South County Secondary School | Archive | September, 2008

By Paul Frommelt
DigitalSports.com
Content Manager — Prince William County
pfrommelt@digitalsports.com

*Look below for video highlights of the Men’s and Women’s “B” and “C” relay races at the 8th Annual Brentsville Relays.

Click here for a photo gallery of the Men’s “B” and “C” relay race.
Click here for a photo gallery of the Women’s “B” and “C” relay race.

Click here for results from the Men’s and Women’s “A” relay race.

Despite the wet weather that soaked the course during the final races of the night, Brentsville District High School celebrated another successful Under the Lights Brentsville Relays cross country meet. The 8th annual event featured 63 cross country teams from Virginia, Washington D.C., and Maryland.

The six-hour event featured 12 different races, from high school varsity to elementary school races.

As expected, the Midlothian girls dominated throughout the day, winning the Women’s “B” race to start the day and winning the women’s “A” race by almost two minutes at the end of the night. The Mountain View boys took the top spot in the men’s “B” meet, while the Atlee boys won the men’s “A” meet.

The Northern Region brought 20 teams to the event, with the Lake Braddock (49:47) girls celebrating a second-place finish during the women’s “A” meet. The Herndon girls were right behind the Bruins with a third-place finish. The West Potomac (51:10) girls finished ninth, while Langley (52:15), Robinson (52:53), T.C. Williams (53:09), Westfield (53:44) and South County (53:46) made it in the top 20.

On the boys side for the Northern Region, Robinson (42:04) finished strong in third place, while South County (42:20), W.T. Woodson (42:33), and Lake Braddock (42:39) all finished in the top ten.

Loudoun County’s Potomac Falls had the best finish of all Northern Virginia teams on the boys side, finishing second with a time of 42:04, 36 seconds behind first-place Atlee. The Panther boys took the overall meet boy’s title with top-five finishes in all three races. 

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By Angela Watts
Assistant General Manager, Washington D.C.

** Look below the story to find a video player filled with interviews and dozens of game highlights! **

*Click here to see complete photo gallery.

Edison players and assistant coaches huddled together and proudly presented Coach Vaughn Lewis with the game ball following the Eagles’ 22-3 home victory over South County on Friday, a gesture meant to honor Lewis’ 100th career victory at Edison.

But the long-time coach turned, held the ball high and pointed it right back to his players.

“I’m giving this back to the entire team,” Lewis said. “This one we’ll put in the trophy case.”

Senior standout Stephon Robertson was instrumental on both sides of the ball for the Eagles, rushing for a game-high 105 yards and two touchdowns on just 15 carries, an average of 7.0 yards per touch. Robertson even ran so hard on his second touchdown run that during the 35-yard jaunt he ran right through his shoes.

“My shoe lace broke, so I just took it off and was like, ‘Get somebody in for me,’ ” Robertson said, laughing. “I really do love these shoes. My dad ordered them, so I guess I have to order another pair.”

And as is Robertson’s signature on defense, the hard-hitting linebacker was all over the field. He registered several key pass break-ups and jarring hits, helping lead an Eagles’ defensive unit that yielded only 19 rushing yards and 52 more through the air against a Stallions team that without starting quarterback Aaron Andrews (sprained ankle).

South County turned to three different players — sophomore Evan Beal and seniors Eric Dorsey and Millad Ahmadi — to try and generate movement on the offensive end.

In addition to Robertson, the Eagles had excellent defensive plays all night from junior defensive back Christian Washington and senior defensive linemen Josh Blair and Ja’Kori Miller.

“Aaron has really played great for us the first two weeks,” South County Coach Pete Bendorf said. “So without him, what I planned to do is what I did: I had to play three and try to find something … I knew it was going to be a struggle. The unfortunate thing is we really played well defensively. But in the first half we don’t get a first down, and so they were playing on our half of the field.

“And they’re too good for us to play on half the field against them.”

Robertson’s two rushing scores of 14 and 35 yards got Edison on the board in the first half, and Washington added the game’s final touchdown on a well-thrown, 23-yard touchdown pass that junior quarterback Levi Barber laced between two defenders.

Christian’s older brother, Corey Washington, then alertly rushed the ball in for the two-point conversion after the snap he received was low and would have been difficult to place for senior kicker Danny Arnez for the Eagles’ final points of the game.

South County, which was plagued offensively by mishandled snaps and fumbles, got its lone points off the foot of junior Edwin Curtade, who booted a 28-yard field goal in the third quarter.

“The most important thing for us is that we play well each week and we get better,” Lewis said. “And we proved tonight that we have a long way to go, but we can still win even if we don’t play our best game. And South County plays good defense. They were blitzing people off the edge and we didn’t pick it up well. But I’m really proud of the way we played and hung in there.

