Soccer: Broad Run Boys, Girls to the Top of the Standings as They Make Up Games

(May 6, 2011) - The Broad Run High School boys and girls soccer teams found themselves this week looking up at the top of the standings as the Spartans had several games to make-up in this rainy spring. The Broad Run boys, despite being undefeated, trailed Park View by three points and the Broad Run girls, trailed Freedom by three points, even though the Eagles have two more losses than the Spartans.

All of that changed Wednesday night as the Broad Run boys beat Tuscarora, 5-1, in a continuation game and the Broad Run girls came from behind to beat Loudoun County, 2-1, in a game also played at Tuscarora.

The Broad Run boys and Park View both have 33 points heading into tonight's big game between the two teams at Park View. The Broad Run girls are tied with Freedom with 30 points with the Spartans still two games to make-up.

Girls Soccer - Dulles District
Broad Run 10-1-0 (30 points)
Freedom 10-3-0 (30 points)
Loudoun County 9-2-0 (27 points)
Briar Woods 7-3-2 (23 points)
Woodgrove 4-7-2 (14 points)
Dominion 4-5-1 (13 points)
Potomac Falls 4-7-0 (12 points)
Park View 2-9-1 (7 points)
Tuscarora 0-12-0 (0 points)

Boys Soccer - Dulles District
Broad Run 11-0-0 (33 points)
Park View 11-1-0 (33 points)
Tuscarora 8-3-1 (25 points)
Freedom 5-6-2 (17 points)
Loudoun County 4-6-2 (14 points)
Dominion 4-5-1 (13 points)
Potomac Falls 3-7-1 (10 points)
Briar Woods 2-9-1 (7 points)
Woodgrove 1-12-0 (3 points)

Girls Soccer: Broad Run 2, Loudoun County 1
Both Loudoun County and Broad Run had a chance to move to the top of the standings when they met Wednesday on Tuscarora's turf field.

The Raiders with a goal by junior Shauna Kain in the 15th minute led for a majority of the game as the Spartans appeared close to dropping a second Dulles District contest within a week after having gone four years without a district loss.

"I really felt like we were going to win tonight," said Kain. "It made us step up our game, knowing that Briar Woods beat them because now we know they can be beaten."

Broad Run seniors Ellie Zoepfl and Whitney Church, however, came to the rescue as they put Broad Run ahead on two set pieces with Zoepfl executing a nifty header off a Church corner kick to tie the game, 1-1, with 21:10 to play. Then with 11 minutes to go, Church hit a rocket from 24 yards that whistled into the top of  the net, tucking in just under the crossbar. If the ball had missed the net, it might not have stopped until it hit Point of Rocks.

"I just ripped the shot, hard, on frame," said Church matter of factly.

Zoepfl, who hung in the air before her twisting header beat the Raider keeper to the far post, credited the number of years she has played with Church.

"I just know where Whitney is going to put it," said Zoepfl.

Loudoun County was without staring senior keeper Brittany Batts, who went out the night before with a suspected broken nose and without back-up freshman keeper Kelsey Slack, who is out with a concussion. That left sophomore Cayleen Smith in goal, the back-up last year and she had a nice night with several great stops.

Boys Soccer: Broad Run 5, Tuscarora 1
Kevin Reitzel and Ryan Deutsch scored twice each and both players added an assist, and D.T. Ellsworth added a goal as the Spartans appeared primed for Friday's showdown at Park View with a surprisingly lopsided win over the third-place Huskies.

Undefeated Broad Run has out-scored opponents, 47-7, this season.