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Saturday, January 30, 2010

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Breaking News: All Events Now Cancelled Today

Due to the snowstorm hitting Loudoun a little harder than predicted, this message just went out from Loudoun County Public Schools: All Loudoun County Public Schools activities are canceled today, January 30.

Updated Standings!

Basketball: Friday Scoreboard + Quick Skinny

Fri. Jan. 29
Boys Basketball
Stone Bridge 64, Langley 62
Before one of the largest basketball crowds in school history, the Bulldogs hand the Saxons their first district loss this season as Langley misses putback at the buzzer to send it to OT. WashPost has video coverage of this game!
Stonewall Jackson 77, Heritage 55
Cedar Run woes continue for Pride
Briar Woods 52, Dominion 35
Myles Tate scores 18 as Falcons fight to stay in No. 4 spot in Dulles and bid to host first boys hoops playoff game
Broad Run 48, Potomac Falls 46
Kevin McGaughey and Taylor Johnson each scored 18 as Spartans come back in second half to essentially put the Dulles District race into a deadlock
Loudoun County 56, Park View 55
Mays Worth hits jumper with 20 seconds left to give Raiders the upset win over Park View
Washington WV 78, Loudoun Valley 55
West Virginia blues for Vikes

Girls Basketball
Langley 48, Stone Bridge 40
Poor shooting stumbles Bulldogs in loss to Saxons
Stonewall Jackson 93, Heritage 32
Good news for Pride is that Necole Sterling is back from injury
Dominion 50, Briar Woods 45
Titans snap 41-game losing streak with first win in two years!
Broad Run 57, Potomac Falls 41
Morgan Roehling scores 16 as Spartans challenge Panthers for third spot in district
Loudoun County 73, Park View 51
Brittany Batts and Kendra Holmes combine for 37 for Raiders
Loudoun Valley 49, Washington WV 34
Kayla Sweet scores 17 to lead Vikes to non-district win
Freedom 52, Robinson 36
Eagles bounce back with defensive effort

Friday, January 29, 2010

Boys Basketball: Dulles District Showdown! Potomac Falls and Broad Run Meet Tonight in Ashburn

(Jan. 29, 2010) - The top two Dulles District boys basketball teams and two of the top teams in the state in AA, Potomac Falls and Broad Run, meet tonight in a showdown of one-loss teams in Ashburn.

Potomac Falls (8-0, 15-1) is ranked No. 2 by the Associated Press in the state and Broad Run (6-1, 16-1) is ranked No. 3. The Spartans only loss was a buzzer beater loss at Potomac Falls in December as PF junior Zack Curran fired off a 3-pointer from the corner with less than a second left. The Panthers only loss came to Loudoun Valley the day after a draining triple overtime, 111-108, win over Stone Bridge.

What You Need to Know About Tonight:

Potomac Falls (8-0 in Dulles District, 15-1) at Broad Run (6-1. 16-1), 7:30 p.m.
AP Rankings in AA for the state: PF No. 2, BR No. 3

Can't Make the Game: Verizon FiOS will televise the game next week on delay, Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. and Thursday at 2 p.m. and then the game will be in the On Demand section of your local Verizon FiOS service.

Potomac Falls in Sterling opened in 1997 drawing part of its student body from Broad Run (which opened in 1969) in Ashburn. There has been a healthy rivalry ever since.

Potomac Falls coach: Jeff Hawes ... 13th year, only coach PF has ever had! Panthers were very young last year and started the year 9-2 but struggled at the end, dropping four straight to finish with four straight losses, including quarterfinal losses in the district and regions to end the year, 14-10. Panthers always contend for district titles!

Broad Run: Second-year coach John Costello, who was previously the freshman boys coach and a decade earlier was a varsity assistant, has been on a roll. The Spartans started 11-1 last season and finished 20-6 including a title in the Dulles District tournament but fell in regional semifinals. Costello took over a program that went 7-15 the previous season.

Last Meetings
Dec. 18, 2009 - Potomac Falls 66, Broad Run 63 - Zack Curran's buzzer beater was the difference as Panthers created turnovers in closing minutes for comeback win
Top players for each team played like it: JR Lukas Mihailovich for PF had 23 and SR Kevin McGaughey for BR had 20. They are thought of as the top two players in the Dulles District

Feb. 10, 2009 - Broad Run 70, Potomac Falls 60
Jan. 12, 2009 - Broad Run 64, Potomac Falls 56

Feb. 14, 2008 - Potomac Falls 64, Broad Run 59
Jan. 14, 2008 - Potomac Falls 64, Broad Run 42

Feb. 17, 2007 - Broad Run 66, Potomac Falls 56 (district semifinals)
Jan. 13, 2007 - Potomac Falls 51, Broad Run 42
Dec. 8, 2006 - Broad Run 63, Potomac Falls 57

Feb. 17, 2006 - Broad Run 54, Potomac Falls 52 (district semifinals)*** every game in the series this season went down to the buzzer!
Feb. 6, 2006 - Broad Run 68, Potomac Falls 65
Jan. 3, 2006 - Broad Run 50, Potomac Falls 49

Players to Watch on Each Team

Potomac Falls
Lukas Mihailovich JR (21.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 4.2 apg)
Gregory Graves SO (7 rpg, 3 blocks per game, averaging close to 15.0 ppg over the last five contests)
Zack Curran (8.5 ppg, 5.5 apg)

Broad Run
#25 Kevin McGaughey SR 6-5 (21.8 ppg, 8.0 rpg, connected for 21 3-pointers on season)
# 22 Taylor Johnson JR 6-3 (12.1 ppg, 8.3 rpg ... since Jan. 11 ... five straight double-doubles, averaging 17.2 ppg and 13.6 rpg)
#33 Ahmad Zafar SR 6-1 (13.2 ppg)

Keys for Broad Run
No. 1 Control the tempo (PF is excellent in transition ... BR wants to slow them down)
No. 2 Rebound (The 6-4 Ali Janjua in the starting line-up is to try and match the height of Graves)
No. 3 Turnovers (they turned the ball over three times in the last 90 seconds of loss in December)

Keys for Potomac Falls
1. Who controls the other teams "Stud" (Mihailovich vs. McGaughey!)

2. Who scores more in transition (PF wants to score in transition)

3. Who keeps the other off the offensive glass

PF Starters (****They start no seniors!)
No. 14 G Zack Curran JR 6-2

No. 35 G Brendon Chesson JR 6-2

No. 33 F Lukas Mihailovich JR 6-0

No. 50 F Greg Graves SO 6-5

No. 45 C Mickey Wagenhoffer JR 6-5



BR Starters

No. 31 G Eric Hiatt JR 5-9

No. 25 G Kevin McGaughey SR 6-5

No. 33 F Ahmad Zafar SR 6-1

No. 22 F Taylor Johnson JR 6-3

No. 23 C Ali Janjua SR 6-4

More from Costello: "I cannot remember a time when both teams were this highly ranked in the State (No. 2 and No. 3). I could not be any happier for the kids, it is what high school basketball is all about. I am also very proud of my kids in that since our defeat to Potomac Falls 10 games ago at the buzzer, which was very disappointing, they did exactly what you are supposed to do after such a tough loss: Get back in the gym and work harder and get better and better everyday to avoid it from happening again."

Basketball: The Skinny for Tonight's Games

(Jan. 29, 2010) - Big games tonight in Ashburn with the Fox5 TV crew setting up and we aren't even talking about the Potomac Falls vs. Broad Run Dulles District boys basketball showdown.

Fox5 will be at the Langley vs. Stone Bridge boys basketball game in which the Saxons hope to all but wrap up the regular-season title and the Bulldogs look to hand Langley its first district defeat.

At Broad Run, two one-loss teams, ranked No. 2 and No. 3 in the state will square off in one of the biggest Dulles regular-season games since the league was formed a decade ago.

Fri. Jan. 29
Boys Basketball
Langley at Stone Bridge, 7:30
The Skinny: Bulldogs must find a way to slow down the Saxons inside advantage. Brown and Berry will need to combine for 50+.
Stonewall Jackson at Heritage, 7:30
Pride looking to break Cedar Run skid
Dominion at Briar Woods, 7:30
Titans will need to slow Myles Tate if they are to win on the road
Potomac Falls at Broad Run, 7:30
Two words: The Game
Park View at Loudoun County, 7:30
Patriots looking to keep pace with leaders
Loudoun Valley at Washington WV, 7:30
Vikes in non-district contest


Girls Basketball
Stone Bridge at Langley, 7:30
Bulldogs want to bounce back from Madison loss
Heritage at Stonewall Jackson, 7:30
Tough road assignment for Pride
Briar Woods at Dominion, 7:30
Can Titans snap streak?
Broad Run at Potomac Falls, 7:30
Spartans look to make it a 4-team race
Loudoun County at Park View, 7:45
Raiders now ranked No. 1 in state
Washington WV at Loudoun Valley, 7:30
Vikes host non-district game
Robinson at Freedom, 6:30
Moved up a day ... another AAA foe for Eagles

Wrestling: Heritage to Host Third Annual Duals Saturday

Leesburg (Jan. 29, 2010) - Heritage High School will host their third annual Duals on Saturday starting at 9 a.m.

