Deep Run High School - Sports

Sports

Outdoor Track

The girls team has finished 1st place in the 2006, 2007, and 2008 seasons.

Football

In 2008, the Deep Run High School football team had a record of 9–1 in the region. The Wildcats lost their chance to go to the next level when they lost to Hermitage High School.

In 2006, the Deep Run High School football team had a record of 12–1 on the season, with the highlight being a 28 points comeback win in the Regional Championship against Matoaca High School led by Head Coach, now Principal, Lenny Pritchard. The Wildcats went on to lose in the State Semifinals to Thomas Edison High School at home in front of a record crowd.

Boy's Lacrosse

In 2008 the men's lacrosse team had a 15 wins and 3 losses.

Boy's Volleyball

In 2009, The Deep Run Men's Volleyball team won the State title against Thomas Dale High School in 5 games. The team was led by coach Kevin Pond.

Women's Volleyball

In 2005, Deep Run's Lady Wildcats finished second in the state, losing by three points in the fifth game to Douglas S. Freeman High School.

In 2006, Deep Run's Lady Wildcats defeated the Hanover Hawks in three games in the state finals.

In 2007, Deep Run's Lady Wildcats defeated Langley in the state final in three games becoming the first team in the history of Virginia Volleyball to win consecutive state titles back to back.

Golf

Golf team has won three state titles in consecutive years and has a runner-up performance as well. The state titles came in 2003, 2004, 2005, with the runner-up finish coming in 2006. In 2007, the golf team placed 5th in the state.

Baseball

The baseball team has won two Colonial District Titles in 2006 and 2007. In 2007 Deep Run was runner-up in the Central Region and in the VHSL State Tournament both times losing to James River High School. The baseball team is coached by Will Hicks. In the fall of 2007 Deep Run built a $1.1 million baseball/softball stadium including brick dugouts with lights, brick backstop, press box, and a state-of-the-art sound system.

Gymnastics

The gymnastics team was undefeated in the district, and won the district championship during the 2007–2008 season. They also came 3rd in the region and qualified for states.

Cross Country

In 2007, the men's team made it to states for the first time in school history with all top seven varsity members placing under 17:30. They placed second at districts and third at regions.

Softball

In 2008, the softball team won the Colonial District and Central Region championships for the first time in school history. They also advanced onto the state tournament.

Soccer

In 2008, the boys soccer team won the Colonial District regular season championship as well as the tournament championship. The Wildcats advanced to the Central Region tournament where they beat Cosby High School in a 3–1 thriller. The Wildcats lost to Thomas Dale High School 2–1 in the regional final, but still advanced to the state tournament. The team took on Osbourne Park High School out of Manassas, Virginia in the first round and came away with a 2–1 victory. They advanced to the State Semi-finals and faced Kecoughtan High School. The Wildcats won in a 6–0 blowout. The next day the Wildcats played Robinson High School in the State Championship game. The team won a tight 1–0 contest.

The Wildcats finished the season with a 22–2–1 record and Virginia AAA State Championship. Throughout the season the Wildcat defense and goalkeepers combined for 17 shutouts out of 25 games. The team outscored opponents 74–10 in their victorious season.
In 2010 they were the Regional Champions where they beat Godwin 4–1 in the finals and lost in state-semis 3–0 to Battlefield High School

Cheerleading

In the 2002 season, the Deep Run competitive cheerleading squad finished 1st place at the district level of competition, bringing home the high school's first 1st place trophy. This was especially triumphant, as the squad competed with only freshmen and sophomores.

In the 2008 season, the Deep Run competitive cheerleading squad made appearances in district, region, and state levels of competition. They placed 2nd at districts, as a runner up to the Tucker Tigers. At regionals, they placed third, enabled them to go to states for the first time in school history.

Boys Tennis In the 2009 season the boys tennis team were undefeated through district play as they won the Colonial District, after narrowly beating Godwin 5–4. They lost to the Eagles in the Central Region Final with a score of 5–4, finishing Runner up in the region for the second year in a row. They successfully defeat Thomas Jefferson School of Math and Science in the quarterfinals, Princess Anne in the semifinals, before losing to Godwin 5–2 in the state title match, thus they were the 2009 Virginia State AAA Runner-ups. In the 2010 season the boys tennis team went undefeated once again through Colonial District playing defeating rival Mills Godwin 7–2. In the Central Region, Deep Run advanced to the finals for the 3rd year in a row and fought of 4 match points at the number 2 doubles position to take control and beat Mills Godwin 5–4. In the state tournament, they hosted Cox High School and swept through the match 5–0 to advance to the Semi-Final stage. There Deep Run defeated Lake Braddock 5–0. And in the finals they defeated Thomas Jefferson School of Science and Technology 5–2, becoming 2010 VSHL AAA State Champions. The boys also won the 2011 State Championships. Both of these state champtionships were mostly accredited to Hunter Koontz and Evan Charles, the top two seeds. Koontz won the triple crown two times in a row, winning both the state singles and state doubles titles. Charles teamed up with Koontz to win two doubles titles in a row. Hunter Koontz now plays for Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State, while Evan Charles attends University of Mary Washington.