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News Archive: December 2005
Football Combine To Be Held January 16, 2006
Fork Union Military Academy will host a football combine on Monday, January 16th from 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. in the Estes Athletic Facility. For further details on the combine, please contact Coach John Shuman, PG Football Coach at 434/842-4284 or email shumanj@fuma.org.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Friday, December 30, 2005 01:32 PM
Athletics
FUMA Prep Tops STAB In Overtime
Prep Basketball defeated St. Anne's Belfield on December 13th in an overtime victory by a final score of 67-65. Tienne Jefferson hit a game-winning shot after driving the lane with two seconds left on the clock. Jefferson led all scorers with 20 points. Sophomore Adrien Lucienne had 19 points in the hard-fought victory, and senior Lemond Lee added 11. Jefferson also contributed to the win with 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Blue Devils are now 5-1 overall and 3-0 in the Prep League. This latest win significant and unprecedented in recent years in view of STAB's record and traditional high standing in the Prep League. FUMA will see Norfolk Academy at home on Friday, January 6.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Friday, December 16, 2005 04:02 PM
Athletics
Junior Prep Basketball Loses 75-51 to St. Anne's Belfield
The Junior Prep dropped a home game to STAB on Tuesday. High scorer for FUMA was Isiah Davis with 18.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Friday, December 16, 2005 03:53 PM
Athletics
FUMA Lends a Helping Hand
Bev Hanlin, Registrar/Community Service Sponsor at FUMA, has been very busy since the start of the academic year assisting others in need around the community and this year the outreach has gone to several states in need. The projects the Academy has undertaken this year include the following:
* Worked at the local nursing home helping with the Halloween party
* Helped at the Fluvanna Christian Society Christmas party for those in need
* Worked at the Palmyra Village Christmas program and lit the town tree
* Sung at various nursing homes and churches
* Collected $5,000.00 for Tsunami Relief
* Collected $5,000.00 for Hurricane Katrina Relief
* Collected 328 Bibles to send to Katrina victims
* Had a food drive to get food for the local food bank - this was a company competition and Alpha Company was the winner
* Worked at the Heritage Trail project - this is a walking/biking trail that is being built locally
We want to thank everyone for their help in making these projects a success and keeping the spirit of goodwill alive among our cadets and FUMA family. May God Bless everyone this holiday season.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Friday, December 16, 2005 02:36 PM
General News
Swimming Now 4-1
FUMA swimming and diving improved their record to 4-1 on December 14t with wins over Virginia Episcopal and The Covenant School. The score was FUMA 66 - VES and TCS 33 (combined). The tri-meet was held at Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA).
FUMA Highlights:
FUMA registered 41 personal best times
1st place finishes by W. Trainor (200 yard freestyle and 100 yard fly events)
1st place finishes by Sevier (50 yard freestyle and 100 yard breaststroke event)
1st place finish by Malley (500 yard freestyle)
1st place finish by Warren (100 yard backstroke)
FUMA also won the 200 yard medley and 200 yard freestyle relays.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Wednesday, December 14, 2005 03:33 PM
Athletics
VISAA Division 1 All-State Team Selections
Congratulations to the following Prep football team members for being selected to the 2005 VISAA Division 1 All-State team:
Defense:
1st Team:
Jamal Schulters - DB
Carl Daniel - DL
Brandon Caleb - LB
2nd Team:
Stephen Palmer - DB
Pete Pope - LB
Offense:
1st Team:
Jamal Schulters - RB
Brandon Caleb - WR
Philip Hylton - OL
2nd Team:
Tripp Jones - OL
Specialists:
1st Team:
Jamal Schulters - Kick Returner
Wes Sherrill - Place Kicker
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:33 AM
Athletics
Junior Prep Basketball Drops Two
The Junior Prep lost at Collegiate (76-43) on Friday and suffered a close defeat at Norfolk Academy (56-50) on Saturday. FUMA's high scorers were Sieme Goe (15 in Friday) and Demetrius Taub (15 0n Saturday.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:55 AM
Athletics
Prep Basketball Extends Win Streak
FUMA Prep traveled to Collegiate on Friday, December 9 and defeated a good team in a tough environment. Fork Union was down 5 at halftime, but they battled back in the second half to win the game by 3 points, 54-51. The Blue Devils were led in scoring by senior Lemond Lee who had 20 points and junior Tienne Jefferson with 17 points. Lee also added 12 rebounds.
