January 2006

Hargrave Swimmers Dunk FUMA

FUMA swimming and diving met its first home loss in the new pool against Hargrave Military. FUMA appeared to get off to a great start in the 200 meter medley relay, but the FUMA "A" relay team was disqualified for an early start. (They would have won the event by a comfortable margin). FUMA rallied by winning the 50 meter freestyle event, 200 freestyle relay, sweeping the top three spots in diving, and winning the 100 meter backstroke, but in the end Hargrave's depth carried the day.

FUMA Rolls at Southeastern Challenge

Fork Union Track kicked off the year in fine fashion with a convincing win in the Southeastern Challenge at the Estes Athletic Center. The challenge is offered to schools primarily from the southeastern part of the state. Fork Union led all scorers with 131 points, 49 better than runner-up Hickory. Leading the way for the Blue Devils was Brandon Caleb. Caleb picked up wins in the high hurdles, long jump, and ran a leg on the victorious 4x400 relay. Axel Mostrag ran a national-best time of 2:33.2 in the 1,000 meter run.

FUMA Postgraduate Basketball

On January 7, Massanutten Military School visited Thomas Gym - a returning member of the old Military League of the70's! FUMA started off slowly falling behind early, and MMS led at the half 42-39 Too much Christmas break! The second half was another story as the FUMA PG's outscored MMS 66-47 to win going away, 105-89! On January 10, FUMA returned to action against a local team who has gone "big time" in basketball - The Blue Ridge School of Dyke, Virginia. FUMA again started out slowly, falling behind early before going ahead 46-31 at the half.

Junior Prep Falls to Woodberry

Woodberry Forest took a 38-22 victory over our Junior Prep on Tuesday. High scorers for FUMA were Brehon Perry and Isiah Davis, both with 8 points. Sieme Goe led the team in rebounds with 7.

Prep Basketball Now 5-0 in League

Prep Basketball defeated Woodberry Forest last night 61-42 to improve their record to 7-1 overall and 5-0 in the Prep League. Fork Union was led by Lemond Lee with a game high 20 points and 12 rebounds. Zack Bandak and Tienne Jefferson added 15 and 14 points respectively. The team will face St. Christophers at home, this Saturday at 3:30.

Prep Basketball Extends Streak

Prep basketball defeated Norfolk Academy 64-46 on Friday, January 6 to improve their record to 6-1. Fork Union was led by Junior Tienne Jefferson and Junior Zack Bandak with 18 points and 16 points respectively. Jefferson also led the game in rebounds with 14. The Prep team will face Woodberry Forest this Tuesday, January 10, at 4:30.

FUMA Alumni in Bowl Games

The following FUMA alumni played in the college bowl games.