Ice Hockey: Stone Bridge Slips Out of the Playoffs in 6-3 Semifinal Loss to Woodbridge

(Feb. 25, 2010) - For the second straight year the Stone Bridge High School ice hockey season ended a game too soon for the Bulldogs liking as the No. 1 seed and previously unbeaten SB was bounced from the NVSHL playoffs with a 6-3 semifinal loss Wednesday at the Ashburn Ice House to Woodbridge.

Just a week earlier, Stone Bridge had beaten Woodbridge, 3-1, to finish the regular season 10-0-0. In the quarterfinals the Bulldogs romped past Paul VI, 10-0, to bring their goals for total to 93 on the season with just seven scored against.

Woodbridge, however, nearly matched that seven goal total in one game as the Vikes jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period with Dylan Talbot scoring both. The Bulldogs fought back in the second, tying the game with goals by Conor Donovan and Brian Bock but before the period ended, Woodbridge went back up on a Taylor Bachman goal.

The Vikes then put it out of reach with brothers Tony and Steve Cordova scoring in the third. Andrew Baron got one back for SB but Talbot finished the night off with a hat trick.

Woodbridge will face Herndon, a 5-4 winner over Langley in the other semifinal.

SB outshot the Vikes 39-30 in the loss. Last year, SB was stunned by Bishop O'Connell in overtime in the semifinals.

NVSHL Playoffs
First Round
Paul VI 5, McLean 4
Oakton 3, Potomac Falls 2
Briar Woods 4, Madison 2

Quarterfinals
Woodbridge 7, Westfield 5
Stone Bridge 10, Paul VI 0
Langley 2, Briar Woods 0
Herndon 5, Oakton 2

Semifinals
Woodbridge 6, Stone Bridge 3
Herndon 5, Langley 4