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DeMatha
Next: vs. Gilman (2-0), Saturday, 8 p.m. 2
Stone Bridge
Next: vs.West Springfield (1-1), today, 7:30 p.m. 3
Good Counsel
Next: vs. State College (Pa.) (0-0), Friday, 7 p.m. 4
Damascus
Next: at Blake (0-2), today, 6:30 p.m. 5
Lake Braddock Next: atWestfield (1-1), today, 7:30 p.m. THISWEEK’SGAMES TOWATCH (2-0) (2-0) (1-1) (2-0) (2-0) 6 Osbourn
Next: at Freedom-Woodbridge (0-2), today, 7 p.m. 7
River Hill
Next: vs. Long Reach (0-2), Friday, 3 p.m. 8
Douglass
Next: at Paul VI Catholic (1-1), today, 7 p.m. 9
Colonial Forge
Next: at Heritage (0-2), today, 7 p.m. 10
Quince Orchard Next: vs.Whitman (2-0), today, 6:30 p.m. (3-0) (2-0) (2-0) (2-0) (1-1) 11 Broad Run
Next: vs.Wilson (1-1), today, 7 p.m. 12 Westfield
Next: vs. Lake Braddock (2-0), today, 7:30 p.m. 13
Eleanor Roosevelt
Next: vs. High Point (0-2), Friday, 3:30 p.m. 14
Arundel
Next: at Broadneck (2-1), today, 6:30 p.m. 15
Sherwood Next: vs. Paint Branch (1-1), today, 6:30 p.m. (3-0) (1-1) (2-0) (2-0) (2-0) 16 Broadneck
Next: vs. Arundel (2-0), today, 6:30 p.m. 17
Battlefield
Next: vs. Gar-Field (2-1), today, 7:30 p.m. 18
Oakton
Next: vs. T.C.Williams (1-1), today, 7:30 p.m. 19
Seneca Valley
Next: vs. Einstein (2-0), today, 6:30 p.m. 20
Huntingtown Next: at Chopticon (1-1), today, 7 p.m.
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MARK GAIL/THE WASHINGTON POST Thomas Lawrence of C.H. Flowers returned to practice this week. Maryland
Bowie (2-0) at C.H. Flowers (2-0), Friday, 3:30 p.m. Witha solidgroupof returning skillplayers, expectations arehigh
atBowie.TheBulldogs are off to a 2-0start andhavehopes of qualifying for theplayoffs for just the secondtime sincewinning the Maryland4Achampionshipin2001. That state title run,however,was the last timeBowie beatC.H.
Flowers. Since then, the Jaguarshave beenapostseasonfixture (making six appearances inthepast sevenseasons) andtheBulldogs have struggled, including a 46-18 losswhenthe teamsplayedlast year. “They always are one of the best inthe county andlast year they
took it touspretty good,”BowieCoachLionelMacklinsaid. “But the kidshave awholedifferent vibe this year. I thinkwe’ll be ready to play.” Bowie’s leadershave beenquarterback JordanMaslanik, running
back JamesHolley andwide receiver-defensive backA.J.Hendy,who has committedtoplay forMaryland.Ondefense,defensive endAlex Robinson, linebacker JarardStewart andfree safety James Johnson allhaveplayedwell,Macklinsaid. “Thiswouldtakeus to thenext level,”Macklinsaid. “Inthepast,
theyhave beenone of the teams youhave to beat tohave a chance to go to theplayoffs.Thiswouldgiveus a boost, Iwouldsay.” Flowers also is 2-0overall andinthePrinceGeorge’s 4Aleague, but
the Jaguars’ toughest competition—Suitland,EleanorRoosevelt andWise—is inthe secondhalf of the schedule. Invictories over NorthwesternandHighPoint,Flowers got bydespite the absence of some keyplayers. QuarterbackThomasLawrence returnedtopractice thisweek
afterdislocating a finger inapreseasonscrimmage. It isuncertain whetherhewillplayFriday. Inhis absence,CoachMikeMayohas beenrotating juniors JohnathanHollandandRomanWilliams. Also,Mayo saidmiddle linebackerEricBrutonhas yet toplay
because of a sprainedknee. Bowie is “a very athletic team; toughandvery aggressive,”Mayo
said. “They’re one of theupandcoming teams andthey’lldo a lot of damage this year.We knowit’s going to be a goodgame.We’re a little young inplaces andtheir confidence ishigh. Itwill be a goodtest.”
