Centreville High School | Archive | February, 2009

By Angela Watts
Assistant GM, Washington D.C. Metro Area

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As Osbourn Park’s team huddled together on the floor awaiting the results from this weekend’s Virginia State Gymnastics Team Championships, there were a few moments on immense anxiety.

And, Coach Monica Brown said, impatience, too.

The Yellow Jackets, the two-time defending champions, thought they had narrowly edged Eastern Region power Kellam for their third straight title.

But the Knights’ coach had petitioned the judges to have the scores from the uneven parallel bars re-evaluated.

And Brown knew that if an error had been found, it could have meant the difference between first and second place.

“We knew we probably had them by a tenth of a point, but when they made that inquiry we didn’t know if that could change things,” she said. “So we really weren’t sure until they finally announced it.”

An in that instant, the anxiety turned to bliss. Osbourn Park did edge Kellam, 150.900-150.800, to become the first Prince William team to ever earn a three-peat.

The runner-up, each time, has been Kellam.

“The girls were so excited,” Brown said. “There were some tears of joy, and some sighs of relief, too. It was hard to wait through it all.

“But Kellam, really they are champions along with us. You can’t have a meet be that close and not feel that way.”

There was less drama — but equal excitement — surrounding the individual competition the next day, where Osbourn Park junior Megan McDonald took second in the All-Around competition behind Kellam’s Kirsten Strausbaugh, who also won the title in 2008.

McDonald did so by placing second on both vault (9.850) and bars (9.850), fourth on floor (9.625) and seventh on beam (9.650).

“It means a lot,” she said. “I didn’t even think I’d be a contender the past two years, but this year I thought I could actually do well, and second place is a big thing to me.”

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2009 VHSL GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Team Scores

1. Osbourn Park  150.900
2. Kellam  150.800
3. Chantilly  144.975
4. Battlefield  144.400
5. Hickory  142.900
6. Atlee  141.400
7. Lake Braddock  136.800
8. Deep Run  126.450

Individual Competition

All-Around
1. Kirsten Strausbaugh, Kellam, 39.250
2. Megan McDonald, Osbourn Park, 38.975
3. Katie Brown, Kellam, 38.800
4. Megan Melendez, North Stafford, 38.550
5. Jennifer Ware, Princess Anne, 38.475
6. Erin Turner, Battlefield, 38.200
7. Katie Dennis, Oscar Smith, 38.075
8. Elly Taura, Chantilly, 37.900
9. Cameron Overstreet, Atlee, 37.525
10. Caitlyn Cook-Furr, Poquoson, 37.375
11. Amanda Famiglletti, Robinson, 36.900
12. Vicki Vesecky, Loudoun County, 36.775

Vault
1. Kirsten Strausbaugh, Kellam, 9.875
2. Megan McDonald, Osbourn Park, 9.850
3. Megan Melendez, North Stafford, 9.825
4. Katie Barton, Kellam, 9.700
5. Elly Taura, Chantilly, 9.675
6. Caitlyn Cook-Furr, Poquoson, 9.650
7. Sara Mogavero, Osbourn Park, 9.625
8. Erin Turner, Battlefield, 9.600

Bars
1. Kirsten Strausbaugh, Kellam, 9.900
2. Megan McDonald, Osbourn Park, 9.850
3. Hannah Chenault, Lee-Davis, 9.800
T4. Katie Dennis, Oscar Smith, 9.750
T4. Genevieve Bestercy, Great Bridge, 9.750
T4. Jennifer Ware, Princess Anne, 9.750
7. Katie Barton, Kellam, 9.675
8. Cameron Overstreet, Atlee, 9.625

Beam
1. Megan Melendez, North Stafford, 9.825
2. Kirsten Strausbaugh, Kellam, 9.750
3. Kourtney Burgsteiner, Hickory, 9.725
4. Katie Barton, Kellam, 9.700
T5. Jennifer Ware, Princess Anne, 9.675
T5. Erin Turner, Battlefield, 9.675
7. Megan McDonald, Osbourn Park, 9.650
T8. Alexis Priola, Hickory, 9.550
T8. Katie Dennis, Oscar Smith, 9.550

Floor
T1. Kirsten Strausbaugh, Kellam, 9.725
T1. Katie Barton, Kellam, 9.725
3. Jennifer Ware, Princess Anne, 9.700
4. Megan McDonald, Osbourn Park, 9.625
5. Elly Taura, Chantilly, 9.550
6. Crystal Blount, Tallwood, 9.500
T7. Erin Turner, Battlefield, 9.450
T7. Emily Bullen, Langley, 9.450

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With a potential marquee district final looming on Friday, the Chargers looked to Fridy on Thursday.

