The Lancaster defense kept Westmoreland out of the end zone in the fourth quarter Monday night as the Red Devils held on to upset the Eagles 14-12 in varsity football.
They broke an 11-year losing streak for Lancaster to the Montross team and spoiled the WHS homecoming.
The Devils are now ranked second in Region 1A, according to a release by the Virginia High School League this week. They lag behind top-ranked Essex, which Lancaster will host on October 27. Lancaster will play Rappahannock in Warsaw tomorrow, October 20.
The LHS-WHS match-up was originally scheduled for Saturday, October 14, but was postponed because of rain, forcing LHS to play two games in five days.
Daveon Smith had a hand in one of Lancaster’s two scores against the Eagles but more importantly kept the ball moving on the ground….
