News Archive: Athletics
The Prep, Junior Prep and Middle School baseball games scheduled for today have been postponed. They have been rescheduled as follows:
Middle School baseball at Collegiate on Thursday May 1st at 4:00pm.
Prep baseball Friday May 2nd at Woodberry Forest two games beginning at 2:00pm.
Jr. Prep baseball Friday 2nd at Fork Union two games beginning at 2:00pm.
Golf, Tennis, and Lacrosse are as scheduled.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Tuesday, April 29, 2008 10:51 AM
Athletics
The following cadets passed the requirements to become certified PADI SCUBA Divers:
Keith Andrews
Peter Fletcher
Robert Keller-Hopkins
Robert Hart
Charlie Williamson
Photos of the scuba program's recent events can be found on the FUMA Photo Gallery.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Tuesday, April 29, 2008 09:00 AM
Athletics
The Blue Devils traveled to Christchurch on Thursday, April 24th for a doubleheader that they split winning the first game 15 to 0, but lost the second 10 to 7. In the first game, FUMA batters pounded out 14 hits while scoring 15 runs.
John Malley (3 for 3, double), Josh Brown (2 for 3, 2 doubles) and Sean Sweeney (2 for 4, 2 doubles) led the way as the Blue Devils had 7 doubles in all. Pitcher, Jay Billingsley only gave up 3 hits as the defense was perfect in his support. The second game was a complete reversal from the first game as the Blue Devils only gave up 3 hits but committed six errors. Cole Herod (2 for 3, double and a home run) and Sean Sweeney (1 for 3, home run) helped FUMA claw back to within three runs but we couldn't quite make up the gap.
Courtesy of Coach Mike Hooper
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Friday, April 25, 2008 08:41 AM
Athletics
Article from Charlottesville's Daily Progress, April 25, 2008
Fork Union Military Academy's Waverly Washington was one of 16 Central Virginia high school football players recognized this past Sunday by the Commonwealth Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame at its 10th annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet.
Continue reading "Waverly Washington Recognized by National Football Foundation"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Friday, April 25, 2008 08:32 AM
Athletics
Prep Baseball will now play a doubleheader at Christchurch beginning tomorrow, April 24th, at 2:30 p.m.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Wednesday, April 23, 2008 03:45 PM
Athletics
Jr. Prep baseball will play STAB at Fork Union at 5:00 pm on Thursday, April 24th.
This change was made as a result of all the rain-outs earlier in the season.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:40 AM
Athletics
The tennis match scheduled for Tuesday, April 22nd has been cancelled.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Tuesday, April 22, 2008 11:28 AM
Athletics
The team had a very good weekend and made excellent progress with this competition.
Friday the team traveled 10 hours to Rochester, NY and in the evening held study hall. This was necessary because we were going to miss the study period on Sunday evening due to the return trip. The hotel obliged us by allowing our cadets to use their breakfast room for our study hall. Thus, we had a period of supervised study (as we always do). Even away our cadets are following their normal routine.
Continue reading "Orienteering Travels to Rochester, NY"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Tuesday, April 22, 2008 09:08 AM
Athletics
Middle School and PRep baseball games for April 22nd have been postponed due to the weather conditions.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, April 21, 2008 10:02 AM
Athletics
The pitching for Saint Christopher shut down the Blue Devils twice this week. On Tuesday, FUMA lost 8 to 1 and then being blanked out at Saint Chris in Richmond on Thursday 10 to 0. The pitchers for Saint Christopher bedeviled the FUMA hitters allowing only 5 hits in the two games. FUMA had a chance to score in the second game when Ryan Nolan doubled in the first but were unable capitalize on it. Cole Herod was also one for two, hitting the ball hard in his first at bat but was robbed of a single on a nice play by the pitcher.
Courtesy of Mike Hooper
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Friday, April 18, 2008 01:03 PM
Athletics
The Lacrosse game scheduled for Friday against Norfolk Academy has been postponed.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Wednesday, April 16, 2008 02:00 PM
Athletics
The Blue Devils lost to Collegiate 7-2 on Friday, April 11. Fork Union played a much better game than the one on Tuesday especially in the field but suffered a lack of timely hitting. The Blue Devils had seven hits but were unable to put them all together. Andrew Stout was three for four with a homerun and Jay Billingsley was 2 for 4. Sean Sweeney (3-2) started the game, going into the fifth inning before Cole Herod replaced him. Saint Chris will visit FUMA on Tuesday, April 14 as the Blue Devils hope to get back to their winning ways.
Courtesy of Mike Hooper
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, April 14, 2008 03:39 PM
Athletics
The Blue Devils had another tough outing as they lost to Collegiate 6 to 0 at Collegiate. Collegiate's pitcher L. Jung (signed with the University of Richmond) pitched a 4 hitter and was in trouble in both the fifth and sixth innings as the Blue Devils loaded the bases but were unable to push any runs across the plate. Drew Stout had a rough start over the first three innings but settled down and pitched very well the rest of the way besides adding a double in his last at bat. John Malley went 1 for 3 as did Sean Sweeney.
Courtesy of Coach Mike Hooper
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, April 14, 2008 11:25 AM
Athletics
The Prep baseball team came from behind against The Miller School, scoring a run in the bottom of the sixth inning to move ahead 3 to 2 and win the ball game. Pitcher, Jay Billingsley went the distance picking up his second win while giving up only 2 runs. The Blue Devil defense played well giving up only one error and making several outstanding plays in the field. The winning run was scored by Andrew Stout who singled, went to second on a wild pitch, moved to third on a fielders choice and scored on an errant throw by The Miller School catcher.
Courtesy of Coach Mike Hooper
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, April 14, 2008 11:24 AM
Athletics
The FUMA lacrosse team brought home a victory over Miller School, holding off a late Miller comeback attempt to win 11-5. This was Coach Eldridge's victory number one in his first year as head coach of the team.
Full story in the Daily Progress:
Eldridge gets first win as Blue Devils stop Mavericks
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson
, Friday, April 11, 2008 09:16 AM
Athletics
MS Baseball will play today, April 8th, against Collegiate at the Goochland Field. The game will begin at 4:00 p.m.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Tuesday, April 8, 2008 10:34 AM
Athletics
The Prep Baseball game scheduled for Tuesday, April 8th has been postponed until Wednesday, April 9th at 4:00 p.m. in Fork Union, VA.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, April 7, 2008 02:12 PM
Athletics
In a game in which both teams had five errors, the Covenant School scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh to defeat FUMA at Covenant by the score of 9 to 8. FUMA struck early gaining a 7 to 2 lead after four innings, but watched it slowly evaporate over the last three innings. Sean Sweeney pitched five strong innings and had a good day at the plate (3 for 4 and a double), but inconsistency ruled and the Blue Devils were defeated.
Highlights courtesy of Mike Hooper
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, April 7, 2008 12:26 PM
Athletics
The Jr. Prep lacrosse team beat Covenant 3 to 5 on Saturday. Goal scorers for FUMA included Tanner Stack, 2; Kevin Gunther, 1; Larry Reynolds, 1 and Soloman Zewdie, 1. Goalie Grant Smith held Covenant to just 3 goals.
Highlights courtesy John DeVault
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, April 7, 2008 11:02 AM
Athletics
The Jr. prep baseball game scheduled for today, Monday, April 7th, against Collegiate has been postponed.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Friday, April 4, 2008 08:56 AM
Athletics
The Blue Devils swept a double header to open their season at home beating the Bulldogs of Norfolk Academy 14-4 in the first game and 10-4 in the second. In both games the Blue Devils gave up runs in the first inning but came back to regain the lead in their half of the inning. Sean Sweeney (3 walks and 5 strikeouts) upped his record to 3-0 by winning the first game and Jay Billingsley picked up the win in the second game. Sweeney was supported by Mark Royer (3 for 3, 2 doubles, 4 RBI), Ryan Nolan (4 for 4, 2RBI), Cole Herod (2 for 3), John Malley (2 for 3, double) and Andrew Stout (2 for 3 and scored 3 runs).
