WBHS v Denbigh HS

The match with Denbigh HS has been rescheduled to Wednesday, March 31st. The Patriots finished the 2009 season with a Peninsula District record of 3-4-2 and an overall record of 3-10-2. The Patriots finished in 7th place in the Peninsula District. The Patriots were 7th in Scoring Defense but a poor 9th in Scoring offense. The Patriots recorded one shut out in the 2009 campaign.

Enough with the rain already!

The Bruins game against Lake Taylor was canceled on Friday and the game against Denbeigh was canceled today. In between we had some really nice weather. Enough with the rain already!!!

WBHS - 1 Salem HS - 0

For the first home game of the 2010 season, the Bruins hosted the Sun Devils of Salem High School. The Bruins came out storming with two quick scoring opportunities in the early going. Near misses appeared to be the order of the day with the Sun Devils unable to score in spite of several opportunities with the ball loose in the box. Brett Woodward's shot from distance bounced off the left post and the score remained 0-0 late into the second half. In the 71st minute Brett Woodward sent the ball wide to Brett Martin streaking up the right side. Martin crossed the ball across the box. The Salem keeper was able to just get a finger on the ball but it was not enough as the ball continued across the box. Cole Corrigan sent the ball into the back of the net for the first score of the game. Bruins - 1 Sun Devils - 0.
The Sun Devils mounted a furious attack on the Bruins goal but the Bruin defense knocked away every Sun Devil effort. Full time and the Bruins chalk up their first win of the year, 1-0.

WBHS v Landstown Highlights

The Bruins traveled to Landstown HS on March 16th to meet the Eagles in the season opener for both clubs. A tight hard fought game was 0-0 deep into the second half thanks to a penalty save by Seth Polk in the first half. Late in the second half the Eagles found the back of the net for the winning score to send the Bruins home with an opening day loss.

Salem High School

The Sun Devils of Salem High School finished the 2009 season in 6^th place in the Beach District with a record of 4-4-2. The Sun Devils overall record was 7-5-2. Salem HS was 7^th in Scoring Defense, 9^th in Scoring Offense, 7th in Goal Differential and recorded 4 shutouts last season. The Sun Devils are coached by Jason Byzewski.

GREAT SAVE!

WBHS v Landstown HS - 3/16/10

The play of the game for the WBHS Bruins came after the Eagles of Landstown were awarded a penalty kick late in the first half of a 0-0 game. Seth Polk, in goal for the Bruins, went the right way and stuffed the Eagles penalty attempt to keep the game even. It was a great play by Seth, lets watch it again.




A full recap of the game and video highlights will be posted on the blog soon. Keep checking back during the Bruins 2010 season.

Landstown High School Eagles

The Bruins open the 2010 season on the road at Landstown High School. The Landstown Eagles finished the 2009 season in 7^th place in the Beach District with a District record of 4-5-1. The Eagles were 7-8-2 overall for a 0.471 win percentage. The Eagles were 6^th in scoring offense, 6^th in scoring defense and 6^th in goal differential during the 2009 Beach District campaign. The Eagles are coached by Andrew Blackmore. Landstown HS is located at 2001 Concert Drive, Virginia Beach, VA. Game time is 6:00 pm.

WBHS v Kempsville HS (Scrimmage)

On a mild and clear night the Bruins traveled to Virginia Beach to take on the Kempsville High School Chiefs. The Chiefs struck first in the 21st minute with a shot over the Bruins keeper and into the back of the net.

Chiefs 1 - Bruins 0 at the half.

The Bruins got back into the match in the 45th minute when Brett Woodward headed the ball into the Chiefs goal for the equalizer.

Bruins 1 - Chiefs 1

The Bruins comeback was cut short when 7 minutes later the Chiefs pushing down the left side buried a shot into the Bruins goal to recapture the lead.

Bruins 1 - Chiefs 2

That is the way the game would end. Game highlights are below.

WBHS v. Kempsville HS (Scrimmage)

On Wednesday, March 10th, the Bruins travel to Virginia Beach for a pre-season scrimmage against the Kempsville HS Chiefs. The Chiefs, a longtime top Beach District team, are in a rebuilding mode under second year coach Matthew Harrell. The Chiefs finished the 2009 season with a 3-7-0 Beach District record and were 3-12-2 overall. The Junior Varsity Bruins begin play at 6:30 pm and the Varsity Bruins kick off at 7:40 pm. Kempsville HS is located at 5194 Chief Trail, Virginia Beach, VA 23464. To get more information on the Chiefs check out the links on the right. Come on out for the last pre-season warm-up. The regular season begins on Tuesday, March 16th at Landstown HS.

WBHS v Ocean Lakes HS (Scrimmage)

It was a cold and blustery night at Western Branch High School as the Bruins of Western Branch met the Ocean Lakes Dolphins for a preseason scrimmage game. Ocean Lakes finished the 2009 season in fourth place in the Beach District with a 6-3-1 district record, and 11-5-3 overall.

The Bruins opened the game in strong fashion with a breakaway by Brett Woodward who looked to be taken down from behind by a Dolphin defender inside the Dolphin's penalty area. No call was made and the Bruins and Dolphins continued back and forth until the Dolphins scored the game's first goal off of a corner kick in the 30th minute. The score was 1-0 at the half.
In the second half the Bruins heated up the attack with numerous good chances in the Dolphin's defensive third but the Bruins could not find the back of the net. The Dolphin's scored in the 72nd minute off of a free kick to put the game out of the Bruin's reach. The Bruins drop the scrimmage to Ocean Lakes 2-0.
Check out the video highlights from the game below.

WBHS Boys Varsity Soccer 2010

The 2010 WBHS Boy's Varsity Soccer season begins March 4th!

The WBHS Boy's Varsity Soccer team begins the 2010 season with a scrimmage games against Ocean Lakes High School on March 4th, 7:00 pm, at WBHS. Ocean Lakes HS has been a perennial competitive force in the Beach District and will be a strong opponent for the Bruins.
March 10th brings the second scrimmage for the Bruins against another Beach District opponent, the Kempsville Chiefs. The scrimmage will be at the Kempsville Stadium at 6:30 pm.
The regular season begins on March 16th @ 6:00 pm at Landstown High School against the Landstown Eagles. Check back with the WBHS Boys Soccer Blog all during the Bruins 2010 season.