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(Dec. 7, 2009) - The Freedom High School wrestling team, under first-year head coach Kent Nagy, had an outstanding performance this weekend at the Spotsylvania Duals.
The Freedom program was allowed to place two teams into the 6-team dual tournament and they faired very well with the Eagle varsity finishing the day 5-0 with its tightest match being a 57-21 victory over host Spotsylvania.
Monday, December 7, 2009
High School Sports Reporting Spotlight: Broad Run's The Spartan Previews Winter Sports
The high schools in Loudoun County produce some great student-run newspapers and VivaLoudoun.com wants to spotlight some of their fine efforts. Here is The Spartan from Broad Run High School and their look at the winter sports season
Have a high school journalism story we should link to? Drop us an email at dan.sousa[at]vivaloudoun.com
Have a high school journalism story we should link to? Drop us an email at dan.sousa[at]vivaloudoun.com
Football: Ticket Information for Stone Bridge's State Title Game at UVa
VHSL State Football Division 5 Championship Game
Stone Bridge vs. Phoebus
Saturday, December 12, 2009
12:00 Noon
Scott Stadium – University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Stone Bridge will be selling advance tickets for students during all lunch shifts on Tuesday and Wednesday to Saturday's State Final football game, as well as bus tickets for students to ride down to the University of Virginia on a pep bus.
Stone Bridge has arranged for three charter buses and it will cost $10 per person, round trip. The buses will be available for students, their families and Stone Bridge staff members only and will have chaperones on board. All students will need to turn in a signed parent permission form when purchasing a bus ticket. Permission forms can be picked up in the main office of the school. The deadline for ordering a bus ticket will be Wednesday afternoon.
Advance tickets for the game will be on sale to the general public on Tuesday and Wednesday nights from 5:30-7:30 in the school lobby. Tickets are $10 each. You can also purchase a parking permit for $5.00 which will allow you to park in a reserved lot very close to the stadium. Other parking will be available for FREE throughout the campus, but it may be in more remote, outlying areas.
Click here for directions to the University of Virginia and Scott Stadium, along with a map of the campus.
Campus map of UVA Stadium:
http://www.virginia.edu/webmap/HStadiumHereford.html
Stone Bridge vs. Phoebus
Saturday, December 12, 2009
12:00 Noon
Scott Stadium – University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Stone Bridge will be selling advance tickets for students during all lunch shifts on Tuesday and Wednesday to Saturday's State Final football game, as well as bus tickets for students to ride down to the University of Virginia on a pep bus.
Stone Bridge has arranged for three charter buses and it will cost $10 per person, round trip. The buses will be available for students, their families and Stone Bridge staff members only and will have chaperones on board. All students will need to turn in a signed parent permission form when purchasing a bus ticket. Permission forms can be picked up in the main office of the school. The deadline for ordering a bus ticket will be Wednesday afternoon.
Advance tickets for the game will be on sale to the general public on Tuesday and Wednesday nights from 5:30-7:30 in the school lobby. Tickets are $10 each. You can also purchase a parking permit for $5.00 which will allow you to park in a reserved lot very close to the stadium. Other parking will be available for FREE throughout the campus, but it may be in more remote, outlying areas.
Click here for directions to the University of Virginia and Scott Stadium, along with a map of the campus.
Campus map of UVA Stadium:
http://www.virginia.edu/webmap/HStadiumHereford.html
Theatre: Loudoun County High School Captures Region II Competition
Leesburg (Dec. 7, 2009) - The Loudoun County High School theatre department continued its winning ways as it captured another VHSL Region II theatre championship on Nov. 21 at Skyline High School in Front Royal.
Loudoun County won with its production of teacher/director John Wells' one-act play, “Ccompetition Piece”. The win qualifies the group for its fourth appearance at the VHSL state theatre competition since 2005.
The state festival will be held Dec. 8th at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Charlottesville.
Loudoun County won with its production of teacher/director John Wells' one-act play, “Ccompetition Piece”. The win qualifies the group for its fourth appearance at the VHSL state theatre competition since 2005.
The state festival will be held Dec. 8th at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Charlottesville.
Football: Stone Bridge Headed to Third State Title Game in Five Years After 23-20 Win Over Massaponax
By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun.com Editor
Ashburn (Dec. 6, 2009) - The Stone Bridge High School single wing run game was stuck in the mud in Sunday's AAA Division 5 state semifinal against Massaponax, but the Bulldogs gutted their way to the schools third state title appearance in five years on the strength of two long touchdown passes and a defense that gave up yardage, but forced five turnovers, including three fumble recoveries by junior Spenser Rositano.
"We struggled all day. We were over matched in some situations and we just kept at them," said Stone Bridge coach Mickey Thompson who will match his Bulldogs up with Tidewater area powerhouse Phoebus for the third straight postseason, this time with the state title on the line Saturday at noon at UVa's Scott Stadium.
Stone Bridge (13-1) and Phoebus (14-0) have combined for the last three Division 5 state titles with the Bulldogs winning in 2007. That season, Stone Bridge beat Phoebus at home, 38-24, in the semifinals, but last year the Phantoms returned the favor with a 38-8 state semifinal win at home over SB.
Photo Gallery by Dan Sousa: Football - Pregame and Postgame at Stone Bridge State Semifinal
Click on any photo to go the gallery with 100+ shots
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Photo Gallery by Craig Sterbutzel: Football - Stone Bridge vs. Massaponax, D5 State Semifinal
Some great shots by Craig! Click on any photo to enjoy the entire gallery ... plenty of time to order those holiday presents (hint, hint)!
Football: Championship Caliber Drive Directs Broad Run Into Second Straigth VHSL Division 4 State Title Game
By Carl Lukat
Times-Mirror Staff Writer
Special to VivaLoudoun.com
Powhatan (Dec. 6, 2009) - Championship teams produce championship-caliber drives when it matters most. And that's exactly what Broad Run did in a 20-7 victory over previously undefeated Powhatan in the Division 4 state semifinals on a wet, cold and windy Dec. 5 afternoon.
Clinging to a 12-7 lead, the Spartans (13-0) gained possession at their own 26-yard line with 9:18 remaining in regulation. Broad Run proceeded to run the ball on 16 consecutive plays, chewing up more than eight precious minutes off the game clock.
Times-Mirror Staff Writer
Special to VivaLoudoun.com
Powhatan (Dec. 6, 2009) - Championship teams produce championship-caliber drives when it matters most. And that's exactly what Broad Run did in a 20-7 victory over previously undefeated Powhatan in the Division 4 state semifinals on a wet, cold and windy Dec. 5 afternoon.
Clinging to a 12-7 lead, the Spartans (13-0) gained possession at their own 26-yard line with 9:18 remaining in regulation. Broad Run proceeded to run the ball on 16 consecutive plays, chewing up more than eight precious minutes off the game clock.