Junior forward Adam Fridy scored 11 points in the first 1 minute, 58 seconds — en route to a team-high 23 points — in No. 5 Chantilly’s dominant, 82-61 win over Centreville in the Concorde District semifinals at Robinson.

“They were in their 3-2 zone, leaving me in the corner,” said Fridy, who also scored eight points in the first two minutes of the second half. “We got the ball around, got the ball inside to John [Manning] and got their defense on their heels, then getting the ball to Justin [May] and to me in the corner and hitting the shots.

“We knew they were going to play a little bit of zone and we were working on it in practice. We knew ahead of time that they were going to get us wide-open shots. We just executed it.”

Added Charger coach Jim Smith on Fridy’s five 3-pointers: “He’ll do that. They came out and tried to zone us a little bit. And he found an opening in the zone. And when he gets hot, man, he doesn’t miss very often. He can hit five threes in a quarter.”

And, as if that were not enough, when the Wildcats finally had first-half momentum swaying their way, it was ripped back by one of the Charger stellar sophomores.

Centreville — already on a 9-4 run — cut the Chantilly lead to 10 points with less than 10 seconds left in the second quarter and was looking for the final score of the half.

But, after a sneaky defensive assignment change by Charger sophomore Kethan Savage away from Wildcat standout junior Warren Denny, Savage crept towards half-court.

He intercepted Denny’s pass, tipping it over another Centreville guard’s head, collected the ball and laid it off the glass as the buzzer rang.

Instead of cutting the lead to single digits, the Wildcats trailed by 12 points.

“He was all over the place today, getting deflections, getting steals, getting to the rim, getting rebounds,” said Smith of Savage. “That was a big play and he has the potential to be one of the best defensive players we have … They threw the ball over to the wing and Kethan kind of cheated off. I think he tipped it twice.

“Most kids would be trying to get to the ball, he’s actually athletic enough to control it, get to the rim and get a shot.”

Added Savage, who finished with 17 points: “When Warren threw the ball away, I didn’t really see the clock at all. I knew it was winding down, but I didn’t get to see it. I just wanted to sprint, get the ball and lay it up before the buzzer went off.”

The Wildcats not only had to overcome a 12-point deficit, but their uphill comeback battle was steepened by the Charger mountain in the paint.

At 6-feet, 10-inches, sophomore Manning had a handful of blocked shots and forced an immeasurable number of Centreville shot adjustments.

Manning, the Concorde District Player of the Year, is a safety net and defensive luxury that few teams can counter.

“The defensive player of the year, it’s real nice having him in the paint,” Savage said. “We get to take more risks and it helps us to deny. So if we do get beat, he can always help us out down low.”

Added Smith, who won his 351st career game on Thursday: “John shuts things down inside. He makes it hard for people to score inside. That’s the whole basis of our defense.

“I thought John was really good tonight on defense. Even when he was struggling a little bit scoring in the first half, he’s still getting blocks and rebounds for us.”

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         Centreville   20  11  15  15  —  61
No. 5 Chantilly      25  18  17  22  —  82

Centreville — Denny 8 7-10 25; Worthey 3 6-6 13; Tisinger 4 0-0 10; Campbell 2 0-0 5;
Anderson 1 1-2 3; Meador 1 1-2 3; Owens 1 0-0 2. Team totals: 20 15-20 61.
Chantilly — Fridy 7 4-4 23; Manning 7 4-6 18; Savage 8 1-2 17; May 4 0-1 8; Howerton 1 4-4 6; Ballam 0 4-5 4; Gaboury 0 3-4 3; Weigand 1 0-0 2; Danehower 0 1-2 1. Team totals: 28 21-28 82.
Three-pointers — Centreville 6 (Denny 2, Tisinger 2, Worthey, Campbell); Chantilly 5 (Fridy 5).

All-District First Team
Chris Kearney (Westfield) — Player of the Year
Warren Denny (Centreville)
Isaac Johnson (Herndon)
John Manning (Chantilly)
Justin May (Chantilly)
Kabel Moody (Fairfax)

Coach of the Year
Jim Smith (Chantilly)

All-District Second Team
Adam Fridy (Chantilly)
Austin Hamilton (Herndon)
Jacob Ryder (Westfield)
Peter Scanlon (Westfield)
Kareem Worthey (Centreville)

All-District Honorable Mention

Stephen Boettke (Robinson)
C.J. Cleaves (Robinson)
Marcellus Holley (Westfield)

David Larson (Oakton)

Zack Ozycz (Herndon)
Mike Rice (Robinson)
Kethan Savage (Chantilly)

