Cougars Devour Warriors in Quarterfinal Soccer Match Tuesday

The Manassas Park High School Boys Soccer team defeated the Warriors of Nandua High School 3-0 Tuesday in a state quarterfinals game, bringing them one step closer to a state championship.

The Warriors made the five-hour trek to Manassas Park from Onley, VA as the Cougars earned the home field advantage because of their victory on Friday.

The Cougars are set to play the winner of the Radford High School-John S. Battle semifinal matchup this Friday at Radford University. 

If all goes well, the Cougars will play for the championship Saturday morning at 10 a.m.

The championship game could be another match between Manassas Park High and the defending state champions George Mason High School. The schools have played each other four times this season, with the Cougars winning three of those games.

The Cougar team contending for the championship on Saturday would create a conflict with the 2011 Manassas Park High graduation ceremony—the first time this has happen in the school's history. 

If that should happen, there will be two ceremonies on Saturday, Manassas Park City Schools Superintendent Dr. Bruce McDade said Tuesday.

The second ceremony will be for the four seniors who are members of the school's soccer team and would be held at 7 p.m.