Continue reading "Blue Devils Beat the Bulldogs in a Double Header"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, March 31, 2008 08:48 AM
Athletics
The Prep baseball team beat Blue Ridge 11-0 in 5 innings. The Blue Devils scored 8 runs in the 2nd inning and added 2 in the 4th inning, and then another run in the 5th inning to finish the game by the mercy rule. The team pounded out 8 hits with 3 doubles, and 6 stolen bases. Ron Berscak (2 for 3,3 RBI), Drew Stout (2 for 3, 2 RBI), and Mark Royer (1 for 2, 2 runs scored) helped lead the team at the plate. Sean Sweeney, Drew Stout, Jay Billingsley, and Cole Herod pitched to hold the Barons to just 4 hits and no runs while striking out six hitters. For more on the game check out the Daily Progress.
The team is now 2-0 overall, and the coaches look to improve their record as the Blue Devils take on Norfolk Academy in a double header on Saturday, March 29 at 1:00 p.m..
Compliments of Ben Paris
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Friday, March 28, 2008 01:26 PM
Athletics
Senior Cody Wright was recently recognized by NoVa West Lacrosse as their Spotlight player. Cody will play both lacrosse and football for division III Adrian College in Michigan. Crusaders Coach Brendan Hayes stated that "Cody is quite possibly the hardest working Crusader we have ever seen. In Cody's two years with the Crusaders he has played midfield, defensive midfield, long stick middie and close defense. Cody has always been willing to do whatever it takes and that flexibility will make a coaches favorite."
To find out more NoVa West Lacrosse go to their website at www.novawestlax.com
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Tuesday, March 25, 2008 03:06 PM
Athletics
The tennis team scrimmaged Orange County High School on Wednesday, March 12th at the FUMA courts. The matches were very competitive with Billy Boykin, Charles Kastroll, Woo Im, Hang Ki Chae, Jordan Glenn, and Perry Williams recording singles victories. Chae and David Lee also won in doubles. The team has had good practice sessions and looks forward to the regular season beginning after spring break.
Courtesy of Bob Miller
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, March 17, 2008 01:26 PM
Athletics
In the opening game of the season, the Blue Devils of Fork Union behind good pitching by Sean Sweeney (1-0) and Andrew Stout posted a 4-0 win over the Tigers of Hargrave Military Academy. Offensively, the Blue Devils were lead by John Malley, Cole Herod and Jay Billingsley who were a combined 7 for 11. Defensively the outfield duo of Jay Billingsley and Ron Berscak had a busy day with catcher Ryan Nolan picking off two runners trying to steal third. Drew Stout was very effective in relief for Sweeney as he did not allow any hits in the last three innings while recording 4 strikeouts.
Highlights courtesy of Mike Hooper
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Thursday, March 13, 2008 08:47 AM
Athletics
The FUMA Orienteering Team traveled to Athens, TX, and claimed third place at the National Interscholastic Orienteering Championships. Senior and team Captain, Dale Helm, led the charge, finishing 5th. Josh Timmons and Jon Snyder also added finishes in the top ten of all the boys at the meet. The team, though inexperienced, conquered some of the best teams from across the nation including the states of Washington, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky. At the JV Level, John Delekto finished 9th of 82 competitors in his first Interscholastic experience.
Courtesy of Carl Muench
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Tuesday, March 11, 2008 01:41 PM
Athletics
The lacrosse team played its first and only scrimmage this season against Edison High School winning with a score of 8 to 7. MVP of the game was Nathan Crafford who scored 3 goals. Kyle Feathers scored 2; Jake Hamilton, 1; Robert Clagett, 1; Haden Yonce, 1. FUMA was behind by three points in the third quarter, but surged ahead in the remaining minutes of the fourth to pull ahead.
Courtesy of CPT Houston Eldridge
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, March 10, 2008 09:11 AM
Athletics
The prep baseball started off the year with a scrimmage against Buckingham High School on Tuesday night, March 4th. The game was called after 5 innings due to darkness setting in, but the FUMA Blue Devils took the win at 2-1. Pitchers that evening were Sweeney, Stout, and Berscak. Catchers were Nolan and Clements. Standouts during the game included Cole Herod at 1 for 3, single stolen base and scored a run. Mark Royer 1 for 2, double and 1 RB and John Miley, walk stolen base and scored a run. It was a good way to start the season and the Blue Devils will take on Hargrave Military Academy, Tuesday March 11th in Chatham, VA.
Highlights courtesy of Mike Hooper
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Thursday, March 6, 2008 10:46 AM
Athletics
After winning the state meet in convincing fashion a week earlier, the Blue Devils worked hard to avoid a let down in the Prep League Championship. The team held its championship form for one last meet in the 2008 Indoor campaign and closed out a super successful season.
Marcus Dowtin won big in the 55 dash and was a close second in the shot put. The distance crew ran a best in the 4x800 against a tough Saint Christopher's crew with a 8:18 clocking. Jeremy Haney ran an incredible 1:58.5 leg and returned to win the 1600 and 1000. His efforts were rewarded with the Running events MVP. Also getting event wins were Chris Pride (300), Darren Simpson (3200), and Austin Ofoma (long jump).
The story of the meet though was Brian Zitterkopf. In very short time the Merit Scholar set a personal best in the 55 hurdles with a 7.98 for second, forced a jump off in the high jump and rallied in the last round of the triple jump with a 44'9 for the victory. The senior was named the meet's MVP.
Courtesy of Coach Winston Brown, Winged F, February 2008
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Thursday, February 28, 2008 01:36 PM
Athletics
Breaking out their best performance for the biggest meet, the Fork Union track team defended its Indoor title from a year ago. Though the meet is just two years old, Fork Union is quickly establishing itself as the indoor track power. Though the score would indicate a dominant victory, the Blue Devils had all they could handle from the host Saint Christopher's. On form the meet figured to be a 9 point swing either way. However, the day would prove to have several key moments and FUMA managed to get the most out of those times.
Continue reading "FUMA Dominates in State Indoor Track Meet"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Thursday, February 28, 2008 01:30 PM
Athletics
For the first time in recent history the Fork Union Military Academy Blue Devils broke into the top 10 teams in the state championship final standings, finishing 4th overall!
"I'm especially proud of how our young men came together as a team to accomplish this leap in standings (from 12th place last year), as was evident by our fantastic relay swims," states Coach Jim Bocci. "We started the meet as a huge underdog in the 200 medley relay with a group of virtually unknown swimmers seeded four seconds out of the top spot." It was going to be a struggle just to make the finals, but when the smoke cleared the team finished second overall with a time of 1:38.91 (K. Housh 26.59, S. Ibrahim 26.78, M. Jewell 23.69, T. Calhoun 21.85) - this smashed our school record by over three seconds!
Continue reading "FUMA Swimming & Diving finishes 4th in State Championship"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Wednesday, February 27, 2008 03:21 PM
Athletics
Congratulations to Isiah Davis, 11th grade, for being selected to the 2007-2008 Virginia Prep League All-Prep Boys Basketball Team. FUMA's Prep Basketball team will compete in the VISAA State Tournament on Tuesday, February 26th at Flint Hill School in Oakton, VA.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, February 25, 2008 10:19 AM
Athletics
Congratulations to the Prep basketball team! They have been selected to play in the VISAA State Basketball Tournament on Tuesday, February 26th at 6:00 p.m. Their first round game will be against Flint Hill School in Oakton, VA. The game will be played at Flint Hill's west campus in Oakton. If the team wins they will play at Bishop O'Connell on Thursday, February 28th and the time is to be determined.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, February 25, 2008 10:00 AM
Athletics
The FUMA indoor track team won the Prep League Championship in a meet held at St. Christopher's in Richmond, Virginia on Saturday, February 16, 2008. Fork Union finished with 172 points, St. Christopher's 123, Woodberry Forest 65, Collegiate 56.5, Trinity Episcopal 26, and Norfolk Academy 19.5. FUMA's Jeremy Haney was named Outstanding Running Event Performer and Brian Zitterkopf was named the Most Valuable Performer of the meet.
