There is something about a Friday night in the fall.
The lights come on. The band starts warming up. Families begin filling the stands. Students gather with friends, and across the greater Manassas area, high school sports bring the community together again.
For Manassas, that means more than one high school.
Osbourn High School and Seton School, a private school, serve the City of Manassas. The City of Manassas Park is home to Manassas Park High School. In Prince William County, Unity Reed, Osbourn Park, Brentsville, Colgan, and Patriot High Schools help make up the greater Manassas area.
Different schools. Different jurisdictions. One community.
Tonight — Friday, Aug. 28
Osbourn 14 vs. Colgan 17 FINAL
7 p.m. — Osbourn High School, Manassas
Unity Reed 7 vs. Potomac Senior 13 FINAL
7 p.m. — Unity Reed High School, Manassas
Osbourn Park 14 at Freedom 0 FINAL
7 p.m. — Freedom High School, Woodbridge
Manassas Park 45 at Fauquier 63 FINAL
7 p.m. — Fauquier High School, Warrenton
Patriot 33 at Westfield 36 FINAL
7 p.m. — Westfield High School, Chantilly
Brentsville District does not play varsity football tonight. The Tigers return to action Thursday, Sept. 3, at home against Briar Woods.
Seton School does not field a football team, but its fall sports include boys soccer, girls volleyball, girls tennis and cross-country.
Football is only one part of a busy fall calendar. Volleyball, field hockey, cross-country, golf, tennis and other sports are already getting underway across the area.
Two Sports to Watch This Fall
This season also brings two growing sports into a bigger spotlight.
Boys volleyball makes its debut as a sanctioned varsity sport across PWCS high schools for the 2026-27 school year.
Girls flag football is also back with a bigger role. After beginning at the club level last fall, it is now a permanent fall sport across the division. Brentsville District won the inaugural PWCS championship last season.
The Manassas Journal will follow both sports, along with football, volleyball, field hockey, cross-country, golf, tennis and the rest of the fall season.
And none of it happens without the many people who make high school sports possible.
The band member performing on the field. The student team manager or assistant helping coaches and athletes. The cheerleader on the sideline. The CTE student contributing behind the scenes. The art student creating signs and displays. The student photographer documenting the night. The volunteer working the concession stand. The teacher staying late. The coach arriving early. The parent in the stands. The athletic trainer keeping students safe. And the student-athletes who put on their school colors and represent their community.
They all play a part.
So wherever you live in the greater Manassas area, and whatever school colors you wear, come out and support your local schools this fall.
Fall sports are here.
Let’s fill the stands.