Football Box: Stone Bridge 23, Massaponax 20 (Division 5 State Semifinal)
Football Box: Stone Bridge 23, Massaponax 20 (Division 5 State Semifinal)
Game played Dec. 6, 2009 in Ashburn, Va.
M - 6 7 7 0 - 20
SB - 7 8 8 0 - 23
1: SB - Johnson 60 pass from Gouveia (Rositano kick) 11:06 (Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:54)
1: M - Robinson 80 run (kick failed) 9:14 (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:16)
2: SB - Harris 1 run (Harris run) 6:28 (Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 1:07)
2: M - Robinson 1 run (Samuels kick) 0:27 (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:39)
3: M - Latney 45 punt return (Samuels kick) 7:53
3: SB - Lambke 76 pass from Rody (Harris run) 6:53 (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 1:00)
Rushing
Massaponax: Robinson 18-137, Latney 17-61, Harris 6-27, Perrin 2-10, Wyche 2-9. Totals 45-244.
Stone Bridge: Harris 21-38, Rositano 1-12, Rody 3-3, Gouveia 3-(-6), team 2-(-6). Totals 30-41.
Passing
Massaponax: Robinson 3-9-1 60.
Stone Bridge: Gouveia 2-2-0 75, Rody 4-10-0 103. Totals 6-12-0 178.
Receiving
Massaponax: Harris 2-31, Chandler 1-29.
Stone Bridge: Lambke 1-76, Johnson 2-72, Rositano 3-30.
Game played Dec. 6, 2009 in Ashburn, Va.
M - 6 7 7 0 - 20
SB - 7 8 8 0 - 23
1: SB - Johnson 60 pass from Gouveia (Rositano kick) 11:06 (Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:54)
1: M - Robinson 80 run (kick failed) 9:14 (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:16)
2: SB - Harris 1 run (Harris run) 6:28 (Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 1:07)
2: M - Robinson 1 run (Samuels kick) 0:27 (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:39)
3: M - Latney 45 punt return (Samuels kick) 7:53
3: SB - Lambke 76 pass from Rody (Harris run) 6:53 (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 1:00)
Rushing
Massaponax: Robinson 18-137, Latney 17-61, Harris 6-27, Perrin 2-10, Wyche 2-9. Totals 45-244.
Stone Bridge: Harris 21-38, Rositano 1-12, Rody 3-3, Gouveia 3-(-6), team 2-(-6). Totals 30-41.
Passing
Massaponax: Robinson 3-9-1 60.
Stone Bridge: Gouveia 2-2-0 75, Rody 4-10-0 103. Totals 6-12-0 178.
Receiving
Massaponax: Harris 2-31, Chandler 1-29.
Stone Bridge: Lambke 1-76, Johnson 2-72, Rositano 3-30.
Football Box: Broad Run 20, Powhatan 7 (VHSL D4 State Semifinal)
game played Dec. 5, 2009 at Powhatan
Box courtesy of Carl "rain gear" Lukat of the Loudoun Times-Mirror
Scoring
Second Quarter
P: Berry 2 run (Moore kick) 10:23
BR: Peeler 1 run (pass failed) 0:42
Third Quarter
BR: Peeler 20 run (pass failed) 1:58
Fourth Quarter
BR: Jessop 17 run (Peeler run) 1:15
Rushing
BR-Peeler (36 for 173 yards, 2 TD) Jessop (3 for 7 yards, TD), Fleming (1 for
4 yards), Nelson (1 for 2 yards)
P-Minor (9 for 63 yards), Kingery (7 for 45 yards), Berry (15 for 31 yards, TD), Bradley (4 for 23 yards)
Passing
BR-Jessop (4 of 9 for 24 yards)
P-Minor (5 of 10 for 27 yards, Int.)
Receiving
BR-Lindsey (2 for 13 yards), Quigg (1 for 6 yards), Evans (1 for 5 yards) P-Ingram (1 for 10 yards), Morris (1 for 9 yards), Taylor (1 for 9 yards), Berry (2 for minus-1 yard)
Box courtesy of Carl "rain gear" Lukat of the Loudoun Times-Mirror
Scoring
Second Quarter
P: Berry 2 run (Moore kick) 10:23
BR: Peeler 1 run (pass failed) 0:42
Third Quarter
BR: Peeler 20 run (pass failed) 1:58
Fourth Quarter
BR: Jessop 17 run (Peeler run) 1:15
Rushing
BR-Peeler (36 for 173 yards, 2 TD) Jessop (3 for 7 yards, TD), Fleming (1 for
4 yards), Nelson (1 for 2 yards)
P-Minor (9 for 63 yards), Kingery (7 for 45 yards), Berry (15 for 31 yards, TD), Bradley (4 for 23 yards)
Passing
BR-Jessop (4 of 9 for 24 yards)
P-Minor (5 of 10 for 27 yards, Int.)
Receiving
BR-Lindsey (2 for 13 yards), Quigg (1 for 6 yards), Evans (1 for 5 yards) P-Ingram (1 for 10 yards), Morris (1 for 9 yards), Taylor (1 for 9 yards), Berry (2 for minus-1 yard)
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Football: Broad Run Headed to D4 State Title Game Again with Comeback Win Over Powhatan
Powhatan (Dec. 5, 2009) - Broad Run High School fell behind 7-0 Saturday but the Spartans rallied to score 20 unanswered points to advance to the VHSL Division 4 state title game for the second straight season.
Broad Run (13-0) rode the back of senior running back T.J. Peeler in a game played in poor conditions. The Spartans score just before the half to trail 7-6 and then added a 20-yard Peeler touchdown late in the third quarter to go ahead, 12-7.
The Spartans with great ball control in the second half finally put the game out of reach with a Connor Jessop 18-yard TD run with less than two minutes left.
Broad Run plays the winner of Sunday's Amherst County vs. Christiansburg game. The Spartans beat Amherst in last year's state title game for the school's first ever state football title.
Some running play-by-play
4th quarter: Connor Jessop rolls out and keeps the ball and rolls all the way to the end zone with a great scramble by the BR QB! 1:15 to go. Broad Run scores 2-point conversion on Peeler run. Spartans heading to state title again ... up 20-7!
Broad Run (13-0) rode the back of senior running back T.J. Peeler in a game played in poor conditions. The Spartans score just before the half to trail 7-6 and then added a 20-yard Peeler touchdown late in the third quarter to go ahead, 12-7.
The Spartans with great ball control in the second half finally put the game out of reach with a Connor Jessop 18-yard TD run with less than two minutes left.
Broad Run plays the winner of Sunday's Amherst County vs. Christiansburg game. The Spartans beat Amherst in last year's state title game for the school's first ever state football title.
Some running play-by-play
4th quarter: Connor Jessop rolls out and keeps the ball and rolls all the way to the end zone with a great scramble by the BR QB! 1:15 to go. Broad Run scores 2-point conversion on Peeler run. Spartans heading to state title again ... up 20-7!
