Benedictine surges to victory on late rally

Marc Rosen hit an RBI single and Mike Goldberg drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk to tie the game in the seventh inning and keep Benedictine alive, giving the Cadets a 6-2 win over St. Anne's-Belfield in the quarterfinals of the VIS Divison I tournament yesterday.

The Cadets then came in full force in the eighth, with Rosen getting another RBI single, Will Swoope hitting 2-run triple and Teddy Kozak following with an RBI single. Pitcher Derek Bushey closed out the inning, holding the Saints to just one hit.

Benedictine will face St. Christopher's tomorrow night at Petersburg Sports Complex.

Benedictine ------------------------- 000 000 24 -- 6 11 3
St. Anne's-Belfield ------------------------- 200 000 00 -- 2 4 0

Poole, Murphy (6), Bushey (8) and Dyer; Goodloe, D. Spinosa (8) and White. W: Murphy. L: D. Spinosa

Highlights: Marc Rosen (Ben) 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Will Swoope (Ben) 3 for 3, triple, run, 2 RBI; Teddy Kozak (Ben) 2 for 4, RBI; Brett Goodloe (STAB) 1 for 4, run; Brian Yeagle (STAB) 2 for 4, RBI

Records: Benedictine 16-7; St. Anne's-Belfield 17-7

VIS Division II

J.T. Wauford struck out 12 in six innings, gave up just three hits -- two of which were bunt singles -- and hit 93 mph on the radar gun in leading Steward 6-0 over Seton School.

Wauford also hit a double and scored a run, Ryan Burgess hit a two-run homerun in the 5th, and Brock Shiflett hit a solo homer in his first at-bat, scored twice and was twice intentionally walked.

Steward will face the winner of Covenant and Cape Henry Collegiateon Friday at 4 p.m. at the Petersburg Sports Complex.
Seton School ------------------------- 000 000 0 -- 0 3 2
Steward ------------------------- 110 040 x -- 6 7 1

Byers, Hurst (6) and Harrill; J.T. Wauford, Burgess (7) and Shiflett. W: Wauford; L. Byers

Records: Steward 22-3; Seton School n/r

VIS Division III

Connor Paul pitched a complete game with 10 strikeouts and hit the game-winning two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning as Blessed Sacrament defeated Isle of Wight Academy 8-6.

Chris Howard was 2 for 3 with a homer and drove in three, and Ryan Bendele was 1 for 1 with a triple and scored four runs for the Knights. Jeremy Davenport finished 2 for 3 with three RBI and a home run, and Zack Lamb went 2 for 4 and scored a run for Isle of Wight.

The Knights will face the winner of Carlisle-Southampton Academy in the semifinals Friday at 1 p.m. at Petersburg Sports Complex.

In another tournament game, Bryson Stump hit a three-run home run in the first inning and again in the third to lift Kenston Forest over Alliance Christian 10-6.

C.J. Newcombe (double) and Garrett Martin each went 2 for 3 with two RBI, and Orrey Lloyd and Aaron Williams each finished 2 for 4 for Kenston Forest.
Isle of Wight Acad. ------------------------- 023 010 0 -- 6 8 1
Blessed Sac. Hug. ------------------------- 102 300 2 -- 8 6 2

Warnick, Hibbard (5) and Hibbard, Davenport; C. Paul and Myers. L: Hibbard

Records: Isle of Wight Academy n/r; Blessed Sacrament Huguenot 15-6


Alliance Christian ------------------------- 100 101 3 -- 6 4 0
Kenston Forest ------------------------- 505 000 x -- 10 12 4

Martin, Riggs (2), Dedio (3) and Riggs, Triplett; Stump, Martin (6), Clements (7), Newcombe (7) and Lloyd. W: Stump. L: Martin

Records: Alliance Christian 11-8; Kenston Forest 14-5

SOFTBALL

VIS Division I

FAIRFAX -- T'Keyah Vaughan hit the game-winning RBI single in the seventh inning to lead Collegiate past Paul VI 4-3.

Caroline Diemer had two hits and scored twice for the Cougars, and Caitlin Gaffney hit a homerun. Hillary Zell was 3 for 3, and Emily Flippo went 2 for 4 for Collegiate. Paul VI's Elisa Marino struck out nine.

Collegiate will play tomorrow against the St. Catherine's-Potomac winner at 5 p.m. at Petersburg Sports Complex.

Collegiate ------------------------- 002 000 2 -- 4 11 3
Paul VI ------------------------- 110 010 0 -- 3 7 3

Caroline Diemer, Brittany McCauley (6) and Hillary Zell; Elisa Marino and Kaitlin Smith

Records: Collegiate 12-10; Paul VI 13-8

VIS Division II

ARLINGTON -- Top-seeded Bishop O'Connell pounded out 16 hits and whitewashed Trinity Episcopal 15-0 in the quarterfinal round. Bishop O'Connell advanced to Friday's semifinals.
Trinity Episcopal ------------------------- 000 0 -- 0 1 3
Bishop O'Connell ------------------------- 252 6 -- 15 16 0

Alford and Jacobsen; Felle and Giaquinto

Records: Trinity Episcopal 10-10; Bishop O'Connell n/r

VIS Division III

BLACKSTONE -- Kenston Forest scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning and sealed a 9-3 quarterfinal victory over Broadwater Academy.