“The thing we need to do as we move forward is eliminate our mistakes. Every time in the second half we had a big play we had a hold or a clip or something … and every one of our big plays got brought back. We can’t do that. We can’t beat the other team plus ourselves.”

And it seems the Eagles said they have every intention of continuing to beat — only — the other team.

“We’re happy to be a part of coach’s 100th win, but that’s not all we want to give him this year,” Miller said of Lewis. “We want to keep adding to that number and give him a lot more.”

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South County           0    0   3   0 —  3
No. 4 Edison              7  15   0  0 — 22

First Quarter
ED – Robertson 14 run (Arnez kick) 2:22
Second Quarter
ED – Robertson 35 run (Arnez kick) 3:28
ED – Ch. Washington 23 pass from Barber (Co. Washington run) 1:09
Third Quarter
SC – Curtade 28 field goal 7:10

Top Individual Performers
Rushing — SC:
Jordan 8 carries, 28 yards; Dorsey 11 carries, 22 yards. ED: Robertson 15 carries, 105 yards, 2 TDs; Barber 11 carries, 14 yards; Tucker 5 carries, 12 yards.
Passing — SC: Beal 5-of-14 passing, 30 yards; Ahmadi 3-of-6 passing, 19 yards; Dorsey 1-of-1 passing, 3 yards. ED: Barber 8-of-17 passing, 100 yards, TD.
Receiving — SC: Vandyke 2 receptions, 25 yards; McDaniels 2 receptions, 15 yards. ED: Ch. Washington 3 receptions, 32 yards, TD; Spence 2 receptions, 30 yards; Co. Washington 1 reception, 23 yards; Epps 1 reception, 17 yards.

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Northern Region Football Preview — Week 3

Game of the Week
South County (1-1) at No. 4 Edison (2-0)
7:30 p.m., Friday
*Game will be covered by Angela Watts — check back Saturday morning for a story, photos and highlights!

The Eagles and Stallions have met every year since South County’s varsity program began in 2005. In their three all-time meetings, Edison holds a 2-1 advantage, outscoring the Stallions by a collective 102-37.

Last year, Edison defeated South County, 46-7, and the Eagles rushed for 431 yards and five touchdowns, averaging 9.0 yards per attempt. But only 87 yards of those rushing yards return for this year’s game.

This season, the Stallions appear ready to improve on last year’s first-round playoff exit, as they lost to defending Virginia AAA Division 6 state champion Westfield by just two points in their home-opener before defeating Falls Church by 20 on the road.

But Edison is coming of an emotional, 35-34, road win at West Springfield. And quarterback Levi Barber had his best stretch so far as a starter in the second half of that game, going 5-for-7 passing with a score, while carrying seven times for 68 yards and orchestrating the game-winning drive.

The Eagles have an affinity for the big play with four touchdowns coming on special teams and Angus Harper has a 67-yard touchdown run to his name. But the Stallions have been extremely stingy defensively, allowing only two plays of over 20 yards this year — both carries by the Northern Region rushing-leader, Westfield running back Jordan Anderson.

Potential Classics
No. 7 West Springfield (0-2) at No. 8 Robinson (1-1) — 7:30 p.m., Friday

Although West Springfield enters Week 3 still without a win, they have only been outscored by 7.5 points per game. And both losses have come to teams ranked in the top four, including No. 1 Stone Bridge on the road. Robinson’s only loss, likewise, came at No. 1 Stone Bridge with a slightly-more lopsided 49-7 margin.

Last season, the Spartans came into the game versus the then-No. 3 Rams with a defense that had allowed 76 points through two games and Robinson was expected to control the clock with running back Peter Ferrara. But West Springfield’s defense played statistically its best game since October 2004, sacking Ram quarterback Timmy Meier six times — Spartan defensive end John Lockwood had three sacks — in a 21-7 win.

This season, the Spartans have allowed 77 points through two games and the Rams have a chance to avenge both last year’s aforementioned road loss and their season-ending, 30-28 defeat in the Northern Region Division 6 semifinals. If Robinson scores the home win, West Springfield — which began the season No. 2 in our poll — will start the season 0-3.

No. 9 Yorktown (2-0) at No. 6 West Potomac (2-0) — 7:30 p.m., Friday
*Game will be covered by Jimmy Thomas — check back Saturday morning for a story, photos and highlights!

Last season at Yorktown, the Patriots turned the ball over five times in their own territory in the first half and the Wolverines turned those into five touchdowns to lead 35-0 at half time.

West Potomac running back Josh Wells carried for 180 of his 192 yards in the first half and scored all three of his touchdowns in the first 12 minutes, 12 seconds of the game. And Wolverine quarterback Cole Walter threw for three touchdowns on just 17 attempts with no interceptions, which ran his touchdown to interception ratio to 10:1 through three weeks.

