Roundup: Falcons rally past Stonewall Jackson

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NEW MARKET -- Central rallied from an early deficit to beat Stonewall Jackson, 9-4, in Shenandoah District baseball action on Tuesday.

The Falcons trailed 3-0 after four innings and were being no-hit by Stonewall Jackson starter Ryan Henschel. In the top of the fifth, the Falcons' offense came to life. Central scored four runs to take the lead and added five more in the fifth.

"We played a little small ball," Central coach Donn Foltz said. "We started getting some hits and we had good execution on bunts. That really got the ball rolling."

Frank Koppa went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs, and Adam Marston went 1-for-4 with three RBIs for the Falcons (4-8, 3-2 Shenandoah). Seth Bauserman went 1-for-4 with two RBIs for Central.

Eagles 11, Panthers 4

BERRYVILLE -- Clarke County coach Jon Novick knew his team hadn't been hitting the way it should. So on Monday afternoon, he decided he wasn't going to let a little rain get in the way of some much needed batting practice. It paid off in Tuesday's Bull Run District win over Rappahannock County, where the Eagles pounded out 12 hits.

"We were the only team at Clarke County that practiced outside [Monday]," Novick said. "In our last game against Strasburg I think we only had three or four hits, and I just felt that we needed to get outside. The kids stood out in the rain and took their cuts. They bought into it and ultimately I think that is what helped us out [Tuesday]."

Stanley Paice went 3-for-4 with five RBIs, including a home run. Jesse Smoot was 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs, and John Owens also had a home run for the Eagles (6-8, 1-4 Bull Run). Drew Paice pitched a complete-game five-hitter and struck out six for Clarke County.

Gobblers 4, Colonels 2

WINCHESTER -- James Wood gave undefeated a Broadway a fight before falling in a nondistrict contest.

Freshman Addison Barber saw his first varsity action and did a solid job against the Gobblers (12-0). Barber struck out seven and pitched a complete game. Matt Copley went 2-for-3 and Drew Bennett was 2-for-4 for the Colonels (2-11, 1-2 Northwestern). Cody Vorous hit a solo home run and Brock Lockhart had an RBI double for James Wood.

Patriots 11-17, Warriors 0-7

STEPHENS CITY -- Shenandoah Valley Christian Academy swept a doubleheader from Grace Christian on Tuesday night in conference action. The Patriots won the first game 11-0 in five innings, and the second game 17-7 in six innings.

Kyle Ewing went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI and Matt Nicewarner was 2-for-3 with three RBIs for the Patriots in the first game. In the second game, Nicewarner was 3-for-4 with three runs scored and Tyler Braun-Duin went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBIs for the Patriots (8-6, 4-1 VACA). Mike Powell also went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI and Emmett Pieper was 3-for-4 with three runs scored for SVCA in the second game.

Rams 9, Mountaineers 1

MADISON -- Zach Cover threw a complete-game three-hitter as Strasburg cruised past Madison County in Bull Run District action.

Cover struck out eight in picking up the victory. Klay Fogle went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and Sheldon Stickley was 2-for-4 with two RBIs for the Rams (11-2, 3-1 Bull Run). Mitchell Wilson was 2-for-3 with an RBI for Strasburg.

Eagles 7, Warriors 6

STEPHENS CITY -- Liberty prevailed for a nine-inning victory over host Sherando on Tuesday night.

Trailing 6-3 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning, Sherando (12-3) rallied for three runs to knot the score when Erick Albers came through with an RBI single. But after three more innings, the Eagles pushed across a run in the top of the ninth and Liberty's Zach Morgan made it stand up by shutting down the Warriors in the bottom of the frame for the save.

Zach Carney took the loss in relief for Sherando.

Derek Reid was 3-for-5 with a triple, a double and three RBIs to lead the Warriors. Tre Porter added a 2-for-2 effort and scored two runs for Sherando.

Softball

Eagles 15, Panthers 0

BERRYVILLE -- Sarah Herndon had a no-hitter going through 42⁄3 innings before giving up a single, but it was more than enough to lead Clarke County to a 15-0 Bull Run District win over Rappahannock County. The game was called after five innings due to the mercy rule.

Helen Good went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs and Sam Herndon was 3-for-5 with three RBIs for the Eagles (10-4, 4-1 Bull Run). Ashley Thorpe was 2-for-2 for Clarke County. Sarah Herndon finished the game with a one-hitter and struck out eight in picking up the win.

Hawks 5, Pioneers 3

WINCHESTER -- Skyline kept right on rolling against Northwestern District competition on Tuesday, downing host Millbrook, 5-3, to stay unbeaten in district play.