All-District First-Team Defense
John Manning (Chantilly) — Player of the Year
Randoll Anane (Herndon)
Jimmy Brewer (Robinson)
Chris Campbell (Centreville)
Chris Kearney (Westfield)
David Larson (Oakton)
Zack Ozycz (Herndon)

All-District Second-Team Defense
Mahad Ahmed (Fairfax)
Jordan Anderson (Westfield)
Devin Ballam (Chantilly)
Shane Gaboury (Chantilly)
Marcellus Holley (Westfield)
Brandon Kuter (Robinson)

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By Angela Watts
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Chantilly’s girls and Centreville’s boys had a little extra incentive headed into Tuesday’s Concorde District quarterfinal doubleheader at Centreville.

Both the Chargers and Wildcats had suffered double-digit losses to their quarterfinal round opponent in the final week of January. And that left both squads with a bit of a chip on their shoulder.

And it showed — in a good way.

Chantilly’s girls, seeded fifth, began to pull away by the end if the first quarter and never relinquished its lead in what proved a 44-38 victory over fourth-seeded Centreville.

The Wildcats’ boys, seeded fourth, then led from start to finish in the second half of the doubleheader, easing to a 59-48 victory.

“They got us pretty good over there when we played them a couple of weeks ago, and our guys remembered that and they were fired up, focused and ready to go,” Centreville Coach Drew Murphy said. “And it’s a big step for our program. There have been some lean years around here. We haven’t made the regional tournament in I don’t know how long — it’s been a while — so it means a lot.

“We have a lot of young guys and only have two seniors, so for them to get some experience in this bodes well for our future. And it’s great for our seniors. It’s fun … and a great thing for the program.”

Indeed with the victory not only do the Charger girls (12-10 overall) and Wildcat boys (10-12) advance to the Concorde District semifinals but also earn an automatic berth into next week’s Northern Region tournament.

“Coming in here I’ve been very emotional the past couple of weeks because I just want my kids to finish the season well,” said first-year Chantilly Coach Valerie Allen. “For me, it was like my Senior Nigh in high school or college. I was like, ‘I’m not ready for this to be over. So guys, let’s win tonight and let’s get into tomorrow and buy ourselves another week together.’

“So I am just super excited that I get at least one more week with my kids because I just love coaching them … and they deserve this.”

The Charger girls, led by senior guard Lisa Comerford’s game-high 14 points, advanced by playing a painstaking — but effective — zone defense that limited the Wildcats ability to get the ball into the high post.

“We’ve run a lot of stuff against them, and we’ve tried our trap zone,” Allen said. “But they’re a very good basketball team and they’re hard to match up. So we knew we had to do something different.

“So we sat back in a 1-2-2 zone and we made the game a little **** … but we wanted to. The whole idea was to keep the ball out of the high post because if they get it in there somebody’s making a shot.

“Kudos to my girls. We’ve been talking a lot about being a company and how the job on the bench is equally important as the job on the floor and if you’re not doing your job the company’s not going to be successful. But tonight every single girl stepped up and did their job with a purpose. They came together.

“It’s like I’m a proud mom!”

Centreville’s boys came together as well, putting on a pin-point display of passing while leaving the heavy lifting to junior swingman Warren Denny (game-high 24 points) and
senior guard Kareem Worthey (22). The duo was sensational in the victory,
combining for all but 13 of the team’s total points.

“Boy, what is there to say?” Murphy said, smiling. “I mean, when Warren plays like that … good grief. I don’t know who’s better. I’m sure there’s a guy out there who is … but I’d like to see who it is. And Kareem has been hitting jump shots for us all year, but I don’t think he hit a jumper all night. He scored in the paint and in transition.

“So those guys, boy, they carried us. And it’s just fun to watch them when they’re doing that because both of them work so hard in practice. It’s nice to see it pay off.”

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GIRLS

Chantilly      14  9    8  14 — 45
Centreville   11  3  10  14 — 38

Chantilly — Comerford 14; Marlette 11; Carey 8; Hamilton 5; Harney 2; Jancuska 2; Norwood 1; Poe 1. Centreville — Meador 13; Vennergrund 11; Marvin 8; Ferrick 3; Watson 3.

BOYS

Robinson     13    8  12  15 — 48
Centreville   15  16    9  19 — 59

Robinson — Kuter 6 0-1 13; Cleaves 5 0-0 10; Rice 5 0-0 10; Gardner 4 0-0 9; Brewer 2 0-0 4; Boettke 1 0-0 2. Team totals: 23 0-1 48. Centreville — Denny 6 11-14 24; Worthey 9 4-6 22; Campbell 1 3-4 5; Meador 1 2-4 4; Owens 1 0-0 2; Tisinger 0 2-2 2. Team totals: 18 22-30 59. Three-pointers — Robinson 2 (Gardner, Kuter); Centreville 1 (Denny).