This year, through two games, Walter has thrown for eight touchdowns and no picks.

This match-up also features two of the better athletes around in West Potomac wide receiver Kristian Rodriguez and Yorktown athlete Kyle Toulouse.

Despite the one-sided West Potomac win last year, these teams have split their last six meetings. And only one time since 2000 has the winning team scored less than 39 points. Expect fireworks between these rising 2-0 teams.

Other Games to Watch
7:30 p.m., Friday — Centreville (1-1) at Lee (0-2)
7:30 p.m., Friday — Hayfield (1-1) at No. 5 Westfield (2-0)
7:30 p.m., Friday — No. 10 Herndon (2-0) at Langley (1-1)
7:30 p.m., Friday — Fairfax (1-1) at Washington-Lee (1-1) *Game will be covered by Phil Murphy — check back Saturday morning for a story, photos and highlights!
7:30 p.m., Friday — Wakefield (0-2) at Madison (0-2)
7:30 p.m., Friday — No. 1 Stone Bridge (2-0) at Marshall (1-1)
7:30 p.m., Friday — W.T. Woodson (1-1) at McLean (0-2)
7:30 p.m., Friday — Jefferson (1-1) at Mount Vernon (1-1)
7:30 p.m., Friday — South Lakes (0-2) at Falls Church (0-2)
7:30 p.m., Friday — Stuart (1-1) at Lake Braddock (1-1)
7:30 p.m., Friday — No. 3 Chantilly (2-0) at Annandale (1-1)
1 p.m. Saturday  — No. 2 Oakton (2-0) at T.C. Williams (0-2)

* Also check back with DigitalSports throughout the week for video recaps of nearly every game in the Northern Region!!

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** For up-to-date results this cross country season on all Virginia state invitationals and championship races, go to: http://www.digitalsports.com/article/type/organization/typeid/1/id/37364.aspx

By Brad Jaeger
DigitalSports.com

Concorde District

Headed into the season Oakton looks to be the favorite with returning squad members Becca Kassabian, Jenna Cahill, Lanie Smith and Jessie Daley leading the team. All are in the Top 10 returning athletes to the Concorde District this year. Add in Kelly Jones, Lannie Smith and Allison Gregor and the Cougars could be hard to beat this season.

Herndon, with Hiruni Wijayaratne, is not far behind Oakton in the Concorde District and the championship meet could see eight of the first ten positions being filled with Herndon and Oakton athletes. Herndon also has Carly Kulik, Carolyn Hennessey and Laura Ortel who can run with Oakton’s main pack and Jessica Wilds and Mehnaz Haq will displace other teams fourth and fifth runners.

Chantilly, with Virginia AAA runner-up Lia DiValentin, is the favorite for the third spot in the Concorde Division. DiValentin is also the defending Northern Region and Concorde District champion. Backing her up will be Hilary Baird, Rachel Grochowski, Jessica Stillwell and Kacey Norwood.

Other runners in the district that could be Top 10 finishers are Fairfax’s Frances Dowd, Robinson’s Stephanie Bray, Amanda Nevlud and Ashley Swim and Centreville’s Jenna Richmond.

Patriot District

Lake Braddock will be the favorites going into the season and also for finishing in the top three at the state championships. The Bruins will have sub 5:00 1,600-runner Liana Epstein leading the squad. Lake Braddock defeated West Springfield last year by 11 points and have the horses to back up Epstein. Casey Larnder, Nadeen Khoury, Amanda Parker and Kelly Hagan all have gone under 12:00 in the 3,200 and that pack will be hard to beat.

West Springfield also returns a solid top three in Alex Watt, Anna Barber and Pagie Kvartunas, but graduation meant they will have to look down into their junior varsity to find runners to help fill out the squad. Lisa Williams, Kellee Farris and Hannah Gumpf will be the ladies the Spartans will be counting on to challenge Lake Braddock.

West Potomac finished third last year, but lost most of its team to graduation. Kelsey Rosenberg, Amelia Cooksey and Catilin Corcoran will be looking to keep the Wolverines in the hunt.

Madeline Willner of South County is the top returning runner in the Patriot District this year, but will have to find support to keep her team in the fourth spot this year. Nicole Lewis, Emma Ork and Sania Ahmad are the other returning runners this year.

Sarah Bryan of T.C. Williams and Kelsey Fish of Hayfield are two other runners who could break into the Top 10.

National District

Yorktown was the district champion last year and looks to be the favorite again with four out of the top 14 returning runners. Lindsey Hunt is the top returning runner, but the Patriots also have Madeline Meyer, Lydia Carpenter, Kara McInroy and Lesey Coia returning.

Edison looks to be the next best with Myah Hicks, Emily Swain, Ashlen Burtz, Betel Yosef and Anna McMullen leading the team.

