Football

The Flucos faced Western Albemarle on Nov.7 for their final game of the season. The final score ended up being a 48-15 loss for Fluvanna, but this game was so much more than just another game for the Flucos. Despite a season of tough losses, the athletes have not let that define them.  Asked about his most memorable moment as a Fluco senior, Macen Dahl said, “It wasn’t a moment– it was the simple fact that the coaching staff gave me the best experience I could possibly receive, and even though the records didn’t show it, they did a phenomenal job shaping a group of boys into young men their parents would be proud of.”

The game against Western was not only was the last game of the season, but it was also Senior Night. Senior and first-year player Jake Mooney had a stellar game, not only stepping in as quarterback but also scoring his first-ever career touchdown against the Warriors. “It felt great knowing all the hard work you put in paid off,” said Mooney. The Flucos are losing a large group of seniors and will be a very young team next year, but some players are already looking ahead.. “My expectations are just to have the guys work as hard as possible in the off-season. I will do the same and to make improvements next year,” said sole underclassman captain Gavin Patrick. Overall, the Flucos wrapped up the 2014 football season with a record of 9-1.

Cross Country

The Lady Flucos cross country team competed in their regional meet on Nov.6 at John Handley High School where they placed 5th overall. This was an outstanding result for the team. Freshman Kristen Cabrera was the first to come in for the Flucos, placing 17th overall. Looking forward to States, Cabrera said, “I’m hoping the team goes out there even stronger than last week to beat some of our close competition. We’re going to try to make the last race the best race.” The Flucos will have all of their top seven runners advancing on to States, including Cabrera, Hayley Kline, Haley Kennedy, Saige Haney, Sarah Spitler, Peyton Olinger, and Devon Burger.

As for the boys’ team, which also competed in the 4A regional meet. Travis Moe placed 6th overall, earning an All-Region Honor. Moe will be the only Fluco boy advancing to the State meet at Great Meadows in The Plains, Virginia, on Nov.15.

Speech Team

Competing in their first tournament on Nov.8 at Midlothian High School, the Fluco speech team placed 3rd out of 20 total teams. Seniors Casey Johnson and Erin Edgerton took third place in their duo performance. “I was really happy with the outcome considering I only started learning my lines a couple days before the competition,” said Johnson. Junior Jonathan Corbin took first in Extemp and Kara Kline placed 6th in Dramatic Performance. These Flucos will be advancing to the State tournament.

FCHS Volleyball

The Varsity volleyball team faced Harrisonburg on Nov. 5 in the Conference 23 semi-finals.  The Lady Flucos easily won the game by a score of 3-0 to advance to the finals. “We always still need to keep our focus even if the team may be not the most competitive,” said senior Captain Maddy Kline about the game.  The following day the Flucos were in the Conference championship game hosting John Handley.  The Flucos played with skill and determination to beat John Handley 3-1.  The team was all smiles as they accepted the Conference trophy and posed for pictures.

Without a doubt, it has been an impressive season for FCHS Volleyball as they have blown away the competition with a record of 23-0 and important wins against other strong teams such as Western and Albemarle.  The Flucos are looking forward to the next phase of their season and are optimistic about the outcome, although they know the road ahead won’t be easy.  “Even though we have had such a successful season, it’s still important to work out and improve each day,” said senior Kylee Dixon.

The seniors are making the most of their final high school season and are enjoying every minute.  “I am grateful for the season we’ve been blessed with.  We have put in a ton of work this year and pushed ourselves and it’s great to see it paying off.  I’m not ready for my senior season to be over with, so I’m looking forward to seeing how far we can go.  We try our hardest at all times,” said Dixon.

The Lady Flucos have their eyes set on the challenges ahead and what they must do to get to States.  “We need to just keep winning and then I believe we can make it to States with no trouble as long as we keep performing at our best,” said Kline.  The Lady Flucos continue their journey on Nov. 11, hosting the first round of Regionals against James Wood High School.  Check back next week for a recap of the results.

FCHS Ace Team

The FCHS Ace Team had a meet at Louisa on Nov. 5 and came away with their heads high with a record of 1-2.  Although they lost to Western and Albemarle, they defeated Charlottesville, a particularly sweet achievement since it had been some time since they had defeated Charlottesville.  “We avoided answering early for the game which helped us win, but did it more often in the 2^nd and 3^rd game. I think we did well and are noticing improvement showing that we beat Charlottesville,” said Team Captain Dalton Shifflett.

Western came away on top of the event.  “Western is our toughest challenge, but at our best I think we’re capable of beating any team and we just need to keep working hard and hopefully everything will show,” said Shifflett.

The Flucos like to prepare themselves mentally before matches.  “We’ll have practices during the week and review a lot. We work hard and have fun while doing it,” said sophomore Harrison Lee.  In a sport which is basically like a competition version of the TV show Jeopardy, many students like to specialize in a particular field of study.  “I do Literature and History because I love to read and it’s very easy for me to remember things, so it’s a perfect fit,” said Lee.  With the team working very hard and not backing down, they are very excited for their next match– which is Nov. 12 at Albemarle– and are hungry for success.