WOODSTOCK -- Motivational halftime speeches that turn defeat into victory are the things of legend in almost all sports, and on Wednesday in her team's Shenandoah District opener, Central girls basketball coach Stephanie Mathews must have given a good one.
FRONT ROYAL - No one on Skyline is ready to call Tuesday night's 63-60 win over previously unbeaten Central the game that turned around the Hawks' season.
FRONT ROYAL - The Central Falcons and Skyline Hawks pitted their identical 2-2 records against each other in a non-district girls basketball contest Tuesday night.
WINCHESTER - No, Ben Grove wasn't born in the water. It just seems like it sometimes, since the Handley senior has been around the wet stuff since his toddling days.
WOODSTOCK - Warren County had played four games in search of their first "W" of the season when the Wildcats visited Central in a non-district girls basketball contest Friday night.
BERRYVILLE - Clarke County survived a game marred by turnovers, personal fouls and poor free-throw shooting to stage a come-from-behind 52-49 girls basketball victory over Central on Thursday.
STRASBURG - Some guys can't perform in clutch situations. They get nervous and rush their shot, or simply look to quickly dish it off to the closest teammate. Not Aaron Heishman. When the game is on the line, he knows he feels comfortable being "that guy."
WOODSTOCK - Central's boys basketball team had a very successful season in the Northwestern District last year, but don't expect the Falcons to get overconfident now that they're back in Group A.
WOODSTOCK - It was Ashley Jernigan's birthday, and the Central Falcons junior guard did her best to celebrate, scoring a game-high 22 points against the Clarke County Eagles in a non-district basketball contest Friday night.
FRONT ROYAL -- Everyone knows what Matt Sherfey can do with his arm on the football field. But there's something else the all-district quarterback can do in a different season and in a different role -- cause havoc at the top of a pressure defense on the basketball court.
FRONT ROYAL -- Central clamped down on the defensive end in the second half to pull away with a 48-34 nondistrict win over Warren County on Wednesday night. The Falcons held the Wildcats to only 12 second-half points.
WOODSTOCK -- Pretty, it wasn't. A sloppy game matched the weather Friday night when Central took on visiting Luray, and most of the unsightly elements were self-inflicted as the squads combined for 25 penalties totaling 175 yards, seven fumbles and a pair of turnovers.
Coach Anne Gorman would never have guessed when her Strasburg High School competition cheer squad would be performing in Saturday's Group A cheer championships.
STRASBURG -- Central finished second in the Region B cheerleading meet on Saturday. The Falcons finished with 224.5 points, while Appomattox won with 260 points.
WOODSTOCK -- With his team trailing in the fourth quarter, Central quarterback Matt Sherfey walked over to the team bench, took a seat and sunk his head. Around him his teammates were releasing their frustrations, but Sherfey didn't say a word. He didn't have to. He and the few fans still braving the soggy conditions knew the Falcons weren't going to end this game on top. Led by a strong rushing attack, visiting Riverheads raced out to a commanding lead, then coasted to a 42-21 victory Friday night.
STRASBURG -- Central's Cole Baker and Strasburg's Colin Christenson staged a fierce battle for supremacy at Monday's Shenandoah County cross country meet at Strasburg High School.
QUICKSBURG -- The fierce long-standing Shenandoah County rivalry between the Central Falcons and Stonewall Jackson Generals was played out in their second head-to-head volleyball match of the season on Thursday night.
NEW MARKET -- The 12th annual Stonewall Jackson Invitational cross country meet drew 18 girls and 17 boys teams, and over 500 runners to the just over 3.1-mile New Market Battlefield Park course on Saturday.
WOODSTOCK -- It had been five years, when they were previously in Group A, that the Central Falcons last faced the Riverheads Gladiators in a volleyball match. No one on the current rosters had played against each other.
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