response to President Donald Trump’s push for redistricting in Republican-led states. Republicans have been critical of the effort.
Williams is describing “Fairfaxphobia” as a fear that political power concentrated in Fairfax County will make decisions for the whole state and create policies impacting some communities that they can’t afford.
“We don’t want to be Fairfax County,” Williams told WTOP. “We don’t want skyscrapers. I don’t want to have to go somewhere outside and walk around to find some patches of grass to touch. I am interested in rural life, a little bit easier, a little bit simpler, a little bit more laid back, not as fast paced.”
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“Fairfaxphobia” graphic circulated to represent the fear that political power concentrated in Fairfax County will make decisions for the whole state. (Courtesy of Wren Williams)
As part of the proposed map, Williams said, “at least five districts run up and split up Fairfax County, which will eventually lead to five sitting congressional members from the county of Fairfax, and that’s just not representative of the entirety of the commonwealth.”
Jeannette, a longtime Northern Virginia resident, said people who live in the northern part of the state “are seen as an anomaly, maybe to the rest of Virginia, given our, I think, collective more liberal leaning. And I understand why they’re saying that, but I think we should separate that from the goal of the referendum.”
Dave Lincoln, meanwhile, said Friday he hadn’t heard about the signs in rural parts of the state but, “I guess it’s — we are what we are.”
Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell called the campaign disappointing, because “Fairfax County does a lot for the entire state. If it wasn’t for Fairfax, our state would have the economy of Mississippi.”
The “Don’t Fairfax Me” signs say they’re paid for and authorized by a political action committee called “New Vision VA.” Dominion Energy made a $25,000 donation to the PAC, according to the Virginia Public Access Project.
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Yves Fischer, who lives in Alexandria, said the messaging and advertising on the redistricting referendum are confusing.
For Tiffany, “I guess they’re saying ‘Don’t Fairfax’ Virginia, because obviously we are a much more educated, classy, professional, employed area, and we, of course, are going to vote ‘yes’ on this.”
In Springfield on Friday afternoon, Ann said she hadn’t seen or heard about the signs, but, “It should be a big ‘no.’ It’s not right. It’s not fair to most Virginians.”
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ABINGDON, Va. (WCYB) — The made in Southwest Virginia artisan and craft market returns April 11, 2026.
The Southwest Virginia Cultural Center in Abingdon will host more than 20 local artists.
Those artisans will offer demonstrations of their work and they’ll also be selling some of their crafts.
“We want to give this opportunity for community members to come out, as the weather is warming up and as spring is rolling around, to meet these makers and take home a little bit of Southwest Virginia,” Ryan Vaughan with the Friends of Southwest Virginia said.
A new West Virginia law aims to boost the state’s coal and natural gas sectors while more than tripling its electricity generation capacity to 50 gigawatts by 2050.
The measure, signed Thursday by Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey, is designed to turn West Virginia into an energy hub for the data center industry. By sending more electricity to the regional grid and leveraging his state’s relatively lax regulations, Morrisey and his allies are looking to lure data centers to the state, as well as power those beyond its borders.
“We know there’s virtually unlimited need for energy in our country,” Morrisey said at a bill signing of H.B. 5381. “PJM and our grid operators, they’re starving for states to step up and take the lead. And that’s what West Virginia is doing.”
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The new law calls for the state’s Office of Energy to produce rolling five-year plans to keep the state’s existing coal-fired power plants operating through 2050, while also developing new “baseload” energy powered by gas, nuclear, geothermal and hydrogen.