Continue reading "FUMA track team takes Prep League Championship"
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson
, Monday, February 18, 2008 09:36 AM
Athletics
Congratulations to the Indoor Soccer Team for taking third place in the Collegiate Valentine's Day Indoor Soccer Tournament. The tournament ran from Thursday, February 7th to Saturday, February 9th. FUMA was among eighteen teams from Virginia and the District of Columbia that participated in the event. FUMA's record for the competition was 3-1-1.
Continue reading "FUMA takes 3rd Place at Indoor Soccer"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, February 11, 2008 10:31 AM
Athletics
Bright and early on Wednesday morning, February 6, 2008, the fax machines were busy in the Estes Athletic Center on the campus of Fork Union Military Academy. It was National Signing Day once again, and for another year the undergraduate and postgraduate football programs were sending young men off to college with valuable scholarships.
More than thirty FUMA players signed national letters of intent to attend college in the fall, or were already enrolled in college when National Signing Day rolled around this year. More athletes are expected to make similar commitments in the days ahead.
Continue reading "National Signing Day"
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson
, Wednesday, February 6, 2008 03:42 PM
Athletics
Coach John Shuman, FUMA's PG football head coach, was interviewed recently for Charlottesville's CBS Channel 19 news, speaking about Plaxico Burress and his Super Bowl game-winning catch.
See Coach Shuman's interview here.
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson
, Tuesday, February 5, 2008 10:47 AM
Athletics
For the first time in seven years, two FUMA wrestlers took home 1st Place in the Virginia Prep League Tournament on February 2nd. Nick Demith (above) was crowned champion in the 285 class, Tim Beasley (below) was 1st Place in the 152 class. In addition, David George took 3rd Place in the 145 class and Andrew Myers placed 3rd in the 189 class.
Continue reading "Two FUMA Wrestlers Crowned Prep League Champions"
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson
, Sunday, February 3, 2008 09:51 AM
Athletics
This season FUMA Soccer went 4-6-4. We put two players on the All-Prep team, Bob Hart,and Mike Jewell. Currently we have a player who is trying out for the Williamsburg USL Premier Development Team. This was Coach Wood's first season at FUMA. He is hoping to reestablish the soccer traditions at FUMA. The team is very grateful for the opportunity to participate in the indoor soccer tournament on February 8th at Collegiate starting at 5:15 p.m. We wish all the teams good luck.
ROSTER
Bob Hart --Sr.
John Malley --Sr.
Caleb Wines --Sr.
Ivan Honer --Jr.
Justin Ives --Jr.
Jake Hawksford --Soph.
Chris Long --Soph.
Glenn Morrison --Soph
Jared Wines -- Soph.
Mason Covington --Fresh.
Greg Smith -- Fresh.
Alex Ellwood -- Soph.
Compliments of Coach Bob Wood
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Wednesday, January 30, 2008 12:49 PM
Athletics
Jan 26, 2008
FUMA 42 King William H.S. 27
FUMA 53 Peninsula Catholic H.S. 24
FUMA 32 Salem H.S. 46
10 W 6 L Over all
FUMA 42 King William H.S. 27
103 CARTER FUMA forfeit
112 JEWELL KW fall TUNNEY FUMA 0:33 1st
119 JELINEK FUMA fall SLATE KW 1:34 2nd
125 double forfeit
130 BROWN FUMA forfeit
135 EDWARDS FUMA fall TRIMMER KW 1:14 2nd
140 WALTON KW def POHL FUMA 8 to 5
145 GEORGE FUMA fall DAVID KW 1:55 2nd
152 BEASLEY FUMA forfeit
160 FREEMAN KW fall GUDEMAN FUMA 1:51 1st
171 BAILEY KW fall CAMPBELL FUMA 1:54 3rd
189 MYERS FUMA forfeit
215 McVEY FUMA forfeit
285 WHITE KW fall DEMITH FUMA 1:30 1st
Continue reading "Prep Wrestling Results for January 26th"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Wednesday, January 30, 2008 12:46 PM
Athletics
Just west of Augusta, Georgia, Saturday morning dawned with a temperature of 44F and the temperature dropped for the rest of the day. In addition, there was a constant rain falling and this is an orienteering coach's nightmare! Kids are so susceptible to hypothermia in such conditions. In 2002, Georgia held a meet under similar conditions and a number of competitors had to be found in the forest and treated for hypothermia. We did not want that to happen to our cadets. Fortunately, we were aware of the weather predictions and were well prepared.
Continue reading "Orienteering Heads to Georgia"
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson
, Thursday, January 24, 2008 08:58 AM
Athletics
The Wrestling Team travelled to Woodberry Forest School to compete in a quad on Saturday, January 19, 2008.
FUMA 12 Thomas Jefferson H.S. 57
FUMA 31 Collegiate School 36
FUMA 12 W.F.S 67
FUMA 48 RMA 18
8 W 5 L Over all
Results for each event listed below.
Continue reading "FUMA Wrestling at Woodberry Forest Quad"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, January 21, 2008 01:10 PM
Athletics
In an article appearing in the Charleston, SC Post and Courier, Citadel head basketball coach Ed Conroy describes his 18 years of recruiting experience at Fork Union Military Academy and sings the praises of FUMA's basketball program and head coach Fletcher Arritt.
Continue reading "Citadel BB Coach Praises FUMA's Program"
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson
, Monday, January 21, 2008 11:08 AM
Athletics
Several athletic events scheduled for January 17, 2008 have been cancelled due to snow:
The Swim Meet with Hargrave Military is cancelled.
The Prep and Junior Prep Basketball games with Collegiate are cancelled.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Wednesday, January 16, 2008 02:38 PM
Athletics
Jan 12, 2008
New Kent Invitational Placed 6th as a team
130 BROWN, T 3 W 2 L 4th Place
MASON Petersburg def BROWN FUMA
BROWN FUMA def POPE, N Nottoway
BROWN FUMA def ANTOS Brentsville
BROWN FUMA def POPE, T Jamestown
DALTON NK def BROWN FUMA
135 EDWARDS, J 0 W 2 L
LEAPTROTT Jamestown def EDWARDS FUMA
MILLER Lancaster def EDWARS FUMA
140 CANTELLO, J 4 W 2 L 4th Place
CANTELLO FUMA fall WATTS Brentsville
FRERE Lancaster def CANTELLO FUMA
CANTELLO def WILLIAMS Nottoway
CANTELLO def FREGUSON Monacan H.S
CANTELLO FUMA def VANROY D.C
CRAIG NK fall CANTELLO FUMA
145 GEORGE 1 W 2 L
GEORGE FUMA def JACKSON Petersburg
MARTINEZ Jamestown def GEORGE FUMA
WALKER Morehead def GEOGE
160 GUDEMAN 2 W 2 L
GUDEMAN def DAVIS Brentsville
BELTRAN Lancaster def GUDEMAN FUMA
GUDEMAN FUMA def GALLAS Jamestown
LEWIS NK def GUDEMAN FUMA
171 CAMPBELL 2 W 2 L 4th Place
CAMPBELL FUMA def CHILLERS Jamestown
ENMONS NK def CAMPBELL FUMA
CAMPBELL FUMA def COLOLOUGH MATHEWS
HANSON Brentsville fall CAMPBELL FUMA
215 McVEY 1 W 2 L
DILLON Jamestown def McVEY FUMA
McVEY FUMA def MITCHELL Petersburg
CANADY NK def McVEY FUMA
285 DEMITH 2 W 1 L 2nd Place
DEMITH FUMA def WALLACE Nottoway
DEMITH FUMA def BROWN Morehead
STANFIELD Morehead fall DEMITH FUMA
Provided by Coach Lou Keating
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Tuesday, January 15, 2008 09:50 AM
Athletics
The FUMA Track team began the 2008 campaign knowing they had one tough act to follow. If the month of January is any indication, the Blue Devils will do a fine job. The Blue Devils had a solid effort at the New Year's Opener at the Estes Center and returned a week later to rally to a third place finish at the 19th FUMA Invitational.
