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Top 10 Plays — 2008-2009

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No. 10 –– Thomas One-Handed Grab
Prince George’s County, Maryland — Eleanor Roosevelt wide receiver Derrick Thomas pulls in this high pass along the sideline with his left hand while keeping one foot in-bounds. But the Raiders lost to the Pumas, 14-6, in the 4A regional playoffs.

No. 9 –– Wilson Revenge
Northern Region, Virginia — Hayfield senior T.J. Wilson, after taking a fall in the dunk contest an hour prior, gives a facial to division rival and Lake Braddock senior Dom Morra in the final minute of the Beltway’s 88-76 win over the ‘Burbs in the 2009 DigitalSports Showcase on March 21.

Olase-Wow
Montgomery County, Maryland — Springbrook senior Jamal Olasewere
finishes on the fast break through a Walter Johnson would-be
shot-blocker. Olasewere led the Blue Devils to a perfect 27-0
record, a 37-game winning streak and back-to-back 4A state titles, the first repeat since 1968.

P.G. Alley-Oops    1  2  3
Prince George’s County, Maryland — Gwynn Park guard Tion Coates
is on the receiving end of two fourth-quarter alley-oops in the Yellow
Jackets’ 73-51 over the Hornets and, from the P.G. County 4A vs.
3A/2A/1A Late All-Star Game, Bowie guard Alex Rodriguez tosses the ball off the glass to Duval forward Colin Beatty for a one-handed flush.

No. 8 — To All a Good Knight
S.M.A.C., Maryland — On January 7, Thomas Stone trailed Chopticon by two points with two seconds remaining. But Cougar guard Dytania Johnson launch an inbound pass to Stephen Battle beyond half-court, and he flipped it to Leron Knight for the buzzer-beating, game-winning, streak-sparking win, 63-62. Stone won the 4A East and finished 21-5 on the year.

No. 7 –– Saxon Title
Northern Region, Virginia
— After going 0-for-6 historically in Northern Region championships, Langley finally locked up its first regional title, 6-5 in two overtimes, against Robinson. Then, on June 7, it won its first state title, 4-3 in overtime, against Chantilly.

No. 6 — Greatest Show on Surf
Northern Region, Virginia
— The Robinson boys’ swim & dive team won its seventh-straight
Virginia AAA State championship at the Freedom Center in Manassas, Va.
Only Great Bridge wrestling, which won 16 of 17 state championships
from 1989-2005, has longer state-winning streaks in Virginia High
School League history.

No. 5 — D-I Bound
Washington, D.C. Area — Hundreds of area students received athletic scholarships to schools around the country, dozens to Division I programs. Among those are a select few that stand towards the top of national recruiting rankings.

No. 4 –– Mitchell 0.00 ERA in ’09
S.M.A.C., Maryland — McDonough senior Melanie Mitchell pitched
four perfect games in her senior season, pacing the Rams to a 19-0
season and the 2A state title. In her 19 starts, she allowed one total
run — which was unearned. She tied a state-tournament record with 19
strikeouts in the title game, a 4-0 win for McDonough over Landstowne.

No. 3 –– Snowy Spartan March
Loudoun County, Virginia
— Broad Run opened its doors in 1969, but had never won a state football title until this year. Spartan running back T.J. Peeler, who holds a handful of Division I scholarship offers, had a rough first quarter, highlighted by a premature touchdown celebration that resulted in a turnover. But Broad Run picked it up, holding the vaunted Amherst County running game to a season-low 2.9 yards per carry en route to a 14-0 win and its first state championship.

No. 2 –– Moo-Moo
S.M.A.C., Maryland — In a season struck with a September tragedy, the Westlake community rebounded, as did its football team. Led by pint-sized speedster Devon “Moo Moo” Smith, the Wolverines won the 3A state championship, its first in program history.

No. 1 –– National Record for Fletcher
Northern Region, Virginia — Madison senior Sean Fletcher
broke the all-time national high-school record in the 100-yard
butterfly (:47.08) at the Virginia AAA State championships on Saturday.
Almost as impressively, he only had a seven-minute break until he
competed in the 100-yard freestyle final and was .02 second from
breaking the state record in that event. The original record holders
were Nate Dusing (Covington Catholic High School, Texas; University of Texas; 2000 and 2004 Olympics), who set the record in 1997, and Austin Staab (Westerville, Ohio; Stanford) tied it in 2007.

