Charleston Catholic could be in the midst of putting together a Class AA-A dynasty. The boys and girls teams captured state titles this past weekend and should be well stocked for several more championship runs.
Now that the state tournament is over, it's never too soon to look ahead to next year.
Charleston Catholic could be in the midst of putting together a Class AA-A dynasty. The boys and girls teams captured state titles this past weekend and should be well stocked for several more championship runs.
The Irish boys, which won their first state title, lose nine players to graduation but have plenty of talent returning.
Tommy Trupo, who was the leading scorer with 27 goals, along with starting keeper Tanner Jameson, who posted 14 shutouts, and several bench players who saw significant playing time this season will seek a repeat.
The Irish girls, who won their second straight state championship, only lose three defensive starters to graduation.
Emily Blake, who paced the team with 30 goals, Amanda Johns (22), Rachel Silverman (18) and Victoria Thomas (14), along with keeper Diane Bronikowski, will be going after a three-peat.
Hurricane, which fell to No. 1 University 1-0 in its first AAA girls state championship game appearance, will take a substantial hit.
The Redskins will say goodbye to Becca Logan, who booted a team-best 29 goals, Skye Smith, who was second with 17 goals and was the top distributor, and Abby Barber, a defender who verbally committed to Marshall.
George Washington, which lost 1-0 to University in the AAA girls semifinals, will see the departure of seven seniors, including several all-state caliber defenders. The Patriots, however, will have Lucky Lucente, who netted a team-high 19 goals, and Cris Eddy (16) returning on offense.
Now that the state tournament is over, it's never too soon to look ahead to next year.
Charleston Catholic could be in the midst of putting together a Class AA-A dynasty. The boys and girls teams captured state titles this past weekend and should be well stocked for several more championship runs.
The Irish boys, which won their first state title, lose nine players to graduation but have plenty of talent returning.
Tommy Trupo, who was the leading scorer with 27 goals, along with starting keeper Tanner Jameson, who posted 14 shutouts, and several bench players who saw significant playing time this season will seek a repeat.
The Irish girls, who won their second straight state championship, only lose three defensive starters to graduation.
Emily Blake, who paced the team with 30 goals, Amanda Johns (22), Rachel Silverman (18) and Victoria Thomas (14), along with keeper Diane Bronikowski, will be going after a three-peat.
Hurricane, which fell to No. 1 University 1-0 in its first AAA girls state championship game appearance, will take a substantial hit.
The Redskins will say goodbye to Becca Logan, who booted a team-best 29 goals, Skye Smith, who was second with 17 goals and was the top distributor, and Abby Barber, a defender who verbally committed to Marshall.
George Washington, which lost 1-0 to University in the AAA girls semifinals, will see the departure of seven seniors, including several all-state caliber defenders. The Patriots, however, will have Lucky Lucente, who netted a team-high 19 goals, and Cris Eddy (16) returning on offense.
Parkersburg, which captured back-to-back AAA boys titles, graduates eight players while University, which won its first AAA girls championship, also loses eight seniors.
Briefly
The GW boys, which lost to state runner-up Woodrow Wilson 1-0 in the AAA regionals, will see 10 players depart, including six starters. ... The Hurricane boys, which saw its unbeaten and shutout streak end in AAA sectional play, will graduate 11 players, including its top three scorers. ... The Nitro girls, which won the AAA state title last year and failed to advance out of sectional play this season, could see a resurgence with top scorer Emily Ross (12 goals) returning along with nine sophomores and five freshmen who saw playing time this year. ... The Poca girls, which finished with a winning record and was ranked all year in AA-A, has Brooke Hager's 23 goals back. ...The Sissonville girls, which fell to Catholic 1-0 in triple overtime in the AA-A regionals, saw freshman Lydia Murray and sophomore Kesha Harding combine for 43 goals. ... The Winfield girls, who were ranked as high as second in AAA during the regular season, only graduates four seniors.
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