VHSL AAA Championship Soccer Round-Up
The Falcons and the Bobcats kept it close in the State Championship game, with the Falcons taking a 2-0 lead before the Bobcats clawed back with a goal later in the contest. With the win Cox successfully defends last year's title...
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The Cox Falcons completed a perfect season with a 2-1 victory over the Battlefield Bobcats in the State Championship game...
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Battlefield made a hard run with 10 minutes left in the game, but couldn't convert when a shot went wide with 5 minutes left...
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STORY BY: MICHAEL 'MOE' MURPHY
Boys Soccer
Frank Cox 2 Battlefield 1
Girls Soccer
Stonebridge 4 Cosby 0
CHANTILLY, VA - The Frank Cox Falcons boy's varsity soccer team wrapped up a perfect season with a 2-1 victory over the Battlefield Bobcats in the VHSL AAA Boys' State Soccer Championship.
The Falcons (25-0) got on the board in the 9th minute on a Chris Albiston shot that snuck under the top crossbar. Drew Hartell got the second Falcon score in the 24th minute, the game winner.
The two goal lead stood up for another 30 minutes when Battlefield's Adam Clements hit the back of the net to cut the lead to one. Clements also scored a goal in the semifinal victory over Deep Run.
Battlefield (17-4-2) made a hard run in the last ten minutes, just missing a golden opportunity when a shot went just wide to the right post with about 5 minutes remaining.
With the win Cox successfully defends last year's title and completes a perfect season. The team is ranked among the top teams in the Nation according to ESPN Rise.
In the second game, the Stonebridge Bulldogs (21-0-2) defeated the Cosby Titans (19-2-2) 4-0 to capture the schools first AAA Girls Soccer Championship. The Bulldogs were paced by freshman Ashley Herndon with 2 goals and Sarah Bowers added a goal. The Bulldogs first goal was the result of an errant deflection by a Cosby defender. (See Bulldogs Take a Bite Out of the Titans)
Notes and Quotes
Good Sports The Loudoun Valley Vikings girls and the Stonebridge boys were awarded the VHSL Sportsmanship Awards for the 2010 State Soccer Tournament.
Ashburn (City of Champions) Along with the Bulldogs girls championship, cross town rival Broad Run won their third consecutive Girls Soccer AA State Championship knocking off fellow Dulles District rival Loudoun County 2-0 at the Spring Jubilee at Radford.
"I am going to miss them terribly. They came here four years ago when I took over and I have coached them for four years, right now it's very tough." Loudoun Valley Girls Soccer Head Coach Kerry Davidson, when asked about her graduating seniors.
"Ashley [Herndon], and Muriel [Tiernan] have received so much attention, but this was a total team effort, Bulldog Head Coach Joan Windows said. "Our defense gave up nothing, and they setup our scores." Stonebridge Girls Soccer Head Coach Joan Windows on her teams total effort.
"They [Stonebridge] made the adjustments that they needed to make and that was the difference." Cosby Girls Soccer Head Coach Roger Lattimer on the Bulldogs victory.