Admission is $5 for the 8-team event.

Teams Committed:
• Heritage
• Loudoun County
• Potomac
• Clarke County
• Handley
• Liberty
• Gar-Field
• Park View

Round 1: 9:00-10:30
HERITAGE VS GAR-FIELD MAT 1
LOUDOUN COUNTY VS POTOMAC MAT 2
CLARKE VS LIBERTY MAT 3
HANDLEY VS PARK VIEW MAT 4

Round 2: 10:30-12:00
HERITAGE VS LOUDOUN COUNTY
CLARKE VS GAR-FIELD
HANDLEY VS POTOMAC
PARK VIEW VS LIBERTY

Round 3: 12:00-1:30
HERITAGE VS CLARKE
HANDLEY VS LOUDOUN COUNTY
PARK VIEW VS GAR-FIELD
LIBERTY VS POTOMAC

Lunch 1:30 - 2:00

Round 4: 2:00-3:30
HERITAGE VS HANDLEY
PARK VIEW VS CLARKE
LIBERTY VS LOUDOUN COUNTY
POTOMAC VS GAR-FIELD

Round 5: 3:30-5:00
HERITAGE VS PARK VIEW
LIBERTY VS HANDLEY
POTOMAC VS CLARKE
GAR-FIELD VS LOUDOUN COUNTY

Wrestling: Warren County Duals Canceled, Broad Run to Host Freedom in Monday Afternoon Special

(Jan. 29, 2010) - Broad Run and Freedom were going to officially wrestle their final Dulles District dual meet of the regular season at this weekend's Warren County Duals but the event has been canceled due to incoming weather concerns.

As a result, Broad Run will now host Freedom this Monday at 4:30 p.m.

Also the JV wrestling tournament at Skyline High School scheduled for today and tomorrow has been changed to tonight only tonight.

On the Sidelines with Dan Sousa - Rooting for Another Ali vs. Frazier Match-up or Better Yet Ali vs. Foreman!

An occasional column by VivaLoudoun editor Dan Sousa

(Jan. 29, 2010) - When I think of the Freedom vs. Loudoun County girls basketball rivalry and riveting recent series I quite naturally think of the Bakersfield, Calif. Hort Elementary School PTA Haunted House of 1974 and of course the famous Ali vs. Foreman "Rumble in the Jungle" and then again that rusty nail that cut my arm and that Tetanus shot that I really didn't want to get.

Wait! I'm not saying that watching the Eagles and Raiders -- both VHSL state champions last season which is quite mind-boggling -- is a pain ... far from it. It just reminds me of great rivalries that make sports the drama and pleasure that it is.

Dan: please be kind and rewind (does anybody still know what that means!) and what in the world do a PTA Haunted House have to do with basketball in Loudoun!?!

Sorry ... lets go back to almost the start ... great rivalries. I was 11 in 1974 and Oct. 30 was the famous "Rumble in the Jungle" between boxing legends Muhammad Ali and George Foreman (way before he was pitching grills and just plain grilling all comers in the ring). That was the day before Halloween and we were finishing my elementary school's Haunted House (scary!).

Ray Maples my sixth grade teacher and coach in every sport -- this guy was the Amos Alonzo Stagg for elementary school kids in an era when we had after school sports teams in fourth, fifth and sixth grade -- had the radio on to listen to the fight and it was dramatic ... not even the rusty nail could take my attention away from the fight and my shot would have to wait until after Ali's incredible knockout.

And that is what sports is all about to me, just great drama and unscripted events that you not only can't predict but get the joy of watching unfold.

News: Get Your Classic Games Fix on Verizon's FiOS1 Local Sports Zone

(Jan. 29, 2010) - Are you already missing your high school football? Want to relive the Loudoun County girls basketball state title run of last season? Verizon FiOS1 is putting up some "classic games" in its On Demand section starting Monday.

Broswe All > Free > FiOS1 Local Zone > Northern VA > Classic Games

Broswe All > Free > Sports > FiOS1 Sports > Northern VA > Classic Games


FiOS subscribers can head to "Browse All" section of their television's Video on Demand and then choose "Free" and then "FiOS1 Sports" and then "Northern Virginia". And then "Classic Games". (You can also find the Classic Games folder by going through the "FiOS1 Local Zone" and then "Northern Virginia")

What you can find under "Classic Games" starting Feb. 1:

*The Mar. 7 Loudoun County vs. Courtland AA Division 4 state quarterfinal from last year.
*The 2008 Stone Bridge vs. Edison Northern Region Division 5 final and the 2007 Stone Bridge vs. Edison Northern Region Division 5 final plus the Sept. 7, 2007 Robinson vs. Stone Bridge regular season game.

Plus you can check out the recent FiOS1 coverage of Loudoun basketball (FiOS1 Local Zone/Sports/Northern VA/Basketball) where you can find the Potomac Falls vs. Dominion boys; Briar Woods vs. Park View boys; Stone Bridge vs. McLean boys; and soon the Freedom vs. Loudoun County girls. Tonight Verizon FiOS1, with VivaLoudoun.com editor Dan Sousa doing the color, will televise the big Potomac Falls vs. Broad Run boys basketball game.

Football: Park View's Tommy Sedeski to Play at Princeton

Sterling (Jan. 29, 2010) - Park View High School senior Tommy Sedeski has committed to become a member of the Princeton University football program next year.

Sedeski will sign a "Likely Letter of Intent" to join the Tigers as a member of the Class of 2014. Like all Ivy League schools, the athletic program at Princeton is a non-scholarship program, yet the National Letter of Intent signing process is the same as any Division I program.

Basketball: Coaches vs. Cancer Scheduled for Varsity Doubleheader at Freedom on Feb. 2

South Riding (Jan. 29, 2010) - The annual Coaches vs. Cancer varsity basketball doubleheader between the Freedom and the Briar Woods high schools will be held on Tuesday, February 2nd, at Freedom High School.

The basketball action starts at 6 p.m. with the girls' basketball game. The boys' game will be at 8 p.m. A pasta dinner, catered by Merone's Buon Appetito, will be held in the cafeteria from 5 to 7 pm. Dinner tickets cost $15 and include admission to both games.

Tickets may be purchased at Freedom High School until Friday, January 29th.

In addition, a commemorative T-shirt will also be on sale at the Freedom school store for $15. All proceeds from this event will go to the American Cancer Society.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Photo Gallery: Boys Youth Basketball - River Bend vs. Smart's Mill by Nick Lutkins



Photo Gallery: Wrestling - Loudoun County vs. Potomac Falls by Chris Anderson

Welcome another new photographer to VivaLoudoun ... Chris Anderson! We are glad to have his photos from Loudoun County High School events! Thanks Chris!


Girls Basketball: Jan. 22-23 Round-up

(Jan. 28, 2010) - Girls basketball went into the midterm exam break with a bang as Freedom and Loudoun County collided in Leesburg with the Raiders defending their home court and tying up the AA Dulles District standings with a 57-40 victory.

Potomac Falls is a firm third and sitting just one game behind the 7-1 leaders with a 6-2 mark. Broad Run has a two-game lead at 4-3 for the fourth seed in the district tournament.

In the Liberty District, Stone Bridge split a pair, dropping a game to Madison that left the Warhawks two games clear of the Bulldogs with five to play. Loudoun Valley did not play in the Cedar Run and maintained a second place spot. Heritage is looking to stay ahead of Battlefield for the fourth spot in the five team district.

The Round-up

Sat. Jan. 23
Madison 53, Stone Bridge 32
The Skinny: The Bulldogs beat the Warhawks earlier this month but Madison got its revenge Saturday. The game was tied at the half but the Warhawks pulled away in the third and out-scored SB in the fourth, 20-7. Cori Prince led the Bulldogs with 12.
Madison:        10-7-16-20-53
Stone Bridge:  12-5-8-7-32
Leading Scorers:
Madison: Kavanaugh - 20, Murin 12
Stone Bridge:  C. Prince 12

Broad Run 35, Dominion 21
The Skinny: This game was just 18-15 at the half with the Spartans leading but BR pulled away after the break to keep the Titans winless. Sarah Miller scored a game-high 15 for BR and Nina Dunay grabbed five rebounds and forced four steals.
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Potomac Falls 50, Briar Woods 34
The Skinny: Jasmin Jefferies etched her name in the record books as she grabbed 11 rebounds and became the school's all-time leading rebounder with 527 in her career, breaking the mark set by Sara Hibson last season. Jefferies now has 538 rebounds. PF reached 10 wins on the season with Symone Berry scoring 21 points with eight rebounds, four assists and five steals. Rebecca Perez had eight points and eight rebounds to give PF another inside presence.
POTOMAC FALLS 50, BRIAR WOODS 34 PF (10-4, 6-2) — Berry 21, Short 10, Perez 8, Reid 3, Battle 2, Fauteux 2, Jefferies 2, Stanley 2. Totals 12
24-33 50.
BW (4-10, 1-7) — O'Neill 9, Firestone 5, Harris 4, Gilbert 3, Herndon 3, Jones 3, Olson 3, Ball 2, McCarthy 2. Totals 12 6-12 34.
Halftime: Potomac Falls, 22-15.
Three-point goals: PF 2 (Berry, Reid); BW 4 (O'Neill 2, Herndon, Jones).
Rebounds: PF 43 (Berry 8, Short 8, Perez 9, Reid, Jefferies 11, Stanley, Baltimore 2, Guttridge, Mook 2).
Assists: PF 6 (Berry 4, Reid, Jefferies).

