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West Springfield junior speedster Mark-Anthony Whyte scores FIVE TDs — including some by cross-country gallops — as the Spartans open the season by topping Hayfield, 42-13. @football_wshs @SpartanWshs @wspringspartans
Down 5-3 in the Virginia Class 6 state quarterfinals, West Springfield’s Spartans stroke a walk-off single to top the defending state champion McLean Highlanders, 6-5. Next: State semifinals Friday, June 13 in suburban Richmond’s Glen Allen, Va. @wshsvarbaseball
Occoquan Regional Quarterfinal: WEST SPRINGFIELD 41 SOUTH COUNTY 12 Semifinal Tuesday, Nov. 26 — West Springfield at Lake Braddock @football_wshs
West Springfield’s Evey Jurden leaps high for a volleyball “kill,” as the Spartans topped Glen Allen, 3-0, to advance to the Virginia state Class 6 semifinals. NEXT: Langley at West Springfield, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19.
West Springfield 34 Fairfax 25 @football_wshs @wspringspartans @SpartanWshs @novahsfootball1
West Springfield tops West Potomac, 42-12 with the help of four Mark-Anthony Whyte TD’s. Pregame, dozens of West Springfield-area students helped sing the national anthem.
West Springfield junior speedster Mark-Anthony Whyte races 40 yards to the Robinson 13 to set up the Spartans’ game deciding score. Earlier, Mark sped cross country with 90- and 62-yard TD runs. WS prevails, 33-28.
For the second week in a row, West Springfield’s junior kicker Christian Sadek booted the winning point — this time, in overtime — as Sadek’s extra point lifted the Spartans above Yorktown in a homecoming, heart-stopper, 29-28. Sadek last week kicked a 44-yd FG to top Oakton.
West Springfield’s junior kicker Christian Sadek booted a game winning, 44-yard field goal — his third FG of the game — with ONE second to play, as the Spartans climaxed a thriller over Oakton, 16-13. @wspringspartans @SpartanWshs @Wshs12thMan @WS_Football
West Springfield’s Brady Davies storms into the end zone vs. Lake Braddock in the regional semifinals. The Spartans twice led but ultimately yielded to the Bruins, 38-21. WS finished 9-3, best record in years. @football_wshs @wspringspartans @SpartanWshs @novahsfootball1
West Springfield’s Brian Walrath prepares to take a knee in the closing moments of the Spartans’ regional quarterfinal game with Hayfield. WS topped the Hawks, 41-19, to advance to the semis against Lake Braddock. @football_wshs @wspringspartans @SpartanWshs @novahsfootball1
West Springfield’s Noah Plazio grabs a Brian Walrath pass and scores a 37-yard TD as the Spartans top Woodson, 47-0, to complete an 8-2 regular season, best in years. Playoffs await. @football_wshs @wspringspartans @SpartanWshs @novahsfootball1
West Springfield’s Brady Davies rushes the middle as the Spartans (7-2) top Fairfax (6-3), 44-20, on Senior Night. Mark-Anthony Whyte scored 4 TDs for West Springfield. @football_wshs @wspringspartans @SpartanWshs @novahsfootball1
West Springfield junior WR Antoine “A.C.” Ross snares a Brian Walrath pass and races 35 yards for a TD, as the Spartans topped West Potomac, 34-25. WS, now 6-1, plays Lake Braddock, 6-1, at home Friday, Oct. 20. @football_wshs @wspringspartans @SpartanWshs @novahsfootball1
West Springfield holds off always-tough Robinson to take a Homecoming thriller from the Rams, 27-21. The Spartans move to 5-1 and next face West Potomac in Alexandria. @football_wshs @wspringspartans @SpartanWshs @novahsfootball1
Junior speedster Mark-Anthony Whyte races in a blue field blur on an 88-yd TD — one of FOUR he scored in just one half of play, leading West Springfield (4-1) over Alexandria City, 49-20. @football_wshs @wspringspartans @SpartanWshs @novahsfootball1
West Springfield’s defense dramatically forced a Yorktown fumble at the WS 1, denying the Patriots a potentially tying score, then held on to run the Spartan’s record to 3-1. WEST SPRINGFIELD 14 YORKTOWN 7 @football_wshs @wspringspartans @SpartanWshs
Workers spread asphalt to begin resurfacing the running track at West Springfield High School. @wshssports @wstrackandfield @football_wshs
