Men's Soccer: Broad Run Grad Shane Johnson Makes All-Atlantic Soccer Conference Team as Well as All-Academic Team

Shane Johnson in action for Longwood
(Photos courtesy Longwood Athletic Department)

Garden City, N.Y. (Nov. 18, 2010) - Three members of the Longwood University men’s soccer team earned Atlantic Soccer Conference (ASC) All-Conference honors, including Broad Run High School grad, junior Shane Johnson on the second team. Also earning all-conference honors were senior Harvey Headley (Coventry, England (Stoke Park) on the first team and sophomore Patrick McDaniel (Midlothian (Cosby) second team.

Four Longwood student-athletes earned ASC All-Academic Team honors as well.

Headley started all 18 matches for the Lancers in the regular season and scored a team-high seven goals with one assist. His seven goals also tied for the conference lead and 15 points was second-best in the ASC. He earned ASC Player of the Week honors on October 25 and was a First-Team All-ASC selection in 2009.

Johnson also started all 18 matches for Longwood as a defender during the regular season while McDaniel started 16 matches as a defender. McDaniel was a Second-Team All-ASC selection in 2009.

Johnson also earned a spot on the ASC All-Academic team. He was joined by junior Zack Mahon (San Antonio, Texas (William Howard Taft), junior Cody Merkes (Chesapeake (Hickory) and sophomore Devin Pierce (Virginia Beach (Ocean Lakes). Johnson and Mahon also earned the honor last season. Johnson is majoring in business administration while Mahon is majoring in economics. Merkes is studying physics and pre-engineering while Pierce is a mathematics major.

Other area players on the Longwood men's soccer roster include freshman midfielder Ian Sessoms (South Riding/Freedom) and junior midfielder Phil Chaves (Leesburg/Radford transfer/Loudoun Couhty)

Girls Soccer: Broad Run Grad King Named to SEC Community Service Team, Helps Florida to SEC Title

(Nov. 11, 2010) - Broad Run High School grad Holly King has been doing well at the University of Florida, both on and off the field for the Gators.

On the field, King has started 21 of 22 games in the midfield her sophomore year, helping Florida (18-2-2) to a No. 7 ranking and the South Conference Tournament Championship with a 1-0 win over No. 20 South Carolina on Sunday afternoon in front of an Orange Beach SportsPlex crowd of 1,473. The Gators open the NCAA tournament at home Friday against Mercer.

Off the field, King has been named to the 2010 SEC Soccer Community Service Team as she has participated in more than 30 Goodwill Gator activities in the 2010 calendar year.

Her activities include 13 visits at Glen Spring Elementary School in the spring and 30 hours of volunteering at Chiles Elementary School this fall. At both schools, King worked in a first-grade classroom, which included some one-on-one tutoring with students in reading or math.

Everyone on the Gator soccer team created 10 pink tie-dye t-shirts to give out to fans at the team*s annual breast cancer awareness match *Kicking for a Cure* on Oct. 1. King also joined her teammates as volunteers at various Gainesville area charity walk/runs: Phoenix Fox Trot, Walk by Faith, Not by Sight 5K and Amber's Angels.

At the Oct. 23 "Climb for Cancer" event, a day where children with cancer participate in games with Gator student-athletes, King joined her teammates in playing soccer with the children. King also joined her teammates in preparing and baking brownies for residents at Gainesville's Ronald McDonald House last spring. She's contributed more than 70 Goodwill Gator hours in 2010.

More on King from the Florida media guide:

2009: First collegiate goal came off a 25-yard strike versus then No. 20 Colorado…Headed in first goal of match at Tennessee…Scored UF’s final goal off a header in 3-0 win versus South Carolina…Appeared in all but the season opener…Started 17 matches…Played entirety of two matches, including double overtime 2-3 loss at Mississippi…Member of 2010 Southeastern Conference Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Among the 15-member 2009 EA Sports All-America team named in June…2009 ESPN RISE Spring Soccer All-America first team selection…2009 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA/adidas) High School All-Region III selection…Listed among the top 30 soccer recruits in the nation by RISE Magazine and Top Drawer…2009 Washington Post All-Metro Player of the Year…First team All-Metro 2008…Loudoun Extra Player of the Year 2008 and 2009…Loudoun Times Athlete of the Year 2009…State, region and district Player of the Year for 2008 and 2009…All-district, all-region and all-state first team 2006-2009… 2008 and 2009 Virginia High School League Group AA District II, Region II and State champions with a record of 47-0-1…Broad Run High School ranked second by ESPN RISE in final 2008-09 season rankings…Coached by Claire Collins at Broad Run.

Club: Member of 2008 U.S. U-17 and 2007 U.S. U-16 Girls National Pool….Regional I Olympic Development Program (ODP) 2006-2008…Part of Regional I team that toured Italy 2008…Center midfield and captain for the Loudoun Soccer Club Hotshots team that ranked in the top 10 in the nation for 2008…State finalists 2006 and state semifinalists 2005, 2007 and 2008…Champions of the CASL Shootout Showcase 2004-2007, Greensboro adidas Labor Day 2008, Bethesda Thanksgiving Tournament, and Score at the Shore 2007…Member of Hotshots since 1999 and coached by Randy May…United Soccer League (USL) Washington Freedom U-20 Super Y- Team 2008 and 2009.