FUMA picked up a rare win in the 4x200 with a 1:35.9 effort. Leading the way in the relay was senior Chris Pride. The Nike All American put FUMA into the lead and Waverly Washington, Austin Ofoma and Marcus Dowtin never looked back. The win was a first for the Blue Devils in Invitational history. FUMA scored in eight of the fifteen events and earned a third place finish.
Continue reading "Track 2008 Underway-3rd Place Finish at Fork Union Invite"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Saturday, January 12, 2008 01:53 PM
Athletics
Jan 8, 2008
FUMA 51 BENEDICTINE H.S 16
103 double forfeit
112 MARTIN B.H.S fall TUNNEY FUMA 1:13 2nd
119 double forfeit
125 McCLINTIOCK B.H.S fall JELINEK FUMA 1:23 1st
130 BROWN FUMA forfeit
135 EDWARDS FUMA forfeit
140 CANTELLO FUMA forfeit
145 POHL FUMA forfeit
152 FORT B.H.S def GEORGE FUMA 10 to 2
160 GUDEMAN FUMA fall VALENTINE B.H.S 1:41 3rd
171 CAMPBELL FUMA fall McKENNA 0:51 2nd
189 MYERS FUMA def LOGAN B.H.S 7 to 3
215 McVEY FUMA fall SCHOEPKE B.H.S 1:11 1st
285 WYCKOFF FUMA forfeit
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Wednesday, January 9, 2008 09:28 AM
Athletics
FUMA 35 Roanoke Catholic 30
103 double forfeit
112 PATRICK RC fall TUNNEY FUMA 0:24 2nd
119 JELENIK FUMA tech fall DEER RC 16 to 0
125 double forfeit
130 CAMPBELL RC def BROWN FUMA 2 to 0
135 SHEN RC fall EDWARDS FUMA 1:26 2nd
140 LEONARD RC fall WILKINSON FUMA 1:58 1st
145 BLEVINS RC fall POHL FUMA 1:51 2nd
152 BEASLEY FUMA fall ELDERIDGE RC 1:33 1st
160 GUDEMAN FUMA forfeit
171 SHANAHAN RC def CAMPBELL FUMA 9 to 2
189 MYERS FUMA fall PERINL RC 1:11 2nd
215 SIMS FUMA forfeit
285 DEMITH FUMA forfeit
FUMA 42 Covenant School 36
103 double forfeit
112 HOOPER CS fall TUNNEY FUMA 0:56 2nd
119 JELENIK FUMA forfeit
125 LINDERBOUM CS forfeit
130 BROWN FUMA fall O'CONNOR CS 0:40 1st
135 EDWARDS FUMA fall WOOD CS 1:29 1st
140 ELLIS CS fall WILKINSON FUMA 1:35 1st
145 GOWER CS fall POHL FUMA 1:20 2nd
152 BEASLEY FUMA fall PASCAL CS 0:52 1st
160 VILLIO CS fall GIGER FUMA 1:20 2nd
171 CAMPBELL FUMA forfeit
189 MYERS FUMA fall BUNCE CS 1:07 1st
215 ATWELL CS fall SIMS FUMA 1:11 1st
285 DEMITH FUMA forfeit
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, January 7, 2008 08:59 AM
Athletics
The following is a list of FUMA cadets selected for All Central Virginia Football (chosen by the Charlottesville Daily Progress from all schools, public and private, in Central Virginia).
First Team
Offense
RB: Marcus Dowtin
OL: Germael Raspberry
Athlete: Denzel Wilson
Defense
LB: Marcus Dowtin
DB: Denzel Wilson
Second Team
Offense
OL: Nick Demith
Defense
DL: Skyler Allen
DB: Waverly Washington
Honorable Mention
Defense
DL: Germael Raspberry
LB: Jamil Shaw
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, January 7, 2008 08:55 AM
Athletics
Marcus Dowtin, a senior at Fork Union Military Academy, will be playing in the O-D All-American Bowl on Friday, January 4, 2008 in Miami, Florida. The game will be televised live by Fox College Sports (FCS) starting at 8:00pm. This will be the last football game played in the historic Orange Bowl Stadium.
Continue reading "FUMA's Dowtin playing in prime time"
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson
, Friday, January 4, 2008 10:30 AM
Athletics
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our FUMA families and friends. Again, this year, we could not have accomplished what we did without your support. It was deeply appreciated.
Congratulations to Mike Jewell and Bob Hart for making the All-Prep Squad - First Team (Nice Christmas Gift!). Again congratulations to all the players for turning the Program around!
We have a few players currently recruited at the collegiate level. I will keep you posted. We have also been invited to play in Collegiate's Indoor Tournament. Hopefully we can participate this year.
Again, have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
PS: The English Premier League will be showing some great matches on Boxing Day (December 26).
Merry Soccer Christmas!
Coach Wood
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Thursday, December 20, 2007 12:31 PM
Athletics
Bo May of Apex, NC recently played in the Division II National Championship game for Valdosta State University. Bo is a former PG player for Coach John Shuman at Fork Union Military Academy. He plays DT for the Blazers and is a senior this year.
Bo and the rest of the Valdosta State Blazer football team took home the NCAA Division II National Championship on December 15, in a dramatic 25-20 win over Northwest Missouri State. The Bearcats played unsuccessfully in the previous two championship games, and the Blazers showed no hesitation in sending NMS to its third consecutive title game loss.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Thursday, December 20, 2007 08:43 AM
Athletics
The following FUMA alumni will appear in the upcoming college bowl games.
Dec 23: Hawaii Bowl
ECU vs. Boise State
Matt Pick - ECU
Dec 26: Motor City Bowl
CMU vs. Purdue
Tredale Kennedy - CMU
Robbie Powell - Purdue
Dorient Bryant - Purdue
Dec 28: Champs Sports Bowl
BC vs. Michigan State
Anthony Castonzo - BC
TJ Williams - Michigan State
Brendan Moss - Michigan State
Dec 28: Emerald Bowl
Maryland vs. Oregon State
Chris Clinton - Maryland
Continue reading "FUMA Players in Bowl Games for 2007-08"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Friday, December 14, 2007 01:36 PM
Athletics
The following cadets were selected to the VISAA Division 1 Football team:
Defense:
First team:
Marcus Dowtin, LB
Denzel Wilson, DB
Second Team:
Skyler Allen, DL
Germael Raspberry, DL
Waverly Washington, DB
Honorable Mention:
Jamil Shaw, LB
Continue reading "VISAA Division I Football Team"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Friday, December 14, 2007 01:28 PM
Athletics
Prep Basketball played Norfolk Academy on Tuesday night and lost 64-59. They were led in scoring and rebounding by senior center Brandon Davis. Junior Isiah Davis added 14 points. Prep and Junior Prep Basketball will travel to Buckingham High School on Thursday night. Jr. Prep plays at 6 and Prep plays at 7:30. The next home games are Friday, December 14th at 3 and 4:30 against Woodberry Forest School(Prep League).
Courtesy of Coach Matt Donohue
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Thursday, December 13, 2007 01:39 PM
Athletics
Dec 8, 2007.
FUMA 41 Blue Ridge School 39
103 DESENBERG B.R.S forfeit
112
119 JELINEK FUMA tech fall CHEN B.R.S 16 to 2
125 BROWNING FUMA def LEE B.R.S 8 to 6
130 BROWN FUMA fall LANGSTON B.R.S 1:07 1st
135 POCHTER B.R.S def EDWARDS FUMA 8 to 6
140 CANTELLO FUMA fall KULNAZAROV B.R.S 1:36 1st
145 GEORGE FUMA fall BUCHSBAUM B.R.S 0:24 1st
152 DICK B.R.S def BEASLEY FUMA 9 to 7
160 PARRISH B.R.S fall GUDEMAN FUMA 1:58 2nd
171 LOCURTO B.R.S def CAMPBELL FUMA 9to 6
189 MYERS FUMA fall DICKINSON B.R.S 1:43 1st
215 McVEY FUMA fall KAMINS B.R.S 1:49 2nd
285 KING B.R.S fall SIMS FUMA 0:28 1st
Continue reading "Upper School Wrestling Results - December 8th"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Thursday, December 13, 2007 09:29 AM
Athletics
Dec 11, 2007.
