Jameel Sewell is counting down the days.

After a 42-7 win over Charlottesville on Friday night, the postseason has officially begun for the Monticello football team after an unbeaten Jefferson District season.

With just under a minute to play in the extra period, sophomore Kayla Hooper found the back of the cage off a nifty feed from Erika Elford as the Hornets prevailed 1-0 in a thrilling finish.

The Warriors (4-5, 3-2 JD) forced five Charlottesville turnovers and held the Black Knights to 48 yards of total offense in a decisive 41-0 romp.

For the second time in a year, former Charlottesville High standout Andrea Barbour has left the women’s basketball team at Virginia Tech.

Fluvanna County took advantage of a strong running game and a few costly Charlottesville turnovers to take an early lead that would hold up to give the Flucos their first Jefferson District win of the season on Friday night.

Last week at the Birdwood Golf course, Albemarle’s squad wrapped up its sixth consecutive district crown with a four-stroke victory over Colonial Forge.

The Charlottesville football team is going through an adjustment period, and hopes to get on track tonight as it travels to Albemarle (1-1).

Up against two-time defending Group AA, Division 4 champion Amherst County, the Lancers’ power rushing attack took it to the Black Knights, paving the way for a 42-6 victory.

Look up just about any state record by a VHSL girls soccer player and most likely that mark will be owned by the same person: Emily Perrin.

High school football practices got underway this week and area coaches are excited about the season’s prospects. Among them is first-year Charlottesville High coach Chris Fraser, who took over the program from longtime coach Garwin DeBerry.

It appears that Albemarle’s baseball team isn’t the only squad that came out on the short end of Mother Nature’s stick. Charlottesville’s girls soccer team’s state quarterfinal battle with Courtland was called a 1-0 Courtland victory after a thunderstorm delay of nearly three hours. There were 38 minutes left on the clock when the game was delayed, but those 38 minutes won’t ever be played.

Charlottesville’s girls soccer season came to a halt Wednesday night by way of a series of severe thunderstorms that swept across the state.

Western Albemarle’s girls lacrosse team has tried to increase participation in the Run for Autism 5K by issuing the Golden Stick Challenge to other local high school teams.

In Sterling, Western Albemarle sophomore Joey Manilla made sure his team would get the most out of a trip to southwest Virginia next week.