Around the area No. 14Arundel’s fast-pacedspreadoffense travels toNo. 16
BroadneckThursdaynight, andtheWildcats (2-0) are rollingwitha strongmix of runandpass.They are averaging 155 rushing yardsper game, this coming fromaprogramthatheavednearly 500passes last season, andhave yet to allowa sack. . . .Hammondis aiming for its firstwinning recordinat least the last 10years—its closest shotwas a 2-2 start in’03—whenit travels toWildeLakeFriday.TheGolden Bears (1-1) are coming off a 19-13upset ofAtholtoninwhichrunning backsDionte Jones andDevonPaye bothhadmore than100 rushing yards. . . . InMontgomery,Gaithersburg (2-0) andClarksburg (1-1) meet.TrojansQBZackFettershas thrownfor 178 yards andfour touchdowns, andrushedfor 149 yards andthreemore scores. . . . It’s a bigweek forWhitman,whichhasdominatedits first two opponents by a combined63-14.TheVikings visitNo. 10QuinceOrchard,which is coming off adisappointing loss toNo. 4Damascus. —JoshBarr,AlanGoldenbach and JasonMackey
RICHARD A. LIPSKI/THE WASHINGTON POST Westfield interceptedMichaelNebrich five times last season. Virginia
No. 5 Lake Braddock (2-0) at No. 12Westfield (1-1), Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
Though Lake Braddock defeatedWestfield, 10-9, last season
and downed Robinson in the AAANorthern Region playoffs en route to a Division 6 runner-up finish, the relationship between the Bruins and those two Concorde District powers feels almost like that of a little brother trying to prove he can play with the older boys, too. In advance of its matchup against the Bulldogs on Thursday
night, the talk around Lake Braddock this week has been about taking advantage of an opportunity to show it belongs. “This is one game, early in the year, it’s not going to make or
break us,” said Bruins Coach Jim Poythress, whose team plays in the Patriot District. “. . .But we want to solidify our place amongst the elite schools. That’s what everything has worked for, to try to crack that eggshell and get in with the elite schools of the ‘greatest district in the history of mankind,’ the Concorde, right?” Just two weeks into the season, there are fewdoubts among the
rest of theNorthern Region that the Bruins are a state title favorite. Lake Braddock (2-0) outscored its first two opponents, Langley
andW.T.Woodson, 101-17. Senior quarterbackMichaelNebrich, a Connecticut recruit, has thrown for 569 yards, nine touchdowns and no interceptions and rushed for 201 yards and four more scores. Wide receiverMatt Zanellato, a Robinson transfer, has hauled in 17 catches for 373 yards and six touchdowns. Whether they can replicate that production againstWestfield
(1-1), which has one of the area’s top defenses, is the question. In its season-opening loss, the Bulldogs held second-ranked Stone Bridge, an offensive juggernaut, to seven points, its third-lowest point total in 10-plus seasons. Last season,Nebrich threwfive interceptions againstWestfield.
His ability to avoid those mistakes will be vital to the Bruins’ success. “I’ve thought about it since seven-on-sevens [when] we played
them a couple times and I threwa couple more picks,”Nebrich said. “But it’s not something that’s going to affectmy play. Once Thursday night comes, I’mnot going to think about it. [I’m] going to come out, do what I’ve been doing all season long and hopefully those numbers will stay down this time.”
