Loudoun Soccer Teams Sweep Four Regional Quarterfinals

(May 26, 2009) – Loudoun Soccer teams were a perfect 4-for-4 on Memorial Day in regional quarterfinal action.

At home, Potoamc Falls (7-0 over Orange) and Broad Run (1-0 over Sherando) advanced with boys soccer AA Region II quarterfinal wins and on the road, the Heritage girls (1-0 over Fluvanna) advanced in Region II action and the Loudoun Valley girls (3-1 over Colonial Forge) won a Northwest Region contest.

As a result, five Loudoun teams will take to the fields on Wednesday in regional semifinal action: In Region II, Broad Run girls will host Charlottesville at 6 p.m.; Heritage girls will travel to Brentsville for a 5 p.m. contest followed by the Potomac Falls boys against Brentsville at 7 p.m.; and the Broad Run boys will travel to Fluvanna for a 6 p.m. match. In Northwest Region action, the Loudoun Valley girls will host Forest Park at 7:30 p.m. in a doubleheader with the Vikings girls lacrosse hosting Battlefield for the regional title in the early game.

Potomac Falls coach Dave Gryder summed it up best after his team rain-soaked romp past Orange Monday: “We are in a groove.”

The Panthers have now won eight straight contests, with the last loss coming on April 28. Since that time, PF has gone from 6-5-1 to 14-5-1 and the Panthers have out-scored opponents, 25-3 during that stretch, allowing just a single goal in three games with five shutouts including three straight.

Dulles District Player of the Year Asa Fox had the hat trick Monday, scoring first in the 17th minute, splitting two defenders and then getting off a shot as he was being knocked to the ground that it powered high off the fingertips of the keeper and into the goal.

Just two minutes later, junior Kevin King fielded a ball just outside the 18 and whirled around for a lofting shot to the far post that the keeper had no chance to save. King scored twice in the win.

PF’s made it 3-0 before the half when Conor Shanosky was taken down in the penalty area and he then converted the penalty kick.

The rain started falling towards the very end of the first half and then the second half was played in a steady downpour with Fox connecting two more times before he and almost all the Panther starters finished the contest safely on the bench.

Sophomore defender George Echart notched the final goal for the 7-0 win.

PF can qualify for the state tournament with a win Wednesday at Brentsville.

Broad Run junior Danny Reategui showed Monday why he is one of the most gifted soccer players in the area as he used his creative acumen to score the game’s only goal as the Spartans edged a determined Sherando team which pressured until the final minute to get the equalizer on the muddy field.

Reategui’s goal came early in the second half and he split two defenders and then faked inside, and cut outside on a third defender near the six. The Sherando keeper appeared to have a good angle on the Spartan but Reategui squeezed off a shot that hit the near post and then made a clothes line across to the far post and rattled into the back of the net.

Sherando would have tied it in the final 10 minutes by Spartan sophomore keeper Paul Hegedus came up with a big-time save in the rain, diving to his left and deflected a low shot out of bounds.

Broad Run improves to 13-6 on the season and can qualify for the state tournament with a win Wednesday on the road against Jefferson District champion Fluvana.

The Heritage girls soccer team has scored just 29 goals on the season but the Pride defense has allowed just 20 goals and that formula has led the team to within one game of the state playoffs with a 1-0 win at Fluvanna on Monday.

The only goal of the game was scored by Kaitlin Thomas (9) in the 11th minute.  The Pride kept the pressure on for the reminder of the game and the defense did not allow many solid chances for the Flucos.  

Erika Deckard recorded her fifth shutout of the season for the Pride.  

The Pride travel to Brentsville for the regional semifinal tomorrow at 5 p.m. where the girls will play for the spot in the state tournament.

Heritage is 12-6-2 on the season.

Loudoun Valley freshman Tabitha McHale scored twice and Amber Cook had the go-ahead goal as the Vikes defeated Colonial Forge on the road to advance to the regional semifinals where they will host Forest Park on Wednesday.

Loudoun Valley improves to 17-2 on the season.

McHale scored in the 24th minute from Tyalor Payne. After the home team tied it in the 51st minute, Cook put in the go-ahead just four minutes later and two minuites later McHale struck again for the final margin.l