James Monroe Blows Past Tabb in Season Opener, 59-20

In less than a week, two devastating storms have rolled through Yorktown. First, there was Hurricane Irene. Then, on Monday, down came James Monroe High School's football team. 

The Yellow Jackets kicked off their 2011-12 campaign in style, defeating Tabb High School 59-20 at Bailey Stadium in Yorktown, Virginia. The game, originally slated for Friday, was postponed to Monday due to the storm.

Evidently, JM didn't want to wait any longer to get things going. On the first play of the season, senior A'Darius Brown returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown, and the Jackets didn't look back from there.

Although Tabb kept the game close in the first half (21-13 halftime score), the final twenty-four minutes of the game were dominated by JM.

Four more scoring drives, including two Brown TD runs, put JM up by the eventual final score of 59-20.

James Monroe (1-0, 0-0 Battlefield) will host Stafford High School next Friday, Sept. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Be sure to visit Fredericksburg Patch for gameday coverage.