Around the area
Hylton Coach Tony Lilly played under Redskins CoachMike Shanahan when both were at theUniversity of Florida and later with the Denver Broncos. Both are settling into their newjobs, with Hylton 2-0 and the Redskins beating Dallas in their opener. “It’s kind of exciting for me,” Lilly said recently of having his old
coach in town and being around him on a couple of occasions. Hylton faces Osbourn Park (1-1), which beat the Bulldogs last season for the first time in 18 meetings, on Thursday.Hylton senior IricHarris has been a standout, throwing for a touchdown last week against Stonewall Jackson and returning an interception 29 yards for a score. After serving a two-game suspension, Osbourn senior receiver-
defensive back Timmy Keith will be eligible to return this week for theNo. 6 Eagles’ game at Freedom-Woodbridge (0-2). . . . Freedom-South Riding will be playing for its first 3-0 start when it hosts Kettle Run (1-1) on Thursday. —Matt Brooks, Paul Tenorio, James Wagner and Preston Williams
JOHN MCDONNELL/THE WASHINGTON POST Georgetown Prep’s Bobby Gribbin, center, has three rushing TDs. D.C. and privates
Gonzaga (1-1) at Georgetown Prep (2-0), Saturday, 1 p.m.
Georgetown Prep has kept things relatively simple in winning
its first two games, using a dominating running game to handle both of its opponents. Five players have rushed for touchdowns already this season for
the LittleHoyas, led by senior Bobby Gribbin, who has rushed for 97 yards and three touchdowns. Junior Tyler Fairbanks is a returning starter at fullback and junior Dominic Bryan, who is 6 feet 1 and 225 pounds, already has scholarship offers fromMaryland and Boston College. “When you’re able to run the ball and control it, that makes a big
difference,” LittleHoyas Coach Dan Paro said. “That’s what we did at the end of the year and what we hope to continue to do this year.” That strategy could be especially beneficial Saturday against
visiting Gonzaga (1-1) in the Jesuit Gridiron Classic. The Eagles feature standout quarterback KevinHogan, a Stanford recruit, and Paro thinks the best defense is a good offense. “He’s going to complete his passes and he’s going to move the
ball,” Paro said. “The only way you can stop him is trying to keep the ball away from him.” Georgetown Prep has a veteran offensive line, led by 6-4, 275-
pound senior ScottMergner, who moved from tackle to center this season. JuniorMichael Boland (6-7, 285), a starter on theNorth Bethesda school’s basketball team, is at one tackle. “He’s been playing very well,” Paro said. “He was on the team last
year and played a little bit of defense but this is his first year of offense.He’s a good basketball player, but I think he’s a Division I football player.”
Around the area Top-ranked DeMatha plays the Baltimore Sun’s top-ranked team,
Gilman on Saturday night at TowsonUniversity’s JohnnyUnitas Stadium. Trying to improve defensively after allowing 31.5 points in their first two games, the Stags will be challenged by standout quarterback Darius Jennings, though Gilman is coming off a 33-6 loss to Don Bosco of Ramsey,N.J. . . . One week after holding the area’s leading rusher, junior A.J.
Bright of Pallotti, to 13 carries on nine yards, the Bullis defense will be tested by another top rusher on Thursday against Potomac School. Running back ConorMcNerney rushed just three times for 31 yards and two touchdowns in a lopsided opening victory, but tallied 1,829 yards rushing and 15 touchdowns last season.. . . Running back Kevin Thompson has been a bright light for
McKinley (0-3). In last week’s 47-34 loss at Wheeling (W. Va.) Central Catholic, Thompson rushed for 221 yards and four touchdowns.He leads the Trainers at Coatesville (Pa.) on Friday. ... Cardozo is seeking a rare 2-0 start Friday against Spingarn. The Clerks got a pair of touchdown runs apiece from Tyrone Campbell andMarquis Burdeon in last week’s 37-0 victory over Anacostia, while wide receiver John Young caught five passes for 178 yards and a touchdown and returned a punt 70 yards for a score. Spingarn, though 0-2, has shown some offensive life in its each of its two losses, including a 50-32 defeat atMercersburg Academy last week. Quarterback John Perry (540 yards and four touchdown passes) has been particularly impressive.