The Hawks managed just six hits to back starting pitcher Sarah Beamer, but with the help of five Millbrook errors it proved to be more than enough offense.

"We've kind of been scratching by," Hawks coach Richie Armstrong said. "Hopefully we can change that soon."

Leading 2-0 entering the top of the sixth inning, Skyline (10-4, 4-0 Northwestern) produced a three-run rally highlighted by Tommi Michael's run-scoring double. The Pioneers also committed a pair of errors in the inning.

Beamer picked up the complete-game win, fanning 11 while allowing two earned runs.

Julie Shifflett led the Hawks with a 2-for-3 effort at the plate, including a double.

Eagles 4, Warriors 3

STEPHENS CITY -- Freshman Courtney Reid pitched a solid game for Sherando, but it wasn't enough in a nondistrict loss to Liberty.

Reid threw a six-hitter and struck out six for the Warriors (10-5, 3-1 Northwestern). Jessie Seymour went 1-for-2 with a run scored and Kourtney Paige was 1-for-3 with an RBI for Sherando.

Gobblers 15, Colonels 0

WINCHESTER -- James Wood had only three hits in a nondistrict loss to Broadway.

Morgan Sykes, Morgan McCarthy and Dana Holzapfel each had a hit for the Colonels (2-12, 0-3 Northwestern).

Mountaineers 2, Rams 0

MADISON -- Errors proved costly for Strasburg in a Bull Run District loss to first-place Madison County.

The Rams committed three errors in the game, which helped the Mountaineers to two runs in the bottom of the second inning. Madison County's Kaitlin Aylor threw a no-hitter, striking out nine. Katlyn Ayers threw a one-hitter for the Rams (5-9, 2-2 Bull Run). Ayers struck out eight in taking the loss.

Girls soccer

Eagles 3, Warriors 0

BEALETON -- Liberty took an early lead and Sherando couldn't recover in a nondistrict loss.

The Warriors (7-2-2, 3-0-1 Northwestern) outshot the Eagles, 6-5. Briana Hudnall had one save for Sherando.

"Liberty came out and scored early, and often, and we just didn't have an answer for it," Sherando coach Rob Kilmer said.

Mountaineers 7, Rams 0

MADISON -- Madison County scored four goals in the first 15 minutes of the second half to pull away with a Bull Run District win over Strasburg.

The first-place Mountaineers led only 2-0 at the half.

The Mountaineers outshot the Rams, 38-4. Anna Sparacio had 28 saves for the Rams (6-4, 0-4 Bull Run).

Eagles 8, Panthers 0

BERRYVILLE -- Aubrey Fletcher had four goals and two assists to lead Clarke County to a Bull Run District win over Rappahannock County.

Molly Deveroux had two goals and an assist, and Megan Allison and Logan Johnson had a goal each for the Eagles (8-3, 4-1 Bull Run). Lauren Senyipko had two assists and Briana Harrell had an assist for Clarke County. The Eagles outshot the Panthers, 37-2.

Boys soccer

Pioneers 8, Hawks 0

WINCHESTER -- Millbrook finally gave coach Keith Kilmer the game he's been looking for all season. The Pioneers cruised to a Northwestern District win over Skyline.

"It's been a long time coming. It was nice to see things finally flow," Kilmer said. "In our last game, even though we lost to Brentsville, things started clicking. Tonight the kids put it out there and went to town. It was amazing.

"This was the team I thought I was inheriting when I left the girls program. For the first time this season, I think the kids are fired up. And I'm excited."

Chris Barrette had two goals and an assist to lead the Pioneers (2-8-1, 1-4 Northwestern). Cristian Landerverde, John Carnill, Daniel Stillwell and Ryan Runion had a goal and an assist each for Millbrook.

Stuart Hupp and Nick Mannariano had a goal each and Michael Venegas had three assists for Millbrook.

The Pioneers outshot the Hawks, 25-3.

Eagles 2, Panthers 0

WASHINGTON, Va. -- Jon Moya tallied a goal off Ben Marshall's assist to give the Eagles the only score they would need against Rappahannock County on Tuesday in Bull Run District boys soccer action.

Moya's first-half goal was enough, but the Eagles got another when the Panthers scored an own-goal off Clarke County's first-half corner kick.

Goalkeeper Zac Rogers finished with four saves for Clarke County (8-3, 4-1 Bull Run).

Mountaineers 2, Rams 0

STRASBURG -- Madison County's Dominic Roebuck notched a pair of first-half goals to lead the Mountaineers to a 2-0 win against Strasburg on Tuesday.

Madison County outshot the host Rams 21-9 in the Bull Run District matchup.

Goalkeeper Daniel Wilson finished with 18 saves for Strasburg (5-6, 1-4 Bull Run).