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and Strasburg we gain that respect. We need to say that there are teams ranked higher that we can beat.”
The next week’sjiacked schedule could turn the district title race, Coach Leake predicted. With four games at home, he said, the Panthers have a tremendous home court advantage against their next opponents.
On Friday, Jan. 12, the Stonewall Jackson Generals face the Panthers. They have already bowed once this year in the Christmas tournament, 70-42.
Next week, Page (Jan. 16), George Mason (Jan. 17) and Clarke County (Jan. 19) all come to Rappahannock. All three have only one district loss (as of Jan. 9), and are lumped in a pack chasing Rappahannock and Central.
“No team in the district likes to play Rappahannock at home,” Coach Leake said. “The gym is always packed, and the community is so supportive that we want to give something back. You can only give so much for your community and your school, but you reach down inside and pull out a little extra for all those people in the bleachers standing and shouting ‘Let’s go Rapp!’.”
The community support is a definite advantage, he said. “Every school in the district would like to have the support we have.”
If the team rises to its ability, Coach Leake concluded, by the end of next week the Panthers could claim sole possession of first place in the district. “The first quarter of the season is gone, and the second quarter is right in front of us. There’s a lot to play for in the next week—we are really getting serious.”
Panther home games begin with junior varsity action at 6 p.m., followed by the varsity contest at 7:30 p.m. The public is always welcome.
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In the meantime, while the state AIPM employees will attempt to oversee the landowner notification part of the program, Rappahannock needs to find a new gypsy moth coordinator.
Mrs. Dobrovir resigned because she has other business commitments during the winter and early spring. She said she would be interested in getting back in the program during the summer and fall when the coordinator is responsible for the field work of trapping male moths and counting egg masses.
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