The visitors got the ball back with 1:39 to play, and the Mustangs defense made a big stop as they held on to upend Courtland 23-21 on homecoming night.

Former Albemarle High standout R.J. Archer made his first career start at quarterback for William & Mary this past Saturday.

Western picked up the 2-1 road victory, but it was the closest district match the Warriors have had in the past two years.

The Jefferson District’s scheduling draw wasn’t too kind to Monticello, with the Mustangs getting slated for back-to-back games against perhaps their stiffest district competition, Orange County and Louisa County. After a 24-14 win over Louisa, the Mustangs officially have escaped unscathed.

For the seventh year in a row, Western Albemarle walked away with the Jefferson District tournament title on Tuesday afternoon at Meadowcreek Golf Course. The Warriors’ top player, Patrick Leisure, fought off Monticello’s Kevin Archer in a playoff to win the individual crown.

Defense and special teams made all the difference in Monticello’s win over Orange County on a rainy Friday night.

It was inevitable. Twenty-two minutes after pounding at Monticello’s defense, Western Albemarle finally saw a shot hit home. Yet with the Mustangs unable to retaliate to, or even break out of, the barrage on their defense, this, and a similar goal halfway into the second half was all the Warriors would need to clinch a 2-0 win.

A big reason for Albemarle’s success in its 35-13 win over Western Albemarle was the play of senior quarterback Jeremy Robinson.

On Friday night, Michael Graham and Monticello let it be known that last week’s victory over Group AAA Albemarle was no fluke. The Mustangs handed King George a 33-13 loss for their 10th consecutive victory dating back to last season. 

It was anything but easy, but somehow Monticello overcame devastating penalties, a frustrating first half and the Central Virginia rains to nab a 19-12 victory over Albemarle.

Yet with the exception of two stoppages in play to tend to cramping sessions in each of his legs, the two-way standout from Albemarle that is listed favorably at 155 pounds had done his part.

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.

In the last day of Region II competition at the Boar’s Head Inn Sports Club on Wednesday, athletes from two powerful area tennis programs concluded their respective seasons.

The Region II individual girls tennis tournament got underway on Tuesday, and Western Albemarle’s Shannon Bayliss and the Monticello doubles team of Amanda Wagner and Lizzie Gaffney moved on to continue play in today’s final round.

Western Albemarle’s Aaron Myers was exhausted, but with two minutes left in a fourth overtime, the sophomore mustered one more run, flying towards Fluvanna County’s goal.