Breaking News! Snow Postpones VHSL Division 5 State Semifinal Football Game at SB Until Sunday; Other Events PPD
(Dec. 5, 2009) - When the snow moved into Ashburn earlier than expected this morning with a flurry and then some, it forced the postponement of the VHSL Division 5 state semifinal football game at Stone Bridge High School against Massaponax. The two teams will meet Sunday at 2 p.m.
Other events have been affected as well with a decision at Loudoun County High School to shutdown its Raiders Duals wrestling tournament just before noon so teams could hit the roads before they get worse.
Also the Broad Run girls basketball game vs. Skyline has also been postponed. There will surely be many more cancellations as the snow continues to pile up in Loudoun.
The Broad Run VHSL Division 4 state semifinal football game at Powhatan was still on schedule but other VHSL state semifnal football games have been moved to Sunday:
Radford at Lebanon NEW TIME AND DATE: 2:00 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6
Christiansburg at Amherst County NEW TIME AND DATE: 3:00 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6
Massoponax at Stone Bridge NEW TIME AND DATE: 2:00 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6
Lake Braddock at Battlefield NEW TIME AND DATE: 3:00 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6
Other events have been affected as well with a decision at Loudoun County High School to shutdown its Raiders Duals wrestling tournament just before noon so teams could hit the roads before they get worse.
Also the Broad Run girls basketball game vs. Skyline has also been postponed. There will surely be many more cancellations as the snow continues to pile up in Loudoun.
The Broad Run VHSL Division 4 state semifinal football game at Powhatan was still on schedule but other VHSL state semifnal football games have been moved to Sunday:
Radford at Lebanon NEW TIME AND DATE: 2:00 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6
Christiansburg at Amherst County NEW TIME AND DATE: 3:00 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6
Massoponax at Stone Bridge NEW TIME AND DATE: 2:00 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6
Lake Braddock at Battlefield NEW TIME AND DATE: 3:00 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6
Girls Basketball: Kim Bell Breaks 1,000 Points for Her Career as Briar Woods Opens with Two Wins
Briar Woods (2-0) earned an early season showdown with AA Dulles District foe Loudoun County (2-0), which also won Friday, defeating North Stafford, 69-54.
Raiders Advance to Fauquier Tip-Off Championship Game
Loudoun County defeated AAA North Stafford 69-54 to advance to the Fauquier County Tip-Off Tournament Championship game.
In a contest that featured both teams pressing, County was able to extend its lead through the first three quarters as they led 57-41 after the third frame.
County's leading scorer was senior Alissa Kain. Kain finished with 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assist. All of Kain's rebounds were on the offensive end. Senior Kendra Holmes tallied 8 offensive rebounds as well as she had a game high 16 boards in the contest. Holmes also scored 17 points and added 6 steals. The final Raider in double figures was junior shooting guard Brittany Batts. Batts finished with 16 points and 6 steals.
Sophomore Casey Cummings gave the Lady Raiders a big lift off the bench as she scored 9 points, all in the second half, and pulled down 8 rebounds.
County will face a familiar foe in the Championship game as Briar Woods advanced after defeating the Fauquier Falcons on their home court.
Game time is set for 7:15 p.m. at Kettle Run High School.
NS (1-1, 0-0) — . Totals 0 0-0 54.
LC (2-0, 0-0) — A. Kain 20, Holmes 17, Batts 16, Cummings 9, Strange 4, Linnemann 3. Totals 26 15-19 69.
Halftime: Loudoun County, 34-25.
Three-point goals: LC 2 (A. Kain, Batts).
Rebounds: LC 41 (A. Kain 8, Holmes 16, Batts 2, Cummings 8, Strange 5, Linnemann 2).
Assists: LC 13 (A. Kain 4, Holmes 2, Batts 3, Cummings, Lapple, Strange 2).
Freedom Girls Open with Win Over T.C. Williams
The defending AA Division 3 state champion Freedom Eagles opened with a 70-49 over AAA T.C. Williams.
Kelsey Buchanan (17 points, 11 rebounds) and Dionna Scott (21 points, 11 rebuonds) each had double-double's in this season opener.
Loudoun Valley Tip Off Tournament: Broad Run 46, Handley 41
Harrisonburg 76, Park View 36
PVHS vs. Harrisonburg | |||||
Players | FGM | 3 points made | FTA | FTM | Misc. Info. |
Chloe Owens | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Jenifer Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Claire Foote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kylie Himmelberger | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Mikala Dillard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Christina Sheppard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Yorkie Torto | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
Abby Villasenor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kayla Stephens | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Amanda Stephens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Eliana Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Jordin Westbrook | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
SCORES | 1ST PV-09 H-26 | 2ND PV-18 H-40 | 3RD PV-26 H-64 | 4TH PV-36 H-76 | |
FINAL TOTAL | PV-36 H-76 |
Friday, December 4, 2009
Wrestling: Loudoun County to Host Annual Raider Duals Saturday
Loudoun County High School is hosting the annual "Raider Duals" on Saturday.
Weigh-ins start at 9:00 am and wrestling starts at 10:00 am.
Here is the Raiders line-up for tomorrow and dual schedule.
Loudoun County High School
Varsity Wrestling
Head Coach: Joel Caruso
Assistant Coach: Ryan Barden
Assistant Coach: Scott Steele
Event Raider Duals
Weight Name Class
103 Donato Grieco 9th
112 Scott Rossell 10th
119 Tyler Anthony 11th
119/125 Trevor Ricther 11th
125 Brandon Rabackoff 11th
130 Michael Campbell 10th
130 Diamante Ellis 11th
135 Alec Scheller 11th
140 David Richardson 11th
145 Eric Acton 10th
152 Cameron Acton 10th
160 Kenton Perez 11th
160/171 Matt Webb 10th
171 Zach Stevens 10th
189
215
285 Matt Davis 12th
Schedule
10:00 Round 1
Mat 1 Loudoun County (LC) vs Brair Woods (BW)
Mat 2 Heritage (H) vs George Mason (GM)
Mat 3 Warren County (WC) vs Loudoun Valley (LV)
11:30 Round 2
Mat 1 LC vs H
Mat 2 WC vs BW
Mat 3 LV vs GM
1:00 Break
1:30 Round 3
Mat 1 LC vs WC
Mat 2 GM vs BW
Mat 3 H vs LV
3:00 Round 4
Mat 1 LC vs LV
Mat 2 WC vs GM
Mat 3 BW vs H
4:30 Round 5
Mat 1 LC vs GM
Mat 2 H vs WC
mat 3 LV vs BW
Weigh-ins start at 9:00 am and wrestling starts at 10:00 am.
Here is the Raiders line-up for tomorrow and dual schedule.
