On “Sea of Blue” night at Eddie Dean Field on Friday, it was Madison County’s ground game that led to a 35-0 victory over visiting Nelson County.

Powhatan cruised past the depleted Mustangs, 56-6, behind the one-two punch of quarterback Shawn Minor and running back Landen Bradley, to win for the second straight year.

Sophomore quarterback Simon Pendleton threw for 303 yards and four touchdowns and Alquan Newman rushed for 85 yards and a score as the Cyclones blew away William Monroe 38-7 Friday night.

CHS, using a balanced attack and opportunistic defense, broke to an early lead and held off the Patriots 28-13.

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

After being held scoreless through the first 47:16 of game time, however, Monticello converted goals on short corners No. 6, 7 and 9 to defeat Charlottesville 3-0 at home.

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.

The Warriors, coming off a successful tournament in Herndon last week, took the momentum into Tuesday’s game, edging the Hornets
1-0.

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.

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).

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.

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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.

On Wednesday night, however, it was a veteran Western Albemarle team that looked like the champs, defeating the Patriots 25-19, 25-20, 25-22 in front of an energetic home crowd.

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.