FUMA 27 LCA 48
103 BOOTH LCA forfeit
112 RICHARDSON LCA forfeit
119 MILLER LCA forfeit
125 LEFFEW LCA fall BROWNING FUMA 1:18 2nd
130 BURDEAUX LCA def BROWN FUMA 14 to 9
135 EDWARDS FUMA fall HALSEX 0:54 3rd
140 CANTELLO FUMA fall TOLLEY LCA 1:14 2nd
145 GEORGE FUMA fall NASH LCA 0:32 1st
152 BEASLEY FUMA fall SPENCE 0:39 1st
160 TESI LCA fall GUDEMAN FUMA 0:44 2nd
171 CAMPBELL FUMA fall MARTIN LCA 0:56 2nd
189 HAGNER LCA def MYERS FUMA 4 to 2
215 HAGNER LCA fall McVEY FUMA 1:25 2nd
285 DEMITH FUMA def JONES LCA 8 to 0
Dec 11, 2007
FUMA 34 Blue Ridge School 36
103 DESEBERG B.R.S forfeit
112
119 CHEN B.R.S forfeit
125 BROWNING FUMA fall LEE B.R.S 0:34 1st
130 BROWN FUMA forfeit
135 EDWARDS FUMA def POCHTER B.R.S 10 to 0
140 CANTELLO FUMA fall KULNAZROV B.R.S 0:37 2nd
145 GEORGE FUMA fall McDERMOTT B.R.S 1:09 1st
152 DICK B.R.S def BEASLEY FUMA 5 to 1
160 PARRISH B.R.S fall GUDEMAN FUMA 0:55 1st
171 LoCURTO B.R.S fall CAMPBELL FUMA 1:19 2nd
189 MYERS FUMA fall RHODES B.R.S 1:03 1st
215 KAMINS B.R.S fall SIMS FUMA 1:57 2nd
285 KIND B.R.S def DEMITH FUMA 8 to 6
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Thursday, December 13, 2007 09:24 AM
Athletics
FUMA won the varsity division of the Saint Christopher's Mini Invitational #1. The Blue Devils finished with a 107 points, 32 ahead of runner up Douglas Freeman. Event winners included; Brian Zitterkopf in the triple jump, Austin Ofoma in the long jump, Chris Pride in the 55 dash, Jeremy Haney in the 1600, Patrick Hayes in the 3200 and the team of Matt Anderson, Alex Green, Caleb Haney and Jeremy Haney in the 4x400.
Courtesy of Coach Winston Brown
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, December 10, 2007 11:19 AM
Athletics
The prep basketball team won the Fishburne Military Schools Basketball Tournament on Saturday. They defeated Massanutten Military Academy in the semi-final game by a score of 90-48. The team was led in scoring by Senior Akeem Thomas with 22 points, Senior Brandon Davis with 19, and Junior Kevin Domingue with 15. Saturday, the Blue Devils went on to win the Championship game over Fishburne Military School 45-44. Kevin Domingue made the game winning free throw with 20 seconds remaining. Akeem Thomas scored 14 points and Kevin Domingue followed with 11. Akeem Thomas, Brandon Davis, and Senior Waverly Washington were named to the All-Tournament team.
Prep Basketball will play in their home opener on Tuesday night vs. Norfolk Academy (Prep League).
Courtesy of Matt Donohue
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, December 10, 2007 11:16 AM
Athletics
The prep basketball team lost on Tuesday night in a Prep League game at Collegiate. The team was led in scoring by seniors Akeem Thomas and Waverly Washington with 10 points each. The next game is against Massanutten Military Academy at Fishburne in the Military Schools tournament.
Highlights courtesy of Coach Matt Donohue
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Thursday, December 6, 2007 01:14 PM
Athletics
The wrestling match originally scheduled for 10:00 AM on Saturday, December 8th has been moved until 2:00 PM in the afternoon. Please make note of this change. It will be in Richmond, VA against St. Christopher's.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Thursday, December 6, 2007 01:08 PM
Athletics
The following cadets were selected to the All Virginia Prep League for 2007. Congraluations to these fine athletes in cross country, soccer and football.
Cross Country
- Jeremy Haney
- Darren Simpson
- Patrick Hayes
- Ivan Alkmekinders
- Caleb Haney
Continue reading "2007 Virginia All Prep League Selections"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Tuesday, November 20, 2007 11:03 AM
Athletics
Led by Jeremy Haney's runner up finish, the FUMA Cross Country team destroyed the field at the 43rd Virginia Independent Schools Cross Country Championship on the Woodberry Forest course. The win marked the tenth time that a FUMA team has won the title, three more than any other private school. It was also the third straight state title for the team.
Continue reading "FUMA Wins State Championship in Cross Country"
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson
, Tuesday, November 13, 2007 02:01 PM
Athletics
The names of those selected to the Prep League's All-Prep Soccer Team were released today and two FUMA players were on the list. FUMA forward Mike Jewel and mid-fielder Robert Hart join 15 players from other prep league schools in receiving this honor.
Continue reading "FUMA Players Named to All-Prep Soccer Team"
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson
, Tuesday, November 13, 2007 01:42 PM
Athletics
The FUMA PG Football team defeated Hargrave Military Academy 34 to 0 on November 2nd. FUMA set the tone early and often. Kicker Charlie Grandfield placed four perfectly spotted kickoffs to go along with a perfect 4-4 on extra points and 2-2 on field goal attempts. The offense and defense was lead by several outstanding individual efforts which culminated into a TEAM victory.
The defense was lead by Wiley Brown's two QB sacks, five tackles, and a fumble caused, which DE Donte Savage recovered for a FUMA touchdown (TD). The linebacker (LB) corps was led by Cory Reuzennar, Steve Brown, Varron Butts, and Jamie Veney who made stop after stop including two Tackles for Loss each. LB's Mike LaBarre and Nick Dottellis came off the bench and each contributed three tackles and one tackle for a loss.
Continue reading "PG Football ends season strong against Hargrave"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Wednesday, November 7, 2007 02:51 PM
Athletics
The Cross Country team won the Prep League title on November 2nd with a score of 27. Second-place St. Christopher's scored a 62. Congratulations to the team and the coaches.
Overall FUMA finishers:
1 Haney, Jeremy 16:30.76
2 Simpson, Darren 16:42.17
4 Hayes, Patrick 17:03.59
9 Almekinders, Ivan 17:38.34
11 Haney, Caleb 17:49.39
17 Fraley, Ford 18:12.69
21 Gudeman, David 18:23.54
27 Stephens, Chris 18:56.12
34 Green, Alex 19:15.08
51 Gudeman, Calvin 20:20.34
53 Estes, Richard 20:25.23
54 Edell, Justin 20:25.91
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, November 5, 2007 09:17 AM
Athletics
Varsity football defeated the Pittsburgh Blue Storm 38 to 0 on a brisk Sunday afternoon at Wilkinsburg High School Stadium. Fork Union was led by several outstanding performances. Richard Absher made some key blocks and came up with a few big catches to keep several offensive drives alive. Tailback Prince Young had several tough runs and ended the day with 15 rushes for 124 yards and one touchdown. Lawrence Ferrell also added a touchdown run to go along with his 7 rushes for 42 yards. Randall Toney chipped in with several key rushes on the afternoon.
Continue reading "PG Defeats Pittsburgh Blue Storm"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, October 29, 2007 08:48 AM
Athletics
What better way to set the tone for Parents Weekend at FUMA than to watch a powerful prep football game against a top rival. The Blue Devils beat Collegiate 41-34 in a very exciting overtime game. The Blue Devils scored first with a 2 yard touchdown run from Patrick Myrick(10 carries, 48 yards, 7 of 9 passing for 89 yards). Collegiate got the ball back and drove the length of the field but Curtis Shannon-Berry intercepted the ball in the endzone to stop Collegiate's first drive. We got the ball at the 20 yard line and drove down the field and scored on Marcus Dowtin's(24 carries, 130 yards) 4 yard touchdown run. Collegiate responded with a touchdown of their own, but on the ensuing kickoff Chris Pride returned the kick 90 yards for a touchdown. The scoring continued to go back and forth until the forth quarter when FUMA went up 34 to 28 with 1:29 left in the game.