Eva Watson drove in two runs and Hailey Piercy scored three times and knocked in a run for Kenston Forest, which advanced to tomorrow's semifinal against Isle of Wight Academy at 1 p.m. at the Petersburg Sports Complex.

Broadwater Acad. ------------------------- 200 010 0 -- 3 2 4
Kenston Forest ------------------------- 301 041 x -- 9 10 4

Sharpley and Newman; Snead, Watson (7) and Wilhelm

Highlights: Eva Watson (KF) 2 for 4, 3 SB, 2 RBI; Hannah Hayes (KF) 2 for 4; Hailey Piercy (KF) 2 for 3, 3 runs, RBI

Records: Broadwater Academy 10-9; Kenston Forest 11-6

BOYS TENNIS

Central Region

Top-seeded Deep Run won its opening match in the quarterfinals of the Central Region boys' team tournament. The Wildcats defeated Midlothian 5-1 in the singles portion of the match. Likewise, Mills Godwin blanked Cosby in its opening match.

Atlee, the top seed from the Capital District, disposed of Thomas Dale in its quarterfinal. All five Raiders' winners won in straight sets. Atlee meets top-ranked Deep Run in tomorrow's semifinal at Cosby.

Henrico, the No. 2 team out of the Capital District and competing in the region tournament for the first time in years, blanked Prince George 9-0. The Warriors meet Mills Godwin tomorrow.

Deep Run 5, Midlothian 1

Singles: Koontz (DR) d. Sjogren 6-1, 6-0; Charles (DR) d. Seeds 6-2, 6-2; B. James (Mid) d. Shekhar 6-0, 6-1; Hinds (DR) d. Kellner 6-1, 6-2; Mosberg (DR) d. Sanford 6-0, 6-0; Fratkin (DR) d. C. James 6-0, 6-1

Records: Deep Run 14-0; Midlothian 10-4

Atlee 5, Thomas Dale 1

Singles: Tu (A) d. Li 6-1, 6-1; Cox (A) d. Riggs 6-1, 6-1; Smith (A) d. Young 6-3, 6-0; Rishcoff (A) d. Bernas 6-2, 6-0; Monton (TD) d. Moneghan 7-6 (7-3), 6-4; Ames (A) d. Hayes 6-1, 6-2.

Records: Atlee 13-2; Thomas Dale 13-2

Mills Godwin 6, Cosby 0

Singles: Parker d. Carey 6-2, 6-2; McMillen d. Bullano 6-1, 6-2; Baxter d. Sanders 2-6, 6-2, 6-1; Caravati d. Thomas 6-2, 6-2; King d. Nelson 7-6 (7-2), 6-3; Palesis d. Nichols 6-2, 6-0.

Records: Mills Godwin 16-1; Cosby 13-2

Henrico 9, Prince George 0

Singles: Venkat d. Bristow 6-1, 6-1; Zimmerman d. Wyche 6-0, 6-0; Ali d. J. Bullock 6-4, 6-2; Abbas d. Barnes 6-3, 6-2; Sale d. Chezik 6-3, 7-6; Singh d. V. Bullock 6-0, 6-0

Doubles: Venkat-Zimmerman d. Bristow-Wyche 8-6; Ali-Abbas d. J. Bullock-Barnes 8-3; Taylor-Davis d. Peyton-Lee 8-4

Records: Henrico 11-3; Prince George 14-2

VIS Division I

Collegiate defeated Hampton Roads 7-2 in the quarterfinals, led by No. 1 Max Schnur. The team plays again Friday at Collegiate.
Collegiate 7, Hampton Roads 2

Singles: Schnur (C) d. Suttle 10-0; C. Elliott (C) d. Braig 10-0; Straus (C) d. Arndt 10-1; Moon (C) d. Reddy 10-2; Perel (C) d. Geddy 10-1; A. Elliott (C) d. Brecker 10-2

Doubles: Suttle-Braig (HR) d. Agee-Blank 8-6; Arndt-Reddy (HR) d. Willett-Spratley 8-5; Phillips-Doherty (C) d. Geddy-Brecker 9-7

Records: Collegiate 10-1

BOYS LACROSSE

VIS tournament

Dyson White and Clay Timmons scored four goals apiece as fourth-seeded Collegiate defeated No. 5 Episcopal 17-9 in the quarterfinals.

Patrick Corrigan (two assists), Jacob Oliver (one assist) and Jess Hawthorne each added two goals for the Cougars, and Alex Newsome assisted on four.

