Potomac Falls Baseball, Loudoun Valley Lacrosse Fall Just Short

(June 15, 2010) - The Potomac Falls High School baseball team and Loudoun Valley High School boys lacrosse team both fell just short of state titles, losing over the weekend in the finals.

The Panthers lost to Poquoson, 9-1, in the AA baseball finals at Radford University on Sunday morning in a game that was postponed by weather from Saturday. The Vikings fell, 12-5, to a fired-up Langley squad Saturday night at Westfield High School in the VHSL finals.

Crockett and Poquoson Capture Second Straight State Title; Defeat Potomac Falls, 9-1
Radford. – Kyle Crockett tossed a complete game two-hitter to lead Poquoson to its second straight Group AA Baseball State Championship with a 9-1 victory over Potomac Falls Sunday morning at Radford University as part of the 2010 Spring Jubilee.

Crockett (14-0), The Gatorade State Player of the Year, struck out six, while issuing just one free pass.

After Potomac Falls grabbed a 1-0 lead on a Sam Bass sacrifice fly in the second, the Islanders responded with nine unanswered, including three in the top of the seventh.

Adam Posey led Poquoson offensively, going 2-for-5 with a triple, three RBI and three runs scored.

Crockett also drove in a pair of runs for the Islanders.

The Islanders conclude the season 28-1, while Potomac Falls finishes 23-4.

Poquoson, which defeated Rustburg 4-3 a year ago, has won each of its three state championship appearances.