Woodbridge SHS became the Virginia state hockey champions by defeating a tough Herndon HS team 6 to 3. The following account of the game is from the Washington Post and was written by Jason Mackey
Saturday, February 27, 2010

"Woodbridge junior Dylan Talbot leaned against a concrete wall following his team's Northern Virginia Scholastic Hockey League semifinal win over Stone Bridge on Wednesday night. With a slight grin, Talbot raised a hand and pointed to his left ring finger. At 16, Talbot won't be getting married anytime soon. But he will be getting fitted for a state championship ring. Following a three-goal first period on Friday night, Woodbridge withstood a late push from Herndon and earned a 6-3 victory in front a capacity crowd at Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington. "We're finally going to get our rings," Talbot said. "It's going to be nice." Talbot had a goal and an assist, while the Cordova twins totaled nine points: Seve with five, Tony with four. Mitchell Lawson and Brian Shields also scored for the Vikings (10-2), who won their second NVSHL title. With a 66-12-3 all-time record entering Friday's game, Woodbridge had established itself as one of the NVSHL's top teams, though the Vikings came up short during their last appearance in this game, a 7-4 loss to Stone Bridge in 2008. Herndon (11-2), meanwhile, was unable to emerge victorious in a game it had never reached before in program history. The Hornets had not finished above .500 in eight seasons before going 10-1 en route to a league semifinal berth last winter. Woodbridge scored the first four goals of the game before Herndon's Ian Jonesi finished a feed from Elisha McIntosh from the right of the crease. But the Vikings opened the third with a pair of goals from Seve Cordova to pad their lead. "We knew we had to score quick and keep it going," Seve Cordova said of the team's strong start to the game. "That was our plan." Herndon battled back late in the third when McIntosh and Max Kortegast, who tied Sam Stone for the team lead in goals this season with 25, struck within 85 seconds of each other, but the Hornets wouldn't get any closer. "I was never comfortable the whole game," Woodbridge Coach Mike Strycharz said. "We just tried to stay on our game, work the puck around and not get flustered. We were not letting down until the very end."

Playoff payoff: Woodbridge center Tony Cordova finished the playoffs with a total of 12 points in three games, including five goals. Soaking wet celebration: In the locker room after the game, Woodbridge Coach Mike Strycharz received an impromptu shower from the bowl of the team's championship trophy. "They watch too much NFL or something," Strycharz said."