With less than 24 hours rest from an emotional win on Friday night, Fork Union Prep Basketball traveled 3 hours to Norfolk Academy to tough out a win with a final score of 53-49. The team was led in scoring by junior Tienne Jefferson with 18 points. Senior Lemond Lee added 15 points - all scored in the second half. The Blue Devils had been down for the entire game before pulling together in a fourth quarter rally and taking the lead. Tienne Jefferson and Lemond Lee both had 7 rebounds.
The team will face STAB this Tuesday, December 13, before going on Christmas Break. Their record is 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the Prep League.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:53 AM
Athletics
Middle School Victories
Friday, December 9th was a good day for Middle School athletics. The Middle School basketball team beat Collegiate School by one point victory with a buzzer beating 3-point half-court shot by 8th grader Brandon Murphy. This victory was especially sweet for Coach Brent Miller, who was coaching against his former Collegiate basketball coach.
The wrestling team did well at a tournament at Prospect Heights, with all of the wrestlers winning at least one match. Three of our Middle School wrestlers placed in their weight division:
Russell Bodine - 1st
Jeremy Smith - 2nd
Tyler Allen - 3rd
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:50 AM
Athletics
Woodberry tops FUMA Swimmers 101-77
On December 9, in this year's first away swim meet, FUMA battled Woodberry Forest School furiously, but came up short to the Tigers, a team that was second in the state last year. In the past WFS would schedule FUMA as their first meet in order to tune-up for "bigger" competitions. Thus the quality and size of this year's team came as a surprise to the Woodberry swimmers and coaches. This is even more remarkable considering that FUMA took only a little over half of its squad to the meet. Judging by the score of this meet, FUMA has become a force to be reckoned with.
FUMA Highlights:
37 personal best times
1st place finishes by W. Trainor (50 and 100 yard freestyle events)
1st place finish by J. Sevier (100 yard breaststroke event)
1st place finish by J. Brown (1 meter diving)
FUMA dominated WFS in diving by placing 1st, 2nd, and 4th.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:38 AM
Athletics
Over 80 Schools Attend FUMA Football Combine
Well over 100 college coaches were in attendance as FUMA's Varsity and Prep players strutted their stuff in the 40, various agility drills, live scrimmage, and even a slam dunk contest. Coaches John Shuman and Micky Sullivan were pleased with the turnout, and judging by the interest shown by the visiting coaches, the college programs liked what they saw.
Combine Highlights:
Jacoby Ford 4.19 forty(12 other players turn in 4.4-4.5 forty)
James Peters Best lineman 3-cone shuttle: 7.09
James Peters Best pro-agility: 4.31
Brandon Smith Won the dunk contest.
Doug Spada & Bill Shears Long-snapping and kicking.
Eric Stanley Most improved lineman
Dee Peeler Standout in the pass-pro.
Karl Daniels MVP - offensive lineman MVP.
Combine MVP Jacoby Ford
Best Performance James Peters---12 offers
Schools Attending Include:
Akron
American International
Ashland
Austin Peay State
Averett
Ball State
Bowling Green
Chowan
Christopher Newport
Clemson
Delaware
Delaware State
Duke
Eastern Michigan
Elizabeth City State
Elon
Emory and Henry
Fayetteville State
Findlay
Florida
Florida International
Gardner Webb
Glenville State
Hampden Sydney
Hofstra
Indiana
Indiana of Pennsylvania
Indiana State
James Madison
Kent State
Kentucky
Lenoir-Rhyne
Liberty
Lock Haven
Louisiana Lafayette
Mars Hill
Marshall
McDaniel
Memphis
Morehead State
Morgan State
Norfolk State
North Carolina
North Greenville
Northwestern Mississippi CC
Ohio U
Oklahoma
Randolph-Macon
Rhode Island
Richmond
Rutgers
Saint Forest
Seton Hill
Shepherd
South Dakota State
Southern California
Tennessee
Towson
Tulane
UMASS
UVA
Vanderbilt
Virginia State
Virginia Tech
VMI
W.V. Wesleyan
Wake Forest
West Virginia
Western Carolina
Western Michigan
Widener
William and Mary
Wingate
Wingate
WLSL
WSSU
Youngstown State
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Thursday, December 8, 2005 11:35 AM
Athletics
Congratulations to Virginia All-Prep Football Team
Congratulations go out to several cadets selected to 2005 Virginia All Prep Football Team.