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*Rankings listed are teams’ district seeding

Boys’ Basketball

FEBRUARY 17
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Chantilly
No. 4 Centreville 59, No. 5 Robinson 48
No. 3 Herndon 71, No. 6 Oakton 53
No. 2 Westfield 67, No. 7 Fairfax 56

FEBRUARY 19
Semifinals
Chantilly 82, Centreville 61
Westfield 59 Herndon 56

FEBRUARY 20
Final
Chantilly 67, Westfield 46

First Round of Regionals:
Centreville at Mount Vernon
Herndon at Stuart
Wakefield at Westfield
Yorktown at Chantilly

Girls’ Basketball

FEBRUARY 17
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Oakton
No. 5 Chantilly 44, No. 4 Centreville 38
No. 3 Robinson 45, No. 6 Herndon 40
No. 2 Westfield 53, No. 7 Fairfax 39

FEBRUARY 18
Semifinals
Oakton 45, Chantilly 37
Westfield 47, Robinson 40

FEBRUARY 20
Final
Oakton 36, Westfield 34

First Round of Regionals:
Stuart at Oakton
Yorktown at Westfield
Robinson at Edison
Chantilly at Mt Vernon

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Video galleries: 
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Team Results
1. Westfield — 220.50
2. Robinson — 198.00
3. South County — 139.00
4. Hayfield — 110.50
5. Fairfax — 89.00
6. Annandale — 85.00
7. Chantilly — 83.50
8. Lake Braddock — 78.00
9. Jefferson — 75.00
10. Langley — 73.00

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NORTHERN REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS

Top 15 Team Scores

1. Robinson 301
2. Fairfax 222
3. Langley 198
4. Lake Braddock 190
5. Chantilly 167
6. Oakton 150
7. Yorktown 140
8. Madison 117
9. Centreville 106
10. West Springfield 104
11. W.T. Woodson 99
12. McLean 92
13. South County 91
14. Westfield 80
15. West Potomac 57

Event 2 — Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay
NR Record: 1:46.80 Fairfax 2009
L. Gehrke, E. Baumgardner, J. DeOrnellas, T. Harvey

1. Fairfax 1:46.80*
L. Gehrke, E. Baumgardner, J. DeOrnellas, T. Harvey
2. Robinson 1:48.88
L. Finelli, R. Canty, M. Rupp, A. Kendall
3. Centreville
S. Alloo, N. Leake, T. Avery, S. Lesniewski
4. Chantilly 1:50.20
S. Silsby, B. Yost, E. Hall, L. Bachman

Event 4 — Girls 200 Yard Freestyle
NR Record: 1:50.65 Molly Emery 2008

1. Rachael Burnett, AN, 1:52.36
2. Theresa Harvey, FX, 1:54.97
3. Jayme Katis, LG, 1:55.08
4. Sarah DiNardo, WL, 1:57.14
5. Rebecca Rice, WF, 1:57.73
6. Sarah Lynch, LB, 1:57.93
7. Margaret Harlow, ML, 1:58.21
8. Maggie Shaw, CH, 1:58.53

Event 6 — Girls 200 Yard IM
NR Record: 2:01.06 Ashley Danner 2008

1. Kaitlin Pawlowicz, OK, 2:04.99
2. Ellyn Baumgardner, FX, 2:08.51
3. Rachel Canty, RB, 2:09.46
4. Madison Rupp, RB, 2:10.83
5. Kathryn Sieracki, WS, 2:13.78
6. MacKenzie Walsh, SC, 2:14.36
7. Becky Shaak, MD, 2:15.06
8. Brooke Ream, OK, 2:17.63

Event 8 — Girls 50 Yard Freestyle
NR Record: 23.51 Amanda Kendall 2009

1. Amanda Kendall, RB, 23.51*
2. Jean DeOrnellas, FX, 24.36
3. Reanna Dona, WP, 24.48
4. Megan Howard, LG, 24.54
5. Susie Lesniewski, CV, 25.10
6. Hannah Walden, RB, 25.11
7. Sarah Lynch, LB, 25.18
8. Maren Taylor, YK, 25.27