Falls Church has Audrey May, Arianna Tyner, Riley Lousen and Niki Rutledge to lead them as the favorites for the third team in the district.

Other runners to look for are Washington-Lee’s Annmarie Hansen and Cynthia Carson and Stuart’s Victoria Fowler.

Liberty District

Thomas Jefferson won the district title last year with 40 points over W.T. Woodson and Langley, but the race should be much closer this year. The Colonials return Lisa Junta, Sarah Watson and Stephanie Marzen as their top runners. There is a slight dropoff after that to Olivia Jeffers and Katherine Bailey, but with a large group of ladies to draw from, the competition should be enough to keep Thomas Jefferson on top.

Langley looks like the team with the best chance to overtake Thomas Jefferson this season. The Saxons return Lauren Shaw, Carolyn Shaw, Amanda Steffey and Ishanna Laszlo as their top four runners. Hannah Liberson gives them a good fifth runner, but they will need to develop some depth.

W.T. Woodson has depth, but about a four-minute spread between their first and seventh runner. The Cavaliers return Aaren Pastor, Carrie Payne, Sarah Haight, Isabel Greenberg and Hannah Martins.

The other runners expected to be in the Top 10 are Stephanie Paradis of Stone Bridge, the top returning runner in the Liberty District, and Devin Ericksen of South Lakes.