Loudoun County High School
Varsity Wrestling
Head Coach: Joel Caruso
Assistant Coach: Ryan Barden
Assistant Coach: Scott Steele
Event Raider Duals
Weight Name Class
103 Donato Grieco 9th
112 Scott Rossell 10th
119 Tyler Anthony 11th
119/125 Trevor Ricther 11th
125 Brandon Rabackoff 11th
130 Michael Campbell 10th
130 Diamante Ellis 11th
135 Alec Scheller 11th
140 David Richardson 11th
145 Eric Acton 10th
152 Cameron Acton 10th
160 Kenton Perez 11th
160/171 Matt Webb 10th
171 Zach Stevens 10th
189
215
285 Matt Davis 12th
Schedule
10:00 Round 1
Mat 1 Loudoun County (LC) vs Brair Woods (BW)
Mat 2 Heritage (H) vs George Mason (GM)
Mat 3 Warren County (WC) vs Loudoun Valley (LV)
11:30 Round 2
Mat 1 LC vs H
Mat 2 WC vs BW
Mat 3 LV vs GM
1:00 Break
1:30 Round 3
Mat 1 LC vs WC
Mat 2 GM vs BW
Mat 3 H vs LV
3:00 Round 4
Mat 1 LC vs LV
Mat 2 WC vs GM
Mat 3 BW vs H
4:30 Round 5
Mat 1 LC vs GM
Mat 2 H vs WC
mat 3 LV vs BW
Football: Fun Facts on 24 Teams Remaining in VHSL Playoffs
Some fun facts on the remaining 24 teams in the six divisions of the VHSL state palyoffs ...
Undefeated teams left: 8 (Battlefield, Oscar Smith, Phoebus, Broad Run, Powhatan, Amherst, Handley and Essex)
Division with most undefeated teams left: Division 4 with three of four teams unbeaten
Teams with four losses left: 1 - Lebanon (8-4)
Teams with three losses left: 3 - Hanover (9-3), Christiansburg (10-3), Radford (10-3).
Teams that can repeat state titles: 4 - Oscar Smith (D6), Phoebus (D5), Broad Run (D4), Gretna (D2).
Teams with 4 state titles all-time left: Phoebus (01, 02, 06, 08), Gretna (03, 04, 07, 08).
Teams with 3 state titles all-time left: Amherst (95, 06, 07)
Teams with 2 state titles all-time left: Powhatan (96, 03), Handley (84, 94), Radford (71, 72)
Teams with 1 state title all-time left: Oscar Smith (08), Stone Bridge (07), Broad Run (08), J.I Burton (72).
Teams looking for first ever state title: Lake Braddock, Battlefield, Thomas Dale, Massaponax, Hanover, Christiansburg, Bruton, Northside, Cave Spring, Essex, Lebanon, West Point, Altavista, Holston.
Undefeated teams left: 8 (Battlefield, Oscar Smith, Phoebus, Broad Run, Powhatan, Amherst, Handley and Essex)
Division with most undefeated teams left: Division 4 with three of four teams unbeaten
Teams with four losses left: 1 - Lebanon (8-4)
Teams with three losses left: 3 - Hanover (9-3), Christiansburg (10-3), Radford (10-3).
Teams that can repeat state titles: 4 - Oscar Smith (D6), Phoebus (D5), Broad Run (D4), Gretna (D2).
Teams with 4 state titles all-time left: Phoebus (01, 02, 06, 08), Gretna (03, 04, 07, 08).
Teams with 3 state titles all-time left: Amherst (95, 06, 07)
Teams with 2 state titles all-time left: Powhatan (96, 03), Handley (84, 94), Radford (71, 72)
Teams with 1 state title all-time left: Oscar Smith (08), Stone Bridge (07), Broad Run (08), J.I Burton (72).
Teams looking for first ever state title: Lake Braddock, Battlefield, Thomas Dale, Massaponax, Hanover, Christiansburg, Bruton, Northside, Cave Spring, Essex, Lebanon, West Point, Altavista, Holston.
Football: VHSL State Semifinal Playoff Schedule
All games scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Sat. Dec. 5.
Division 6
Lake Braddock (11-2) at Battlefield (12-0)
Oscar Smith (12-0) at Thomas Dale (10-2)
Division 5
Massaponax (10-2) at Stone Bridge (12-1)
Hanover (9-3) at Phoebus (12-0)
Division 4
Broad Run (12-0) at Powhatan (12-0)
Christiansburg (10-3) at Amherst (12-0)
Division 3
Bruton (10-2) at Handley (12-0)
Northside (10-2) at Cave Spring (10-2)
Division 2
Gretna (10-1) at Essex (12-0)
Radford (10-3) at Lebanon (8-4)
Division 1
West Point (11-1) at Altavista (11-1)
J.I. Burton (10-2) at Holston (11-1)
Division 6
Lake Braddock (11-2) at Battlefield (12-0)
Oscar Smith (12-0) at Thomas Dale (10-2)
Division 5
Massaponax (10-2) at Stone Bridge (12-1)
Hanover (9-3) at Phoebus (12-0)
Division 4
Broad Run (12-0) at Powhatan (12-0)
Christiansburg (10-3) at Amherst (12-0)
Division 3
Bruton (10-2) at Handley (12-0)
Northside (10-2) at Cave Spring (10-2)
Division 2
Gretna (10-1) at Essex (12-0)
Radford (10-3) at Lebanon (8-4)
Division 1
West Point (11-1) at Altavista (11-1)
J.I. Burton (10-2) at Holston (11-1)
Football: Forecast for State Semifinals - It's Going to be Cooooooold Out There
(Dec. 4, 2009) - Want to know what the weather is going to be like tomorrow for the state semifinal football games? Cue "Groundhog Day" because when you wake tomorrow it will certainly be: "Rise and shine, campers, and don't forget your booties 'cause it's coooooold out there today!"
Honestly. We sent the VivaLoudoun Fox up on the VivaLoudoun Weather Balloon (we bought it real cheap from Balloon Boy's family on eBay) and he has come back with this report.
The forecast is looking like snow in Ashburn for the Massaponax vs. Stone Bridge 1:30 p.m. Division 5 kickoff and like rain at Powhatan where Broad Run will play in a 1:30 p.m. Division 4 showdown.
And we had hoped it would get better but the forecast has become dimmer in the past six hours. At noon today, it was calling for 39 degrees and 60 percent chance of rain/snow in Ashburn at 11 a.m. and then near kick-off moving down to 33 degrees (ah, the snow line) with 70 percent chance of snow. Maybe we can dodge that? But tonight the forecast is shifting to colder with 11 a.m. now calling for 36 degrees and 80 percent chance of rain/snow and near kickoff ... 100 percent chance of snow at 33 degrees with a windchill of 24 thanks to a wind that will be in the double digits.
Did you say brrrrrr?
Down at Powhatan it was calling earlier for 40 degrees at kickoff and 70 percent chance of rain with a wind chill of 32. Now it has downgraded to 37 degrees at kickoff with a 100 percent chance of rain and a 15mph wind that will make it feel like 28.
Enjoy and feel free to shout out your favorite Groundhog Day quotes to me Saturday at Stone Bridge (Ned? Ned Ryerson! ...)