Continue reading "Prep Overpowers Collegiate in Overtime"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 02:04 PM
Athletics
This past weekend Fork Union Aquatic Club swimmers competed in the QDD Invitational at George Mason University. With over 400 swimmers competing in the meet, it was sure to be a fast competition. FUAC sent 15 local athletes to the meet ranging in age from 8 to 16. Fluvanna native Lindsay Price came up gold with three individual wins in the eight and under age group (50 yard breaststroke, 50 yard butterfly, and 200 yard individual medley). The team registered an incredible 28 lifetime personal best times, and 16 top 10 finishes. According to Coach Bocci, Head Coach and Aquatics Director, "It's great that they are swimming really fast this early in the season. We've done a great job focusing on the small details and technique work that sets us apart and it's a sign of good things to come."
Continue reading "FUAC Competes At George Mason University"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, October 22, 2007 03:51 PM
Athletics
The Prep football team lost to LCA 32-20. Marcus Dowtin(22 rushes, 100 yards) and Waverly Washington(4 catches, 66 yards) lead the team offensively. Marcus Dowtin(9 tackles) and Jamil Shaw(7 tackles) lead the team defensively. Our record drops to 4-3.
Please join the Blue Devils as they take on the Collegiate School on Friday October 19 at home at 3:30. This will be followed by the Parents Association Spaghetti Dinner in the Estes Dining Hall for all parents.
Highlights courtesy of Ben Paris
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Thursday, October 18, 2007 08:40 AM
Athletics
The Junior Varsity soccer game has been cancelled for Tuesday, October 16th.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, October 15, 2007 01:10 PM
Athletics
Fork Union ran all over Liberty Christian Academy on Thursday night with a score of 29-13! FUMA finished the night with 262 yards rushing on 33 attempts, led by Nathan Lundberg on 16 attempts for 219 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 2 two-point conversions. On the third play of the game, Lundberg also connected on a pass to Louis Litkett for 40 yards. Most of the due credit should go to the offensive lineman tonight. They were truly work horses out there.
Continue reading "FUMA Jr. Prep Beats Liberty Christian"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Friday, October 12, 2007 08:46 AM
Athletics
On Saturday, October 6, 2007 the Debate Team traveled to Madison County High School to compete in the first tournament of the school year.
Jonathan Blair and Jake Hargrove competed in Student Congress. They wrote, submitted and then delivered speeches for and against bills and resolutions in the areas of Social and Political Reform Policies for the New Iraq, Federal Financial Aid Reform for Secondary Education, Government Funding for Alternative Fuels, Rebuilding the Gulf Region Two Years Later: Government or Private Sector Responsibility, and The Economy and the Housing Market. Both cadets were among the eight students who were nominated either by the Parliamentarian, the Scorers or their fellow Congress members to be ranked for the awarding of trophies.
Cadet Justin Gootee travelled with the team and observed Public Forum Debate and Lincoln-Douglas Debate. He also served as a timekeeper for our judges, LTC Hitchcock and LTC Ransone.
Continue reading "Public Forum Debaters Win Third Place"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Thursday, October 11, 2007 01:55 PM
Athletics
The Blue Devils defeated St. Christopher's 61-7 in a Prep league game on Friday, October 5. The offense did a great job on the ground and in the air. We ended up with 397 yards rushing on 22 carries, and 69 yards passing on 3 of 4 passing. Marcus Dowtin had 6 carries for 208 yards and Curtis Shannon had 7 carries for 59 yards. As impressive as the offense was the defense was even better. The Blue Devils held St. Christopher's to just 6 first downs on the day. Denzel Wilson intercepted two pass and ran both of them in for touchdowns. Anthony Williams added another interception. Jamil Shaw lead the defense with 7 tackles, followed by Jamal Hunter with 6 tackles and Skyler Allen with 5 tackles.
The Blue Devils travel to Liberty Christian Academy on Friday night at 7:30 pm.
Highlights courtesy of Ben Paris
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, October 8, 2007 09:21 AM
Athletics
As always I want to God for getting us through without any major injuries. I would like to acknowledge everyone who has supported the matches this week, especially those who made the trip to Hargrave Academy.
This was a difficult week for the team. We drew level 3-3 with Hargrave in a tough, and physically played match. This one was a see saw event with both teams a certain points holding and losing the lead. When the two over time periods ended we found ourselves dead locked and very tired.
The match against Benedictine went poorly final score Benedictine 4 FUMA 1. Our play was disjointed, lacking a quick transition from our defense through the midfield. Benedictine did a nice job of moving the ball, our reaction to their play was entirely too slow. Hopefully a couple of days off will help us regain our legs and focus. In the mean time I will be designing some motivational training sessions.
Highlights courtesy of Coach Bob Wood
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Friday, October 5, 2007 10:58 AM
Athletics
The Blue Devils lost another tough battle to St. Christopher's School 16-22. FUMA started the game on the right foot with a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Louis Litkett! FUMA's defense stepped up to the plate once again only giving up two touchdowns, one late in the 2nd quarter. FUMA's offense did an incredible job in the first half putting together two drives of 11 and 12 plays respectively. The first drive stalled out on a failed 4th down conversion attempt and we ran out of time on the second half.
Continue reading "Jr. Prep Loses to St. Christopher's"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Friday, October 5, 2007 10:04 AM
Athletics
FUMA defeated Ware Academy Prep school from Atlanta, GA 50-8 on Sunday. FUMA had several players contribute with TD's on the afternoon. lex Atiyah tossed a TD pass to Keith Stroud and rushed for one more. B Jerome Ambrose added two rushing TD's and Cedric Gonnnett added another rushing TD. FUMA kicker Charlie Grandfield added two field goals as well. Defensively Antonio Allen added an interception return for a TD, Eric Morrison contributed two sacks from his cornerback position, Dave Keisling added two interceptions from his safety position, Stefan Stringer had two QB sacks and two TFL's to top the defensive line.
FUMA will head to Jacksonville, FL to play a Thursday Oct. 4th game vs. Jacksonville University's JV team. FUMA is 5-1 thus far on the season and hopes to improve as we turn the calendar over to October.
Highlights courtesy of Sam Mavrick
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, October 1, 2007 09:31 AM
Athletics
The Blue Devils lost to Woodberry Forest in overtime, 26-20. Marcus Dowtin (20 carries, 134 yards), Pat Myrick (6 carries, 91 yards) lead the team offensively. The Blue Devils were lead defensively by Marcus Dowtin (10 tackles), Jamal Hunter(10 tackles), Germeal Raspberry(7 tackles). Our record falls to 3-2 overall. The next game is at St. Christopher's on Friday, Oct 5th, at 4:00 p.m.
Full story in the Daily Progress.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, October 1, 2007 08:39 AM
Athletics
This was to say the least an interesting week for the team. The result of the Collegiate match was disappointing Collegiate 4 FUMA 2. We started flat and Collegiate came out hard and hit us quick for two goals. We never really got off of our heels through out the match. The good point is we refused to roll over, although the effort was at times disjointed we played all the way through the last whistle. Our two scores came off the boot of M. Jewell.
Continue reading "Soccer This Week"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Friday, September 28, 2007 10:51 AM
Athletics
Tuesday night the Blue Devils fell victim to Woodberry Forest School 6-12. Fork Union had several distractions throughout the course of the week leading up to this Tuesday's game. This was reflective of the first half as Fork Union fell to a 0-12 deficit in the first half.
The team was challenged at the half to come out and stop Woodberry on the first drive and then drive down and score to give us the opportunity to win. The boys did just that. In the meantime we lost our starting QB on the first offensive play to injury. However, our back up QB put together a great drive, which was capped off by a 12 yard reception for a TD.
