by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
A big special team play and a turnover for a touchdown helped Rappahannock stay ahead of Lancaster for a 28-6 varsity win in a Northern Neck District football game Friday, October 30.
The Raiders, who improved to 7-2, scored midway through the first quarter on a 90-yard punt return and took a 21-0 halftime lead after a 47-yard fumble return by Bryan Wilson Jr. In between, Rappahannock had its only offensive score of the half with an 18-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter.
The Lancaster defense held the defending Class 1 state champion Raiders to one offensive score through 47:57. The Raiders stuck in its fourth and final touchdown on a six-yard carry with three seconds left in the game.
LHS held Rappahannock scoreless in the third quarter and changed up its offensive plan in the fourth with two completed passes and help from two Rappahannock penalties to score on an 11-yard run by Jamarius Monroe….
