Top 10 Plays of the Week: May 25-31, 2009

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

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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