Top 10 Plays of the Week: April 20-26, 2009

Created by Phil Murphy
Senior Multimedia/Content Editor
Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area

Top 10 Plays — April 20-26, 2009

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No. 10 –– Mindick Says, “No, No” to No-No
S.M.A.C., Maryland
— Although Thomas Stone senior starter Ricky Cusic had faced the
minimum 15 batters through five innings against Patuxent, a one-out
walk and a pair of errors cut his 4-0 lead in half. Cusic still had the
no-hitter in tact, though, until Patuxent senior Joey Mindick stepped
in to launch this offering into right field to give the Panthers a 5-4
lead, despite having just one hit. Play between the teams was suspended
after the eighth inning due to lightning with the score tied, 5-5.

No. 9 –– Panthers Break Out
Montgomery County, Maryland
— In an explosive second inning, Paint Branch junior Todd Schultz and
freshman Nick Ponofala each hit their first home runs of the season,
and each was a two-run shot. For Ponofala, he was expected to start the
junior varsity game, but got a day-of-game call-up when Seneca Valley
could not field a JV team. The Panthers beat the Screaming Eagles, 11-5.

No. 8 — Doyle Sets School Record
Northern Region, Virginia
— Six different Mount Vernon players scored in its 18-6 win over
Stuart on Senior Night – and Major junior attack Brendan Doyle fed
almost every one of them. Doyle broke the Mount Vernon single-game
record for assists, with eight.

No. 7 –– Mutryn Ties School Record

Montgomery County, Maryland
— Churchill senior – and Landon transfer — Michael Mutryn‘s first
love is hockey. He showed it on this play, slapping a ground ball into
the net for one of his seven goals on the night. Mutryn tied a program
record with the seven goals in the 10-3 over rival Wootton. The Bulldog
record was set in 2002 by Tommy Wentz and tied in 2004 by Alex Middel.

No. 6 –– MAXimum Altitude
Northern Region, Virginia — 
Hayfield sophomore Elbert Maxwell won the boys’ high jump at the
Golden Eagle Track Classic at Freedom in Woodbridge. Maxwell cleared
his previous personal record of 6-feet, 2-inches by clearing 6-feet,
4-inches here, which qualified him for the Virginia AAA State meet.

No. 5 –– Hot Corner
Matty Ice
Northern Region, Virginia —
With the lead-off runner on first base against Westfield in the bottom
of the fourth inning, Oakton third baseman Matt Chandler abruptly ends
this Bulldog at-bat by diving to catch the fouled-off sacrifice bunt
attempt.

Scoville, Garifo Game-Saving Out
Northern Region, Virginia
— Later that game, the Cougars had runners on the corners with two
outs and trailed the Bulldogs, 2-1, when Oakton pitcher-of-record Adam
Henne stepped in. He laced the ball down the left-field line, but was
robbed by Westfield sophomore third basemen Aaron Scoville. Scoville
threw across the diamond to Nick Garifo at first, who was forced from
the bag, but still applied the tag for the third out. The Bulldogs won,
2-1, to lock up coach Chuck Welch‘s 300th career win.

No. 4 –– Seebeck, Seebeck Run
Northern Region, Virginia
— McLean freshman Josie Seebeck steals the ball from Langley in a
dangerous spot, weaves through four defenders and places the ball
out-of-reach of the Saxon goalkeeper in the eighth minute. The
Highlanders won, 2-0, to earn the MYS Trophy — formerly the Rotary Cup — and improve to 8-1 on the year.

No. 3 –– Mitchell Untouchable
S.M.A.C., Maryland
— Melanie Mitchell pitched her second perfect game of the season in
McDonough’s 5-0 win over the visiting Leonardtown Raiders on Friday
afternoon. Mitchell recorded 17 of the 21 outs via the strikeout in her
10th shutout in 11 games this season. Second baseman Jasmine Hairston
helped save the perfect game in the top of the fifth, making a diving
stop on a grounder between first and second and throwing — off her
stomach — to first baseman Laura Borawski for the out.

No. 2 –– Pull the Crigger
S.M.A.C., Maryland — In
Calvert’s 3-2 win over Stone, Cavalier senior Brandon Crigger struck
out 14 Cougars, while allowing just two hits in complete game.

No. 1 — Big Mac
Northern Region, Virginia
— In the Battle of the Bulldogs, sophomore Jess McNamara hit a
walk-off, solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift
Westfield over Stone Bridge, 3-2. The Fairfax County version of the
Bulldogs improved to 11-3 on the year a capped an impressive three-win
week. Westfield beat O’Connell, 5-3 on the previous Saturday, and
Concorde District rivals Oakton and Robinson, 8-2 on Wednesday and
16-10 on Thursday, respectively.

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