Offense
OL Philip Hylton, Junior
OL Tripp Jones, Senior
WR Brandon Caleb, Senior
RB Jamal Schulters, Senior
PK Wes Sherrill, Junior
Defense
DL Carl Daniel, Senior
OLB Brandon Caleb, Senior
ILB Pete Pope, Junior
DB Jamal Schulters, Senior
DB Stephen Palmer, Senior
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Wednesday, December 7, 2005 11:53 AM
Athletics
Junior Prep Basketball
FUMA's Junior Prep basketball team lost to VES 80-56. High scorer for FUMA was Demetrius Taub with 19.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Wednesday, December 7, 2005 11:26 AM
Athletics
FUMA PG Basketball Starting Strong
On December 1, Bridgewater College's Junior Varsity visited Thomas Gym. Since Fork Union had already done well in a scrimmage against the Bridgewater varsity, the FUMA boys were not expecting much of a contest. However the Bridgewater JV's had other ideas, and the score at halftime was 35-31 in favor of FUMA. The PG's regrouped in the second half to win 86-65.
On December 2 and 3 the team traveled north to Eastern Pennsylvania. to play two games with Lafayette College. The Lafayette team played a strong first half as FUMA was up by only 41 to 35. Playing as a team, the Blue Devils won 87 to 75. The second game, played at 8:00 AM Saturday, was a little easier as the college boys were not used to getting up at 6:30 in the morning to play basketball. FUMA won111-96.
FUMA Postgraduate Basketball next takes the court Friday night at 8:30 PM in the second game of the FUMA Invitational Basketball Tournament, an annual affair that traditionally pits four of the top prep programs in the nation in a two-day showdown. Fork Union will play the New Hampton School (New Hampton, NH). The opener (6:30 PM) will feature Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, VA) vs. Bridgton Academy (North Bridgton, ME)
The Friday winners will meet in the championship game Saturday at 8:30 PM. The consolation game will be played at 6:30.
FUMA's current record is 6-3.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Wednesday, December 7, 2005 11:14 AM
Athletics
Swimmers Improve to 2-0
FUMA Swimming and Diving had its second victory at home Friday over Monticello High School. The score was 110-58.
Standout performances:
Cadet W. Trainor, 1st place in the 100 meter freestyle
Cadet Walker, 1st place finish in the 200 meter freestyle (FUMA swept the top three places in this event)
Cadet Rivas, 1st place finish in the 100 meter freestyle
Cadet Warren, 1st place finish in the 100 meter backstroke
1st - 200 meter Medley Relay
1st - 400 meter Freestyle Relay
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Tuesday, December 6, 2005 11:21 AM
Athletics
First Swim Meet a Victory for FUMA
FUMA's Aquatic Center enjoyed a successful inaugural meet as the Blue Devils defeated Massanutten Academy 101-55. A large and appreciative crowd, including several trustees and other donors to the project, was on hand to enjoy the victory.
First Place Finishers:
Cadet W. Trainor in the 200 meter freestyle and 100 meter backstroke
Cadet Rivas in the 100 meter butterfly
Cadet Sevier in the 50 meter freestyle race
Cadet Malley in the 500 meter freestyle race
Cadet Halfpap in the 100 meter breaststroke race
Fork Union also went 1-2-3 the 200 meter freestyle relay, and 1-3 the 400 meter freestyle relay.
Diving was not officially scored in the meet, as Massanutten does not field a diving team; however; standout divers for FUMA included cadets Fregeau, Brown, Hedges, and Anetz.
Posted by COL Fred Hardy, Thursday, December 1, 2005 10:38 AM
Athletics
Prep Basketball defeats Fluvanna
The Prep Basketball team defeated Fluvanna County High School last night with a final score of 63-49. FUMA jumped early in the first quarter, building a 27-17 lead that they never relinquished.
Fluvanna managed to cut the Blue Devils' advantage to 2 at the end of the third quarter, but FUMA pushed ahead in the fourth to win the game by a comfortable margin. Fork Union was led by Junior Tienne Jefferson with 14 points and senior Lemond Lee with 13. Jordan Masini also contributed 10 points. Lee had a game-high 8 rebounds.
Posted by COL Fred Hardy, Thursday, December 1, 2005 09:48 AM
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