Honestly. We sent the VivaLoudoun Fox up on the VivaLoudoun Weather Balloon (we bought it real cheap from Balloon Boy's family on eBay) and he has come back with this report.
The forecast is looking like snow in Ashburn for the Massaponax vs. Stone Bridge 1:30 p.m. Division 5 kickoff and like rain at Powhatan where Broad Run will play in a 1:30 p.m. Division 4 showdown.
And we had hoped it would get better but the forecast has become dimmer in the past six hours. At noon today, it was calling for 39 degrees and 60 percent chance of rain/snow in Ashburn at 11 a.m. and then near kick-off moving down to 33 degrees (ah, the snow line) with 70 percent chance of snow. Maybe we can dodge that? But tonight the forecast is shifting to colder with 11 a.m. now calling for 36 degrees and 80 percent chance of rain/snow and near kickoff ... 100 percent chance of snow at 33 degrees with a windchill of 24 thanks to a wind that will be in the double digits.
Did you say brrrrrr?
Down at Powhatan it was calling earlier for 40 degrees at kickoff and 70 percent chance of rain with a wind chill of 32. Now it has downgraded to 37 degrees at kickoff with a 100 percent chance of rain and a 15mph wind that will make it feel like 28.
Enjoy and feel free to shout out your favorite Groundhog Day quotes to me Saturday at Stone Bridge (Ned? Ned Ryerson! ...)
You Pick'em: Could This Be the Final Week ... I Don't Know ... You Gotta Pick'Em!
Riding Shotgun on a Salt Truck on the Greenway (Dec. 4, 2009) - I apologize for being late in putting up You Pick'em this week but I'm so tired having to get up a midnight this week to remove the tarp at Stone Bridge and then again at 5 a.m. to put it back on. Sheeessh.
Full disclaimer: That was not true.
As is the story that Stone Bridge, which a couple of weeks ago had a helicopter fly over its field (true story!), this week paid a cropduster to seed the clouds with snow crystals (if you believe that second part then you believe like the county assessor that my house is still worth more than I paid for it. Ha!)
Seriously, I have it on good word that Stone Bridge AD Dave Hembach has contacted Bob Ryan and Ryan will shovel off midfield for the coin toss with his Gold Shovel ... also, with a large crowd expected, the SB booster club ordered 5,000 pounds of ice for the game Saturday ... and that is just to dump on the field.
I could go on ... but I sense my wife is reading this column and giving me that look she gives me at parties ... the "will you shut up or I'm gonna grab my 9-iron later look".
Any-who ... we tease because Stone Bridge would like a "slow track" when facing Massaponax on Saturday at 1:30 and Mother Nature seems to be a Bulldog fan as she is expecting to dump some white stuff on an already soggy ground. And yes the field has been covered (I'm betting Massaponax fans have become friends with those Google Earth maps ... I used one last week to find my keys).
Last week we had our Thanksgiving Special and we had three BIG WINNERS! Walter McCowat (Fan Zero ... not because Walter is a Zero but because Walter was probably the first person to ever read a word we wrote back in 2005!) was the winner in the Stone Bridge game with a 24-14 pick, just off by seven points on the 21-10 final (we go by how close you come to each team's score, thus 24 was three away from 21 and 14 was four away from 10).
That is Walter's win No. 5.
Chalking up win No. 9 to tie for third on the all-time list was Tim Lieb, who may have stolen The Oracle's (aka Jason Treon) crystal ball this season when it was sent to the cleaners. Lieb had Handley defending its home turf with a 28-21 win. Not close exactly to the 33-7 final but who could have called that score!
And the biggest win of the week? Potomac Falls varsity basketball coach Jeff Hawes called Broad Run's big win over Sheeeeeerando, 39-14, real close to the 36-13 final. How big of a win was this? Hawes now has two wins, breaking his tie with his young son Hayden! Of course Hawes won ... it is basketball season!
Two games again this week:
Cowboys vs. the Indians ... er,
Massaponax at Stone Bridge
Broad Run at Powhatan
How to Play You Pick'Em:
Simply send us your final score for the game ... email it to dan.sousa[at]verizon.net.
or
Leave it as a comment for the world to see on this post
or
Leave it on our Fan Page on Facebook
or
Twitter it to us! (Twittering in Florida after midnight while driving barefoot is illegal)
Fine print: Anybody who emails me thinking the first part of this column was serious may not play. My fourth grade basketball team (shout out to Ryder, Matt B., Eric, Ryan, Matt L, Aaron, Andrew and Alex!) may only play if they hustle tomorrow morning. Fans who yell from the stands upon the first holding penalty in the game "they have been doing that all game ref!" can not play. Anybody that can say Massaponax Powhatan back-to-back three times in a row, real fast, can not only play but wins a t-shirt (if we had'em). I crashed a party once on Spring Break and ended up married. Shouldn't both Wegman's officially be in Hunt Country as you always have to hunt for a parking space.
All-time You Pick'Em Winner's List (udpated Dec. 4, 2009)
15 - Jason Treon (aka The Oracle)
10 - John Koren
9 - Tim Lieb, Ryan Price (aka The Price is Always Right)
7 - Chris Tully
6 - Jane Baker, Greg Dawson, Ryan Rogers
5 - Walter (Fan Zero) McCowat, Sam (Walk The) Plank
4 - Ryder Sousa
3 - Jamie Eberly, Chuck McDaniel
2 - Kathy Athey, Jeff Hawes
1 - Steven Balik, Leon Barber, Andrew Berdhal, Zirkle Blakey, Joe Conroy, Larry Hall, Hayden Hawes, Carl Lukat, Marco Mastrangelo, Patrick McNanley, Phil Murphy, Trevor Scales, Dave Scarangella
Full disclaimer: That was not true.
As is the story that Stone Bridge, which a couple of weeks ago had a helicopter fly over its field (true story!), this week paid a cropduster to seed the clouds with snow crystals (if you believe that second part then you believe like the county assessor that my house is still worth more than I paid for it. Ha!)
Seriously, I have it on good word that Stone Bridge AD Dave Hembach has contacted Bob Ryan and Ryan will shovel off midfield for the coin toss with his Gold Shovel ... also, with a large crowd expected, the SB booster club ordered 5,000 pounds of ice for the game Saturday ... and that is just to dump on the field.
I could go on ... but I sense my wife is reading this column and giving me that look she gives me at parties ... the "will you shut up or I'm gonna grab my 9-iron later look".
Any-who ... we tease because Stone Bridge would like a "slow track" when facing Massaponax on Saturday at 1:30 and Mother Nature seems to be a Bulldog fan as she is expecting to dump some white stuff on an already soggy ground. And yes the field has been covered (I'm betting Massaponax fans have become friends with those Google Earth maps ... I used one last week to find my keys).
Last week we had our Thanksgiving Special and we had three BIG WINNERS! Walter McCowat (Fan Zero ... not because Walter is a Zero but because Walter was probably the first person to ever read a word we wrote back in 2005!) was the winner in the Stone Bridge game with a 24-14 pick, just off by seven points on the 21-10 final (we go by how close you come to each team's score, thus 24 was three away from 21 and 14 was four away from 10).