—Josh Barr and Alan Goldenbach
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Anne Arundel rivals
deliver a thriller Wednesday night’s field
hockey matchup between top- ranked Severna Park and second- ranked South River brimmed with the intensity and emotion built up since the Anne Arundel rivals last met in the 4A East final inNovember, and the action lived up to the hype. Senior forwardMadeline Ross
scored with 14 minutes 6 seconds left in the second half to give defending 4A state champion Severna Park the 1-0 win, after senior goalkeeper Cait Coletti saved a penalty stroke on the last play before halftime to keep the game scoreless.
“It’s always a big game
because we’ve been rivals for years and years,” Severna Park Coach Lil Shelton said. “It’s usually very close. 1-0 is nothing new.”
Ross scored at the end of an possession near the South River goal on what looked like a harmless play as it developed. Senior midfielder Kelsey
Fielder crossed the ball toward the center of the circle, and while Ross didn’t make great contact she redirected the pass through South River goalkeeper Shannon Flanagan and the ball rolled its way into the net. “Kelsey Fielder had the nicest
pass, but it was kind of bouncy and all I wanted to do was getmy
stick on it,” Ross said. “I knewI didn’t want to miss it.” Ross’s winner would have
only tied the game had it not been for Coletti’s heroics at the end of the first half. South River sophomore
forward Abby Lawrence earned the stroke for the Seahawks when she raced toward the net on a near breakaway and Coletti froze the ball in the circle after making an initial save. Junior midfielder Stacey
Mackintosh took the stroke and Coletti stoned her. “My heart was thumping and
I was like ‘I have to stop this,” Coletti said. “She shot it and in my mind I was just like ‘Yes!’” —Greg Schimmel
HIGHSCHOOLFOOTBALLSCHEDULE TODAY
Winters Mill at Frederick, 7
TOP 20 WSpringfield at No. 2 Stone Bridge, 7:30 No. 4 Damascus at Blake, 6:30 No. 5 L Bradd. at No. 12 Westfield, 7:30 No. 6 Osbourn at Fr.-Woodbridge, 7 No. 8 Douglass at Paul VI Catholic, 7 No. 9 Colonial Forge at Heritage, 7 Whitman at No. 10 Quince Orchard, 6:30 Wilson at No. 11 Broad Run, 7 No. 14 Arundel at No. 16 Broadneck, 6:30 Paint Branch at No. 15 Sherwood, 6:30 Gar-Field at No. 17 Battlefield, 7:30 T.C. Williams at No. 18 Oakton, 7:30 Einstein at No. 19 Seneca Valley, 6:30 No. 20 Huntingtown at Chopticon, 7
MARYLAND
Annapolis at Glen Burnie, 6:30 Century at Thomas Johnson, 7 Chesapeake at North County, 6:30 Churchill at Walter Johnson, 6:30 Gaithersburg at Clarksburg, 6:30 La Plata at Westlake, 7 Lackey at Thomas Stone, 7 Lansdowne at Great Mills, 5 Leonardtown at Northern, 7 McDonough at North Point, 7 Northeast at Old Mill, 6:30 Northwest at Bethesda-CC, 6:30 Northwood at Rockville, 6:30 Patuxent at Calvert, 7 Perry Hall at Tuscarora (Md.), 7 Poolesville at Williamsport, 7 Severna Park at Meade, 6:30 South River at Southern, 6:30 Springbrook at Wootton, 6:30 Walkersville at Linganore, 7 Watkins Mill at Kennedy, 6:30
