It has been a while, but Charlottesville’s Raymond Parker is glad to be back on a football field.

A team’s offense is only as good as it’s offensive line, and if Fork Union’s first two games are any indication, the Blue Devils are in for a good year.

He wasn’t the only Blue Devil feeling a little beat-up, though, as Orange County came to town and routed their old rivals 48-8.

Huguenot’s Quinton Watson intercepted Tyler Moneymaker’s fourth-down pass with three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, dashing any hopes of a Monticello comeback in a hard-fought 26-20 victory for the visiting Falcons on Friday night.

Western Albemarle never led by fewer than two touchdowns after the first quarter despite its seven turnovers en route to a 42-7 victory over Albemarle.

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.

Senior Logan Terrell led the Mountaineers with 126 yards on nine attempts and four touchdowns in Madison County’s 57-7 win.

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.

Despite losing all but two of its starters from last year’s team that advanced to the state semifinals, Monticello looked like it never missed a beat in its 38-7 season-opening win over rival Albemarle.

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.

After opening the season with a 35-point first quarter explosion last week against Waynesboro, Western Albemarle took a little longer getting started Friday night against visiting Turner Ashby.

The cast of characters is completely different, but the results were just the same.

Devante White quickly answered those questions by guiding the Leemen to a 36-14 victory over Charlottesville on Friday night.

For the past two seasons, Glover has played behind standouts Sam Roller and Chris Coiner, who led the Monticello defense to back-to-back Jefferson District and Division 3, Region II championships, including a Group AA title run in 2007.

The Flying Flucos found themselves in the middle of a weather system during their 26-8 victory over Prince Edward County in their season opener. Fortunately, they had just the weapon they needed in Fork Union transfer T.J. Dudley, who drove the running game in the sloppy conditions.

Western Albemarle started its season off with a bang on Friday night, scoring 35 first-quarter points en route to a 49-0 defeat of Waynesboro.

Western Albemarle’s senior leadership paved the way for a decisive 49-0 season-opening shutout over visiting Waynesboro on Friday, and head coach Ed Pierce hopes the trend continues.

With the aid of three non-offensive touchdowns and a strong rushing effort from tailback Chris Shifflett, Covenant defeated Norfolk Christian 40-28 Friday afternoon on a rain-soaked field.

Now, with his grades in order, White has earned a spot in the starting lineup and has been named one of the Warriors’ captains.

Wendell Green enters his first season as head coach at Albemarle, as former head man Rick Vrhovac stepped down after his 2008 squad finished 4-6 overall and 2-5 in the Commonwealth District. Gone from last year’s roster are starting quarterback Jeremy Robinson, receivers Zach Vrhovac and Tyler Molinaro and key linemen Jon Pfeifer and Will Gimble.

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.

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

As a defensive lineman for the Bears between 1961 and 1965, when Jimmy Hollins saw the awards on display, he was inspired to give them a proper home.

The idea has since come to fruition, and Western Albemarle was the site of the second week of the Central Virginia 7-on-7 Passing League, with two games played on Wednesday night.

The historic old gate that leads into Fork Union Military Academy served as a time machine for football great Vinny Testaverde last Friday evening when he returned for induction into the school’s sports hall of fame.

After an hour-long meeting Tuesday morning, Patriots athletic director Deb Tyson named Wendell Green interim coach.

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

After a one-year absence, the Virginia Group AAA football championships will be back at UVa’s Scott Stadium in the fall.

The three-month search for the next Covenant football coach officially came to an end on Monday evening as the Eagles introduced the newest member of their family, Dan Baranik to the public.

Fork Union’s Mark Shuman, considered one of the top offensive tackle prospects in the nation, committed on Wednesday to play for Virginia Tech.