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Top 10 Plays — Spring Season

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Honorable Mentions (in no order):
Devlin State-Winner — Saxon senior Alex Devlin scored just 64 seconds into sudden-death overtime to lift Langley to the program’s first-ever AA/AAA state lacrosse title, 4-3, over Chantilly on June 7.
Bailey’s Crossroads
— Langley lacrosse was making its seventh all-time
appearance in the Northern Region championship on May 20 — its fourth under
current coach Earl Brewer
— but had yet to win a title. It took two overtimes, but the Saxons
earned their historic, 6-5 over the Rams when junior attackman Ethan Bailey scored this game-winner with 3:02 left in the second, sudden-victory overtime period.
Savage Ending
— The WCAC championship between Paul VI and Bishop Ireton began at
Boyie Baysox Stadium on Monday, but was postponed through five innings
due to rain. It was continued at Annandale on May 13 and ended in
style. With one out, trailing by a run and the go-ahead run on second
base in the bottom of the seventh inning, Cardinal pinch hitter Brian Lewis hit what, at first, appeared to be a walk-off single. But Panther shortstop Dan Savage
made a leaping catch to rob Lewis, then stomped on second base for the
unassisted, game-ending — league-winning — double play.
Open Waters
— Tied with rival Westfield, 4-4, in the Concorde District title game
on May 8y, defending state-champion Chantilly crashed the cage with :03
seconds left in double overtime. Charger junior middie Joey Marson had his shot stopped by a Bulldog defender, but junior attackman Brendan Waters had his stopped only by the back of the goal. Waters turned 17-years-old just two hours after scoring the district-winning goal.
North Point No-No — Eagle seniors Keith Ryan and Tony Raza-Montes
combined for a no-hitter as North Point beat Great Mills, 9-2, on April 18. The no-hit performance came in the second game of the first
doubleheader in the Eagles’ three-year history.
Jordan-esque — In the fifth overtime between Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Whitman, the Vikings capitalize on a last-second counterattack when Patrick Slawta finds Jordan Karr for a goal and an 8-7 win on March 31.
Doran Doran — Wootton sophomore attackman Christopher Doran nets this behind-the-head
goal as the Patriots to lock up a 10-3 win over the Bulldogs on March 27.

No. 10 –– Big Mac
Northern Region, Virginia
— In the Battle of the Bulldogs, sophomore Jess McNamara hit a
walk-off, solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift
Westfield over Stone Bridge, 3-2, on April 25. The Fairfax County version of the
Bulldogs improved to 11-3 on the year a capped an impressive three-win
week. Westfield beat O’Connell, 5-3 on the previous Saturday, and
Concorde District rivals Oakton and Robinson, 8-2 on Wednesday and
16-10 on Thursday, respectively.

No. 9 –– Summer of Sam
Northern Region, Virginia
— Robinson had taken the lead seven minutes prior in the Northern
Region boys’ soccer championship against Westfield, when junior
goalkeeper Samir Badr
lined up for this free kick 68 yards from goal in the 57th minute. Badr
played a long ball into the mixer 10 yards in front of the Bulldog net
and it one-hopped through untouched. The ball bounced into the back of
the goal for a 68-yard goal and what proved the back-breaking blow in
the Rams’ 3-0 regional title win.


No. 8 –– Wahl’k-Off
Northern Region, Virginia
— West Springfield junior ace Bobby Wahl
blew a two-run lead to rival South County just two innings before he
came to the plate to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning in a tie
game. Three pitches into his at-bat, Wahl had a Wahl’k-off solo home
run to lift the Spartans over the Stallions, 4-3, on April 18.

No. 7 –– ClayBorne to Run
Montgomery County, Maryland — Damascus sophomore Cassie Clayborne
hit an inside-the-park grand slam as part of her team’s 10-2 win over
Blair. The Hornets’ current No. 5-hitter was in the lead-off spot last
season and demonstrated both her speed and power.

No. 6 –– Bounding Benton
S.M.A.C., Maryland — North Point senior Tristan Benton
shattered the previous SMAC meet record in the high jump — which was
6-feet, 6-inches — by leaping 6’9″ at Great Mills. He also
finished second in the long jump and high jump. Benton, a University of
Maryland commit, set his outdoor personal record on April 18 at the
Waldorf Track Classic when he leapt 6’10”, the best mark in the state
this year. He won the 2A South Region and Maryland State meets at 6’8″.

No. 5 –– Isaiah 40:
Independent Schools, D.C. — Isaiah 40:31 says, “… They will bear you up on wings like eagles…” Montrose Christian senior Isaiah Armwood
showed that kind of ornithological altitude — a 40-inch vertical —
by jumping over seven people in the Capital Classic Dunk Contest at
Gonzaga on April 8. Armwood’s dunk was named No. 1 in the SportsCenter Top 10 on the next day.

No. 4 –– Broad Run Twin Titles
Loudoun County, Virginia
— The
Spartans held their own private jamboree at Radford on State Championship Sunday. Broad Run softball beat Tunstall on a walk-off double by junior Jenn Soroka. And soccer, which allowed four goals in 24 games this season, beat Hidden Valley, 3-0. Spartan senior Caitlin Hunter set VHSL records with 20 shutouts this season and 63 for her career.

