Girls Basketball: Woodgrove's Purnell Named 1st Team All-State, Will Walk on to Bucknell Program

(March 20, 2013) - Last week was big for Woodgrove High School senior Stephanie Purnell as she was accepted to Bucknell University where she will walk on to the women's basketball program and she was named first team AA All-State by the Virginia High School Coaches Association.

Purnell's teammate, sophomore Brooke Basinger, and Loudoun County junior Maggie Phillips were both named honorable mention all-state.

VHSCA Girls Basketball 2012-13 AA All-State
Players of the Year
D3: Bailey Williams (SR) Spotswood
D4: Tay Taylor (SR) Salem

First Team
Bailey Williams (SR) Spotswood
Tay Taylor (SR) Salem
Janae McNeal (SR) Courtland
Stephanie Purnell (SR) Woodgrove
Olivia Watson (JR) Grafton
Myneshia Walker (JR) Brunswick
Brittany Allen (JR) Richlands

Girls Volleyball: 2012 VHSCA All-State Selections; Loudoun County's Phillips' Named AA Player of the Year

(March 1, 2013) - Loudoun County High School junior Maggie Phillips, who led the Raiders to their fifth AA state title in six seasons in the fall, has been named the 2012 AA girls volleyball State Player of the Year by the Virginia High School Coaches Association.

Loudoun County's Jenica Brown was named Coach of the Year for AA.

VHSCA 2012 Girls Volleyball All-State
AAA
Caroline Brailsford, S (Patrick Henry-Roanoke) SR
Emma Olson, S (Oakton) SR
Ryan Ackermann, OH (Stone Bridge) SR
Karlie Suber, OH (Atlee) SR
Hailey Brooks, S/OH (Atlee) SR
Paxton Crooks, S (Kellam) SR
Chidima Osuchukwu, M (Kellam) SR
Sydney Darden, OH (Kellam) SR

AA
Caroline Boone, OH/MB (Hidden Valley) SR
Kayla Carlton, OH (Potomac Falls) SR
Jenny Clark, OH (Hidden Valley) SR
Kelly Esch, OH (Jamestown) SR
Taylor Huewe, OH (Loudoun County) SR
Maggie Phillips, OH (Loudoun County) JR
Monique St. Cyr, S (Jamestown) JR
Sarah Thomas, MH (E.C. Glass) SSR

Girls Volleyball: Anchors Away! Loudoun County JR Maggie Phillips Verbals to U.S. Naval Academy

Leesburg (Sept. 26, 2012) - Loudoun County High School junior Maggie Phillips has verbally accepted to continue her volleyball career at the U.S. Naval Academy beginning in 2014, according to Raider Athletic Director Ken Wright.

Phillips has started for the Raider volleyball team since her freshmen year, and plays club volleyball for Virginia Elite Volleyball Club. She also has started for the Raider basketball team since her freshmen year, and continues to be an outstanding student leader.

Phillips comes from a military family, as her mother Gretchen is a Naval Academy graduate and former Naval aviator. Her father, Dave, is a VMI graduate and former Marine aviator.

Wright: "We are very proud of Maggie and offer congratulations to her and her family."