2007 Northern Region Cross Country Results — Top 100
Event 1  Girls 2.98 Mile Run Cross Country
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    Name                                School                Avg Mile     Finals
==================================================================================
  1 #2003 DiValentin, Lia          Chantilly                5:54      17:33       
  2 #2023 Wijayaratne, Hirun    Herndon                5:57      17:44      
  3 #2123 Heath, Elizabeth       West Potomac       5:59      17:50     
  4 #2134 Watt, Alex              West Springfield     6:04      18:04      
  5 #2013 Dowd, Frances         Fairfax                   6:04      18:05       
  6 #2073 Kassabian, Becca       Oakton                 6:06      18:10     
  7 #2091 Willner, Madeleine     South County        6:07      18:12      
  8 #2108 Junta, Lisa               Thomas Jefferson   6:08      18:17      
  9 #2053 Shaw, Lauren           Langley                 6:09      18:19     
 10 #2128 Barber, Rosemary      West Springfield    6:09      18:20      
 11 #2125 Rosenberg, Kelsey     West Potomac      6:10      18:20      
 12 #2106 Fleming, Connor        Thomas Jefferson  6:10      18:21   
 13 #2114 Underwood, Alison    Thomas Jefferson   6:10      18:21    
 14 #2018 Kulik, Carly                Herndon               6:10      18:23    
 15 #2099 Paradis, Stephanie     Stone Bridge         6:10      18:23    
 16 #2038 Hagan, Kelly              Lake Braddock       6:12      18:27    
 17 #2144 Potasinski, Tasia        Westfield               6:14      18:34   
 18 #2037 Epstein, Liana            Lake Braddock       6:14      18:35    
 19 #2001 Richmond, Jenna       Centreville             6:15      18:36       
 20 #2132 Kvartunas, Paige       West Springfield      6:16      18:38    
 21 #2069 Eilerts, Hallie             Oakton                  6:16      18:40    
 22 #2002 Sane, Chrissy            Centreville              6:16      18:40       
 23 #2127 Barber, Anna            West Springfield      6:16      18:40     
 24 #2044 Parker, Amanda         Lake Braddock        6:17      18:42    
 25 #2025 Byrne, Brigid             Madison                  6:17      18:44       
 26 #2040 Landy, Erin               Lake Braddock         6:18      18:44    
 27 #2082 Dietz, Kristen            Robert E. Lee          6:19      18:48       
 28 #2022 Pinkston, Lauren       Herndon                  6:19      18:48    
 29 #2017 Hennessey, Carolyn    Herndon                 6:19      18:49   
 30 #2154 Pastor, Aaren           W.T. Woodson         6:20      18:51     
 31 #2074 Smith, Lanie             Oakton                   6:20      18:52    
 32 #2026 Bray, Stephanie        Robinson                 6:20      18:53    
 33 #2036 Corrigan, Anna          Lake Braddock         6:21      18:56    
 34 #2067 Cahill, Jenna             Oakton                   6:22      18:58    
 35 #2027 Criman, Monika         Robinson                 6:22      18:59    
 36 #2103 Baker, Eva               T.C. Williams            6:24      19:03       
 37 #2021 Ortel, Laura              Herndon                 6:25      19:07    
 38 #2140 Esposito, Chrissy       Westfield                6:27      19:11    
 39 #2111 Marzen, Stephanie    Thomas Jefferson     6:27      19:12    
 40 #2041 Lardner, Casey          Lake Braddock         6:27      19:12    
 41 #2072 Jones, Kelly              Oakton                   6:27      19:13    
 42 #2032 Nevlud, Amanda        Robinson                6:29      19:18    
 43 #2155 Payne, Carrie            W.T. Woodson        6:29      19:19    
 44 #2033 Swim, Ashley            Robinson                6:30      19:20    
 45 #2068 Daley, Jessie             Oakton                  6:30      19:22  
 46 #2124 Regensburg, Brooke   West Potomac        6:31      19:23    
 47 #2070 Galbo, Becky             Oakton                   6:31      19:23    
 48 #2097 Henderson, Casey      Stone Bridge           6:31      19:24    
 49 #2104 Bryan, Sarah             T.C. Williams            6:31      19:25       
 50 #2120 Corcoran, Caitlyn       West Potomac         6:32      19:26    
 51 #2119 Cooksey, Amelia        West Potomac         6:33      19:31    
 52 #2145 Sevachko, Brittany     Westfield                6:34      19:34    
 53 #2046 Cook, Victoria            Langley                  6:35      19:36    
 54 #2055 Audet, Samantha       McLean                  6:36      19:38       
 55 #2076 Ferri, Andrea             Stuart                    6:36      19:39    
 56 #2160 Hunt, Lindsey            Yorktown               6:37      19:42    
 57 #2042 Moore, Christine         Lake Braddock        6:37      19:42    
 58 #2141 Hartman, Jessie          Westfield               6:37      19:43  
 59 #2118 Cate, Mara                West Potomac        6:37      19:43   
 60 #2137 Berling, Brianna          Westfield                6:38      19:44    
 61 #2136 Williams, Lisa             West Springfield       6:38      19:45    
 62 #2014 Dennison, Chandler    Marshall                   6:38      19:46       
 63 #2030 Hovland, Anne          Robinson                 6:39      19:47    
 64 #2131 Kenney, Caitlin          West Springfield       6:39      19:49    
 65 #2090 Schafer, Mary            South County          6:39      19:49    
 66 #2016 Haq, Mehnaz             Herndon                 6:40      19:51    
 67 #2122 Dahlburg, Beth         West Potomac          6:41      19:53    
 68 #2081 Twigg, Elaine            Stuart                     6:41      19:55   
 69 #2052 Shaw, Carolyn           Langley                   6:42      19:56    
 70 #2031 Kavanaugh, Kelly       Robinson                  6:43      19:59    
 71 #2149 Greenberg, Isabel      W.T. Woodson        6:43      20:00   
 72 #2110 Malka, Ronit             Thomas Jefferson      6:43      20:01   
 73 #2166 Wilcox, Lyndsey        Yorktown                 6:44      20:03    
 74 #2151 Martins, Hannah        W.T. Woodson         6:44      20:03    
 75 #2116 Hansen, Annmarie      Washington-Lee       6:45      20:05       
 76 #2148 Greenberg, Chloe      W.T. Woodson         6:45      20:06    
 77 #2007 Hicks, Myah              Edison                      6:46      20:09    
 78 #2054 Steffy, Amanda         Langley                    6:46      20:10    
 79 #2113 Schwartz, Ariel          Thomas Jefferson      6:46      20:10    
 80 #2049 Laszlo, Ishanna          Langley                    6:47      20:11    
 81 #2020 O’Bryan, Joan           Herndon                   6:47      20:12  
 82 #2004 Burtz, Ashlen            Edison                      6:47      20:13   
 83 #2092 York, Emma             South County            6:48      20:14    
 84 #2157 Carpenter, Ann         Yorktown                 6:48      20:14    
 85 #2163 Meyer, Madeleine      Yorktown                 6:48      20:14    
 86 #2158 Carpenter, Lydia       Yorktown                  6:48      20:16   
 87 #2029 Fontanez, Diana        Robinson                   6:48      20:16   
 88 #2146 Stephens, Carly        Westfield                   6:49      20:16 
 89 #2085 Fogg, Alex               South County            6:50      20:20   
 90 #2077 Fowler, Victoria         Stuart                      6:50      20:21    
 91 #2060 Hughes, Lakayla        Mount Vernon           6:51      20:24   
 92 #2139 DiVecchia, Melissa     Westfield                   6:52      20:26    
 93 #2112 Schenpf, Neesha      Thomas Jefferson       6:53      20:30    
 94 #2011 Swain, Emily             Edison                      6:54      20:32    
 95 #2159 Coia, Kelsey             Yorktown                  6:56      20:38    
 96 #2047 Day, Anneke            Langley                     6:59      20:48    
 97 #2080 Thura, Nadia            Stuart                       7:00      20:50    
 98 #2087 Lawrence, Kelly        South County             7:00      20:52    
 99 #2009 McMullen, Anna        Edison                       7:01      20:53 
100 #2086 Fry, Stephanie         South County             7:01      20:54 

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** For up-to-date results this cross country season on all Virginia state invitationals and championship races, go to: http://www.digitalsports.com/article/type/organization/typeid/1/id/37364.aspx

By Brad Jaeger
DigitalSports.com

Concorde District

Oakton last year won the Concorde District and this year should be a repeat. The Cougars have Brian and Heal Hendricks coming back along with Chris Weil and Patrick Fulghum. On top of that they get Fairfax transfer Dante Morales, and will be hard to beat this season.