Fri. Jan. 22
Stone Bridge 54, TJ 33
The Skinny: The Bulldogs got another nice game from freshman Murielle Tiernan who had 14 points and six rebounds.and Maggie Schierling had 10 points and eight rebounds to help lead Stone Bridge to their fifth district win. Stone Bridge used full court pressure most of the game which created 13 steals and wore down T.J. The Bulldogs also did a great job distributing the basketball in the second half with 12 assists.
Stone Bridge:       6-15-16-17-54
Thomas Jefferson: 6-10-8-9 - 33
Stone Bridge: Tiernan 14 , Schierling 10, Stancik 8, Whitaker 6, Gouveia 5, Williams 5, C Prince 3, N. Prince 2, Guzek 1 Three pointer: C Prince 1 Foul Line: 19 for 27
Thomas Jefferson: Cheatham 15, Eriksson 6, Slatery 4, Leibowitz 3, Nissen 2, Bailey 2, Martinez 1 Three poniters: Cheatham 4 Foul Line: 3 for 5

Battlefield at Heritage PPD
The Skinny: This game will be made up Feb. 8. The Stone Bridge game for that date is currently cancelled.

Loudoun County 57, Freedom 40
The Skinny: Ali vs. Frazier. That is how one fan put it and certainly these are the area's two heavyweights in girls basketball -- each defending state champion and now they are all tied up for the Dulles District lead. If both teams win out, then a one-game playoff will be held to determine the district top seed in the tournament. More on this game from Dan Sousa later Thursday evening.

Loudoun County 57, Freedom 40
F (12-4, 7-1) — Buchanan 13, Scott 10, Escorza 8, Mayo 4, Merritt 4, Koditek 1. Totals 16 7-21 40.
L (13-2, 6-1) — Batts 21, Holmes 18, A. Kain 11, Strange 6, Linnemann 1.
Totals 15 23-35 57.
Halftime: Freedom-South Riding, 21-17.
Three-point goals: F (Scott); L 4 (Batts 2, A. Kain, Strange).
Rebounds: L 34 (Batts 5, Holmes 13, A. Kain 4, Strange 9, Linnemann, Cummings, Lapple).
Assists: L 10 (Batts 3, A. Kain 2, Strange 2, Linnemann 2, Lapple).

Potomac Falls 47, Park View 31
The Skinny: The Panthers were led by Rebecca Perez with 17 points and a strong inside game by Jasmin Jefferies -- 12 points and 16 rebounds -- carried PF through a couple of tough stretches. The Panthers defense held PV to just 4 FG on the game. The Pats, however, made up for it with 23 points at the foul line. The Panthers got strong minutes off the bench for Eileen Fauteux and Patricia Mook, two freshmen who did a great job providing PF with some steady play with Raven Short on the bench for long stretches in the second half in foul trouble.
POTOMAC FALLS 47, PARK VIEW 31 PV (5-11, 2-5) — Owens 10, Torto 8, Dillard 5, Himmelberger 4, Stephens 4. Totals 4 23-35 31.
PF (9-4, 5-2) — Perez 17, Jefferies 12, Short 9, Berry 5, Fauteux 2, Reid 2. Totals 16 13-24 47.
Halftime: Potomac Falls, 19-16.
Three-point goals: PF 2 (Short 2).
Rebounds: PF 42 (Perez 5, Jefferies 16, Short 2, Berry 10, Fauteux, Reid 3, Baltimore, Mook 3, Stanley).
Assists: PF 13 (Perez 2, Short, Berry 6, Reid 3, Guttridge).

Other Liberty District Scores
Fairfax 49, Marshall 47
McLean 55, Langley 34
South Lakes 61, Madison 54

Boys Basketball Roundup: Jan. 22-23 Games

(Jan. 28, 2010) - The area boys basketball teams headed the midterm exam break with action last Friday and Saturday that left the Dulles District and Liberty District up in the air.

In the Dulles, Potomac Falls (8-0 in district) won twice and Broad Run (6-1) won Saturday to remain at the top of the standings and set up Friday's big showdown in Ashburn when the Spartans will host the Panthers at 7:30 p.m. with first place on the line.

Park View (4-3) is a comfortable third after back-to-back losses to PF, and Briar Woods sits fourth and is in position to host a district quarterfinal record, even with a 3-5 mark. The rest of the district, Dominion, Freedom and Loudoun County, may be 2-6 but they are all just within one game of catching BW and gaining postseason homecourt advantage.

In the Liberty, Stone Bridge won two games to move to 7-2 in the Liberty, tied with Marshall, and two games behind Langley (9-0) with yet another big showdown in Ashburn Friday, this time at Stone Bridge as the Bulldogs host the first place Saxons at 7:30 p.m.

In the Cedar Run District, neither Heritage or Loudoun Valley played and both teams -- Pride at 0-4 and Vikes at 1-4 -- are fighting it out for the fourth and final spot in the Cedar Run tournament in the five-team district.

The Round-up
Sat. Jan. 23
Boys Basketball
Stone Bridge 70, Madison 43
The Skinny: Stone Bridge's four seniors -- Sam Tripp, James Wells, Philip Nowakowski and Richie Berry -- scored 18 of the Bulldogs 19 points in the third quarter as SB pulled away for the win.

SB 17 33 52 70
Mad 12 19 31 43
Brown 4 6-12 16
Berry 9 1-1 20
Lowdermilk 3 0-0 7
Nowakowski 2 0-0 4
Wells 2 1-2 5
Tripp 4 2-2 10
Paige 2 0-0 4
Hamrick 0 1-2 1
Michael 1 0-0 3

Potomac Falls 65, Briar Woods 52
The Skinny: Myles Tate score 27 against the Panthers but Potomac Falls avoided the "trap game" of looking ahead to Friday's match-up with Broad Run. Lukas Mihailovich had 20 for PF and Pete Simoneau added 10.

Broad Run 71, Dominion 44
The Skinny: Kevin McGaughey and Taylor Johnson both scored 18 points as the Spartans ran away from the Titans.

Park View 67, Kettle Run 62
The Skinny: The Patriots avenged a season-opening loss to Kettle Run with Ryan McCarter scoring 23 and Jordan Ownes (16 points) and J.R. Shooks (12 points) each hitting double digits.

Fri. Jan. 22
Boys Basketball
Stone Bridge 69, TJ 59
The Skinny: TJ came in on a 2-game winning streak in district but Nik Brown started off red-hot for SB, knocking down seven of his first eight shots including four from behind the arc. Brown had 20 points at halftime but picked up his fourth foul early in the third quarter and sat for the rest of the quarter. Brown (28 points) and Richie Berry (23 points) combined for 51 of the 69 Bulldog points. Kyle Gouveia led SB with seven rebounds, four steals, and one block, while Sam Tripp grabbed six rebounds.

SB 20 33 46 69
TJ 12 23 38 59
Brown 8 8-12 28
Berry 8 7-7 23
Lowdermilk 3 1-2 7
Wells 1 0-0 2
Tripp 1 0-0 2
Eleazer 2 0-0 5
Gouveia 1 0-0 2

Heritage at Battlefield PPD 
The Skinny: This game was PPD because of weather conditions in Prince William and will be made up on Feb. 8 -- the SB vs. Heritage game, already a make-up on that night (!) may not be rescheduled.

Loudoun County 55, Freedom 41
The Skinny: This boys game may have been the warm-up to the big girls game but it was entertaining with Calle Brown scoring 15 points with 10 rebounds, five blocks and a dunk. Worth Mays also scored 16 for LC.
LOUDOUN COUNTY 55, FREEDOM-SOUTH RIDING 41 F (0-5, 0-1) — O'Rourke 16, Muhlenberg 7, Orr 7, Hawkins 6, Barton 3, Conde 2. Totals 15 5-8 41.
L (7-9, 2-5) — Mays 16, Brown 15, Pratt 9, Mrkonjic 8, Campbell 5, Parker 2. Totals 19 16-27 55.
Halftime: Loudoun County, 20-17.
Three-point goals: F 6 (O'Rourke 3, Muhlenberg, Orr, Barton); L 1 (Campbell).

