Sunday, May 29, 2005

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AAA Northern Region

Quarterfinals Tomorrow :

West Springfield vs. Herndon at Fairfax, 1

Langley vs. Hayfield at Fairfax, 4

Oakton vs. Lake Braddock at Robinson, 1

W.T. Woodson at Robinson, 4

Later This Week: Semifinals at Fairfax, Wednesday, 3 and 7; Final at Fairfax, Friday, 8.

Best Matchup: If both teams win tomorrow, Oakton at W.T. Woodson would face off in a region semifinal featuring contrasting styles Wednesday. Oakton has two solid pitchers in seniors Evan Frederickson and Bryan Kidwell; seniors Mike Bianucci and Jon Quigley are the big hitters in W.T. Woodson's lineup.

Quarterfinals Tomorrow :

Stonewall Jackson at Hylton, 1

Halifax at Albemarle, 6

Gar-Field at Osbourn, 6

Colonial Forge at GW-Danville, 6

Later This Week: Semifinals, Wednesday; Final, Friday.

Best Matchup: Gar-Field (13-8) and ninth-ranked Osbourn (17-4) won, respectively, the Cardinal and Cedar Run regular season titles only to lose their opening district tournament games. This will be the teams' first meeting this season.

Quarterfinals Tomorrow:

Sherando at Turner Ashby, 7

Western Albemarle at Stone Bridge, 7

Harrisonburg at Millbrook, 1

Loudoun Valley at Monticello, 7

Later This Week: Semifinals, Wednesday; Final, Friday.

Best Matchup: Turner Ashby (18-3) finished with the best regular season record of all the teams in the field. A catalyst has been senior catcher Justin Miller, who is hitting over .600 this season. Sherando (16-4) is peaking down the stretch thanks largely to pitcher Matt McCarty, who was named AA Northwestern District player of the year.

Quarterfinals Tuesday:

Page County at George Mason/Strasburg

James River at Chatham

George Mason/Strasburg at Wilson Memorial

Altavista at Randolph-Henry

Later This Week: Semifinals, Thursday; Final, Friday.

Quarterfinals Tomorrow at Falls Church :

West Potomac vs. Westfield, 11 a.m.

Langley vs. Yorktown, 1

Oakton vs. Robinson, 4

Lake Braddock vs. Madison, 6

Later This Week: Semifinals at Falls Church, Wednesday, 5:30 and 7:30; Final at Falls Church, Friday, 7.

Best Matchup: Madison hasn't lost since Oakton All-Met Jesse McCarrick shut out the Warhawks, 2-0, on April 20. The teams could get a rematch in Wednesday's semifinals.

Quarterfinals Tomorrow :

Stonewall Jackson at Culpeper, noon

Franklin County at Hylton, 2

Gar-Field at Halifax, 5

Albemarle at Osbourn, 6

Later This Week: Semifinals, Wednesday; Final, Friday.

Best Matchup: If Hylton (18-4) and No. 1 Osbourn (22-0) win tomorrow, their semifinal will pit a Hylton offense that averages nearly eight runs a game against Osbourn All-Met pitcher Cristi Ecks, who has allowed only one earned run all season -- to Hylton.

Quarterfinals Tomorrow:

Broad Run at Turner Ashby, 5

William Monroe at Fauquier, 6:30

Fort Defiance at Loudoun Valley, 4

Brentsville at Monticello, 6

Later This Week: Semifinals, Wednesday; Final, Friday.

Best Matchup: Tenth-ranked Broad Run faces perhaps its stiffest test of the season against Turner Ashby, the reigning state champion that has won 43 straight games and has back all its players from last year. All-Met pitcher Jenny Clohan leads the Spartans.

Quarterfinals Tuesday:

Riverheads at Madison

County/Rappahannock

Goochland at William Campbell

Madison County/Rappahannock vs. Page County

Chatham at Cumberland

Later This Week: Semifinals, Thursday; Championship, Friday.

Semifinals on Wednesday at Oakton :

Oakton vs. Annandale, 6

Lake Braddock vs. W.T. Woodson, 8

Later This Week: Final at W.T. Woodson, Saturday, 5.

Best Matchup: In the semifinals, Lake Braddock will face the defending state champion in W.T. Woodson, which has not lost to a Northern Region opponent since March 31. Lake Braddock lost to Robinson in the Patriot District final, but has outlasted the Rams in regionals thanks to a quarterfinal win over Concorde District champion Westfield.

First Round Tuesday :

Forest Park at Stonewall Jackson, 6

Later This Week: Semifinals (Tuesday's winner at Osbourn Park; Albemarle at Hylton), Thursday; Final, Saturday.

Best Matchup: Osbourn Park (14-0) is trying to become the first Prince William County team to win the region title, but it may have to beat nemesis Albemarle in the final to do so. The Patriots have ended the Yellow Jackets' season the past three years.