The Robinson boys were second last year to Oakton in the Concorde District, finishing 35 points behind, and this year they are expected to repeat that second-place finish. They have two strong runners in Stuart Steen and Jared Berman, but will need to find three others to fill out their squad if they expect to close the gap to Oakton.

Other runners from the Concorde Division that could challenge for a Top 10 position is Chantilly’s Chris Foley (fourth last year in the district meet), Westfield’s Jack Canatsey, Kevin Halsey and Matthew Anderson, Centreville’s Yazid Zouaimia and Mattson Heiner and Fairfax’s Kevin Dowd and Luke Tonia.

Westfield, Fairfax and Chantilly will battle it out for third with Herndon, which brings back much of its varsity team from last year, working its way into the hunt. 

Patriot District

West Potomac captured last year’s Patriot District by four points over Lake Braddock, but will have to work hard this year to repeat that finish. The Wolverines have the depth, but will have to overcome the Bruins’ top three in order to pull out the win. West Potomac returns Khoki Bernier, Derwin Kinston, Peter Coffey, Thomas Hammond, Alex Triplett and another eight runners than ran under 18:10 last year.

Lake Braddock, with its top three runners of John Cruz, Alex Clark and Daniel Tobin, will be hard to beat. Their next runner is way back behind West Potomac’s top seven and will have to break up their pack. Luke Shol, Matt Klein, Madison Singer-Riske and Darren Sokvary will all be working to keep the title at Lake Braddock.

South County can not be counted out of the mix with Brett Mandeville, Matt Karwel, Thomas Keefe, Marcus Jones and David Schmidt all in the Top 15 returners from the Patriot District.

Other runners who will be in the mix in the district race this season will be West Springfield’s Daniel Tobin and John Locke, Annandale’s Scott Plunkett and Charles Simpson and T.C. Williams’ Spencer Beasley and Daniel Ackerman.

National District

Edison wiped up on the district last year, taking 1-2-4-5-7 to win with 19 points. Four of those five runners are back with Leoule and Tihut Degfae leading the team. The twins have been seen frequently in summer road races, so their fitness level should make them ready for a state title run. Joining them are Spencer Rodriguez and Jonathan Iredell from last year’s top five. David Bulir, Paul Riehl and Robert Grooms will lend credible enough support to keep the Eagles at the top of the pack.

Washington-Lee finished third last year, but looks to move up a notch this year. The Generals return Luke Malley, Brian McGrail, Steve San Miguel, John Shehan and Marc Patton from last year’s team and should have enough to move into second.

Yorktown was second last year, but lost much to graduation. The Patriots’ top returner is John Papvizas but they also have Dylan McGowan and Carl Hurtado to lead the team.

Other runners who could break into the Top 10 are Stuart’s Sam Carolus-Hager, Falls Church’s Alex Howe and Wakefield’s Tim Cossey.

Liberty District

Thomas Jefferson is the defending Virginia AAA state champion, and last year scored a perfect 15 at the Liberty District meet. They lost four of their top runners to graduation or transfer, but still have the troops to get them back to the state meet. Joey Jachowski, Tim Galvin, Max Dreo, Alex Witko and Colin Maloney are the runners whose chore it is to bring the Colonials back to the awards stand in November.

W.T. Woodson placed second last year in the district and also advanced to the state championships, but lost a number of runners to graduation. The Cavaliers return Ethan Katz, Alex Miller, Joshua Chartier, Cameron Key and Mike Davis, all of whom ran sub 18:00 last year. But Woodson will have to find some much-needed depth in order to keep the team in the hunt for the distirct title this year.

After those two teams, the chore is to find teams that can put a fourth and fifth runner near the middle of the pack to score enough points to put them on the awards stand. McLean and South Lakes look to be the teams with the best chance.

Runners to watch in the Liberty District this year to challenge for a Top 10 spot include Lucas Rooney of Marshall, Sam Radele and Joe Thompson of McLean and Will Sickenberger of South Lakes.

