Top 10 Plays of the Week: May 11-17, 2009

Created by Phil Murphy
Senior Multimedia/Content Editor
Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area

Top 10 Plays — May 11-17, 2009

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D.C. Metro area.

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Honorable Mentions (in no order):
Man on a Miscione — As part of his hat trick in Stone Bridge’s 3-0, Liberty District semifinal win over Langley, Bulldog junior Mikey Herndon finsihes on a one-hop assist from senior goalkeeper Matt Miscione. Herndon is tied for the all-time single-season goal record with 14 this year.
Vieira Game-Winning 10-Pitch AB — Potomac sophomore Kyle Vieira battled through a 10-pitch at-bat before stroking this game-winning base hit against Woodbridge to break a 3-3 tie. More from this game in the countdown.
Denson Caps Complete-Game Two-Hitter — Dominion senior Jessie Denson caps the complete-game, two-hitter against Potomac Falls as the Titans defeat the third-ranked Panthers, 1-0. Denson struck out 12 batters in the win.
Monster Moosh — South County senior Mojtaba Amin equalizes against upstart Hayfield in the 73rd minute on this diving header from a free kick by senior Willie Roque. Six minutes later, Stallion senior Max Kleess netted the game-winning goal to lift South County to its first-ever Patriot District title.
Rogers’ Neighborhood — In the girls soccer Dulles District quarterfinal, No. 3 Potomac Falls
was in danger of falling to No. 6 Freedom, trailing 1-0, when Jenna
Marzin tied it with in the 78th minute. Then, after a scoreless 10-minute
overtime, they went to sudden death and Mary Shea Rogers wins a
scramble in front of the net after a long throw-in … Golden Goal!
Brant, No Soup for You! — DeMatha senior goalie Ryan Brant made one save, but was caught out-of-position for the follow up shot. But no matter, he flies across the
goal to make a sprawling save to keep the Stags in the WCAC final. DeMatha came from behind to beat St. Mary’s Ryken, 9-7.
Lechner to Lechner Winner — Good Counsel junior Shannon Lechner passes to sophomore
sister Kelly Lechner, who takes a couple steps and scores the
game-winning goal with :20.4 seconds left in a second overtime to beat
Bishop Ireton, 12-11, for the WCAC championship. It’s Good Counsel’s
sixth-straight WCAC crown.

No. 10 –– Tony Tushy
Prince George’s County, Maryland
— Bowie senior pitcher Tony Cerverizzo allowed four first-inning runs to High Point in the 4A South regional final, but retired the next 15 batters in order, including this one from his backside. The Bulldogs beat the Eagles, 13-5, to clinch a berth in the state tournament.

No. 9 –– Full Nelson    1    2
Prince William County, Virginia
— Osbourn junior Nelson Almendares scored twice — in the 61st and 83rd minutes — to lift his club to a win over Osbourn Park, 2-1, on Monday. It was the Eagles’ first win in the series in five years and the Yellow Jackets’ first loss of the season.

No. 8 — Waiz F8
Northern Region, Virginia
— In the first game of the Liberty District semifinal doubleheader, Woodson CF Max Waizenegger lays out, face-first, to rob Stone Bridge 2B Spencer Rositano of a base hit. But Bulldog starting pitcher — and District Player of the Year — Johnny Bladel dominated on the mound, and Stone Bridge won, 4-3, on Saturday to advance to the league title game.

No. 7 –– Collins Plucks Ricochet

Independent Schools, Maryland
— In the IAC title game, Georgetown Prep attackman Brian Casey is stuck behind the Landon cage with a defender shadowing him. But he dodges to find an opening and fire a wrap-around shot that ricochets off the post. Hoya senior Matt Collins grabs the ball out of the sky and fires it past the Bear goalkeeper, as Prep wins the IAC tournament, 11-3.

No. 6 –– I Wish that I Had Jessie’s Goal
Northern Region, Virginia
— In late April, West Springfield beat South County, 8-0. In the Patriot District championship on Friday, there was only one Spartan goal, but it was pretty impressive. West Springfield senior Jessie Gonzalez scored on a 41-yard free kick in the 33rd minute to lift the Spartans to their third-consecutive district title.

No. 5 –– Begleys Can’t Be Choosers
Montgomery County, Maryland — Sherwood sophomore Michael Begley dove around the Wootton goalkeeper for one of his four goals in the 4A West Region final and finishes it with a partial, on-the-ground handstand. More coming from this game … next.

No. 4 –– Jutkowitz Through Wickets
Montgomery County, Maryland — Patriot senior Mark Jutkowitz — committed to the University of Maryland — sweeps a smooth, between-the-legs pass to faceoff man Michael Brailovsky for a goal in Wootton’s 13-9 win over Sherwood for its fourth-straight regional championship.

No. 3 –– PW Defensive Trio    1    2    3
Prince William County, Virginia
— In three of a handful of outstanding defensive plays that littered this late regular-season game between Woodbridge and Potomac, arm strength was evidenced in the outs available at the link on the title. Panther LF Tyler Covington, C Edgar Quinones and Viking RF Michael Lott made the highlight, but there were several more worthy defensive plays in Potomac’s 4-3 win.

No. 2 –– Savage Ending
W.C.A.C., Maryland
— 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 on Wednesday at Annandale 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.

No. 1 — Perfection Squared
Mitchell 0.07
S.M.A.C., Maryland — McDonough senior Melanie Mitchell pitched her third perfect game of the season — this time against Hammond in the 2A South semifinals. Mitchell struck out 17 Golden Bears, who were ranked No. 6 in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area. Mitchell and the Rams have surrendered only one
run all season, coming to La Plata in a 2-1, extra-inning game. McDonough will play Easton in the 2A state semifinals at Bachman Park
in Glen Burnie on Tuesday.

Hoover Perfect Game
Northern Region, Virginia
— Westfield sophomore Aaron Hoover threw a perfect game against Centreville in the Concorde District semifinals in the top-ranked Bulldogs’ 3-0 win on Friday. Hoover struck out four Wildcats, forced 11 to ground out, six to fly out and only let three batters reach three-ball counts. All that only required 63 pitches — three per batter — to complete as Westfield advanced to the district championship game.

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