Potomac Falls 72, Park View 67
The Skinny: Playing for the second time in three days, it was just about the same result as PF put away a pesky PV squad. Lukas Mihailovich and Brendon Chesson combined for 43 for PF and Ryan McCarter scored 25 for the Pats.

Potomac Falls Visitor
PF 10 18 25 19 - 72
PV 8 15 17 25 - 65
Players 2ptM 3ptM FTM FTA TP
Chesson, Brendon 7 0 6 9 20
Curran, Zack 3 2 3 4 15
Graves, Gregory 3 0 0 4 6
Hoover, Matt 1 0 0 0 2
Mihailovich, Lukas 9 0 5 8 23
Owens, Tarrell 2 0 0 0 4
Sweger, Ben 1 0 0 0 2
PF totals: 26 2 25 14 72


Park View Home
Players 2ptM 3ptM FTM FTA TP
Dombkowski, Alec 1 2 0 0 8
French, Tim 1 0 0 0 2
Lee, Brandon 1 0 0 0 2
McCarter, Ryan 9 1 4 5 25
Owens, Jordan 2 3 3 5 16
Shooks, J.R. 7 0 0 0 14
PV totals: 21 6 10 7 67

Other Liberty District Scores
Langley 56, McLean 35
South Lakes 51, Madison 42
Marshall 59, Fairfax 54

News: New Tuscarora High School Confirms Burnett as Football Coach, Adds Becky Puterio as XC Coach and Jeff Kaplan as Golf Coach

Leesburg (Jan. 28, 2010) - Tuscarora High School announced Wednesday evening that, as expected, two-time state champion Broad Run High School football coach Mike Burnett has been approved to lead the new Huskies program and the school opening in the fall also added Becky Puterio as cross country coach and Jeff Kaplan as golf coach.

According to a release from Tuscarora Athletic Director Derek Farrey: "(Puterio) is extremely excited about developing a new cross country program at Tuscarora High School, and she is looking forward to working with individuals she can develop from elementary school runners into high school athletes."

Puterio is currently as assistant cross country coach at Broad Run High School, where she has been for three years and her husband John Puterio is the wrestling coach. Before that she was an assistant track coach at Potomac Falls High School. She currently coaches "Girls on the Run" at Frances Hazel Reid Elementary School, and has been a volunteer coach with the Loudoun Track and Field club.

As an athlete herself, Puterio ran both cross country and track competitively in high school and college. She was the mile champion on the Massachusetts state championship track team during her senior year of high school, and competed for Mary Washington University during her collegiate years. Puterio currently teaches fifth grade at Frances Hazel Reid elementary school.

According to the release: " Kaplan is very excited and honored to be the inaugural head coach of the Tuscarora High School golf program."

Kaplan has been teaching and coaching for 16 years. He is currently a health and physical education teacher at Smart’s Mill Middle School and helping coach baseball at Heritage High School both located in Leesburg. Although Coach Kaplan has an extensive baseball background (14 years at the high school level), he has a great passion and knowledge for the game of golf. For the past three summers he has worked as a starter/marshall at Raspberry Falls Golf and Hunt and Belmont Country Club.

He graduated from Frostburg State University in 1990 with an exercise physiology degree. At Frostburg he was a member of the baseball, football and rugby teams. Upon graduation, he worked as an assistant Athletic Director/Trainer at Worldgate Athletic club in Herndon. In 1994, he received his health and physical education degree from the University of Maryland. Kaplan resides in Leesburg with his wife Christie, two sons, Brady and Garrett, and daughter, Courtenay.

The news about Burnett leaked out prior to official approval by the school board. According to the release: "He is extremely excited and looking forward to developing a new football program at Tuscarora High School."

Burnett has been coaching football for 12 seasons and prior to taking the job at Tuscarora High School, he served as the head football coach at Broad Run High School and Santa Monica High School in California.

At Broad Run, he led the Spartans to two VHSL Division 4 state championships and leaves the score on a 28-game winning streak while accumulating a record of 43-6. He was named the Washington Redskins Coach of the year in 2008 and the VHSCA AA Coach of the year in 2008 and 2009. He is a graduate of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine where he played varsity football and basketball and received his law degree from the University of Washington, in Seattle.

Burnett is married to Kimberly Burnett, and has two sons, Jack and Sam.

News: Loudoun County Public Schools Students Rally for Haiti


Loudoun County's school community has been raising funds and awareness in the wake of the January 12th earthquake in Haiti.


Here are some of the fund-raising efforts going on throughout Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS):

Dance: Potomac Falls Dance Team Hip Hops to Second Place at American National Championships



Sterling (Jan. 28, 2010)  - The Potomac Falls High School Dance Team brought home second place for their hip-hop dance routine performed in the National Champion Jazz category of the American National Championships.

The dance competition was sponsored by the American Masters National Cheer and Dance Team Competition held January 16th and 17th at the Baltimore Convention Center.


This is the team's second honor this year. This fall the nine-member team captured first place in jazz and hip-hop as well as the Grand Championship for the highest score of the day at the Manchester Dance Team Invitational held November 14th in Midlothian.


“We are both extremely proud of the job the girls did at Nationals this year,” said Potomac Falls dance team coaches Nicole Jordan, an eighth grade physical education teacher at River Bend Middle School, and Jessica 
Prevost, a Potomac Falls social sciences teacher. “Their hard work and dedication definitely paid off by winning the title of National Jazz Champion. It was a great experience.”


Members of the Potomac Falls High School Dance Team include:
· Gina Gatti
· Savannah Kaiser
· Chelsea Lasik
· Abby Pierro
· Carly Piotrowski
· Lauren Sturman
· Julissa Swigart
· Riley Trainor
· Kimberly Wood

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Photo Gallery: Boys Basketball - Broad Run vs. Dominion by Craig Sterbutzel



Photo Gallery: Boys Basketball - Kettle Run vs. Park View by Craig Sterbutzel



Photo Gallery: Boys Basketball - Freedom vs. Loudoun County - By Dan Sousa

Yes, yes, that "other" Sousa


Ice Hockey Notebook: Undefeated Stone Bridge Faces Briar Woods Friday in Key Match-up

(Jan. 27, 2010) - Currently the only two undefeated teams in the 24-club NVHSL are Stone Bridge (6-0-0) and Woodbridge (5-0-5). The Bulldogs have been crushing the opposition this season, out-scoring teams 56-3. Andrew Baron leads SB with nine goals and 13 assists followed by Anthony Moffa with seven goals and 10 assists.

Stone Bridge skates against Briar Woods (6-1-1) on Friday at 9:30 p.m. at the Ashbun Ice House West with first place on the line in the West Division.

Herndon is 8-1 in the Central Division but lost, 10-1, to Stone Bridge. Woodbridge, always a power, is leading the South and Langley is on top in the North at 7-1.

Stone Bridge finishes the regular season with a stellar schedule with Bishop O'Connell on Jan. 31, Woodbridge on Feb. 5 and then rival Broad Run on Feb. 12.

Briar Woods tied Broad Run, 3-3, on Dec. 20 and the Falcons only loss is to Herndon, 6-3. Devin Brink has seven goals and nine assists for BW and Michael Reist has 12 goals and two assists.

Cole Taggart leads BR with eight goals and four assists. The Spartans are 3-3-1. BR has lost to Herndon, Woodbridge and Fairfax/Potomac.

Potomac Falls is 3-3-1 in the North with David Brobst with seven goals and one assist. The Panthers recently lost to division leader Langley, 7-1.

Loudoun County is looking for its first win in the West with an 0-4-1 start. Max Lento and Eric Bobel have four goals each for the Raiders.

Wrestling: VivaLoudoun Updated Dulles District Rankings

Updated Rankings The rankings are compiled by editor Dan Sousa (dan.sousa@vivaloudoun.com) with the help of Dulles District coaches. Each week a new rankings will be released based on results supplied by teams as well as feedback from fans and wrestlers. Note: We did not include the three Loudoun AAA schools in the rankings as they are not wrestling the Dulles District schools head-to-head.  


