For Clark, 154 rushing yards on 34 carries surely speaks for itself, as he led the Saints to a 30-7 victory.

When the ball is inside the 5-yard line, football strategy is fairly universal. On the opposing team’s goal line, punch it in; from your own goal line, protect the ball and play it safe.

The way Lee Coppock sees it, the stats aren’t that important. The Covenant quarterback might be the area’s most prolific passer, but he’s just doing what he has to do.

But a slugfest is exactly what happened Thursday evening between St. Anne’s-Belfield and Covenant in an LIS volleyball match as the Eagles stopped the Saints 3-2 (22-25, 26-24, 22-25, 25-20, 15-9).

With 373 passing yards and four touchdowns from McGee, Collegiate downed St. Anne’s-Belfield on the road Friday 37-14.

On Friday night, the Saints employed a similar technique, scoring 26 second-half points on their way to a 26-7 win against Virginia Episcopal.

With the addition of two courts at the new downtown ACAC and a planned five-court facility at St. Anne’s-Belfield, the sport that originated in England appears to be on the rise among area players of all ages.

It took an entire half for the St. Anne’s-Belfield offense to get rolling, but once it got started, it was awfully tough to stop Friday night as the Saints defeated Trinity Episcopal 28-0 in their first home game of the 2009 season.

Behind strong efforts from Alex Howerton and Sallie Cathcart, the Covenant volleyball team defeated St. Anne’s-Belfield 3-1 (25-18, 25-11, 17-25, 25-20) on Wednesday night.

Fork Union made sure it didn’t need any late-game heroics this year, as it jumped out early and dispatched past the Saints 29-0 on Friday afternoon.

One year later, Speidel is back on the field with a renewed commitment to the game. He’ll take the football field for the first time since that loss today when the Saints visit Fork Union for their season opener.

For the first time in three years, the St. Anne’s-Belfield football team enters the season without a state championship to defend.

Rich Little has been appointed as interim head coach at Covenant, replacing newly-hired Dan Baranik, who resigned earlier this summer, citing personal reasons.

The old coaches will tell you after they retire that it wasn’t all about the wins and losses, but rather how they influenced others and what impact they had on their sport.

Doug Tarring, the winningest high school lacrosse coach in state history, has ended his illustrious career after 37 years at St. Anne’s-Belfield.