Generals Sports Update
Boys Basketball Drops Opener to Buffalo Gap
Hasley leads Generals
On Wednesday, the MVHS boys basketball team finally got to open their season as they faced off against Buffalo Gap. After playing a hard and tough first half MVHS went down 24-37. The second half was pretty low-scoring but at the end of the game Buffalo Gap came out on top. The final score being MVHS 35 - Gap 58. The Generals were led by Johnny Hasley with 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists. Michael Spaur added 9 points and 6 rebounds and Evan Estep added 8 points for the Generals.
The team returns to action tonight (December 10) hosting rival Central High School.
Boys Basketball Preview Video
Girls Basketball Drops Back-to-Back Games Against Gobblers
Franklin leads Generals
The Generals girl’s basketball team played Broadway High School in back-to-back games on December 3 at home and December 8 at Broadway. The Generals dropped both games, with the first game ending with a final score of 48-44. Bre Franklin led the team with 16 points, followed by Annika Dellinger with 11, and Mya Councill with 9. Dellinger also contributed 14 rebounds and Councill collected 9.
In the second game on Wednesday, Broadway won the tight game with a score of 46-41. Despite having a 35-30 lead in the 3rd quarter, Broadway scored 16 points in the 4th to win the game. Bre Franklin contributed 11 points, followed by Annika Dellinger with 10, and Alicia Bare and Mya Councill with 8. Dellinger and Bare both collected 10 rebounds.
The Generals finish the week with a road game against rival Central High School tonight.
Wrestling opens with dual meet at Staunton
Photos credit: Leigh Lemon
Lemon, Biller, and Rinker go 2-0
The Generals opened up their season with a dual meet against Grace Christian School and Staunton High School on December 8. The Generals opened up with a limited roster and didn’t have all the weight classes filled. Jesse Lemon, Braxton Biller, and Hunter Rinker finished the night 2-0 for the Generals.
HERE ARE THE MATCH RESULTS FOR GENERALS VS CHRISTIAN GRACE SCHOOL:
Jesse Lemon won 7-1
Braxton Biller won by a pinfall
Hunter Rinker won by a forfeit
Octavian Rinker lost by a pinfall
Tom Brecht also lost by a pinfall
THE FINAL SCORE FOR GENERALS VS CHRISTIAN GRACE SCHOOL:
Grace Christian school won with a score of 48 to MVHS 16
HERE ARE THE MATCH RESULTS FOR GENERALS VS STAUNTON:
Octavian Rinker won by a forfeit
Jesse Lemon won 8-0
Braxton Biller won by forfeit
Hunter Rinker won by a pinfall
Tom Brecht won by forfeit
THE FINAL SCORE FOR GENERALS VS STAUNTON HIGH SCHOOL:
Staunton won with a score of 30 to MVHS 28
The Generals will be in action tonight at Skyline High School starting at 5 PM and on Saturday, December 11 at the Skyline High School Invitational. The invitational will start at 11 AM.
Swim Team Opens the season Saturday against Broadway
Swim meet at Signal Knob
The Generals swim team will open their season on Saturday, December 11 at the Signal Knob Recreation Center in Strasburg. The meet will start at 4:30 PM.
The Generals next meet will be on Saturday, December 18 at Signal Knob Recreation Center against Turner Ashby High School. That meet will start at 6 PM.