Girls’ basketball kicks basketball season off

Coming off of the Fluvanna girls’ basketball team’s first Jefferson District championship, head coach Chad White has quite the task in front of him.

Gone from last year’s team are both post players K-anna Loyd and Sarah Ryan from graduation. Also, defending Jefferson District…

Flucos fall in quarterfinals

TranslatorRICHMOND — Fluvanna couldn’t overcome the size of Greensville, falling 57-47 in the 2010 Virginia High School League Division 3 Basketball Championship Saturday. “We just came up a little bit short. I don’t even want to say we lost the game. I just think we ran out of time,” Fluvanna fifth-year head coach Chad White [...]

Flucos look to end 28-year drought

TranslatorFluco varsity girls’ basketball team will be playing in the first round of state playoffs on March 6. The last time a Lady Fluco basketball team won the state tournament was 1982 under the coaching of Feda Morton. It was the second of consecutive championships. This year’s team is hoping to bring that championship back [...]

Flucos hang with Millbrook

TranslatorORANGE — If the Millbrook girls’ basketball team is Pioneers than the Flucos looked like first assistants. Despite shooting well from the free-throw line, Fluvanna couldn’t contain the top-ranked Millbrook Saturday night. “Our whole season we haven’t faced anything like that. It’s been actually slower teams. So to come out and face team exactly what [...]

Two overtime thriller gives Fluvanna title hopes

TranslatorPALMYRA — After playing 40 straight minutes, Fluvanna’s Mia Loyd stepped to the line with her team down one to rival Western Albemarle. She ever so calmly hit her two free throws for the Flucos to advance to the Region II Division 3 Championship Saturday night. “I had to do it for my team. They [...]

A clean sweep brings hardware to Fluvanna

TranslatorCharlottesville — Fluvanna became the Jefferson District Tournament Champions by defeating the Western Albemarle Warriors 38-33 Friday night. “I like seeing the smile on the faces of the girls because they put in work since day one,” head coach Chad White as he held the tournament and regular season trophies after the game. Fluvanna was [...]

Flucos’ bite too much for Goochland’s bark

TranslatorPalmyra — Fluvanna finished on a 30-2 run to defeat the Bulldogs 70-34 advancing in the Jefferson District Playoffs. “Once we get a couple of steals and a couple of easy buckets in transition, that energizes our entire team. That’s what happened,” head coach Chad White said. Goochland (0-14, 0-12 Jefferson District) pulled within eight [...]

Flucos tame Mustangs

TranslatorPalmyra — The Flucos opened the game with a 16-0 en route to a 61-37 victory over the visiting Monticello Mustangs. “We figured, we wanted to jump on them early and see how [Monticello] would respond,” head coach Chad White said. Monticello (8-10, 4-8 Jefferson District) was not able to stop the run even after [...]

Double shot of Loyd sting Orange

TranslatorPalmyra — The Loyd sisters led the Flucos to their 10th straight district victory Thursday night. Fluvanna beat Orange 59-45 to move closer to clinching a regional home game. The Flucos were led by senior K-anna Loyd with 17 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists and eight steals. Sophomore Mia Loyd with 20 points, 10 rebounds [...]

Flucos tame Bulldogs

Translator Palmyra — Fluvanna played stingy defense defeating the Goochland Bulldogs 56-20 for the second time this year. “It was just one of those nights. I knew if we could get a couple of steals it would get us going. We just started out pretty sluggish and that happens sometimes,” White said. Fluvanna was led [...]