Event 10 — Girls 1 Mtr Diving
NR Record: 473.50 Mary Yarrison 2002

1. Maren Taylor, YK, 437.05
2. Kelli Stockton, FX, 367.25
3. Kim Pilka, LG, 364.20
4. Kelly Lloyd, MD, 362.85
5. Kathy Jennings, WT, 350.95
6. Kelly Corish, MD, 339.85
7. Laura Gartrell, RB, 339.70
8. Carlin Tettelbach, SC, 334.25

Event 12 — Girls 100 Yard Butterfly
NR Record: 55.01 Michelle Griglione 1986

1. Kaitlin Pawlowicz, OK, 55.80
2. Elizabeth Hall, CH, 56.30
3. Kaitlin Wolla, YK, 57.08
4. Jessica Hawken, LG, 58.33
5. Megan Howard, LG, 58.54
6. Sarah DiNardo, WL, 1:00.01
7. Lauren Gehrke, FX, 1:00.74
8. Jordan Parry, LB, 1:00.84

Event 14 — Girls 100 Yard Freestyle
NR Record: 50.98 Amanda Kendall 2009

1. Amanda Kendall, RB, 50.98*
2. Eva Greene, ML, 51.95
3. Theresa Harvey, FX, 52.60
4. Jean DeOrnellas, FX, 53.10
5. Jayme Katis, LG, 53.24
6. Hannah Walden, RB, 54.64
7. Jill King, WT, 55.25
8. Molly Cudahy, HN, 56.40

Event 16 — Girls 500 Yard Freestyle
NR Record: 4:53.41 Molly Emery 2008

1. Rachael Burnett, AN, 5:01.20
2. Madison Rupp, RB, 5:08.60
3. Margaret Harlow, ML, 5:15.14
4. Laura Finelli, RB, 5:15.74
5. Becky Shaak, MD, 5:16.05
6. Maggie Shaw, CH, 5:18.71
7. Alex Sieracki, WS, 5:23.75
8. Tara Banks, WF, 5:23.83

Event 18 — Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
NR Record: 1:36.61 Fairfax 2009
E. Baumgardner, F. Dowd, J. DeOrnellas, T. Harvey

1. Fairfax 1:36.61
E. Baumgardner, F. Dowd, J. DeOrnellas, T. Harvey*
2. Langley 1:38.56
J. Hawken, V. Snare, M. Howard, J. Katis
3. Robinson 1:39.07
H. Walden, E. Lewan, R. Canty, A. Kendall
4. W.T. Woodson
B. Fan, K. Laurer, C. Rider, J. King

Event 20 — Girls 100 Yard Backstroke
NR Record: 56.21 Eva Greene 2009

1. Eva Greene, ML, 56.21*
2. Elizabeth Hall, CH, 57.86
3. Laura Finelli, RB, 1:00.14
4. Christina McGarry, LB, 1:00.17
5. Reanna Dona, WP, 1:00.54
6. Alissa Avilov, SL, 1:01.13
7. Molly Cudahy, HN, 1:02.02
8. Maddie Zeigler, MV, 1:02.63

Event 22 — Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke
NR Record: 1:00.49 Ashely Danner 2008

1. Ellyn Baumgardner, FX, 1:02.21
2. Alessandra Troncoso, LB, 1:04.71
3. Shinhye Won, WS, 1:05.23
4. Natalie Leake, CV, 1:05.95
5. Abigail Ortmayer, YK, 1:07.21
6. Becca Yost, CH, 1:08.92
7. MacKenzie Walsh, SC, 1:09.46
8. Jenna VanCamp, HN, 1:10.30

Event 24 — Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
NR Record: 3:29.40 Lake Braddock 2008
S. Lynch, C. Ogren, M. Emery, A. Danner

1. Robinson 3:37.27
M. Rupp, T. Baker, L. Finelli, H. Walden
2. Chantilly 3:39.23
M. Shaw, A. Regan, B. Yost, E. Hall
3. Lake Braddock 3:39.72
A. McGarry, A. Troncoso, C. Ogren, S. Lynch
4. Oakton 3:42.06
Q. Wilkinson, A. Maher, A. Doran, K. Pawlowicz

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NORTHERN REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS

Top 15 Team Scores

1. Oakton 232
2. Robinson 230.50
3. Madison 205
4. Fairfax 186
5. Langley 167
6. W.T. Woodson 161
7. Chantilly 138.50
8. Herndon 126
9. Edison 109
10. Thomas Jefferson 97
11. McLean 94
12. Lake Braddock 88.50
13. South Lakes 76
14. Washington-Lee 55.50
15. Lee 53

Event 1 — Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay
NR Record: 1:35.09 Oakton High 2009
M. Hallock, K. Park, Z. Smith, C. Megaw