Dulles Distrit Wrestling Rankings - Top 3 as of 1.27.10  
103 
1, Dang (PV)
Leaves no doubt with pins over Grieco, Hamm and Zedan 
2, Hamm (Free)
Jumps to No. 2 with pin over Grieco 
T3, Zedan (PF) and Grieco (LC) 
Only a point separated these two when they met

112 
1, Marquina (F) 
Won title at Elks; Forfeit vs. PF on Jan. 13 
2, Rea (PF) 
Not able to wrestle vs. Marquina Jan. 13 
3, Hulcher (BW) Maj. Dec. over Sandoe Jan. 13 
Others to watch: Schmidl (BR), Sandoe (D), Ali (PV)  

119 
1, Le (Free) 
Pinned Anthony of LC to move back to No. 1 
2, Anthony (LC) 
Hit the 100 win mark! 
3, Linza (PF) 
Others to watch: Jang (BR), Williams (PV)  


125 
1, Hosti (Free) 
Went 6-2 at Loudoun Valley duals 2, Hartman (BR) Defeated Garcia, 9-7 3, Garcia (D) Others to watch: Palacio (PF)


130 
1, Zuhkulu (PF) 
Beat Murray in OT T2, Gaetani (Free) and Landmesser (PV)
Gaetani moves up with Murray falling to Zuhkulu and Landmesser
3, Murray (BR)
Pinned by Landmesser, lost in OT to Zuhkulu
Others to watch: Fawkes (D), Robillard (LC)


135 
1, DiRenzo (BR) 
Broad Run's Outstanding Wrestler at Loudoun Valley duals 
2, Philbrick (Free) 
Unbeaten at Freedom Duals 
3, Belin (PF) 
Pinned by Belin Jan. 13 
Others to watch: Kirkwood (D)  


140 
1, Oswald (PF) 
Defeated Richardson last week; Dec. Young 3-1 
2, Richardson (LC)
Dec. Young last week
3, Young (Free)
Lost to Richardson last week 
Others to watch: Sealy (BW) 


145 1, Sheptock (Free) 
Pinned Garcia, unbeaten at Freedom Duals
2, Montoya (BR) 
pinned Chervenko 
3, Cheverchko (D) 
Others to watch: Garcia (PV) 


152 
1, Murphy (Free) 
Dec. Warden 9-8 
2, Warden (PF) 
Lost 9-8 Dec. to Murphy 
3, Dunlap (BR) 


160 
1, Rowane (PF) 
Defeated Perez; Pinned Scrivo 
2, Perez (LC) 
Defeated Scrivo 1-0 
3, Scrivo (Free) 
Fell to Perez 0-1  


171 
1, Constantino (Free) 
Pinned Roberts
2, Roberts (PV) 
Dec. Mendoza 7-6
3, Mendoza (BR) 
Lost to Roberts 7-6
Others to watch: Stevens (LC)  


189 
1, Gill (PV)
Pinned Freda
1, Freda (Free) 
Pinned by Gill
3, Awad (BW) 
Others to watch: Walden (PF)  


215 
1, Sosa (BW) 
2, Lanzaro (Free) 
3, Sisson (D) 


285 
1, Timbers (Free)
He pins Hayes and won by FFT over Duffin; Undefeated at Freedom Duals
2, Hayes (PV)
Pinned by Timbers
3, Duffin (PF)
If healthy, No. 1
Others to watch: Ward (D)


Football: Stone Bridge's Marcus Harris, Spenser Rositano Both Named First Team All-State

(Jan. 27, 2010) - Stone Bridge High School, which made it all the way to the VHSL Division 5 title game in December, had two juniors, running back Marcus Harris and defensive back Spenser Rositano, named first team AAA all-state by the Virginia High School Coaches Association.

Check out all the selections on VirginiaPreps.com

Football: Broad Run's T.J. Peeler Named AA Player of the Year, Burnett Coach of the Year

(Jan. 27, 2010) - Broad Run High School took home Player of the Year and Coach of the Year honors from the Virginia High School Coaches Association after capturing a second consecutive VHSL Division 4 state title in December with running back T.J. Peeler and departing coach Mike Burnett, who moves to Tuscarora High School in Leesburg next season, being honored.

A total of nine Loudoun players, including five Spartans, two Park View and two Loudoun County players, made either the first or second team.

2009 VHSCA AA All-State Football Team
Offense
First team
Center: Alex Marrs, Graham, 6-2, 240, sr.
Guard: Collin Christovich, Powhatan, 6-3, 286, sr.
Guard: A.J. Scott, R.E. Lee-Staunton, 6-5, 280, sr.
Tackle: Landon Turner, Harrisonburg, 6-5, 310, jr.
Tackle: Taylor Evans, Broad Run, 6-4, 280, sr.
Tight end: Torren Byrd, Graham, 6-2, 220, sr.
Wide receiver: Adrian Fleming, Broad Run, 6-4, 200, sr.
Wide receiver: Stephen Barnette, Salem, 6-3, 157, sr.
Running back: Lorenzo Taliaferro, Bruton, 6-1, 200, sr.
Running back: T.J. Peeler, Broad Run, 6-1, 200, sr.
Running back: Michael Holmes, Harrisonburg, 6-0, 195, jr.
Running back: David Williams, Hidden Valley, 5-10, 178, sr.
Quarterback: Devante White, R.E. Lee-Staunton, 5-9, 175, jr.
Kick returner: Avontius Miller, Greensville County, 5-10, 185, sr.
Kicker: Calle Brown, Loudoun County, 6-4, 200, sr.

Offensive Player of the Year: T.J. Peeler, Broad Run

Defense
First team
End: Chris Ragonesi, Courtland, 6-2, 238, sr.
End: John Washington, Liberty-Bealeton, 6-2, 240, sr.
Lineman: Will Lowe, Richlands, 6-3, 275, jr.
Lineman: Robert Hayes, Park View-Sterling, 6-2, 260, sr.
Lineman: Elijah Washington, John Handley, 6-1, 260, sr.
Linebacker: Chase Williams, Loudoun County, 6-2, 235, sr.
Linebacker: Nick Sigmon, Northside, 6-2, 236, sr.
Linebacker: Seth Fisher, Salem, 6-2, 201, sr.
Linebacker: Byron Becker, Magna Vista, 5-11, 215, sr.
Back: Farkeem French, James Monroe, 5-6, 162, sr.
Back: Shawn Minor, Powhatan, 5-8, 163, sr.
Back: Chris McDaniel, Amherst County, 5-9, 150, sr.
Back: Kyle Linn, Turner Ashby, 6-3, 185, sr.
Punter: Devante White, R.E. Lee-Staunton, 5-9, 175, jr.

Defensive Player of the Year: Nick Sigmon

D-3 Coach of the Year: Burt Torrence, Northside
D-4 Coach of the Year: Mike Burnett, Broad Run

Second team --Offense
Center -- Joe McDonagh, R.E. Lee-Staunton; Guard -- Derek Dowery, John Handley; Kyle Wilson, Salem; Tackle -- Alex Berry, Cave Spring; Cameron Carter; Tight end -- Shane Pouncey, Harrisonburg; Wide receiver -- Anthony Rose, Amherst County; Austin Johnson, Richlands; Running back -- Montell Johnson, Smithfield; Cory Patrick, Tabb; Jeremiah Wilson, John Handley; Philip Scott, Northside; Quarterback -- Stephen Schuler, Western Albemarle; Kick returner -- Austin Johnson, Richlands; Kicker -- Dustin Burdick, R.E. Lee-Staunton.

Second team -- Defense
End -- Brandon Sparrow, Liberty-Bedford; Aaron Linkenhoker, Christiansburg; Lineman -- Frank Foreman, Broad Run; Thomas Sandidge, Amherst County; Cray Webb, Cave Spring; Linebacker -- Johnny Meier, Broad Run; Joel Elliott, Chancellor; Cortez Carter, Liberty-Bealeton; Zach Weller, Christiansburg; Back -- Brandon Lee, Park View-Sterling; David Carter, John Handley; Anthony Toliver, Salem; Tony Russell, Chancellor.

Wrestling Notebook: Freedom Posts 6-2 Mark at Highly-Competitive Loudoun Valley Duals

(Jan. 27, 2010) - The Freedom High School wrestling team had another strong outing last weekend at the Loudoun Valley Duals. The Eagles improved their overall record to 24-3 with a 6-2 finish over the two day tournament.

This tournament was chalked full of quality AAA programs and the Eagles held their own over the course of the two day event losing only to AAA powerhouse Westfield, and Maryland elite Urbana, who are both ranked as top 10 teams in the Metropolitan Area by the Washington Post.

Though Freedom started out the tournament by dropping consecutive matches -- to first Westfield (49-13) , and then getting edged out by Urbana (37-34) -- the Eagles rebounded by defeating a tough North Stafford team. The North Stafford Match began what was a six match run for the Eagles, culminating in a 57-12 Victory over Heritage.

Freedom Results in Duals
Westfield 49 Freedom 13
Urbana 37 Freedom 34
Freedom 46 North Stafford 22
Freedom 37 Osbourn 23
Freedom 58 Cosby 12
Freedom 48 Loudoun Valley 21
Freedom 58 Washington(WV) 17
Freedom 57 Heritage 12

Charles Constantino(171) was named the Eagles most Valuable Wrestler as he went 8-0 over the two days. Also going undefeated for the Eagles was Joe Sheptock(145), who pinned or won by technical fall over all of his opponents.