Continue reading "Jr. Prep vs. Woodberry Forest"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Thursday, September 27, 2007 10:24 AM
Athletics
The new boys showed that they could get through basic courses, and the veterans made it through some demanding advanced courses. Pictures can be viewed at http://photos.forkunion.com/gallery/3532274#199767149. Thanks to Gary and Bonnie Van Alstyne, parents of MS Cadet Adam Van Alstyne, for the pictures. Thanks also to the parents who attended the meet - it may have been an all time record.
Our next meet will be the first weekend in November. It is an individual championship event. Information for the event can be found at http://www.uschamps.org/index.php? We had a good day on Sunday, but we have a lot of work to do to be competitive for a meet at this level. Still, the boys have good attitudes, and are working hard to improve. Over the next weeks we will be increasing the amount of distance that we run, increasing the amount of intervals as we do speed work, and work on learning and honing more technical navigation skills.
Highlights courtesy of Major Muench
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Wednesday, September 26, 2007 11:23 AM
Athletics
Not having a scrimmage this year, the team was a bit nervous at the beginning, falling behind 14-0. We soon gained our composure and made some adjustments, dominating the next 2 quarters defensively and scoring twice on two long runs, one by Cadet Frezzell and one by Cadet Smith, cutting the lead to 14-12. The defense continued to hold strong, giving up only one big play since the first quarter, and Collegiate increased their lead to 22-12. With 50 seconds left in the game, Cadet Frezzell threw a beautiful pass to Cadet Smith, only to have the touchdown called back due to an illegal block on the 8 yard line.
There were a lot of positive things to build upon and the team looks forward to a successful season. The next game is Thursday, September 27 at Fluvanna high school, and we look forward to evening up our record.
Highlights courtesy of Darren Keithley
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Wednesday, September 26, 2007 09:50 AM
Athletics
Byron Davis, a former world record holder, 12 time NCAA All-American, and a past member of the United States Swimming Resident National Team based out of the Olympic Training Center in Colorado, visited Fork Union Military Academy this past weekend. During his visit he conducted leadership seminars and motivational speeches with FUMA's student body, faculty and staff. His presentations included in water technique training for the swim team, and a classroom session on technique, competition, dryland training, and a discussion of his experiences as an elite swimmer. Byron was the world record holder in the 50 meter butterfly and one of the top five 100 meter butterfly swimmers in the world. He is the founding director of Practical Impact Coaching, based out of California, and works with Fortune 500 executives and elite athletes in various areas of performance enhancement, leadership training, and goal attainment. Byron grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, with Jim Bocci, Head Swim Coach at Fork Union Military Academy/Fork Union Aquatic Club, where they started swimming at the local YMCA. According to Coach Bocci, "Byron has always stood out as a man of honor, integrity and faith, and I am proud to call him friend. We were excited that he could take time out of his busy schedule to visit. His unique insights have helped guide and mold my coaching philosophy and training program for both the high school and club swim programs. I was able to use the visit as a grooming period for my yearly training plan, and we analyzed every aspect of the program. It was a great learning experience that will pay dividends for my swimmers come championship time."
Continue reading "FORMER WORLD RECORD SWIMMER VISITS FUMA/COMMUNITY CLUB SWIM TEAM MAKES A SPLASH AT SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE OPEN WATER SWIM"
Posted by LT Jim Bocci
, Tuesday, September 25, 2007 09:40 PM
Athletics
The Blue Devils ended up on the losing end of a great football game. At the end of the first half the score was 7-0 Loyola. Loyola came out in the 3rd quarter to raise the score 14-0. Chris Pride(4 returns, 127 yards) ran the next kickoff back 66 yards, then Jahmeal Quarles-Belt(2 for 7, 39 yards) hooked up with Waverly Washington(1 catch, 42 yards) on a screen to get the ball all the way down to the 2 yard line.
Jahmeal then pushed in from two yards to bring the score to 14-7. Loyola added another touchdown in the 3rd quarter to raise the score to 21-7. Marcus Dowtin(22 rushes, 136 yards) scored on a 20 yard touchdown run to make the score 21-14. Loyola controlled the 4th quarter scoring twice for the final score of 35-14.
The Blue Devils were lead defensively by Marcus Dowtin(12 tackles), Cody Wright(5 tackles) and Jamal Hunter(4 tackles).
The Blue Devils fall to 3-1 and travel to Woodberry Forest School on September 29 at 2:00 p.m.
Highlights courtesy of Ben Paris
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, September 24, 2007 01:12 PM
Athletics
FUMA won 19-14. Offensively Jerome Ambrose had well over 100 yds. rushing for the afternoon including a touchdown run of 50 yds. Randall Toney also contributed with a rushing touchdown to go along with a 35 yd. touchdown toss from Josh Johnson to wide receiver Keith Stroud. FUMA's defense played the option heavy Spartans tough all day as they tried to slow down their athletic QB Clem Johnson. Antonio Allen put an end to Valley Forge's late drive with an INT with seven seconds to go in the game. FUMA will take on Ware Academy this Sunday, Sept. 30th kickoff set for 2:00 p.m.
Highlights courtesy of Sam Mavrick
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, September 24, 2007 08:53 AM
Athletics
Trinity came in with a well balanced squad, moving the ball nicely. They were looking to move the ball outside, stretching our defense, then cross back to the middle, while runners flooded the off ball side . We did a nice job of keeping our back line intact a squeezing the field as a unit. R.Hart, M.Jewell, and A. Wells, did a nice job of transitioning the ball quickly from our middle third of the field into the attacking third.
FUMA forward W.J. Lin drew a tough assignment and was triple marked throughout most of the match. His dogged play up top created space for the midfielders to exploit. Midway through the first half this paid off when M. Jewell hit a gap in Trinity's line and sent a long shot over their GK's head giving us a half time lead 1-0.
Continue reading "Varsity Soccer Wins Against Trinity"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Friday, September 21, 2007 09:44 AM
Athletics
On September 22nd 12 time NCAA All-American, former world record holder and USA Resident National Team member Byron Davis will visit Fork Union Military Academy. He will conduct a swim clinic at Fork for the club and high school teams! The start time for the clinic is 1:00pm. Byron will conduct a motivational presentation, discuss technique and race strategy and provide in water demonstrations --- sure to be a hit with the swimmers. He will address the Cadet Corps on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. during Chapel in the Thomas Gym.
Mr. Davis is the Founding Director of Practical Impact Coaching. He teaches athletes and professional across the country how to benefit from living what he calls "the courageous life." His timely messages are very entertaining to watch and easy to understand.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Thursday, September 20, 2007 02:44 PM
Athletics
"If I hadn't gone to Fork Union, I wouldn't have been able to go out here today and do this," states Danny Aiken ('07) folllowing UVA's victory against UNC last Saturday. As a freshman at University of Virginia, Aiken has been able to show his talent as a long snapper on the field. During that game Aiken snapped for five field goals and three punts. A recent article in The Roanoke Times highlights Aiken's specialty and how "less than a year after he began snapping for Fork Union's postgraduate team, he is now playing in fron of crowds of 60,000 or more as a true freshman."
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Thursday, September 20, 2007 08:42 AM
Athletics
The FUMA defense held the Tigers (1-2) to 75 yards of total offense and did not allow a score until the fourth quarter. Special teams also played a big role in the game, as Denzel Wilson and Waverly Washington combined to return six kicks for 186 yards.
The Blue Devils handed Hargrave Military Academy their 1st loss on the season as the Blue Devil improve to 3-0. The Blue Devils were lead offensively by Andy Tembon who rushed for 113 yards and one touchdown on 16 carries. Denzel Wilson had a great day returning punts. He had 197 yards on 4 returns with a 48 yard return for a touchdown, and a 62 yard return for a touchdown. Chris Pride had a 84 yard Kickoff return for a touchdown to finish up the scoring with 8 seconds left in the game.
Defensively the Blue Devils held Hargrave to less than 50 yards total offense. We were led by Germael Raspberry(5 tackles), Cody Wright(4 tackles), Russell Bodine(1 sack for 22 yards), Josh Komey(2 sacks for 15 yards).
