The two schools sit in bordering counties making for quite the non-district battle. ... Rustburg, Appomattox County to renew Battle of the Lantern Red Devils won the 2022 matchup, 27-20.

BRUSH PRAIRIE -- Battle Ground students stood in a field and looked skyward Wednesday morning. While one student held a paper Chinese lantern, another attached a paraffin wax block to the string under ...

The lights are back on again for the "Battle of the Lantern" this Friday night.The series between Rustburg and Appomattox has seen its fair share of swings sinc.

Wednesday’s lantern convoy led participants from where the Virginia militiamen, led by Colonel Andrew Lewis started in Greenbrier County that day on October 10, 1774 to where the battle actually ...

When the 'Lantern' battle resumed in 2015, Appomattox was beginning a stretch of three straight state championships, going 44-1 over those 45 games. Despite strong Rustburg teams, ...