No. 3 –– Alligator Roll
Northern Region, Virginia
— Madison trailed unbeaten, fourth-ranked Langley 9-8 with :06.0 left when Warhawk middie Mike McCool had a good look at goal after a steal in the Saxon end. McCool’s shot was blocked but Madison middie Gordon Bailey
scooped the loose ball with his back to the goal and — in one motion
— rolled and flipped it through the Langley defense to tie the game
and force overtime. The Warhawks won, 10-9, in overtime on a goal by
attack Mike Hayden to deliver the Saxons their first loss on April 28.

No. 2 –– Three Mile Eiland
Prince George’s County, Maryland — Trailing by two runs to Surrattsville and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, Gwynn Park senior 1B Reggie Eiland crushed this offering over the left-field wall for a walk-off grand slam and an 11-9, Yellow Jacket win on April 17.

No. 1 –– Mitchell 0.00 ERA in ’09
S.M.A.C., Maryland — McDonough senior Melanie Mitchell pitched four perfect games in her senior season, pacing the Rams to a 19-0 season and the 2A state title. In her 19 starts, she allowed one total run — which was unearned. She tied a state-tournament record with 19 strikeouts in the title game, a 4-0 win for McDonough over Landstowne.

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Top 10 Plays — May 25-31, 2009

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No. 10 –– Horsepower
Northern Region, Virginia
— With its 3-1 win over Centreville on Saturday, South County won the school’s first-ever Northern Region softball championship. Stallion junior pitcher Chelsea Dunham punched out eight Wildcats and senior Meaghan Hunt had all three South County RBI, including a solo home run in the fourth inning.

No. 9 –– Not in Kansas Anymore
Northern Region, Virginia
— Robinson senior George “Toto” Vanegas scored the only goal in his club’s 1-0 win over Jefferson in the Northern Region semifinals on Wednesday. Vanegas — who his uncle nicknamed “Toto” after Italian soccer legend Salvatore Schillaci — took an exquisite first touch before slamming the ball into the net from 18 yards away with his weak foot in the 52nd minute.

No. 8 — Fox Goal (33′)    Shanosky Game-Winner (90′)
Loudoun County, Virginia
— In its fourth match with Broad Run this season, Potomac Falls gets its third win, 2-1, with a final-minute, overtime goal by midfielder Conor Shanosky. Dulles District Player of the Year Asa Fox initially put the Panthers on the board with a smooth split of two Spartan defenders and a finish in the 33rd minute.

No. 7 –– King Leads Soccer Queens

Loudoun County, Virginia
— Broad Run has outscored its opponents 77-4 this season and is 44-0-1 since a state semifinal loss in 2007. Spartan senior Holly King, who already had scored twice in Broad Run’s 3-0 win over Heritage in the Region II finals, flicked on this throw-in by senior Valerie Powell and onto senior Kelly Evans for the game-sealing third goal. Spartan senior Caitlin Hunter extended her VHSL record for career shutouts to 60 in the victory.

No. 6 –– Different King Same Swing
Loudoun County, Virginia
— Potomac Falls junior Kevin King floats a precise shot into the far corner — one of the Panthers’ seven goals in their Region II quarterfinal match. Potomac Falls smacked Orange County, 7-0, for its eighth-straight win. King had two goals and Fox had a hat trick.

No. 5 –– WonderWahl
Northern Region, Virginia
— West Springfield’s offense had been paralyzed in the Northern Region quarterfinal on Monday, as Robinson had limited it to one hit through five innings. But the Spartans — who have not lost in the state of Virginia this season — erupted for six runs in the fifth inning. With the score tied, 3-3, and a relief pitcher throwing his first pitch, West Springfield junior Bobby Wahl crushed the game-winning, three-run home run into rightfield.

No. 4 –– Born to Broad Run
Loudoun County, Virginia
— The Spartans won their fourth consecutive Region II softball title, 2-0, over the Orange on Saturday. Broad Run scored both of its runs on nifty slides by junior Jenn Soroka — on a single by junior Anna Blessing — and by senior Megan Waterman — on a groundout by sophomore Maggie Betz.

No. 3 –– Ferrick No-No
Northern Region, Virginia
— In the Northern Region softball semifinals, Centreville senior Jessica Ferrick threw a no-hitter and was one walk away from a perfect game in a 4-0 win over Robinson. Ferrick struck out 12 batters as the Wildcats advanced to the regional championship.

No. 2 –– Reategui Goes Postal
Loudoun County, Virginia
— Broad Run junior Danny Reategui scored the only goal in his team’s 1-0 win over Sherando in the Region II quarterfinals on Memorial Day. Reatugui split two Warrior defenders and kissed his shot off both posts just after halftime.

No. 1 — Summer of Sam
Northern Region, Virginia
— Robinson had taken the lead seven minutes prior in the Northern Region boys’ soccer championship against Westfield, when junior goalkeeper Samir Badr lined up for this free kick 68 yards from goal in the 57th minute. Badr played a long ball into the mixer 10 yards in front of the Bulldog net and it one-hopped through untouched. The ball bounced into the back of the goal for a 68-yard goal and what proved the back-breaking blow in the Rams’ 3-0 regional title win.

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