Madison Warhawks Lacrosse Teams Defend District Titles With Wins

Game recaps provided by Scot Casto

VIENNA, VA — The Madison Warhawks boys and girls lacrosse teams once again won district titles in a championship doubleheader Tuesday night.

Both Madison teams successfully defended their Concorde District titles with wins at Fairfax High School Tuesday. The girls team won 15-14 over the Oakton Cougars in an overtime thriller. The boys team defeated the Centreville Wildcats 14-5.

Girls Lacrosse Team

The girls lacrosse team had a 10-2 season, including a 7-0 record in the Concorde District regular season in playoffs. This was the fourth straight district title for the team, as they've won in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 (2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19).

The district championship win was led by seniors Jordon Condon, the Concorde District Co-Player of the Year, and Mia Pisani, 1st Team All District Attacker. The Warhawks had been trailing 11-8 in the district championship game with 9:32 to go in the second half. The team rallied to pull ahead of Oakton 14-13 with less than two and a half minutes in the game, but Oakton’s Aly Yee-Jenkins scored the tying goal with 1:01 left in regulation. Oakton had the accompanying draw but could not convert on the last possession of regulation as the Madison defense held strong.

That led to overtime, where Madison won the draw and was positioned to score. But Oakton's defense picked up a loose ball and headed downfield. Madison's Elizabeth Casto, 1st Team All District Midfielder, intercepted the Oakton pass and headed downfield to set up the game-winning goal. Pisani from the top of the circle hit a cutting Condon in the center of the Oakton Defense and sent the ball to the back of the net to win the game.

This was the second overtime faceoff between Madison and Oakton this season. In the regular season overtime game, Madison won 13-12 with a late overtime goal by Pisani.

"It’s always a battle with Oakton," said Coach Jean Count in a statement. "Our team stuck together through the many ups and downs in regulation and overtime. It was a game of effort and heart. We are grateful to have come out with the win."

The Madison Warhawks were led by Condon with five goals and two assists, Pisani with four goals and one assist, junior Kylie O’Donnell with three goals, Casto with two goals, and senior Sam Tadle, 1st Team All District Defense, with one goal and two assists. The Warhawks defense was led by sophomore Goalie Jessica Bae, who had six saves, as well as seniors Sydney Martin, Zenie Newsom, Carrie Fitzpatrick and Junior Tess Satterfield. The Oakton Cougars were led by junior Aly Yee-Jenkins, Concorde District Co-Player of the Year, with seven Goals and senior Eva Howell with three goals.

The Madison girls lacrosse team advances to the Virginia High School League Class 6 Region D tournament, which begins this upcoming Monday. The Warhawks will be the #1 seed in the bottom half bracket and will play #4 seed from the Liberty District, McLean. The winner will advance to play the #2 Langley/#3 Westfield winner. The Oakton Cougars will be the #2 seed in the top half bracket, and take on the #3 seed Washington-Liberty. The winner of that game will advance to take on the #1 Yorktown/#4 Centreville winner. The regional semifinals are scheduled for Thursday, May 26, followed by the finals on Friday, May 27.

Boys Lacrosse Team

The Madison Warhawks boys team defeated Centreville 14-5, securing Coach Aaron Solomon’s third straight district title with the Warhawks in 2019, 2021 and 2022. The team had a 12-3 season, including a 7-0 record in the Concorde District regular season and playoffs.

The district championship game had been back and forth, tied up 3-3 until 6:45 in the second quarter. That's when junior Carter Casto put the Warhawks on top 4-3.

Casto led the team offensively with six goals and one assist, followed by sophomore Mark Rubley with three goals and one assist, seniors Tyler Whittle and Leo Steiner with two goals, and junior Jake Green with a goal. Ethan Do, Will Rubley, and Caleb Smith each had one assist. On defense, senior goalie Eric Jones had eight saves but forced numerous rushed or bad angled shots by Centreville. Seniors Gavin Levay and Daniel Jacobs, who committed to playing college lacrosse at Merrimack and Salisbury, respectively, combined for five caused turnovers and eight ground balls. Sophomore Ollie Hau, Concorde District LSM of the Year, had three caused turnovers and six ground balls and junior Toby Kuhns was also an enforcer for the Warhawks defense.

Offensive standouts for the Centreville Wildcats were Riley Stewart and Alex Tran. LSM Tyler Yang and 1st Team All District Goalie, Jacob Brooks also had solid outings against the Warhawks.

Madison advances to the Virginia High School League Class 6 Region D tournament that starts this upcoming Monday. The Warhawks will be the #1 seed in the bottom half bracket and take on the #4 seed from the Liberty District, Washington-Liberty. The winner will advance to play the #2 Langley/#3 Westfield winner. The Centreville Wildcats will be the #2 seed in the top half bracket, and take on the #3 seed McLean. The winner of that game will advance to take on the #1 Yorktown/#4 Oakton winner. The regional semifinals will happen this upcoming Wednesday, and finals are scheduled for Friday, May 27.