That is Walter's win No. 5.
Chalking up win No. 9 to tie for third on the all-time list was Tim Lieb, who may have stolen The Oracle's (aka Jason Treon) crystal ball this season when it was sent to the cleaners. Lieb had Handley defending its home turf with a 28-21 win. Not close exactly to the 33-7 final but who could have called that score!
And the biggest win of the week? Potomac Falls varsity basketball coach Jeff Hawes called Broad Run's big win over Sheeeeeerando, 39-14, real close to the 36-13 final. How big of a win was this? Hawes now has two wins, breaking his tie with his young son Hayden! Of course Hawes won ... it is basketball season!
Two games again this week:
Cowboys vs. the Indians ... er,
Massaponax at Stone Bridge
Broad Run at Powhatan
How to Play You Pick'Em:
Simply send us your final score for the game ... email it to dan.sousa[at]verizon.net.
or
Leave it as a comment for the world to see on this post
or
Leave it on our Fan Page on Facebook
or
Twitter it to us! (Twittering in Florida after midnight while driving barefoot is illegal)
Fine print: Anybody who emails me thinking the first part of this column was serious may not play. My fourth grade basketball team (shout out to Ryder, Matt B., Eric, Ryan, Matt L, Aaron, Andrew and Alex!) may only play if they hustle tomorrow morning. Fans who yell from the stands upon the first holding penalty in the game "they have been doing that all game ref!" can not play. Anybody that can say Massaponax Powhatan back-to-back three times in a row, real fast, can not only play but wins a t-shirt (if we had'em). I crashed a party once on Spring Break and ended up married. Shouldn't both Wegman's officially be in Hunt Country as you always have to hunt for a parking space.
All-time You Pick'Em Winner's List (udpated Dec. 4, 2009)
15 - Jason Treon (aka The Oracle)
10 - John Koren
9 - Tim Lieb, Ryan Price (aka The Price is Always Right)
7 - Chris Tully
6 - Jane Baker, Greg Dawson, Ryan Rogers
5 - Walter (Fan Zero) McCowat, Sam (Walk The) Plank
4 - Ryder Sousa
3 - Jamie Eberly, Chuck McDaniel
2 - Kathy Athey, Jeff Hawes
1 - Steven Balik, Leon Barber, Andrew Berdhal, Zirkle Blakey, Joe Conroy, Larry Hall, Hayden Hawes, Carl Lukat, Marco Mastrangelo, Patrick McNanley, Phil Murphy, Trevor Scales, Dave Scarangella
Softball: Loudoun County Selects Former Washington Glory Pro Amber Jackson to Lead Raiders
Leesburg (Dec. 4, 2009) - Loudoun County High School has hired former Washington Glory professional softball player Amber Jackson to replace Ryan Vance, who has stepped down after three seasons as LC's varsity head coach.
Jackson, a three-time All-American at Bethune-Cookman before finishing up as an All-ACC player at Maryland, was named the 2007 National Pro Fastpicth Player of the Year after she led the league in home runs (15) and RBIs (38), while helping the Glory to the league championship. She almost took the Triple Crown as she had a .372 hitting average that season.
The Glory folded its operations after the 2008 season.
This will be Jackson's first head coaching experience.
The shortstop was selected in the second round in the 2007 draft by the expansion Glory.
The Glory folded its operations after the 2008 season.
This will be Jackson's first head coaching experience.
The shortstop was selected in the second round in the 2007 draft by the expansion Glory.
Lacrosse: Broad Run Names New Boys, Girls Coaches
Ashburn (Dec. 4, 2009) - The AA Dulles District top two lacrosse programs will have new coaches in 2010 as Broad Run named Ryan Richardson and Erin Stacey to lead the Spartans.
Richardson takes over for Dave Forman, who took over last year for Phil Truiett, who built the Broad Run program into a district and region power. Forman led the Spartans to district and regional titles before falling in the state semifinals.
Stacey takes over for Jen Melhuish who in four years at Broad Run led the Spartans to four district titles and a perfect 44-0 record vs. Dulles opponenets. The Spartans made three consecutive trips to the VHSL tournament under Melhuish.
Richardson is originally from the Syracuse area and played at Lynchburg College. He served as a varsity assistant coach at West Springfield last season and currently teaches in Fairfax.
Stacey played her high school Lacrosse in Florida and is a graduate of the University of Florida where she was a member of the womens lacrosse team which at that time was a club sport for the Gators. She teaches in Loudoun County.
Richardson takes over for Dave Forman, who took over last year for Phil Truiett, who built the Broad Run program into a district and region power. Forman led the Spartans to district and regional titles before falling in the state semifinals.
Stacey takes over for Jen Melhuish who in four years at Broad Run led the Spartans to four district titles and a perfect 44-0 record vs. Dulles opponenets. The Spartans made three consecutive trips to the VHSL tournament under Melhuish.
Richardson is originally from the Syracuse area and played at Lynchburg College. He served as a varsity assistant coach at West Springfield last season and currently teaches in Fairfax.
Stacey played her high school Lacrosse in Florida and is a graduate of the University of Florida where she was a member of the womens lacrosse team which at that time was a club sport for the Gators. She teaches in Loudoun County.
Wrestling: Loudoun Valley Opens Season with 45-31 Dual Meet Win Over New York Squad
Purcellville (Dec. 4, 2009) - The Loudoun Valley High opened the 2009-10 wrestling season Thursday with a 45-31 dual meet victory over Central Square of New York.
The Vikes got pins by Oliver Hilgartner (119), Seth Potts (135), Josh Cassada (145), David Garvis (152), Brett Decker (160), Mike Garvis (171) and Alex O'Connor (215). Josh Hawk (125) won by Tech fall for Valley.
Viking Coach Troy Mezzatesta reports that the team got "a solid effort ... by Freshmen Joah Villa (112) and Luke Sergerdahl (130)." Also: "Sophomores John Potts (103)and Corey Forer (140) made their first appearences for Viking wrestling and showed a lot of toughness."
Valley senior Zack Bolan (189) lost by flagrant misconduct and Dylan Raines (285) led in his match before letting it slip away at the end.
The Viking team wrestles over the weekend at North Stafford High School.
The Vikes got pins by Oliver Hilgartner (119), Seth Potts (135), Josh Cassada (145), David Garvis (152), Brett Decker (160), Mike Garvis (171) and Alex O'Connor (215). Josh Hawk (125) won by Tech fall for Valley.
Viking Coach Troy Mezzatesta reports that the team got "a solid effort ... by Freshmen Joah Villa (112) and Luke Sergerdahl (130)." Also: "Sophomores John Potts (103)and Corey Forer (140) made their first appearences for Viking wrestling and showed a lot of toughness."
Valley senior Zack Bolan (189) lost by flagrant misconduct and Dylan Raines (285) led in his match before letting it slip away at the end.
