Western Albemarle football coach Ed Pierce doesn’t have to think too far back to remember how it feels to finish a regular season undefeated. Pierce led his 2003 team to a perfect 10-0 record, Jefferson District championship and appearance in the postseason.

In the Jefferson District, there is one team that has run the table in volleyball - Western Albemarle.

Woodberry Forest excelled in all facets of the game during its 28-7 win over Prep League foe Fork Union on Saturday.

The Tigers shut down the visiting Blue Devils and let their offense do the rest in a 28-7 win on a beautiful day at Johnson Stadium at Hanes Field.

The Mountaineers’ defense sacked Page County quarterback Dakota Wolf nine times on their way to a 35-6 win Friday night.

Coe was able to eclipse the 100-yard mark with ease for the fourth time this season as the Barons defeated the Eagles 33-6 to earn their first Old Dominion Football Conference victory.

Western again got a huge game from senior quarterback Stephen Schuler as the Warriors knocked off the visiting Lions, 26-7, in front of an enthusiastic crowd.

The Warriors added another less than five minutes later on their way to a 2-0 victory at home.

Covenant had other ideas and added a late second half goal to tie and send the game into overtime, eventually ending the game in a 2-2 draw on a beautiful early fall afternoon.

For the sixth consecutive season, Western Albemarle was presented with the Jefferson District championship trophy after an impressive 20-stroke victory over runner-up Monticello, 317-337 on Monday at Lake of the Woods golf course.

Schuler had a hand in all five of the Warriors’ touchdowns in the 34-21 win. He passed for four touchdowns and ran for another, racking up 267 passing yards.

Louisa County used a balanced rushing attack and a complete team effort on Friday night to roll past William Monroe, 56-0.

Luray was able to catch visiting Madison County napping early Friday night, but the Mountaineers woke up in time to take a 28-20 win back over the mountain.

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.

Western Albemarle used an explosive offense, combined with some timely stops on defense to get past a pesky Fluvanna County team in its Jefferson District opener on Friday night.

Two-time defending district champion Monticello will begin its bid for an impressive third consecutive league title at Orange (1-2) tonight.

The Albemarle volleyball team got off to a slow start on Tuesday night, dropping the first game to Commonwealth District opponent Riverbend. The Patriots would rebound and take the next three games and eventually the match, 3-1 (23-25, 25-16,
25-20, 25-23).

St. Anne’s immediately set about proving itself worthy of the ranking. Dustin Baellow and Mike Abel scored in the first 20 minutes as the Saints defeated the visiting Tigers 3-1 on a rainy afternoon.

The win was much-needed — in fact, the Black Knights hadn’t won since beating William Monroe last September.

Buckingham County’s best offensive play against Fluvanna County didn’t come out of coach Craig Gill’s playbook.

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.