Western Albemarle bounced back from an early deficit against Orange County to cruise to a Jefferson District win on Friday, keeping its perfect record intact.

Albemarle’s struggles continued on Friday night, as the Patriots fell to visiting Mountain View, 45-12.

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.

Tonight’s Jefferson District matchup pitting Orange County against Western Albemarle will mark the final home game for what Warriors coach Ed Pierce calls “a remarkable group” of seniors.

Louisa County’s Chris Springer and Western Albemarle’s Emily Moffett won this years Jefferson District cross country meet at Panorama Farms.

In Friday’s match-up between St. Anne’s-Belfield and Covenant, though, plays from inside the five included three turnovers and two plays for a combined 128 yards. In a sloppy, yet thrilling contest, St. Anne’s made more positives from those plays than Covenant, and that determined the Saints’ 35-21 win.

Goochland used its staunch defense – which came up with a pair of goal-line stands — to get past rival Louisa County in an important Jefferson District matchup on Friday night.

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.

Three proved to be the magic number for Monticello on Friday night, as senior running back C.J. Page — who wears that digit as his uniform number — exploded for three of his four touchdowns in the third quarter to propel the Mustangs to a 34-14 victory against Charlottesville, their fifth straight over the Black Knights.

After Madison County’s 35-14 win over George Mason, senior A.J. Butler was lugging a big blue sledgehammer around the field.

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).

Nothing follows up an important, emotional win like another one. Ask coach Mark Ragland, whose Albemarle volleyball team knocked off Brooke Point on senior night, 3-1 (25-8, 25-9, 17-25, 25-11) to clinch the school’s first outright regular season Commonwealth District title since 2002 on Tuesday.

Western Albemarle has established its place at the top of the Jefferson District, going unbeaten in its first seven games. The battle for second place is heating up though, with a pair of one-loss teams — Louisa County and Goochland, which are set to play Friday night.

Central Virginia had its own version of Monday Night Football in Crozet, and Western Albemarle used a late rally to hold off Monticello, 28-6, in a make-up of Friday’s washed-out affair.

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

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

Orange County exploded in the second quarter Friday night to pull away and beat visiting William Monroe 44-3 in a Jefferson District showdown.

Dillon Hollins, making a surprise start at quarterback, scored two first-quarter touchdowns to get Louisa County off to a quick start, and the Lions rolled to a 46-6 homecoming victory over Charlottesville on Friday night.

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

Much of Louisa County’s success this season has come from the defensive side of the ball, which is led by a strong group of linebackers.

Where Missy Dudley-Heft goes, crowds follow.

In Williamsburg, the Western Albemarle golf team shot a 311 on the second day of the Group AA golf tournament and a 612 overall to finish in fifth place over two days.

Western was able to move the ball effectively behind quarterback Stephen Schuler and running back Adam Diehl, who combined for 122 rushing yards in the game.

Western prevailed 27-13 to remain unbeaten on the season and send CHS to its first Jefferson District loss.

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.

When the dust settled, Louisa came away with a hard-fought 19-16 overtime victory on a one-yard plunge from Andre Mealy.

One measure of a good team is how well it responds to adversity. Well, Western Albemarle passed its toughest test of the season — against a good Charlottesville team — with flying colors.

Madison County served notice to every Bull Run District opponent Friday night: The Mountaineers have a passing game, and they will use it.

After defeating Orange in the Hornets’ homecoming game a week ago, Goochland did the same Friday evening to Monticello, running for a whopping 340 yards in an equally stunning 59-34 victory.