The Viking team wrestles over the weekend at North Stafford High School.
Boys Basketball: Broad Run Blows Out James Wood to Open Season, 91-42
Leesburg (Dec. 4, 2009) - A night after Dominion High School opened with 91 points in an overtime loss, AA Dulles District rival Broad Run -- who beat the Titans in last year's district tournament after Dominion won the regular season title -- showed that they could score 91 points ... in regulaton at the Loudoun County Tip Off Tournament!
Broad Run beat James Wood, 91-41, on the back of a monster second half, out-scoring the Colonels, 53-16. Kevin McGaughey led the Spartans with 19 points followed by Taylor Johnson's 18 and Ahmad Zafar with 14. For more on this game, see the Northern Virginia Daily story.
In the second game of the tournament, host Loudoun County fell to George Mason, 52-38.
Nate Ogle scored 15 points to lead the Mustangs, while Ben Stewart and Aaron Young added 10 apiece. County jumped out to a 8-2 lead, but Mason stormed back on the strength of a 16-0 run over the next six minutes to essentially put the game away.
The Raiders cut the margin to five with 1:27 left but could get no closer. (LC has not reported its scoring).
Mason travels back to Loudoun County tonight to face Broad Run, while County hosts James Wood. Game times are 6 and 8 p.m.
Girls Basketball
It was a tough night for three girls teams as they opened the 2009-10 season with losses.
Park View fell to a powerful Millbrook team, 79-33, and Heritage and Dominion both lost at the Brown's Nissan Tip Off Classic at Dominion with the Pride downed by Herndon, 50-43, and the Titans falling to South Lakes, 66-29.
In the South Lakes game, Zoe Beard-Falls led all scorers with 18 and the Seahawks got 14 from Marlena Tremba, 11 from Gabrielle Schultz and 10 from Emily Lopynski. The Titans were led by Haley Landry's eight points.
Read more on Millbrook's win over Park View here!
Broad Run beat James Wood, 91-41, on the back of a monster second half, out-scoring the Colonels, 53-16. Kevin McGaughey led the Spartans with 19 points followed by Taylor Johnson's 18 and Ahmad Zafar with 14. For more on this game, see the Northern Virginia Daily story.
In the second game of the tournament, host Loudoun County fell to George Mason, 52-38.
Nate Ogle scored 15 points to lead the Mustangs, while Ben Stewart and Aaron Young added 10 apiece. County jumped out to a 8-2 lead, but Mason stormed back on the strength of a 16-0 run over the next six minutes to essentially put the game away.
The Raiders cut the margin to five with 1:27 left but could get no closer. (LC has not reported its scoring).
Mason travels back to Loudoun County tonight to face Broad Run, while County hosts James Wood. Game times are 6 and 8 p.m.
Girls Basketball
It was a tough night for three girls teams as they opened the 2009-10 season with losses.
Park View fell to a powerful Millbrook team, 79-33, and Heritage and Dominion both lost at the Brown's Nissan Tip Off Classic at Dominion with the Pride downed by Herndon, 50-43, and the Titans falling to South Lakes, 66-29.
In the South Lakes game, Zoe Beard-Falls led all scorers with 18 and the Seahawks got 14 from Marlena Tremba, 11 from Gabrielle Schultz and 10 from Emily Lopynski. The Titans were led by Haley Landry's eight points.
Read more on Millbrook's win over Park View here!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Football: Another “Average” Year for Stone Bridge as Bulldogs Once Again are One Win from State Title Game
By Dan Sousa
VivaLoudoun.com Editor
Ashburn (Dec. 3, 2009) – For four years the current Stone Bridge High School senior football class has heard about how “average” they were compared to previous classes including last year’s bumper crop of blue chip recruits that made it to the state semifinals, the 2007 state title team, the 2006 squad with talented backs Y’Lou Brown and Jeron Gouveia, and the 2005 state runner-up squad.
It all started their freshman year when they suited up for a freshman program that legend told had never lost a single game and the young Bulldogs went out and not only lost, but lost big, such as 50-0 at Langley, and they finished the year at 4-6.
Average. Everybody said that this year, after so many years of success and after graduating basically 20 of 22 starters, the Bulldogs were finally going to be an average team.
And sure enough these Bulldogs are simply average … for a Stone Bridge football team … one loss in 13 games and a regional title and the right to host Saturday’s VHSL AAA Division 5 state semifinal against Massaponax.
One win away from a third trip to the state finals in three years. Yes, this is another average Stone Bridge season.
“They still want to keep playing,” said Stone Bridge coach Mickey Thompson, who has guided the Bulldogs to an incredible 104-21 record in 10 seasons since the school opened including six regional titles and a 20-6 playoff mark. “I think this team feels like they are not anywhere close to being done.”
VivaLoudoun.com Editor
Ashburn (Dec. 3, 2009) – For four years the current Stone Bridge High School senior football class has heard about how “average” they were compared to previous classes including last year’s bumper crop of blue chip recruits that made it to the state semifinals, the 2007 state title team, the 2006 squad with talented backs Y’Lou Brown and Jeron Gouveia, and the 2005 state runner-up squad.
It all started their freshman year when they suited up for a freshman program that legend told had never lost a single game and the young Bulldogs went out and not only lost, but lost big, such as 50-0 at Langley, and they finished the year at 4-6.
Average. Everybody said that this year, after so many years of success and after graduating basically 20 of 22 starters, the Bulldogs were finally going to be an average team.
And sure enough these Bulldogs are simply average … for a Stone Bridge football team … one loss in 13 games and a regional title and the right to host Saturday’s VHSL AAA Division 5 state semifinal against Massaponax.
One win away from a third trip to the state finals in three years. Yes, this is another average Stone Bridge season.
“They still want to keep playing,” said Stone Bridge coach Mickey Thompson, who has guided the Bulldogs to an incredible 104-21 record in 10 seasons since the school opened including six regional titles and a 20-6 playoff mark. “I think this team feels like they are not anywhere close to being done.”
Football: Big Challenge Awaits Broad Run
Broad Run (12-0) at Powhatan (12-0)
What: Division 4 state semifinals
When: Dec. 5, 1:30 p.m.
Region finals: Broad Run 36, Sherando 13; Powhatan 34, Chancellor 18
Points scored: Powhatan 545, Broad Run 430
Points allowed: Powhatan 65, Broad Run 125
What: Division 4 state semifinals
When: Dec. 5, 1:30 p.m.
Region finals: Broad Run 36, Sherando 13; Powhatan 34, Chancellor 18
Points scored: Powhatan 545, Broad Run 430
Points allowed: Powhatan 65, Broad Run 125
By Carl Lukat
Special to VivaLoudoun.com
Ashburn (Dec. 3, 2009) - Broad Run High School has grown accustomed to the friendly confines of its home field in Ashburn during its perfect run through the last two football playoff seasons.