Quarterfinals Tomorrow:

Rockbridge at Stone Bridge, 7

Loudoun Valley at Western Albemarle, 4

Semifinals on Wednesday at W.T. Woodson :

Westfield vs. Langley, 6

Oakton vs. W.T. Woodson, 8

Later This Week: Final at W.T. Woodson, Saturday, 3.

Best Matchup: The Oakton-W.T. Woodson semifinal is a rematch of last year's regional final, won by Oakton, 11-10.

Quarterfinals Tuesday :

Forest Park at Patrick Henry-Roanoke, 5

Stonewall Jackson at Albemarle, 6

Brooke Point at Woodbridge, 7

North Stafford at Osbourn Park, 7

Later This Week: Semifinals, Thursday; Final, Saturday.

Best Matchup: Osbourn Park went 14-1 this season despite losing 18 seniors and its coach from last year's squad, but to advance past North Stafford (12-2), the Yellow Jackets will need to play better than they did in the team's first meeting, a 14-0 Wolverines victory on April 7.

Quarterfinals Tomorrow:

Salem at Loudoun Valley, 6

Broad Run at Western Albemarle, 6

Best Matchup: Loudoun Valley has won 35 games in a row and last season beat Salem, 13-9, in the regional semifinals.

Semifinals on Wednesday at Westfield :

W.T. Woodson vs. Lake Braddock, 6

Yorktown vs. Westfield, 7:45

Later This Week: Final at Westfield, Friday, 6.

Best Matchup: Many expected Lake Braddock and W.T. Woodson to meet in the region final. But W.T. Woodson's loss to McLean in the Liberty District semifinals put the Cavaliers on the same side of the bracket as the Bruins, and they'll meet with a state berth on the line Wednesday.

Quarterfinals Tomorrow:

Gar-Field vs. E.C. Glass at Peak's View Park, Lynchburg, 5:30

Osbourn at Albemarle, 6

North Stafford at Osbourn Park, 7

Patrick Henry-Roanoke at Forest Park, 7:30

Later This Week: Semifinals, Wednesday; Final, Friday.

Best Matchup: Forest Park (10-3-2) hasn't lost since a 1-0 decision at second-ranked Osbourn Park (17-0-1) on April 22. The Bruins could avenge that loss if both teams reach Wednesday's semifinals.

Quarterfinals Tomorrow:

Brentsville at Potomac Falls, 6

Stone Bridge at Fauquier, 7

Harrisonburg at Western Albemarle, 11 a.m.

Charlottesville at Waynesboro, 7

Later This Week: Semifinals, Wednesday; Final, Friday.

Best Matchup: Stone Bridge qualified for regionals for the first time in school history. Jason Sprecher's 21 goals have helped the sixth-ranked Falcons (19-0) remain undefeated.

Quarterfinals Tuesday:

George Mason at Stonewall-Mount Jackson, 7

Riverheads at Clarke County, 7

Amelia at Nelson County

Altavista at Goochland

Later This Week: Semifinals, Thursday; Championship, Friday.

Semifinals on Wednesday at Madison:

W.T. Woodson vs. Chantilly, 6

Lake Braddock vs. Langley, 7:45

Later This Week: Final at Westfield, Friday, 8

Best Matchup: A potential W.T. Woodson-Lake Braddock championship game would give the teams a chance to settle things after a 1-1 tie on March 30. In that game, Lake Braddock defender Stephanie Hylton scored with less than 10 minutes to play to give the Bruins a tie with last year's state champion.

Quarterfinals Tomorrow:

Franklin County at Forest Park, 5:30

Gar-Field vs. E.C. Glass at Peak's View Park, Lynchburg, 5:30

Battlefield at North Stafford, 6

Colonial Forge at Stonewall Jackson, 6

Later This Week: Semifinals, Wednesday; Final, Friday.

Best Matchup: Should they meet in Wednesday's semifinal, top-ranked North Stafford (17-0-1) has a couple of scores to settle with Gar-Field (10-5-2), which beat the Wolverines, 1-0, in last year's region final then notched a 0-0 tie in this year's opener.

Quarterfinals Tomorrow:

Stone Bridge at Turner Ashby, 6

Fort Defiance at Potomac Falls, TBA

Charlottesville at Brentsville, 5

Fauquier at Western Albemarle, 7:45

Later This Week: Semifinals, Wednesday; Final, Friday.

Best Matchup: Fauquier has won 10 games in a row and could meet Brentsville, which the Falcons beat, 1-0, on Thursday to the win the Northwestern District tournament title.

First Round Tuesday:

George Mason at Goochland, 5

Buffalo Gap at Nelson County

Byes: Clarke County, Riverheads

Later This Week: Semifinals, Thursday; Championship, Friday.

First Round Tuesday:

George Mason at Goochland, 5

Buffalo Gap at Nelson County

Byes: Clarke County, Riverheads

Later This Week: Semifinals, Thursday; Championship, Friday.