Major: Social and Behavioral Sciences; wants to pursue degree in education

King's Collegiate Statistics
Year GP/GS Min. Shots G (GW) A Pts.
2009 23/17 1267 12 3 (0) 0 6
2010 22/21 1810 20 1 (0) 2 4
Tot 45/38 3077 32 4 (0) 2 10

Volleyball: Broad Run Grad Elisa Scudder Puts Her Name in Dartmouth Record Books

Broad Run grad Elisa Scudder (#15) is having a record-breaking freshman year at Dartmouth
Photos courtesy Dartmouth Sports Information

(Nov. 6, 2010) - Broad Run High School grad Elisa Scudder, daughter of Spartan varsity volleyball coach Betsy Scudder, had her best collegiate game ever against Brown last month.

Although it's only her first season, Scudder has already put her name in the Dartmouth record books after her stellar performance against Brown. With her .607 hitting percentage, she had the eighth-highest hitting percentage in a single match with 15 total attacks or more. Even more impressive is it's the highest hitting percentage ever for a Big Green player with 25 attacks or more. In all, Scudder had 19 kills on 28 attempts and only two errors against the Bears.

Scudder has played all 22 matches and each of the 84 sets this season for Dartmouth. She has148 148 kills on the season in 344 total attacks for a .299 percentage, tops on the team. She also has 17 assists, six aces, and 51 digs with only one receiving error.

The 6-footer leads Big Green in blocks with 10 solo and 53 assists for 63 total.

More on Scudder from Dartmouth media guide:

Before Dartmouth
Four-year letter winner in volleyball at Broad Run High School … Team was distric co-champs with an 11-1 record in 2009 and then was the district tournament champions … Was named All-Dulles District First Team as a senior as well as first team All-Loudoun County … Also named first team All-Region and was a Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention … Named to the VHSCA All-State Second Team … Was selected as the team's offensive MVP … Played for the Virginia Elite Volleyball Club which was ranked 27th in the country at the USAU Open Division Nationals.

Off the Court
Named an Excellence in Education honoree for having a 4.0 GPA all four years of high school … Interested in studying economics or business while at Dartmouth … Would like to be a member of the National Honor Society … She enjoys coaching youth volleyball teams … She was born in South Africa and has played volleyball in China.

Personal
Daughter of Jeffrey and Elizabeth Scudder … Has two sisters.

Football: Park View Grad Robert Hayes Helps Shepherd to 9-0 Start, No. 12 National Ranking in NCAA D2

PV grad Robert Hayes picks up his first collegiate sack
Photo courtesy Miriam Hayes

(Nov. 6, 2010) - Park View High School grad Robert Hayes, all-district, all-region and all-state defensive lineman for the Patriots, is getting some playing time as a freshman at Shepherd University and has helped the Rams to a 9-0 start and No. 12 ranking in NCAA D2 football.

Hayes, a 6-foot-2, 285-pounder, has played in all nine games as Shepherd has clinched a WVIAC title and is ranked first in the region. Hayes has three solo tackles, three assists, 2.5 tackles for loss as well as a sack and two quarterback hurries.

There are two other freshman on the Rams roster this season: Potomac Falls grad Tarrell Owens (6-2, 181 DB) and Heritage grad Josh Labuhn (6-2, 255 OL).

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Rugby: Former Broad Run Football Star McAdow Helps Northeastern Earn a Spot in D1 Sweet 16

Former Broad Run football star Kenny McAdow (black/red uniform to right) blasting over a defender -- new contact sport without all the gear!

(Nov. 3, 2010) - Former Broad Run High School football star Kenny McAdow may have changed sports but the Ashburn native is still winning as he has helped the Northeastern University rugby team earn a spot in the USA Rugby Division I Collegiate Sweet 16 tournament in the spring.

McAdow, who originally was playing football at Northeastern before the school dropped its program, helped the Maddogs rugby team defeat Boston College on Saturday, 24-13, which earned Northeastern the New England Rugby Football Union Champions title.

McAdow is playing tighthead prop (a position located on the right-hands side of the scrum) for Northeastern.

McAdow (#3) lifts a teammate up in the air to snap the ball

Basketball: BWoods Grad Bell Just Misses Double-Double in First College Action

(Nov. 1, 2010) - Briar Woods High School grad Kim Bell just missed a double-double in her first college action as she scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds in Utah Valley's season-opening exhibition loss, 75-72, to Dixie State.

With the Wolverines starting center out injured, Bell got the start and she responded with a steal and block to go with the near double-double.

"Kim is doing very well and loves playing for Utah Valley University. We hope for more great things to come whether she fills in at center or where ever they need her to play. She made a great contribution in tonight's game," reports Bell's mother Rosemary who was in Utah to watch the game in person.

More on the game.

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