Yorktown High School | Archive | November, 2008

By Dan Sousa
LoudounPrepSports.com Senior Content Editor
 
(Nov. 4, 2008) – The AAA Northern Region girls volleyball quarterfinals will take place Tuesday at 7 p.m. with matches hosted by Chantilly, Langley, Stone Bridge and Yorktown.

Langley, the No. 2 seed out of the Liberty District, will host Herndon, after the No. 4 seed Hornets from the Concorde, upset No. 1 seed South County from the Patriot District.

The other match-ups tonight all feature No. 1 seeds hosting: Chantilly (No. 1 Concorde) vs. McLean (No. 3 Liberty); Stone Bridge (No. 1 Liberty) vs. West Springfield (No. 2 Patriot) and Yorktown (No. 1 National) vs. Westfield (No. 2 Concorde).

Winners will advance to Thursday’s semifinals Centreville.

Monday’s Results
Stone Bridge def. Washington-Lee 25-11, 25-13, 25-13
Chantilly def. T.C. Williams 25-13, 25-11, 25-12
Langley def. Stuart 25-15, 25-11, 24-26, 25-14
Herndon def. South County 25-22, 19-25, 25-18, 16-25, 16-14
McLean def. Edison (3-0)
West Springfield def. Centreville 24-26, 25-23, 25-17, 25-17
Westfield def. Hayfield 25-8, 25-13, 25-11
Yorktown def. Madison 25-13, 25-16, 25-9


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

** Click the
links on the top left, above the video, to access a photo gallery and video
highlights from both Northern Region semifinal games. Also, look below the story
for a full list of the all-Northern Region honorees.

The Styrofoam cups — as has become the tradition– were stuck through the fence high above the fields at Oakton High School Monday night, spelling out the phrase:
“Final 4.”

But what all four teams participating in the Northern Region field hockey semifinals desperately wanted was to be one of the last two standing.

That honor went to Lake Braddock and Westfield, who won their respective semifinal games to not only advance to Wednesday night’s championship game but also, more importantly, earn a berth in the upcoming Virginia AAA state tournament.

The Bruins did so by defeating Annandale, 2-0, to avenge their only loss of the season; the Bulldogs moved on with a 1-0 victory over South County.

Lake Braddock (21-1 overall) last appeared in the state tournament in 2002; Westfield (19-3) in 2006.

“I’m so excited for them because these kids, particularly the five
seniors who have been on this team since they were sophomores, they have done everything for this program in the last three years ,” Bruins’ Coach Diane Miller said of three-year players Laura Brodner, Ann Marie Gambescia, Katie Klatt, Sarah Morehouse and Annie Stephens. “They have talked about this since last year, saying how badly they wanted to go to the state tournament. So I’m happy for all the girls, but those five, in particular.

“I’m just thrilled. I’m speechless, really.”

Lake Braddock controlled the ball — and the tempo — throughout the game, spending nearly all of its time working in front of Annandale’s cage. The Bruins got their first score off one of 11 corners on the night on a shot by Gambescia in the first half, and added an insurance goal in the second half at the stick of senior midfielder Mackensy Medlin. 

It was a much closer game on the adjacent field, where Westfield scored off a corner just two minutes into the game when senior midfielder Kat Kendrick fed senior midfielder Kayla German for the shot. The Bulldogs were able to stave off several Stallion shots late to seal the victory.

“It’s a good boost for your confidence to score that quickly, but you’re always hesitant, too,” Bulldogs’ Coach Terri Towle said. “You don’t want everybody to let down at that point because you have another 55 minutes left to play and there is a lot that can happen in that amount of time. So that’s always one of our goals, to try and score first.

“But our defense is very tough, and we’ve been playing smarter and just been getting stronger each game. I’m very proud of our effort tonight.”

