McGrane’s prediction proved dead-on, as Goodloe weighed interest and offers from schools as wide-ranging as baseball power Florida State and Ivy League academic power Harvard. The senior found a perfect medium in his eventual choice, William and Mary.

Both Western Albemarle and Fluvanna County run the spread. The Warriors ran it to perfection on offense and defended it exceptionally well on defense to rout the homestanding Flucos 35-0 on Friday.

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

In the end, first-place Western Albemarle was simply too big and too powerful for second-place William Monroe, prevailing in the third set 25-20 and in the match 3-1 (21-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-13).

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.

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.

Albemarle High’s volleyball team isn’t just winning matches right now — they’re dominating them. The Patriots (12-0) have lost just three games in matches this year behind the heavy-hitting attack duo of Kara Elder and Laura Gomez.

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.

Rogers’ confidence in his young squad paid off. His team survived the Flucos’ rally to win the second game before winning a tightly-contested third game to take the match 3-0 in what was nothing short of a hostile environment.

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

Albemarle used a second-half surge, powered by its effective passing game, to pull away from a pesky Western Albemarle team on Friday night.

However, that was not the case. The two Warriors ran through the pain, and Satterwhite finished second overall behind teammate Stutzman, who set a new course record for the two-mile race.

Wilkerson did more than his part to establish the Warriors’ ground attack early, scoring three first quarter touchdowns en route to gaining 106 yards to spark Western Albemarle to a 39-6 victory over Waynesboro.

A quick glance at last year’s Western Albemarle varsity football roster and one thing stands out — a lone freshman amidst a sea of juniors and seniors.

The Patriots struggled with mental mistakes early, but the presence of Kara Elder and Laura Gomez ultimately overwhelmed the Warriors, giving Albemarle the 3-1 victory.