Generals sports Update
Boys Cross Country Wins county championship
first title since 1991
On Tuesday, October 19th, 2021, the Mountain View Generals boys cross country team was able to retake the county trophy by edging around the Central Falcons with a score of 26-29 on the Strasburg course. The last time the generals were able to capture the county trophy was in 1991, ending a 30 year drought. The boys were led by Ethan Bly, finishing in 2nd place with an astonishing time of 19:51, followed by freshmen Nate Farmer (20:20), Senior Will Streett (20:35), underclassman Aday Martin-Fonseca (21:23), and Sophomore Tai Croushore (21:28).
The Generals will be competing in the Bull Run District meet on Wednesday, October 27 at the New Market Battlefield Course. The boys' meet will start at 4:15 PM.
Girls cross country gets strong performances from several runners
Foster twins top two finishers for generals
Our lady Generals were able to put up a good fight on Tuesday, with 2 of our girls placing in the top 10. Leading the way, Jadyn Foster was able to finish with a time of 23:05 and her sister Jordyn was able to pick up some of the slack by finishing 8th (23:05). Both girls were able to stand on the podium, medaling in at 5th and 8th place. Freshmens Trinity Stanley and Leah Diehl were able to put together a good performance, Stanley finishing 11th (26:48) and Diehl rounding out the squad 17th with a time of 29:00. Sophomore Ashlyn Whitman came in 14th (27:36) while Senior Jennifer Farmer capped off an impressive time of 27:46 at the end. Mountain View finished in 3rd place behind the fighting Strasburg Rams’ Claire Keef, who helped lead her team to victory scoring 31 points.
The Generals will be competing in the Bull Run District meet on Wednesday, October 27 at the New Market Battlefield Course. The girls meet will start at 3:30 PM.
Picture by: Jennifer Mangan Adamy
Freshman Football Defeats Page 14-8
Lose Heartbreaker to Madison Co. in the Final seconds 22-20
The Mountain View Generals JV Football team beat the Page County Panthers on Monday night at Page with a final score of 14-8.
Following a long 2-week quarantine for the Generals, they put on a great defensive performance. After going down 8-0 in the first quarter, the Generals completely shut out the Panthers for the next 3 quarters. The Generals were led by the starting running back and cornerback, Caleb Eaton. He led the Generals to a victory by scoring both of their two touchdowns, one rushing and one receiving. On the defensive side, Eaton also had an interception.
The Generals had more passing yards than rushing yards for the first time in several years.
Page Co. Stats
PASSING :
#19 Shreejee Patel: 6/10 101 yards, TD
RUSHING:
#5 Caleb Eaton: 15 car 73 yards ,TD, Fum
#21 Riley Ridgeway: 4 car 10 yards
#30 Izzy espinal: 2 car 0 yards, 2pt conversion
#4 Jackson miller: 1 car 0 yards
#19 Shreejee Pate:l 2 car 10 yards
Team rushing:
93 yards,TD, 2PT
RECEIVING:
#5 Caleb Eaton: 5 rec 82 yards, TD
#84 Alex fields 1 rec 19 yards, 1 Drop
Team Receiving: 101 yards, TD
The Mountain View Generals lost to the Madison County Mountaineers on a last-second touchdown and 2-point conversion with a final score of 22-20.
The Generals defense held the Mountaineers to just 6 points in the first half. At half time, the score was 14-6.
Penalties hurt the Generals in the second half which totaled over 100 yards from penalties. A kick return touchdown by Jaymian Short got brought back due to a penalty on the Generals. Caleb Eaton had a pick-6 in the fourth quarter with about 2 minutes left in the game. Within the last minute, the Mountaineers scored a touchdown to tie the game and the 2 point conversion was good. The Mountaineers won the game 22-20.
Madison Co. Stats
Rushing:
Eaton: 15 Car: 85 Yards, 1 TD
Lambert: 7 Car: 55 Yards
Espinal: 2 Car: 6 Yards, 1 TD
Patel: 2 Car: -1 Yards
Passing:
Patel: 1/4 : 19 Yards
Receiving:
Lambert: 1 Rec: 19 Yards
Total Offense: 164 Yards
Volleyball back in action with two matches this week
dig Pink night raises money for cancer research
Tuesday evening, the MVHS Generals volleyball team played at East Rockingham High School. East Rock won the game in the first three sets; 25-12; 25-19; and 25-16. With the win East Rockingham captured the Bull Run District Regular season championship. The JV Generals dropped their contest in straight sets 18-25, 17-25.
Thursday evening, the MVHS volleyball team played Clarke County at Mountain View and lost in the first three sets.The first set ended 7-25, the second set ended with a score of 9-25, and the deciding set ended 11-25. This game finished the regular MVHS volleyball season. The JV Generals lost in two. The scores were 11-25 and 12-25.
The varsity team ended with a 3-15 record while the JV team had an 0-17 record. The MVHS varsity volleyball team will play at East Rockingham in the District Tournament on Monday, October 25 at 6pm.
cross country programs have successful history
John Wymer was the coach for 7 of the state champions
Just like our golf program, our boys and girls cross country teams have had an incredible amount of success. The boys program has won five state championships and been the runner-up three times. John Wymer was the coach for four of those titles (78, 89, 90, and 91). He was assisted by Fred Greene during a dominant stretch when the Generals won three straight state titles from 1989-91. Bob Harner was the coach in 81. The boys program has also produced six individual state champions and two individual runner-ups. John Kagey was a two-time state champion. An interesting fact, the Generals in 1966 finished third but there was not a separate meet for different classifications. That Generals finish may have been the most impressive against every school regardless of size in the state.
Our girls program has produced three state championships including the first state championship to be recognized by the VHSL in 1985. John Wymer was the coach for all three of those titles. The 1989 season was particularly special as Stonewall claimed both the boys and girls state championships in the same year.
Boys Team State Championships
1978, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1991
Boys Team State Runner-ups
1980, 1982, 1985
Individual Champions
Ken Silvious 1966
Jimmy Rosen 1967
John Brumback 1981
Tim Holler 1982
John Kagey 1985
John Kagey 1986
Individual Runner-Ups
Kevin Runion 1978
Michael Blosser 1980
Girls Team State Championships
1985, 1988, 1989
If anything is off let me know. This is how it is reported in the VHSL Record Book and the Yearbooks. Hope everyone enjoys the trip down memory lane and cheers the Generals on in the Bull Run District Championship next Wednesday at the New Market Battlefield course.