The Spartans hosted five games and played one neutral site game on their way to winning the 2008 Division 4 state championship and advancing to this year's Division 4 state semifinals.
That changes Saturday as Broad Run will make a nearly 150-mile trip to play the Powhatan Indians. Powhatan is about 30 miles west of Richmond.
"We are excited. We have been very fortunate to play at lot of important games at home the last few years," Spartans coach Mike Burnett said. "We are trying to embrace this opportunity to go somewhere else and play a big game."
Broad Run (12-0) will not only play on the road, but will also face a very accomplished team. Powhatan (12-0) won all of its regular-season games by 25 or more points.
The Indians defeated Chancellor 34-18 in the Region I championship game, avenging a loss to Chancellor in the 2008 regional final.
Powhatan features a massive offenisve line that averages 280 pounds per lineman. Senior QB Shawn Minor is a playmaker with his arm and his legs. Minor passed for 200 yards and rushed for 135 more in the win over Chancellor.
The Spartans -- winners of 26 straight games -- counter Powhatan's size up front with team speed. Broad Run is stocked with playmakers, including Division I commits RB T.J. Peeler (Pittsburgh) and WR Adrian Flemming (Syracuse).
"We believe in athleticism and explosiveness," Burnett said. "We kind of hope that will give us an advantage."
Amherst hosts Christiansburg in Saturday's other Division 4 semifinal. The two winners will square off for the Division 4 state championship at Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium in Blacksburg Dec. 12 at 4:30.
Broad Run defeated Amherst 13-0 in last year's state title game. The Spartans are two wins away from repeating as state champions.
"Every game, we play for each other and to be the best we can be," Burnett said. "Our first goal was to win our district and we did that. We then focused on regionals and we were able to accomplish that goal. Now, we are at our last goal of winning states. It's coming down to the end of the road."
Editor's Note: VivaLoudoun and the Loudoun Times-Mirror are teaming up this week with two football teams in the state semifinals. LTM editor Carl "crazy legs" Lukat is covering Broad Run and Dan "Single Zing" Sousa is covering Stone Bridge. We hope to be doing the same thing next week at UVa and Tech!
Football: Stone Bridge's Harris, Rositano First Team All-Region; Burns, Gouveia Second Team
(Dec. 3, 2009) - Stone Bridge High School placed four juniors on the 2009 All-Northern Region first and second teams including first team running back Marcus Harris who was named Offensive Player of the Year runner-up and Spenser Rositano at first team defensive back.
Second team selections for the Bulldogs (12-1), who play Massapnoax Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at home in the AAA Division 5 state semifinals, were defensive lineman Rob Burns and linebacker Kyle Gouveia.
SB linemen Kyle Wren, Eric Volz and Rositan, at WR, were all honorable mention on offense.
(as voted by the coaches)
First Team Offense
C - Austin Mayhugh, Oakton (SR).
G - Billy Dvorkin, McLean (SR)
G - Dan Golman, Robinson (SR)
T - Khamrone Kolb, Lake Braddock (SR).
T - Jay Whitmire, T.C. Williams (JR).
TE - Jonathan Fremerman, McLean (SR)
WR - Colin Dempsey, W.T. Woodson (SR)
WR - Brandon Johnson, Lake Braddock (SR)
WR - T.J. O'Connell, West Springfield (SR)
WR - Melvin Robinson, Annandale (JR)
WR - Matt Zanellato, Robinson (JR).
QB - Michael Nebrich, Lake Braddock (JR)
RB - Idreis Augustus, Lee (SR)
RB - Riley Beiro, McLean (SR)
RB - Marcus Harris, Stone Bridge (JR)
Offensive Player of the Year - Michael Nebrich, Lake Braddock (JR)
Offensive Player of the Year Runner-Up - Marcus Harris, Stone Bridge (JR)
First Team Defense
DE - Emmanuel Adetunji, Lake Braddock (JR)
DE - Andrew Embree, Marshall (SR)
DL - Wasim Abassi, Lake Braddock (SR).
DL - Anthony Carabali, South County (SR)
DL - Scott Stangeby, Oakton (SR)
LB - Josh Hogan, W.T. Woodson (SR)
LB - Brian Laiti, Robinson (SR)
LB - Chris Lavery, Lake Braddock (SR)
LB - Eric Wright, Lee (SR)
DB - Spenser Rositano, Stone Bridge (JR)
DB - Andre Simmons, South County (SR).
DB - Thomas Stickford, Lake Braddock (SR)
DB - Dante Taylor, Lee (SR)
Defensive Player of the Year - Brian Laiti, Robinson (SR)
Defensive Player of the Year Runner-Up - Josh Hogan, W.T. Woodson (SR)
Utility Player of the Year - Marcus Hughes, Falls Church (SR)
PK - John McConnell, West Springfield (SR)
P - Donnie McQueen, Annandale (SR).
KR - Cortez, Taylor, T.C. Williams (SR)
First Team Offense
C - Austin Mayhugh, Oakton (SR).
G - Billy Dvorkin, McLean (SR)
G - Dan Golman, Robinson (SR)
T - Khamrone Kolb, Lake Braddock (SR).
T - Jay Whitmire, T.C. Williams (JR).
TE - Jonathan Fremerman, McLean (SR)
WR - Colin Dempsey, W.T. Woodson (SR)
WR - Brandon Johnson, Lake Braddock (SR)
WR - T.J. O'Connell, West Springfield (SR)
WR - Melvin Robinson, Annandale (JR)
WR - Matt Zanellato, Robinson (JR).
QB - Michael Nebrich, Lake Braddock (JR)
RB - Idreis Augustus, Lee (SR)
RB - Riley Beiro, McLean (SR)
RB - Marcus Harris, Stone Bridge (JR)
Offensive Player of the Year - Michael Nebrich, Lake Braddock (JR)
Offensive Player of the Year Runner-Up - Marcus Harris, Stone Bridge (JR)
First Team Defense
DE - Emmanuel Adetunji, Lake Braddock (JR)
DE - Andrew Embree, Marshall (SR)
DL - Wasim Abassi, Lake Braddock (SR).
DL - Anthony Carabali, South County (SR)
DL - Scott Stangeby, Oakton (SR)
LB - Josh Hogan, W.T. Woodson (SR)
LB - Brian Laiti, Robinson (SR)
LB - Chris Lavery, Lake Braddock (SR)
LB - Eric Wright, Lee (SR)
DB - Spenser Rositano, Stone Bridge (JR)
DB - Andre Simmons, South County (SR).
DB - Thomas Stickford, Lake Braddock (SR)
DB - Dante Taylor, Lee (SR)
Defensive Player of the Year - Brian Laiti, Robinson (SR)
Defensive Player of the Year Runner-Up - Josh Hogan, W.T. Woodson (SR)
Utility Player of the Year - Marcus Hughes, Falls Church (SR)
PK - John McConnell, West Springfield (SR)
P - Donnie McQueen, Annandale (SR).
KR - Cortez, Taylor, T.C. Williams (SR)
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