Top 10 Plays of the Week: May 18-24, 2009

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

Top 10 Plays — May 18-24, 2009

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D.C. Metro area.

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No. 10 –– Barry, Barry Extraordinary
Northern Region, Virginia
— In a match-up between teams way too good to happen in the first round of the Northern Region Tournament, Robinson senior Audrey Barry slotted home the game-winning, triple-overtime golden goal in the 91st minute to lift her side over Stone Bridge, 2-1.

No. 9 –– Rams Slammed    Save    Winning PK
Northern Region, Virginia
— Robinson, with its penalty-kick loss in the Concorde finals, fell into the Group of Death for the Northern Region Tournament. But after surviving a triple-overtime scare by Stone Bridge in the first round, the defending state champs traveled to West Springfield to meet one of the most dominant sides in Northern Virginia. The Spartans and Rams were tied at one after regulation and four overtimes and went to penalty kicks. On the sixth kick, West Springfield senior goalkeeper Beth Anne Nowak came up with the save and, on the next try, senior birthday girl Julia Stejskal blasted home the game-winner.

No. 8 — Comeback City
Northern Region, Virginia
— Last week, in the Concorde District championship, Robinson trailed Chantilly by two with 5 minutes, 30 seconds remaining and scored three unanswered goals to hand the Chargers their first loss of the year. Last Wednesday, in the Northern Region final, the Rams trailed by three goals with 8:55 to go and scored four unanswered goals to win the regional title, 10-9.

No. 7 –– Colella Gem

Northern Region, Virginia
— In the first round of the Northern Region Tournament, Chantilly senior — and second-team All-Region member — John Colella threw a complete-game, one-hitter at Stone Bridge, as the Chargers beat the Bulldogs, 3-2, to advance to the regional quarterfinals.

No. 6 –– Patriots Snap Spartan Streak
Loudoun County, Virginia
— Entering its semifinal match-up with Park View, Broad Run softball had won 67 consecutive Dulles District softball games. But the Patriots snapped the streak with a 3-0 win, riding a complete-game shutout by sophomore pitcher Robin Heironimus.

No. 5 –– Out of the Woods
Loudoun County, Virginia
— In its first year of existence, 2006, Briar Woods softball went 0-for-the season, losing every game. The next year, it won once. But, in 2009, The Falcons stepped completely into new, uncharted territory, winning the league championship. On the legs of a game-winning single by sophomore Alexandra Fierszt, Briar Woods beat Park View, 4-3, in the finals on Friday.

No. 4 –– Dern Good Performance
Northern Region, Virginia
— Lake Braddock junior southpaw Brian Derner owned the mound in the first round of the Northern Region Tournament at Mount Vernon on Monday. He threw four perfect innings — including 34 of his 46 pitches for strikes — before coach Jody Rutherford pulled him to preserve his arm for later in the week. He struck out 7 of the 12 batters he faced. Rutherford said pre-game that Derner, who suffered an injury to his throwing shoulder while snowboarding last winter, was due for a breakout game.

No. 3 –– One and Dun’ham
Northern Region, Virginia
— South County junior pitcher Chelsea Dunham dominated the center circle on Friday, twirling a 13-strikeout, 1-hit complete-game shutout as the Stallions won their third-straight Patriot District championship. South County beat Annandale, 1-0.

No. 2 –– Madness? 
Loudoun County, Virginia
— Broad Run girls’ soccer continues its historic tear. The Spartans, ranked No. 4 nationally by ESPNRise, are 18-0-1 after winning the Dulles District title. Broad Run beat the only team, Loudoun County, that earned a point against it, 2-1, thanks to the heroics of goalkeeper Caitlin Hunter and Rachel Tharp in overtime. In its 2-0, championship win over Heritage, Hunter earned her 58th career clean sheet, a VHSL record.

No. 1 — Bailey’s Crossroads
Northern Region, Virginia
— On Wednesday night, Langley lacrosse was making its seventh all-time appearance in the Northern Region championship — 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.

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