1. Oakton 1:35.09*
M. Hallock, K.J. Park, Z. Smith, C. Megaw
2. Langley 1:36.51
S. Richards, C. Katis, A. Brumas, C. Barnard
3. Robinson 1:37.60
M. Osiecki, J. Zanellato, K. Root, D. McGuire
4. Herndon 1:39.61
C. Polito, M. Radakowski, W. Cormier, D. Camozzo

Event 3 — Boys 200 Yard Freestyle
NR Record: 1:40.02 Bradley Phillips 2009

1. Bradley Phillips, OK, 1:40.02*
2. Cyrus Hashemi, MR, 1:42.29
3. Matthew Benecki, CH, 1:43.37
T4. Freddy Crawford, WL, 1:44.03
T4. Mitch Phillips, CH, 1:44.03
6. Mike Grimmett-Norris, SL, 1:44.10
7. Balazs Kiss, ED, 1:45.15
8. Adam Pennington, MD, 1:45.68

Event 5 — Boys 200 Yard IM
NR Record: 1:50.75 Sean Fletcher 2009

1. Sean Fletcher, MD, 1:50.75*
2. Stephen Richards, LG, 1:52.78
3. K.J. Parks, OK, 1:53.54
4. Chuck Katis, LG, 1:53.96
5. David Kiss, ED, 1:54.43
6. Charlie Putnam, ML, 1:54.74
7. C.J. Fiala, WF, 1:59.09
8. Jake Baumgardner, FX, 1:59.12

Event 7 — Boys 50 Yard Freestyle
NR Record: 20.66 Robbie Parker 2009

1. Robbie Parker, MD, 20.66*
2. Kevin Vest, WT, 21.38
3. Geoff Bobsin, RB, 21.45
4. Joey Kelly, FX, 21.63
5. Robbie Munch, RB, 21.64
6. Matt Russiello, MD, 21.97
7. Alex Price, FX, 22.15
8. Graham Keller, ED, 22.32

Event 9 — Boys 1 Mtr Diving
NR Record: 566.95 Wes Reed 1986

1. Sean McKinney, AN, 508.95
2. Cory Bowersox, RB, 487.10
3. Petey Gibbons, WT, 455.80
4. Carl Buergler, WL, 443.45
5. John Trope, WS, 421.05
6. Zach Patteson, FX, 406.05
7. Brian Coonce, YK, 373.50
8. Martin Brown, ML, 364.85

Event 11 — Boys 100 Yard Butterfly
NR Record: 47.29 ean Fletcher 2009

1. Sean Fletcher, MD, 47.29*
2. David Kiss, ED, 50.18
3. Kurtis Ratcliff, WF, 51.15
4. Braden Baffer, WT, 51.72
5. Ryan Natal, LG, 51.99
6. Brad Dillon, SL, 53.08
7. Austin Patteson, FX, 54.12
8. Jake Baumgardner, FX, 54.75

Event 13 — Boys 100 Yard Freestyle
NR Record: 45.28 Charles Cline 1987

1. Michael Hallock, OK, 46.06
2. Geoff Bobsin, RB, 46.49
3. Robbie Parker, MD, 46.73
4. Larry Dow, TC, 47.01
5. Robbie Munch, RB, 47.57
6. Mitch Phillips, CH, 48.06
7. Steven Gifford, LE, 48.09
8. Joey Kelly, FX, 48.12

Event 15 — Boys 500 Yard Freestyle
NR Record: 4:27.37 Matthew Benecki 2009

1. Matthew Benecki, CH, 4:27.37*
2. Bradley Phillips, OK, 4:27.48
3. Cyrus Hashemi, MR, 4:37.88
4. Brian Via, HN, 4:38.84
5. Mike Grimmett-Norris, SL, 4:43.01
6. Adam Pennington, MD, 4:44.99
7. Balazs Kiss, ED, 4:45.61
8. Robert Hutchison, WS, 4:59.47

Event 17 — Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
NR Record: 1:25.07 Madison 2009

1. Madison 1:25.07*
2. Fairfax 1:27.19
3. Robinson 1:27.31
4. Chantilly 1:28.56

Event 19 — Boys 100 Yard Backstroke
NR Record: 50.93 Greg Landrum 2001

1. Michael Hallock, OK, 50.27
2. Charlie Putnam, ML, 51.71
3. Stephen Richards, LG, 52.52
4. Brad Dillon, SL, 52.73
5. Matt Osiecki, RB, 52.86
6. Kyle Tyrrell, AN, 53.01
7. Michael Herrmann, SC, 53.76
8. Matt Callahan, TJ, 54.17

Event 21 — Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke
NR Record: 56.88 K.J. Park 2009