Having strong outings for the Eagles were:
112- Steven Marquina 6-2
125- Michael Hosti 6-2
130- Sean Gaetani 6-2
135- Tom Philbrick 6-1
152- Matt Murphy 5-3
Hvy- DaQuante Timbers 7-1

Loudoun Valley Duals
Outstanding Wrestler Awards for Loudoun Teams
Broad Run- Vince DiRenzo
Freedom - Charles Constantino
Heritage- Billy Wisman
Loudoun Valley-Mike Garvis
Potomac Falls- Mike Oswald

Final Team Records
Westfield 8-0
Urbana MD 7-1
North Stafford 7-1
Resevoir MD 6-1
Freedom 6-2
Cosby 4-4
Osbourn 3-4
Sherando 3-4
Loudoun Valley 3-5
Broad Run 3-5
Heritage 1-6
Potomac Falls 1-7
Liberty 0-4
Washington WV 0-8

Swim: Updated Top 10 Boys and Girls Times for Season



Swim Notebook: Dual Meet Season Wraps up This Weekend

(Jan. 27, 2010) - Area swim teams were busy over last weekend as they prepare to wrap up the dual meet season this coming weekend and then head into district swim meets.

In the Dulles District the Briar Woods girls and Broad Run boys continued their unbeaten seasons. In the Cedar Run, weather forced a Heritage vs. Loudoun Valley rematch after Prince William teams couldn't travel with the Pride sweeping the Vikes for a second straight week.

And int terms of sweeps, that is all there was with Briar Woods sweeping Dominion, Freedom over George Mason, Potomac Falls over Loudoun County, Broad Run over Park View and McLean over Stone Bridge.

Saturday Results
Briar Woods girls 175, Dominion 111
Briar Woods boys 145, Dominion 141

Freedom boys 162, George Mason 120
Freedom girls 156, George Mason 126


Friday Results
Heritage boys 152, Loudoun Valley 134
Heritage girls, 151, Loudoun Valley 135
Potomac Falls boys 157, Loudoun County 129
Potomac Falls girls 172, Loudoun County 114

Heritage vs. Battlefield PPD
Loudoun Valley vs. Osbourn PPD
McLean boys 175, Stone Bridge 111
McLean girls 179, Stone Bridge 107
Broad Run boys 172, Park View 112
Broad Run girls 187, Park View 68


VivaLoudoun Facebook Fan Page Exclusive: Interview with Olympian Ashley Caldwell!

(Jan. 27, 2010) - For fun we contacted 16-year-old Olympian Ashely Caldwell, the Hamilton, Va. native, who has made the U.S. Freestyle Ski team for next month's Vancouver Games and found out some more details on what the rising star has been up to. Check out the interview on our VivaLoudoun Facebook fan page!

Cross Country: Former Handley Coach, Current Valley Assistant Scott Burns to Lead New Woodgrove Program

Purcellville (Jan. 27, 2010) - Former Handley High School head cross country coach and current Loudoun Valley assistant, Scott Burns, will lead Woodgrove High School's cross country program when the new school opens this coming fall.

Burns, a physical education teacher at Farmwell Middle School in Ashburn, was approved as the Wolverines first XC coach at last night's Loudoun County Public School's board meeting.

Burns comes to Woodgrove after serving as the head cross country Coach at Handley High School for 14 years. He has led his teams to one state championship (1993), one state runner-up (1990) and four top five finishes at the state meet (1992, 1998, 1999, 2000).

Currently Burns serves as an assistant coach at Loudoun Valley High School. He will hold an informational meeting for students interested in cross country at Woodgrove High School in the near future. Please check the Woodgrove Athletic website for updated information.

Gymnastics: VivaLoudoun 2009-10 Top Scores

Gymnastics Notebook: Loudoun County Captures Aloha Festival Gold Division; Stone Bridge Scores Big with Return of Tori Severin

(Jan. 27, 2010) - The Loudoun County High School gymnastics team captured the Aloha Festival Gold Division title Saturday at Stonewall Jackson and earlier in the week, Stone Bridge High School scored the area's top team score of the season with a 140.550 with the help of Tori Severin who returned from a month-long ankle injury to score 9.5 on the beam.

Aloha Festival
Team Results Gold Division:
1st Loudoun County 102.90
2nd Brook Point 100.50
3rd Stonewall Jackson 100.025
4th Potomac Falls 99.55
5th Mills Godwin (Richmond area) 97.025
6th Harrisonburg 88.45
7th Hanover (Richomond area) 87.075
8th Heritage 79.90
9th Turner Ashby 75.075
10th Osbourn 58.00

Loudoun County notes:
*Jessica Drews was 5th on Vault (8.8), 5th on bars (8.725), 6th all around (35.00), and 1st on the floor exercise (9.275).
*Christina Thoppil was 5th on vault (8.8), 6th on bars (8.55) and 9th all around (33.625)
*Danielle Scoggin was 6th on vault (8.75), 6th on beam (8.6), and 8th all around (34.275)
*Layla Ghuzlan contributed to the team effort with her highest vault score of the season (8.2).

The Raiders will next compete at the Dulles District meet at Briar Woods High School on Sat. Feb. 6th.

Heritage notes:
*L.E. Lloyd finished 8th on vault with a season high 8.7.
*Personal bests were turned in by Brittan Dyer, Shannon Grubbs, L.E. Lloyd and Nina Pender

The Heritage team will next compete at the Cedar Run District meet at Loudoun Valley High School on Mon. Feb. 1.

Stone Bridge Gymnastics Meet @ West Springfield Jan. 22, 2010

Team Results:
1. Stone Bridge 140.550
2. Jefferson 131.725
3. Falls Church 130.175
4. Woodson 126.525
5. West Springfield 110.725
6. Lee 98.450

Top Bulldog Finishers:
Vault
1st: Casey Merwin 9.0
2nd: Amy Fissmer 8.8

Bars
2nd: Tori Severin 8.675
5th: Katherine Voelker 8.2

Beam
1st: Tori Severin 9.5
2nd: Chelsea Fonseca 9.15
4th: Tricia Grywatch 8.9

Floor
2nd: Casey Merwin 9.375
3rd: Amy Fissmer & Kelly McCabe 9.3
6th Chelsea Foseca 8.975

Freedom Wins 5-Team Meet at Dominion
The Eagles were led by Alexis Chaet (34.450 All Around) in this victory last week. Complete results.

News: Snowstorm Due Saturday, Freedom Moves up Girls Basketball Game vs. Robinson to Friday

(Jan. 27, 2010) - A potentially winter snowstorm is due to hit Loudoun Saturday, and just in case, at least one scheduled Saturday game has been pushed up to Friday.

The Freedom High School varsity girls basketball game vs. Robinson scheduled for Sat. Jan. 30 has been moved to Fri. Jan. 29 at 6:30 p.m. The game will be played at Freedom High School.

"This change was made in an attempt to be proactive and not force any cancellation due to bad weather," Freedom Athletic Director Matt Oblas said Wednesday in an email.

The Freedom freshmen girls basketball game vs. Paul VI scheduled for Saturday will not be played and will be rescheduled at a later date.

Forecasts for Saturday are calling for a high of 27 degrees, a low of 16 degrees, and 70 percent chance of periods of snow.

Volleyball: Loudoun Sweeps All-State Awards! LC's Hanna, LV's Clark Players of the Year; LC's Brown, LV's Johnson Coaches of the Year

(Jan. 27, 2010) - As if the clean sweep in November's Virginia High School League volleyball state finals wasn't enough -- with Loudoun County winning its third straight AA title and Loudoun Valley taking the AAA title -- it was "All Loudoun" in the Virginia High School Coaches Association all-state awards with Raider Julianne Hanna and Viking Morgan Clark Players of the Year and Raider coach Jarod Brown and Viking coach Laird Johnson Coaches of the Year.