Email: awatts@digitalsports.com

All-Northern Region Honorees

First Team
MF Mary Beth Barham, Sr., W.T. Woodson; F Hope Barrazotto, Jr., Yorktown; F Laura Brodner, Sr., Lake Braddock; F Lisa Charney, Sr., Fairfax; D Kelsey Clark, Jr., Washington-Lee; GK Amanda Crider, Jr., Marshall; D Kelly Crider, Jr., Marshall; MF Maddy Curry, Sr., Westfield; F Jessie Gonzalez, Sr., West Springfield; F Haili Hartman, Jr., Centreville; MF Shelley Hoath, Sr., Mount Vernon; MF Katie Klatt, Sr., Lake Braddock; MF Pilar Lopez-Gomez, Sr., Oakton; MF Shelly Montgomery, Jr., W.T. Woodson; D Nadya Muchoney, Sr., Thomas Jefferson; MF Chrissy Radloff, Sr., Yorktown; MF Megan Rea, Sr., South County; MF Olivia Shipley, Jr., Yorktown; MF Annie Stephens, Sr., Lake Braddock; MF/F Shelby Storosh, Sr., Fairfax.

Second Team
D Erica Binzer, Soph., South County; F Rachel Browning, Jr., West Potomac; D Libbie Dean, Sr., Yorktown; MF Rose Dodge, Sr., Washington-Lee; MF Elisa Enriquez, Jr., McLean; MF Julia Fiorio, Sr., Edison; F Ann Marie Gambescia, Sr., Lake Braddock; MF Becca Geist, Sr., W.T. Woodson; F Abigail Jones, Sr., Herndon; MF Kat Kendrick, Sr., Westfield; F Sophie Laas-Nesbitt, Soph., Robinson; F Bailey McDade, Jr., Fairfax; D Kellie McDonald, Sr., Chantilly; MF Chrissy Meoni, Sr., Marshall; F Bobbie Pelham-Webb, Sr., Thomas Jefferson; GK Mariah Peters, Sr., West Springfield; F Jaime Pritchard, Sr., W.T. Woodson; D Alex Richland, Sr., Stuart; D Amy Steinbuechler, Sr., Annandale; D Molly Wolford, Jr., Washington-Lee.

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Week 10 Highlights — Northern Region

Check
the schedule below to see when your favorite game’s highlights will be
available on DigitalSports. Completed game packages are listed as
active links and are posted on the individual school and team pages.

**FULL SCHEDULE POSTED.**

Saturday                                                               

No. 1 Stone Bridge 42, No. 7 W.T. Woodson 14

No. 2 Oakton 38, No. 8 Herndon 13 — RECAP

No. 3 Edison 20, No. 4 Chantilly 17 — RECAP

No. 9 Annandale 28, No. 5 South County 7 — RECAP

West Potomac 34, T.C. Williams 22

Sunday                                                                  

No. 6 Westfield 58, Centreville 40 — RECAP

No. 10 West Springfield 46, Robert E. Lee 12 — RECAP

Tuesday                                                                 

Robinson 49, Fairfax 14 — RECAP

Falls Church 27, Stuart 12 — RECAP

No. 10 Mount Vernon 31, Wakefield 20 — RECAP

Previous Weeks’ Highlights                                   

Week 9

Week 8

Week 7

Week 6

Week 5

Week 4

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** A look at the first-round match-ups in the upcoming Northern Region Division 5 and Division 6 playoffs.
The games, which begin on Friday, will be played at the higher seed throughout the tournament.

Division 5

No. 8 Lee (3-7) at No. 1 Edison (10-0)
No. 5 Yorktown (6-4) at No. 4 Madison (6-4)

No. 6 Washington-Lee (5-5) at No. 3 Mount Vernon (8-2)
No. 7 Thomas Jefferson (4-6) at No. 2 Stone Bridge (10-0)

Division 6

No. 8 South County (6-4) at No. 1 Oakton (10-0)
No. 5 W.T. Woodson (7-3) at No. 4 West Springfield (7-3)

No. 6 Annandale (7-3) at No. 3 Chantilly (7-3)
No. 7 Herndon (6-4) at No. 2 Westfield (8-2)

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