The sophomore central defender took her game to a higher level in her second varsity season, bringing poise and a defining presence to the Magic's back line. Mary's that sent the Blazers to the IAAM A Conference championship. Blandford finished with four goals and seven assists, scoring the game-winner in a 3-1 win over St. The four-year starter read the game well and had an ability to mark tight, win balls in the middle and distribute accordingly to help set the team's desired pace. Hard work for 80 minutes - from penalty area to penalty area - was always a sure thing from Blandford. The Blazers' senior co-captain was able to make her presence felt in a number of ways as a defense-first midfielder whose offensive skills weren't far behind. Lam made sure to note his assistants - John Brady and Mike Malone - have been integral in the team's success. In the state semifinals, timely adjustments and good preparation played big in the Falcons' penalty-kick shootout win over River Hill. Preaching the importance of playing with heart and emotion, Lam's group showed both in a 3-2 region playoff win at Leonardtown, where it trailed, 2-0, going into the second half. "We identified each players' role and they understood their responsibilities. "When you win a title and want another, you don't start where you left off - you're back even with everyone else," said Lam, who is now 46-5-3 in three seasons. The third-year coach determined who belonged where on the field and quickly developed a cohesive group that surpassed all expectations in a 17-1 season.
2 Falcons once again captured the Class 3A crown. It's another to repeat with a mostly new group.Īssembling an entirely new defense and front line, Lam managed to do just that as the No. It's one thing to successfully defend a state title with most of the players back. Her tremendous ball skills produced 14 goals and six assists this season to give her 54 and 27, respectively, in her career.īouchelle was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of American (NSCAA) All-America team, as well as its All-America scholar team.Ĭoach of the Year: Gary Lam, Severna Park She was a leader on and off the field and a dominating presence in the midfield. The three-time All-Metro pick, who will play at Penn State, was instrumental in lifting the Blazers (14-1) to their first conference crown and a wire-to-wire run as the area's No. "Everything we worked for and wanted to accomplish as a team came down to those final seconds, and to have her as the centerpiece of that day was fantastic," said Notre Dame Prep coach Chris Lopez. Who better than Bouchelle - the best player on the area's top team - to score the game-winning goal with four seconds left in overtime in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland's A Conference championship game, a 5-4 Blazers win over John Carroll? Highly touted upon arriving at Notre Dame Prep as a freshman, the standout midfielder kept adding layers to her game over the course of a stellar, four-year career that fittingly produced a storybook ending. Player of the Year: Zoey Bouchelle, Notre Dame Prep
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