1. K.J. Park, OK, 56.88*
2. Chuck Katis, LG, 57.43
3. Mark Rodakowski, HN, 59.07
4. Tyler Ogren, LB, 59.25
5. C.J. Fiala, WF, 1:00.04
6. Ricky Munch, RB, 1:00.29
7. Brett Merker, CV, 1:00.33
8. Jake Huston, WL, 1:00.43

Event 23 — Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
NR Record: 3:07.28
B. Phillips, K.J. Park, K. Cho, M. Hallock

1. Oakton 3:07.28*
B. Phillips, K.J. Park, K. Cho, M. Hallock
2. Robinson 3:09.00
R. Munch, M. Osiecki, J. Zanellato, G. Bobsin
3. Madison 3:09.06
M. Russiello, A. Pennington, R. Parker, S. Fletcher
4. Chantilly 3:14.61
G. Borowski, B. Rothschild, M. Benecki, M. Phillips

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By Angela Watts
Assistant GM, Washington D.C. Metro Area

**Click the links above to access a full photo gallery and dozens of video highlights from Friday’s championship meet!

2009 NORTHERN REGION

GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Team Scores
1. *Chantilly 144.250
2. *Lake Braddock 138.775
3. Stone Bridge 137.200
4. Robinson 136.000
5. Thomas Jefferson 131.950
6. Edison 129.525
7. Falls Church 127.300
8. West Potomac 100.050

*The top two teams advance to Saturday’s state championship at West Potomac High.

Individual All-Around
Name  School  Vault  Bars  Beam  Floor — Total
1. *Elly Taura, CH, 9.600  9.425  9.050  9.600 — 37.675
2. *Emily Parillo, LB, 9.575  8.925  9.500  9.525 — 37.525
3. *Amanda Famiglletti, RB, 9.450  9.250  9.300  8.575 — 36.575
4. *Lauren Sullivan, HN, 9.300  9.175  9.050  8.850 — 36.375
5. Chrissy Franzel, TJ, 9.100  8.550  9.200  9.150 — 36.000
6. Tori Severin, SB, 9.150  9.400  8.400  9.025 — 35.975
7. Emily Bullen, LG, 9.100  8.600  8.750  9.350 — 35.800
8. Hannah Tecson, ED, 8.750  8.925  9.050  8.950 — 35.675
9. Mariah Rivera, CV, 8.700  8.825  9.050  9.075 — 35.650
10. Amy Fissmer, SB, 8.900  8.700  8.800  9.100 — 35.500

*The top four in the all-around advance to Friday’s state championship at West Potomac High.

Event Finals

Vault
1. Elly Taura, CH, 9.600
2. Emily Parillo, LB, 9.575
3. Jovani Garrett, WK, 9.500
4. Amanda Famiglletti, RB, 9.450
5. Heather Guryansky, CH, 9.400
T6. Tia Eberline, ED, 9.350
T6. Qadera Malveaux, HN, 9.350
8. Lauren Sullivan, HN, 9.300

Bars
1. Elly Taura, CH, 9.425
2. Tori Severin, SB, 9.400
3. Amanda Famiglletti, RB, 9.250
4. Lauren Sullivan, HN, 9.175
5. Lyndsey Saunders, CH, 9.025
T6. Emily Parillo, LB, 8.925
T6. Hannah Tecson, ED, 8.925
8. Mariah Rivera, CV, 8.825

Beam
1. Emily Parillo, LB, 9.500
2. Amanda Famiglletti, RB, 9.300
3. Chrissy Franzel, TJ, 9.200
T4. Lauren Sullivan, HN, 9.050
T4. Mariah Rivera, CV, 9.050
T4. Elly Taura, CH, 9.050
T4. Hannah Tecson, ED, 9.050
T8. Amy Fissmer, SB, 8.800
T8. Tia Eberline, ED, 8.800

Floor
1. Elly Taura, CH, 9.600
2. Emily Parillo, LB, 9.525
3. Emily Bullen, LG, 9.350
4. Caitlin Liberatore, LB, 9.275
5. Katie Guryansky, CH, 9.200
6. Chrissy Franzel, TJ, 9.150
T7. Lyndsey Saunders, CH, 9.100
T7. Amy Fissmer, SB, 9.100

*The top eight in each event advance to Friday’s state competition at West Potomac High.

