Entering the game on a two-game skid, Fluvanna County was eager to get back to their winning ways. Thanks to a potent running attack and a gritty performance from quarterback Ryan Foster, the Flying Flucos did just that Friday night in front of the Charlottesville home crowd, defeating the Black Knights 33-22.

The Bulldogs, powered by an explosive ground game and stingy defense, reeled off their third straight road win, dispatching the Flucos 21-7.

In the Jefferson District, there is one team that has run the table in volleyball - Western Albemarle.

Western Albemarle used an explosive offense, combined with some timely stops on defense to get past a pesky Fluvanna County team in its Jefferson District opener on Friday night.

Buckingham County’s best offensive play against Fluvanna County didn’t come out of coach Craig Gill’s playbook.

The defending Jefferson District champion Warriors, though, held strong as the fourth set went to the limit, finally grabbing the set and the match, 3-1 (25-19, 25-23, 23-25, 28-26).

In the third overtime against Fluvanna, Logan Terrell took a handoff from Dustin Kirby and ran three yards for the 26-20 win Friday night.

With new coaches (William Monroe and Fluvanna) as well as a new team (Goochland) there are a lot of unknowns in the Jefferson District this season.

Two first-place finishes from Tyler Stutzman lifted Western Albemarle to a repeat Group AA boys outdoor track championship.

Enrollment changes will knock several area high schools down to lower divisions for the 2009 and 2010 football seasons.

The Spartans were the ones able to redeem themselves Wednesday night, handling Fluvanna 3-0 to earn a date with Potomac Falls or Brentsville District on Friday.

The Louisa County boys outdoor track team picked up where it left off after winning the Jefferson District title, capturing the Region II crown earlier this week.

Von Storch outfought Fluvanna defender Cameron Zullo, took a dribble and slid the ball past goalkeeper Emily Brown for the goal that sewed up the Black Knights’ 3-1 victory in the Jefferson District final on Thursday.

When all was said and done, the Warriors held on in a wild 10-inning thriller, 4-3, to advance to Thursday’s district championship game.

Charlottesville’s Henry Von Storch played the role of hero, netting a breathtaking goal from 23 yards out to topple top-seeded Fluvanna County 2-1 in overtime and send the Black Knights to the Jefferson District final.