Covenant had other ideas and added a late second half goal to tie and send the game into overtime, eventually ending the game in a 2-2 draw on a beautiful early fall afternoon.

St. Anne’s immediately set about proving itself worthy of the ranking. Dustin Baellow and Mike Abel scored in the first 20 minutes as the Saints defeated the visiting Tigers 3-1 on a rainy afternoon.

The Spartans were the ones able to redeem themselves Wednesday night, handling Fluvanna 3-0 to earn a date with Potomac Falls or Brentsville District on Friday.

Eric Wooten scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime period to lift the Yellow Jackets (14-3-2) past the Patriots (19-1) during Monday’s Northwest Region quarterfinals.

Von Storch outfought Fluvanna defender Cameron Zullo, took a dribble and slid the ball past goalkeeper Emily Brown for the goal that sewed up the Black Knights’ 3-1 victory in the Jefferson District final on Thursday.

Facing Massaponax in the Commonwealth District semifinals, those little things led to big results as the Patriots cruised past the Panthers, 6-0.

Charlottesville’s Henry Von Storch played the role of hero, netting a breathtaking goal from 23 yards out to topple top-seeded Fluvanna County 2-1 in overtime and send the Black Knights to the Jefferson District final.

Albemarle High School’s girls soccer team scored an early goal and let its defense do the rest as it dispatched North Stafford, 1-0 in the Commonwealth District quarterfinals on Monday night.

Erin Cersley has made her mark at Monticello year after year. The Troy-bound midfielder controls the center of the pitch and has the capability to score from anywhere.

Hosting Riverbend, the Patriots passed their first true test by tying the game with 10 minutes remaining before scoring in the last minute of play to pull out a hard fought 2-1 victory.

Following a drubbing of Steward in the LIS semifinals, the Covenant girls soccer team again jumped out to an early lead, leading to a 10-0 dismantling of Fredericksburg Academy in Thursday’s championship game.

Playing host in the LIS semifinals against Steward, the Eagles made quick work of the Spartans, scoring early and often in a 9-0 victory.

Close games are Fluvanna’s friend these days as the Flucos picked up another tight one against Charlottesville, winning 1-0.

Charlottesville broke open a tie game late with a goal from Ellie Von Storch off a perfectly placed pass from Maria Szakos to secure the 3-2 win and hand the Flying Flucos their first loss this spring.

It’s good to be Fluvanna girls soccer coach Tara Garcia these days. She has the luxury of having a team loaded with talent and only one ball for them to share.

Monticello’s victory Thursday night over Jefferson District rival Western Albemarle wasn’t just another win for the Mustangs.

After a couple of tough losses early in the season to Albemarle and Fluvanna County, the Western Albemarle boys soccer team looks to be on the rebound.

Save for the occasional fast break the other way, the Covenant girls soccer team spent close to the entire game in Eastern Mennonite territory.

Albemarle was poised to make a statement in its first district home game of the season on Tuesday, and got huge games from each of its three senior team captains en route to a 4-1 victory over visiting Stafford.

“We’re always told to crash shots,” Albemarle’s Michael Madigan said. “That was really Zach Tyler’s goal.“

STAB took advantage of Christchurch’s lackadaisical defense as they managed to tally two goals including the game winner in the 85th minute to earn the Saints a 2-1 victory.

Jay Weisbrod of St. Christopher’s was able to tally early in Friday’s contest with St. Anne’s-Belfield as the visitors from Richmond came away with a tough 3-1 victory.

Having a clinical finisher often separates good soccer teams from great teams. Logan Pehanick fit that role perfectly, registering a hat trick Friday afternoon as St. Anne’s-Belfield trounced visiting Covenant 5-0.

Ben Freeman is the consummate team player. So when his high school coach, Dwane Pugh, approached him about switching positions his senior year from striker to sweeper, he agreed.

In doing so, Fluvanna coach Patrick Dieter piloted his team to a 14-4 overall record and a second-place finish in regular-season district play, and is The Daily Progress’ choice for the All-Central Virginia boys soccer coach of the year.

Look up just about any state record by a VHSL girls soccer player and most likely that mark will be owned by the same person: Emily Perrin.

With Campbell taking the reins as a first-year coach, taking over a team that had just one senior, it’s safe to say that not many expected Covenant to make it back to the semifinals — much less win the tournament outright.

Charlottesville’s girls soccer season came to a halt Wednesday night by way of a series of severe thunderstorms that swept across the state.

Charlottesville wasted no time asserting itself in the Region II girls soccer quarterfinals on Monday night. A quick goal shifted the pressure to the other end of the field, and the Black Knights’ defense made the early lead stand in a 2-0 victory over visiting Briar Woods.

Orange County’s Cody Fincham was just waiting, hoping the ball would somehow pop out of the scrum.