December 5, 2009 - December 11, 2009, The Washington Afro-American B7
D.C. High School Football Game of the Week
Woodson Beats Ballou in Turkey Bowl, 30-2null
By Stephen D. Riley between Young and Russell to the “Player of the Game,” championship game is
AFRO Staff Writer push Woodson’s lead back to throwing for 140 yards with supposed to be,” Knights
30-24. three passing touchdowns and coach Moses Ware said. “I
The season didn’t start With six minutes remaining one rushing score. thought both teams laid it on
off on an ideal note for in the game, Ballou drove 63 “It was the way a the line.”
the Howard D. Woodson yards to the Warriors’ goal line
Warriors, but it certainly before Woodson linebacker
ended that way. Devon Scruggs batted down
P.G. County High School Football
Woodson was outscored Delonte Edwards’ fourth down
94-12 in its 0-3 start to the pass with 39 seconds left in the
season, but the Warriors went Photo by Gerald Enullanull game.
Wise nulldnullances to
9-1 in their last 10 games, Woodson tailnullck Denullhn nullnullans runs a sweep anullinst Ballou would get one
finishing that run with a 30-26 the Ballou nullinullts in the Turkey Bowl on nullonull. 2nullnull last chance after a Warriors
null State Title
win against the Ballou Knights safety but after Edwards was
in the District of Columbia
back Eric Shaw then scored touchdown run by Shaw, to
tackled with no time left on
Interscholastic Athletic
on a 1-yard touchdown run a give Ballou a 16-14 lead.
the clock, Woodson’s sideline
Association Championship
few plays later that gave the Woodson fired right back with
erupted to celebrate their
game on Nov. 26.
Knights an 8-0 lead at the end a nine-play, 63-yard drive that
second consecutive DCIAA
On a cold, rainy and misty
of the first quarter. saw senior receiver Alonzo
championship trophy.
Thanksgiving morning, fans
A fake punt by senior Russell grab a 17-yard
“It means a lot because of
crammed into the stands
running back Dejohn Evans sideline pass from Young to
what we have gone through,”
at Eastern High School’s
shortly before the end of the take the lead back, 22-16, to
Warriors head coach Greg
football field in the District
first quarter set the Warriors end the third quarter.
Fuller said. “We haven’t had
for the 40th annual Turkey
up for a 2-yard quarterback Trailing by six at the start
a football field the entire
Bowl, the yearly DCIAA title
sneak by Young that helped of the fourth quarter, Ballou
year to practice on. We
game between the DCIAA’s
tie the game, 8-8. Young later used another eight-play drive
practiced at the softball field
East and West divisions.
found senior receiver Renito to recapture the lead. This
and the baseball field and
Early nerves got the best
Porter for a 24-yard score time, the team drove 66 yards
the adversity we go through
of both teams as turnovers
deep in the second quarter to for Shaw’s third touchdown
internally within the realm of
highlighted the first quarter.
push Woodson’s lead to 14-8 of the day to take a 24-22 lead
our team is real tough but we
AFRO Photo/Khalid Naji-Allah
Ballou’s Larry Pinkard
at the half. at the top of the fourth.
overcame that. Perseverance
Wise null Denullndre Smith runs towards a wall onull
picked off a pass by Woodson
In the second half, Ballou Woodson would answer
paid off for us.”
Thomas nullhnson denullenders late in the nullourth
quarterback Ricardo Young
came out swinging first, the call yet again, finishing an
Young accounted for
nullarter.
with six minutes remaining
driving 55 yards in eight plays eight-play, 55-yard drive with
seven touchdowns in the last
in the quarter. Senior running
that ended with a 10-yard a 10-yard pass connection
two Turkey Bowls and was
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Wise High School, the youngest high school in Prince
George’s County, proved their worth on the gridiron on
By nullRnullStanull for losses and forced fumbles. touchdown in the last game
Nov. 28 by beating Thomas Johnson of Fredrick, Md., in the
The 6-foot-3-inch, 280-pound of the season, becoming the
Maryland State 4A semifinals.
The Howard University senior defensive end from first Bison to score on a kick
Wise dominated Thomas Johnson, 24-8, advancing to the
football team recently Wilmington, Del., finished return since 1999.
Maryland State 4A finals, which will be held on Dec. 4 at
ended its season with a with 64 tackles (30 solo) and
M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md.
disappointing 2-9 overall 3.5 sacks in 10 games.
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record, but it wasn’t all gloom His teammate Carter
on afro.com for more coverage of
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for some of the Bison players. ranked in the MEAC’s
Howard University athletics.
coverage.
Howard receiver Willie top five in receiving yards
Carter and defensive end Will with 630 gained on 46
Croner were selected to the receptions; he also caught five
Courtesy Photo/HU
2009 All-Mid-Eastern Athletic touchdowns. The 6-foot-3-
Bison denullensinulle lineman
Conference Second Team by inch, 190-pound sophomore
Will nullroner was named
the conference coaches and wide receiver from Denmark,
to the nullll-nullnullnullSecond
sports information directors. S.C. also served as a
Team anullter recordinnullnull
Croner ranked amongst the kick return specialist and
tackles in 200null
top 10 in the MEAC in tackles returned a kick for a 92-yard
Tim Lacy
Along came the 1960s some of the lost pride in the
and with them the riots in the nation’s capital.
interest of cultural change. It was Abe Pollin’s vision
Continued from B6
The burnings served as a that brought the Bullets from
Washington anymore, I was
wake-up call, but restoration Baltimore to Washington.
born there and grew up there.
was slow coming and the Fans were privileged to watch
As a kid and later as a young
once grand presence of and cheer for the likes of Wes
adult, some of my fondest
downtown Washington was Unseld (who later became
memories were fashioned
reflected in the burned out the team’s coach and general
in downtown Washington.
buildings. manager), Earl “The Pearl”
The malls were a thing of the
In an era where franchise Monroe, Elvin “Big E” Hayes
future, and every kid in town
owners threatened to leave the and in the later years, Michael
would find his way downtown
city if their demands for a new Jordan.
to gaze in the department store
venue weren’t met, Abe Pollin Those mentioned above
windows during the holidays.
reached in his own pocket and were each superstars, and they
The major stores would
built an arena to house the fondly referred to the boss as
compete to display the most
Wizards and Capitals. This “Mr. P”, and if you were to
exciting windows, and during
edifice changed the face of query any one of them, they
those days families would
downtown Washington and would tell you that Abe Pollin
stroll from one to the other.
brought with it a restoration of was a “giant among men.”
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