Minus the penalty kicks, it was deja vu all over again for the Bishop O’Connell Knights, who repeated as state champions of the four-team girls Northern Virginia Independent state soccer tournament.
The second-seeded Knights (10-5-2) won the crown by defeating the host and top-seed Potomac School Panthers, 2-0, in the Nov. 10 high-school title match in McLean. A year ago, O’Connell topped Potomac School by virtue of overtime penalty kicks in the final match.
Potomac School was the 2019 champion.
Since the tournament began in 2017, it’s been feast or famine for the Knights. They have either won the title or lost in the first round.
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