Boys Soccer: Briar Woods, Tuscarora AA State Quarterfinal Previews

(June 5, 2012) - Briar Woods and Tuscarora high school boys soccer teams will play in tonight's VHSL AA state quarterfinals with Briar Woods on the road at Jamestown in Williamsburg and Tuscarora hosting Tabb.

Briar Woods (18-3-2) at Jamestown (16-1-1), 7 p.m.

*Falcons are making their first ever state playoff appearance

*Briar Woods scoring: Connor Pompilio (Virginia Tech recruit) has 14 goals, Will Salomon 10, David Clements 9, Jimmy Grace 8 and Collin Verfuth 6.

*Assists: Clements has 17, Grace 10 and Pompilio 8.

*Falcons keeper Nick Der-Hecopian averaged 11 saves a game in the regional tournament

*Jamestown, looking for third Final Four appearance in four years has the Region I Player of he Year in Patrick Kelly (34 goals) - Read more on HRVarsity.com.

Tabb (14-5-1) at Tuscarora (19-2-2), 7 p.m.

*Tuscarora out-scored opponents 15-2 since end regular season with both goals from Briar Woods

*Huskies opened the year with five straight 1-0 wins

*Tuscarora coach Dave Gryder picked up a state title with Potomac Falls in 2006 and was runner-up in 2009 with the Panthers. He started Tuscarora's program last spring.

*Tuscarora advanced to the state quarterfinals last year

*Huskies have only one senior on their roster

*Tuscarora JR Angel Ceron-Garcia was named Region II Player of the Year with 25 goals, 8 assists

*Tabb's Riley Maw has 35 goals on the season - Read more on HRVarsity.com

Briar Woods (18-3-2)

W 3-1 Woodgrove
L 0-1 Tuscarora
W 5-0 Potomac Falls
W 3-0 Park View

W 3-2 Woodgrove

W 4-0 Loudoun Valley

T 2-2 (OT) Loudoun County
W 4-1 Heritage
W 2-1 Dominion
W 2-0 Tuscarora
W 3-1 Potomac Falls
W 1-0 Park View
W 5-0 Loudoun Valley

W 2-0 Loudoun County
T 1-1 (OT) Heritage
W 5-0 Dominion
W 1-1 (2OT) (3-1 PKs)* Dulles District top seed playoff game

W 5-0 Loudoun Valley ** district quarterfinals
W 4-1 Park View** district semifinals

L 0-2 Tuscarora** district finals

W 3-2 Park View*** Region II quarterfinals

W 4-2 Fluvanna County*** region semifinals

L 1-3 Tuscarora*** region finals

Jamestown (16-1-1)

W 3-2 Cox

T 2-2 (OT) Courtland

W 3-1 Hickory

W 5-1 Tabb

W 6-2 Smithfield

W 6-3 York

W 7-0 Poquoson

W 8-0 New Kent

W 15-0 Bruton

W 2-0 Lafayette

W 5-4 Grafton

W 6-0 Warhill

W 6-0 Northampton

W 4-0 Poquoson* Bay Rivers quarterfinals

L 0-2 York* Bay Rivers semifinals

W 14-1 Prince Edwards** Region I quarterfinals

W 3-0 York** regional semifinals

W 5-2 Tabb** regional finals

Tuscarora (19-2-2)

W 1-0 Heritage
W 1-0 Park View
W 1-0 Briar Woods
W 1-0 Park View

W 1-0 (OT) Loudoun County

W 5-1 Dominion

W 1-0 Woodgrove

T 1-1 (OT) Heritage

T 1-1 (OT) Potomac Falls

W 3-0 Loudoun Valley

L 0-2 Briar Woods

W 2-1 Loudoun County

W 3-1 Dominion

W 2-0 Woodgrove

W 4-1 Potomac Falls

W 6-0 Loudoun Valley

L 1-1 (2OT) (1-3 PKs)* Dulles District top seed playoff game

W 1-0 Dominion** district quarterfinals

W 2-0 Loudoun County** district semifinals

W 2-0 Briar Woods** district finals

W 3-0 Sherando*** Region II quarterfinals

W 3-0 Western Albemarle*** region semifinals

W 3-1 Briar Woods*** region finals

Tabb (14-5-1) *not complete*

W 7-1 Bethel

L 2-3. Landstown

W 3-2 Maury

L 3-5 Nansemond River

T 1-1 (OT) Indian River

L 1-5 Jamestown

W 2-1 York

W 4-1 Woodside

vs. Poquoson

vs. New Kent

W 8-0 Bruton

vs. Lafayette

vs. Grafton

vs. Warhill

W 2-1 Smithfield

vs. Northampton

W 7-1 Warhill* Bay Rivers District quarterfinals

W 1-0 Lafayette* district semifinals

L 1-1 (2OT)(1-4 PKs) York* district finals

W 3-0 Courtland** Region I quarterfinals

W 2-1 Chancellor** region semifinals

L 2-5 Jamestown** region finals