2007 Northern Region Cross Country Results — Top 100
Event 1  Boys 2.98 Mile Run Cross Country
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    Name                                School                Avg Mile     Finals
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1 #2584 LoRusso, Joe             Oakton                    5:06      15:10     
  2 #2610 Landry, Brian           Thomas Jefferson      5:06      15:12     
  3 #2602 Kenimer, Brad          T.C. Williams             5:08      15:18       
  4 #2583 Hendricks, Neal         Oakton                   5:09      15:19      
  5 #2607 Heflin, Evan             Thomas Jefferson      5:10      15:22      
  6 #2582 Hendricks, Brian        Oakton                    5:12      15:28     
  7 #2603 Bernstein, Aaron       Thomas Jefferson     5:14      15:36      
  8 #2520 Degfae, Leoule         Edison                     5:15      15:39      
  9 #2590 Mohammed, Abiy       Stuart                    5:15      15:39       
 10 #2532 Lofton, Corey           Madison                  5:16      15:39       
 11 #2512 Foley, Christopher     Chantilly                  5:16      15:40      
 12 #2545 Edgell, Devin            Lake Braddock          5:16      15:41      
 13 #2604 Davenport, Brian      Thomas Jefferson      5:16      15:42     
 14 #2521 Degfae, Tihut          Edison                     5:17      15:43   
 15 #2533 Berman, Jared          Robinson                 5:17      15:44    
 16 #2648 Martins, Nate           W.T. Woodson         5:19      15:50     
 17 #2632 Tobin, Daniel           West Springfield        5:20      15:51       
 18 #2652 Waltrip, Charlie         W.T. Woodson         5:20      15:53    
 19 #2627 Devar, Paul              West Potomac          5:20      15:54    
 20 #2516 Palmer, Eric             Chantilly                    5:21      15:55    
 21 #2540 Steen, Stuart          Robinson                   5:22      15:57     
 22 #2612 Witko, Alex             Thomas Jefferson       5:22      15:58     
 23 #2650 Miller, Jay                W.T. Woodson          5:22      15:58     
 24 #2529 Haugh, William         Marshall                     5:22      16:00       
 25 #2541 Wester, Martin        Robinson                   5:23      16:01    
 26 #2643 Barron, Patrick         W.T. Woodson          5:24      16:03     
 27 #2628 Gray, Corey             West Potomac           5:25      16:07     
 28 #2505 Plunkett, Scott        Annandale                 5:25      16:08     
 29 #2544 Cruz, John               Lake Braddock           5:25      16:08     
 30 #2633 Anderson, Matthew  Westfield                  5:26      16:11     
 31 #2608 Jachowski, Joey        Thomas Jefferson      5:26      16:11     
 32 #2634 Canatsey, Jack         Westfield                   5:27      16:12     
 33 #2624 Carmichael, Kelly       West Potomac           5:27      16:13    
 34 #2596 Mandeville, Brett       South County            5:27      16:14     
 35 #2543 Clark, Alex               Lake Braddock            5:28      16:16    
 36 #2606 Galvin, Timmy          Thomas Jefferson        5:28      16:16    
 37 #2581 Fulghum, Patrick       Oakton                     5:28      16:16    
 38 #2646 Katz, Ethan              W.T. Woodson          5:28      16:17  
 39 #2531 Van Luling, Todd       Herndon                   5:28      16:17       
 40 #2558 McCaffrey, Conor       Langley                     5:29      16:19    
 41 #2536 Flanagan, Eric            Robinson                  5:29      16:20    
 42 #2585 Maxfield, Scott          Oakton                     5:30      16:22    
 43 #2542 Wittig, Benjamin        Robinson                   5:32      16:27    
 44 #2546 Hoogland, Matt          Lake Braddock           5:32      16:28    
 45 #2527 Rodriguez, Spencer    Edison High School     5:32      16:30    
 46 #2557 Kuhnsman, Grant       Langley                     5:33      16:32     
 47 #2601 Beasley, Spencer       T.C. Williams              5:34      16:33       
 48 #2537 Gonzales, Jared          Robinson                  5:34      16:34    
 49 #2510 Brueneman, Peter      Chantilly                   5:34      16:35    
 50 #2621 Sebhat, Daniel           Washington-Lee        5:34      16:35    
 51 #2595 Keefe, Thomas          South County            5:34      16:35    
 52 #2530 Jasper, Jack              Herndon                   5:36      16:39       
 53 #2501 Ashford, Matt           Annandale                 5:36      16:41    
 54 #2515 Mufti, Waleed           Chantilly                    5:36      16:41    
 55 #2535 Bryson, Zackary         Robinson                   5:37      16:42    
 56 #2631 Walters, Fletcher       West Potomac           5:37      16:43    
 57 #2587 Mohammadi, Abdulla   Oakton                     5:37      16:43    
 58 #2615 Malley, Luke              Washington-Lee         5:37      16:44   
 59 #2600 Shea, Hayden           South County             5:38      16:46    
 60 #2638 Halsey, Kevin             Westfield                  5:38      16:46    
 61 #2563 Davis, James              McLean                    5:38      16:47    
 62 #2552 Villiva, Alec                Lake Braddock           5:38      16:47    
 63 #2626 Coffey, Peter            West Potomac           5:38      16:47  
 64 #2594 Karwel, Matt             South County             5:39      16:48 
 65 #2524 Hicks, Shaeban          Edison                       5:39      16:48    
 66 #2569 Radelet, Samuel        McLean                      5:40      16:52    
 67 #2555 Claude, Nickolas        Langley                      5:40      16:53    
 68 #2645 Chartier, Josh           W.T. Woodson           5:40      16:53     
 69 #2553 Bohlen, Hunter         Langley                      5:41      16:54    
 70 #2623 Bernier, Khoki           West Potomac            5:41      16:54     
 71 #2592 Jones, Marcus           South County             5:43      17:00    
 72 #2525 Iredell, Jonathan       Edison                       5:43      17:01    
 73 #2599 Scott, Adam             South County            5:43      17:02    
 74 #2554 Bylund, Tommy         Langley                     5:44      17:04   
 75 #2636 DeRobertis, Nick        Westfield                   5:44      17:04    
 76 #2630 Kolle, Graham            West Potomac           5:44      17:05   
 77 #2635 Cimino, Curt              Westfield                   5:44      17:05    
 78 #2593 Junta, David             South County              5:46      17:10  
 79 #2617 McGrail, Brian            Washington-Lee           5:46      17:10    
 80 #2517 Zulick, Andrew          Chantilly HS                 5:47      17:12    
 81 #2547 Howick, Ryan            Lake Braddock             5:47      17:13    
 82 #2571 Thompson, Joseph    McLean                       5:47      17:14    
 83 #2578 Wendelin, Henry       Mount Vernon             5:48      17:17    
 84 #2565 Goldman, Brian          McLean                      5:49      17:18    
 85 #2653 Belay, Melaku           Yorktown                    5:49      17:18    
 86 #2660 Papavizas, John        Yorktown                    5:49      17:19    
 87 #2562 Baker, John              McLean                      5:49      17:20    
 88 #2559 Petersen, Teddy       Langley                      5:50      17:21    
 89 #2560 Price, Dylan              Langley                      5:50      17:21    
 90 #2550 Smedley, Erik            Lake Braddock            5:50      17:22    
 91 #2589 Carolus-Hager, Sam    Stuart                       5:52      17:29       
 92 #2528 Howe, Alex              Falls Church                5:52      17:29       
 93 #2641 Phung, Douglas         Westfield                   5:53      17:29    
 94 #2642 White, Josh             Westfield                   5:53      17:32   
 95 #2659 McGowan, Dylan       Yorktown                  5:54      17:33    
 96 #2649 Miller, Alex               W.T. Woodson          5:55      17:37   
 97 #2526 Riehl, Paul                Edison                      5:55      17:38   
 98 #2506 Simpson, Charles       Annandale                 5:56      17:39  
 99 #2514 Harsh, David             Chantilly                    5:56      17:41   
100 #2622 Sheahan, John         Washington-Lee         5:56      17:41