2009 VHSCA AA All-State Volleyball Team
1st Team (Alphabetical):
Player/School/Grade/Position
Sarah Campbell - Grafton - 12 - S
Juliane Hanna - Loudoun County - 12 - OH
Sarah Harper - Western Albemarle - 12 - OH
Jocelyn Kellinger - Cave Spring - 12 - L
Morgan Kline - Grafton - 11 - OH
Bailey Lowenhaupt - Lafayette - 12 - OH
Robin Marsala - Loudoun County - 12 - OH
Morgan Shannon - Cave Spring - 10 - OH

2nd Team (Alphabetical):
Player/School/Grade/Position
Michelle Heath - Rustburg - 10 - OH
Krista Hughes - Jamestown - 12 - OH
Adrianna Ramos - Chancellor - 11 - OH/S
Brooke Redmon - Kettle Run - 12 - MB
Taylor Riley - EC Glass - 12 - S
Sam Ringer - Hidden Valley - 12 - RS
Elisa Scudder - Broad Run - 12 - MH
Macey Tyree - Lord Botetourt - 11 - OH

Honorable Mention (Alphabetical):
Player/School/Grade/Position
Alexa Benson - Spotswood - 12 - S
Rachel Binda - Waynesboro - 12 - OH
Kayla Crawford - Powhatan - 11 - OH
Grayce Darden - Martinsville - 11 - MH
Becca Houff - Fort Defiance - 12 - OH
Maleia Neely - Carroll County - 11 - S/Opp
Honesty Roders - Carroll County - 11 - L
Kayla Walker - Fluvanna - 12 - OH
Vanessa Villalobos - Faquier - 12 - L

AA State Player of the Year:
Juliane Hanna - Loudoun County - 12 - OH
State Coach of the Year:
Jarod Brown - Loudoun County


2009 VHSCA AAA All-State Volleyball Team
1st team
Lindsay Gill, Stone Bridge
Megan Meleski, Mills Godwin
Morgan Clark, Loudoun Valley
Nicole Bennett, Loudoun Valley
Susie Murach, Robinson
Lindsay Stephens, South County
Mallory Woolridge, Deep Run
Chelsea Blanford, Cox

2nd team
Megan Beckwith, Heritage
Kellie Goss, Forrest Park
Christine Beckham, Stone Bridge
Allison Williams, Chantilly
Maggie Murphy, Mills Godwin
Gabrielle Smith, Princess Anne
Rachel Smith, Cox
Caroline Ford, Kellam

Honorable Mention:
Abby Hendrix, Albemarle
Lian Bernett, Heritage
Rachel Goss, Forrest Park
Elyse Bush, Yorktown
Elysse Richardson, Langley
Julie Cushman, James River
Erin Fitzgerald, Hermitage
Ryane Majewski, Hanover
Maddie Wood, Mills Godwin
Brooke Barnes, Princess Anne
Ally Karol, Great Bridge

Player of the year: Morgan Clark, Loudoun Valley
Coach of the year: Laird Johnson, Loudoun Valley

News: 16-Year-Old Hamilton Native Ashley Caldwell Makes U.S. Olympic Freestyle Team

(Jan. 27, 2010) - Loudoun will be represented in the next month's 2010 Vancouver Olympics as 16-year-old Hamilton, Va. native Ashley Caldwell has made the U.S. freestyle team.

Caldwell is a former gymnasts who used to compete for APEX Gymnastics locally. Caldwell has been skiing since she was 3 and started freestyle aerial skiing when she was 13. Read a feature on her from Jason S. Rufner in the Loudoun Times-Mirror from 2008 that details her path to the sport .

Caldwell is the first athlete from the the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association's Elite Air Program to qualify for the Olympics. She did well at the Olympic Trials and then earned her spot on the roster for Vancouver by finishing 10th and 13th in a pair of World Cup events earlier this month.

2010 U.S. OLYMPIC FREESTYLE SKI TEAM
(name, hometown, age as of opening ceremonies, birthdate, (past Olympics))

Aerials
Men
Matt DePeters, Hamburg, NY, 22, 8/20/87
Dylan Ferguson, Amesbury, MA, 21, 8/10/88
Jeret "Speedy" Peterson, Boise, ID, 28, 12/12/81 (2002, 2006)
Ryan St. Onge, Winter Park, CO, 26, 2/7/83 (2006)

Women
Ashley Caldwell, Hamilton, VA, 16, 9/14/1993
Emily Cook, Belmont, MA, 30, 7/1/79 (2006)
Jana Lindsey, Black Hawk, SD, 25, 9/18/84 (2006)
Lacy Schnoor, Draper, UT, 24, 6/12/85

Moguls
Men
Patrick Deneen, Cle Elum, WA, 22, 12/25/87
Michael Morse, Duxbury, MA, 28, 4/2/81
Nate Roberts, Park City, UT, 27, 3/24/82
Bryon Wilson, Park City, UT, 21, 4/7/88

Women
Shannon Bahrke, Tahoe City, CA, 29, 11/7/80 (2002, 2006)
Hannah Kearney, Norwich, VT, 23, 2/26/86 (2006)
Heather McPhie, Bozeman, MT, 25, 5/28/84
Michelle Roark, Denver, 35, 11/16/74 (2006)

Ski Cross
Men
Casey Puckett, Aspen, CO, 37, 9/22/72 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006) *
Daron Rahlves, Sugar Bowl, CA, 36, 6/12/73 (1998, 2002, 2006) *

* Past alpine skiing Olympians

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

News: VHSL Redistricting and Reclassification Committee Acts Upon Alignment Plan Appeals

Charlottesville (Jan. 26, 2010) - There were winners and losers on Tuesday off the field as the Virginia High School League's Redistricting and Reclassification committee heard modification appeals to the 2011-12 and 2012-14 alignment plan.

Those that had their appeals denied, including schools that play in AA Region II and AAA Northwest Region which includes Loudoun schools, will have another opportunity to appeal as the committee will meet April 19 to consider final appeals. After acting on appeals, the committee will present its final plan with justification for Executive Committee approval in May.

Highlighted below are the appeals that affect regions where Loudoun schools play

Group A modification requests and decision:
Stonewall Jackson (Q) requested assignment to Shenandoah District rather than the Bull Run District -- (Approved).
Bluestone requested assignment to James River District, Region B, Group A, rather than Southside District, Region I, Group AA – (Approved).
Nottoway requested assignment to James River District, Region B, Group A, rather than Southside District, Region I, Group AA – (Approved).
Central-Woodstock requested assignment to Region B, Group A, rather than Northwestern District, Region II, Group AA – (Denied).
William Monroe requested assignment to Region B, Group A, rather than Jefferson District, Region II, Group AA – (Denied).
Graham requested assignment to Mountain Empire District, Region C, Group A, rather than Southwest District, Region IV, Group AA – (Approved).
Grundy requested assignment to Black Diamond District, Region D, Group A, rather than Southwest District, Region IV, Group AA – (Approved).

Group AA modification requests and decision:
Powhatan requested assignment to Jefferson District, Region II, Group AA, rather than Southside District, Region I, Group AA – (Approved).
Culpeper County requested assignment to Evergreen District, Region II, Group AA, rather than Battlefield District, Region I, Group AA – (Denied).
Eastern View requested assignment to Evergreen District, Region II, Group AA, rather than Battlefield District, Region I, Group AA – (Denied).
Orange requested assignment to Jefferson District, Region II, Group AA, rather than Commonwealth District, Northwest Region, Group AAA – (Denied).
Sherando requested assignment to Northwestern District, Region II, Group AA, rather than Cedar Run District, Northwest Region, Group AAA – (Denied).
Patrick Henry-Roanoke requested assignment to Group AA, rather than Western Valley District, Northwest Region, Group AAA – (Denied).
William Fleming requested assignment to Group AA, rather than Western Valley District, Northwest Region, Group AAA – (Denied).

Group AAA modification requests and decision:
Patriot (new Prince William County High School) requested assignment to Cedar Run District, Northwest Region, Group AAA, rather than Northwestern District, Region II, Group AA – (Approved).

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Photo Gallery: Girls Basketball - Freedom vs. Loudoun County - By Gary Sousa

This photographer not only has great shots but a great last name as well! Click on any photo to view the gallery!



Photo Gallery: Boys Basketball - Freedom vs. Loudoun County - By Gary Sousa

Well we have photos this weekend from the "better" of the Sousa photographers ... Gary Sousa shot the boys and girls doubleheader at Loudoun County Friday while VivaLoudoun Dan Sousa was playing TV man ("Stay Classy Leesburg ...") ... There is no relation between these two Sousa's ... including the fact that Gary is a true professional photographer ... click on any link to view the photos and help out both Sousa's by purchasing some copies for your family!


Friday, January 22, 2010

Girls Basketball: Top Two Area Teams Clash Tonight in Leesburg

Leesburg (Jan. 22, 2010) - Two programs that have done but win the past couple of seasons will meet tonight at 7:45 p.m. as Loudoun County hosts Freedom in a key AA Dulles District girls basketball contest.

A win would put Freedom on the path to a second straight regular season title and the Raiders can tie the Eagles if they defend their home court. Both teams won VHSL state titles last year -- Freedom in Division 3 and Loudoun County in Division 4. This year only one can win a state title as they both compete in Division 4.

The boys/girls doubleheader starts with the boys at 6 p.m. The girls game will be televised by Verizon FiOS1. Both games will be aired on the Internet by the Loudoun County High School Athletic Booster Club (www.lchsabc.org)

The Skinny on Tonight's Girls Game

When: Fri. Jan. 22, 2009
Where: Loudoun County High School (Leesburg)
Time: Girls tip off after boys game which starts at 6 p.m., apx. 7:45

Records: Freedom (11-3, 7-0 in Dulles District), Loudoun County (11-2, 6-1 in Dulles District)

Last year: Loudoun County 25-5 and Division 4 state champion
Last year: Freedom 28-2 and Division 3 state champion

On Dec. 15: Free 54, LC 47 - Eagles have won five straight meetings!