The Blue Devils travel to Loyola on Saturday, September 22 at 12:00.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, September 17, 2007 09:50 AM
Athletics
Going into Friday's match against Norfolk Academy the team knew it was going to be a tough outing. During the training sessions the team worked hard to learn a new tactical scheme to run against Norfolk. The sweat and hard work paid off. The players mounted a monumental defensive effort throughout the match holding Norfolk to one goal. Adding more fuel to the FUMA fire, David George turned a PK near the end of the first half. His efforts furthered the resolve of the squad to work together and shut the door on the Norfolk attackers.
Continue reading "Varsity Soccer ties Norfolk Academy"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Monday, September 17, 2007 08:36 AM
Athletics
The JV Soccer team defeated the Steward School 4 to 2 on Thursday afternoon. Goals were made by Scott Lyu and Trace LaCour with good mid field support. Coach Garcia noted that the grame was great foundation work by the entire team to prepare for the next series of games.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Friday, September 14, 2007 09:35 AM
Athletics
This year's Jr. Prep philosophy has been focused on team and being a teammate! On Thursday the Jr. Prep football team did just that riding on the backs of the lineman up front. Fork Union amassed 254 yards of total offense on 36 plays. In the trenches you have to give most of the credit to the young men up front, however, between running backs Nathan Lundberg, Louis Litkett, and AJ Bailey the offense compiled 180 yards rushing. Also, quarterback Randall Baker completed 60% of his passes for 74 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 two-point conversion.
Continue reading "Jr. Prep Football Tackles Hargrave"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Friday, September 14, 2007 09:24 AM
Athletics
The men’s soccer team was defeated by Christchurch with a score of
3-0 on Tuesday afternoon. The team played uninspired soccer with a transitional play through the middle third of the field. Too many turn overs occurred in this area which consistently put the team on its back foot, and further limited their ability to push and hold the ball in the attacking third. There were some moments of strong individual effort from some the players, but as Coach Wood stated after the game "We win as a team, and we lose as a team."
Highlights courtesy of Coach Wood
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Wednesday, September 12, 2007 10:17 AM
Athletics
A match that some thought would be a runaway turned into a slugfest on this bright Saturday afternoon as FUMA faced Charlottesville's St. Anne's-Belfield in a prep football contest. This was the first time the two teams have faced each other on the gridiron and it turned out to be quite a tussle, with FUMA edging ahead 28-21 in the 3rd quarter and holding on tough to take home the win.
Continue reading "FUMA Defeats STAB 28-21"
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson
, Saturday, September 8, 2007 06:02 PM
Athletics
In their first test of the season, the varsity soccer team defeated Liberty Christian 2-0 in overtime. Liberty took a 1-0 lead about 5 minutes into the game and held that lead over FUMA for almost the entire duration of regulation time. A. Wells poked in the tying goal sending the game to overtime. Within two minutes of the first over time period W. Lee, with an assist from Wells, scored what would prove to be the winning goal.
Liberty played a very good match and presented FUMA with a tough challenge, but as one of the players stated after the match, "All the running payed off." Coach Wood said he is proud of the team and thanks all of the parents for their support during and after the game.
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson
, Friday, September 7, 2007 07:30 PM
Athletics
Fork Union Military Academy will host its 10th annual Invitational on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. Leading the bunch on Saturday will be the #5 ranked Western Albemarle boys, who opened their season up this past Tuesday at the Ragged Mountain Cup with two of the other three ranked squads who will be competing at FUMA in #8 Fork Union and #10 Louisa County. Joining them in a likely fierce team battle up front are the #7 ranked Brentsville boys as it may be the first appearance at the Fork Union Invite for the defending AA state champions.
For a preview and history of the invitational go to Milestat.com. Courtesy of Brandon Miles
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Friday, September 7, 2007 01:50 PM
Athletics
The soccer team started the season yesterday with a scrimmage against Woodberry Forest. Coach Wood described it as "a typical first time out endeavor." The team started strong, got caught by Woodberry countering, and gave up a goal. This was followed by a post goal depression which resulted in further damage. After the first half the team regrouped and made some defensive adjustments with a much stronger second half. During the scrimmage there were many opportunities for the team to pressure Woodberry. The next game is scheduled for this Friday in Fork Union against Liberty Christian.
Highlights provided by Coach Bob Wood.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Wednesday, September 5, 2007 09:23 AM
Athletics
FUMA's cross country team put in a solid 2nd place showing at Panorama Farms during the season opening Ragged Mountain Relays on Tuesday, September 4, 2007. FUMA's Jeremy Haney finished five seconds behind Western Albemarle's top finisher, as the Western Albemarle team outpaced FUMA's team to take the overall team win.
Read the full story in Daily Progress.
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson
, Wednesday, September 5, 2007 08:23 AM
Athletics
Bob Wood joins FUMA this year as the new soccer coach. He has previous experience coaching both high school and college athletic programs, and was Head Coach of men's varsity soccer at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. He has also coached the U.S. Naval Academy Soccer Camp in Annapolis, Maryland. Coach Wood has experience with many club teams including: Baltimore Boys Soccer Club; Baltimore Football Club; Maryland Football Club; and Greater Hartford Soccer Club.
Coach Wood is looking forward to a productive year. "The preseason camp went well and many new concepts were introduced to the players, as well as some new experiences with sore muscles," he states. "The players and coaching staff have committed themselves to this season being the foundation of a new era in FUMA soccer."
Coach Wood encourages all parents and friends to come support the team and thanks all who have helped make his transition to the Academy a smooth one. "I am deeply grateful to the entire FUMA family for my warm welcome and the good Lord for this opportunity to be a part of your community."
Posted by Elizabeth Liles
, Tuesday, September 4, 2007 12:36 PM
Athletics
The Blue Devils were just too big and quick for the Bulldogs of Norfolk Academy as FUMA rolled to a 40-0 shutout in their second game of the season. Touchdowns came from a number of FUMA players as Coach Sullivan gave them a variety of opportunities to score. Bubble screen passes, runs up the middle, and slant patterns across midfield were all looking solid and well-executed by the FUMA team, and stout play from the defense shut down any opportunities for scoring by their opponent.
The game was broadcast by our ESPN affiliate, ESPN 840am in Charlottesville, and the game broadcast is archived for your listening here on our web site.
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson
, Saturday, September 1, 2007 04:40 PM
Athletics
Coach Shuman's PG football team played three games within one week and almost started their season at 3-0, but Navy proved too quick and formidable in the second half of Wednesday's game at Annapolis, leading to a 32-6 victory for Navy over FUMA.
Continue reading "PG football falls to Navy 32-6"
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson
, Thursday, August 30, 2007 04:29 PM
Athletics
The varsity (postgraduate) football team travels to Annapolis, MD on Wednesday, August 29th, to play the US Naval Academy. The game will be played on the turf field, now designated the Rip Miller Field, within the grounds of the Naval Academy, not at the Memorial Stadium.
Vehicular access to the grounds of the Naval Academy is restricted. Information regarding access to the Academy grounds can be found at this USNA Security Department FAQs page.
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson
, Tuesday, August 28, 2007 04:20 PM
Athletics
The thermometer read 100°F as the teams took the field this past Saturday at 2:30pm in the afternoon. The postgraduate football team was facing the Central Canada National Club team, but their biggest opponent might be the heat itself. FUMA's PGs not only overcame the humidity and heat, they bested the other football team by a score of 32-0.
Continue reading "PG team beats the heat as well as Canadian team"
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson
, Monday, August 27, 2007 01:10 PM
Athletics
Though billed as a scrimmage, the annual Foundation Game played between Fluvanna County High School and Fork Union has all the trappings of a major high school event. Crowds of people, bands, cheerleaders, and outstanding action on the field.
This past Friday night was no exception as FUMA continued its dominance over county rival Fluvanna, posting a 41-21 victory.
Continue reading "Prep FB tops Fluvanna 41-21 in Foundation Game"
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson
, Saturday, August 25, 2007 10:39 AM
Athletics
The postgraduate football team traveled south to Ferrum to face-off against a college team in their first scrimmage of the season. Coach Shuman went into the scrimmage with a few specific objectives, most of which were realized successfully. Coach Shuman reports that the team met most of his objectives for t | 
