Baseball: Potomac Falls SR Brandon Orbe Named Dulles District Player of the Year

(May 21, 2013) - Potomac Falls High School senior shortstop Brandon Orbe, who helped the Panthers win the Dulles District regular-season baseball title, was named the district's Player of the Year in a vote by the coaches Monday night.

Woodgrove coach Brad Bauder, who guided the Wolverines to second place finish despite some unexpected roster changes this season, was named the Coach of the Year.

Orbe led a group of six Panthers named to the first team and was one of two players to be an unanimous choice along with Woodgrove junior Matt Jeffery at the Utility position.

2013 Dulles District Baseball Team
First Team (*unanimous)
Outfield
Connor Sullivan (SR) Dominion
Danny White (SR) Loudoun Valley
Zachary Engelmann (SR) Potomac Falls
1st Base
Mack Ficker (SR) Briar Woods
2nd Base
Jared Goldberg (SR) Potomac Falls
3rd Base
Michael Smith (FR) Potomac Falls
Shortstop
Brandon Orbe (SR) Potomac Falls*
DH
Davis Hofford (JR) Tuscarora
Utility
Matt Jeffery (JR) Woodgrove*
Catcher
Brendan O'Brien (JR) Potomac Falls
Pitcher
James Pearson (SR) Potomac Falls
Danny White (SR) Loudoun Valley

Second Team

Boys Basketball: Potomac Falls Knocks Off Loudoun Valley to Throw Dulles District Race Into Final Week Tie

Potomac Falls SO Wanya Allen and FR Michael Janowski
combined for 27 points Wednesday i Panthers big win.

By Dan "Set Shot" Sousa
Viva Loudoun Editor

Sterling (Feb. 6, 2013) - Tenacious defense and balanced scoring attack led the Potomac Falls High School boys basketball team past Loudoun Valley Wednesday night, 58-52, to throw the Dulles District regular-season race into a tie with just one game remaining.

If Loudoun Valley (15-2 in district, 19-2 overall) and Potomac Falls (15-2, 18-3) both win Friday then they would both be co-champions and they would face each other Saturday, Feb. 9 in a one game playoff at Tuscarora High School for the district's top seed. Valley faces Tuscarora Friday and Potomac Falls plays Park View.

Potomac Falls jumped to a 5-0 lead in the contest and basically led wire to wire -- trailing 10-8 for a few seconds in the first quarter before sophomore Wayna Allen buried a 3-pointer to put the Panthers back on top.