With no one between her and the hoop, Stewart put up an easy layup to put Fluvanna over the top, 53-51.

For a quarter against Fluvanna County, the Hornets hit that stride again, and it was enough to put away the Flying Flucos 61-45 in both squads’ district opener.

Few seem willing to concede the crown to the Black Knights. And with good reason — the Jefferson District appears destined to be a dogfight again this year.

By all accounts, Charlottesville is the team to beat in the Jefferson District this season. And with good reason.

The All-Jefferson District volleyball team clearly showed that Western Albemarle is still the dominant squad in the district, but it also showed that a series of young, talented players are beginning to emerge at the schools that have played second fiddle to the Warriors the last few years.

The Western Albemarle volleyball team continued its reign in the Jefferson District, capturing its seventh consecutive district tournament championship on Saturday at William Monroe High.

Using its stingy defense and a well-balanced ground game, the Lions romped past the Flucos 42-3.

With their undefeated district record on the line, Monticello’s defense rose to the occasion to force a turnover on downs.  Bicknell then chose to make it a two-possession game with 56 seconds remaining and secure the difficult 28-13 victory.

With the win, the Flucos avenged an earlier loss to the Dragons and the teams are now tied for second place in the Jefferson District behind unbeaten Western Albemarle.

Both Western Albemarle and Fluvanna County run the spread. The Warriors ran it to perfection on offense and defended it exceptionally well on defense to rout the homestanding Flucos 35-0 on Friday.

Fluvanna County took advantage of a strong running game and a few costly Charlottesville turnovers to take an early lead that would hold up to give the Flucos their first Jefferson District win of the season on Friday night.

Rogers’ confidence in his young squad paid off. His team survived the Flucos’ rally to win the second game before winning a tightly-contested third game to take the match 3-0 in what was nothing short of a hostile environment.

A big reason for Albemarle’s success in its 35-13 win over Western Albemarle was the play of senior quarterback Jeremy Robinson.

After absorbing Goochland’s Wing-T clinic in the first half, Fluvanna County threw one counterpunch — a 17-play, 72-yard, six-minute drive to open the second half. It was the last blow the Flucos landed as Goochland rolled to a 33-7 victory.

With Mandy Klein and Kayla Walker up front, the Flucos showed some major potential in their 3-0 victory at home against Madison County Tuesday night.