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** Re-live the entire game in 8 minutes, 19 seconds with the video player and statistics below.**

Box Score              1    2    3    4     —    F  
     South County    7    7    0   13   —   27
     Falls Church      7    0    0    0    —    7

Scoring Plays                               
1Q — FC — Hughes 15 run (Porteria kick)
1Q — SC — Bullock 6 run (Fawsett kick)
2Q — SC — Kelly 21 fumble return (Fawsett kick)
4Q — SC — Dorsey 29 from Andrews (kick blocked)
4Q — SC — Ke. Michaels 2 run (Fawsett kick)

Passing                                        
South County
    Andrews  7-13  83 yds  TD
    Beal  1-3  5 yds
Falls Church
    Gerima  6-15  36 yds  INT
    Romero  0-1  0 yds

Rushing                                       
South County
    Andrews  14 car  51 yds
    Dorsey  10 car  50 yds
    Ky. Michaels  1 car  26 yds
    Bullock  3 car  25 yds  TD
    Ke. Michaels  3 car  15 yds  TD
    Jordan  2 car  7 yds
Falls Church
    Hughes  16 car  89 yds  TD
    Gerima 18 car  31 yds
    Harris  1 car  0 yds
    Romero  1 car  -11 yds

Receiving                                     
South County
    Dublet  3 rec  37 yds 
    Dorsey  2 rec  36 yds  TD 
    Sakyi  1 rec  9 yds
    Feckci  1 rec  5 yds
Falls Church
    Eusebio  2 rec  14 yds
    Je. Jones  1 rec  10 yds
    Harris  2 rec  9 yds
    Nanthavong  1 rec  3 yds

Kicking                                          
South County
    Fawsett  3-4 XP  0-1 FG (missed wide from 41)
Falls Church
    Porteria  1-1 XP

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