Good Counsel destroys DeMatha; wins WCAC title

Written by heard on November 23rd, 2010 at 6:43 pm

So, Good Counsel beat DeMatha in the WCAC championship game Sunday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. Not a shocker. But 42-3. You’ve got to be kidding.

Nope, no joke. The Falcons spotted the Stags a first-quarter field goal that opened the scoring, then ran off six unanswered touchdowns, all of which were from 13 yards out or longer (some much longer), to win easily in an unanticipated blowout.

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Swarmin’ Hornets still perfect, advance to state semis

Written by heard on November 22nd, 2010 at 1:58 pm

Damascus head coach Eric Wallich keeps calling this a special season for his Swarmin’ Hornets. And, each week it keeps getting a little more so.

Friday night in the 3A West Region final against Quince Orchard before another overflow, standing-room-only crowd at The Hive, Damascus (12-0 record) kept the special season special, taking down the Cougars, 33-14, to advance to this weekend’s Class 3A state semifinals, where they’ll host Howard County’s Wilde Lake (9-3 record), the 3A East Region cham, Friday at 7 p.m.

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Gaithersburg handles Whitman in playoff opener

Written by heard on November 17th, 2010 at 4:00 pm

From almost the opening kickoff at John Harvill Field in Gaithersburg of last Friday’s Class 4A West Region semifinal, Gaithersburg dominated visiting Whitman. There’s no other way to describe it.

From the early-first-quarter-58-yard touchdown pass from Zack Fetters to Simba Gwashavamhu to the four forced turnovers to the scintillating defensive effort to the final score, 28-0, it was all Trojans, all the time.

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MoCo Playoff Notes

Written by heard on November 8th, 2010 at 2:50 pm

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Yep, in response to Jim Mora’s all-time great rant (you know you’ve heard it at least 10,000 times: “Ah – Playoffs? Don’t talk about — playoffs?! You kidding me?! Playoffs?!”), we are talking about playoffs, and, no, we ain’t kidding.

The next few weeks is a postseason party - Maryland high-school-football style. So let’s dig in to the smorgasbord of goodness with some tasty tidbits on each of the Montgomery County teams (in alphabetical order) that has qualified. Enjoy!

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MPSSAA Football Playoff Schedule and Results

Written by heard on November 8th, 2010 at 12:43 pm

Friday, Nov. 12

Class 4A
West Region Semifinals
Sherwood 37, Springbrook 0
Gaithersburg 28, Whitman 0

North Region Semifinals
Urbana 28, Perry Hall 0
Patterson 30, Thomas Johnson 0

East Region Semifinals
Broadneck 16, Old Mill 14
Arundel 28, North Point 17

Class 3A
West Region Semifinals
Damascus 21, Linganore 7
Quince Orchard 19, Damascus 15

North Region Semifinals
North Harford 15, Catonsville 6
Franklin 47, Hereford 14

South Region Semifinals
Huntingtown 35, Westlake 14
Friendly 36, Chopticon 10

East Region Semifinals
River Hill 47, Stephen Decatur 14
Wilde Lake 21, Atholton 7

Class 2A
West Region Semifinals
Middletown 35, Walkersville 14
South Carroll 43, Rockville 14

North Region Semifinals
Eastern Tech  42, Dundalk 0.

South Region Semifinals
McDonough 37, Douglass-PG 6
Hammond 26, Southern-AA 21

East Region Semifinals
Queen Anne’s 42, Wicomico 18
Fallston 33, Kent Island 12

Class 1A
West Region Semifinals
Mountain Ridge 16, Northern-Garrett 9
Fort Hill 42, Smithsburg 6

North Region Semifinals
Western Tech 50, Sparrows Point 12
Brunswick 42, New Town 0

South Region Semifinals
Dunbar 60, Southside 0

East Region Semifinals
Havre de Grace 41, Cambridge-SD 21
Bohemia Manor 21, Patterson Mill 7

