Whitman Girls’ Soccer (14-2-1) has outscored opponents 55-2 since losing to Walter Johnson back in early October.
The team defeated Parkdale 13-0 in the State Quarterfinals before going on to beat fellow MCPS school Sherwood 8-0 in the Semifinals.
Last night Whitman played undefeated Broadneck (17-0-1), who squeaked past Quince Orchard 1-0 in the Semifinals, and won the State Championship by defeating them 2-1.
This is the the program’s first state championship since 2014 and fourth overall.
The team’s roster can be seen below:
Northwest Boys’ Soccer will compete against Northwestern (Prince George’s County) in the Maryland Soccer State Championship game on Saturday, November 20th at 5pm at Loyola University.
Northwest, seeded second in the playoffs with a 13-2-1 record, defeated Catonsville 2-1 in the State Quarterfinals, before moving on to beat the Bowie Bulldogs (15-2-2) 2-1 in the State Semifinals.
Their opponent, Northwestern, got a taste of MoCo soccer in the Quarterfinals when they defeated B-CC 2-1.
The Northwest roster can be seen below.
Whitman Girls’ Soccer (14-2-1) has our scores opponents 55-2 since losing to Walter Joh son back in early October.
Whitman defeated Parkdale 13-0 in the State Quarterfinals before going on to beat fellow MCPS school Sherwood 8-0 in the Semifinals.
They’ll play Broadneck, who just squeaked past Quince Orchard 1-0 in the Semifinals on Saturday, November 20th at 7:30pm at Loyola University.
The Whitman roster can be seen below:
Just three miles apart, every year Walt Whitman High School and Bethesda Chevy Chase face off in the “Battle of Bethesda” between the two schools’ soccer teams.
This year, the girls’ soccer JV and Varsity teams channeled their passion for this rivalry into a greater goal: playing for change by raising money and awareness for Soccer Without Borders– an organization that soccer as a vehicle for positive change, providing under-served youth with a toolkit to overcome obstacles to growth, inclusion, and personal success.
WHAT:
For the first time since 2019, the treasured soccer tradition is back: the Battle of Bethesda. This epic soccer game between the girls from Bethesda Chevy Chase HS and Walt Whitman HS is not only a battle for the coveted Bethesda Cup it also brings together the two schools to raise money and awareness for Soccer Without Borders.
Soccer Without Borders is a non-profit that uses soccer as a vehicle for positive change, providing under-served youth with a toolkit to overcome obstacles to growth, inclusion, and personal success. So far the both schools have worked together to raise money by hosting a car wash, dine in nights and setting up a go fund me page. The car wash alone raised nearly $2,000. This is the 9th year that both schools have worked together to raise funds for Soccer Without Borders.
WHEN:
Tuesday, October 12th
JV at 5:30pm followed by Varsity at 7:15pm
WHERE:
Whitman High School
7100 Whittier Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20817
WHO:
Coaches from both Bethesda Chevy Chase HS and Walt Whitman HS
Players
Representatives from Soccer without Borders
Featured photo courtesy of Soccer Without Borders (2015 game)
Julie Kaufman (2001 Graduate of Damascus High School) and Antoine White (2007 Graduate of Whitman High School) Help Guide Mount St. Mary’s Women to NCAA Tournament
Julie Kaufman grew up in Damascus and was a student-athlete at Damascus High School, where she graduated from in 2001. She played basketball at Catawba in North Carolina, where she won two championships.
Kaufman got into into coaching as a graduate assistant at Hood, before moving on to Shepherd, Seton Hill and Niagara prior to coming to Mount St. Mary’s.
She has the title of Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator, and told us the dmv is a huge part of their recruiting area.”Having played basketball in Damascus and knowing a lot of coaches throughout the county has helped with our recruiting success.”
Mount Saint Mary’s Associate Head Coach, Antoine White, is also from MoCo. He graduated from Whitman High School in 2007 where he later coached JV basketball.
He also attended and played for Mount St. Mary’s men’s basketball coach, Dan Engelstad (also a Whitman graduate), at Vermont.
Mount St. Mary’s, the 15 seed, will play against 2nd seed Maryland in the Women’s NCAA tournament on Monday, March 22nd at 4pm.
Tampa Bay’s Ross Cockrell attended Whitman High School
Earlier this week we highlighted Dorian O’Daniel– the Good Counsel graduate who will be playing in his second straight Super Bowl for the Kansas Scott Chiefs.
Today we’ve learned that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers also have a player with MoCo ties.
Cornerback Ross Cockrell was the 109th pick of the 2014 NFL Draft, selected by the Buffalo Bills in the 4th round. Since then he has played for the Steelers, Giants, Panthers, and now the Buccaneers where he has been on the active roster since the team’s week 5 game against the Chicago Bears.
Cockrell spent his freshman year in Bethesda, attending school and playing JV football for the Whitman Vikings, where he was a cornerback abd wide receiver.
He ended up transferring to a private school in Charlotte and became a highly rated cornerback prior to signing with Duke where he reunited with his high school teammate and former Whitman standout, Anthony Young-Wiseman.
We wish both Dorian O’Daniel and Ross Cockrell the best of luck in the Super Bowl today!
