HAGERSTOWN — Zach Wolodkin scored in the final minutes to lift Bishop Walsh to a 1-0 win over Avalon in the semifinals, but the Spartans fell to The Heights 6-0 in the championship game of the Maryland Private Schools State Tournament Sunday at the Hagerstown Soccer Complex.
Wolodkin’s goal, a header off of a cross by Matt Kelley, came with only 1:41 to play in the second half and gave the Spartans a thrilling victory and a spot in the final.
The Spartans led in shots, 21-13, and also in corner kicks, 5-2, in the win over Avalon. Brandon Kimble got the shutout, the Spartans’ 11th of the season, with eight goalie saves. Dan Kline had 11 for Avalon.
The Heights, of Potomac, advanced to the final by blanking St. Maria Goretti, 2-0.
In the championship game, The Heights grabbed the upper hand early by scoring four first-half goals. No scoring information was available because no team roster was provided to BW by The Heights.
The Heights led in shots 28-7 and both teams had two corner kicks. Kimble made 15 saves in the first half and Lucas Bruck had six saves in the second.
The Spartans finished the year with a 16-5 record and the Cumberland City and Bi-State League championships, running their streak of consecutive seasons with a league or area title to 27. The Spartans made the biggest turnaround of any team in the area as the 16 wins reflect a nine-game improvement from last year.
“We’re very proud of our kids. They had a great year, are City champs, and finished second in the state tournament,’’ said Bishop Walsh assistant coach Joe Rowan. “This team was basically the same team as last year except for two seniors that graduated. We went from the worst record ever at BW at 7-13 to 16-5, winning the City championship and beating two teams that were ranked No. 1 in the area during the season. We’re very happy with the season we had, and also happy that we’ll have 12 juniors coming back next year.”
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BW booters finish second in state tourney
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League champ Allegany places six on All-City team
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Mtn. Ridge’s Martha Mauzy, Tim Nightengale soccer coaches of year
Mountain Ridge’s Tim Nightengale and Martha Mauzy, whose teams dominated area play and marched all the way to the state finals in record-setting fashion, were named the Pepsi-Cola High School Soccer Coaches of the Year.
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FH’s Moyer voted player of year
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Mountain Ridge boys win it all
Opportunity knocked, Zach Norris answered, and the Mountain Ridge Miners celebrated, all in a matter of minutes Saturday afternoon at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County’s Retriever Stadium.
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Miners hoping to strike gold today at UMBC
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Ranker’s pair helps Miners return to state tournament
Chris Ranker scored the first goal unassisted with only 19.2 seconds left in the first half to give the Mountain Ridge boys soccer team the momentum that carried over to a dominating second half as the top-seeded Miners defeated second-seeded Clear Spring 3-1 for the Maryland Class 1A West Region championship on Tuesday night at Mountain Ridge Stadium.
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Mountain Ridge tops Williamsport
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Maryland playoff quarterfinals tonight
FROSTBURG — Maryland high school soccer playoffs hit full stride today, with Class 1A West Region doubleheaders scheduled at Mountain Ridge and Greenway Avenue Stadium.
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Alco booters blank Southern
CUMBERLAND — Matt Class, Sam Dusenbery and Jaron Lutton scored first-half goals and the defense did the rest as second-ranked Allegany topped Southern, 3-0, in high school boys soccer Wednesday night at Greenway Avenue Stadium.
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Goretti beats BW for Maryland title
HAGERSTOWN — St. Maria Goretti’s Thomas Blake scored off a deflection early in the second half and the Gaels held on the rest of the way to beat Bishop Walsh, 1-0, in the Maryland Private Schools State Championship game Sunday at the Hagerstown Soccer Complex.
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