Saturday, Nov. 13

Class 4A
South Region Semifinals
Wise 40, Flowers 12
Eleanor Roosevelt 20, Suitland 14

Class 2A
North Region Semifinals
City 46, Douglass-Baltimore 20

Class 1A
South Region Semifinals
Forest Park 32, Forestville 14

Friday, Nov. 19

PLAYOFFS

4A West Region Final
Gaithersburg 21, Sherwood 20

4A North Region Final
Urbana 34, Patterson 0

4A East Region Final
Broadneck 39, Arundel 28

3A West Region Final
Damascus 33, Quince Orchard 14

3A North Region Final
Franklin 28, North Harford 21

3A South Region Final
Huntingtown 52, Friendly 16

3A East Region Final
Wilde Lake 13, River Hill 7 (OT)

2A West Region Final
Middletown 30, South Carroll 6

2A North Region Final
Eastern Tech 7, City 6

2A South Region Final
McDonough 28, Hammond 18

2A East Region Final
Queen Anne’s 54, Fallston 28

1A West Region Final
Fort Hill 25, Mountain Ridge 0

1A North Region Final
Brunswick 36, Western Tech 22

1A East Region Final
Havre de Grace 30, Bohemia Manor 24

Saturday, Nov. 20

4A South Region Final
Wise 30, Eleanor Roosevelt 13

1A South Region Final
Dunbar 32, Forest Park 12

Friday, Nov. 26 

Class 4A State Semifinal
Urbana 37, Gaithersburg 6

Class 3A State Semifinals
Wilde Lake 21, Damascus 14
Franklin 15, Huntingtown 14

Class 2A State Semifinals
Middletown 20, Eastern Tech 6
McDonough 55, Queen Anne’s 17

Class 1A State Semifinal
Havre de Grace 34, Brunswick 14

Saturday, Nov. 27 

Class 4A State Semifinal
Wise 14, Broadneck 7

Class 1A State Semifinal
Dunbar 20, Fort Hill 14

(all state finals at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore)

Thursday, Dec. 2

Class 3A State Final
Wilde Lake 21, Franklin 14

Friday, Dec. 3

Class 4A State Final
Urbana 6, Wise 0

Saturday, Dec. 4

Class 1A State Final
Dunbar 22, Havre de Grace 12

Class 2A State Final
McDonough 21, Middletown 14

Quince Orchard slows down Seneca

Written by heard on October 28th, 2010 at 11:26 am

As most coaches do when they get their first head-coaching job, Dave Mencarini was intent on making good use of his prior experience when he took the top football job at Quince Orchard in 2004. And his experience told him Seneca Valley wins an awful lot of football games.

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Damascus does it again

Written by heard on October 20th, 2010 at 10:36 am

Two things no one will be able to say about the 2010 Damascus Swarmin’ Hornets is they couldn’t get it done in clutch or that they couldn’t win the big games (at least in the regular season).

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Rockville-Wheaton: Stars collide

Written by heard on October 12th, 2010 at 3:18 pm

There were a couple of givens heading into Friday night’s tilt between Montgomery County’s only Class 2A programs, Rockville and Wheaton. One: The over-under on combined pass completions was in the single digits; Two: With Rockville star running back Crusoe Gongbay and Wheaton star running back Rayshawn Taylor, the county’s top two rushers, going head-to-head, there was going to be plenty of drama.

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Damascus-Springbrook: Proof is in the pudding

Written by heard on October 6th, 2010 at 11:35 am

Friday night in northern Silver Spring at Springbrook High School was a proving ground.

As they set out to do every week, the Damascus Swarmin’ Hornets were out to prove they’re the best public-school team in the county with designs on being the best Class 3A team in the state come December.

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For Flowers against Bowie, the Rivers runs deep

Written by heard on September 20th, 2010 at 11:39 am

Time was growing short for the Flowers High football team and nothing was going right. The Jaguars offense was stagnant, Bowie was driving again and beginning to wear down their defense and frustration was clearly setting in. Something had to happen; someone had to make a play.
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