VIRGINIA Brooke Point at Loudoun Valley, 7 Centreville at Yorktown, 7:30 Edison at Mount Vernon, 7:30 Fairfax at Stuart, 7:30 Falls Church at Jefferson, 7:30 Hayfield at Washington-Lee, 7:30 Hylton at Osbourn Park, 7:30 Kettle Run at Freedom-South Riding, 7 Lee at W.T. Woodson, 7:30 Liberty at Potomac Falls, 7 Madison at Langley, 7:30 Marshall at Robinson, 7:30 McLean at Wakefield, 7:30 Sherando at Loudoun County, 7 South County at Annandale, 7:30 South Lakes at Herndon, 7:30 Stafford at Woodbridge, 7:30 Stonewall Jackson at Forest Park, 7
PRIVATE
Bullis at Potomac School, 4:30 Christchurch at Maret, 4 John Paul the Great at Sidwell Fr., 4:30 Severn at Boys' Latin, 4 St. Anne's-Belf. at St. Stephen's/SA, 6
OTHERS
Briar Woods at Martinsburg (W.Va.), 7 Jefferson (W.Va.) at Urbana, 7 Owings Mills at Carroll, 5 W. Tech vs. Pallotti at Fairland Reg., 7
FRIDAY
TOP 20 St. College (Pa.) at No. 3 Good Counsel, 7 Long Reach at No. 7 River Hill, 3 High Point at No. 13 E. Roosevelt, 3:30
DISTRICT
Ballou at Coolidge, 7 Dunbar at Anacostia, 7 H.D. Woodson at Theodore Roosevelt, 7 Spingarn at Cardozo, 7
MARYLAND
Atholton at Centennial, 3 Bowie at C.H. Flowers, 3:30 Fairmont Heights at Central, 3:30 Friendly at Crossland, 3:30 Hammond at Wilde Lake, 3 Howard at Oakland Mills, 3 Laurel at Oxon Hill, 3:30 Marriotts Ridge at Glenelg, 3 Mount Hebron at Reservoir, 3 Parkdale at DuVal, 3:30 Potomac (Md.) at Largo, 3:30 Suitland at Northwestern, 4 Surrattsville at Gwynn Park, 3:30 Wise at Bladensburg, 3:30
VIRGINIA
Amherst County at GW-Danville, 7:30 Brentsville at Skyline, 7 Chancellor at Riverbend, 7:30 Chantilly at West Potomac, 7:30 Charlottesville at Albemarle, 7 Colonial Beach at Manassas Park, 7:30 Courtland at Louisa County, 7:30 East Rockingham at Clarke County, 7:30 Goochland at King George, 7:30 Heritage-Lynchburg at Halifax County, 7 King William at Caroline, 7:30 Luray at Strasburg, 7:30 Madison County at Nelson County, 7:30 Magna Vista at Franklin County, 7 Orange County at James Monroe, 7:30 P. Henry-Roanoke at Cave Spring, 7:30 Potomac (Va.) at North Stafford, 7:30
Stonewall-MJ at George Mason, 7:30 William Fleming at E.C. Glass, 7 William Monroe at Eastern View, 7:30
PRIVATE
Flint Hill at Episcopal, 4 Hampton Roads Academy at Quantico, 6 Hyde at Avalon, 7 Landon at Mercersburg Academy, 4 Loyola Blakefield at Spalding, 7 Model at Fishburne Military, 4 O'Connell at St. Mary's Ryken, 7 Options at Silver Oak Academy, 7 St. Frances at St. Mary's-Annapolis, 7
OTHERS
Friendship Collegiate at Wheeling Cen- tral Catholic, 7 James Wood at Hedgesville (W.Va.), 7 McKinley at Coatesville (Pa.), 7 Riverdale Baptist at Forestville, 3:30 St. John's at Steubenville, 7 Perryville vs. Annapolis Area Christian at Arundel HS, 7
SATURDAY
TOP 20 Gilman vs. No. 1 DeMatha at Towson University, 8
VIRGINIA Fauquier at Handley, 1
PRIVATE
Gonzaga at Georgetown Prep, 1 Ireton at Woodberry Forest, 2 St. Albans at McNamara, 1:30
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