Nick Weeden and Hunter Fairchild scored two goals each for Episcopal, and Hunter DeButts added one.
Episcopal ------------------------- 1 0 5 3 -- 9
Collegiate ------------------------- 4 3 7 3 -- 17

E: Weeden 2, Fairchild 2, Bryant, DiNardo, DeButts, Grossman, King

C: White 4, Timmons 4, Corrigan 2, Oliver 2, Hawthorne 2, Harper, Moore, Thompson

Assists: Gallgos (E) 1; Newsome (C) 4, Corrigan 2, White (C) 1, Oliver (C) 1, Stites (C) 1

Saves: Block (E) 10; Noftsinger (C) 9, Leavitt (C) 1

Records: Episcopal 8-10; Collegiate 13-6

GIRLS LACROSSE

VIS Division I

Katie Mastropieri scored five goals and sister Betsy had four to help lead Collegiate over Flint Hill 20-15 in the quarterfinals.

Carter Hunter totaled four goals for the Cougars, and Libby Rosebro scored three and assisted on two. Keeper Taylor Thomas stopped 13 shots for Collegiate, who advances to the semifinals Friday at 5:30 p.m. at Episcopal.

Flint Hill ------------------------- 8 7 -- 15
Collegiate ------------------------- 9 11 -- 20

FH: Johnston 5, Sellows 4, Hennessy 3, Stretcer 2, Shirtani

C: Mastropieri 5, Mastropieri 4, Hunter 4, Rosebro 3, Thexton 2, Romer, Williams

Assists: K. Mastropieri (C) 3, Rosebro (C) 2, B. Mastropieri (C) 1

Saves: Kuras (FH) 6; Taylor Thomas (C) 13

Records: Flint Hill 13-6; Collegiate 16-3

VIS Division II

Becca Smyth scored two goals, but Steward couldn't hold off Highland in the first round, falling 18-2.

Chrissy Edwards stopped 10 shots for the Spartans. Crosby Haile paced Highland with six goals and an assist.

Steward ------------------------- 1 1 -- 2
Highland ------------------------- 10 8 -- 18

S: Smyth 2

H: Haile 6, Crew 4, Selfe 2, M. Bounds 2, Smith, Simon, T. Bounds, Cassidy

Assists: Selfe (H) 3, Haile (H) 1, M. Bounds (H) 1, Smith (H) 1

Saves: Edwards (S) 10; Dunegan (H) 7, Reece (H) 3

Records: Steward 9-7; Highland 10-6

GIRLS SOCCER

VIS Division I

Becky Patton scored three goals to lead Collegiate 5-1 over Highland in the quarterfinal round of the tournament. Mollie Bisger and Julia Sroba added a goal apiece for the Cougars. Caitlin Howard scored Highland's lone goal.

Collegiate will play Bishop Sullivan in the semifinals Friday at 3 p.m.

In another quarterfinal match, Fifth-seeded Seton continued its unbeaten season by defeating fourth-seeded Trinity Episcopal 3-0 in the quarterfinals of the tournament. Seton's one tie was against the Titans in the regular season. Despite taking more shots than Seton, Trinity was unable to duplicate its regular-season performance.

Seton advances to play the winner of Norfolk Academy-Cape Henry Collegiate on Friday at St. Catherine's. Trinity Episcopal's season ends with the winningest record in school history.
Highland ------------------------- 0 1 -- 1
Collegiate ------------------------- 5 0 -- 5

H: Howard

C: Patton 3, Bisger, Sroba

Saves: Cummins (H) 12; Albright (C) 3, Darden (C) 3

Records: Highland 7-7-2; Collegiate 16-2

Seton ------------------------- 2 1 -- 3
Trinity Episcopal ------------------------- 0 0 -- 0

S: Derdoghosfian (2), Burgess

Saves: Ostrich (S) 13; Addison (TE) 7

Re cords: Seton 17-0-1; Trinity Episcopal 16-6-1

GOLF

Prep League

Woodberry Forest took the first round of the tournament on Monday with help from Milt Barber who finished at 4-under par 68. Bryce Chalkley of St. Christopher's tied Barber for the lead.

The top four teams and top 24 individuals from the tournament play in the final round tomorrow at Spring Creek Country Club at 1 p.m.
Woodberry Forest 288, St. Christopher's 297
Collegiate 306, Trinity Episcopal 327
St. Anne's-Belfield 352, Fork Union 372
Christchurch 383
(18 holes, Independence GC, par 72)

WF: Barber 68, Kilgore 72, Kyger 74, Walter 74

SC: Chalkley 68, Wells 70, Vance 78, Brown 81

Col: Cantor 72, Donohue 77, Mabry 78, Sauter 79

TE: Kapsak 77, Claytor 82, Franklin 84, McNeer 84

STAB: Whitmer 78, McDonough 87

FUMA: Graham 87