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Dynamic Sports Performance is hosting a nutrition seminar for teens and pre-teens on Tuesday, March 3^rd on the second floor of the Ashburn Ice House.  Sue Saunders, nutritionist for the Washington Capitals and Georgetown Hoyas will be presenting on nutritional topics relating to young athletes and performance in sport.  If you need nutritional advice for your teen or pre-teen athlete to improve his/her performance in his/her chosen sport, then don’t miss this opportunity to hear what Sue has to say.  For more information or to sign up for the seminar visit www.dspashburn.com.   

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By Jeffery Gibert
West Potomac Senior, DigitalSports Intern
 
** Click the links above to see dozens of video highlights from Thursday’s championship meet … and look below the story for full results!

With Herndon junior Maria Hayden, who is widely regarded as the best gymnast in the Northern Region, out with a separated shoulder, it was Chantilly senior Elly Taura who stole the show at the 2009 Concorde District gymnastics championships.

“It hurt a lot to watch the meet and not be able to compete and help the team,” said Hayden, the defending Northern Region all-around champion who will miss the remainder of the high school season. “We had a chance of going to regionals as a team and I really wanted to be a part of that.

“But … I guess things happen.”

Taura, who helped the Chargers to the team championship, won four of the five titles that were up for grabs Thursday night at Centreville High School.

“I’ve been doing high school gymnastics for four years and I’ve never really captured the all-around title,” Taura said. “So this year was a good last year for senior year.

“It was awesome.”

Taura won the all-around competition with a score of 37.250, followed by Robinson‘s Amanda Famiglletti
(36.050), Herndon’s Lauren Sullivan (36.025) and Chantilly’s Lyndsey Saunders
(35.250).

All four competitors advance to next weekend’s Northern Region tournament at Lake Braddock.

Taura also took first on the vault, followed by Sullivan, Chantilly’s Katie Guryansky, Herndon’s Qadera Malveaux, Chantilly’s Heather Guryansky, Famiglletti (sixth), Fairfax‘s Alexa Kopach and Chantilly’s Lani Kroese, all of whom also advanced to regionals.

On the uneven bars Taura again placed first, followed by Famiglletti, Saunders, Chantilly’s Heather Guryansky, Sullivan, Fairfax’s Megan Bayne, Chantilly’s Dana O’Conner and Kroese. All eight advanced to regionals.

On the balance beam it was Centreville sophomore Mariah Rivera who captured first place, followed by Sullivan, Famiglletti, Taura, Kopach, Saunders, Kroese and Robinson’s Sarah Paul.

Again, all eight girls advanced to regionals on that event.

“It means a lot to me,” Rivera said. “I’ve never actually won first place in anything for high school gymnastics, so this is a first.

“I’m really happy that I did.”

In the floor exercise, Taura re-gained her first-place finish, followed by Rivera, Kopach, Sullivan, Kroese, Katie Guryansky, Famiglletti and Saunders, all of whom advanced to the regional meet.

The two teams that will join these individuals at the regional meet are Chantilly, who took first with a total of 143.325 points and Robinson, finishing second with 133.550 points.

Concorde District Gymnastics Meet Results

Team

1. Chantilly 143.325

2. Robinson 133.55

3. Centreville 127.325

Individual All-Around
1. Elly Taura, Chantilly 37.25
2. Amanda Famiglletti, Robinson 36.05
3. Lauren Sullivan, Herndon 36.025
4. Lyndsey Saunders, Chantilly 35.25
5. Mariah Rivera, Centreville 35.15
6. Katie Guryansky, Chantilly 34.975

Vault
1. Elly Taura, Chantilly 9.65
2. Lauren Sullivan, Herndon 9.45
3. Katie Guryansky, Chantilly 9.35
3. Qadera Malveaux, Herndon 9.35
5. Heather Guryansky, Chantilly 9.325
6. Amanda Famiglletti, Robinson 9.3

Bars
1. Elly Taura, Chantilly 9.175
2. Amanda Famiglletti, Robinson 8.975
3. Lyndsey Saunders, Chantilly 8.9
4. Heather Guryansky, Chantilly 8.7
5. Lauren Sullivan, Herndon 8.65
6. Meagan Bayne, Fairfax 8.55

Beam
1. Mariah Rivera, Centreville 9.15
2. Lauren Sullivan, Herndon 9.05
2. Amanda Famiglletti, Robinson 9.05
4. Elly Taura, Chantilly 9.025
4. Alexa Kopach, Fairfax 9.025
5. Lyndsey Saunders, Chantilly 8.9

Floor
1. Elly Taura, Chantilly 9.4
2. Mariah Rivera, Centreville 9.05
3. Alexa Kopach, Fairfax 9.0
4. Lauren Sullivan, Herndon 8.875
5. Lani Kroese, Chantilly 8.85
6. Katie Guryansky, Chantilly 8.825

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