Maday 1st Team Washington Post allMet for soccer, 3 honorably mentioned

Senior Adrienne Maday(10) in action against PVI in the home finale, a 3-2 win for the Cardinals.

William and Mary-bound senior, Adrienne Maday was selected for the Washington Post’s prestigious soccer first team, all Met award Sunday.

Sophomore teammate Lilly Weber was also recognized as a forward, while senior Andrew Perham was honorably mentioned as a goalkeeper. Junior Josh Ammon was also named as an honorable mention at linebacker for the Cardinals in football.

Maday, with a three game-winning goals was a great selection in the eyes of her coach, Gino Leon. “Very deserving, a great player who had a wonderful four years with the team.” said Leon. “I was so happy for her.”

The high flying Cardinals spent most of the girls soccer season perched in the Washington Post’s top 10, rising as high as number 6, and the recognition of Weber is a positive sign for the Cardinals in the opinion of athletic director Bill Simmons. “Coach Leon is doing a great job, we have a good group of exceptionally talented young players as the selection of Lilly demonstrates. This team is going to continue to have players considered all Met for some years to come.”

The boys soccer team enjoyed its best season in many years and the play of senior Andrew Perham in goal had a large part to play in their success. Like the girls, Perham was a first team, all WCAC selection. The boys qualified for the VISAA playoffs for the first time in a number of years and opened with an upset of #6 St Christophers in penalty kicks before falling in the second round to Norfolk Academy.

Coach Tony Verducci’s linebackers were among the strongest aspects of the 2013 football Cardinals. “I just loved to watch number 5 (Hudson Sullivan) and number 44 (Ammon) play linebacker when I watched the film.” commented a rival coach prior to a regular season game at Fannon Field. “I just hope they don’t play that well against us!” Like Weber, Ammon returns to the Cardinals for the 2014 campaign.

The Washington Post recognition is based upon input from coaches, writers, and statistics compiled each season in the Post’s exhaustive allMet section. They solicit input from schools and coaches to prepare their selections, notify honorees, with the first team gathering for individual and team photos. Each June all the year’s honorees will gather for a luncheon hosted by the Washington Post.