All time series (LC leads 7-6 but Freedom has won 5 straight)
Dec. 13, 2005 - LC 90, Free 11
Jan. 27, 2006 - LC 75, Free 5
Dec. 18, 2006 - LC 73, Free 40
Jan. 27, 2007 - LC 47, Free 45
Dec. 1, 2007 - LC 47, Free 42
Jan. 14, 2008 - LC 56, Free 50
Feb. 16, 2008 - Free 70, LC 66
Feb. 23, 2008 - LC 48, Free 47 (district title game, Alissa Kain buzzer beater)
Dec. 6, 2008 - Free 73, LC 49
Jan. 12, 2009 - Free 58, LC 41
Feb. 10, 2009 - Free 49, LC 42
Feb. 21, 2009 - Free 61, LC 57 (district title game)
Dec. 15, 2009 - Free 54, LC 47

Starters
Freedom
No. Player Yr Hgt Stats
10 Jessica Escorza (SR) 5-11 8.5 ppg, 5.9 apg,
13 Kelsey Buchanan (SR) 6-3 16.3 ppg, 12.1 rpg, 4.8 bpg
14 Dionna Scott (JR) 5-11 16.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 2.5 spg
20 Kim Koditek (JR) 5-5 3.4 ppg
22 Alexis Mayo (SO) 5-7 3.4 ppg

Loudoun County
No. Player Yr Hgt Stats
3 Kendra Holmes (SR) 5-9 - 13.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 3.8 apg
12 Jenna Strange (SO) 5-11 - 6.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 3.0 spg
21 Alissa Kain (SR) 5-9 - 14.8 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 3.8 apg
22 Erica Linnemann (SO) - 5-5 5.8 ppg
24 Brittany Batts (JR) - 5-7 19.3 ppg, 2.8 spg

3 Keys to LC Winning
Loudoun County Coach Kevin Reed
1) Defensive Rebounding
2) Value Every Possession - Offensive and Defensive
3) Multiple Empty Possessions - We can't have them!

3 Keys to Freedom Winning
Freedom Coach Jason Eldredge
1) Win turnover battle (create! Not give up ... Had 39 vs. Riverdale Baptist on Tuesday!)
2) Keep composure (keep heads on straight, both teams will make runs)
3) Rebounding

The Two Schools:
Old School (Loudoun County is Loudoun's oldest, opened in 1954, when all the old small high schools in the county were closed and combined into one "modern" school) vs. New School (Freedom along with Briar Woods opened in 2005, the last schools opened in county)

**No Loudoun basketball teams had ever won a state title in history ... Until both schools did last season ... Freedom in Division 3 and Loudoun County in Division 4 ... They both play Division 4 this season.

The Coaches
Loudoun County coach Kevin Reed is 149-48 in 8 seasons including 104-21 in the last 5 seasons Freedom coach Jason Elredge is 76-42 in 5 seasons including 60-12 in the last 3 seasons

Freedom and LC
Last 5 Years Side-by-Side
Year --- Free -- LC
05-06 1-21 29-2
06-07 15-9 16-8
07-08 20-7 22-4
08-09 28-2 25-5
09-10 12-3 12-2

College Bound
Freedom's Kelsey Buchanan and Jessica Escorza have college scholarships ... Buchanan to Delaware and Escorza to Wofford

Gymnastics: Loudoun Valley Tops Battlefield in Cedar Run Quad; Spotts 9.65 on Beam, Huebner 9.50 on Floor

(Jan. 22, 2010) - Led by Shae Spotts with a 9.65 on the Beam and Amanda Huebner with a 9.5 on the floor, Loudoun Valley edged Battlefield Wednesday in a AAA Cedar Run District quad meet in Purcellville.

The Vikings scored a season-best 136.45 with Battlefield right behind with 133.3. Stonewall Jackson was third at 95.65 and Osbourn scored 40.8.

The 9.65 for Spotts on the beam was the top mark of any gymnast in the county this season and Huebner's 9.5 on the floor tied the mark turned in by Potomac Falls' Allie Daczkowski this week.

Click for results.

Basketball: Heritage Games with Battlefield Tonight Postponed; Make-ups Cancelled Planned Stone Bridge Meetings

Leesburg (Jan. 22, 2010) - The Heritage High School boys and girls basketball games with Battlefield have been postponed tonight and the make-up will be Feb. 8. The planned Heritage vs. Stone Bridge Feb. 8 games have been cancelled and will not be made up.

Also the Cedar Run swim meets planned for Friday have been reshuffled with the Loudoun Valley vs. Osbourn and Heritage vs. Battlefield meets postponed and instead the Vikings and Pride will swim at 7 p.m. at Ida Lee against each other.

Basketball: Jan. 20-21 Round-up and Jan. 22-23 Skinny

Kevin McGaughey and Taylor Johnson postgame after Broad Run improved to 15-1 on the season with a non-district win over Heritage Thursday night.


(Jan. 22, 2010) - It will be a busy weekend for area basketball players as the high Schools have 15 games scheduled as the teams wrap up play prior to a five-break for exams and also make-up some snowed out contests from December.

The Skinny
Fri. Jan. 22
Boys Basketball
Stone Bridge at TJ, 7:30
The Skinny: Bulldogs willing to concede the LEGO robotic competition to TJ but not this basketball game
Heritage at Battlefield, 7:30
The Skinny: No truth to rumor that Austin Campbell signals for the "no huddle" when the Pride fall behind
Freedom at Loudoun County, 6
The Skinny: The Raiders owe the Eagles a little payback from a loss in South Riding ... as well as several term papers and a book report owed this weekend
Potomac Falls at Park View, 7:30
The Skinny: Wait ... didn't these two teams just play ... like deja vu all over again.

Girls Basketball
TJ at Stone Bridge, 7:30
The Skinny: If SB freshman Murielle Tierney keeps playing so well we are going to have to stop misspelling her first name!
Battlefield at Heritage, 7:30
The Skinny: Does it strike anybody as odd that Battlefield Parkway runs right next to Heritage High School?
Freedom at Loudoun County, 7:45
The Skinny: Lakes vs. Celtics. UNC vs. Duke. Hatfield's vs. McCoy's. You get the point!
Park View at Potomac Falls, 7:30
The Skinny: Wait ... didn't these two teams just play ... like deja vu ... wait, didn't I just write that a minute ago ...

Sat. Jan. 23
Boys Basketball
Stone Bridge at Madison, 7
The Skinny: Bulldogs forced enough pressure on Warhawks in last game that Madison was making turnovers on the Greenway on the way home
Briar Woods at Potomac Falls, 7:30
The Skinny: Who could blame Lukas Mihailovich if he made his teammates call him "Fiddy" 
Broad Run at Dominion, 7:30
The Skinny: If you look up the definition of a "trap game" Wikipedia ... this game shows up!
Kettle Run at Park View, 3:30
The Skinny: If Region II held a rodeo competition then Kettle Run would have to be a favorite on name alone

Girls Basketball
Stone Bridge at Madison, 5
The Skinny: Can Bulldogs repeat big win at home vs. Madison earlier this month?
Dominion at Broad Run, 7:30
The Skinny: Titans have played well enough at times this season to bust "The Streak" ... could Saturday be the night?
Potomac Falls at Briar Woods, 7:30
The Skinny: Should we make all three of these last Skinny's end in question marks? Just asking ...

The Round-up

Thurs. Jan. 21
Boys Basketball
Broad Run 89, Heritage 67
The Skinny: Taylor "T-Bone" Johnson scored like top sirloin with career-high 26 points in non-district win over the Pride. BR off to 15-1 start, believed to be best in school history.
Osbourn 57, Loudoun Valley 49
The Skinny: Vikes not enough firebpower to win Cedar Run game at home.

Girls Basketball
Heritage 45, Broad Run 42
The Skinny: Pride still missing top player Necole Sterling but they notch third win on the season with non-district victory over Broad Run.
Loudoun Valley 54, Osbourn 48 (OT)
Vikes with key win in Cedar Run to put firm hold on second place behind Stonewall Jackson -- two game lead with three to play.

Wed. Jan. 20
Boys Basketball
Briar Woods 52, Loudoun County 48
Myles Tate scores 17 to lead Falcons to Dulles District win
Freedom 48, Dominion 43
Darren Hawkins leads the Eagles to their second district win on the season
Potomac Falls 71, Park View 53
Ryan McCarter's 25 is not enough for Pats against balanced Panther attack with 20 from Lukas Miahailovich and 18 from Brendon Chesson.

Girls Basketball
Loudoun County 71, Briar Woods 46
Brittany Batts scores 26 and Kendra Holmes adds 18 as Raiders run past Falcons
Freedom 75, Dominion 19
Kelsey Buchanan has huge night with 32 as Eagles keep Titans winless
Potomac Falls 66, Park View 50
Raven Short scores 25 as Panthers remain a solid third place in Dulles District